Fairy Tail Space Mage

Gray's situation is very bad right now, which is the main reason why Lucy and Happy chose to side with Gray. Of course, it's also related to Lucy's personality of disliking conflict with others.

However, although it sounds easy, it is actually quite difficult to just stay here and do nothing until night.

To conserve his energy and avoid going hungry, Natsu chose to lie on the ground and fall fast asleep.

But Lucy and Happy couldn't do that. After all, Grey was still not back to normal. They had to keep a close eye on him to prevent him from doing anything dangerous.

Indeed, Gray's condition was quite dire. He crouched on the ground, staring at Deliora in front of him with a gloomy expression.

The quiet environment gave him a moment to reminisce about the past. And despite his reluctance, one after another, his fond and unpleasant experiences from the past came to mind.

His mood at this moment was absolutely not in the slightest way related to the word "good".

Lucy thought for a moment and decided to use her secret weapon for regulating her mood!

When Lucy was feeling down because she missed her mother or was scolded by her father, she always relied on two secret weapons to cheer herself up.

The first one, of course, is the adorable and healing celestial spirit—Nikola of Canis Minor; and the second one is the singer celestial spirit—Lyra of Lyra.

"Open, Lyra, Gate of Lyra!"

Chapter 162 If everything is fate

"Long time no see, Lucy. Honestly, why don't you call me more often?" Lila was a cute girl with little wings on her back and a delicate harp in her arms.

"Of course it's because of the contract. There's nothing I can do about it, Lila, you're just so popular." Lucy sighed.

Because of Lila's beautiful singing voice, cute appearance, and lively personality, she is very popular both in the Celestial Spirit Realm and among Celestial Spirit Mages.

Although Lila also likes Lucy very much, she can only sign a contract with Lucy that allows her to summon her three times a month.

This is considered relatively lenient.

"Oh, I see. Well then, since you've gone to so much trouble to get me out here, what kind of song would you like to hear?" Lila asked.

"Whatever. Any song by Lila is bound to be great," Lucy replied.

“I want to hear the ‘Song of the Fish’!” Happy suddenly interrupted.

“What ‘Song of the Fish’? Ignore that stinky cat, Lila.” Lucy rejected Happy’s request.

"Alright! Then I'll go ahead and do my own thing!" Lila received the order.

“That’s too much! Even Mira would sing ‘The Fish Song’ for me!” Happy protested. Of course, the protest was ineffective.

In fact, Mila's singing voice is indeed very beautiful, but her eccentric artistic aesthetics always wasted her talent.

The world's music scene is relatively underdeveloped, so people don't tend to pay much attention to aspects other than vocal quality. But Sora, from Earth, is different. Therefore, she only heard songs like the "Fish Song" once and never wanted to hear them again.

Lila found a rock, sat on it, and then plucked the strings of her guitar...

However, unlike the lively and cheerful melody Lucy had imagined, Lila's strings today were heavy and profound, as if a beloved person were whispering affectionately in her ear.

Then, Lila opened her throat and began to sing.

The song was soul-stirring, penetrating to the very core... and it seemed as if it were sung specifically for Grey.

"What is it that lingers in your heart?"

"What is it that propels you forward when you hesitate?"

The words spoken have now vanished with the wind.

"Those who are lost have not disappeared; they will forever protect you."

"Do not forget the words you spoke, the vows you made."

"You have grown, you have become stronger, so please believe in yourself!"

"..."

It was as if someone's soul had come to Gray's side through Lila's body.

The heart-touching song made the man in front of him bite his lip and his face full of tears.

If Gray were still a child, he would probably have raised his head and burst into tears. But now, he could only hold back, sobbing, finding solace in the beautiful yet heartbreaking song.

“Grey…”

"Grey cried..."

Lucy and Happy stared at Gray in astonishment. But neither of them said anything; they simply waited quietly for Lila's song to end…

Several hours later, when Sora appeared in the giant cave, Natsu, Happy, Lucy, and even Gray, whose face was still streaked with tears, had all fallen asleep.

Only Lila remained, still holding her harp, watching over the three people and the cat who had fallen asleep.

Although Lila saw Kong, she simply nodded at him.

Because Sora had given Lucy the silver key to Canis Minor, all of Lucy's celestial spirits knew Sora and held him in high regard and affection.

Sora was somewhat surprised and politely nodded in return to Lila. At the same time, he pressed down on the pink toy on his head, which was trying to wake Natsu. After all, if Natsu woke up, everyone else would too.

Although it was unclear what had happened, Natsu and the others looked very happy. Sora hoped they could linger in their sweet dreams a little longer.

Erza had been on the island for a whole day but still hadn't brought Natsu and the others back. So, feeling a bit worried, Sora decided to come and check on the island.

As a result, they didn't see Erza at all, but found Natsu and the others in such a secluded place.

Sora remembered this part of the plot in the manga, so she knew exactly where the monster frozen in the ice came from. At the same time, she also understood why Gray had tear stains on his face.

“Deliora… just by looking at its appearance, you can tell how powerful a demon it is.”

Kong raised his head, looking at the towering monster that killed Gray's parents and master, and that had a blood feud with Gray.

