Chapter XII

Greetings and salutations to all my wonderful readers! I know it has been a little while since the previous chapter, but I hope you all enjoyed it all the same. I also hope you enjoy this chapter, so be sure to post a review if you do. That said, I would like to thank my coauthor Bakuto Masaki for all of his help with this story. Now, it is time for reviewer responses!

Emerald Rose nee Potter: Thank you. Here it is.

Kevin: Yes, Veronica is in.

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Haha!

Yup, mindfuck grande. Maybe. Maybe not. Yes, the girls of Log Horizon are absurdly hot.

Jalis: Yeah. The sheer size of Demon Card means that its members likely aren't to be powerful. Oh?

JMK2: You certainly will later.

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I see. I can try that.

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Phew! That is quite a long reviewer response. Now it is time to move on to the main event.

WARNING: There is a lemon in this chapter.

Lucy then immediately rushed into the room. "Natsu! It's almost five o'clock!"

"Ah crap!" Natsu snarled as he slung Decaforce over his back. "I gotta go!"

"Wait!" Galein urged. "There's something you need to know first."

Natsu stopped and turned to him. "Huh?"

"That sword is different. Every sword I make is. I have the ability to imbue swords with power. Lance's can cast illusions. Whenever it is swung, it releases phantom beasts to lunge at his target. So you need to be careful."

Natsu raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Why? This will be easy! Besides, it doesn't mean that makes the sword evil. Just means it's with a bad man. So I'm gonna crush its wielder."

At Lance's estate, Erza and the others stood silently. "Where is he?"

Lance smirked and questioned, "Ready to dance, children?"

"Yeah, yeah," Musica grumbled.

Elie tilted her head in confusion. "Dance? Is that a bug?"

"You really think you can take us all on?"

Lance smirked and swung his sword lazily. "Of course I can. Although, I have a promise to keep first."

Erza narrowed her eyes and summoned a blade. "Like I would allow you to kill her."

Lance huffed in derision. "I don't like to break appointments. It's already past five o'clock. So time to di –"

However, before Lance could finish his sentence, Natsu burst through the door. "Oy, Lanis! I'm here!"

Lance grinned madly. "Perfect timing. And it's Lance you little shit."

"Natsu!" Elie cheered.

"You're late, jackass," Musica chided.

Natsu twitched an eyebrow and retorted, "Don't blame me! Old Man Musica took his damn time reforging Deca!"

Lance looked over Natsu in confusion. "So you're the Rave Master?"

Natsu tilted his head in mild confusion. "I guess? Point is, you're the bastard I'm gonna beat down!"

Lance cackled loudly. "Oh really?! Sounds fun!"

Natsu blinked in thought. "You must be a masochist like Erza."

Lucy stiffened and slowly slinked away from the redhead.

Erza stiffened as her face turned red and rebutted, "D – Do not say such things out loud, Natsu!"

"Wow…" Nazuna mumbled in surprise. "She's a total sub…"

Musica frowned and noted, "I don't know how strong your friend is, but Lance isn't weak. He's going to need some help."

Natsu shook his head as withdrew Decaforce. "No. I'll defeat him myself. I made a promise to old man Musica. Besides, I beat Shuda. How hard can a grunt be?"

Lance huffed and readied his sword. "Who cares? Die!" He then swung his blade down, causing more illusory beasts to appear.

Natsu smirked before black flames burst from Decaforce and destroyed the illusions.

Lance widened his eyes in disbelief. "Wh – What?! Th – That's impossible!"

Natsu smirked and retorted, "Your attacks are just illusions. My flames eat them!"

Lance grit his teeth angrily. "No… no!"

"This will be easy!" Natsu bellowed before charging.

Lance panicked, backing away from Natsu, and swung his blade again, sending out more beasts.

Natsu's flames burned the monsters away before he sent a punch at Lance's face.

Lance growled as he slid back and swung his sword once more, summoning more beasts, one of which managed to bite Natsu's leg.

"The hell?" Natsu growled before the monster vanished.

Lance once more cackled in amusement. "That's my Dark Bring, Real Moment! It makes my illusions real!"

Gray sighed lightly. "Wrong choice of creature…"

Natsu furrowed his brow in thought for a moment. "Um… what's a Dark Bring?"

The entire room face-faulted in disbelief.

Lance growled and pointed at the purple jewel in his blade. "This, you moron! How can you call yourself the Rave Master if you don't even know what Dark Bring are?!"

Natsu huffed and retorted, "I don't remember ever calling myself the Rave Master! I've never even been to a Rave!"

The large dragon then lunged at Natsu.

Natsu smirked and took in a deep breath. "Flame God Bellow!" he howled before sending a torrent of black flames at the dragon, completely vaporizing it.

"Got you!" Lance shouted as he charged at Natsu from the side.

Natsu backed up slightly, dodging Lance's lunge, and grabbed his blade.

"Did that idiot just grab it with his bare hand!?" Musica shouted in disbelief.

"I would," Kanami noted.

Musica turned to her flatly and retorted, "Well you're quite obviously insane so I'm not surprised."

Natsu narrowed his eyes and then easily snapped the blade in twain.

Lance paled as his eyes widened in disbelief.

Natsu then stowed Decaforce. "Now that your toy is gone," he noted before grinning as he slammed his fists together, "time to beat you down the old fashioned way!"

Lance stumbled back in shock before dropping his sword. "No… no, no! This can't be happening!"

"Well here's your reality check!" Natsu howled before punching Lance in the face, sending him flying back.

The doors to the room suddenly swung open as Galein rushed in, sweating and huffing.

"The hell?" Musica mumbled lightly.

Galein stopped, his hands on his knees as he huffed in exhaustion. "… N – Natsu…! I need to…" he trailed off as he saw the Beast Sword broken and Natsu in the midst of repeatedly punching Lance in the face.

"I'm a little busy here, can't ya see?" Natsu asked as he held Lance by the collar.

"… Eh…? Wait… how did you… beat him so easily?"

