Natsu puffed out his chest.
"Lu Chongwei."
"He's a Mage of Fairy Tail."
"And he's my companion!"
Atlas Flame remembered the name.
"Lu Chongwei."
"And Natsu."
"A child raised by Igneel."
"I will remember you both."
Natsu raised a hand and pressed it against the top of its head.
"Will we meet again someday?"
"If fate allows it."
Atlas Flame's body began to disperse.
Its flames turned into golden points of light.
It gave Lu Chongwei one final look.
Nothing but respect remained in its eyes.
"Humans are no longer food in the eyes of dragons."
"This era belongs to you."
As those words fell, Atlas Flame completely vanished.
Natsu dropped from the air.
Happy hurriedly flew over and grabbed his clothes.
"Aye!"
"Got you!"
The other dragons also turned into golden points of light one after another.
Kylkornis disappeared.
The Dark Dragon disappeared.
The Pincer Dragon disappeared.
Last was the Diamond Dragon.
Its massive draconic body scattered into the night sky.
The dragon's might weighing over Crocus vanished with it.
The dragon calamity that had swept through the entire city had finally ended.
Sting dropped onto the ground.
He stared at the place where the dragons had vanished, gasping for breath.
"The gap was too great."
"Even with all our strength, we could only hold back one."
Rogue sat down beside him.
"At least we didn't run."
Sting gave a bitter smile.
"Good thing Lu Chongwei was here."
"Otherwise, even more people would have died tonight."
Rogue looked at his own shadow.
Then he looked toward the golden light fading in the sky.
His thoughts were a mess.
His future self had caused this disaster.
Yet the companions of this era had not abandoned him.
Sting was still by his side.
Frosch was still alive too.
Elsewhere, Ultear lay