Chapter 502: “The Demon, Deliora”
Lucy, you know why Jerry and I are here, Erzas demeanor turned ice-cold as she approached.
She became a magic sword in a swift transformation, radiating a fearsome aura befitting the Fairy Queen.
Lucy felt a shiver down her spine at this sight.
It suddenly struck her that they had broken the guilds rules and embarked on an unauthorized S-rank mission.
Erza and Jerry had undoubtedlye to retrieve them and administer the appropriate punishment.
I I, uh, be cautious! Lucy began to search for an exnation, but then she noticed Erza stepping on a section of the ground.
She quickly alerted her, Watch out!
However, she was a beat toote.
Ah~ Erza let out a girlish scream as she fell into a pit trap with a thud.
Jerry watched this unfold and couldnt help but raise an eyebrow.
He had been shaking his head earlier, wondering who had set up such an obvious trap by the gate, but he hadnt expected Erza to fall right into it.
It was truly conspicuous, given therge, open space andyers of straw covering the door.
Erza, with a nk expression, climbed out of the pit trap.
She continued her advance toward Lucy, the magic sword still in hand, as if the previous incident had never urred, showing no embarrassment for her tumble.
Jerry couldnt help but give a silent round of apuse for her unyielding spirit.
Master Erza, Natsu, and Lucy asked me to go to the second floor to steal the mission request. Please believe me! Happy fluttered over to Erza, feigning a pitiful exnation while Lucy berated him as a traitor.
However, Erza, clearly familiar with Happys antics, produced two ropes without a word and tied Lucy and Happy together.
Their feeble struggles were in vain.
Jerry! Lucy and Happy, tied together, looked at Jerry with pleading eyes.
Jerry grinned and shrugged. I cant help you. You vited the guilds rules, but dont worry, Erza wont kill you, even if shes angry.
With that said, he shifted his attention away from the bound Lucy and Happy, focusing on the demon vigers.
They seem rather weak, Jerry noted, sensing their magic power.
He observed that these demons had considerably low magical abilities, scarcely stronger than ordinary people.
Compared to the cursed demons he had previously sealed, they were worlds apart, utterly iparable.
All here now, Jerry mused as he felt two familiar magical presences approaching from a distance.
He turned to the viges entrance, where Natsu and Gray were heading.
Gray was unconscious, carried by Natsu as they sped toward the vige.
Everyone is fine! Natsu eximed, but he stepped into Erzas previous trap just as he uttered those words.
What a team, huh? Jerry shook his head, ncing at Lucy.
Lucy stiffly turned her head as if she had no part in this.
Erza! Natsu yelled as he struggled to stand up in the pit.
He found Erza looming over him, holding a long spear to his throat, her expression strangely gentle, and he was instantly petrified.
Momentster, Lucy, Happy, Natsu, and the unconscious Gray were all bound together in the viges central square.
All right, Jerry, lets head back to the guild! Erza announced, holding the rope that connected Lucy, Happy, Natsu, and Gray.
With the rule-breakers captured, Jerry only needed to open a portal to return them.
No, Erza, Jerry, we cant leave now. Otherwise, these vigers who have been transformed into demons will be killed soon! Lucy urgently pleaded.
Lucy, Natsu, and Happy proceeded to recount everything that had transpired since their arrival on the cursed ind.
Three years prior, the moon above the ind had abruptly turned purple, subsequently cursing the inds inhabitants.
Whenever the purple moon appeared, the vigers transformed into demons.
Desperate, the vige chief had spent a considerable sum to request assistance from Fairy Tail, the renowned wizard guild, hoping its members could destroy the purple moon and lift the curse.
Given theirck of power to destroy the moon, Lucy, Natsu, and Happy investigated the entire ind in hopes of discovering the source of the curse.
Their efforts had indeed yielded results.
Within the inds central temple, they encountered a group of enigmatic magicians conducting a ritual known as Moon Drip.
They aimed to utilize the moons power to melt Deliora, a formidable cmity demon sealed for eternity by Grays master, Ur.
Deliora, one of the formidable demons created by the ck mage Zeref, had singlehandedlyid waste to many cities, including the one where Grays parents had perished.
Ur, who had adopted Gray and served as his master, was an ice magician with the Ten Wizard Saints power.
Ur resorted to her most potent magic a decade ago in a battle where Grays recklessness had prompted him to seek revenge against Deliora.
To protect Gray and Deliora from the ensuing confrontation, Ur had been forced to employ her mightiest spell, the Absolute Zero, which had forever encased his body in unmelting ice and sealed Deliora.
Natsu and Gray had battled the enigmatic magicians, ultimately discovering that their leader, Sub-zero Emperor, was none other than Grays older brother, Lyon.
Lyons objective was to resurrect Deliora and personally defeat it to prove his superiority over Master Ur.
So, Grays older brother inflicted his injuries? Jerry inquired, casting his gaze upon Gray, unconscious and bearing numerous scars, as he listened to Lucys tale.
Lucy nodded vigorously in agreement, confirming, Yes, and Lyon has dispatched his minions to eliminate all the vigers to prevent interference with his n. If we depart now, the vigers will perish, and Deliora, the demon, will be resurrected!
Heal! Jerry extended his hand, employing a healing spell on Gray.
Upon hearing Lucys ount, Jerry had developed a keen interest in the matter, particrly in Urs strength as one of the Ten Wizard Saint and the formidable demon, Deliora.
Under Jerrys healing magic, Grays wounds gradually closed, and he began to regain consciousness.
Dont make a fuss. I happen to know a bit of healing magic, Jerry advised as he noticed Lucy and the others intently observing him.
Their simultaneous reactions confirmed the uracy of Jerrys Almighty Jerry nickname.