The royal city began enthusiastic preparations for a banquet to celebrate the victory in the war. Everyone gathered together during their free time to discuss what to do next.
Water Dragon King Tasia, the Emerald Dragon Gilknis, and the Hellfire Dragon Atlas Flame transformed into human forms and joined them.
Since they were dragons from four hundred years ago, they chose to return to their former habitats. The Water Dragon King would live in the ocean between the South Continent and the Western Continent, the Hellfire Dragon was the guardian deity of Sun Village, and the Emerald Dragon decided to join the Kingdom of Fiore.
King Toma welcomed this enthusiastically. Many Good Dragons had fought and died for humanity in the past, making them heroes of humanity as well.
Acnologia, however, hadn't expected the Emerald Dragon Gilknis to be a Good Dragon. In the anime, this guy kept calling humans food and enjoyed clothes-stripping magic to strip away human dignity; he didn't seem like a benevolent sort.
During the Human-Dragon War, it seemed he hadn't met Gilknis?
Sensing Acnologia's scrutinizing gaze, Gilknis was already trembling. If this man who could slaughter Dragon Kings wanted to kill him, he would surely die.
Water Dragon King Tasia explained, "He just has a bit of a bad personality and likes to play pranks on humans, but he doesn't like war and slaughter. He isn't a bad dragon."
Acnologia nodded; he didn't really care. Four hundred years ago, he had also advocated for the coexistence of humans and dragons. In this new era, he was willing to give the living dragons another chance.
Hellfire Dragon Atlas Flame noticed that Natsu's aura was similar to the Fire Dragon King's. After some questioning, the man and dragon became very enthusiastic, calling each other uncle and nephew.
Natsu asked expectantly, "Do you know where my old man Igneel went?"
Atlas Flame shook his head. "I don't know. I only feel his aura on you."
Although they were both on the side of the Good Dragons, he didn't often associate with the Fire Dragon King; they only sought each other out when war broke out.
Erza saw Natsu looking over and explained the Dragon Soul Technique without waiting for him to ask.
The Fire Dragon King and the other four dragons have been creating Dragon Seeds inside your bodies so you wouldn't undergo Dragonification. That time Dad checked your body was to see if the Fire Dragon King was still there."
"The Fire Dragon King is no longer inside you, and his current whereabouts are unknown."
Natsu was a bit indignant. "That guy is always like this, never saying a word."
Wendy was worried. "Could something have happened to Grandeeney?"
Gajeel gave a 'tch' sound; Metalicana still treated him like a child.
Acnologia looked at Future Lucy, who was out of place on the other side, knowing she was worried about her companions in the future world. He walked over and said, "Lucy, we're going to resolve the issues of your world now."
Everyone also looked toward Future Lucy. Now was not the time to relax; the companions in the other world were still suffering.
Future Lucy was slightly startled. "Going now?"
"Yes, things here have been settled. We'll set off for the parallel world now."
Natsu's eyes burned with fire. "Happy, let's go save our companions in the other world!"
Happy agreed wholeheartedly. "Aye!"
"We'll save the future together." Lucy grabbed Future Lucy's hand, her voice incredibly firm.
Just hearing the news of her companions' deaths made her feel suffocated. Such a future could practically be described as hell.
Makarov said worriedly, "Do you really not need help?"
"The Fire Dragon Squad is enough!"
Erza urged them, "Then you must come back safely. If you don't return, I'll go in after you!"
Irene patted her little head and gave a reassuring smile. "There's no one left in this world who can threaten us. Just wait for our return in peace."
"Then promise me!"
"I promise!"
"We'll all be waiting for your victorious return!"
Everyone looked solemn. If these few didn't return, they would definitely go into the future through the Eclipse Gate together. Fairy Tail never abandons a single comrade... Without lingering, everyone made their way to the Eclipse Gate.
"Please!"
Lucy and Yukino tossed the keys of the zodiac signs into the sky and inserted them into the gate one by one. As the Celestial Spirit Mages poured their magic power in, the Eclipse Gate slowly opened, revealing a white light within.
"Irene, Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Future Lucy—let's go!"
"Right!" X5
"Wait for our good news!"
The five people and one cat waved goodbye to their companions and stepped into the Eclipse Gate, disappearing... Inside the Eclipse Gate was a colorful space-time tunnel where scenes from different times flashed and overlapped, making it feel like being in a distorted and chaotic space.
Currently, only Acnologia remained conscious. Irene and the others had fallen into a coma and were being unconsciously guided along a path.
He looked at the Eclipse Gate behind him; that was their world. So, he used his magic to mark it, ensuring they wouldn't fail to find it upon their return.
"Space-time paths... each road represents a timeline. No wonder those who step in don't remember the interior or have missing memories. This power of space-time impact is so strong that even Irene couldn't resist it."
Before him were countless parallel paths of flowing light. Beneath his feet, three paths intertwined. These should be the two worlds of Future Rogue and Future Lucy. Because these two had crossed through time, an intersection had occurred.
Acnologia felt a surge of desire to devour this space, but if he actually did so, the consequences would likely be severe.
It would be one thing if only the Eclipse Gate collapsed, but he feared the entire space-time continuum would break down, which would be the end of everything.
"When I have time, I can look for the space-time rift caused by Anna crossing through time."
Acnologia's gaze showed deep thought. In the final chapter, when he began the destruction of the world, Anna had designed a plan to lure him into a space-time rift to eliminate him, the big boss.
The result was that he not only didn't die but also devoured the power of space-time and broke out, though his magic power had gone out of control.
"I am now much stronger than when I devoured the space-time power in the original story. I should be able to fully master that power."
He had not only fused two souls, raising his talent, but also devoured the dragon souls of over ten thousand dragons, then the entire Tower of Paradise, and later Grimoire Heart and Zeref's Curse of Contradiction.
Adding all this up, he felt he was strong enough to fight twenty or thirty versions of his original self.
Acnologia wrapped the five people and one cat in his magic power and walked forward.
The journey seven years into the future didn't require walking very far, and soon two Eclipse Gates appeared.
On the two paths of white light, one gate was open and one was closed. On the path of the open Eclipse Gate, illusory dragons were advancing.
"Future Rogue's world is a world ruled by another me, while Future Lucy's world is the one where the dragons were summoned. This is the place."
Acnologia charged in with Irene and the others... Future Lucy's world was temporarily designated as World No. 2.
In this world, due to the Black Dragon's attack, Fairy Tail's main members were sealed on Tenrou Island for seven years. This was equivalent to a seven-year time stop, and their strength hadn't grown at all.
To once again become Fiore's strongest guild and respond to the expectations of the comrades who waited seven years for them, they chose to participate in the Grand Magic Games and advanced triumphantly.
During this period, Lucy was imprisoned on trumped-up charges, and her celestial spirit keys were confiscated.
General Arcadios promised that as long as Fairy Tail achieved victory, Lucy would be returned. Thus, Fairy Tail's strongest members merged into one team and gave their all in the competition.
Unsurprisingly, Fairy Tail defeated all other guilds and achieved final victory.
On the other side, after the Eclipse Gate collected enough magic power, Princess Hisui inserted the celestial spirit keys into the Eclipse Gate.
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