Etherion was a technological product of the Magic Council, born from the assembly of the strongest magical technology. It was also the trump card that the Magic Council used to deter the entire continent of Ishgar. And yet, Kael was able to achieve such terrifying destructive power as a single person, which was simply too frightening.
"We need to get over there, quickly!"
Erza was a bit worried. Last time Kael had used this move, he had ended up sleeping for three days and nights straight. Soon, everyone arrived at the site of the explosion. They saw Kael sitting there, having returned to his original form.
"Kael! Are you alright?"
Erza hurried over to ask.
"I'm fine. My magic consumption was just a bit high."
Kael waved his hand. This single attack had directly consumed half of his magic, leaving his legs feeling a bit weak for a moment. As expected, no matter which world it was, one had to obey the law of conservation of energy. The more powerful the move he used, the higher the magic consumption.
"Everyone! If you don't mind, you can come to my guild to rest and recover. It isn't far from here."
At that moment, Wendy made a suggestion.
Erza said, "Yes, since we're here, we really should go say hello. Besides, everyone truly does need a place to rest and recover."
The members of the Allied Forces were all more or less injured now. It would be best to find a place to rest properly and bandage their wounds. Happy leaned in next to Carla and said, "The guild where Carla is? I want to go see it too!"
"Hmph!" Carla turned her head away, completely ignoring Happy.
Jura nodded. "That is fine. Since it's nearby, we shall trouble you."
Ichiya jumped out and struck a pose, saying, "It is indeed necessary to report to the Master of Cait Shelter."
Everyone agreed and walked toward Cait Shelter together. Originally, they had all been at odds, but after fighting side-by-side this time, their relationships had improved a lot. Just as Wendy had said, the place where they were was indeed not far from Cait Shelter. After a ten-minute walk, the group arrived at the guild.
Everyone had their wounds treated simply at Cait Shelter, and then they were gathered at the central square.
"Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Wendy and Carla. You have finally defeated the Oración Seis and stopped Nirvana. On behalf of the local guild alliance, I, Roubaul, offer my thanks to you. Thank you, thank you very much."
Hearing Master Roubaul's words, everyone felt a sense of honor, but also felt a little embarrassed.
"You're welcome, Master Roubaul!! The fierce battles with the Oración Seis continued, and although it was a hard fight, the bonds of our comrades guided us to victory!!"
Ichiya said with a face full of passion. Anyone who didn't know better would think he had defeated the Oración Seis all by himself.
"As expected of Ichiya!!"
The Blue Pegasus trio echoed him.
Lucy complained, "What did those guys even do? I didn't see them on Nirvana before!"
Gray said, "It seems they were defeated by the Oración Seis, and Wendy saved them."
Lyon said to Jura with some shame, "I'm sorry, Jura. I've brought shame to Lamia Scale."
He had originally planned to deal with Midnight, but he hadn't expected Midnight's strength to be so great. No matter what kind of magic he and Gray used, they couldn't cause any damage to the opponent. Instead, the enemy had finished him off with a single move.
Jura patted Lyon on the shoulder. "It's not your fault. The opponent's strength was indeed too great. I also fell for their tricks. The most important thing is that everyone is safe now."
Sherry said with a smile, "It's finally over."
"Next should be the victory banquet, right?!"
Natsu shouted with an expectant look on his face.
"Aye!"
When the Blue Pegasus members heard "victory banquet," they all started dancing happily too. The others followed Ichiya and began to jump and dance as well. Ichiya shouted to the people of Cait Shelter, "Alright, everyone from Cait Shelter, join us!"
"..."
The response, however, was a silence. After a moment, Master Roubaul spoke up. "Everyone, please listen carefully to what I am about to say. The person who created 'Nirvana' was actually me."
"What?!"
Everyone was a bit stunned upon hearing this news.
"Four hundred years ago, in order to stop the wars spreading across the world, I created the magic of reversing good and evil, Nirvana.
Nirvana served as a symbol of peace for our country and started a new era. However, great power must inevitably produce an opposite force.
Nirvana became entangled by that portion of 'darkness' that had been changed from dark to light. Because balance must be maintained, human personality cannot be changed to the side of light without limits.
Darkness produces light, and light must also give birth to darkness.
The darkness lost by people entangled our Nirvit tribe. It was hell. We killed each other and ultimately perished. Only I survived.
No, saying it that way now is a bit incorrect. My physical body perished in the distant past. Currently, I am an existence similar to a Thought Projection.
In order to atone for this sin, and to wait on behalf of the powerless spirits for someone who could destroy Nirvana to appear, I have... watched over it for four hundred years.
Now, my mission is finally complete."
"..."
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this. Kael was the same. When he had watched this in the anime, he had only felt a bit of sadness, but now that he was personally experiencing it, the feeling was different.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
At that moment, many people from Cait Shelter began to disappear one after another. Wendy shouted in panic, "Magna! Bevel!! This is... everyone... no!! Don't disappear!!"
A glow also began to emanate from Roubaul's body. "I'm sorry for keeping it from you all this time, Wendy, all the members of the guild are actually illusions created by me."
"What did you say?!"
Natsu was startled. These people were actually all fake.
"Illusions with their own personalities? What incredible magic power!!"
Even Jura, who had the strongest magic power, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"In order to guard Nirvana, I lived alone in this abandoned village. Seven years ago, a young boy came to the place where I lived. He begged me to help take care of Wendy for a while, and I agreed. Wendy said she wanted a guild, so I created the illusions of these companions."
Wendy covered her ears and cried out, "I don't want to hear this! Don't let Vasco and Naoki disappear!!"
Those two were friends she had played with since she was a child.
"Wendy, Carla, you don't need illusory companions. Don't you have real friends now? Your future has only just begun."
As Master Roubaul spoke, his figure also began to vanish. With that, the square that had just been full of people suddenly became empty.
"Master—!!"
Wendy lunged forward, but her hands met only thin air.
"Everyone, thank you very much. I leave Wendy and Carla in your care."
"Master—!!"
Wendy wailed loudly.
"..."
Everyone remained silent. A guild that had been lively just a moment ago had suddenly turned into a single person. No matter who this happened to, it would be impossible to accept, let alone the fact that Wendy was still just a child. Kael came to Wendy's side and placed his palm on her small head.
"Kael... Master... everyone... waaaaah!!"
"If you're sad, then cry as much as you want. But just as Master Roubaul said, your future has only just begun. Join Fairy Tail. There, you will meet many more new friends."
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