Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

"Calm down, Natsu."

Gray rubbed his hair, his tone still carrying a hint of awkwardness at having his kill stolen, but his gaze toward Hope also held a complex sense of shock.

This guy... is ridiculously strong.

"It's finally over... Those ghostly things just now, I felt like my soul was being sucked away..."

Lucy and Levy collapsed to the ground. When faced with Maldo's all-out attack, they both thought they were doomed. Now, the relief of surviving the ordeal overwhelmed them.

Laxus snorted and withdrew the lightning that was leaping around him, but when his gaze swept over the huge scorched crater and Hope, the sharp edge in his eyes softened a little.

Erza sheathed her sword, exhaled softly, and as her tense body relaxed, a pair of hands were placed on her shoulders, gently massaging them.

Hope winked at her and smiled, "You've had a tough time. Are you alright?"

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious, but I am a bit tired." Erza closed her eyes, enjoying the personalized shoulder massage Hope was giving her.

Mirajane slowly exited the state of receiving Satan's soul. "Alright, alright, the battle is over! But now there is still an important problem to solve."

"The assessment was interrupted by the enemy. Should we continue? Or...?"

"Of course we'll continue!"

Natsu excitedly pumped his fist, "The second trial was thwarted by the enemy, so it doesn't count! So let's just have a straightforward, one-on-one fight..."

Let's settle this once and for all!

Are you out of your mind?

Gajeel was the first to object, "There are four groups of participants left, a total of seven people plus a cat. How are we going to decide who's the best? We can't have a free-for-all, can we?"

"Eek! Gajeel is right!" Happy, Natsu's partner in the trial, decisively switched sides. If it were a group fight, this cute cat would definitely be the first to be beaten out.

Levy timidly raised her hand, "How about we continue with the previous assessment and find the first president's grave? We still have time."

The second challenge had a six-hour time limit, but the group managed to solve the suddenly appearing "Demon Heart" and "Gates of the Underworld" in less than three hours.

That means there's still half the time left to continue.

Makarov nodded. "That's settled then. The assessment continues. Anyway, apart from Dorell and Sarusuk, none of you kids were seriously injured."

"Speaking of which, you've already searched the entire island to deal with the invaders. Have you found any clues about the original tomb?"

Natsu and the others, who had been in high spirits because of the ongoing assessment, suddenly fell silent, staring at each other with wide eyes and narrow eyes.

They were so focused on the thrill of the battle that they completely forgot they could have also been looking for graves.

"Oh dear! That's such a pity!"

Cana, a smile playing on her lips, walked over hand-in-hand with Lucy. "We've already found the First Generation's grave first, and we've even taken care of a great demon!"

"What?!?!" ×3

Natsu, Gajeel, and Levy exclaimed in unison.

As for their respective partners, Happy, Sarusuk, and Dorell only felt slightly sorry for their partners. After all, they were all guildmates, and it was acceptable for any of them to become an S-class mage.

Makarov looked somewhat worried. In terms of overall strength, Cana was only considered to be of average level among those who entered the second stage of the assessment. She couldn't beat Natsu or Gajeel.

But she did meet the requirements of the second assessment.

Giving it to them seems unlikely to convince people of their capabilities.

If I don't give it to them, it makes my own assessment rules seem like a joke. Besides, luck is a part of overall ability.

Just as the old man was struggling with his decision, Hope spoke up, "You all probably noticed before, right? A spell that combines the magic of the sun, moon, and stars."

"That's Fairy Glow, one of Fairy Tail's three great super magics. It was originally sealed in the first generation's tombstone, but now it's Cana's magic."

"She truly is my daughter!"

Gildarts suddenly appeared and enthusiastically wanted to give Cana a hug, but Cana pushed him away in disgust because he was all dirty.

Everyone else instinctively looked at the 'Fairy Radiance' activation spell on Kana's right arm. Even Makarov was surprised to learn that a super magic was hidden on the first tombstone.

When Mavis passed away suddenly, only the "Fairy Law" was passed down, while the super annihilation magic "Fairy Radiance" and the absolute defense magic "Fairy Sphere" were lost.

Even Precito doesn't know these two super magic spells.

The old man suddenly felt a pang of jealousy. He had come to pay his respects to Mavis every year, so why didn't the spirit of the first generation grant him a "Fairy Radiance" to play with as well...?

After discussing with a group of S-class mages, Makarov announced the final results of the examination: "Kana and Lucy were the first to find the First Generation's grave and pass the second test. According to the rules of this examination and the evaluations of the examiners... let's congratulate Kana on successfully being promoted to S-class mage!"

As soon as the result was announced, everyone started discussing it animatedly.

Some were happy that Kana finally became an S-rank mage after four trials, while others were resentful, feeling that they were just unlucky. But overall, no one had any objections to Kana becoming the guild's new S-rank mage.

The happiest person present was not Cana herself, nor Gildarts who was happy for his daughter, but her partner Lucy.

