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He had wondered why Natsu had insisted sitting down and going through the painful prospect of what they would do if one of them lost their minds to this war, if one of them turned to darkness and could never come back. After stepping over Juvia’s body lying battered and broken, determined to find E.N.D. only to be met with those narrow onyx eyes he knew so well he finally understood.
Both of them had ventured too far from the light with the hopes that it’d turn out fine, just like it always did. How many times had they cheated death, apart and together? It was only fair that one day their luck would run out.
He stepped forward, mindful of the piercing talons and sharp horns now protruding from his lover’s body as he felt the demonic markings finally cover over his mating mark. Droopy eyes stared into squinty as he wrapped his arms around the demon for the final time, outstretching his palms before he whispered.
“Iced shell.”