Fairy Tail Space Mage

Seeing the bone flute escape, Kong showed no intention of giving chase. He stared seriously at Natsu in front of him, opened his right hand, and summoned "Nameless" from the spatial vortex that had been created.

Despite having just stormed off in a huff, "Nameless" obediently returned the moment Kong summoned him.

Kong was actually a little surprised. He guessed what had happened during the time "Nameless" had run away from home. However, now was not the time to delve into those matters.

"Sora, what happened! What happened to Natsu?!" Happy was completely confused.

The Natsu of today, while no longer the possessed fake "Natsu," is also no longer the normal Natsu. His eyes are still lifeless, but his face is extremely ferocious, and his body is half-lying on the ground, baring his teeth and claws at the empty space in front of him like a wild beast about to pounce!

Even more terrifying, his body was now emanating a terrifying and violent aura that seemed to burn and destroy everything! This was an aura that no human could possibly release! It was completely different from the aura of the fire dragon before!

“I don’t know either…” Kong shook his head in confusion. He really didn’t know what had happened. “But, this is a good opportunity for me to find out everything… Please, ‘Nameless’!”

For the first time, in front of the Fairy Tail members, Sora drew "Nameless". However, this time, there was no huge spatial vortex in the sky, and no spatial rifts around "Nameless".

The black Tang sword in his empty hand seemed to have become an ordinary, unremarkable blade... if Harpy hadn't seen the impossible dark starry sky before him.

"Still Waters, One Day, A Path to the Stars!"

Chapter 127: Déjà Vu and the Evolution of Magic

In Harpy's eyes, the empty figure rapidly shrank, finally turning into a point of light and disappearing into the end of the starry path.

Everything was restored to normal.

The starry sky has disappeared; this is on the railway connecting Oshibana train station and the town of Kuloba.

The wind in the valley seemed to be blowing particularly fiercely because of the magic that Eligoll had just used.

The ground and rails, which had been scorched red by Natsu's flames, began to cool slowly, like wounds healing on the earth's skin.

However, what's destroyed can't be restored. The melted rails, the scattered beams, and the still severely injured and unconscious Eligoll remain the same as before.

Silence reigned all around.

Natsu suddenly collapsed to the ground, and Sora was nowhere to be found. The only sounds coming from the valley wind and Happy, who was still conscious, were the only ones left. Happy, however, didn't know what to do.

……

This place seems to be the origin of the planet... everywhere there are volcanoes and lava. The sky is shrouded in a murky atmosphere and thick volcanic ash, making it as dark as if it were an underground world. As a result, the ground is brighter than the sky.

Empty floats on the sea of ​​lava, gazing at this boundless, volcanic hellish world.

This is not an illusion, nor is it the world of consciousness or a dream. This is a real world. It just belongs to another dimension or a smaller dimension... In essence, it is no different from the space where Elsa "changed clothes," the space of the empty "singularity."

Of course, its level of sophistication is immediately apparent. It can create a near-realistic world with a ground, gravity, and atmosphere; its spatial level is far superior to the magical space of the empty "singularity."

Sora closed his eyes; protected by the "Circle of Emptiness," he was unaffected by the surrounding high temperature. Although he had other things to do, at this moment, he only wanted to fully experience this world.

This world has a sense of vastness and antiquity.

The being that created it clearly possessed an incredibly long lifespan. It materialized what it or its ancestors had seen countless years ago, creating this world. This is its ideal world, and also symbolizes its spiritual world.

"Kong...come over here."

A sudden telepathic connection made Kong open his eyes wide.

I don't know why, but even though it was the first time I'd heard it, it felt strangely familiar.

"You are..." Despite the doubts, Sora still controlled the "Circle of the Sky," flying over volcanoes and arriving at the center of the "Lava World," in front of the largest volcano.

Standing here, Kong Cai realized that the "Lava World" was not as boundless as he had imagined.

Perhaps it is because the sky and the earth are obscured that the sky creates the illusion that it is actually boundless.

"Come in here." Another call echoed in my mind.

Kong remained silent for a while before choosing to drift into the volcano before him, following the crater.

……

A huge, red dragon.

An exaggerated, crimson iron chain.

And then there were the unknown wild beasts chained up.

This is the contents of the largest volcano in the center of the "Lava World".

"We've finally met... Sora."

The fire dragon raised its head, its enormous, deep red eyes gazing into the sky. At the same time, the voice of a mature man echoed in the sky's mind.

"..."

“Ig...Nir?”

Sora was filled with doubt, and once again, a strange sense of déjà vu overwhelmed him. It felt like he'd seen this fire dragon before, with its slightly droopy eyes and resemblance to Natsu. He seemed to have witnessed this scene before… but that was impossible!

Perhaps he had seen similar scenes in Earth-based comics. But in different dimensions, the sense of déjà vu was completely incomprehensible. The scene before him—volcanoes, lava, a gigantic fire dragon…

"You've arrived... This means everything is about to begin."

"?" The other person's words made Kong feel as if she were in a dream.

"I've already suppressed the incident that just happened. Natsu is fine, and the plan won't be affected."

"What...what are you talking about?" Sora finally asked.

"By the way... as agreed, let the 'Singularity' devour this thing... Remember, the 'Singularity' is the most important magic for you!"

Ignir, however, had no intention of paying attention to Kong, and simply threw out a huge transparent crystal.

"This is... could it be a spatial crystal?! It's so big!!"