Natsu huffed as he dropped Lance and retorted, "All he had was those illusions and they burn fast."

At that moment, another one of Demon Card's soldiers barged into the room, frantic. "M – Master Lance! Bad news! The Empire's… here…" the man trailed off as he saw Lance and the other soldiers totally defeated.

Natsu merely looked at the man before sniffling in boredom.

"Oh shit… uh… you all didn't see me!" the soldier shouted before running away.

Lance suddenly began laughing with insanity.

"He's snapped…" Lucy mumbled.

"Looks like I don't need to worry about killing you!" Lance shouted as he cackled. "If the Empire's here they'll do it for me!"

Natsu raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What do you mean, Mance?"

However, before Lance could answer, the soldier that had rushed in before suddenly came flying back and hit the wall, impaled by several large spikes of ice.

Julia flattened her brow in annoyance. "Ah shit."

Lucy gulped in fear. "Please tell me Gray did that…"

"I'm right here…" Gray muttered. "And my ice isn't that strong…"

"This is General Jade of the Empire! Open the door immediately, Lance of Demon Card!" a new voice shouted.

Natsu and Julia both blinked in confusion. "Jade?"

The entire group turned and saw a large gathering of soldiers enter the area. The leader of which was a tall man with elbow-length, messy blonde hair tied back in a ponytail, plain green eyes, with a blue mark under the left eye, wearing extravagant blue armor with a long, tan cape that had a large red mark on the back.

Julia blinked in confusion. "This is awkward…"

The man looked over Natsu's group and demanded, "Who are you people?"

"We're Fairy Tail," Gray answered.

The man narrowed his eyes. "I see. You're all coming with us for questioning."

Lucy stumbled back in shock. "H – Huh?! But we didn't do anything!"

"I have no way to verify that yet. Now, you can make this easy, or we can bring you in by force."

However, a new figure walked up to the man. "I'd rather get straight to using force, General Jade," said a tall, beautiful woman with long, knee-length, light blue hair, her fringe hanging down, curling around her dark blue eyes, wearing a short, tight, white, hip-length dress that tightly hugged her figure, showing a small amount of her sizable cleavage, a complex mark just above her breasts on her collarbone, with black sleeves, a pleated skirt, two long, dark blue tufts of fur hanging off her shoulders, and thigh-high, high-heeled boots with black cuffs. "It's far easier to question people who can't run."

Natsu narrowed his eyes and tensed as he saw the woman.

The armored man, Jade, sighed in frustration and turned to the woman. "I don't need you butchering them again, Esdeath."

As the others spoke, the battered Lance attempted to crawl to safety. However, before he could get away, Esdeath swung her arms, sending multiple large spikes of ice that nailed him to the ground.

Esdeath smirked as she looked at the man. "You're not getting away, you need to be punished for what you've done."

Jade sighed lightly and then turned back to the group. "Natsu, Julia, why are you here?"

"Fixing my sword and then beating up that guy," Natsu said before stopping to point at the pinned Lance, "because he kidnapped my friend."

Gray frowned in confusion and questioned, "You guys know this weirdo?"

Julia sighed and explained, "He's Jegan's older brother."

Lucy gaped in disbelief. "That freak has a brother!?"

Esdeath frowned as she folded her arms under her cleavage. "Are we going to stand around all day talking, General, or are you actually going to bring them in for questioning?" Her lips curling up lightly in a smirk, she added, "Or do I need to do it?"

Lucy laughed weakly and suggested, "How about we just leave?"

Esdeath responded by snapping her fingers, causing the room to become instantly encased in ice, preventing the group from escaping. "That's not happening."

Natsu growled and slammed his fists together, encasing them in flames.

Esdeath smirked with excitement. "So you want to fight, hm?"

Jade sighed in exasperation. "Great, I can't stop her now." He then turned to the soldiers behind him. "All of you, wait outside."

The soldiers all saluted. "Yes, sir!"

Natsu immediately charged at Esdeath, his fists raised.

Esdeath raised an arm as he charged and sent a blast of ice soaring at him, Natsu retaliated by swinging his fist forward. However, when the blast hit him, he was sent flying back against the wall with enough force to crack it.

Esdeath smirked confidently but frowned slightly as Natsu pulled himself from the wall.

Natsu shook his head lightly and then grinned. "Whoa! That blast packed a punch! Way more than what Stripper can do!"

Esdeath blinked in thought and then grinned widely. "It looks like I may actually get to enjoy myself."

Natsu returned her grin with a feral grin of his own. "I was thinking the same thing!"

"Oh great…" Gray grumbled. "Another battle maniac…"

Esdeath immediately surrounded her fists with freezing air and then took a deep breath. "Ice Dragon Roar!" she shouted before a powerful stream of ice shot at Natsu.

"Fire Dragon Roar!" Natsu retaliated with a blast of flames, causing the two streams to collide, sending steam in all directions.

Esdeath's grin widened as the steam cleared.

Natsu wasted no time charging at her. "Fire Dragon Iron Fist!"

"Ice Dragon Iron Fist!" Esdeath shouted as she threw a punch in return.

A powerful explosion shot through the room from the collision.

"Wow!" Happy exclaimed in shock.

"This is quite the battle," Erza commented.

Julia nodded in response. "Of course. It's a battle between two dragons."

Natsu jumped back from Esdeath's attack and shot a blast of flame at her.

Esdeath fired a blast of ice to block the attack and then charged with an ice-encased fist.

Natsu charged with a flaming fist, however, she smirked and leaned to the side, dodging his strike, and then grabbed him by the throat, causing ice to begin enveloping his body. Natsu growled and began surging heat through his body.

Esdeath smirked before slamming a foot into his abdomen, sending him at the wall, before dashing forward and pinning him to the wall. "You're the first man to make me this excited. I hope you've got good stamina."

Lucy flattened her brow incredulously. "Is she talking about fighting or sex…?"

Erza raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Is there a difference?"

