Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious

As night approached, the blizzard in the northern continent grew increasingly fierce. On this land that should have been nothing but ice and snow, there was a town that stood out from the rest of the continent.

A raging fire is engulfing a small town near Blago, its flames ravaging the surrounding snow and turning the sky and ground a crimson red.

"roar!!!"

In the town that is about to become ruins, a giant demon that is nearly ten meters tall is wreaking havoc everywhere.

With a casual wave of its hand, it smashed the clock tower, and the broken top fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Wherever the giant foot landed, it left large footprints, including the remains of many houses, all of which were reduced to nothing.

High on a snow-capped mountain several kilometers from the town, a group of residents who had received advance warning and fled gathered.

"It's ruined, everything is ruined..."

The residents sat helplessly on the snow, forced to watch their homeland vanish into nothingness.

Even a powerful mage cannot stop the embodiment of calamity before them.

This undead demon has already taken countless lives, including several powerful mages, all of whom it easily dealt with.

Just then, a small figure passed through the collapsing crowd of residents and charged toward the demon.

This boy with the black spiky hair is none other than Gray.

He gasped for breath as he approached Blago. His nearly exhausted strength seemed insignificant when he saw the enormous demon before him.

His pupils contracted instantly, once again affected by anger, and he clenched his fists.

Blinded by hatred, he ran wildly down the sloping snow-covered mountainside, leaving the refugees in awe.

"Deliora!"

He ran and roared as he went.

This demon was the culprit who took away his parents and hometown back then, and he would never let it slip away before his eyes.

Roar!

Gray stood panting beside the collapsed stone pillar, looked up, and stared at the huge black silhouette with hateful eyes.

Gray had long forgotten his fear; he clasped his hands together, and a white magic circle appeared on his palms.

"Ice Design - Ice Gun!"

Several ice spears radiating cold air appeared before Gray's eyes and shot towards the demon.

Click~

When the tips of these ice spears touched Deliora's skin, they instantly shattered along the tip, turning into countless fragments.

Gray froze, staring blankly at his hands.

This ice spear was my strongest move to date, yet it didn't cause any damage or even leave a mark.

"How is that possible...?"

The harsh reality told him that there was a huge gap between his strength and Deliora's.

Only then did Deliora lower its head, realizing that an ant nearby was helping it scratch its itch.

It raised its sharp claws and casually swung them towards Gray.

This single swing was enough to create a chilling wind pressure, instantly raising a cloud of sand.

"Ice-themed Flooring!"

Just then, Uru arrived, casting spells on the ground with both hands while gliding on the ice with both legs to increase his speed.

In the next instant, Uru lunged at Gray, barely managing to dodge the attack with him.

boom!

With this swing, the smooth ice surface on the ground instantly shattered into countless ice shards.

The lunge caused both of them to roll several times on the ground until they crashed into a rubble wall a few meters away, which cushioned the impact.

Uru, who had been struck hard on the back, couldn't help but grit her teeth in pain.

"Uru, why?"

Gray was stunned. Looking at the master who had saved him, tears welled up in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault..."

"It's alright now, we need to escape first."

Uru, wincing in pain, leaned against the wall to stand up, casually patted his foolish apprentice's head, and stared at Deliora.

We're too close to Deliora here; we need to stall it before we can find another chance to escape.

She once again formed a magic circle with her hands, and her own magical power surged instantly.

"An icy aesthetic, a white rose garden!"

Karaara~!

Uru released cold air from his hands, which stirred up icy pillars wherever it passed, rapidly freezing as it hurtled towards Deliora.

The moment the cold air touched Deliora's skin, the moisture between its legs instantly condensed, forming huge ice crystals.

While freezing Deliola's legs, she also froze the streets, creating a smooth surface.

"Let's go!"

Uru carried Gray directly out of Deliora's attack range.

Deliora had no intention of letting them go. Its huge mouth slowly opened, and the surrounding magic began to rapidly gather into its mouth, thus spurting out a beam of magic!

The beam of light kept chasing Uru and the others, melting the ice crystals wherever it went, and destroying the already damaged streets again!

Seeing that the magical attack had no effect on Deliora, Uru frowned as he ran.

Can't conventional magic spells harm him?

Gray, who was being carried on Uru's shoulder, also showed a shocked expression.

How could this be? Even a mage as strong as Uru couldn't harm Deliora?

Seeing Deliora's mouth gather a beam of light again, it was clear that Deliora's spellcasting speed was too fast, and Uru didn't have time to recreate the ice surface.

"Gray, remember to lie down!"

She revealed a determined look, turned around and stopped in her tracks, and pushed Gray into a dead corner of the ruins in the distance.

In Gray's shocked gaze, he saw Uru turn around and give him a fond smile.

Gray's pupils constricted instantly upon seeing Uru's impromptu entrustment.

"Grey, Leo, and me too, live on."

She then crossed her arms in front of her chest and struck a pose with her strongest spell, Absolute Freeze, as she faced Deliora.

She gathered powerful magic within her, preparing to perish together with Deliora before her.

Phew~~! !

Just then, a high-pitched bird call echoed across the entire snow-capped mountain.

Uru and Gray were both startled and instinctively looked up at the sky.

A black shadow swooped down from above them, hurtling straight toward Deliora's massive maw, which was brimming with magical beams!

"What is that thing?!"

Gray's eyes widened, and he looked incredulous.

Only Uru could see clearly that it was a giant bird made of ink-wash lines, carrying a white object the size of an adult on its back.

The white block-shaped object even lit up with a magic circle instantly?

Before Deliora could finish condensing, the giant ink bird, carrying a large bag of magical clay, slammed into Deliora's face.

Rumble!!!