Natsu shouted, calling out to Zeref!
Natsu's cries and willfulness brought a gentle smile to Zeref's face. But when he thought of Igneel, Zeref could only shake his head. "Natsu... Igneel has already been taken away! And judging by the time, the duration of Igneel's secret technique had long since expired! So Igneel is already dead!"
"Damn it... This isn't real, it isn't real..."
Natsu gritted his teeth, unable to believe that the Fire Dragon King had been captured just like that! Unfortunately, the memories in his mind told Natsu that it was all true! Yet many of those memories still felt unreal to him, even absurd! And it felt as though something was missing from his mind!
After thinking it over and over, Natsu clutched his head and roared toward the sky. "Roar..."
As he roared, flames spread across his body, accompanied by peculiar crimson patterns!
As those patterns appeared, tyrannical energy erupted from within Natsu! The Twelve Shields were all astonished by the sight!
Bloodman, the Death God among them, was particularly horrified. "This aura belongs to a Devil. Is Lord Natsu a Devil?"
Bloodman himself was a Devil created by Zeref, so he was naturally familiar with the aura of Devils! Seeing the changes coming from Natsu now naturally left him shaken!
Natsu's Devil aura erupted, and he was even beginning to transform into a Devil! Zeref shook his head. "Natsu... Calm down. Don't let rage cloud your mind!"
As Zeref spoke, a book appeared in his palm. With a light stroke, Natsu calmed down!
The calmed Natsu glared at Zeref indignantly. "Isn't Big Brother the strongest? Why didn't you save Igneel? Oh, right, and Wendy, Gajeel... Where are they?"
Natsu's questioning dimmed Zeref's expression, and he did not know how to answer!
Zeref fell silent,