Natsu Meets Himitsugami

This is the first conversation between Natsu and her inner Moon Plague self, which she would come to name "Himitsugami".


“Do you fear me, White One?” “Honestly? Yes, I do.” “Honesty? Since when were you honest with people you just met?” “I don’t normally take into habits of lying to myself.” “To yourself? So you fear me even if I am you?” “Of course. What sane person doesn’t fear the darkness within all men?”
“So, to you, I am your darkness. Though, I share your wants; your-” Natsu’s eyes shift to Hobbs. “-desires.”
Natsu breathes, recollecting herself.
“D-Do you have any memories?” “We share our memories.” “So, nothing of you? By yourself?”
The other pauses.
“Do you have a name?” “I am you.” “But it’ll get confusing to call you Natsu, too.”
The other grows silent. Natsu releases a quivering breath.
“Okay. That’s okay. Uhm. Yo-You said you have my wants. Wh-Which ones?” “I wish to punish those who have scorned us.”
Natsu touches her covered neck.
“I wish to watch them burn; to watch them grovel for my forgiveness as I take my place among the gods, and become the most powerful of them all. I’ll take away everything as they took it from me!”
Natsu’s heart was racing
“B-But we have so much now! We have friends that care about us. We have a home worth being in! We have real love! We have a real future!” “YOU have!”, The voice corrected. “You are me!”
The other stopped. Natsu fell silent and recollected her breath. There was a pang of sorrow; almost guilty.
“You have a name for me? “Yes.”
There was a thoughtful pause.
“I like it.”