She was the one who helped Cana become an S-class rank, and now she can finally hold her head high in front of Natsu and Happy.

Makarov looked at the group, who were now engaged in lively practice, and said, "Alright, everyone, let's go back to camp and rest. It must be tiring for Mistgang to keep an eye on so many prisoners all by himself."

The group set off in twos and threes towards the Sirius Island camp.

Leading the way were undoubtedly Natsu and Happy, the two of them cheering and jumping around as if they had inexhaustible energy.

Looking at them, everyone suddenly felt that the fatigue after the battle had lessened a little.

Erza, Mirajane, and Cana accompanied Hope at the back. Hope had suggested going to the hot springs that night, and he had noticed from the sky that there were several large natural hot springs on Tenrou Island.

Just as he was wondering what reason to use to persuade the three, Mirajane spoke first. She mysteriously took out a book, "This was dropped from Hades when we besieged him. It should be a Book of Zeref. I can't understand the writing on it."

The book that Maldo carries with him must be extraordinary. Hope took the book and looked down, only to see that there were only three letters on the cover.

《END》.

Chapter 246 The Demon's True Name

Among the legends about demons, there is one mysterious demon who has always been highly regarded, and both humans and demons are extremely interested in information about him.

He is the strongest demon designated by Zeref—END.

However, for more than 400 years, there has been very little information about END. Apart from knowing that he was the strongest demon, the world has no other information about him.

Even the demons know very little about END.

Until one day, Hades Maldo created the "Gates of Tartaros" under the banner of resurrecting END, and some powerful demons realized that END was dead.

END is the most likely candidate to kill Zeref. Driven by the creator's desire for death, many loyal demons joined Tartaros in an attempt to resurrect this most powerful demon.

Unfortunately, according to the information Hope obtained, Maldo had no intention of resurrecting END at all; he was merely using END's name to recruit demons to work for him.

Erza and Cana's curiosity was piqued when they saw the book "END" in Hope's hand.

"It is said that after demons die, they will revert to their original form, which is a book called Zeref. Besides the spells that are the origin of demons, the book contains their life experiences."

"Hope, hurry, hurry, translate for the three of us, I want to hear END's story."

Hope was also curious about the cause of END's death, so she immediately used the "Ancient Scripture" magic to translate the book "END".

Perhaps because it was the most powerful demon, the translation of "END" was much slower than that of "Sera," but it was still completed in about ten minutes.

As a knowledge-based auxiliary magic, 'Ancient Scripture' is still too overpowered.

Erza looked at the translated content on the magic screen, "So END is just an abbreviation, his real name is Etherias Natsu Dragneel..."

When she uttered the name, all four people present were stunned.

"It's quite a coincidence that this demon shares the same name as Natsu."

Hope tilted her head and asked in confusion, "Speaking of which, after knowing each other for so long, I don't think I know Natsu's full name?"

Mirajane points to END's true name on the ancient magical screen.

“Eterias Naz Dragneel”.

"This... is Natsu's full name."

Hope was stunned. It wasn't like he hadn't had some in-depth contact with Natsu. Although that kid would occasionally cause some big or small disruptions, giving the victims and Makarov headaches.

But he was certain that Natsu was clearly a human.

But why does he have the exact same name as the strongest demon?

Furthermore, the initials of Etelias Naz Dragneel spell out "END".

Hope looked at the Book of Demons in her hand; the answer to the question lay within this book.

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More than half an hour later, at the Sirius Island camp.

It was already afternoon, and everyone had gathered together, including Ultear, Silver, and Gerald, the three outsiders.

As Gray's father and senior sister, Silver and Ultear were considered by everyone to be practically family, especially after learning about their past experiences, which made everyone feel even more sorry for them.

Fortunately, Hope received the soul of the necromancer demon, allowing Silver to continue walking in this world and continue to destroy demons.

Because Silver's main task at the Gates of Hell was to deal with disobedient demons, he didn't have much innocent blood on his hands.

However, Ultear's situation is different.

As a "tool" carefully cultivated by Hades, whether she likes it or not, she now bears many sins.

Eight years ago, Zeref's personality changed drastically at the Tower of Paradise because she influenced him with magic, which led to a series of bitter consequences.

Although Hades orchestrated all of this, she, as the executor, cannot escape involvement.

At the edge of the camp, Ultear found Jellal, who seemed out of place among the Fairy Tail members, and told him the truth, "Jellal, I'm sorry... I..."

No need to apologize.

Gerald looked up at the sky. "After I was 'resurrected' by the demon, I already knew who the 'dark mage soul' that bewitched me was."

"You've caused me a lot of trouble, but it's my own fault."

A bitter look appeared on his calm face. "Just like how you could have reunited with your mother if you had been a little braver back then, if I had told Erza and Simon what had happened to God... the ending would definitely not be like this now."

"The reason you were able to impersonate a dark mage and bewitch me is ultimately because darkness resides within me."

"Every human being has a dark side."

Makarov arrived uninvited and joined their conversation.