The next day, early in the morning, Zorn led his group toward the Moon Temple.
Natsu and Gray argued constantly along the way, one saying it was impossible to destroy the moon, and the other saying it was impossible to destroy the moon.
"Hey, you two have been arguing the whole way. It's obviously not about the moon," Cana said, turning to the two of them.
"Yeah, I think so too. Our moon is fine normally, but Galuna Island is cursed. Could it be related to something on that island?" Lucy chimed in with her opinion.
"Hey~ I want to ask you now, where are we going, Zorn?" Happy flew from Natsu's shoulder to Zorn's shoulder and asked.
"Zorn, have you made any progress?" Lucy asked, looking at Zorn who was walking away without saying a word. In the past, Zorn would definitely have spoken up to stop Nazgre and the other person.
"We're heading to the Moon Temple on this island, the place where this whole affair originated," Zorn replied calmly, ignoring the crowd's questions as he continued, "From the village chief's account, we can glean several key pieces of information about this matter."
"The first issue is the timing. The village chief said that this has never happened before; it only started a few years ago."
"The second one is Moonlight, which also started turning purple a few years ago."
"The third reason is to consider why the moonlight turned purple on this island. There must be something on this island, or someone tampered with it."
After listening to what Zorn said, everyone fell into thought. Natsu and Gray stopped arguing about whether or not the moon could be destroyed. Instead, they nodded involuntarily as if they understood.
"What does that have to do with us going to the Temple?"
"Because only the Temple in that location is the most likely to be tampered with, or the easiest place to hide something."
"Haha, we'll find out when we get there."
This wasn't because Zorn knew the plot and just said it directly. Because at the moment the purple moonlight appeared, he actually sensed the Magic Power of several conspirators and the frozen demon from the location of the Temple using his Observation Haki.
After some time, the group arrived at the Moon Temple, but its dilapidated state left them somewhat bewildered as to why such a magnificent Temple was in such a state.
"It doesn't seem like anything can be hidden here, it just looks a bit eerie," Lucy said, looking at the wall covered in symbols and the moon mark in front of her.
"Yes, there's nothing there," Cana chimed in.
Natsu was very curious, running around and touching everything, and Happy did the same, joining in Natsu's antics.
"Hey, Natsu, watch your step!" Gray couldn't stand it anymore and reminded him.
"Actually, it's right under our feet. Watch out, Gray, Lucy." After Zorn finished speaking, he waited for the others to get ready, then grabbed Cana and stomped on the ground. The entire floor shattered with the force of the impact.
"Huh?" Lucy was surprised, but fortunately Zorn reminded her and she was prepared. Gray also tensed up instantly, and the group arrived safely at the bottom of the cave without any damage.
Natsu, who was still running around aimlessly, accidentally fell headfirst to the ground, and Gray had to pull him out by his legs.
After Natsu got up, he acted as if nothing had happened, and excitedly ran ahead as before, spotted a cave, and rushed inside.
The further you go in, the lower the temperature gets, and you can see the cold air turning into mist and drifting on the ground.
At a corner, Natsu suddenly stopped in his tracks, ceasing his antics. Gray and Lucy, following behind, asked in confusion, "Natsu, what's wrong?"
However, when Gray, Lucy, and Cana looked at the figure in front of them, they had the same reaction and froze on the spot.
"What's this?"
A demon, frozen solid by a giant block of ice, appeared before the group.
Gray reacted even more violently, his lips trembling and his pupils shrinking. "This is impossible, impossible," he murmured, his fists clenching, an uncontrollable rage burning in his chest, but the Magic Power reacting only made the surroundings colder.
"Deliora! He absolutely cannot be here! Who is he?!" Gray rushed to the ice block in an instant, staring in shock at the impossible, yet it had actually happened.
"Gray, what's wrong? Do you know it?"
He was clearly sealed in the north by his master, Ur, so why is he here?
Lost in his memories, Gray didn't respond to Lucy and Natsu's questions. Zorn looked at Gray, who was trembling, his face full of fear, and his fists clenched in anger. Gray breathed a sigh of relief and then explained to everyone.
"Deliora is a demon representing calamity, possessing an immortal body. He wreaked havoc in the northern region and was sealed away by Ur, a Mage of enough strength to be ranked among the Ten Wizard Saints, who sacrificed his own life. This Uru was likely the one who gave the Magic to Gray's master."
When Natsu and the others heard this, they looked at Gray with pity, but they didn't know that in Gray's heart, he was the one who killed Ur.
"It seems some people want to resurrect Deliora," Zorn said, instantly bringing Gray, who was still lost in his own world, back to reality.
"Damn it, I will not allow it! Even if it costs me my life, I will never let this demon appear in this world again. I will end this once more."
Gray stood with his back to Zorn and the others, his eyes fixed on Deliora. Although his eyes were filled with tears, his unwavering gaze revealed his determination.
"Don't worry, Gray, haha, were you crying?"
"With us here, we won't let you risk your life to stop us. You still have us as your partners!"
Zorn, Natsu, Cana, Lucy, Happy put their hands on Gray's shoulders. Natsu continued to tease Gray as usual, hoping to ease Gray mood, but Gray seemed to be sensing something and ignored Natsu.
"Have you forgotten something, Gray? I'm still here. You should know my strength!"
Zorn's words gave Natsu and the others confidence. Before Gray could react, Zorn continued speaking towards the top of the cave entrance, "Isn't that right, the so-called Zero Emperor!"
After saying that Zorn instantly transformed his Magic Power into a Light Sword and launched it upwards. A white-haired person wearing a mask instantly raised an ice wall to block the attack.
He jumped down
"As expected of one of the Ten Wizard Saints, I dare not relax in the slightest. I came with you as soon as I heard the report from my subordinates."