In the final chamber before the Smelting Chamber, the last pawn of Thanatos fell to the ground with a grunt, having been slashed by two blades.
He immediately fell unconscious.
And remaining, only Erza and Mirajane stood, both still ready for combat.
It had taken them three hours to clear the dozen or so chambers they had to go through.
"These Thanatos Members are well trained" Mirajane muttered as she stepped over an unconscious form.
"They've all been specially paired with someone who boosts their strengths; their Master must indeed be cunning" Erza also remarked matching step with Mirajane.
"Regardless, they weren't strong enough individually, so though it took some time, our chances of defeat were slim" Mirajane comtinued the thread of conversation.
"But only because we're more powerful than most; a few squads from the Council wouldn't last against these guys".
Mirajane sighed at that, "Fine, for a Dark Guild they did alright... but now..." she stopped talking as she stopped walking, "It's time for the main boss".
Erza stopped with her, and stared into the entrance of the next chamber; the Smelting Chamber.
"Here's hoping we get a lead on Natsu" Erza whispers to herself, "It's been two years... it's time for him to come home..."

...

The night had been drenching with rain, noisy with thunder and bright with lightning.
The Fairy Tail Guild did as they always did; they drank, they talked, they fought... they did whatever they felt like doing.
But with the front doors slamming open... all of that was about to have a rain check.
In the doorway, a dead glaze across her eyes was Mirajane Strauss.
Across her shoulders, was her little brother Elfman, unconscious.
"Mirajane my girl" Master Makarov called out as she walked into the guild, "How did your mission go?"
She stopped in front of the Master and looked up at him, with those same dead eyes.
Makarov knew something was wrong, but Erza came into the picture first.
"What's wrong Satan? Was the job a little difficult?"
Erza, still young, smirked at Mirajane, her rival.
Mirajane uncharacteristically, did not respond.
Erza, for all of her wanting to tease her some more, halted her tongue; something went wrong.
And someone asked the pertinent question.
"Where is Lisanna?"
This came, from a pink haired youth, with a white scaly scarf wrapped around his neck.
He stared at Mirajane and the unconscious Elfman, concern and worry evident in his eyes.
Mirajane looked at him, and when she did some life returned to her eyes... sadness.
"Natsu... I... I..." Mirajane began to sputter.
"Where is she?" Natsu asked again, "Was she that tired she had to go rest first?"
Natsu hoped that was the case... and not what he feared when he looked at Mirajane's eyes.
"Natsu... I..." Mirajane teared up, "... I... couldn't save her..."
Thunder rumbled, sealing reality in it's place.
Everyone in the guild now knew, from those words that Lisanna Strauss, was dead.
"What do you mean...?" Natsu asked, not wanting to believe this.
Mirajane wasn't allowed to answer, as at that moment, Elfman decided to wake up.
"I killed her" he muttered, "I killed my baby sister... Lisanna..."
"Elfman, no..." Mirajane cried, "That wasn't you".
But Natsu wasn't having any of it.
"You did what Elfman?"
"I killed her" Elfman repeated, "I tried to take over the Beast... but instead it took over me, and Lisanna... she tried to stop me and all I could do was watch and..." he looked up at Natsu with guilt crazed eyes, "Watch as I struck her... it only took one hit!"
One hit... a hit nobody saw coming as it came so fast... was all Natsu needed as he struck Elfman so hard with his fist, he sent Elfman flying into a wall.
"Natsu, please... he wasn't himself..." Mirajane tiredly pleaded.
But Natsu marched up to Elfman and pulled him up the wall by the scruff of his neck.
"You killed her... you killed your sister... you killed Lisanna!" Natsh growled in Elfman's face.
Behind Natsu however, he heard the sound of metal being drawn from leather.
"Put him down Natsu" Erza ordered, as she pointed her sword at Natsu's back, "It wasn't his fault; now is not the time to play a blame game here".
"You're going to get in my way Erza?" Natsu asked.
Erza nodded, "I will not allow you to hurt one of your guild mates; this goes beyond just a simple brawl".
"You leave me no choice then..." Natsu said, and he reached back and grabbed her sword, cutting his palm immediately.
But he transmitted heat to the blade, which spread to the hilt, the handle and then Erza's gauntlet in a mere second, forcing Erza to yelp in pain and drop her blade.
But that was all the time Natsu needed; in a split second he returned to Elfman... and using his rage-fueled strength, he did something that to this day, shocked everyone in Fairy Tail.
He grabbed Elfman's right arm... and pulled...
Pulled his arm right out of the socket, tore it from his body.
The arteries immediately began to spill blood everywhere, and the Hall was filled with Elfman's curdling screams.
"NATSU!" Everyone in the guild screamed out in shock as he threw Elfman's arm to the ground.
"That's just the beginning" Natsu glared at Elfman.
But at that moment, Mirajane sprung into action; she couldn't lose another sibling.
She leapt at Natsu, but he saw her attack coming.
He spun, and struck her face with the heel of his palm, right on her left eye.
Natsu could feel her eye squish beneath his palm as he sent her flying into a wall seperate from Elfman.
At that moment, Master Makarov decided to make a move; enlargening his hand, he grabbed Natsu all around his body.
"Calm down Natsu!" Master Makarov bellowed.
But Natsu immediately surrounded himself in flames, burning Makarov's hand and forcing him to let go of Natsu.
Natsu then looked around; it seemed the entire guild was now ready to fight him.
Natsu gritted his teeth angrily and turned back to the wall he had smashed Elfman into just a minute beforehand.
Cloaking his fist in flame, he smashed through the wall and into the stormy night.
As he walked through the hole he made, he used his left hand to wipe over his right shoulder, erasing his Fairy Tail Emblem.
And with no words... he left Fairy Tail.
For months everyone searched for him.
Mirajane's eye never healed and she lost sight within it, so from that point, she wore a patch to cover it.
Erza had burn scars across her right wrist.
And Elfman's arm was unable to be re-attached.
The only other thing Natsu left behind was his scarf, which came off in the struggle, which to this day, Erza kept wrapped around her neck, promising to return it to Natsu when she found him.
Despite the pain Natsu left behind, the pain increased with each day he was gone.
One by one the guild members gave up on the search; all except for two.
Mirajane and Erza never gave up their search of him... and after two years as they walked into the Smelting Chamber... they were about to meet him once more.

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