"… I am surrounded by perverts…"

"I know what you mean," Gray muttered.

"Put your shirt back on!"

Natsu grinned and retorted, "Stamina? I got more than enough! I'll keep going 'til you pass out!" He then slammed his feet into her abdomen, sending her flying back.

Esdeath caught herself as she slid and then sent large spikes of ice flying.

Natsu retaliated with a wall of flame to destroy the spikes, just in time to see Esdeath right next to him, grinning madly. He swung out at her but she grabbed his arm, stopping his attack. Snarling, he tried to kick her again, but she wrapped her leg around his to stop him. Natsu growled in frustration.

Esdeath then pressed herself against Natsu with a lewd smirk, causing Julia to growl angrily. She then pressed her lips against his firmly.

"EEEHHH!?" the others shouted in shock.

Julia growled and shouted, "You fucking bitch!"

Natsu blinked in surprise.

Jade slapped a hand over his face in frustration.

Musica blinked and turned to him in confusion. "Is she always like this?"

"Dragon females are always like this…" Jade groaned.

Nazuna pouted and remarked, "I want in on this."

Julia snarled and took a deep breath.

Lucy paled and begged, "W – Wait! Don't do it!"

"Fire Dragon Roar!" Julia howled, sending a torrent of fire at Esdeath, whom merely raised a hand and sent a stream of ice out to stop Julia's attack. Growling, Julia then charged at the blue-haired woman.

Lucy gulped and muttered, "This is about to get messy, isn't it…?"

"Yes," Erza answered.

Esdeath glanced to the side as Julia charged, Natsu paling slightly before managing to pull himself away from Esdeath before slamming his head at her, causing to grunt in pain as she slid back from the attack.

Natsu and Julia then both took a deep breath at the same time as Esdeath.

Erza widened her eyes. "Everybody, prepare to run!"

"Forget preparing," Lucy shouted, "I'm running!" She then immediately ran from the room. The others followed after her.

Outside the building, Lucy and the others sighed in exhaustion.

Lucy turned to the building in confusion. "So what n –?"

She was interrupted by a massive explosion from within the building.

"What the hell was that?!"

Juvia explained, "Three Dragon Roars connecting."

"Yikes…"

Natsu and Julia then suddenly came running out of the smoke.

Jade frowned in concern. "So they escaped…"

Suddenly, the smoke cleared as a huge tower of ice formed.

"Oh great, she's pissed. Meaning I have to make sure the soldiers stay away from her." With a groan, Jade turned to Natsu's group and growled, "I don't have time to deal with the lot of you. Get lost."

Almost immediately the group ran off, dragging an unwilling Natsu with them.

Some time later, the group were at Galein's house, eating a meal.

Natsu sat back with a small sigh. "Man that was an awesome fight…"

Lucy turned to him incredulously, "You're completely crazy…"

"Really?" Natsu asked curiously.

"Yes!" the others all shouted in unison.

Natsu pouted in disappointment. "But it was awesome! Even the tongue battle!"

Julia stiffened and crushed the glass in her hand. "Tongue battle?!"

Natsu tilted his head somewhat in bewilderment. "Yeah? What's wrong?"

Lucy sighed in exasperation. "Dense…"

Juvia pouted slightly. "Why is Natsu-Sama so dense…?"

"I am not sure…" Erza added in confusion.

"Too many blows to the head," Nazuna surmised.

Natsu shrugged in confusion and then turned to Galein. "Hey, Old Musica."

Galein turned to the pink-haired teen in thought. "Yeah? Wait, Old Musica?"

Natsu raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Yeah." He then pointed to Musica and explained, "He's Musica, you're Old Musica."

Musica and Galein sat silently for a moment.

Natsu looked between them curiously and continued, "Huh? Whatever, Old Musica, do you know anything about Rave or Decaforce?"

Galein sighed as he stroked his beard slowly. "I know a bit about Rave, but I'm the one who originally forged Decaforce."

Natsu blinked in surprise. "Wow, you're ooolllddd."

Erza knocked him on the head. "That is rude, Natsu."

Nazuna raised an eyebrow. "But he is."

Julia huffed lightly. "I don't wanna hear it. You're even older than he is."

"Eh?"

Galein sighed and turned to Natsu. "So what do you want to know?"

Natsu shrugged in response. "Everything helpful. Anything you know. A weird old man gave me Decaforce one day and Gray found Rave in a thrift shop. So we don't know anything about them. Except it makes awesome explosions!"

Galein sat back and stretched with a sigh. "Okay then, guess it's story time. Buckle up."

Elie tilted her head in confusion. "Buckle what?"

"Fifty years ago, the nation of Raregroove initiated a war with the nation of Symphonia. Their main tool was a powerful weapon called Dark Bring. In particular, a single, large Dark Bring called Sinclair."

Natsu raised an eyebrow. "Éclair?"

"Sinclair. A large, powerful, evil weapon. So the Symphonia kingdom made a weapon to counter it, the Raves. These Raves were given to a wielder called the Rave Master. I made a sword for him that utilized the Rave's power, called Decaforce."

"Who was the Rave Master?"

Galein remained silent for a moment and sighed. "… I don't know. I never met him. I was just told to make the weapon. The war ended when the Rave Master destroyed Sinclair. But Sinclair's destruction caused an event called Overdrive. An immense explosion that razed both kingdoms to the ground and scattered the Raves."

Kanami frowned lightly.

Erza nodded in understanding. "Master told us of that part."

Elie raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Wait, if the Rave Master destroyed the Dark Bring, how come there are more?"

Nazuna glanced to her lazily. "Isn't it obvious? The big stone blew up. Meaning not only where the Raves scattered but probable piece of that to"

Galein nodded in agreement. "The Dark Bring wasn't necessarily destroyed. It shattered, and was scattered throughout the world. And now the organization Demon Card is trying to use Dark Bring to control the world. Rave is the only weapon that can stop them."

"Pun, pun," Plue barked lightly.

