Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

"Useless, useless, utterly useless!"

Despite repeated attacks of ineffective magic, Ultear couldn't suppress the pleasure on her lips. Looking at Gray, who was faintly visible in the icy mist, she mocked, "How did Ultear manage to train such an idiot like you?"

"Die, Future Flash!"

In an instant, countless orbs of light rained down on Gray in the icy mist, knocking him off balance.

With a loud explosion, the icy mist was blasted away, and the figure within it was missing an arm.

However, Ultear's expression changed, because the crippled thing was not Gray, but an ice sculpture that was one-to-one with Gray!

She suddenly remembered that a few months ago on Karna Island, just like now, a despicable guy used a wooden substitute to deceive her, approached her through the smoke and dust, and then launched a surprise attack on her...

not good!

By the time Ultear reacted, the real Gray had already silently arrived beside her along with the dissipating ice mist, delivering a merciless punch to her face.

Caught off guard, Ultear was knocked to the ground with a heavy blow.

Gray smiled slightly. Although Hope was a bit of a jerk, he was generous with his advice on magic, and he already knew the weakness of the 'Time Arc'.

This magic cannot be directly applied to living beings other than plants, so the best way to deal with a Time Arc Mage is to engage in close combat.

Gray had been spamming his skills earlier to lower Ultear's guard and accumulate enough ice mist so that Ultear could sneak up on him.

Chapter 217 Ultear

Ultia, who had fallen, rolled over and landed smoothly. She wiped her burning left cheek and laughed, "You have no chivalry at all. You'll never find a girlfriend if you keep doing this."

"Excuse me, I'm the one being pursued by girls."

Gray stepped forward again and threw a punch.

Ultear neither dodged nor avoided the attack. As Gray's fist approached, she suddenly locked his right arm with both hands, shifted her weight upward, and trapped the unsuspecting Gray between her knees. Then, she forcefully swung him backward.

boom!

Gray was slammed straight into a large, angular rock behind him, lying amidst the shattered rubble and coughing up blood, but the physical pain was nothing compared to the turmoil raging in his heart.

"Your physical skills..."

"Isn't that amazing?"

Ultear put one hand on her hip, a smug smile playing on her lips. "Of course I know my weaknesses in magic, so I've been taking some time out of my way to practice physical skills lately."

Gray had previously used tactics to exploit an information gap with Ultear, but now the boomerang has hit him back.

Gray wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "I should have asked Hope to teach me some physical skills. Fighting that fire idiot every day has made my reflexes sluggish."

Upon hearing a name that annoyed her, Ultear's upturned lips froze. The reason she had been training so hard in physical combat all this time was because of that wretched Hope.

That move of embracing a girl in her arms almost broke her waist, and even now, thinking about it makes her body feel a dull ache.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

Ultear's thoughts returned to the battle, and she looked at Gray provocatively, "If ice doesn't work, then you'll switch to melee combat, but you can't defeat me with physical skills. What are you going to do, my little junior brother?"

"Ulu has always missed you."

"So what?"

"Her longing can no longer be conveyed to you."

Gray took off his tattered shirt, torn by magic, and his expression turned serious. "So I will use 'Ice Shape' and the magic that Ullu taught me to defeat you! I will save you from the wrong path in your life!"

"Heh~"

Ultear smiled dismissively. "You can't defeat me with ice roots, and shape magic is completely useless against me. You wouldn't be thinking of using an illusion to launch a sneak attack, would you?"

"I believe in Ulu's magic, so this time I will defeat you fair and square."

To Ultear's astonishment, Gray conjured two ice blades in his hands and slashed them forcefully at himself.

Blood splattered.

“Ultear…”

"The shadows within you, the darkness within you..."

"I'll seal it away!"

Gray charged forward, the ice covering his arms mixing with his blood, eventually coalescing into a blood-red ice longsword.

"I've already said it, shape-shifting magic doesn't work on me!"

Ultear waved her hand and used "Arc of Time," but this time, the bane of the magic of transformation failed to dissolve the ice sword that had merged with Gray's arm.

The ice sword struck her mercilessly.

Ultear, who had been flung away, was filled with horror. She couldn't control time anymore! What was going on?!

Seeing the red, cold light strike again, she finally understood.

The arc of time cannot affect the time of living beings, and Gray took advantage of this by freezing his blood in magic, thus rendering her magic ineffective.

To go to such lengths, even at the cost of self-harm, shows an incredible level of obsession.

but......

