afterglow | natsu x reader

Chapter 51: When the Stars Fall

I catch my breath after my battle with Loke. I hear Ophiuchus singing or mumbling something that sounds like a different language. Just then, Ophiuchus shoots a strong white beam at us and we all dodge it. "Don't interfere, humans!" She threatens. She continues to sing.

"We have to take her down." Natsu says. We nod and get ready. Ophiuchus shoots another beam at us. She shoots another and it's about to hit Natsu, something deflects it. Arcadios' sword. Princess Hisui and Arcadios have arrived.

"All for the King's sake." Hisui translates for us. She also reveals that the Celestial King planned all this.

"Well then it's simple! We take down the Celestial King and this is all over with." Natsu sets his hand on fire.

"I am Ophiuchus of the Snake Charmer constellation and I will not let you touch the king. I am the 13th spirit that lurks in the shadow of the Celestial Spirit King!" She announces. Some jewels appear in the sky and show areas. It even shows us Yukino and Lucy against Libra and Virgo.

"Dammit! I'm gonna thrash this lousy snake before I deal with ol' Mustache Man!" Natsu shouts as he charges at Ophiuchus. With her snake's tongue, she tries knocking Natsu down. Arcadios is quick and manages to cut the tongue up to tiny pieces, but it regenerates.

"Leave this to me!" Arcadios stands in front of us as he prevents the tongue from touching us.

"Natsu. (Y/N). Look at her belly," Happy points and we look, "See how it's different? That one spot is glowing and warm, but the rest of her is cold."

"You're right. That spot's important." I think. Before I could stop Natsu, he runs to Ophiuchus and punches the spot with all his might. Ophiuchus screams out in pain and we watch to see what happens. The huge lacrimas start clashing into each other.

Ophiuchus shouts something, but I ignore her. It comes to me as the lacrimas all collide together. I place my hands up in the sky, "This should help, Yukino, Lucy!" A powerful black beam shoots at the lacrimas and engulf them, hopefully combining all the realms into one. A red powerful beam is released from the Liberam and reveals both Lucy and Yukino on the ground.

"Lucy! Yukino!" Wendy runs to their aid. I look up at the sky and see Virgo and Libra added.

"Nice thinking!" Natsu pats my back. He looks up at Ophiuchus, "How do ya like that?! All gates are closed?!"

It's quiet for a second before Ophiuchus chuckles and tells us, "I thank you, human! I've been waiting for this. Now all twelve constellations have returned to the Celestial Spirit King!" She explains and my eyes widen. Loke and all the others were trying to escape the Celestial King. Growling is heard and red lightning shoots everywhere.

"We have to take her down!" I say. Bonnie grabs me and flies me up to Ophiuchus. Natsu flies up beside me while the others take care of the globe. Natsu goes in with his fire fist, but she blows a flute and his own punch hits him.

"Shadow Dragon's: Roar!" I let out and she blows the whistle again, sending my attack at me. Bonnie flies up before it could hit me. Instead, it hits a rock down below. "Sky Dragon's: Wing Attack!" Again the attack comes back to me and Bonnie has no time to react.

It doesn't hurt us, but it does sends up back. I look up at the globe and see Wendy and everyone else throwing attacks in attempt to destroy it. Ophiuchus starts focusing on Natsu and Happy. I think. The rocks around us start crashing down and being destroyed.

The others.

I look back at Ophiuchus and see her grab Natsu by the neck and slam him. I focus again as everything starts crashing. "Ice Dragon's: Blizzard!" Snow and ice is shot from the palm of my hands and to the Ophiuchus. She shoots it back and  Bonnie managed to dodge it all.

- flashback -

"And Loke?" I ask Lucy and Natsu as we went out to eat. It's been a week since my return. To answer my question, Lucy pulls out one of her keys and places in on the table. The Lion's key.

"So he made it back?" I smile. As I say that, the key glows and Loke appears. He's wearing his sunglasses, a suit, and his hair appears longer. He looks healthier than the last time I saw him.

"I did make it back." He takes a seat next to me. "I'm glad..." I smile at him as we continue having lunch, Loke now joining us.

- end of flashback -

"The flute! We have to get it!" I tell Natsu and Happy.

"Aye!" They both say and we start flying towards Ophiuchus, trying to get that flute from her. A bright green light then hits the Liberam.

"White Shadow Dragon Mode!" I say. My body is covered in a white and black light. "White Shadow Dragon's: Pitch Black Sword!" Bonnie starts flying me to Ophiuchus at full speed. She lets me go as I head towards her on my own.

Ophiuchus doesn't notice this and before she could play her flute again, Bonnie kicks it out of her hands. I head butt Ophiuchus in the face. The red light vanishes and Ophiuchus starts disappearing too.

I look up at the sky and the constellations start disappearing one by one. "Are you okay?" Natsu asks me as he walks up to me. I nod. Lucy tells us that the keys are still not responding.

"What's going on?!" I hear Gray shout. I look over and see everyone running towards us. A loud noise then booms and the place starts falling apart. Horologium appears and starts telling us that it's gotten worse.

Horologium opens up and he drops clothes. Clothes to enter the Celestial World. We all grab an outfit. Mine was a lacy black one with constellations patters all over it. We start heading to the Celestial World.