"Wow," Natsu muttered before grinning and slamming his fists together. "That settles it."

Erza sighed before Gray grumbled, "Lovely…"

"I'll find the Raves and stop Demon Card! You can count on us!"

Juvia chuckled lightly. "Juvia saw this coming…"

Galein nodded with a smirk. "You can count on Plue to help you. He's the Rave Bearer."

"The what?" Lucy questioned.

"He can sense the Rave's location and through him you can use their power."

Natsu blinked in thought. "Huh? Cool!" He then picked up Plue in excitement. "So you're actually pretty powerful, huh little guy?"

"Puun, puun," Plue moaned.

"Then let's have a fight!"

Erza whacked his head lightly. "No."

"But he says he's strong!"

Lucy sighed and then put a hand on her chin in thought. "But… where do we start?"

"I have an idea," Bisca commented before tacking a map to the wall and then grabbing Plue and backing up.

Galein sighed and interjected, "I have a better idea," before taking Plue from the greenette. "I remember hearing about a place called Tremolo Mountain to the north. It's also called Rave Point, because of a star that fell and crashed in the mountain shortly after Overdrive."

Kanami immediately jumped up with a grin, her cleavage swaying with her. "Sounds like a plan!"

"Now there's no guarantee Rave is actually there, but it's a starting point."

Natsu grinned excitedly. "Right! Let's go!"

"Hold up," Gray interjected.

Natsu twitched an eyebrow. "For what?"

"It's gonna be a long trip to this place." He then pointed at the map and explained, "We're gonna need a ride, and there aren't any trains from here to there."

Natsu glanced at Julia who waved a hand dismissively. "I can't carry that many people that far."

Galein blinked in thought. "Oh, that reminds me." He then went into a closet and pulled out a large, old trunk. "This is a powerful motion sickness drug the original Rave Master used. He was… rather weak in the stomach, I suppose you could say."

"Really?!" Natsu shouted in excitement.

Galein nodded. "Yes. Now, I insist that you all stay the night before leaving. It's a long road to Tremolo Mountain, and you want to be rested before taking it."

"Okay!"

Later in the night, after the sun had fallen, Natsu walked up to Elie with mild worry. "You alright, Elie?"

Elie turned to him in light confusion. "H – Huh? Oh. Yeah."

"Sorry that I was so weak you were kidnapped."

Elie blinked in confusion. "Huh? What do you mean?"

Natsu frowned in frustration. "I wasn't strong enough, and because of it you got kidnapped by Lance."

Erza patted his head lightly. "You are being a fool. That is enough of this talk, Natsu."

"Huh?"

Lucy suddenly perked up in thought. "Ah! Hey, Natsu, if that didn't happen you wouldn't have fought that Esdeath woman."

Elie looked at her in confusion and then nodded in realization. "Y – Yeah! Plus I never got hurt."

Natsu folded his arms in thought. "Huh… true…"

"Yes, denasu," a new voice remarked. The others turned and saw a young woman with long, waist-length, wavy blonde hair, her bangs framing her face and extending to just above her generous bosom, her fringe swaying to the side above her dark blue eyes, wearing a short white dress with gold trim and gold buttons, short, puffed sleeves with gold cuffs, a black, shoulder-length arm band extending to her middle finger, covered in gold studs, a white hair band, and white, high-heeled shoes.

"Whoa!" Lucy exclaimed as she jumped to the side, seeing the blonde.

Natsu blinked in confusion and turned to the blonde. "Oh, hey Ophi."

Lucy blinked in bewilderment. "Ophi…?"

Natsu nodded. "Ophiuchus."

"HUH?!" Lucy exclaimed.

The blonde, Ophiuchus, nodded with a smirk. "That's me, denasu."

"YOU'RE THAT GIANT ROBO SNAKE?!"

Ophiuchus chuckled with a smirk. "That's just my combat form, denasu."

Julia sighed in annoyance. "I'm bored… hey, old man, ya got any booze?!"

Bisca paled in worry. "Oh no…"

Galein raised an eyebrow and reached into a closet. "Hm? Right –" he suddenly stopped as the bottle in his hand disappeared, "here…"

Erza was immediately guzzling down the drink.

Julia twitched an eyebrow and shouted, "Oy, Red! Gimme!"

Erza handed her the empty bottle.

Julia growled angrily.

"Uh-oh…" Lucy muttered.

Galein chuckled lightly. "It's okay, I got more." He then held up several bottles of liquor, Nazuna, Erza, and Julia immediately grabbing them all.

Lucy and the others groaned as Julia shouted happily, completely drunk. "Yahoo! You've got some pretty good booze old timer!"

"Not again…" Lucy mumbled.

Musica chuckled in amusement. "Man, she sure is energetic."

Julia stopped and glanced at Musica with a mildly annoyed expression. "What was that?"

"I said you were –" Musica began before Julia sent him flying to the ceiling.

"I heard ya the first time stupid!"

Musica, stuck to the ceiling, twitching, grumbled, "Th – Then why did you… ask…?"

Natsu sighed and Gray muttered, "It's best not to talk about her when drunk."

Galein laughed lightly. "She's almost as bad as Clea."

Erza raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Who?"

"One of the Four Knights of the Blue Sky. She was one of As - er, the Rave Master's traveling companions."

Erza narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "I thought you said you never met the Rave Master."

Galein stiffened in concern. "I – I didn't. I just happened to meet the Knights in a bar once."

Nazuna huffed. "Sounds like a load of crap."

Erza nodded in agreement. "And you spoke about this Clea rather familiarly."

Galein gulped in worry. "Ah… well…"

Nazuna frowned in frustration. "Just tell the truth. Ashura was the Rave Master."

"Ah… yeah…"

"Knew it."

Natsu raised an eyebrow and turned to her. "Isn't that the guy you're all crazy about?"

Nazuna nodded. "He's a great guy."

Erza then grabbed Natsu by the scarf. "We are sharing a room tonight."

Galein interjected, "Just make sure ya clean up."

