Going Alone to the Meeting

A massive bolt of lightning hurtled toward Aria at breakneck speed, shattering the earth and blasting rocks in its path. The land it passed through was as if it had been blown apart by a bomb, with earth and rocks flying everywhere.

"Airspace Absolute!"

Aria raised his hand, and the wind surged outwards from him in a destructive manner. But when it reached the raging lightning, it only paused for a moment before its defenses were immediately breached.

"Death Zone • Zero!"

With her arms outstretched, magic spread around her. Aria used almost all of her magic power to resist the Lightning Dragon's Roar.

But this strongest magic he possessed was indeed extraordinary. The space where the lightning was located distorted for a moment, and then the space where the Lightning Dragon's Roar gradually disappeared, along with the rampaging lightning, which vanished without a trace in no time.

Just as Aria breathed a sigh of relief, the elemental Laxus appeared in front of him without him noticing. The latter instantly materialized and sent Aria flying into the sky with an uppercut wrapped in lightning, before rushing up to him.

"You think you can block my airspace?!"

In the sky, Aria roared, unleashing a torrent of magic from her hands. A violent wind descended from the heavens, raging across Laxus's body.

Wounds gradually appeared on his body, and blood oozed out. But Laxus ignored them, and lightning erupted from beneath his feet, propelling his body upwards.

At the same time, lightning surged wildly in his hands, gradually forming the shape of a golden halberd, which he then hurled out.

"Lightning Dragon's Halberd!"

The lightning halberd pierced through all the wind and even the airspace, striking Aria in the sky with incredible speed. The lightning exploded in the sky, creating a huge shockwave!

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

Laxus landed heavily on the ground, panting heavily. A moment later, Aria also landed, crashing into the rubble.

Silence fell over the surroundings; they were all stunned by Laxus.

Are there really such big differences between two S-Class Mages?

One man against two!

Could this be a mage from Fairy Tail?

"Lost Magic, Dragon Slayer Magic, elevating oneself to the level of a dragon to fight against dragons... Heh, I didn't expect such magic to still exist in the world. It seems I've been out of the world for many years and am quite ignorant..." The old witch looked at Laxus, who was breathing heavily, and chuckled softly.

"But even for Dragon Slayer, defeating two S-Class Mages single-handedly is probably your limit, isn't it?" the old priestess said calmly.

Laxus didn't answer, but secretly began to recover his magic. His intuition told him that the young woman before him was extremely threatening. So threatening that... even he, in his prime, might not be a match for her.

I'm afraid only if Chiba comes will we have a fighting chance.

Bolunte Estate.

"Hehe! Have you heard? The lord brought back another young girl this time!" The guard on the left by the gate said excitedly.

The guard on the right scoffed, "When has the lord ever returned without bringing back a girl? Is this your first day working here?"

"But the one our lord brought back this time is different from the others! She's incredibly beautiful!" The guard on the left chuckled lewdly. "Speaking of which, our lord really knows how to enjoy life. He brings back a young lady every few days, and each one is a gem, but this one is an absolute stunner!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down, don't let anyone else hear! Lord Suomeier is very sensitive about these things!"

The two then changed the subject.

"Da... da... da..."

Light footsteps approached from afar, catching their attention.

The footsteps were very light, yet eerily clear, reaching their ears. They shuddered and looked toward the main road.

On the wide avenue, a figure in black robes walked step by step toward them, and the sound of footsteps came from him.

The figure in black robes was clearly quite a distance away, yet in the blink of an eye, he appeared before them. A deep voice came from beneath the black robes, sounding like that of a young boy.

"Is this Bolunte's manor?"

The guard on the left said, "You... who are you? How dare you... address my master by his name?"

He originally intended to reprimand the man in black, but once the words left his mouth, his voice involuntarily lowered, and he even stammered and trembled.

This is fear stemming from instinct.

The man in black robes lifted his hood and said calmly, "Open the door and let me in."

The two men were stunned to see that he was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, then felt ashamed of their earlier fear. Their courage grew, and one of them even shouted, "Knowing this is Commander Bolunte's residence, how dare you be so rude? You..."

However, before he could finish speaking, his eyelids rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.

"What did you do to him?!" The fear surged back, and the other person instinctively raised his spear and thrust it at Chiba.

The latter grabbed the gun barrel with one hand, and the high-temperature lava slowly covered his arm, melting the gun barrel.

"Lava Release, Blazing Fire Flowing Rock!"

Lava erupted from the arm, transforming into a thick arm that gripped the large iron gate.

"Warning! Warning! Enemy intrusion! Warning! Warning!"

In an instant, a mechanical female voice resounded throughout the entire manor. The lights in all the buildings turned on one by one.

With a mocking smile, Chiba manipulated the magma arm to uproot the door, then melted it into molten iron that flowed onto the marble floor.

The guard was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, but he quickly recovered and dragged his companion away as they fled.

Chiba removed the lava from his body and walked step by step into the manor, his loud voice echoing throughout the estate.

"Bolunte, get out here!!"

Ten minutes earlier.

"Ailiya! Hey! Ailiya, wake up!" Mira shouted, holding Ailiya, whose body was covered in charred soot.

"It's no use, Ailiya is already... dead..."

On the ground to one side, Weir, who could no longer bear to look, spoke softly.

Mira looked at her, the sister Ailiya had mentioned. Mira didn't know how she had survived; it was a miracle she had survived such a severe burn.

"Mirajane, do you believe in fate?" Weir looked up at the night sky and said softly.

Mira was taken aback. She had heard the word "fate" from Ailiya before, but when Ailiya spoke of it, she heard anger and resentment. But from the mouth of this girl, she heard indifference... and relief.

"A man told me that when I met a girl Mirajane Strauss, I would die at her hands and become the Demon Soul she Take Over. At first, I didn't want to believe it, but as he confirmed what he said, my disbelief was just a joke."