Welcome to Gaia! ::

After collecting rewards, Natsu follow the scent of Dark Mages, and he beat up all of them. He found one conscious as he forcefully grab one. He gave him a glare, "I smell death, just who the h*ll are you? Are you going to make a dark guild?" he said in menacing tone. A male dark mage look at him in fear, he is facing infamous Salamander, "I-It's not all of us. Nis gave us an idea," he said in fear. Natsu rose his eyebrow, "Who's Nis?" he ask him in anger. A mage shivers, "H-H-He's the one who gave us an idea. Last time we saw him, he's eating corn dog and he's powerful. Please don't kill me!" he cried in misery. Natsu grin and knock him down, he contact Rune Guards to go pick them up. He begin to follow the smell of Corn Dog, yet he grin and crack his knuckle, "Finally, I'm looking forward for a real fight."
Both Aerith and Zack are shock that he eats Seal Evil, Aerith have to hold her Wizard Staff and use it as physical attack. Zack scowl at Nis, then he prepare for a fight, "Like we face powerful monsters!" he shouts, suddenly Natsu arrive by rushing towards Nis and with his hand gripping on Nis' mask tight, "Fire Dragon's Grip Strike!" he shouts as his magic release explosive flame to burn him in blank-point range. This surprise two couples to see that attack. Natsu grin like he's enjoying his destruction, "You must be Nis! Too bad I sent all Dark Mages to the prison."

Hearing this, Natsu punch his fist with a grin at Nis, "You seem not from here, and I don't know what the h*ll is lich you are talking about. Although, you never seen anyone with Dragon Slayer Magic," he states to him. Aerith blink couple times, "Dragon Slayer Magic?" she questioning herself in confusion, Zack only just shrug. Natsu spoken out to two couples, "I will explain everything later, but what the h*ll is lich?" he respond and ask them about Lich. Zack, knowledge about monsters, spoken out, "I heard about it, but they say Lich is a powerful being that is brought back the dead, I don't know much about it, but it's use to be powerful wizard," he explains to him. Natsu widen his eyes, then furiously look at Nis, "Go back to your grave you b*stard!" he yells at him and slowly takes a deep breath to feel the fire in his lung, "Fire Dragon's Roar!" he breath out the fire vortex towards Nis by his magic circle appear in front of him. Aerith watch him in dismay, "Please don't it can absorb magic!"

"Oh yeah! Then do you ever seen Iron, Sky, Poison, Lightning, White, Ice, and Shadow Dragon Slayers!" he yelled at him in rage. Zack earn an sweat drop, "What on earth is pinkie talking about?" he ask his girlfriend, who smile with a laughter, "I don't know, but his pink hair really match," she respond. Natsu yelled at them in anger, "It's salmon, not pink!" he defend himself from his complex of his hair color. Hearing Nis about not paying attention to seal, Natsu felt his Etherious side to kicking in, he gave him a demonic glare, "Then you have have a Curse like other Etherious! I don't give a d*mn about you!" he shouts at him and recklessly rush towards him to prepare to punch his face. Aerith, who have study magic in young age after Zack and Cloud's four years experience, suddenly realize Lich weaknesses, she look at Zack, "Zack, you might want to catch me," she instruct him. Zack look at her empathy, yet he's stand close to her. Aerith raise her Wizard Staff up high as the light begin to glow, "Holy!" she cast her Holy magic to brighten up Onibus Town. Natsu notice this as he look stun, "What the?" he couldn't finish as the light engulf him.

Seeing this, this completely shock two couples. Natsu wonder what's going on, Aerith is spoken out, "That's impossible!" she cried out, "Lich should have be burned out by Holy," she said as she worn out. Zack caught her on time before she faints, "Aerith!" he call her out. Natsu sees this, then glare at Nis, "You are even worse then Avatar! Doing that perform of purification to slaughter people!"
Zack suddenly have digital mindwave as he remember Cissnei, he can hear her encourage him, "You can do it Zack" she said in his mind. He seems pump up after he threw his sword up in the air, "Yeah! I'm fired up!" he said energetic before he grab his sword, his strength have increase for short period of time. He run towards Nis, "Since you said magic is eating, how about this!" he strike him with a sword. Natsu drop his jaw.

Zack back away to rejoin Natsu after they hear a clang, they listen to Nis speaking to Natsu about himself and make a deal to bring Igneel back. This stun the Salamander, he remember Hikari talking about how dangerous Necromancy is, he wants to see Igneel, but knowing Igneel, he will yell at him for doing something foolish to bring dead back to life, yet he will beg Hikari to send him back to afterlife. Zack look at Natsu as he freaks out, "Don't listen to him! You know how Lich will do!" he against this. Natsu look down a bit, then look at Nis with a glare, like he made up his mind, "Fine, but first remove the magic circle, then I will talk with those two," he agree with his deal. This bewildered those two, thinking he's not serious. Natsu seems have something in his mind.

"D*mnit!" he thought as Natsu have a back up plan, "Then I won't ask them to leave, but yes I want to see Igneel. However, he won't forgive me if I made a deal with s**mbag Lich like you. He will probably beg one of my friend, who is spiritual, to send him back to afterlife," he states as he remember Igneel conversation before his "death" by Acnologia. He look at Nis with a glare, "All I already have is, I already have wife and daughter, so I decide to move on!" he yelled at him, causing the light appear between Natsu and Nis, the spirit appear to reveal the woman, Natsu and two couples suddenly remember about balance between life and death. A woman spoken with Natsu with a smile, "The faith of balance between life and death have reawaken, thank you Young Dragon for restore the balance and decide to move on. As I, Izanami-no-Mikoto, shall see the Priestess to awaken the new power to punish Talos and drag him to Yomi," she said as she reveal to be Izanami-no-Mikoto, Japanese Goddess of Creation and Death and Female Ruler of Yomi, who she was killed by Talos, but she knew there is one thing he's didn't kill them completely. She look at Nis before she use her power to drain magic circle, despite she is Ruler of Yomi, "Young Dragon, take those two and get out of here, you promise your child and wife you will return home. You must not make a deal with him," she order him. Natsu want to protest, but he decide not to as he grin, "It's good to have you back, Mitsuki will happy to see you again," he comment and look at Zack, "Let's get out of here!" he said out loud. Zack smile and place his standard sword back to his sheath, "Oh yeah!" he said very energetic as two men escape, Zack pick up worn out Aerith, then they head to the train, heading to Magnolia.
Izanami disappear to where Mitsuki is to give her a new power for her strongest faith, so she telepathic with Natsu and the rest to bless them, "May the blessing of balance between life and death be with you..."