Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

Shortly after, a woman wearing a mask, with legs like a bird but with distinct human features in her face and limbs, walked into Mardo Gil's office.

The newcomer was none other than Kuang Hua, the head of the Nine Ghost Gates, the highest-ranking official of the Gate of the Underworld.

Upon seeing that Mardo Gil had woken up, Kuang Hua immediately knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "Your Excellency 'Hades,' did you call me?"

"Ah."

Mardo Gil smiled and nodded, saying, "A guest has arrived. Go and bring him over."

"guest?"

Kuang Hua's pupils trembled suddenly, and then he immediately knelt down and confessed: "I'm sorry, great 'King of the Underworld' Lord Mardo Gil, it was my negligence that allowed the little mouse to sneak into the 'Gates of the Underworld'. I will go and kill it right away."

"Mad Splendor".

After hearing Kuanghua's confession, Mardo Gil suddenly stopped laughing, looked at him with a cold gaze, and asked, "I don't recall giving any orders just now, did I? 'Kill' him?"

"But……"

Kuang Hua paused for a moment, her expression blank. She remembered that Lord Mardo Gil was most afraid of being disturbed.

"Ugh."

Mardo Gil sighed and looked at Kuang Hua, saying, "It seems I've been too lenient with you, to the point that you've all started questioning my orders."

"Do not."

"I am not questioning your decision."

"I simply believe that those damned intruders are not qualified to see you."

Kuang Hua's body trembled slightly as he offered his explanation.

"Om."

However, before Kuang Hua could finish speaking, a vine shot out from the void and locked onto Kuang Hua's neck.

"Uh."

"Lord Mardo Gil, I was wrong."

Kuang Hua suddenly couldn't breathe. She kept pounding the ground and apologizing to Mardo Gil on the throne.

However, unnoticed by others, a hint of pleasure flashed in Kuang Hua's eyes.

"Eek ya ya."

Just as Mardo Gil was using vine magic to punish Kuang Hua, a soft laugh suddenly entered their ears.

Mardo Gil looked up at the sound and saw a middle-aged man in a black trench coat looking at him with a mocking expression, laughing, "Looks like I've arrived at a very bad time! Have I disturbed your 'flirting'?!"

"Buzz!"

Seeing this, Mardo Gil relinquished his control over Kuang Hua and whispered, "Go down, Kuang Hua! Now that the guests have arrived, there's no need for you to lead them! Remember, this is not to be repeated."

"Uh."

After being released from control by Mardo Gil, Kuang Hua gasped for breath. After recovering somewhat, she slowly got up and looked at the speaker. Then her pupils trembled suddenly, and she whispered, "This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"How could there possibly be other 'great demons' in this world?"

When Kuanghua met the guest that Mardo Gil had mentioned, she realized that the visitor was not the human she had imagined.

Instead, he was a powerful demon whose oppressive presence was in no way inferior to that of 'Hades' Mardo Gil.

This completely shattered Kuang Hua's worldview.

"Kuanghua, I'm letting you out."

Mardo Gil glanced at Kuang Hua and gave the order.

"Yes, yes, I will obey."

Kuang Hua trembled, then left the conference room in a daze.

"All right."

"Now that it's just the two of us, can you tell me who you are?"

After seeing off Kuang Hua, 'Hades' Mardo Gil smiled and stared at the guest who had trespassed into the 'Gates of Hades' before him, and asked him a question.

"Of course."

"You better not try to fool me."

"I know better than you how many demons there are in this world."

Seeing that the man in front of him remained silent, Mardo Gil immediately added.

"Haha."

In response, the middle-aged man dressed in black smiled and said frankly, "My name is Samuel Colt. As you can see, I am one of your compatriots, just like you."

Yes, this middle-aged man was indeed Igor's Samuel clone. He had a smile on his lips, as if everything was under his control.

Samuel continued, "As for my true identity? I am the guardian of 'Flame Demon END'."

Chapter 128 Ig: Actually, I am the Balrog 'END', who is also Natsu's older brother! (Part Two)

"What did you say?"

'Hades' Mardo Gil naturally didn't believe Ig's nonsense. His eye twitched slightly, and his gaze toward Ig was filled with malice as he coldly said, "Don't joke around! Lord 'Flame Demon END', there is no other guardian besides me."

"hehe."

Igor smiled and looked at Mardo Gil with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Igor thought to himself, "That's impossible! Because I'm not the guardian of 'Flame Demon END' at all. My real identity is 'Flame Demon END's' older brother! I just gave him a beating yesterday."

cough cough.

Of course, Igor couldn't say these things to 'Hades' Mardo Gil.

In fact, Mardo Gil was not the true guardian of 'Flame Demon END' at all. He merely stumbled upon the Book of Demons of 'Flame Demon END' four hundred years ago and thus proclaimed himself the guardian of 'Flame Demon'.

However, even Mardo Gil's ability to tame the 'Netherworld Beast' and to command a group of powerful figures created by Jelf, including the so-called 'Tartaros, the Gate of the Underworld' mage guild, was merely a case of the fox borrowing the tiger's power.

Mardo Gil, though he was just a thief.