Erza smirked and retorted, "I do my best to keep it in."

The men in the room sighed as he walked away.

Musica then turned to Gray. "Please tell me they aren't all his."

Gray remained silent.

"Lucky prick."

Gray sighed. "You should see the rest back home…"

"You can't be serious…"

"I wish I wasn't…"

"No way…"

Bisca raised an eyebrow curiously. "No way what?"

Musica stiffened and coughed into his hand. "Ahem! A – Ah… nothing."

Bisca frowned lightly. "Right… hey Julia, Hami said your drunk."

Julia growled in annoyance. "I swear to drunk I'm not god!" She then sent Musica flying with a punch.

Gray sighed lightly. "Better him than me."

Juvia remarked, "Julia. Gray said you look tipsy."

"Tip this!" Julia shouted before slamming Gray against the wall.

The door to the room flew open as Erza, her blood flowing with alcohol, threw Natsu in before closing the door roughly behind her.

Natsu chuckled lightly. "Guess you want more, don't you?" he challenged with a smirk.

Erza frowned lightly before her body was enveloped in light, the light dying down to reveal her body in full, breasts swaying freely with pink tips accentuated against her porcelain skin, her mound perfectly smooth with folds quivering slowly. "Yes. It's been days, I want more of that cock of yours," she demanded.

Natsu smirked lightly before easily removing his own clothing with one motion, his member standing tall and proud, ready for Erza's body. "Then come here, and I'll make sure you can't walk for days."

Erza made her way quickly to him, but no sooner did she reach him before he jumped up, grabbed her by the waist, threw her to the bed on her belly, and then positioned his dick at her hole.

"Here it comes!" Natsu shouted before thrusting forward, burying his length deep inside of her pussy.

Erza's eyes shot wide with a loud howl of pleasure as she felt Natsu's tool pierce her body, spreading her walls wide and deep in a flash.

Not waiting a moment longer, he began plunging back and forth with speed and power, burrowing in and out of her tunnel with force, hitting her cervix deep within at each blow. "You're so tight, you've been craving my cock this whole time, haven't you?"

Erza hissed as she felt his mast shift from side to side before lunging deep. "N – No I… I've not…!"

Natsu snickered before a hand reached forward to her swaying bosom, his fingers pinching on her stiff pink tips, causing a loud moan to escape her lips. "Then how come these are so hard?"

Erza hissed with arousal as her body tightened. "Y – You keep playing with them…!"

"Oh come on, they were hard before this," Natsu urged before squeezing his fingers tightly into her round globes, pressing them deeply, his fingers disappearing in the softness of her mounds.

Erza huffed and moaned as Natsu's cock burrowed deeper with more power, her insides being stirred and spun by his tool. "Y – Your dick is hitting me so deep…! It's breaking me in half!"

Natsu huffed and reached another hand forward, jamming two fingers into the redhead's mouth, her tongue suddenly gripping on them. "Listen to you, and you're supposed to be Titania!" His fingers slid back and forth across the soft, warm tissue, her lips wrapping tightly on his skin as his digits pressed, stirred, and squeezed her tongue.

Erza's voice vanished behind moans and huffs, the sounds of her hole being stirred by his cock and her mouth being played by his fingers the only other sounds in the room.

Natsu grinned as he began plunging his fingers back and forth through her lips, pinching and rolling her tongue between them. "Hehe, you're sucking on my fingers like they're lollipops. Any more and I could feel your throat." Not leaving time for her to even consider a response, he tightened his grip on her breast and her mouth before lifting her up, pressing her back against his chest, and began thrusting upward into her hole.

Erza's eyes began falling back as each plunge of Natsu's pole sent burst of pleasure through her body. 'I – It's been so long… my whole body is… feeling weak…' Heat flowing through her body, she felt his member begin to swell and curled her legs back around his torso.

"Here it comes!" Natsu shouted as he began thrusting with greater force.

'Yes, yes!' Erza shouted in her mind as her walls tightened, Natsu's hose plunging through the entrance to her womb, his fingers sinking further into her mouth, her lips and tongue grasping and swirling across his skin to savor the taste of his skin.

Natsu then immediately slammed himself as deep as he could, burying his member up to the base inside of Erza's pussy, the end entering her womb, before he released a powerful gush of fluid, his semen pouring out into her body.

Erza's eyes widened as he came. 'H – His cream… it is filling my… my stomach… it's so warm…'

Several moments passed before Natsu released Erza, causing her to fall forward, off his shaft, covered in sweat and breathing with fatigue, her face reddened with lust.

She sighed before glancing back to him with a small smirk. "I believe you and I both know we won't be satisfied with just this," she remarked as his cum slowly dripped from her hole.

Natsu, his member still stiff, merely chuckled in amusement before grabbing her round bottom. "Alright then, I'll keep going." He then began kneading her soft buns in his fingers, squeezing and shifting them. "I think it's been a while since I've gone in this hole," he muttered before positioning his shaft at her flower. "So here I go," he announced before immediately plunging himself into her backside.

Erza immediately arched her back, hissing as the sensation shot through her body like electricity. "Y – You can't be so vigorous all of a sudden… I just came…"

Natsu grinned ferociously as he began slamming back and forth into her ass with great force before he slapped a hand hard against one of her cheeks, causing a loud moan to shoot from her lips. "You want me to slow down, huh? Did you forget what you said to me before?"

Erza attempted to respond, but her moans and hisses of ecstasy drowned out her voice. "I… I can't… hau!"

"You wanted me to continue using you. Or have you forgotten the role you cast yourself in?"

"H – Huh – hau!" she muttered as he began shifting his hips to the side along with his plunges.

"You said you want to be my cumdumpster, didn't you?" he said as he grasped both of her breasts tightly with his hands, sinking his fingers into the fleshy pillows. "You said you wanted me to give it all to you whenever I wanted, remember?"

Moaning in rhythm with his thrusts, she eked out, "I… I do…!"

"You're not going to go back on that now, are you?"

