On the plaza of the Mercurius Palace, everyone's gaze was fixed on the radiant temple.
"Next, I will open this temple," Hisui said firmly, looking at the crowd before her.
"To save this country, I must draw my sword and fight."
...
Meanwhile, on the streets of Crocus, Jellal, Ultear, and Meredy were sprinting toward the Mercurius Palace.
Leading the way, Jellal spoke in a low voice, "As for the other person who came here... I don't know his purpose. So, we must enter the castle as quickly as possible."
...
Underground in the Mercurius Palace, the standoff between the demon god and the fairies continued.
"Are you going to try and stop us?" Noel stared at Garlos and Stella, a mysterious gleam flashing in his blue and purple eyes.
"There are only two of you. Don't you think you're being a little too arrogant?"
"Not necessarily. If we were talking about defeating His Majesty Nord, we wouldn't stand a chance," Garlos replied with a faint, calm smile.
"But stopping you is a different matter."
Noel waved his hand slightly and, without looking back, spoke to Natsu and the others behind him: "These two are targeting Ishu and me. You all go ahead — I'll catch up after I deal with them."
"But..."
"Let's listen to Noel," Mira interrupted Natsu and the others, her voice soft.
"We won't be of any help here. The enemy isn't someone you can defeat just by outnumbering them. Let's leave it to Noel."
"...Alright, we understand."
After a moment of hesitation, everyone agreed and quickly ran toward the exit of the corridor.
Garlos and Stella made no move to stop them, allowing Natsu and the others to leave freely.
Once the Fairy Tail members disappeared from sight, Noel withdrew his gaze and, together with Ishu, confronted Stella and Garlos.
.............
"From this moment on, we are fully entering a state of alert to engage the Demon God's Soul," Princess Hisui raised her hand and shouted loudly to the soldiers below.
"The Legendary Temple is fully entering its awakening phase — divine power transformation initiated — unlock!"
As Hisui's voice fell, the temple behind her seemed to come alive, slowly radiating a brilliant light.
It was as if a giant beast that had slumbered for ages was finally awakening, and its overwhelming presence almost made it hard for everyone present to breathe.
(It's finally beginning...) Darton muttered silently.
(It's coming. Let me witness it to the very end...) Arcadios whispered to himself.
"What's the status of the Demon God's Soul's advance?" Hisui asked.
"Western observation reports — no sign of the Demon God's Soul or demon hordes!"
"No abnormalities detected in the east either!"
"And the evacuation of the citizens?"
"The soldiers are orderly guiding the citizens to evacuate!"
Receiving these positive responses, Princess Hisui breathed a small sigh of relief.
She then turned to gaze at the gradually awakening temple and murmured softly, "Hopefully, we can defeat the Demon God's Soul before the temple's power runs out. Otherwise, recharging its magic for another transformation could take several more years."
..........
In the grass not far from the temple, a few figures cautiously poked their heads out, peering at the temple and the royal group in the distance.
"We've stumbled into a pretty incredible place, huh?"
"Looks like they're about to awaken the temple?"
"Can this temple really defeat the Demon God's Soul?"
The Fairy Tail members whispered quietly among themselves as they watched the scene unfold nearby.
"No need to hide. Come out," Arcadios, who had been standing silently, suddenly spoke.
His voice startled both the royal side and the Fairy Tail members alike.
"We didn't do anything bad, you know!" Happy quickly jumped out and said.
Beside him, Carla frowned and asked, "Why are you with the Minister...?"
Before Arcadios could answer, Darton spoke up first, "Because a lot has happened..."
"Fairy Tail?" Hisui murmured in slight surprise, clearly not expecting to see members of Fairy Tail here.
Realizing the situation, she quickly turned to them and apologized, saying, "I truly apologize for earlier. But with the current emergency, please allow me to offer a proper apology later. Congratulations on winning the Grand Magic Games."
"Win? The tournament's already over?" Natsu looked devastated.
"We won? As expected, everyone is amazing," Ed said with a small smile.
Lucy asked, "Are they going to awaken the temple now?"
"Yes, Fully awakening the temple requires a considerable amount of preparation time. If we wait until the Demon God's Soul and its demon army arrive to begin the awakening, it would be too late."
Yukino quietly asked, "Can we really destroy the Demon God's Soul... especially that entire demon army?"
"Honestly, we can't say for certain. But His Majesty is also taking measures — to prevent the worst-case scenario from happening..."
..............
Central Plaza of Crocus — Domus Flau.
The King of Fiore, His Majesty Toma E. Fiore, stood at the center of the plaza, addressing the gathered crowd under the protection of his guards.
"Because of this," he declared, "there is no time for us to bask in the afterglow of the Grand Magic Games. I am truly saddened by this, but right now, this nation stands at the brink of survival..."
As Toma spoke, a faint commotion rippled through the crowd.
"The Demon God's Soul... and Zeref's demon army...?" Makarov muttered in shock among the people.
"Dealing with just the Demon God's Soul alone is already beyond us."
"Even though that situation was already quite unusual..."
"But adding in the demon army on top of it... this is going to be really tough."
"Currently, a large-scale operation is being deployed within the castle," King Toma of Fiore continued.
"'Operation Eclipse' — the goal of this plan is to annihilate the Demon God's Soul and Zeref's demon army in one decisive strike. However, due to the sheer number and overwhelming strength of the enemy, it is expected that remnants of the Demon God's Soul and some demons will survive. Therefore—"
"To all the members of the Mage Guilds, I ask for your strength to protect this nation... I humbly request that you defeat the remaining members of the Demon God's Soul and the demons. That is the situation. I ask you all — please save this country."
"Leave it to us!"
"We won't be taken down by any Dark Guilds or anything!"
"This country moves forward with magic!"
"This is our country!!"
The mages present, after hearing King Toma's words, were filled with righteous indignation and great enthusiasm.
Although the names of the Demon God's Soul and Zeref were well-known across the continent, most of the mages present had never truly encountered them.
So, there was no fear in their hearts, only boundless fighting spirit and determination.
Seeing this scene, King Toma was deeply moved, tears welling up in his eyes.
"But our comrades were captured by the king's forces..." Erza, her body wrapped in bandages, frowned and said.
"Please rest assured. According to the reports, they just safely met with the princess," one of the guards replied.
Gajeel, with a mischievous grin on his face, said, "Alright then, let's have another good fight!"
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