Ul and Deliora

"Damn it, I can't just stand by and watch Ul and Gray go subdue Deliora. I absolutely can't miss this chance!"

"I've already learned that incredibly powerful magic. Even if something goes wrong, I'll definitely be able to help Ul!"

Pacing back and forth where he stood, Lyon, with his short white hair, made up his mind.

Lyon hesitated no longer and ran toward the town where Deliora was...

On the snow-covered streets...

Lyon had not gone far when he heard a rhythmic set of footsteps behind him.

"Is someone else heading ahead?"

"No, I have to stop them!"

Thinking this, Lyon immediately turned around and shouted into the falling snow behind him, "Whoever's ahead, don't go any farther! It's dangerous up there! There's a demon on the move!"

"A demon? So that feeling really was Deliora?"

Yet the footsteps did not slow because of Lyon's warning. Instead, they grew louder and louder. At the same time, Lyon gradually made out what was running across the snow with creaking steps...

It was a gigantic beast nearly five meters tall! When it spotted Lyon, it slowed down, then gradually came to a stop before him...

Feeling the terrifying, abnormal pressure radiating from the beast, Lyon's heart jolted. Once he clearly saw what it looked like, he collapsed onto the ground in fear.

A massive bear was staring fixedly at him.

"M-Monster..."

Lyon said fearfully as he looked at the bear.

"Not a monster..."

"I'm a mage of Fairy Tail!"

Just as Lyon trembled in terror at the sight of the giant bear, a handsome, delicate face appeared above its head.

"A mage?!"

Lyon froze as he looked at the boy riding the giant bear, who was not much older than him.

"Mm..."

"I accepted the request to subdue Deliora..."

"Kid, from what you just said, Deliora is not far ahead, right?"

The boy was naturally Ywen, who had come to subdue Deliora. Looking down at Lyon, he asked.

To be honest, ever since entering this area, he had sensed two massive clusters of energy unlike anything ordinary. By Ywen's estimation, the slightly weaker one was probably Ul, while the somewhat stronger one should be Deliora.

"Yes..."

"He's in that direction..."

As he spoke, Lyon pointed out the way for Ywen.

"Thanks."

After thanking Lyon, Ywen prepared to ride the giant bear toward Deliora.

"Um..."

"Mr. Mage, please take me with you!"

Just as Ywen was about to ride the giant bear in search of Deliora, white-haired Lyon looked at the boy and pleaded.

"All right..."

Ywen, who had his eyes closed as he sensed the energy ahead, thought for several seconds after hearing Lyon's words, then nodded lightly.

The giant bear slowly lay down...

"Climb on, kid..."

Sitting cross-legged atop the giant bear's head, Ywen spoke to Lyon.

"Uh..."

Lyon was somewhat afraid, but in the end, he still climbed onto the giant bear's head.

Roar!!

Night...

A huge, hideous demon nearly ten meters tall walked through the town.

As the monster advanced, corpses littered the ground and the town was reduced to ruins...

"Run!"

Countless townspeople fled. Before that enormous monster, all resistance seemed insignificant. Even more than ten powerful mages had already died at the demon's hands, all of them dispatched in an instant. The town's residents were on the verge of collapse.

"Deliora, I'm here!"

Yet amid the countless fleeing people, a boy who looked eight or nine years old ran against the flow of the crowd, charging toward the monster.

The one who had come was Gray!

Roar!

The monster seemed to notice the little ant roaring at him. He was enraged. He was a demon created by the great Zeref, an undying calamity, the incarnation of natural disasters. For a mere human child to dare provoke him was simply courting death.

Roaring, the monster casually stomped its foot. Countless cracks spread across the ground and rushed toward Gray.

Ice Floor!

Gray's eyes were utterly cold. He calmly faced the monster's attack, first freezing the ground to give himself footing, then leaping high into the air and casting another Ice-Make Magic.

Ice Lance!

A chilling spear appeared in Gray's hand, then shot toward the demon.

"How about this?!"

Gray showed a trace of pride as he watched his strongest Ice-Make Magic.

Facing the two-meter-long ice spear Gray had created, Deliora merely gave it a casual swat, as though swatting a mosquito, shattering it into countless fragments. Then he appeared behind Gray and opened his bloody maw!

Roar!

A tremendous sound wave burst from Deliora's mouth. His eyes were locked firmly on Gray below as he raised his right hand.

"How can this be..."

Gray stared at Deliora's savage gleam and dropped to his knees. His body would not move, trembling as his eyes filled with fear.

That had been his strongest magic, yet it could not inflict even the slightest injury on Deliora.

Whoosh!!

Before Gray could think any further, Deliora's attack came crashing down with a howl.

Boom!

Amid flying sand and stones, a slender figure resolutely stood in front of Gray.

"Ugh..."

Tears rolled uncontrollably from Gray's eyes as he looked at the figure that had taken the attack for him.

"Ul..."

Gray took a deep breath and called out the name of the woman who had saved him. She was none other than his teacher, Ul.

"You damned beast, you sure are strong..."

Ul took a deep breath and looked at her broken leg, knowing she could no longer run.

Ice-Make: White Rose Garden!

Ul did not hesitate and immediately unleashed her Ice-Make Magic!

Endless frost poured from Ul's hands, completely freezing half the street and trapping the arrogant Deliora in ice as well!

"It worked!"

Gray's eyes widened as he watched Ul freeze Deliora with a single move. He knew it—his master was the strongest.

Roar!!

But before Gray could celebrate, the enormous demon Deliora let out an enraged howl and fired a terrifying beam of energy from his mouth!

It utterly destroyed all the ice around him while completely demolishing the street behind Ul!

"Damn it!"

Ul's eyes trembled as she looked at the completely unharmed Deliora.

Ice-Make: White Rose!

Though Ul marveled inwardly at Deliora's strength, her hands never stopped moving!

In an instant, ice and snow collided with Deliora's terrifying cursed power! The boundless force tore the entire street apart!

And so, the formidable Ul and Deliora battled fiercely for dozens of exchanges!

After Ul's strongest ice creation briefly sealed Deliora in ice for several seconds, what appeared before them was a terrifying demon without a single scratch!

"He's too strong..."

Ul frowned tightly as she watched Deliora rise once more no matter how powerful a spell of hers he endured.

If she had been at full strength, she might still have been able to fight Deliora, and it would remain uncertain who would prevail. But now, if she wanted to save her beloved disciple, she could only use that move...

"Ul..."

Gray looked at his master, wanting to say something. He had seen the injuries Ul suffered to protect him, and his heart ached beyond measure.

"Gray, you really are brave. For my disciple's sake, I have every reason to keep fighting..."

As Ul spoke, astonishing magic power erupted from her body.

"Ul..."

Gray stared at Ul, his expression filled with tension.

"Gray, there's actually one spell I never taught you, because if possible, I hoped you would never need to use it! Iced Shell! A magic that completely seals its target at the cost of the caster's magic power and physical body..."

As Ul spoke, astonishingly powerful magic power erupted from within her. This would be Ul's final move, and also her strongest magic—a true Super Magic combining the Lost attribute with Ice-Make Magic!

"Ul..."

Tears flowed from Gray's eyes. In his eyes, his master Ul was the strongest mage. His master would not lose.

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