Reborn As Natsu - Chapter 1 Death

Pain

That is what every creature alive felt. However, for Natsu Dragneel, he can’t feel a thing. It’s as if what made him feel pain was destroyed. It would make sense, after everything that happened to him. His left arm was battered and crushed. It was severed, only being connected by his ligaments and his tendons. The rest of his body was filled with scars and wounds, revealing his bloody flesh.

Natsu’s eyes stared blankly at the ground, and all he could hear, were voices. Voices in his head, whispering and laughing. Natsu’s eyes looked up and saw the dead bodies littered around him. Mirajane, her face and body being pierced by shards of ice, pinning her to the broken wall of the trashed Fairy Tail guild. Erza, who died protecting him from one of Zeref’s attacks, and now all that’s left is her bloody sword.

Gray, whose body was impaled on solid spikes made of sand. Everyone he loved, everyone he cared for, were now dead. Natsu felt broken, lost, and hopeless. Natsu heard footsteps and saw him. His brother and his only living family, Zeref. Natsu felt a myriad of emotions. Anger, hate and agony.

“I’m sorry, Natsu” Zeref whispered in sorrow. Natsu wanted to scream out in anger, he wanted to kill him, but he couldn’t find any strength to do so.

“W-Why…?” Natsu whispered brokenly. Zeref looked at Natsu with guilt in hid eyes, He didn’t want to do this to his younger brother, but he couldn’t kill him. Now he had to pay the price.

“Natsu You couldn’t take my life You were too weak” Zeref muttered. Natsu started weeping softly, breaking Zeref’s heart even more. However, the weeping started getting louder and louder. Zeref would have come closer to hold his younger brother, but he knew he couldn’t, not anymore. The weeping just kept getting louder

And louder

And louder

Until

“Hehehehee… Hahahahahaha!” Natsu let out a broken, maniacal laughter. His voice rang out in the hell he found himself in. This shocked Zeref, why was Natsu like this? In all the years he had known Natsu, he had never acted like this. Had he broken him? Did he take it too far? His laughter ceased, leaving an ominous air around them.

“Why Why WHY!?” Natsu repeatedly banged his already damaged head onto the ground, painting his face red. The idea of holding Natsu and comforting him like he used to seemed more appealing to Zeref. It was clear that Natsu was starting to losing his mind. The black wizard thought of what to do to stop the pink haired from hurting himself and found the perfect idea.

“STOP!” Zeref voiced out, successfully stopping Natsu.

“Natsu you wanted to kill me right? You want to avenge your friends So here I’ll give you one more chance” Zeref added sadly. Natsu looked up at Zeref, and showed a downright insane expression on his face. His lips were twisted into a wide, earsplitting smile. His eyes were as wide as humanly possible, his irises a deep red. The blood on his face made the expression even more frightening.

“Kill?” Natsu asked creepily.

“That’s right Natsu. Kill me, so that you could end your suffering” Zeref’s eyes were staring straight at Natsu’s as he stretched his arms wide.

“Why would I do that big bro~” Natsu’s already inhuman smile stretched wider. Zeref felt confusion and joy at the same time. Natsu had finally called him “big brother” meaning that he could have regained his memories. However, he felt confused because Natsu asked why he should kill him

“What are you talking about Natsu?” Zeref asked confusedly.

“What would be the point in killing you anymore? When everyone in my family is dead?” Natsu smirked as tears slowly fell from his eyes. Zeref was shocked, he didn’t expect this from his brother.

“Don’t you want to save the world Natsu? From me?” Zeref asked once more.

“Save this world? I could care less about this rotten world It’s pointless to save something so disgusting” Natsu said.

“Natsu” Zeref whispered sadly, feeling tears in his eyes. Natsu grabbed the bloody sword of Titania with his right hand and raised it up in the air.

“You said that you were cursed by a god So you wouldn’t mind if I give you one more, right?” Natsu smirked. Zeref’s eyes widened in surprise.

“What?” Zeref whispered quietly.

“I want you to live You’re going to live in this hell alone with no hope of being saved YOU WOULDN’T MIND A CURSE LIKE THAT RIGHT, brothet~?” Natsu declared loudly.

“What!? No! Don’t do this Natsu!” Zeref pleaded. Natsu pointed the blade to his chest and smirked.

“Why should I listen to you?”

“Natsu Please don’t I love you Please don’t do this” Zeref cried desperately. He tried to come closer to Natsu, when a black energy pushed him back.

“I don’t care if you love me Because as far as I know I don’t!” Natsu yelled as he stabbed the sword into his chest. Large amounts of blood squirted out of his chest as Zeref’s eyes went wide. he ran back to Natsu as fast as he could.

“Natsu please! Wake up” Zeref weeped. However, Natsu didn’t respond. His eyes were lifeless and his body was cold. Zeref cried even more, now that he realized he won’t be given peace and that her brother died once more, and it was his fault.

And so, Natsu Dragneel was dead.

Or is he?