Before Kong finished speaking, instantly, the two spells "Singularity," "Void Garment," and "Nameless," along with a spirit weapon, all seemed to have seen some rare delicacy and immediately lost control (in fact, the "Void Garment" was already out of control to begin with)!

The three immense forces transformed into three enormous spatial vortexes, pulling and devouring each other as they converged upon the giant transparent crystal. In the end, the power of the "singularity" was the strongest, absorbing the other two spatial vortexes and transforming into a tranquil, eerie black sphere that swallowed the giant transparent crystal.

"Damn it! It was stolen by that glutton who only knows how to eat and never does any work!"

Kong only heard "Nameless" curse like that, and then he discovered that the magical space of "Singularity" had expanded rapidly, even more than tenfold in an instant.

The magical space of the "Singularity," nurtured by Kong over the years, has expanded to the size of a football field. It's already quite large. Now, it's even as spacious as a small town.

This is definitely a good thing... but before Sora could even be happy, what happened next made her face turn very ugly.

In the "Singularity" alternate dimension, the dozens of "Demon Stars" that Kong had painstakingly accumulated over many years, intending to use against the "Gate of the Underworld," suddenly shrank dramatically and eventually merged into a black... crystal ball the size of an egg?

The dozen or so "Earth Stars" that Kong obtained after using magic to decompose and devour the "Giant Earth Spider" also shrank and merged, eventually turning into a... egg?

The "Thunder Flame Star," formed by the fusion of Laxus and Natsu's Dragon Slayer Magic, was absorbed until only a small flame remained.

(It seems that Laxus's lightning dragon's magic power was too impure, so it was completely absorbed. Only Natsu's, more refined fire dragon's magic power remained.)

What pained Kong the most was that his trump card, which he had painstakingly accumulated over the years and which he was reluctant to use unless absolutely necessary—five "Chaos Stars" that could create a temporary anti-magic space—had vanished completely! And not a single thing was left behind!!

The first three types, regardless of their origin, left behind some "souvenirs" of unknown purpose. But Kong's most precious "Chaos Star" left nothing behind; it was completely devoured!

After years of hard work, the vast amount of ammunition that Kong had painstakingly accumulated was suddenly exhausted without any action taken today, leaving them back to square one... Kong was on the verge of tears.

Seemingly sensing Kong's grief and indignation, the "Singularity" conveyed a message of comfort and explanation to Kong. However, unlike the vague senses of the past, this was now a clear message, one that could be called "words."

"Your Majesty the Creator, I have evolved because of the absorption of the Divine Crystal (Space Crystal)."

(Why didn't I know that you could evolve by consuming that thing?)

Chapter 128 Terrifying New Abilities

"Evolving in the direction you expected, I have greatly increased my ability to decompose and digest... Now, I can completely digest and absorb most of the altered magic, including impure dragon magic and demonic power..."

(So ​​that's why the "Dragon Star" and "Demon Star" shrank significantly, and the "Chaos Star" was completely devoured?)

"Although I couldn't resist eating all the 'food' I was keeping for you."

(What? So you ate them just because you were greedy! I...)

"But what I leave behind will definitely be helpful to you!"

(...)

"The magical crystal formed by the fusion of the 'Demon Sphere' can transform any mage into a 'Demon Slayer Mage' once it is integrated into the body."

(What!).

"The flames of the Flame Dragon's power, once nurtured, can become the Flame Dragon's Magic Crystal. After being integrated into the body, it can make a mage a 'Flame Dragon Slayer Mage'."

(!!)

"The last egg can hatch into a pet that is completely loyal to you. Furthermore, it will inherit the immortality of the ancient monster."

(...)

After hearing the last sentence, Sora's heart was somewhat numb. After various thoughts flashed through his mind, Sora couldn't help but send a mental message to the "Singularity".

"How do I cultivate the flames of the Fiery Dragon Force?"

This was the part that Sora cared about most. Without a doubt, after gradually understanding this world, Sora realized that the power of dragons was the ultimate magical force in this world!

"It's very simple..."

"Singularity" replied.

Then, dozens of "singularities" appeared (this is a lower space, so singularity magic is easier to use, and many can be used at once).

The immense magical power of the fire dragon existing in the "Lava World" surged into dozens of "singularities" like a dam being opened in a bathtub!

After absorbing a massive amount of high-purity fire dragon magic, the original flame rapidly expanded, collapsed, condensed, and finally transformed into a red pebble-like fire crystal!

That is—"The Demon Crystal of the Flame Dragon"!

"Kong...you really are as greedy as ever! Get out of here right now! Ouch!!"

Ignir, who had been speaking gently and even seemed somewhat friendly towards Sora just moments before, finally lost his temper when he saw that Sora hadn't left after obtaining the treasure and had instead used magic to devour a large amount of magic power from his space.

With a single roar, Sora felt the world turn upside down. The next moment, he was outside, standing in front of Natsu, who lay on the ground.

"Kong!" Happy exclaimed in surprise when he saw Kong reappear.

"Happy... Natsu is alright now. He should wake up soon... Let's go meet up with the Chairman first."

Although Sora's mind was in turmoil, Igneel's last words only deepened his confusion and uncertainty. But right now, he had to first appease Happy and settle Natsu. Only then could he calmly sort things out.

"Natsu is alright? That's great! ...By the way, what should we do with that Erigor?" Happy asked after a moment of joy.

"Bring him here, and I'll teleport him away with you."

Sora didn't think much of it. He didn't have time to worry about these things right now; he'd leave the rest to the chairman and Erza.