Chapter 19: Punishment

Chapter 19: Punishment

(A/N: Sorry for not uploading for past few days. I was busy with university projects, so i didn't have a lot of time to spare. Also, I have a new announcement to make. Today I've written a new fanfic with an evil main character. It's name is "Chaos System: I'm Evil so what?" Please check it out and support me. Sayonara!)

After that event, Natsu informed master Makarov about the quest details and asked him to give suitable punishment for each of the siblings. Makarov understood his point and gave each of them a befitting punishment.

Mira was banned from taking a quest for three months and had to work as a full-time barmaid during the duration. The punishment for Elfman was to go to Quatro Cerberus guild and work as their exclusive sparring partner (punching bag) for three months. Lisanna had mild punishment out of them all. All she had to do was babysit Happy and pets of the guild members.

Mira and Elfman were horrified listening to their punishments, but they still took it nonetheless. It was their only way to redeem themselves, and they won't have peace of mind without finishing their punishment.

Lisanna was worried about her siblings, but Mira and Elfman quickly told her not to worry. Depressingly, she just hugged Happy and left the guild to her home.

Natsu was listening to master Makarov's judgment calmly. He knew the punishments were quite harsh, but they had to take it. You have to let a sinner suffer the penalty for the consequence of their action so that they can have peace of mind do better next time. Otherwise, they will forever be plagued by their guilt.

After Makarov saying everything he wanted, Natsu tried to leave the guild. On the way, he noticed Erza staring at his direction. He ignored her stare and left the guild. He was still mad about her ignoring him, so he wanted her to suffer the same thing.

Erza was a bit surprised seeing him ignoring her so blatantly. She knew she was wrong in neglecting him when he tried speaking, but it still hurt her when he ignored her. A single tear escaped from her left eye as she quickly wiped it off.

'This is for good. Now you both don't have to worry about me and enjoy your life. Natsu, Mira, I wish much happiness to the two of you.' thought Erza inwardly. She took a quest from the board and left the guild.

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Somewhere deep inside the forest of magnolia, there was a pink-haired youth sitting in a cross-legged position with his eyes closed. He appears to be meditating when suddenly he opened his eyes with a serious expression.

'It's getting harder and harder to suppress my negative emotions. I'm glad I learned meditation skills from the guild library; it somewhat helps calm my mind. With this skill and the ring, I'll be able to control my dark emotions somewhat. But, It's a temporary solution, and I need to search for a permanent solution soon.' thought looking over his pitch-black ring. It sent a soothing feeling all over his body, calming him down.

'But the most important thing, for now, is to complete my black flames, Amaterasu flames. I finally figured why it's incomplete reading through all the books in the guild library. Since I named my flames Amaterasu, it became a godly flame. Due to which, I need some real godly flame to complete my flame. Otherwise, it will just be a mindless flame devouring everything in its path.' thought Natsu making a plan.

'The only person I know who has godly flame is Fire God Slayer, Zancrow of the Grimoire Heart. I need to have a meeting with him sooner than thought hehe... Zancrow blame your luck for getting my attention so soon.' thought Natsu with an evil chuckle unconsciously releasing a dark aura scaring all the nearby animals and monsters.