Take Over! Demon God Halphas

Mira paused, waiting for her to continue.

"That man said there was a way to break free from fate, that he was searching for it and had even made some progress. He told me because he wanted to see if I possessed the power to do so. Haha, he probably disappointed me. Once I realized that fate truly exists, I gave up resisting. I thought to myself... well, I'm going to die sooner or later anyway. I might as well enjoy life more."

"I... actually planned everything long ago. I was prepared to destroy this village, to destroy the Demon Sword Crimson Sakura, and to kill this old hag. I just didn't expect you to arrive so soon, and I certainly didn't expect that Ailiya would find you first."

"I know Ailiya has always wanted us to join forces to destroy this village, but... I'll do it alone. I stopped her only so that her hands wouldn't be stained with blood, so that she could live with dignity, as a human being, not a demon."

Mira listened quietly to Weir's story, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart, filling her with a sense of oppression.

She understood what Weir was saying. She had no future of her own, so of course she wanted her sister to have a bright future, even if it meant becoming anything herself.

This is family.

Weir slowly clenched his fist, his eyes bloodshot. "But that idiot Ailiya dared to secretly attack this village. I clearly told her the old witch was still alive, but she wouldn't believe me, thinking it was just an excuse I gave her. Yet she insisted on attacking the village... That idiot, does that kind of magic really work? Even with a different body, I still... I simply can't survive..."

She suddenly let go of his hand and actually smiled.

"In that case, it seems that surrendering to fate isn't so terrible after all..."

"I'm sorry, Mirajane, this might cause you a lot of trouble, but..."

"Thank you for saving me before I died, giving me another chance... to kill this old bastard with my own hands!!"

Weir's body transformed into light and then attached itself to Mira's body. Mira's eyes suddenly turned crimson, and sky-blue scales began to emerge from her body, followed by wings, a tail...

At this moment, Laxus had already defeated Aria, and everyone noticed the unusual activity here.

Mira flapped her wings and took to the air. Under the moonlight, her sky-blue scales reflected a cold light. Her long, white, wavy hair cascaded down her back and fluttered in the wind.

Everyone seemed to stop breathing at that moment, and together they looked up at this beautiful yet ferocious monster.

"Quickly! Everyone, charge forward and use your numerical advantage to take him down!"

"Fix it! Fix it!"

"Where are you all? Get to the top!"

The huge courtyard was in complete chaos. People were being sent flying backwards, and then many more were being thrown into their place.

A black figure darted through the crowd, wielding a long sword that sprayed blood with every strike.

The blade pierced one man's chest. Chiba drew a Shuriken and threw it at the person closest to him.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone!"

With hands forming a hand seal, one Shuriken instantly multiplied into dozens of Shuriken, continuously slicing into people's bodies.

But there were just too many people, an endless number.

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"

He clasped his hands together abruptly, and countless trees and vines sprouted from beneath his feet. In the blink of an eye, he was surrounded by trees, as if a primeval forest had fallen from the sky.

Trees kept piercing through people's bodies, one after another. People tried to attack the attacking trees with magic, but the trees grew faster and faster, and even if they were cut down, more trees would keep rushing up.

The stalemate was finally broken, and to everyone's astonishment, a single person had suppressed a magic army of nearly a thousand.

"Let's stop here..."

The gentle voice of the young man reached everyone's ears, and everyone was stunned for a moment, as if time had stopped. Chiba frowned and stopped attacking.

The fierce battle that had just been raging suddenly stopped, and the surroundings became eerily quiet.

Suddenly, the shadows of the people slowly converged, forming a huge black shadow. The handsome young man stepped gracefully and calmly out of the shadow, and as his body was fully revealed, all the shadows returned to their feet.

Chiba narrowed his eyes; he had never seen such magic before. But... magic that could manipulate shadows... could it be... shadow magic?

As if sensing Chiba's confusion, Bolunte smiled faintly, "My magic doesn't manipulate shadows, it simply manipulates darkness. Anything [black] can become my power."

"After all, I'm the mage closest to Zeref..."

His tone was indifferent, but it carried an undeniable arrogance.

Chiba said calmly, "I don't care if you're Zeref or Mavis. Seele? You even had your own guards know you captured her, wasn't it all to lure me here? Now that I'm here, where is she?"

"Smack!"

Bolunte snapped his fingers, a broad smile spreading across his face, "He's definitely a smart guy."

At the same time, a black magic circle formed at his fingertips, and dark magic power spread out like mist, then dissipated, revealing a scene before him.

The scene depicts a rather luxurious room where Seele lies on a large bed, fully clothed, fast asleep.

"You didn't do anything to her, did you?" Chiba asked, squinting.

"Of course not!" Bolunte snapped his fingers again, the image disappeared, and he laughed, "Although my initial target was her, something unexpected happened later, and now my target is you."

"I never knew you had such a hobby? It's disgusting."

"No, no, no, for me right now, your body is more important than any other girl's body." Bolunte gave a dangerous smile.

Chiba frowned. He had just said that casually, almost as a joke. But he hadn't expected the other man to give him such a response, making him really think that this man in his thirties was bisexual.

But the look in his eyes when he looked at Bolunte wasn't just naked possessiveness; it was something extremely strange.

"The secrets of your body are truly fascinating..." Bolunte said.

Chiba was shocked. Now he understood. Bolunte, like the Shadow Skulls, had designs on him... no, on the Ten-Tails within him!

It's not surprising, after all, they were former partners, and... a group of people who worked together to drive Tianna to her death... sharing such a secret doesn't seem particularly difficult to understand.

At this moment, Bolunte seemed to be sighing as he spoke.

"Magic is truly a wondrous thing, especially this kind of magic. It was such a waste that it remained hidden in that little village, so I brought it here. Only this kind of magic can achieve this..."

"Soul Swap!"