That night, at Aibo's home, Lucy was giving Aibo a detailed report on the day's activities of their group of three humans and one cat.
"Everyone in the village has been cursed. Whenever the Purple Moon rises, they turn into Demons!"
"The fisherman who took us to Galuna Island was the village chief's son. He was a ghost who had already died!"
"The villagers' request is for us to destroy the purple moon, but how are we supposed to destroy the moon...?"
"Later, Natsu and Gray went to explore the island. Other than one enormous rat, they found nothing."
Lucy rambled on at length. Their group had found the village, met the village chief who had commissioned them, and seen the Demon-transformed villagers. After nightfall, the villagers had provided them with temporary lodging, but Lucy did not want to sleep in a house without even a single bed, so she had Aibo bring her back to Cake Tower.
"A curse that turns people into Demons?"
Aibo tapped his knuckles, deep in thought.
Today, he had done more than just have an in-depth exchange with Sherry. He had also learned Lyon's story from him, including how Lyon had studied under Ur and how he had tried to kill Deliora in order to surpass Ur—
Back then, Deliora had killed Gray's parents. To avenge them, Gray became Ur's disciple and studied magic alongside Lyon. But after only a few months of training, the kid had gotten too big for his boots. The moment he heard news of Deliora, he ran off to get himself killed. In the end, Ur had chosen to use Iced Shell to seal Deliora in order to protect her disciples.
Lyon had deep feelings for Ur. To avenge her—though he claimed it was to surpass Ur—he wanted to