"Miss Lucy! I also want to ask you a favor. If this operation succeeds, Zeref and Acnologia will both be defeated," Yukino said.
Hearing that they had defeated Acnologia, the group wavered slightly. They couldn't help but recall the image of Chen Fan with his white hair and bloodshot eyes fighting Acnologia, and the way Chen Fan looked when he was about to die. They clenched their fists; they never wanted to see that scene again.
The group arrived at the king's palace. Argadius led them down into the underground, saying, "The Grand Magic Games are just a smokescreen to absorb a large amount of magic power from the mages!"
"Do you steal magic from mages every year?"
"How despicable!"
"Whatever you say doesn't matter; all of this is preparation for implementing a certain plan," Argadius said indifferently.
"The gateway to changing the world! Eclipse!!"
"A great deal of magic is needed to build it."
Just then, the group arrived in front of the Eclipse and looked up in astonishment at the enormous gate, which was covered with countless magic circles.
"When the sun and moon overlap, use the twelve keys to open that door. Once the door is open, you will enter time, travel back 400 years, and defeat Zeref before he became immortal. That is the Eclipse Plan!"
"Time travel...!" Lucy exclaimed, staring in astonishment at the door.
"Miss Lucy, I've heard that the timeline in the Spirit World is different from this world," Yukino suddenly said to Lucy.
"Now that you mention it, it seems so," Lucy said.
"This door can be opened by using the power of the Celestial Spirit Mage and the unique timeline of the Spirit World."
Argadius continued, picking up where Yukino off, "In the initial plan, we intended to use similar magic to replace the Celestial Spirit Mage's magic. However, with both Celestial Spirit Mage and the Twelve Keys, the plan will be even more perfect. It can be said that both are indispensable. When the sun and moon overlap, which is July 7th, three days from now, I hope Princess Lucy can lend me a hand!"
"July 7th...!"
"The day our dragons disappear!"
"Maybe it's just a coincidence...!"
"When the sun and moon overlap?"
"I don't need an answer from you now, but after the Grand Magic Games, I hope you can give me a clear answer...!" Argadius said.
After Natsu and the others left, a figure disappeared from the corner.
The group of people all had strange expressions on their faces, and each had their own thoughts, as they headed towards the Fairy Tail inn;
"Is what that person said true?" Wendy asked.
"Whether it's true or not, we have enough time to think about it, but is it really a good thing to change the past?" Charle said.
The group remained silent, for none of them could be certain.
"Ahhhh, it's okay, let's not think about it too much! Don't pay attention to what that guy says, let him go to hell! What Zeref, what Acnologia, they've been defeated before! Even Acnologia was beaten and ran away by Chen Fan! As long as we become stronger, there's no reason we can't beat it. We can't let Chen Fan steal the spotlight, right...!" Natsu shouted loudly;
... Seeking fresh crocodile...
Gajeel smiled slightly upon hearing Natsu's words and said, "That's true...! They're not invincible. Since someone has already defeated them, why can't we? Acnologia was human before, and he could defeat a dragon, so there's no reason why we can't!"
"Yes...! I need to do my best too...!" Wendy said, clenching her fist.
"Don't underestimate me either. If I use 'Absolute Zero,' even dragons won't be a problem...!" Gray said unwillingly.