Eclipse Gate, the Imprisoned Lucy

Beneath the royal palace

Lucy and the others stared at the massive door before them in shock.

After Arcadios and Yukino appeared, they answered Natsu and the others' questions. Using Dragon Slayer Magic would not ultimately turn someone into a dragon, and Acnologia was the creation of the dark wizard Zeref.

At the same time, he earnestly asked Lucy for a favor—one that absolutely required a Celestial Spirit Mage.

Because of Yukino, Lucy decided to go take a look with them first.

Then, led by Arcadios, Lucy and the others arrived beneath the royal palace and stood before the colossal door.

"What is this?!"

At the sight of the enormous door, Lucy remembered what Tomiya had told her after Qian Guang left.

'Do not open the Eclipse Gate!'

She seemed to understand what Qian Guang had meant!

"A gate capable of changing the world—Eclipse!

When the sun and moon trade places, twelve keys are needed to open this gate!

If we open it, we can reverse time and return to four hundred years ago, kill Zeref before he gained immortality, and kill Acnologia before he became a dragon!"

"No! We absolutely cannot open this gate!"

The moment Arcadios finished speaking, Lucy shouted in agitation.

She finally understood. Qian Guang must have foreseen something in advance, which was why he had told her not to open the Eclipse Gate.

She did not know what it was, but compared to Arcadios's one-sided claim, Lucy was more willing to believe Qian Guang!

"Why? Did Qian Guang tell you something?"

Arcadios looked into Lucy's eyes. Qian Guang had also said, 'This gate must not be opened.' He had said there were dragons behind it!

The princess and Qian Guang had discussed the matter before, but the order Arcadios received from the princess was