Then he turned to look at Gray, a look of sympathy on his face. Even without seeing it with his own eyes, he could guess Gray's reaction upon suddenly encountering Deliora in this place.

"Unfortunately, all of this happened ten years ago. Back then, even I couldn't do anything." Kong sighed.

Ten years ago, he hadn't even come into this world yet. His soul was still living a leisurely yet empty and boring student life on Earth.

“Deliora, he was also a demon created by Zeref. And Zeref, in turn, is Natsu’s… If everything is fate…” Sora looked at Natsu, who was sleeping soundly next to Gray, his thoughts quite complicated.

"Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Erza... everyone is destined to meet in 'Fairy Tail' through a series of fateful encounters. So, what about me...? What kind of connection do I have with them? And what role do I play in this story?"

It seems that only when he is alone does Kong think of himself.

However, after thinking it over, Kong shook his head and still couldn't come to any conclusion.

For some unknown reason, under Lila's curious gaze, Sora walked forward to the giant, living block of ice that had frozen Deliora.

He seemed to want to touch the flawless, yet indestructible beauty before him. It was as if, in doing so, he could draw strength and encouragement from it. And when he reached out his hand, the two spells within him naturally reacted.

One is the "Void Garment," which is only natural. The ice block in front is essentially living magic. And the demon sealed inside is also alive. The "Void Garment" will naturally react.

However, the magic crystal formed from altered magical energy, combined with an incredibly powerful demon, required magic power that the Void could not provide, and the "Void Garment" could not withstand. Therefore, the "Void Garment" gave up on interfering with it.

The other one, of course, is the "singularity".

This guy seems to regard the huge block of ice in front of him and the demon inside as an unparalleled delicacy!

Indeed, both of these things are highly beneficial to the "singularity." Moreover, if it simply nods in the air, the "singularity" might actually have a way to devour them completely.

But this was, after all, the manifestation of Gray's master, Ul. Even if Sora craved power, he would never make a decision that would make him feel extremely uncomfortable. Therefore, Sora ordered "Singularity" to obediently stand by.

With both spells now in place, the empty palm successfully touched the cool, yet surprisingly gentle, ice.

In an instant, the image of a woman with short black hair flashed through Sora's mind. Then, to Sora's astonishment, the third spell on her body reacted.

"..."

"If everything is fate..." After a long while, Kong Cai looked at the huge block of ice in front of him with a very complicated expression, and sighed again about what he had just said.

Then, he activated "movement" and disappeared.

From beginning to end, Natsu and the others were completely unaware that Sora had been there. And Rila didn't tell them either.

So they had no idea that what happened in those few minutes would change everything!

What was originally a story full of sadness seems to have unintentionally planted a seed of hope somewhere.

Then, the seed steadily sprouted, grew, and finally blossomed into a flower called a miracle!

Chapter 163 Zero Emperor

"Hmm!" A strange sound woke Lucy and the others.

This is the voice of Hololochm, the Horologian summoned by Lucy with the silver key.

It is one of the few Protoss beings who can freely travel between the two worlds without Lucy needing to open a portal. This is because it excels in time and space magic (support type).

Other celestial spirits... it's said that Leo, the leader of the zodiac, can also open portals to travel between the two worlds. As for Aquarius, that's still uncertain.

"What's that sound?" Lucy murmured, unable to help but wake up from the noise.

"Is it evening yet?" Natsu also woke up, still a little groggy.

"Look over there!" Gray was now fully awake.

Following Gray's gaze, everyone immediately saw a huge, purple beam of light shining on the massive block of ice that sealed Deliora.

“A purple pillar of light? A purple moon! What is the relationship between them…” Lucy started to think.

“There’s a beam of light falling down from above, let’s go up and take a look!” Natsu immediately suggested, his tone seemingly more driven by curiosity.

Seemingly worried that the pillar of light would gradually disappear as the moon moved, the three people and the cat didn't have time to think it over carefully and followed Natsu's advice, running outside the cave. Then, they headed towards the highest ruins on the mountaintop.

That place seems to be the source of the purple pillar of light.

……

When the three arrived at the ruins on the mountaintop, they immediately discovered a strange situation.

It turns out that on this small island, there were not only the outsiders from the village that issued the commission, but also the three people from before. There was also a whole group of people who covered their entire bodies with strange clothes! Their clothes were all embroidered with moon patterns.

The strangely dressed group formed a large circle, arms outstretched, chanting incomprehensible spells. The moonlight, however, was successfully summoned and gathered at the center of the circle!

This is the reason why the purple light pillar was born!

"These guys are actually collecting moonlight!" Natsu exclaimed in surprise. Could light really be collected? Natsu was a little confused.

"What exactly are they trying to do by shining the purple beam of light onto that block of ice?" Lucy couldn't help but wonder.

Gray and Harpy also lowered their heads in thought, but without a doubt, they had no clue whatsoever.

Sure enough, they should have listened to Natsu's advice and captured those three to get everything out of them. Now, even after witnessing their process of collecting moonlight, they are still completely baffled.

"So that's how it is." At this moment, someone they had never expected spoke up.