Fairy Tail Space Mage

Elsa slammed the Thunder Emperor's Spear into the ground, seemingly intending to use it as a lightning rod to channel the raging lightning into the earth.

"Elsa, Black Feather Armor, charge!" Sora gave Elsa an instruction that Elsa didn't understand.

(There will be another update later. My biological clock, which was disrupted during the Chinese New Year, has finally adjusted, and I feel much better.)

Chapter 033 "Singularity"

"What! Empty?"

Erza's first words were of surprise, her second of doubt. But seeing Sora's eyes, she immediately chose to trust him. Even before her "transformation" was complete, Erza had already charged headlong towards Laxus!

Laxus was quite satisfied that his opponent didn't immediately launch an attack to interrupt him. Therefore, he didn't rush to activate "Thunderous Rage," but continued to pour magical power into the thunderclouds in the sky. This continued until the raging lightning hadn't yet descended, and the static electricity in the air had already made the hair of all three of them stand on end.

Such lightning would even injure Laxus in his "Dragon Slayer" form. But he didn't care at all.

Laxus's face was even more ferocious than when he first fought Sora! Especially in this terrifying, apocalyptic atmosphere, he looked like a demon king who had stepped out of a picture book!

Just as Erza charged towards Laxus, having just donned the Black Feather Armor and about to slash at Laxus with his longsword, a torrential downpour of violent lightning crashed down!

The blinding flashes of lightning were more terrifying than ever before, threatening to blind everyone present. And the noise, like a trillion birdsongs, was utterly torturous for the ears!

Please, this is a cave where even a whisper echoes. Making this kind of noise in a place like this would drive anyone crazy!

"Black Feather - Moon Flash!" In a similarly desperate situation, Erza used a sword technique that Sora was unaware of.

That was a high-speed slash performed while changing clothes! Even through the dazzling lightning, Sora could feel the indomitable courage and power emanating from Erza!

When cornered, the little queen chose to make a desperate, all-or-nothing strike!

"Black Feather Armor" is currently Elsa's strongest armor. In addition to the mobility that allows the user to fly, it also has the special effect of greatly increasing the destructive power of a single blow.

When combined with the sword technique "Black Feather Moon Flash", Erza's attacks become even more terrifying!

Laxus, who was confident in his defense, also fell victim to Erza's attack. The "dragon scales" on his chest were cut open, and his magical protective layer melted away rapidly like ice meeting fire. The remaining force damaged Laxus's internal organs, and he was sent flying!

Laxus felt as if his heart was being struck by an unparalleled force. He felt his blood sluggish and his body weakened, as if he might fall into a coma at any moment.

This feeling... I feel like I've experienced it somewhere before... That's right, when I was young, because I couldn't withstand the magic inherited from my parents, I would always end up in this weak and powerless state after fighting with the neighborhood kids...

wrong!

wrong!

wrong!

A powerful will, or rather, an unresolved question, allowed Laxus's consciousness to break through the darkness and return to the light. He barely regained consciousness, and then, a tremendous question arose!

"Why didn't that familiar, burning pain come?!" Laxus screamed inwardly.

Like Laxus, Erza, who had successfully defeated her opponent, was also surprised to find herself unharmed. She turned around and looked at Sora without hesitation. She wanted to know what Sora had done.

"The lightning has been devoured by my new magic. Thanks to Elsa's 'lightning rod,' the lightning obediently gathered around its mouth." As he said this, Sora's consciousness had already entered the alternate dimension where he had "changed clothes."

In the pitch-black alternate dimension, countless bolts of lightning coiled around a sphere of light with a radius of one meter. The lightning slowly diminished, as if being swallowed by the sphere. Then, perhaps it was an illusion, the pitch-black alternate dimension seemed to expand slightly.

Meanwhile, the sphere of light at the center of the alternate dimension continued to shine, seemingly rejoicing and cheering for the expansion of space...

The sphere of light at the center of the alternate dimension is the most important part of the new magic "singularity".

That's the control core of the "Singularity" magic, a self-governing magic core created by replicating a part of the "Void Garment." To put it bluntly, it's like the brain of a living organism, or the CPU of a computer.

Such an important thing was naturally protected with great care by Kong. Therefore, it was surrounded by two layers of "spheres of emptiness" and one layer of "circles of emptiness".

Within the two layers of "empty spheres," the outer layer contains a magic circle for "magic collection," while the inner layer contains a magic circle for "magic conversion." Therefore, the raging lightning and pressure absorbed into the alternate dimension are immediately drawn to the central sphere of light and then converted into spatial magic.

As for where the spatial magic went, one can guess by looking at the changes in the alternate dimension. Yes, that magic was used to expand the alternate dimension. The larger the alternate dimension, the stronger the suction force of the external "singularity," which is what Xun'er meant by "growth potential."