She also had reasons why she absolutely could not stop here!

Ultear's right fist collided with her left palm. She absolutely could not lose before the arrival of the Great Magic World!

"That posture is..."

Gray stared at Ultear's incredibly familiar "ice pose" and made a hand gesture. Could it be that besides time magic, she also knew...?

"Ice Design - Rose Crown!"

A thicket of thorny, icy roses rose from the ground, sending the astonished Gray flying.

He didn't get up immediately after falling to his death, his eyes filled with nostalgia. "The plant-shaped design... I never thought I would see Ulu's magic again one day."

"That's true, after all, you share the same blood..."

"Shut up!" Touched on a sore spot, Ultear struck ruthlessly, threatening to kill Gray with an icefall.

Unexpectedly, a powerful burst of magic suddenly erupted from Gray's body, shattering the attacking ice magic in the blink of an eye.

"Could this be... the second source of magic?!"

"That old man from the magic academy actually succeeded in his research?!" Ultear's eyes widened, and she immediately realized that Gray hadn't used his full strength in the previous battle.

“Ulu taught me more than just styling magic.”

Gray stood up, his breathing slightly rapid from the sudden attack. "She also taught me that true strength is not about using any means necessary, but about having the will to fight for what you want to protect."

“You said Ulu abandoned you, but do you know that after you died, she never stopped blaming herself and missing you? Leo told me that he saw Ulu secretly crying alone at night, holding a little girl’s dress.”

"Stop talking..." Ultear swayed slightly.

Those fragments of memory she had deliberately frozen were beginning to loosen as Gray spoke: her mother's gentle hands, the lullabies she sang to lull her to sleep, and those tearful yet determined eyes when they parted at the research institute...

“I couldn’t see through Brian’s lies and caused you to suffer undeserved pain. Ulu’s spirit in heaven must be heartbroken and saddened.”

Gray's voice lowered, "But she certainly wouldn't want to see her daughter continue down this path..."

"Shut up! I told you to shut up!"

Ultear screamed, "You don't understand anything! As long as the Great Magic World is opened, I can see my mother again!"

"So you're going to repeat the actions of those who hurt you?! Does that magical world really bring Ullu back to life?!"

Ulutia shuddered.

Gray's questioning was like an icicle, piercing through the high wall she had built with her paranoia.

To open up a world of great magic... to fill the regrets of life... Behind this lofty goal, is there also a dark secret hidden from others?

Is she, like she used Gerald, merely a pawn deceived by someone else?

The answer has actually been there for a long time.

"I......"

She opened her mouth, but couldn't make a complete sound.

The magical aura gradually dimmed.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably; in the end, Ultear could no longer deceive her own heart.

Chapter 218 Frost Blooms in Desperate Circumstances

Finally, I managed to persuade them to understand.

The president has learned a little bit of the art of verbal sparring.

Seeing that Ultear had lost all will to fight, Gray breathed a long sigh of relief. Although he had activated his second magic source and his strength had increased dramatically, if Ultear wanted to leave, he really had no way to stop her.

After freezing the wounds he had just inflicted on himself, Gray looked at Ultear, who was silently weeping, and suddenly felt a little lost.

What should he say in this situation...?

Gray was still struggling with how to start the conversation when Ultear wiped away her tears and said, "I am now a mage of 'Demon Heart'. Our guild has joined forces with 'Terror Gate' and our target is Tenrou Island."

"what?!"

Gray was shocked. After the Oración Seis was defeated, the Balam Alliance was not keeping a low profile. Instead, they launched an attack on Fairy Tail.

Interesting. I wonder if "Heart of the Devil" and "Gates of the Underworld" can withstand it.

How about we suggest to the president that we change the S-rank assessment to require the member who defeats the most enemies to win?

Seeing that Gray wasn't flustered at all, but instead looked like he was itching to fight, Ultear was a little puzzled. "You don't seem very surprised?"

"How many people in our guild do you think have activated their second magic source?" Gray smiled confidently.

Ultia understood. "So many people have activated their second magic source... That's quite a generous gesture. That old guy from Mildian Magic Academy is actually helping you so much."

"What are you talking about? The person who helped us activate the second magic source is called Hope, the one who defended our guild during the last council trial."

Ultear's lips twitched slightly. She didn't really want to hear this guy's name, so she changed the subject, saying, "The Dark Guild has come to Tenrou Island with two purposes. The first is to find the legendary Dark Mage, Zeref..."

"Jereff?!"