Touma V.S. Zeref

                                    

                                          
This is new...that's all Mikoto could think as she struggled to endure the intense pain that was coming from the stump where her leg used to be. Never before had she had an entire limb blown to bits before. She didn't feel any incredible sense of loss like she would have expected when she had a limb taken..then again, Twilight Prankster did put something that would grow the leg back after 4 hours...either that or cause a Xenomorph to hatch out of her chest, when somebody joked all the time, it was exceedingly difficult to tell when they were serious.
                          
"Hold on Mikoto." said Natsu who was still carrying her. "We're almost there...we just gotta swim there somehow."
                          
The entire group was standing on the edge of the ocean. The surf crashed on the edge of their feet as they looked on at the ginormous gate which was 3 minute's swim from shore.
                          
"I don't know Natsu." said Lucy. "Mikoto's got one leg missing, you don't get a more open wound then that..and if she swims through salt water.."
                          
Mikoto's injury was currently glowing purple as Nicole had sent in some spirits to stop the bleeding as much as she could..however, they weren't completely successful on keeping the wound free from the environment.
                          
"We're running out of time." said Shiage.
                          
"Righto on that one." said Loke as he dropped the unconscious Minerva in the sand. "The plague should be here in about 2 hours if I estimate correctly."
                          
Loke was right, in the far distance, the night seemed to grow a much more solid black, as if there was some sort of darkness creeping over the horizon.
                          
"We don't have a choice then." said Natsu. "Come on Mikoto, you can ride on my shoulders..I'll try and keep above water aas much as possible."
                          
"No wait!" said Elli. "I can just fly her there."
                          
"Aye!" said Happy. "Where there are Exceeds there is a way!"
                          
"Oops sorry!" said Natsu with a sheepish grin. "guess I forgot about that."
                          
"You've come far...Natsu Dragneel." said a voice.
                          
"That smell." said Natsu suddenly. "I know that smell."
                          
The group turned to find the black haired and black robed youth with red eyes staring at them from where he stood in the sand and surf. It was Zeref.
                          
"You defeated me once Natsu." said Zeref. "You'll have to do it again. The Railgun cannot defeat me with only one leg."
                          
"Don't bet on it." breathed Mikoto as she struggled to stay conscious.
                          
"Determined as ever to protect her friends.." said Zeref. "I once revered life..saw it all as precious..but that was taken from me..now..I must do as Hydra Head commands me..I am sorry Fairy Tail, but your road ends here."
                          
Zeref raised his hand in the air as a large black sphere of death magic began to form above it, growing so large that it blocked out the moon that was in the sky.
                          
"Th-that...I can feel such death coming from it." said Shizuri.
                          
"We won't be able to counter that." said Loke. "None of us will."
                          
"Natsu..." Mikoto murmured as her eyes began to close. "I can feel him nearby...do you think he can feel me?"
                          
Natsu opened his mouth to ask what Mikoto meant, but then he closed his mouth and grinned in understanding..after all, he could smell who it was quite clearly, even though he couldn't quite 'feel' it. "Yeah...I think he can."
                          
"BRACE YOURSELVES!!!" Shouted Maverick as the massive black sphere of death flew down at them.
                          
Suddenly the black magic shattered like glass, dissipating into nothing. Standing in front of Mikoto and Natsu, with his right hand held out towards Zeref, was a familiar spikey black haired boy. His body was covered in scars and bruises and he was wearing a military combat vest and torn jeans as well as a scarf.