Erza released a hiss of pleasure as he continued plunging. "N – No… I won't…!"

Natsu grinned as he began slamming harder. "That's what I thought!"

Erza's breaths moaned in rhythm with his thrusts, sending bursts of heat through her body with each impact. "Y – You're hitting me… so deep…! It's stirring my insides!"

"Then I'll give you more!" Natsu howled as he began shifting side to side along with his thrusts, his member beginning to swell. "I hope you're ready, I've got more coming for you!"

Erza widened her eyes as Natsu's length burst in her, pumping more of his fluid into her. "Y – Yes…! I want more of it! It's so hot in my ass…"

Natsu's tool pulsated as it pumped more into Erza's body. The pumping of his member continued for several more seconds before he sighed and pulled from her flower, a small amount of cum slowly pouring out.

Erza breathed slowly as her body was coated with sweat. "I am so…" She glanced back and saw that Natsu's length was still standing tall.

"Hope you're not done yet," Natsu remarked.

Erza chuckled weakly. "I'm afraid I can't move on my own…"

Natsu smirked and moved Erza gently to the floor before situating himself on the edge of the bed. "I suppose I've only got one hole left, don't you think?"

Erza smiled before opening her mouth widely.

Natsu wasted nary a moment plunging his cock past her lips, feeling her soft, warm tongue glide over the bottom of his member as he moved her head back and forth. "Your mouth's soft and hot as always."

Erza's breaths, constrained to moans and huffs, passed over his tool as it moved to and fro in her mouth, inching further towards her throat with each push. Her tongue gleefully and greedily curled around it, tasting the mixed coating of his cum and her arousal on it, savoring the flavor. 'I – It's so much hotter and thicker than usual… it's exquisite…'

Natsu chuckled as he continued lunging back and forth, his member disappearing further into Erza's mouth with each motion. "Hehe, you just love the taste of my dick, don't you? Here, I'll give you… more!" he grunted as he suddenly thrust deeply, surging past the back of her mouth and burying his tool down her throat.

She trembled as his meat filled her throat, spreading her neck as he renewed his motions. 'I – It's so big! It's actually getting hard to breathe…!'

Natsu grunted as he continued pushing his dick deep into Erza's throat, the shape bulging in her neck, before her muscles tensed, gripping tightly around him. "Hehe, you really want it, don't you?" he noted with a smirk.

Erza trembled as his staff plunged in and out of her throat. 'I… I think I'm going to pass out…'

"Hope you're ready, I've got more coming!" Natsu declared as his thrusts became harsher. He trembled as her breath passed over his length. "Guh, here… here it comes!" he shouted before grabbing the back of her head and thrusting forward, burying his cock deep in her throat.

Erza widened her eyes as the thick heat gushed into her throat. 'Th – There's so much!' She suddenly jerked back as her throat filled with his essence.

"Ah, wait!" Natsu urged as she lurched back, his release continuing, spraying and covering her in his thick cum.

Erza sat silently, trembling lightly as Natsu's cum covered her body, slowly pouring from her mouth.

Natsu blinked in thought and then smirked as he looked over her body. "Such a slutty Titania, but you're only mine," he declared softly before kissing her forehead.

Shortly later, Natsu sat at the end of the bed, smiling as he looked at the sleeping Erza. He then reached into his coat and pulled out Ophiuchus' key and flowed mana into it.

Suddenly, Ophiuchus appeared. "You rang, denasu?"

Natsu nodded. "Yeah."

Ophiuchus glanced at Erza, noticing her cum-stained form, and then smirked before she turned to Natsu. "What do you need, denasu?"

"I need to ask you about one of the other Zodiac Spirits."

Ophiuchus raised an intrigued eyebrow. "Oh? Which one, denasu? Leo and her measurements, denasu?"

Natsu shook his head in response. "No. Aquarius."

"Ah."

"What's her problem? Why does she act so mean to everyone? She even threatened Lucy."

Ophiuchus sighed heavily. "She's a… complicated person, denasu."

"Then uncomplicate her so I can understand her."

Ophiuchus remained silent in thought for several moments. "Well for one, she wasn't actually born a Celestial Spirit, denasu."

Natsu raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Eh? What's that mean?"

Ophiuchus explained, "She was born a Mermaid, if you couldn't tell, denasu. But she was born with an almost immeasurable amount of mana, and it threatened to rip her body apart, denasu. So her parents made a prayer to Milla, denasu. This was around the time Milla was just forming the Zodiacs, roughly three hundred fifty years ago, denasu. So she turned the mermaid into Aquarius. Believe it or not, she was actually a hyperactive, fun-loving child, denasu."

"Wow…"

"Unfortunately, she was an unlucky one, denasu. On the whole, most Celestial Spirit Wizards are unremarkable, denasu. They use Celestial Spirits for menial tasks, completing jobs, and the like, denasu. Aquarius on the other hand often ended up with the worst of humanity as her Key Holder, denasu. People like Lance and Everlue, denasu. They did horrible things to her and made her do horrible things to others, denasu. Then she got her."

"Huh?"

"For several hundred years, she loathed humanity, denasu. But then one day, a certain woman found Aquarius' Key and became her new Key Holder, denasu. That woman was Layla Heartafillia, denasu. The woman was beautiful, kind, and graceful, denasu. She treated Aquarius like a close friend, a sister even, rather than a tool or a plaything, denasu. But eventually the woman died young and gave Aquarius' key to her daughter, denasu. Her daughter was the total opposite of her mother, denasu. Impatient, hyperactive, messy, needy, treating Aquarius like a pet, though meaning to treat her like a friend, denasu. She was, for a long time, the girl's only friend, and as a result the girl desired her attention greatly, denasu. Coming from having such an immeasurably wonderful Key Holder, after being passed around to so many awful ones, Aquarius wasn't quite ready or willing to handle one that was, arguably, normal, denasu."

Natsu frowned in frustration. "I see… that's why she doesn't like Lucy. It's because she isn't like her mom."

