Destruction Begins

She turned her face away, feigning toughness, and said, "Hmph! I knew that guy would definitely tell you about us!"

Chiba then said, "Then... how about coming to Fairy Tail with us? I remember you asked me about the guild in the illusion."

"That's to distract you!" Ailiya said fiercely.

"You're really stubborn..." Chiba shook his head and smiled, forming a magic circle with his palm to heal her and Mira's injuries.

The Shadow Clone quickly knocked all the guards to the ground, leaving only the village chief standing.

"Do you want to... continue?" Chiba looked at him and asked in a deep voice.

"You... you..." The village chief was so angry he couldn't speak.

Afterwards, Chiba took Mira and Ailiya and left.

Are you all alright?!

In the forest, they encountered Laxus and Erza. Erza was slightly disheveled, a result of her battle with the doll Weir.

The two approached Ailiya, who was in a wheelchair. Laxus asked calmly, "Is this the demon?"

"You're the devil! Your whole family are devils!" Ailiya raised her head and shouted.

Laxus was momentarily speechless, unsure how to refute her.

Chiba then approached her and said in a deep voice, "We know pretty much everything about you and your sister. How about joining Fairy Tail?"

"Since you know everything, you should also know that as long as this woman lives, my sister can't survive!" Ailiya glared at Mira and said viciously, "Joining your guild is like throwing yourself to the wolves?"

Mira looked completely innocent. "Actually, I still don't quite understand what she's trying to say. I've never even met her sister, so Take Over anything is utter nonsense, okay?"

"I know you know everything! That man said you're someone who can glimpse fate, so you don't need to pretend you don't know anything," Ailiya said, looking directly into Chiba's eyes.

Chiba remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "I do know."

"The Demon God Halphas is a Demon Soul that Mira will Take Over in the future; it is an extremely powerful Demon Soul."

Mira paused, opened her mouth as if to ask something, but had no idea what to ask.

She had so many questions to ask, such as his past, where he came from, and how he knew these things.

But she was also vaguely afraid of something—afraid that he would disappear after she asked, afraid that he wouldn't care about anything after she knew everything...

"But can't fate really be changed? If it's just about conforming to so-called fate, then what are we living for? Or rather, what is the meaning of our lives?" Chiba looked directly into the girl's eyes and said.

"Who hasn't resisted? But did it even work?" Ailiya gave a mocking smile.

Then, she smiled faintly, "But I still have to thank you for treating me, however, our future is still up to us. And I've made up my mind to destroy this village."

As the words fell, her body, along with her wheelchair, began to shatter and finally disappeared completely.

"Did she use Genjutsu to escape so early?" Chiba frowned. Ailiya's Genjutsu was indeed very strong. If he didn't focus all his attention on her, he wouldn't be able to detect that she had used Genjutsu. But he couldn't keep his attention on her all the time.

"Go back to the village," he said in a deep voice.

"That damned Mirajane! I never expected her to be so strong!"

Back in the cave where she usually lived, Ailiya was furious.

"Ailiya... you... are back..."

"Welcome... home... my dear... sister..."

"Thank you for your hard work, Ailiya..."

The stammering voices rose and fell within the cave, while at the same time, light illuminated the entire cave.

Inside the cave were countless "Weir," all of them turning their gazes toward Ailiya at the entrance, forcing a smile onto their stiff faces.

Ailiya flapped her wings and flew inside. She avoided all of "Weir's" embraces, flew to her large bed, and lay down.

The "Weir" swarmed around her, but she waved her hand dismissively, utterly annoyed. "Get out of my way!"

The dolls paused for a moment, then obediently went about their own business.

The dolls always did whatever she said.

Perhaps in Chiba's eyes, Ailiya was a complete psychopath. Most normal people would think so... creating so many dolls of older sisters, what else could it be but psychopathism?

But ever since she and her sister parted ways, the two have basically never seen each other, and even when they do meet, they almost never say a word to each other.

They clearly live near this village.

Ailiya scratched her head, utterly unable to comprehend her sister's theories—letting go of hatred, facing the future, walking the path of righteousness—it was all bullshit! Those people in the village had not only driven her mother to her death, but also driven them out of the village to fend for themselves, and even broken her leg. How could she possibly let go of that?

Kill them! We must... kill them!

She abruptly stood up, a cold glint in her eyes, as if she had made a decision. She hissed, "Everyone, get down the mountain and destroy this village!"

"Boom!!"

A deafening roar echoed at the village entrance, and the village lights gradually came on.

The guards arrived at the village gate, only to find that the once tall and majestic gate had been blown up, leaving a huge crater filled with dust.

All the surrounding lights came on, Dispel the darkness and clearing away the dust.

At the entrance, there were about a dozen blue-haired girls of various shapes and sizes. All the girls had the same face, which was expressionless. But they were all different in appearance; some had blue scales on their faces, some had a single sky-blue tail, and some had claws covered with scales.

The guards felt a chill run down their spines; this was the first time they had encountered such a bizarre situation, so bizarre it was terrifying.

All the girls rushed forward, their hands forming magic circles. Dozens of torrents of magic erupted, raging through the village. Countless buildings collapsed, lights flickered, and Kakkō replaced lamplight, illuminating the village once more.

Stop them!

"Charge! We can't let these demons run rampant in the village!"

The guards rushed forward and engaged the puppet Weir in battle. It was more of a one-sided rout than a true fight. The puppet Weir were far too powerful; even a dozen guards together couldn't defeat a single puppet Weir. It wasn't a battle at all, but a complete annihilation.

Meanwhile, Ailiya arrived at a very old-fashioned mansion.

This is the village shrine, the residence of the shrine maiden, and a place for worshipping the gods.