"You mean...it devoured it?"

Elsa paid no attention to the fact that Kong had referred to her Thunder Emperor Spear as a "lightning rod." She carefully examined the location of the Thunder Emperor Spear but saw no trace of Kong's new magic.

She was somewhat disappointed; there was no doubt that Sora had canceled his new spell. However, the fact that it could completely absorb such terrifying lightning meant that Sora's new spell was indeed incredibly powerful, just as she had expected.

"Elsa!" Sora's exclamation and warning made Elsa's body tremble. Without thinking, Elsa swung his sword fiercely forward!

That's the direction where Laxus fell! Although his face hadn't turned back yet, only Laxus's attack could elicit such a scream from Sora!

"what!"

Erza was right. The enormous lightning fangs slammed into Erza's longsword. The immense force and the excruciating pain of the fangs piercing his body upon contact caused Erza to scream in agony as he was sent flying!

But what Erza couldn't understand was why Laxus could still stand up after suffering such injuries!

Laxus was indeed severely injured, and it was a struggle for him to even stand. However, as if he had to demonstrate something, after using the "Thunder Dragon's Jaw" technique, he gathered lightning in his hand again... This time, it was the new magic "Thunder Dragon Halberd"!

Dragon Slayer Magic is completely different from ordinary magic. As a Dragon Slayer Mage, Laxus is well aware of this. Therefore, if "Thunder Dragon Halberd" can also be absorbed by Sora's new magic, Laxus admits that Sora's new magic is indeed very powerful.

Therefore, Laxus's "Thunder Dragon Halberd" was not aimed at Elsa, who was knocked to the ground and temporarily unable to move, but rather at the sky!

Kong frowned as he looked at Laxus, who was staring at him with such a fierce gaze.

In the end, Kong did not rely on the "Void Garment" to defend against Laxus's "Thunder Dragon Halberd," but instead fulfilled Laxus's expectations by officially releasing his new magic, "Singularity," in front of him.

At its center is a tiny, almost invisible black dot, surrounded by collapsing voids that distort even light—this is the full picture of the new magic of emptiness, the "singularity." At least, this is what is visible.

(The plot feels a bit dragged out. It needs to speed things up later.)

Chapter 034 Pass

Laxus's strongest single-target dragon-slaying magic to date—"Thunder Dragon Halberd"—had already become distorted before even approaching the "Singularity." It then transformed into a thin, bright line of lightning, which was absorbed into the black dot at the center of the "Singularity."

Under Kong's control, the passage connecting the magic compression point and the alternate dimension closed, and the spatial collapse slowly disappeared. Everything returned to calm.

But Laxus and Isaac were far from calming their inner turmoil.

Kong's heart was also restless, because, having entered the alternate dimension, he could clearly see that the star-like sphere of light in that dimension could not convert or absorb the magic power of the "Thunder Dragon Halberd".

Those magical powers were eventually collected and coalesced into the fifth planet in the alternate dimension.

Yes, it's not that everything that's sucked in can be devoured and absorbed by the central sphere of light. The physical debris and the altered magical energy are collected and formed into something resembling a planet orbiting the central sphere of light.

In the pitch-black alternate dimension, on the ecliptic plane, which is a sphere of light like a star, outwards in sequence are the "Earth Star" (soil, rock fragments, and other debris that were accidentally sucked in and compressed into a sphere), the "Chaos Star" (unknown magic power that is not digested), two "Demon Stars" (demon magic power), and the newly formed "Dragon Star" (dragon magic power).

They revolved around the large sphere of light at the center, making the entire alien space look like a star system. Therefore, Kong gave them names like planets.

When the consciousness of the void returned from the alternate dimension, Laxus had exhausted all his strength and collapsed to the ground.

He was not unconscious, but his heavy breathing indicated that he was not in good condition.

Elsa was unharmed. She had only been paralyzed by a sudden lightning strike from the "Thunder Dragon's Jaw." After the paralysis wore off, she only suffered minor injuries.

Erza wanted to help the more seriously injured Laxus, but Laxus seemed unappreciative and pushed Erza away when he tried to help him up. Erza was stunned for a moment, but instead of leaving, he became angry and insisted on helping Laxus up.

Of course, Laxus stubbornly pushed Erza away again. This happened several times in succession, and Laxus's injuries seemed to worsen, causing him to cough violently. Seeing this, Sora finally decided to intervene in the affairs of these two "stubborn aliens."

Kong took out a bottle of oral medicine from his spatial ring and placed it next to Laxus. Then, he simply pulled away Erza, who still had no intention of giving up.