However, Igor did not directly expose his opponent. Although Mardo Gil was a very abstract figure, his strength was genuinely formidable.

Based on Igor's estimation of Mardo Gil's combat strength, the opponent should normally have the strength of a 'weak shield', but after activating his demonic transformation, he may have the strength close to a 'normal shield'.

After all, even the distant 'Alvarez' Empire, where 'Death' Bradman, one of the 'Twelve Shields', could not use 'Pluto' Mardo Gil's spells, he could only use the lower-level spells from 'Nine Ghost Gates'.

This is enough to prove the strength of 'Pluto' Maldo Gil.

In particular, Mardo Gil now possesses the formidable weapon 'Netherworld Beast', so if he were to directly engage in battle with Mardo Gil now, the situation would be very unfavorable.

But if Igor uses it well, Mardo Gil can also become a very sharp knife in his hands.

"Buzz!"

With this in mind, Igor activated the 'END' power within his body.

Yes, when Igor created this thought entity, he deliberately plucked a lot of Naz's hair to enhance its demonic power.

"Om!!"

After Igor activated the 'END' power from Natsu, 'Hades' Mardo Gil felt the Book of 'END' in his hand begin to turn red and hot, and soon it broke free from his control and flew into Igor's hands.

"This……"

"Could he really be Lord 'END's' guardian?!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Mardo Gil's pupils trembled violently, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

Igor's identity is still unclear, and if he rashly starts a war with Igor here, the situation may completely spiral out of his control.

"Martol Gil, thank you for carefully guarding the Book of END for four hundred years on my behalf. After Lord END awakens, I will report the truth to Lord END. I wish you to break through the bottleneck and reach new heights."

Just as Mardo Gil was contemplating whether or not to eliminate Ig's clone here, he heard Ig speak to him sincerely.

"Ok?"

"You...you mean 'END' is about to be resurrected?"

Mardo Gil was stunned, and he immediately abandoned his intention to kill Ig.

If Igor's thoughts can truly be shared with 'END', and 'END' is about to be resurrected, then after he falls out with Igor here, the resurrected 'END' might dislike him. If that's the case, wouldn't all his efforts over the past four hundred years have been in vain?!

"Oh dear."

"I accidentally let it slip."

Igor chuckled softly, then said seriously, "Since we have been awakened by Lord 'END', it is clear that Lord 'END' is about to be resurrected!"

"Let me calculate. In at most ten years, Lord 'END' will appear in this world in his entirety and wipe out all enemies."

Igor wasn't wrong. It's X782 now, and if nothing unexpected happens, they will have to fight the 'Alvarez' Empire in X792. Natsu did indeed awaken on the battlefield.

"So, is that so?"

Mardo Gil naturally believed what Ig said.

After all, both Igor's ability to connect with the Book of End and the 'magic/cursed power' he released proved that what he said was true.

"May I ask how I should address you?"

"Pluto" Mardo Gil asked Igor for advice.

"My name is..."

Igor knew that Mardo Gil wasn't asking for his name, but rather his title.

At the same time, Igor thought of Mardo Gil's title "Pluto" and felt that he couldn't possibly choose a title that was too low-class.

So, Igor tried his best to search his brain for a name with "high prestige" and finally settled on the three words "Destroyer King".

Well, when it comes to 'sophistication', you still have to look at the bartender.

“My name is Samuel Colt, the Destroyer of the Crows.”

Igor smiled and revealed his full name.

"'Destroy the King of the Crows'?"

Mardo Gil nodded slightly. His trust in Ig soared. Such a cool and obscure nickname was definitely not something a human could come up with. It must have been given to him by Lord 'Flame Demon END'.

Thinking of this, Mardo Gil looked at Igor with envy and whispered, "If only I could also obtain the title bestowed by Lord 'END'."

"Everything will be alright once 'END' returns."

Igor patted Mardo Gil on the shoulder, offering words of comfort.

And so it is.

Time flies, and half a month later.

The year is early August of X782.

Inside the most mysterious dark mage guild on the continent of Ishgard, known as the Gates of Tartaros.

The great demons known as the 'Nine Ghost Gates' have gathered here.

"Huh?"

"Kuanghua, what exactly happened? Why were we all summoned here?"

Below the stage, 'Iron Armor' Franmars, a short, armored demon who looked like a rogue boss, smiled at Kuang Hua standing on the stage and asked, "How much money did it cost to forcibly summon us here?"

"Speak quickly, Kuanghua."

Trafalgar, who looks very much like a fish-man, crossed his arms in front of him, looking dissatisfied.

Behind him were several great demons, including 'Child Cutter' Essel, who wielded a greatsword and resembled an octopus; 'Cool Moon' Sera, who wore a refreshing witch's outfit and had a beautiful appearance; 'Black Monk' Keith; 'Calamity' Storm; and 'Explosion' Jackal.

Although these demons have bizarre appearances, their power has reached the threshold of the 'Ten Saints'.

Chapter 129 What does it mean that Igor has secretly taken control of the Gates of the Underworld (Part 1)?

Yes.

These great demons, known as the "Nine Demon Gates" by the members of the "Gates of the Underworld," each possess formidable strength comparable to the "Undead Beast" Deliora.