Fairy Tail: I Am the God

"It's hard to believe, isn't it? Hogwarts has a history of over a thousand years, and the recorded history of magic goes back to four thousand five hundred years ago, to the time of the megalithic civilization in Europe."

Before that, what happened remains completely unknown. Only legends passed down through generations have survived.

"The Legend of the Three Deathly Relics!"

Gray seemed to be affirming, yet also seemed to be questioning.

Hermione nodded slightly and whispered:

"Yes, the legends began circulating long before the records of magical history were even made."

Gray fell silent, and the room was completely quiet.

Half an hour passed just like that, and Gray didn't say a word during that time.

"Tell me the legend of the Three Deathly Hallows..."

Gray lay quietly in the chair with his eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.

He was deeply shocked, never expecting that the secrets hidden in this magical world were so profound.

Hermione, standing to the side, looked at Gray with a questioning expression, hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Legend has it that three powerful brothers were passing by a great river at dusk. The three brothers were very powerful, and with a wave of their hands, sand and wind swirled, forming a stone bridge on the river. They walked across it with great ease."

As they reached the middle of the bridge, a grim reaper dressed in black robes descended from the sky.

The Grim Reaper who descended from the sky was furious, for ordinary travelers usually drowned in this river and became sacrifices to the Grim Reaper.

But death is cunning.

He knew the three brothers were powerful, so he pretended to congratulate them on their magic, saying that they had cleverly escaped death and each of them would receive a reward...

Hermione slowly recounted the legend, and Grey listened quietly.

In the story of the three brothers, the brave and strong-willed eldest brother chose the magic wand made by Death himself.

The arrogant and rude second son chose a stone that possessed the power of death and could revive others.

The most cautious of the three brothers, however, chose a cloak that could ward off death.

The story continued, and Hermione spoke for a full ten minutes before finishing the entire tale.

At the very moment the story ended, Gray suddenly opened his eyes and asked:

"In the story, the leader used a wand forged by the Grim Reaper to kill someone who opposed him?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Hermione found it strange and didn't understand why Grey would ask this question.

"Perhaps, the boss killed not just one person, but an era that opposed him!"

Gray's face was grave.

Perhaps the legend of the three brothers is just a metaphor.

The powerful ancient elemental mages could not have suddenly become extinct; their disappearance must have been due to a catastrophic disaster.

Here, Gray couldn't help but wonder if the legendary leader and the person who was killed were actually not the same person at all.

Rather, it refers to a group of beings who benefited from the gods, destroyed the Harry Potter world, and opposed the era of the gods.

It's important to know that the legend of the three brothers has been passed down from the era of the fault line.

How bored must people have been in that era to leave nothing but a legend?

Unless, of course, the legend itself is flawed and not as simple as he suggests between the lines.

Chapter 270, This World Has No Plot. (Fifth Update)

A simple story may reveal another meaning.

Gray became cautious, setting aside the eldest of the three brothers, and asked again:

"Tell me the story of the second child, in detail!"

"The second of the three brothers took the stone that had been given the power of resurrection home. He turned the stone three times to the right and resurrected the woman he loved."

In the days that followed, as he spent his life with this woman, full of hope, he slowly realized that what he thought was hope was actually the real despair...

After the second story was told, Gray fell silent again.

If the eldest of the three brothers is hiding a secret—that he is a group of beings who benefited from the gods and destroyed the Elemental Age—then the hidden message is that he was the one who destroyed the Elemental Age.

Therefore, the story of the second son is likely to be similarly ambiguous, with another meaning hidden beneath the surface.

"Hope, despair, a stone turned three times to the right."

The second son's story emphasizes hope and despair, and the connecting point is the stone that was given the power of resurrection.

Gray couldn't help but wonder if the "second son" in this story didn't refer to a person at all, but rather to a situation at the time.

For example, the elemental mages of ancient times may have obtained something from the gods, which they regarded as something of hope.

In the end, the ancient elemental mages were destroyed, and only then did they realize that hope was the root of despair.

Gray had no way of knowing anything from just a few words.

However, he guessed that this thing might be related to the stone, and that it was obtained through the hands of the gods.

After all, the stone in this story comes from the Grim Reaper, and perhaps this Grim Reaper is a general term for gods, or the person in charge of the plan.

Gray tapped his fingers on the table, then after a long pause, exhaled and said:

"Tell me about the third brother in the story, what he did in the story, and what his final fate was."

"Death promised the three brothers that each of them would receive a treasure. The youngest of the three brothers was the smartest and also the most wary."

He didn't believe Death would be so kind, so the third brother asked Death for a treasure that could evade Death's detection. Forced by their agreement, Death reluctantly cut off his cloak and gave it to the third brother as a reward.

In the end, the eldest and second eldest brothers were killed by Death, while the third brother, relying on the cloak, escaped Death's repeated pursuit.

Finally, after the third son had lived a long time, he removed the cloak of death, handed it to his son, and chose to face death calmly.

"The eldest brother died, which is like discarding a donkey after it has served its purpose. The second brother died, which is his own fault. Wait, does the story explicitly state that the third brother is already dead?"

Grey asked impatiently, while Hermione thought for a moment and whispered:

"The story doesn't say that, it only says that the third brother gave the cloak to his descendants and calmly chose to face death."

"That's it!"

Gray's eyes flickered slightly. Analyzing the story, the leader must have been a group of beings who received benefits from the gods, were responsible for eradicating the Elemental Age, and were then discarded after being used.

The second one is an elemental mage from the Elemental Age who chose to believe in the gods. After accepting the gift, they discovered that the gift was not hope but despair.

As for the last three, Gray thought they must be a group of wise mages who did not truly believe in the gods, but instead conspired with them against their will, and ultimately succeeded in hiding.

As for the ending of the story, it is said that after the third brother lived for a long time, he chose to pass the cloak to his descendants and face death himself.

Gray felt that it must be these people who had gained the right to confront the gods and had given up hiding.

The fact that they passed on the cloak of escaping death to their descendants suggests that they had no foolproof plan and ultimately chose to let their descendants continue to hide.

Of course, this is just Gray's guess, and with the current clues, we can only barely deduce these things.

But that was enough; at least Gray had a general idea of ​​who the enemy was.

"A very good story, I really like it!"

After a long pause, Grey spoke, expressing his heartfelt gratitude to Hermione.

Hearing Grey's thanks, Hermione couldn't help but ask:

Was this story helpful to you?

"Have..."

Gray didn't feign agreement; instead, he nodded affirmatively and said:

"I've decided that, in return for your story, I will answer two of your questions. Remember, only two, so think them through before you tell me."

Hermione, sitting opposite her, pouted and frowned, carefully considering which questions would be beneficial to her and increase her chances of survival, since she was directly possessing someone else's body.

She has no abilities other than the magic that originally belonged to the real Hermione.

"First problem, you took the Philosopher's Stone, what about the plot of the Harry Potter world? I only know the plot, but you've messed it all up, my cheat ability is gone!"

Hermione said, her face showing anger.

For a reincarnator whose only advantage is the plot, all her confidence is based on her familiarity with what will happen in the future.

Now that Gray has taken the Philosopher's Stone, the entire story that began with it is obviously over.

Hermione couldn't help but wonder if the story would continue in the familiar Harry Potter world.

"Stop thinking about that, forget about the plot, there's no plot in this world!"

"No plot? How is that possible?"

"Why isn't it possible?"

Grey glanced at the dumbfounded Hermione and said softly:

"What should happen during this time period in the story?"