Fairy Tail Space Mage

Although this old man is usually a bit unreliable, his weeping now shows that he is truly grieving and very unwilling to accept this!

The other three Heavenly Kings were a little confused, but Augustus pondered for a while and seemed to understand something.

"Don't worry, Mr. Warlord, I won't harm Mavis, nor will I seek the Fairy Heart. If you ask why, it's because I am..."

“Huh, Grandpa Warlord? Why is he lying here? Wait, next to him… the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar! How could this be, who is it…” Lucy’s words stopped halfway through.

Because he saw Mr. August, the old man, opposite the four of them.

One of the two strongest of the Twelve Shields of the Holy See; even if you can't remember the others, you won't mistake this person!

Lucy covered her mouth, her pupils dilated in shock, and countless thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant. In the end, she was so frightened that she stood there dumbfounded!

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you standing there like an idiot? Don't block my way like a weight!" Brandish, who was following behind, accidentally bumped into her and was very annoyed.

“Little Brandish, it seems your problem has been solved.” Although he was a little disappointed that he was interrupted at a crucial point, Auguste still couldn’t ignore Brandish, who was like a granddaughter to him.

"Ah! Grandpa August, what are you doing here?"

"What have you been through? Your senses have become so dulled. Didn't you realize we've been here all along?" August frowned.

“Oh, that…” Brandish couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

She couldn't very well say that she went to question Lucy about why her mother killed her own mother.

As a result, Lucy, having learned about her mother from Anna, resolutely refused to believe that her mother would do such a thing.

Just when the two were about to fight, the Aquarius Celestial Spirit, Aquarius, who was a key figure, made her appearance.

The golden key, which was originally given by Lucy's mother to Brandish's mother, Grammy, later returned to Lucy's hands for some unknown reason, while Brandish's mother died.

Therefore, Brandish concluded that Leila had gone back on her word and killed her mother.

However, while the golden key is an inanimate object, the celestial spirits it summons are not.

Aquaria was quite straightforward. After coming out, she first "trained" Brandish. Don't ask why it was "trained," it's just that they played together when they were kids.

Then she took the two of them directly to the Protoss's memory space, where they witnessed the whole story.

It turns out that after Lucy's mother, Leila, married Lucy's father, she planned to retire and stop being a Celestial Spirit Mage.

She distributed the golden key to her three disciples.

But it was later discovered that in the year 777, the world's magic suddenly increased dramatically, and the day to fulfill the family's inherited mission arrived unexpectedly!

Realizing that if she did not fulfill her mission, her daughter Lucy would have to do it in her place, she had no choice but to summon her disciple, borrow the golden keys, and gather all twelve golden keys again to open the Gate of Eclipse!

But no one anticipated that Brandish's mother had gone to the Western Continent. Unable to find her, Leila had no choice but to forcibly open the [Eclipse Gate] without a golden key!

Chapter 817 Leila's Past

Yes, in the year 777, Fate, as the last god, was devoured, the magic of Edolas flowed back, and the Fairy Tail world underwent violent changes in secret... In this very year, Lucy's mother opened the [Eclipse Gate] with one less key!

That was the beginning of everything. The successful and failed time travel split the world into two separate timelines.

In one timeline, there is an adult Sora, but a child Sora dies in Edolas (the original timeline).

In another timeline, there is no adult Sora, but the young Sora travels from the Edolas world to the eastern forest of the Asland world, where she is found by Ms. Polyusica (the timeline of this book's story).

Meanwhile, regardless of the world, Anna, Natsu, and Igneel all successfully passed through the "Eclipse Gate" and arrived in this era.

Sometimes, I've wondered if things would have been different if Leila had collected all twelve golden keys.

Lucy's mother will not die because of this, and the timeline will not split.

But these are things that have already happened, or things that are unpredictable, so there's no use in daydreaming about them.

Let's get back to Leila's matter.

Leila successfully opened the Eclipse Gate despite having one less key, fulfilling her family's mission. However, she was subsequently diagnosed with a terminal illness—"Magic Deficiency."

She suffered daily, grew increasingly thin, and her days were numbered.

Brantish's mother, who later learned what had happened, rushed back from the Western Continent, only to see Leila one last time with a heavy heart.

However, as Brandish's mother was leaving Leila's house, another of Leila's disciples, Zudir, suddenly appeared and attacked and killed Brandish's mother from behind.

Zudir is the one among the Seven Kin of Purgatory, the "Heart of the Demon," who used the 'Human Subordinate' magic.

He greatly admired Leila and believed that Brandish's mother had killed Leila, so he wanted to take revenge on her!

Unfortunately, despite his actions, Brandish's mother didn't blame him. Leila happened to come out of the house and witnessed the scene.

