"Damn it, how can this kid's magic power suddenly be so terrifying?" The cloaked man's brows furrowed as he observed the environmental changes caused by the mere leakage of magic power, which had already cracked the ground and created turbulent winds. He thought to himself.
His forehead was already covered in dense beads of sweat.
The cloaked man's body began to mobilize magic power, and as soon as he raised his hand, he prepared to cast a spell.
"Too slow." Zorn's cold voice echoed beside the cloaked man.
"When did he get there?" The cloaked man's pupils contracted as he looked towards where Zorn had originally stood; Zorn was nowhere to be seen.
"Still looking around?" Zorn's right foot, glowing with golden light, had already kicked the cloaked man in the abdomen.
"Oh, boom, boom, boom!" The cloaked man cried out in pain and flew backward, crashing directly into the church and causing it to collapse.
"Cough, cough, cough~"
"He's ridiculously strong, that kid." The cloaked man struggled to stand up, wiping the blood from his mouth with his hand.
"Tell me, the name and address of your Guild," Zorn said in a low voice, raising his hand towards the cloaked man.
"Cough, cough, impossible."
"Puppet Magic: Puppet Repair." The cloaked man coughed out the last mouthful of blood, raised his hand, took out a paper puppet, and immediately activated it. His injuries instantly recovered.
"No, I have to find a way to escape." The cloaked man thought to himself, but his body didn't slow down at all, quickly releasing magic.
"Puppet Magic: Puppet Summon & Puppet Magic: Puppet Possession, Double Magic."
The cloaked man dared not delay. All the magic power in his body converged, and a purplish-black magic circle instantly rose beneath his feet. Behind him, a phantom with two horns on its head, ferocious teeth, and dark eyes appeared. As another magic circle unfolded, the two figures merged into one.
The cloaked man transformed into a demonic appearance, and the magic power in his body increased significantly under Zorn's perception, but Zorn was not flustered at all, because Zorn's strength was strong enough.
"Is this your full strength? A bit disappointing." Zorn's eyes remained expressionless as he spoke indifferently.
"Don't underestimate me. Ah~" The cloaked man gathered all his magic power in his hands, and a terrifying aura enveloped the dark sphere of light.
"Super Abusive Flash" was instantly fired, rushing directly towards Zorn. Zorn remained motionless, with no change in expression. Just as it was about to hit, Zorn's palm was instantly covered in purplish-black Armament Haki and glowed with golden light. He raised his hand and slapped the energy ball away.
The energy ball smashed into an empty space nearby, causing a rumbling sound and a cloud of smoke, but Zorn was completely unaffected.
Seeing this, the cloaked man instantly lost his will to fight. His eyes were hollow and lifeless, and his body slowly collapsed to the ground. This attack was his strongest offensive move; with it, he had secured one of the five seats in his Guild. Yet, it was so easily dispelled.
How could he escape? He couldn't escape at all. His speed wasn't enough, and his attacks had no effect.
"It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. I can find out from your Guild emblem. So, you should go down and apologize now," Zorn said, extending a finger. Light gathered at his fingertip, "Whoosh~," and a smoking hole appeared in the cloaked man's head. His body slowly fell.
Next was the matter of Mirajane and the priest.
"Still no reaction?" Zorn walked to the magic circle, looking at Mira, whose eyes were still dark and confused, and whispered.
"There was a reaction. When Elfman brother and I cried out to her that we were scared, big sister's body still trembled. Can you help my big sister, big brother? Do you have any way?" Lisanna looked at the big brother who had easily defeated the enemy and asked in a soft, childlike voice.
"So cute."
Zorn looked at Lisanna, with her round face and serious eyes, who, despite being a child, tried to act like an adult. His heart was instantly struck by an arrow of cuteness. He covered his heart with his hand and sighed.
A figure suddenly appeared in front of Lisanna, spreading her arms to shield her. She spoke with a slightly hesitant but firm tone: "Please, please help my big sister, esteemed Magician big brother."
"Alright, alright, I'll take a look." Zorn gently ruffled the heads of Lisanna and Elfman with both hands, smiling as he spoke.
Zorn, however, thought to himself whether he was being treated as a weird uncle, and while he was still pondering, Cana beside him pointed and laughed loudly: "Pfft~ haha, Zorn, so you also have moments when you're treated as a weird uncle."
Zorn looked at Cana with some helplessness, slowly stood up, observed carefully, thought about a countermeasure, and decided to apply a strong dose, speeding things up a bit.
