Fairy tail in trouble with Demons 14

"UGGGGHHHHHH!" Gurgling as she dangled in the air feeling the demon's scorching grip on her throat tighten up. 'If you ever loved me make this fast.' Trying to find something in those piercing black eyes to tell her that the old Natsu was still in there.

Accepting his daughter's decision. "So be it." Calling back his black flames and cooling down his natural body temperature as he set the naked Erza on her feet gently, but with how shaken the woman was he kept a light hold on her until she was on her hands and knee.

Tears streaming down her face. "HUGHHHH!" Taking in a heavy breath as the death grip was no longer on her. "Wh…Wha?" Looking up through her dazed tear filled vision did she see the demon turn his back to her to face Kyouka.

Kyouka watched confused as her father just put the human down now turning his deathly gaze towards her. "Fa…" As she started to ask did she feel every single rib on her right side either get turned to dust as well as her lung, and any other organ beneath the ribs liquify. "HUUUGHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Coughing up a mouthful of blood as she gasped in horrible pain.

Slowly lowering his knee did he effortlessly push her causing his daughter to fall onto her back earning more painfilled screams and blood gushing from her mouth. "What a disappointing child you are." Stalking her writhing form. "Not even a moments thought to put your life before your own child." Lazily lifting his left foot picking where he wanted to plant it. "Something none of your siblings ever did." Thinking of the few that had given him grandchildren.

This time her left knee was obliterated leaving the leg in a sickening angle. "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGG!" Trying to grab at the leg only for the surging pain of her non-existent rib cage forced her to her back.

Ignoring the screams as he turned to look at Erza. "Relax Erza." Seeing her trembling from both fear and her discomfort from her demon baby. "Until I say different." Looking at his fellow demons. "You are under MY protection."

Despite trembling naked and pregnant surrounded by demons never had the woman ever felt safer than she did right now hearing the Archdemon make his decree. "Tha… Thank yo… you." Still getting her breathing under control. "Natsu."

"Now Advert your eyes." Hearing her turn her head away on his command. Before continuing the assault did he look at his queen horror stricken. "You too."

Hands covering her belly did Sayla feel herself being guided towards the throne where Silver sat her down doing his best to calm her down and look away from her child being brutalized by her king. "UMMMNNN!" In extreme discomfort from the stress her son making her feel.

"Looks like you did inherit something from me after all." Lazily lifting his right food off the ground once more. "My Cruelty." The same sickening crack filled the room for the third time as he obliterated her left shoulder that was uselessly reaching for the shattered knee.

Despite the overwhelming pain she had suffered this day Kyouka could still hear her father's words and footsteps as he paced around her wrecked body. "Just kill me." She begged feeling more internal bleeding than external from all the shattered bone and liquified organs. For the first time in her life she cursed being born a demon as no human could have survived what she had up to this point.

Dropping to one knee did he place his right hand about a foot over her face. "Do you know what this is?" The black flames that previously engulfed the entire throne room minutes ago balling up into his hand. "Daughter?" Disgusted she was of his blood.

Painfully shaking her head gazing into the black demonic fire.

"Do any of you know what this is?" Raising up the flames so all could easily see it. After a moment of silence he answered his own question. "My demon brethren." Admiring the light stealing flame. "This is Hellfire!"

"Hellfire?" All but Sayla and Mard Geer repeating the name.

"Its what I was born from centuries ago." Casually playing with it tossing it up and down like a baseball. "The original source of all curses. The origin of what gave demon kind life." Dropping the flame down onto his daughter. "Learn well why this makes me your king!"

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kyouka ear shattering screams filling the entire Tartarus base. Her body slowly being devoured by the flames. Willing her curse to numb the gargantuan pain she was experiencing. In a cruel twist it only magnified the pain.

"As I said before anything it touches gets burned out of existence." Her clothing gone faster than one could blink. "Those to die by these flame time slows down to a near standstill." Her pail skin blackened as it burned away. "Every second she spends in the flames it will feel like a hundred." He heard all of them gulp as they watched Kyouka was reduced to an incomplete skeleton. "But it gets worse for Demons killed in this manner." A most sinister grin he gave.

"All demons are living incarnations of our curses." Sayla said crying as her daughter's screaming came to an end. "And all curses were once apart of the Hellfire." Reminding them all.

"Her curse, her soul." Looking at Erza. "Will forever burn as it rejoins my Hellfire." His last word was the moment the flame finished its consumption of Kyouka's entire being. "She will never know peace." Calling the black flames back into himself as he stood up and walked to the throne.

The only sounds heard in the room were the sobs of Sayla clutching her pregnant belly as he mourned for her daughter. "My baby!" Sobbing for minutes until Etherious knelt in front of her until he gently rested the right side of his head on her belly.