Ophiuchus shrugged lightly in response. "I can't say whether you're right or wrong, but I can say your intuition is good, denasu. Aquarius isn't truly a bad person, denasu. She's just scared."

Natsu merely sighed in response.

"She's scared Lucy will turn out like the others, denasu. So she's trying to make herself distinct from other Spirits so that Lucy understands she won't allow herself to be treated like a tool or a plaything, denasu. And due to the way humans treated her in the past, she only knows one way to make Lucy aware of this, denasu. Violence."

"Idiot… She's gotta stop that, though. If she doesn't something bad could happen."

Ophiuchus nodded in understanding. "She's worried that if she does, Lucy will start seeing her differently, denasu. So Lucy herself can't convince Aquarius to stop this, since Aquarius would be suspicious of her motives, denasu. Someone who doesn't stand to gain anything from Aquarius becoming more docile needs to convince her, denasu."

Natsu scratched his head in thought. "But what can I do?"

"If you come with me to the Spirit Realm, I'm sure you'll think of something, denasu."

Natsu folded his arms in consternation. "Maybe."

Almost immediately, the duo vanished in a flash of light.

Natsu and Ophiuchus appeared in the Spirit Realm.

Natsu looked around in thought. "Man, haven't been here in a while. Not since I got Leo."

Ophiuchus tapped his shoulder. "Come on, let's go find Aquarius, denasu. I'm sure Milla knows where she is, denasu."

Natsu nodded in agreement. "Okay then."

Natsu and Ophiuchus approached Maxwell, who sat playing with several small, glowing creatures. She turned to the duo in surprise. "Ah, Ophiuchus. Natsu. How can I help you?"

"Well…" Natsu muttered.

Ophiuchus explained, "We're looking for Aquarius, denasu."

Maxwell raised an eyebrow in thought. "Oh? Is something wrong with her?"

Natsu nodded in irritation. "Uumm… yeah! She's a total bi –!"

Ophiuchus slapped a large band aid over his mouth. "We just want to speak with her, denasu."

Maxwell hummed in thought. "Ah. I think she is talking with Undine."

Ophiuchus nodded in understanding. "Thank you." She then suddenly ripped the band aid off.

"Gah!" Natsu growled in pain. "What was that for?!"

Natsu and Ophiuchus later stood in front of an extremely large lake.

"This is Undine's place?" Natsu asked in thought.

Ophiuchus nodded in agreement. "Yes. I know the stone path in the middle isn't very wide but you don't need to worry, you'll be able to breathe under that water just fine, denasu."

"I see… Uh, you sure?"

Ophiuchus immediately pushed Natsu over the edge into the water.

Natsu growled in annoyance. "Not cool! Wait, I'm talking underwater… cool! Hello! Anyone home?"

Ophiuchus sighed.

"You don't need to shout," a new voice remarked.

Natsu turned and saw a tall, humanoid female with blue skin, long, knee-length blue hair that split into two long segments, and long bangs that reached down to her impressive bust, dark red eyes, dark blue lips, wearing teal pauldrons, gauntlets, and greaves, holding a matching spear in her arms. "Uh, hey."

The woman smiled happily. "Good to meet you, I am Undine. You're Milla's new pet, aren't you?"

Natsu raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Huh? Pet?"

Undine laughed lightly. "Don't worry, it's just a joke. What do you need?"

"To see Aquarius."

Undine nodded in understanding as Ophiuchus entered the water. "This way."

The trio swam towards a small island with a hot spring in the center, Aquarius sat in its steam.

"Aahh…" Aquarius sighed in relief.

"Aquarius," Undine interjected, "you have visitors."

Aquarius turned with a small smile. "Oh? Who is it?" She then saw Natsu with the group and frowned immediately. "Oh. It's you."

Natsu frowned in confusion. "What? Somethin' on my face?"

Aquarius sighed as she stood, her fish-like tail replaced by human legs. "No, I just still remember the fact that you hit me."

Natsu huffed lightly. "I wouldn't have if you didn't threaten my friends. I take threats to them seriously."

"I have my reasons for that. Besides, I didn't use full force. If I had you'd have all been crushed."

"Oh? Like not wanting to be Lucy's friend and threating her with bodily harm?"

Aquarius snarled in annoyance. "Don't judge me. She's a human. They're all the same. I just need to make sure she knows her place."

"Oh? Sounds more like you just want your friend's daughter to die."

Aquarius widened her eyes angrily. "Watch your mouth, brat! You know nothing! Do you even realize how many times I've stuck my neck out for that girl?! Her father is a useless waste of space and I've had to fend off multiple attackers who tried to kill her or worse! I don't hate Lucy I just don't want to see her turn into a monster!" She then widened her eyes in realization before tightening her fists.

Natsu growled angrily. "That's it? That's what you're afraid of?! Has Lucy ever gave you any reason to believe she'd turn out like that?"

Aquarius folded her arms with a snarl. "Humans are proud and disgusting creatures. Lucy's arrogance has stayed as low as it is because of me. If I stopped, she could end up becoming like that Lilica woman. I'd hate to see Lucy end up twisted like that."

Natsu hissed and retorted, "If you keep the way your acting towards her she'll end up a twisted corpse! What would her mother think if she saw you, her best friend, treating her daughter this way?"

Aquarius growled as tears of frustration began forming in her eyes. "It's all I know how to do! I don't know any other way to do things! You think I enjoy hurting Lucy like that!? You think I don't know that Layla would hate me for it?! I don't know how else to do this! So I don't want to hear a lecture from you when you're not even twenty years old!"

"… You're pathetic."

Aquarius then immediately slapped him across the face. "Spend three hundred years being passed around as a toy for humans and then try to say that to me."

"I'm not the one abusing a child to get back at the world! You could have tried raising her! Teach her right from wrong! Offer her guidance so she doesn't become a butch! Instead you make her terrified of you to the point she fears summoning you!"

