Why have Your Majesty's children never been loved? Light and darkness are inherently neither good nor evil. If there truly is justice, then it is only love.
If anyone could defeat His Majesty's child, August, it would only be his mother, Mavis.
"Just once, just once, how I long to be held in your arms..."
August, seeing his mother Mavis, tried to stop the Magic, but was struck by its backlash and vanished into the world. His last murmur, his last glance at his mother filled with longing and regret.
The last sentence. "Mom."
When Zorn witnessed this scene in his past life, his heart was clenched with pain. Who says men don't shed tears easily? That's just because they haven't reached the point of heartbreak yet. This time, let him make up for this regret.
However, there is still one crucial matter at hand: they need to be moved. The rest can be left to him!
"Acnologia is coming. Even without me, Zorn, because of the evil of the Grimoire Heart, that Black Dragon is still coming!"
"Zorn, don't die before I come looking for you!"
In an unnamed mountain range, Zeref's red pupils were fixed on the direction of Tenrou Island. According to his Magic Power, he had sensed a powerful creature heading towards Tenrou Island.
December 16, X784, Tenrou Island
"Sorry, Third Generation, there's no time to explain now. The Acnologia from the Book of Revelation is coming. Let's hurry and get everyone away!"
Mavis frowned, ignoring the tears of joy that flowed from the Third Generation Makarov.
She temporarily suppressed her longing for her child, for just now she and Zorn sensed the powerful creature rapidly approaching from afar— Black Dragon.
"What! The Acnologia from the Book of Revelation!"
Upon hearing this news, Makarov's expression changed drastically, and beads of sweat covered his entire face.
"It's it! How could it be here!" Gildarts, who had narrowly escaped death after encountering the Black Dragon, frowned deeply and gripped Cana's hand tightly.
The crowd, who were still puzzled, looked at Zorn, the Guild Master, Gildarts with questioning eyes.
Only Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy seemed to understand, their expressions changing to unusual excitement as they looked at Zorn with anxious expressions.
"It's a dragon! I knew it was a dragon! Dragons still exist in this world! I can see him and ask him where Igneel is!"
Natsu muttered something anxiously, his body involuntarily taking a few steps forward, only to find that a beam of light had risen beneath their feet, blocking them within a Light Circle.
"This is... Zorn, you... want to deal with it alone?!"
Guild Master Makarov looked at the familiar Magic fluctuations, then looked up at Zorn's resolute expression, and instantly understood what Zorn wanted to do.
"With your Magic, we can return to Town in an instant; there's no need to confront it!"
The Guild Master said in a deep voice.
Mavis was also shocked to see Zorn make such a decision.
"Guild Master, the appearance of Acnologia will not destroy everything; it will not let things rest. At that time, the entire Kingdom will not be spared."
"Only slaying the dragon can end all problems!"
Zorn's Magic Power surged, Magic was ready.
"Dragon slaying?"
Makarov was stunned when he heard the word, staring incredulously at Zorn, whose expression was cold and serious, and who was not joking.
Even Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy stared wide-eyed, mouths agape, somewhat bewildered as they looked at the murderous Zorn.
"Stop joking!!"
"Zorn, open this cover for me, don't make me do it myself! Count down to three."
"3...2...1"
A cold voice suddenly shouted, glaring angrily at Zorn, fists clenched, tone unusually icy, and as the countdown began, the aura around him grew increasingly heavy.
Seeing that Zorn remained unmoved, a black vortex condensed on his fist, and he stepped forward, punching the Light Curtain.
It didn't even cause the slightest ripple.
"You're always like this..."
Cana pressed her fist against the Light Curtain, her expression downcast, tears welling in her eyes as she looked at Zorn.
"You bastard..." Gildarts and Laxus were also extremely angry, and were just about to step forward to break through Zorn's Light Curtain together.
"It's here!" Zorn said in a deep voice, and with a change in his hand gestures, he successfully launched the attack.
"Roar~" The roar shook the entire space. Except for the people inside the protective shield, the forest where they were located disappeared in an instant. A huge black figure covered the sky and enveloped Tenrou Island.
The moment everyone disappeared from Tenrou Island, all they saw was the Black Dragon's swift claw strike after landing, and Zorn's soaring sword strike as he turned and swung it into the sky.
"Zorn, was this your original goal?"
"Did you start planning this from the very beginning...?"
At this moment, Mavis, being a phantom, had no ability to help Zorn. Standing atop the Tenrou Tree, she watched Zorn below as he fought the Black Dragon.
The same question arose in her mind. Back when Zorn became S-Class Mage, Zorn had awakened her once while he was on the island, and at that time she felt that Zorn seemed to be hiding something.
Now, facing the invasion of the Grimoire Heart, it seems to be preparing something, showing no intention of making a move, as if it's saving its Magic Power for someone.
Seeing Zorn now wielding immense Magic Power, she understood who Zorn was waiting for.
Mavis clenched her fists and placed them in front of her chest; all she could do was pray silently.
The entire sea area within a five-kilometer radius of Tenrou Island was now enveloped by a huge sphere of light, and the Light Elements in the sky seemed to be summoned, frantically surging into the sphere.
Zorn's body was immediately covered with armor formed by Armament Haki and golden light, Dragon Scales covered his entire body, and Dragon Force mixed with Holy Light Magic slowly formed a Light Sword in his hand, emitting Black-Gold light.
"You're still in dragon form, aren't you, Acnologia?"
"Do you now think my strength is too weak to warrant your full effort?"
"Heh heh heh, let me show you my full power!"
"It's been a while since I've used my full strength, alright, the battle officially begins!!"
Zorn looked at the Black Dragon, who was still arrogantly looking down from mid-air, and grinned, showing no fear of the enemy before him.
"Transform into a golden dragon, defeat the dark dragon, and destroy everything!"
"Dragon Slayer Magic - The Flash Dragon's Comet Strike"
He twirled the hilt of the sword with his right hand, and a crescent-shaped light of Black-Gold shone through it. As he swung the sword, a golden dragon revealed its true form in the sky and roared out as well.
"This power~"
"Third Generation, you really have raised a terrifying... Mage."
At that moment, the sky seemed to have been cleaved in two by a single stroke, splitting open completely.
"Roar~" The Black Dragon's right claw directly blocked Zorn's slash, and it raised its head to gather energy in its mouth, roaring out to meet the golden dragon's downward charge.
Rumble~
A violent explosion occurred in mid-air, and the aftershocks directly impacted everything on the island, causing the waves to surge to a height of over ten meters.
An angry roar echoed throughout the entire sea.
The Black Dragon raised its right claw and saw the tiny wound that had already caused it harm. It was furious that such an insignificant human could hurt it.
A dark shadowy figure also lashed out at Zorn with a whiplash.
To be continued~