“Kong, Laxus is our guildmate. How can we just leave him injured?” Erza was puzzled by Kong’s actions.

“Everyone has their own personality. Laxus doesn’t like being treated like this.” Sora didn’t want to explain too much.

Although Sora felt that Laxus acted this way because he was actually very unwilling to accept it.

He had finally increased his strength, even adding three Dragon Slayer spells at once. Yet, he hadn't achieved any significant results… Laxus, with his fiercely competitive nature and exceptional pride, must be feeling terrible right now.

"Is that so... I don't quite understand, but maybe this is just how you men get along."

Erza could also sense a hint of Laxus's resentment. After all, two such powerful spells had been so easily neutralized by Sora. Putting himself in Laxus's shoes, Erza would probably feel the same way.

Sora simply nodded in response to Elsa's words.

Although they defeated Laxus, they were still some distance from the rendezvous point mentioned by the guild leader. The first round of trials was not yet completely over. Sora could not afford to let his guard down.

"Um, Sora..." After walking a while longer, Erza, who had been keeping his head down and looked somewhat uneasy, suddenly called out to Sora.

"What's wrong, Elsa?" Kong Hui turned around and asked.

"...How should I put it? When I saw the new magic of the void just now, I felt a little scared... Could that magic even devour things that aren't magical?" Elsa hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

“Yes. You guessed right. That’s why I’m reluctant to demonstrate this magic so easily… I’ve already promised the guild master that I won’t use that magic on anyone.” Sora saw a deep unease in Erza’s eyes, though he didn’t understand why.

The "Singularity" spell is indeed somewhat dangerous, but not dangerous enough to cause Elsa such fear. In fact, the "Singularity" spell has many weaknesses. To put it simply, just throwing a few large stones at the "Singularity" would be enough to feed it and make it disappear.

"Is that so? That's good... But now I understand why the guild master said that magic was extremely dangerous." Elsa breathed a sigh of relief. Her words seemed to be a evasive excuse, a cover-up, not what she truly thought.

Sora was unaware that the reason Elsa reacted so strongly was that, like Mira, they both felt uneasy about Sora's sudden use of such dangerous offensive magic, given that she had always used defensive and supportive magic.

Although Sora is very gentle, his serious and unsmiling style always makes Erza worry that he might go astray.

After all, Elsa had already experienced something like this once before. That person, so gentle and reliable, someone Elsa never imagined would change—in the end, hadn't he become someone she couldn't recognize at all? It was all because he learned magic and gained power…

“Kong… seems different from him.” Elsa quietly covered up the figure in her heart and returned to normal.

Sora breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Elsa return to normal.

For some reason, he had just felt a strong urge to pull Elsa into his arms. Of course, this wasn't romantic love. It was an overwhelming feeling of tenderness and care…

……

When Kong and Elsa emerged from the cave and saw the sunlight, they also saw Makarov waiting in the open space.

"Elsa, Sora, congratulations on passing the first round of the S-rank exam! ...As expected, you two were no problem. However, it's truly surprising that you weren't injured at all!"

(Elsa actually suffered a minor injury, but Makarov completely ignored it.)

Makarov knew, of course, that Sora and Erza were lucky to have chosen the easier path. However, luck is also a form of ability, and Makarov wouldn't say much about it.

"President, what about Mira and the others? How are they?" Sora was more concerned about the situation on the other road.

"Don't rush. They entered the stone gate quite late, and with those troublesome traps, I think they've probably just run into the examiners who were stopping them... Anyway, I've prepared the ingredients and cooking utensils. Which of you can cook? Hurry up and prepare lunch! I'm starving!"

As if to confirm Makarov's words, his stomach growled twice.

Sora heard Makarov's question and exchanged a glance with Elsa. Then, they both shook their heads.

Chapter 035 Meeting

"No way! You two can't even cook! And you want to become S-class mages who can stand on their own? Unqualified! Neither of you are qualified!" Makarov immediately started acting like a child throwing a tantrum.

Finally, Kong took out the cake he usually used to appease Xun'er from his spatial ring and fed Makarov a temporary meal, which finally stopped his tantrum. Of course, he couldn't help but mutter things like, "What do you want from an old man to eat such sweet things?"

Actually, Sora and Erza aren't completely incapable of cooking. But the dishes they make are only "edible" (except for barbecue).

In this situation, even if I forced myself to cook, I'd probably only get a worse scolding from the president. It's best to just admit I can't cook and wait for the professional chef—Ms. Mira—to step in.

……

Just as Makarov had predicted, when Sora and Erza arrived at the rendezvous point, Cana and Mira had just arrived at the examiner's location. Of course, their examiner was the formidable Gildarts, Fairy Tail's strongest S-class mage!