"My, my, so much shouting," Muzet noted as she floated down towards the group.

"Huh?"

Aquarius then urged coldly, "If you have nothing else to say, then leave."

Muzet interjected, "Aquarius, I think you need to help Natsu here understand your situation better. After all he is trying to help."

"He only wants to help the human girl."

"Because you're being rather forceful with her."

Aquarius folded her arms with a huff. "I'd rather she be afraid of me than feel like she owns me."

Natsu growled angrily. "And when she dies because you violently throw her with a water blast? Or is killed because she is too afraid of her supposed guardian to summon her?"

Ophiuchus then raised a hand. "Idea, denasu."

Everyone turned to her.

"How about Natsu helps Aquarius learn to treat people nicer, denasu?"

Muzet smiled and nodded. "That sounds good. We could even send Aquarius back with him as well."

Aquarius looked at Natsu, then Ophiuchus, and then pointed at Natsu in confusion. "… Him?"

Ophiuchus smiled and nodded. "Yep!"

"And how can he help?"

"Get your head on straight, denasu."

Aquarius looked at Natsu in thought. "Be that as it may, how can he help me prevent Lucy from giving in to those instincts all humans seem prone to?"

Ophiuchus smirked and replied, "He's able to bring out the best in women, denasu."

"… Fine, I'll give him a chance. Let's say I agree and start treating her nicer. What's to stop her from doing what all of the others have?"

Natsu retorted, "Her desire to be your friend."

"What'd you say?"

"Her desire to be your friend. I mean, have any of her other Spirits complained about her?"

Aquarius flinched in shock. "She… wants to be my friend?"

Natsu nodded. "Yeah, more than anything."

Aquarius tightened her fists angrily. "How can I trust you're telling the truth?"

"If you think I'm lying you can kill me now. Doesn't really affect me how you two treat each other." With a happy grin he added, "I just like to see people get along."

Aquarius widened her eyes before tightening her fists. "If she even thinks of trying something, it'll be your head."

Natsu nodded in return. "If she does you can take it."

Aquarius frowned in confusion. "You're really willing to stake your life just to see us get along?"

Natsu nodded once more. "A Spirit and their Key Holder are like family." He then grinned widely. "And family shouldn't fight."

Aquarius widened her eyes and then chuckled loudly.

Natsu tilted his head in confusion. "What's so funny?"

"You… remind me of her. That's what she always said."

Natsu raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Lucy?"

Aquarius shook her head in response. "No… her mother…"

Natsu flinched in bewilderment. "… Uh… thanks? I think."

Shortly later, Natsu sighed as he returned to the human world.

"Natsu," Erza, still completely nude, suddenly stated.

Natsu turned to her in surprise. "Yeah, Erza?"

"Where were you?"

"I, uh, had something to handle in the Spirit Realm. Helping a friend."

"I see."

"So… what'd I miss?"

Erza shook her head in response. "Nothing."

"Ah. Sorry I kept you waiting."

Erza merely smiled before gently wrapping her arms around him. "It is alright."

He chuckled and patted her head softly. "Wonder what everyone would think if they saw us like this."

Erza smiled proudly. "Let them see. I do not care." She then pressed her lips against his firmly.

Later in the night, Musica looked at the door to Galein's room before leaving the building.

As Musica began to leave, Natsu suddenly demanded, "Hold it."

Musica stopped and turned to him. "Huh? What?"

Natsu frowned in annoyance. "Where are you going Musica? You know that old guy, don't you? So why are you leaving? Come on, Musica, spill it. You guys even have the same name."

Musica sighed before retorting, "How should I know?"

"Don't play dumb. Even I can tell you two are related. He your dad? Granddad? Uncle?"

"What's it to you? So what if he is?"

"Family is family. Simple as that. And family should never turn their backs on one another. And you're just going to leave without telling anyone? You both thought you were alone but you're not! Your family and family should stick together."

"Are you really sure about that?"

"Huh? Well, a dragon's nose knows. As does a dragon's eye."

Musica frowned in annoyance. "Is that blacksmith really my grandfather?"

"Who knows? But isn't it worth getting to know each other just in case? If you don't at least try though you'll only have regret."

"No way. Even if he is my real grandfather, he'd never say it."

"Why do you think that!?"

"Because his grandson, his only family, is little more than a good-for-nothing street punk. He'd be ashamed of my thievery."

Natsu growled in frustration. "Yeah right! He thought his whole family was dead! He'd be thrilled to know one of 'em's alive!"

Musica blinked and then smirked in mild amusement. "You're kind of goofy kid, but you're not so bad. Still, I've got another reason to shove off. If I told him I'm his grandson it'd burden him with new responsibilities, and I'd be tied down too. I just can't live like that. Besides, there's something I have to do. Something only I can do. It's better this way."

Natsu frowned incredulously. "No you wouldn't. Just letting him know is probably enough. "Besides, what is it? Try and fail at getting girls?"

Musica shook his head in reply. "No. There's a weapon out there, a weapon called Silver Ray. I'm going to find it and destroy it."

Bisca, hiding nearby, listening to the conversation, stiffened in shock.

"Why bother anyway? We'd probably end up going our separate ways eventually. He's gone all this time thinking his family's dead. Maybe it's better this way."

Natsu growled in frustration. "Is it better to go on living, knowing you have nothing to live for? I don't understand! Is it really that hard to tell him!? 'I'm alive,' that's all you have to say! He's your only family! And family is the only thing that matters!"

"Man you two are loud," Galein muttered as he walked up to the duo.

Natsu stiffened and turned to him. "Huh? Old Musica!"

And cut! That brings the twelfth chapter of Embodiment of Flame to an end. Hopefully everyone enjoyed it. If you did, be sure to post a review. If you were confused, unsure, or had any questions about anything, be sure to post a review letting me know and I will address your concerns in a reviewer response. If you did not enjoy the chapter... sorry? Post a review if you must but might I suggest finding something you enjoy instead? At any rate, until the next chapter, bye-bye!