"I have a plan. Come, come, I'll tell you quietly." Zorn raised his hand, signaling the three little ones to gather, and whispered the plan.
Zorn's plan was also very simple: he would describe all the unfair treatment Lisanna and Elfman might suffer after losing their sister—being bullied, deceived, possibly abducted into the mountains, and then living a tragic life or dying miserably—in short, he would describe it as tragically as possible.
Then, the two little ones would cooperate by crying pitifully, crying as they spoke. When it was almost time, they would just say, "Big sister, save me."
Cana, observing Zorn, who had previously shown killing intent towards the enemy but now reverted to his usual gentle and responsible self, looked at his handsome face and how he treated children with such tenderness, a smile in his eyes. Cana didn't know what was happening to her; her heart started pounding faster and faster.
After Zorn finished his instructions, he began to describe the miserable fate Lisanna and Elfman might face in the future, while the two little ones also cooperated by crying pitifully. Meanwhile, in Mirajane's inner world…
"No, no, Lisanna, Elfman, your big sister is here, your big sister is here. Your big sister will never let you go through those things. Your big sister will protect you forever, ah~"
Mirajane, who was struggling against the demon, heard Zorn recounting the tragic events and the cries of her younger siblings. Her resistance gradually intensified, and her power gained the upper hand. When she finally heard Lisanna and Elfman's cry of "Big sister, save me~," Mirajane let out a loud shout. The demonic power that had been pulling at her was quickly absorbed by Mirajane.
Outside, Zorn and the three little ones saw magic power overflowing from the magic circle being rapidly absorbed into Mirajane's body, and the light in her eyes gradually returned.
The moment the magic circle disappeared, Mira, in her "Full Body Take Over: Satan Soul" form, appeared within Zorn's magic Spriggan Shield.
"Big sister?" Lisanna and Elfman looked at their demonic-formed big sister with a bit of confusion.
"Lisanna!" Mirajane was about to reach out and hug Lisanna when she realized she was inside a hexagonal light shield. She was about to lift her foot to break through when a voice stopped her.
"Mirajane, try to see if you can release the Take Over Magic? In this form, you probably can't control your power well." Zorn looked at the demonic-formed Mirajane and prompted her.
"Take Over Magic?"
"Yes, Take Over Magic is a type of magic that allows you to take over the power of monsters or animals for your own use. It's divided into full-body Take Over and partial Take Over. What you have is full-body Take Over." Zorn saw the three little ones and Mirajane looking at him with confused expressions, so he explained to them.
"Now, calm your mind, settle your magic power, find that balance point, and cut it off instantly." Zorn guided Mirajane in a calm tone to try and release the magic.
Mirajane followed Zorn's instructions, calmed her magic power, and instantly cut off the magic supply. Her appearance also returned to its original state.
Seeing this, Zorn also retracted the Spriggan Shield magic, and the siblings instantly embraced each other, crying tears of joy.
Their shoulders trembled, and their hands were clasped tightly together, as if swearing to fate that they would stand united, never abandoning each other no matter what difficulties they faced.
"Do you want to join our Fairy Tail Guild? There are people who can breathe fire, create ice, play with smoke, draw… There are Buddy about your age, and a very powerful old Guild Master too, how about it?" Zorn crouched down and said to Lisanna, who had calmed down.
"This, I think… Big sister, big brother?" Lisanna immediately wanted to agree after hearing this, but then she thought of her big sister and big brother and turned to look at Mirajane and Elfman with an inquiring expression.
"Hmm, okay, we're willing to join." Mirajane thought carefully and finally agreed.
"Welcome to join, I'm Zorn."
"Hehe, welcome, welcome, I'm Cana."
...The five of them introduced themselves to each other, laughing and playing.
"Zorn, aren't you coming back to the Guild with us?" Cana asked worriedly, looking at Zorn, who was about to go off on his own.
"No, there's still a bunch of trash that needs to be dealt with. Don't worry, I'll report the situation to the Council branch. Once things are resolved, I'll head straight back."
Zorn replied to Cana with a smile, then crouched down and gently ruffled Lisanna and Elfman's heads, saying softly: "Be sure to listen to your two big sisters on the way, I'll bring you gifts when I get back to the Guild."
"Alright, you all be careful on your way. I'm leaving now." After Zorn finished his instructions, his body and the cloaked man's corpse floated in the air. He nodded, flashed, and disappeared into the distance.