"It's okay little one." Softly talking to his son before kissing his mother's belly. He could feel his son calming down as he spoke. "I'm sorry my love." Rubbing her belly with one hand and caressing her cheek with the other. "But she made her decision." Feeling horrible for feeding one of his own children to the Hellfire.

"I know." Never before seeing him intentionally hurting any of their children before.

"She may have been our child, but she was never ours." Taking a glance at Mard Geer. 'I'll take care of you soon enough.' "This one is ours." Continuing to rub her belly soothing both mother and child. "And always will be."

Jealousy filled Lisanna's heart seeing just how loving Natsu was with Sayla. 'She's his true love.' Never seeing him like that towards either her or Lucy.

Erza being filled with that same jealousy her Nakama. Only there was also an overwhelming feeling of gratitude. The gratitude she was feeling calming her daughter. Slowly getting to her feet did she start to approach the throne stopping roughly ten feet from him. "Natsu…" Unsure what she wanted to say to him.

"Etherious." He softly corrected her as he turned to face her. Looking around did he decide Keith had a layer to loss. Only moving his eyes did he give the demon the command.

The necromancer knowing what his king wanted from him removed his outer cloak and draped it over the naked human's shoulders acting as a blanket for her

Surprised to see those black eyes showing such a gentleness. "Thank you." Bowing her head as she wrapped the black cloak around herself. "Etherious."

"What I'm I not good enough for a full bow?" Looking insulted after what he had just done for her.

Lisanna hurried to her Nakama's side to help her to her knees while she joined her in the bow. 'Is he serious?' Erza's shaking nearly gone.

Slowly dropping to her knees.

"Stop." Happy enough to see the obedience.

"Thank you Etherious." Erza and Lisanna bowed their heads to the demon king.

Feeling like making them add in master with other around him, but he would get that later from the humans. "Who are you?" Looking at the bunny-eared demon crying over where Kyouka had been incinerated.

Not wanting to share her mistress's fate. "My name is Lamy Master Etherious." Her voice trembling as she looked to be begging more so then bowing.

"Compared to all the other demons in the room you are by far the weakest. Tell me what your job is?"

"I-I'm chief medical, and science Mas…" Getting cut off.

"I want all of your attention and care going into Erza and my granddaughter." Seeing her nod her head as she stood up shaking. "Don't rest until both are in perfect health." Walking towards her as he spoke. "If I see you working on anyone or anything else and Erza so much as feels a chill I'll do the same to you as I did Kyouka. Only I'll take my time with you."

Not even needing to look at the human did she know of every scar her mistress had inflicted on her. "It will take time Master." Snapping her fingers ordering her medical staff to take the human to champers once belonging to Kyouka. "When I'm done there won't be a single blemish on her soon to be perfect body.

"Thank you Etherious." Erza feeling like she was ready to pass out after the long nightmare she had endured.

"Lisanna." Speaking to the white-haired human who awaited his next words. "Do you remember the role Mard Geer gave to you?" Watching her nod her head. "That order stands."

"Yes Master Etherious." Lisanna glad to keep the role given to her.

"Get to it." Sayla softly gave her the order. "Get her and my Grandchild the care they need." Waiting till the humans left did she walk up to Etherious and got on her tiptoes to kiss her king on the lips. "Thank you, my love." Happy to see him showing such care. "I'm not sure how much longer she could have lasted." Knowing just how much the redhead had gone through and was going through with the demon growing inside her. "It must have taking all of her will to hide how much pain she was really in." Still trying to fully calm herself.

"Do you require rest as well my love!" Noticing her grimace.

"Not yet." Despite wanting it she knew things still needed to be done. "You still need to name your Nine-Gates." Reaching out her right hand.

Creating nine orbs of golden fire the size of apples above his head. "You are right." Taking her hand into his hand. "My love!" The first orb going towards Sayla turning her standard purple Tartarus guild mark on her stomach to gold as it was phased into her.

Looking at her golden guild mark did she admire the original color she had centuries ago. "Your Queen!" Placing her hand on his right shoulder gently rubbing it until he looked at it. "My King!"

Looking at the Fairy Tail guild mark on his shoulder. "Your King." The red symbol of Fairy Tail on his right shoulder being replaced by an ebony Tartarus guild mark. Placing his right hand over her belly. "My Queen."

"King Etherious!" Silver, Keith, Torafusa, Ezel, Franmalth all Five demons declaring their loyalty to the Archdemon. Five of the remaining eight golden orbs went to them finding their guild marks and turning them gold and being phased into them as well. "And Queen Sayla."

