Sudden upheaval

Roar!!

With a high-pitched dragon roar, a cherry-colored fire dragon wreathed in flames poked its head out from behind the throne, excitedly spewing out raging flames.

Beneath the boy's feet, a hellhound crackling with golden Electric Light let out a wild bark, its expression ferocious, as if it wanted to devour someone.

On one side of the throne, a scantily clad, alluring demon girl sat astride the armrest of the throne like a water snake, emitting seductive, languid moans as she stretched her hips, exuding irresistible charm.

On the other side, a sea of blood stretched to the horizon, the crimson blood dancing in the air like silk, where a headless female knight clad in black armor stood holding a sword, exuding a chilling aura of killing intent.

Behind them, a multitude of monsters stood in formation, including an ice giant wearing only underwear, a nine-headed serpent spewing poisonous mist, a colossal old goblin carrying a barrel of wine, and a red-haired gorilla with a lecherous face.

All sorts of terrifying creatures grotesquely roared and howled, an overwhelming malice emanating from them. Surrounded in the center, Gemini couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, feeling as if he were in a demon city, facing a true Demon King.

However, it was just an illusion! Yes, Gemini knew it was just an illusion! So, she felt she could...

Just then, the young man sitting on the throne slowly opened his eyes. His dark blue eyes flashed with a faint cold light. In an instant, an endless pressure descended as if it were a physical force, sweeping across Gemini's body like a sharp blade.

Gemini suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. She was a Celestial Spirit and shouldn't have the ability to cough up blood, but at this moment she was coughing up blood, her knees went weak, and she collapsed to the ground uncontrollably.

"How dare you trespass into my castle! You've courted death! May you become a ghost in endless purgatory, enduring eternal torment!"

The gray-haired boy looked at Gemini indifferently and uttered a string of ridiculously over-the-top, chuunibyou-esque words in a flat tone.

At his command, a barrage of attacks—fire, lightning, blades, demons, ice, and poison—rained down, instantly engulfing Gemini.

In that instant, Gemini felt as if he had tasted all the pain in the world, as if he were truly in purgatory, a living hell worse than death.

How could this be? This must be a hallucination!

This pain... were these attacks real? Is Cana's Memory wrong?

Cana should have suffered the same damage!

Thinking of this, Gemini strained her eyes to glance at Cana, then felt even more desperate. Cana was also under hellish attack, but she seemed completely unaffected, instead covering her face with her hands as if she had seen something shameful.

Cana also saw the despair in Gemini's eyes and couldn't help but purse her lips. How could Eleven's illusion magic possibly harm her own people? What was she thinking?

The key to breaking the illusion lies in understanding and trust. As long as you believe that the purgatory around you cannot harm you, you will be fine. This is not something that can be easily done by simply stealing Memories.

By chance, Cana discovered that she could seal Eleven's illusions into her own cards, and with Eleven's active cooperation, this card was created.

The Demon King's Terrifying Castle!

Initially, Cana refused because the card was just too embarrassing, an absolute chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur). However, Eleven was very proud of his work and refused to change his style, so she had no choice but to accept it.

This was also the first time Cana had used this card, and it was indeed quite embarrassing.

However, as shameful as it may be, it is undeniably powerful. This card can be considered the pinnacle of Eleven's illusion magic, and even players of Laxus's caliber would be affected by it.

Since Eleven developed the art of Real Illusion, the level of illusion magic has become increasingly sophisticated and realistic.

However, illusions are not very useful against powerful enemies, and they are useless against weak enemies. Internally, everyone in the guild knows him very well, so illusions are almost useless.

This resulted in Eleven rarely using advanced illusion magic, but it was with Cana that Eleven's illusion magic truly shone.

"Ahhh Bilibili"

Amidst Gemini's agonizing screams, the two castles slowly dissipated. Gemini, who had transformed into Cana, could no longer maintain the transformation and reverted to her two little blue doll forms. She fainted and gradually disappeared back into the Celestial Spirit World.

The battle between Cana and Gemini was over, but everyone was still in shock and unable to extricate themselves. Even the proud Angel was gaping, still unable to recover from Gemini's defeat.

Before, I didn't know how Gemini lost; now, I don't understand how Gemini lost at all.

Outsiders could not comprehend the horrors Gemini experienced in the castle; they could only see the two of them summon two castles, followed by a flurry of magic, and then Gemini collapsing and disappearing.

"Damn it, what a useless piece of trash!" Angel cursed viciously, while also blaming herself for her carelessness.

At the same time, Cana was also staring at Angel. Actually, she had intended to unleash her castle attack on Angel, but unfortunately, Angel was standing too far away, and with Gemini blocking her way, she couldn't break through. So she had to settle for a different approach.

"Cana, are you alright?" Loke finally calmed down and asked worriedly, looking at Cana who was covered in sweat.

"This isn't good. My magic is running low. Cheer up! The enemy isn't defeated yet. We might have to rely on you next." Cana glanced at Loke and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, leave it to me." Loke nodded heavily, then looked at Aries had returned to stand before them.

"Sorry, Aries, I'm a Fairy Tail mage now, so it might hurt a little, but I'll finish this battle quickly!"

Loke's eyes behind his sunglasses became exceptionally calm as he slowly twisted the magic ring on his hand, releasing a verdant magic circle.

However, Loke did not see that behind Aries, Angel quietly opened the door of the Caelum and summoned the Celestial Spirit Caelum, who resembled a turret.

The cannon's laser flashed, aiming at Loke and Aries who were standing together.

Cana, who was standing nearby, saw everything. At first, she didn't understand what Angel was going to do, but when the thick magical ray shot out, she suddenly realized what was going on and was shocked.

"Loke, get out of the way!!"

Without time to think, Cana instinctively lunged forward, pushing Loke aside. The next moment, a thick green laser beam pierced through Aries's body, then grazed Cana's slender waist, leaving a gaping wound the size of a bowl, from which blood spurted.