After a night had passed, Acnologia woke up to find Irene clinging to him like an octopus. Perhaps feeling uncomfortable, she even shifted her body slightly.
He pulled Irene's arm away and sat up, planning to have breakfast and then head to the library to continue studying magic.
The former Acnologia had already reached the pinnacle and disdained learning other magics, but after the fusion, he had a different kind of obsession with magic.
This was understandable, after all; the transmigrated soul, Qi Letian, had lived in a world without any magic, where life was dull and monotonous. Suddenly arriving in a magical world, how could he not be curious?
He was very satisfied with his current situation—invincible and immortal.
He had thought his transmigration would be a "thirty years east, thirty years west" underdog story, but he hadn't expected to start at the top. This was much more comfortable than starting from scratch.
Suddenly, he noticed a scale on Irene's arm that was almost the same color as her skin. Surprise flashed in his eyes: "Has it already started to appear?"
He still remembered the plot of Irene's Dragonification. However, now that that scumbag was dead and with his protection, she would definitely not go down her original path.
As for Dragonification... he had long since researched a way to turn a dragonified person back into a human. If Zeref could research a method for dragonified humans, then he, with the strongest talent for Dragon Slaying Magic, certainly could.
His method of humanization was even more perfect than Zeref's!
Suddenly, his expression tightened, and his figure instantly appeared above the palace. A terrifying aura of death descended from the horizon, definitely not from a human or a dragon.
"This aura..."
"The Black Mage, Zeref!"
Full name: Zeref Dragneel
Because he studied life and death in an attempt to resurrect his younger brother, he was cursed by the Ankhseram God, wandering between life and death as an immortal being.
At present, Zeref had not obtained Fairy Heart, nor did he control the power of space-time; he simply didn't qualify for serious attention.
What Acnologia cared about was the so-called Ankhseram God.
In the Fairy Tail anime, the Ankhseram God never appeared from beginning to end, other than placing the curse on Zeref. However, since he could make Zeref immortal, there was a high probability he existed; it was just unknown if he would descend to the human world one day.
He had forgotten the timeline, but at this period, there was a high probability that Natsu was already learning Dragon Slaying Magic with the Fire Dragon King, Igneel.
Later, towards the end of the Human-Dragon War, Anna Heartfilia would lead five children—Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel, Rogue, and Sting—to the future where magic was abundant, four hundred years later, to find a way to defeat him.
"I'll know if I just go and see for myself."
Acnologia felt that blind guessing wouldn't reveal anything, so it was better to go find Natsu. Could that Fire Dragon King actually kill him?
"Roar!"
With a roar, the clouds dispersed as pitch-black wings unfurled behind him, and his entire being transformed into a black magic dragon.
He sensed the dragons' magic power; the hottest belonged to the Fire Dragon King.
"Found him!"
Acnologia flapped his wings, streaking across the sky like a meteor, and vanished in an instant... Time passed in a flash.
At this moment, in a forest, five giant dragons were gathered together, while five small children frolicked on the ground.
"Grandeeney, come play with me..."
A little blue-haired girl ran over, hugged the toe of a large white bird-like dragon, and looked up with a coaxing face.
Grandeeney lay listlessly on the ground, teasing the little girl with a single finger; with a flick, she could make the girl do two somersaults. "Why do I have to do this?"
She had found Igneel yesterday, and today she was assigned to babysit. Had she known, she would have been better off digging a hole and going to sleep.
"Acnologia is stronger than imagined. According to you, he fought twenty dragons alone, including two Dragon Kings. Such combat power is something even I cannot achieve."
"Therefore, we need to leave a contingency. Zeref left his younger brother Natsu, hoping I could teach him Dragon Slaying Magic, and then through the Celestial Spirit Mage Anna, open the Eclipse Gate to send them to the future to find a way to defeat Acnologia."
Leading them was the Fire Dragon King, Igneel. He was covered in lean muscle, with abdominal muscles harder than steel. His aura was thick and scorching, and he stood more than a head taller than the surrounding dragons. Just standing there made one feel he was terrifyingly strong.
He was the only dragon in Fairy Tail who could face Acnologia head-on; his strength surpassed the other Dragon Kings, making him the most powerfully depicted Dragon King in the entire anime.
"Does Zeref really believe Acnologia can wipe out the entire Dragon Race? Acnologia might be strong, but we dragons have tens of thousands!"
Shadow Dragon Skiadath could hardly believe such a powerful human existed. He looked down at Rogue, who wasn't even as big as one of his toes.
Could such a tiny human have such great potential?
"Acnologia has killed more dragons than you can imagine. According to what Zeref said, he is the Black Dragon of the Apocalypse, known as the Black Wings of the End, representing the end of an era."
"Dragon Slaying Magic has given humans the power to slay dragons. Over three thousand dragons have already died at human hands, and Acnologia alone has slaughtered at least two thousand. He has reached the pinnacle of Dragon Slaying Magic; his strength is unfathomable!"
Igneel's face was solemn. Although he didn't know where Zeref got the prophecy and death statistics, Acnologia's strength was beyond doubt.
However, he hadn't expected Acnologia to spare Grandeeney's life, and even to say that Good Dragons shouldn't oppose him, as he only slaughters Evil Dragons.
Being able to say such things, he didn't seem as vicious as the rumors suggested.
But one must still be on guard; some Dragon Slayer Mages go mad after bathing in dragon blood. Such immense power is difficult for the human will to master.
Although Acnologia is still rational for now, after he slaughters more dragons, he might very well become a madman controlled by power.
Fire Dragon King Igneel sighed. He looked down at the child wearing a white scarf, his face showing gentleness.
From the first moment he saw Natsu, he felt a strange sense of closeness, as if it were a fated connection.
Human children are actually quite cute... Suddenly, the sky darkened, and a terrifying magic power abruptly descended like the sky falling. Following it was a horrific gale that swept through, sending sand and stones flying, and uprooting trees.
Grandeeney's expression changed, and she quickly spread her wings to shield the five children from the pressure caused by the gale and magic power.
"Such powerful magic! Who is it?"
Fire Dragon King Igneel suddenly looked up toward the distance. That terrifying and ominous magic power could be felt as an unparalleled pressure even from thousands of miles away.
The other three dragons also looked up one after another. With such terrifying Dragon Might, could it be that a Dragon King had arrived?
Then, a pitch-black dragon arrived from the horizon, bearing mysterious patterns on its body and exuding a violent aura, as if its very presence was for destruction!