Grinning as the other four demons accepted their place alongside Sayla and Silver. "I look forward to learning more about my new gates, but for now Keith, Torafusa, Ezel, and Franmalth you four leave." Giving deathly glares at the former master of Tartarus. "I have more business to take care of." Waiting till only Silver, Sayla, Mard Geer, and himself remained in his throne room.

Feeling the hateful glare of the three sets of eyes on him did Mard Geer finally stand up. Left hand tightly grasping at the shoulder where his right arm once was as it continued to bleed. Slowly he walked up to the foot of the throne before dropping to his knees ready to face his judgment.

Gathering a ball of Hellfire in his right hand. "Tell me why I shouldn't have you rejoin the Hellfire along with your right arm."

Pushing himself up from his bow "By all mean." Standing as tall as he could. "You should Master Etherious." Mentally preparing to be engulfed by the demonic flame like Kyouka had minutes ago. "But the fact you didn't kill me already means you need me for something." Flinching as the flames in his master's hand grew. "You can feel it can't you?" A black mist starting to form four feet to his left as uttered the incantation to the curse he used during the last 10 minutes of his reign as master.

Grinning evilly at him. "I can!" Watching with intrigue as this new curse was being cast.

"She's still alive." The mist turning into a beam of black energy for a moment before fading and bringing someone back.

"Uuuugghhhhh!" Minerva's groans could be heard near the feet of Mard Geer. "Wh-What happ…" Unable to finish before a deeps sleep beckoned to her. The only thing she saw before passing out was the flaming pink and black hair of a man who looked to be a more matured Natsu. "Nat…su?"

Starting to understand this newest curse. "You've linked her curse to yours." Etherious feeling a mixture of different curses swimming inside the former human.

"I did." Mard Geer answered.

Sayla filled with anger and jealousy as Etherious called back the Hellfire.

"So If I were to kill you Minerva would die as well." The king feeling a strong attachment to the woman.

"She will." Mard Geer answered letting go of his bleeding shoulder to properly bow this time. "I herby declare our loyalties to you Master Etherious Natsu Dragneel."

"You're walking around with a noose around your neck Mard." Giving the seventh golden guild mark to Minerva. "But perhaps you can prove yourself useful before I learn to sever that link."

Gritting her teeth about having to tolerate both Mard Geer and Minerva longer than she ever wanted to know that Etherious was back. "He can't be dropped soon enough." Venom dripping from Sayla's voice

Feeling the eighth golden orb enter him fully aware he was now operating with limited time to earn mercy from his king. Rummaging through his pocket for his chamber key before handing it over to his king. "A Chamber fit for a King."

Looking at his old chamber key. "Begone from my sight." In a moment only Sayla, Silver, the unconscious Minerva and himself remained in the throne chamber. Looking above his head did he see the unclaimed 9th Gate seal. "Silver take Minerva to medical."

The Demon-Slayer nodded his head as he picked up the woman bridal style and carried her away. "I'll see you later Mother." Leaving the king and queen alone in their throne room. Normally he was always nervous for Sayla's safety whenever he would leave her alone, but this time he felt at peace. After all who could possibly hurt her now.

Once alone at last. "Sayla." Calling his queen's name.

"Yes…" Looking at his eyes a few feet away from her could she see the fury in them making her more fearful than when Mard Geer was about to rip her son out of her belly. "Etherious." This furry she had not seen directed at her since she first laid eyes on the Archdemon centuries ago.

"I love you dearly you know this will always be true." He began hearing her gulp as he slowly closed the short distance between them. "And that I swore to never hurt you again long ago." Another gulp. "But you took something from me." Stopping in front of her did he cup her cheek in his right hand.

Knowing what he was talking about. "Minerva." Saying the woman's name.

"I didn't intend to do to her what I did." Memories fully synced did he pick up a scent on her when called into the trial. "But she was with child." Gritting his sharp teeth. "My child!"

"Etherious." Barely squeaking out his name.

"Its no longer there." Figuring it combined with the other curses inside Minerva. Furry being replaced by sorrow.

"I..I…" Watching him back away taking a seat on the stairs to his throne looking defeated.

Releasing her cheek gently. "I know I was gone for centuries, and you were without me, but you know how I am." Feeling worse as the count rose. "Another child gone." Despite how hot his body burned tears rolled down his face.

Slowly taking a seat next to him. "But…" moving his hand so it was over her belly. "We still have this one."

"We do." Rubbing his hand over his only child. "We do." Vowing he would destroy the whole world to keep his son safe from all harm.

"We also have a granddaughter from Erza." The only reason she was not crying harder for the death of her own daughter less than an hour ago. Unable to look at him as he cried did she see one last golden orb remained. "And I have one more. Someone who you'll be happy to make your ninth gate."