When Charle heard Happy say that, she exclaimed, "Happy...!"
Happy quickly covered his mouth with his hand and said, "Ah! Sorry...!"
Natsu, however, seemed unconcerned, saying, "No! No, our dragon has only been gone for fourteen years. The dragon that has been slumbering here has been there for far longer; it's a very ancient remains!" Natsu then approached the massive dragon skeleton and tapped on its bones.
Suddenly, Wendy exclaimed, "The Milky Way...!"
"What's wrong, Wendy...?" Lucy asked curiously as she turned around after hearing Wendy suddenly speak.
"Milky Way! It's a Dragon Slayer Secret Art I learned from Teacher Porlyusica, listening to the echoes of the dragon souls reverberating in the Heavenly River. I thought it was an attack spell, but seeing the current situation, I wonder if that's how Milky Way is actually used! Milky Way is a spell that listens to the voices of dragons that have become souls!" Wendy said;
Natsu and Gajeel were also surprised upon hearing this and said, "That... wouldn't that be..."
-ll3- "That's right! That way we can find out what really happened here, why there are so many dragon skeletons...! And the truth about our dragons' disappearance will also..."
Wendy quickly picked up a stick and began drawing a magic circle on the ground.
What are you doing, Wendy?
"Didn't Wendy say it was about the Milky Way? Not all magic is cast directly; some magic requires the inscription of a magic circle!"
"Alright! Everyone, please step back a bit..." Wendy said.
"Wander, dragon soul! I will answer your voice! Milky Way..." Wendy spread her arms and released magic towards the sky;
As Wendy's voice faded, a beam of light shot from the magic circle and into the sky. Ripples spread across the calm water like a stone falling on it, and streams of starlight flowed down like a river, landing on the dragon bones.
The dragon bones began to tremble, startling Lucy, who quickly hid behind Natsume and the others;
"Is everything alright, Wendy? If you're running low on magic, let's stop for now...!" Gray said.
"I'm searching for the dragon's soul. The lingering thoughts here are so faint... I've found it...!" Wendy suddenly opened her eyes, then clasped her hands together at her chest;
The scattered starlight began to coalesce, forming a vortex. "Is that the dragon's soul?"
"Bang..." As the starlight suddenly dissipated, a gigantic creature appeared, with sharp claws, solid Dragon Scale, a massive body, enormous wings, powerful legs, huge teeth, and a dragon's head;
"Aaaaaaahhhhh... Ume!" Natsu and the others screamed in fright;
"Ah... hahahaha...! Humans' frightened faces look so comical...!" the dragon laughed. Natsu and the others were dumbfounded; why did this dragon look so wicked?
"My Gilconis! I am known as the Emerald Dragon! It was the Sky Dragon Technique that summoned me, wasn't it? Where are you?"
Suddenly noticing Wendy still casting a spell, he lowered his head, knelt in front of Wendy, and said, "So cute... Was it this little Dragon Slayer Mage who summoned me?"
"Hey... don't come near Wendy, you bastard... Dan."
"No...! I want to eat her!"
"You bastard!"
"Isn't this obviously a joke? What a foolish race! Look at what you can do with a ghost's body!" Gilconis waved his finger over Natsu and Wendy, passing right through their bodies, since they were just souls, not physical entities;
"This guy...!"
"What's going on with this nonsensical person?!"
"It's not human, it's a dragon."