Zudir fled in anguish, without even touching the Aquarius key that Brantish's mother had dropped on the ground.

Considering what happened, it's no wonder he treated Lucy that way back then on Sirius Island.

Perhaps he went completely insane after Leila died!

The beauty of the world seems to refer to love.

The world's sorrows seem to be a reflection of love.

Volod and his companions, including Zudir, all had their own unspoken loves, and all experienced various joys and sorrows.

I wonder if, at this very moment, in some corner of the Kingdom of Fiore, the white and black fairies have reached a conclusion regarding their love?

I don't know whether the conclusion will be sad or happy.

……

After seeing the Celestial Spirits' memories, both girls couldn't help but burst into tears.

It wasn't just because they had nowhere to vent their complex emotions, but also because both of them had witnessed their mothers' deaths.

That would be a very cruel thing for them, no, for anyone.

They desperately wanted to rush into their memories, stop all of this from happening, and ensure that their loved ones could live and stay by their side forever.

But this is ultimately just the Protoss's memory, something Aquaria witnessed firsthand, a similar story of joy and sorrow that has played out countless times in this world.

It's no wonder that the Protoss have such strong personalities.

Living too long and seeing too much might turn you into this.

Because this makes things easier.

Aquarius put her arms around one girl with her left arm and another with her right, letting the two girls cry in her arms.

No one had ever seen her show such a loving and gentle side.

But perhaps this is her true nature?

If these children become too attached to her, won't the separation be even more painful?

How long did Leila stay with her? How long did Grammy stay with her? Did she cry when the two of them left her?

She can't remember.

Once the two children stopped crying, Aquaria reverted to her old, irritable, bossy self.

After giving each of the two trembling little girls a bump on their head, she ordered them to get along well before disappearing.

In conclusion, under these circumstances, how are Brandish and Lucy supposed to perceive their surroundings?

I almost cried myself to death. Who cares about those things anymore?

Honestly, seeing August and the Four Heavenly Kings like this now, the two of them realized that they were still on the battlefield!

And the two of them seem to be enemies.

That's why Lucy, who realized this first, was stunned just now.

"Pfft!" Having figured everything out, Brandish didn't answer the old man's question first, but couldn't help but laugh at Lucy, who was standing stiffly in front of him.

"What... are you laughing at!" Lucy said, her body finally not so stiff, but she was in a terrible mood.

"Haha, I bet you were really scared just now, you must have been terrified!"

"No, no way!" Lucy shook her head fiercely, but her mind was already racing with thoughts of how to escape.

There was no way around it; the difference in combat strength was too great.

Although Lucy felt she had become stronger, she didn't believe she could be stronger than the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar.

All four of them have been defeated. And Brandish... is a monster too!

That magical power is too exaggerated.

It's hard to believe that this is a girl around the same age as her.

"Alright, since Kong values ​​you so much, I won't tease you anymore (smug)! Actually, the old man and I are both on your side. We won't hurt you."

"What?!" The first to exclaim in surprise were actually the Four Heavenly Kings.

The three people besides Warlord, in particular, felt like their brains weren't enough to keep up.

“What can I do? Sora is so terrifying. And the old man who’s been the best to me is the son of your first chairman. So, I have no choice but to join you.” Brandish spoke of Sora in a friendly and casual tone, which didn’t seem to match the “terrifying” assessment she had given him.

"What!!" Again, Lucy didn't have time to speak before Warlord exclaimed first.

“Impossible, how could Mavis… Who is your father!” Warlord demanded angrily of August, not at all like a grandfather who had lived for over a hundred years.

"You don't need to get excited. My birth was just a magical accident; magic created me, not my mother's natural gestation. That's why neither my father nor my mother knew I existed. However, unexpectedly, my mother recently became aware of me and is willing to accept me as I am. In that case, even if it means betraying my father, I will protect her!"

The old man seemed quite excited when he mentioned this!

Although it wasn't the first time he'd seen the old man like this, Brandish still felt a little uncomfortable.

Is this what happens to an old man who lacked maternal love from childhood?

It's really a bit strange and a bit tragic!

Brandish was only slightly uncomfortable with August's reaction. The others, however, were extremely uncomfortable!

After all, from the very beginning, the old man had presented himself as calm and composed, unperturbed by honor or disgrace.

Now it's suddenly like this, how should I put it, the change in style is too abrupt.

"Your father, could he be... Zeref?" Warlord couldn't help but speculate after hearing August's explanation.

"Yes."

"What?!" This time, it was the other three members of the Four Heavenly Kings' turn to be surprised.

“I see… Ah.” Warlord frowned as if he had thought of something, but then sighed with relief.

"You said your father is Zeref, but that's not from the Empire..."