"Oh, is this the Cursed Flute?"
Erza followed closely, also braving the hurricane to glance at the flute in Zorn's hand, and conveniently pulled Lucy, who was trailing behind, out as well.
"What a strong wind. How do we deal with this hurricane? Will it slowly dissipate?"
Lucy had just crawled out of the cave entrance and was now lying on the ground, struggling against the hurricane. Virgo was also holding onto Lucy, trying her best to prevent her from being swept away by the hurricane.
"Heh, you guys are really strong, huh? Well, it doesn't matter."
Kagayama was dragged out of the cave by Natsu. Seeing that his boss had been subdued, his last bit of hope shattered. He lay on the ground, closed his eyes, and said nothing more.
"We're in a hurry, so let's just break it by force!"
Magic power surged around Zorn, and a golden magic circle rose from beneath his feet, covering everyone within it. In the sky, a giant sword quickly formed, suspended directly above the Wind Magic Wall.
"How is that possible? To create such magic so casually… This… you, you, you are…"
Kagayama was startled awake by the dazzling light. Opening his eyes, he saw such exaggerated magic. Looking at the familiar figure, his eyes immediately lost their luster, thinking that his boss's defeat to Zorn, one of the esteemed Ten Wizard Saints, was not an unjust loss.
"Ah, ah~ Using two types of magic at once, and this magic circle is that teleportation magic from back then. Are we going directly to the Master?"
"Mm-hmm, we'll be there soon. This Wind Magic Wall will also be dealt with immediately."
As Zorn made a downward motion with one hand, the giant sword in the sky plunged down, easily splitting open the Wind Magic Wall. The hurricane also diminished visibly as its balance was broken. The giant sword was precisely controlled by Zorn, hovering before dissipating into light particles in the air.
"So strong!"
Lucy watched the scene before her, her mouth wide open. It was her first time seeing Zorn unleash offensive magic. The suffocating pressure she felt just now was no joke.
"Ah~ Zorn is amazing!"
Natsu, Gray, and Erza, however, were unperturbed and not at all shocked. They had long known about Zorn's power.
"Get ready, we're leaving."
At this moment, everyone vanished from their original spot as the magic circle glowed brightly.
----Separator----
Master's regular meeting location, afternoon.
Outside, a golden magic circle also unfolded. The Masters simultaneously stared at the magic circle. After a burst of light, several figures emerged from within.
"Master, we're back! The mission was successfully completed."
"Mm-hmm, what was Erza's mission that you few had to complete it?" Master Makarov looked at Erza and the others with a solemn expression, while the other Masters waited behind for an answer.
"Originally, it was like this… Only to find out in the end that their target was actually you, Masters." Erza stepped forward and recounted the entire story.
"This is the Cursed Flute sealed by the Council. Master, how do you wish to handle it? Shall we just destroy it?" Zorn handed the Cursed Flute in his hand to Master Makarov beside him.
"Oh, this is it?"
"But it's too ugly!"
"Are these three holes eyes? How strange."
Several Masters stepped forward and surrounded it, touching and prodding the flute all over, even poking the three holes with their fingers, and occasionally mocking it with words.
Lucy and the others beside them listened, speechless and dryly chuckling.
"Oh, its eyes are glowing purple!" one Master exclaimed, and at the same time, a giant purple magic circle unfolded in the sky.
The Cursed Flute gradually floated up, and in the air, it suddenly transformed into a huge demon made of branches, roaring at everyone:
"Damn it, how dare you humiliate me like this? I am a mighty demon, and you are all useless Magicians! I will devour all your souls!"
"How did it suddenly get so big?"
"Sona, what is this thing? I've never known such a thing to exist!" Kagayama was now terrified and flustered by the demon, which was as tall as a small mountain.
"Oh dear, this isn't good."
"Hmm, it's a demon from Zeref's book!"
Zorn watched the Masters, who showed no surprise at all, but rather looked as if they were enjoying a show, truly feeling that they had deliberately lured out this demon.
"Why did the flute turn into a monster?" Lucy was also startled by the current situation; she had never seen anything like it before.
"It seems this monster is the Cursed Flute itself, a living magic, which is Zeref's magic."
Goldmine, the Master of the Quatro Cerberus Guild, was explaining this magic solemnly from the side. When Zeref was mentioned, anyone in the magic world would show a similar solemn expression.
"Zeref, wasn't that a long time ago…" Gray and Erza were also shocked upon hearing this news, staring at the demon before them with grave expressions.
"Whose soul shall I start eating first?"
The demon lowered its head, scanning the humans on the ground, its mouth opening and closing, its tone extremely arrogant.
"Ehh~ Do souls taste good?" Natsu immediately changed his expression, asking Gray with a greedy look.
"How would I know? Why are you asking me?" Gray replied with a hint of disdain.
"I knew it would be like this…" Lucy, speechless, moved aside, her face full of an "as expected" expression.
"Damn it, ignoring me again! Roar, roar!"
...
Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, the kingdom's army was also staring at the demon in astonishment.
"Don't be afraid of the giant monster, all of you, charge!"
"Oh, oh!"
The captain shouted loudly, urging the soldiers forward bravely. The soldiers under him also cheered with high spirits, successfully attracting the monster's attention.
"You nameless nobodies, all of you, die!"
The monster, already humiliated and then enraged by being ignored by Natsu and the others, now fully unleashed its fury upon the soldiers.
A magic circle appeared in its mouth, and a high-energy cannon aimed at the group of soldiers.
"Captain…" The soldiers looked at the monster in the sky with fear on their faces.
"Zorn!"
"I know, Master."
Zorn opened one hand, and at the instant the high-energy cannon was released, a massive double-layered defensive magic, the "Spriggan Shield," instantly unfolded before the soldiers, completely blocking the demon's magic.
Seeing this, the soldiers also quickened their pace, hastily retreating, no longer having any fighting spirit.
"Erza, Natsu, Gray, I'm leaving this monster to you. Show them the true strength of Fairy Tail." Makarov, standing on a rock, solemnly instructed the three.
"Yes, Master."
"Don't worry, old man, we'll handle this demon." Natsu clapped his fists together, looking at the demon with the same excitement as Gray.
"Let's go!" Erza was the first to transform two magic swords, accelerating forward and continuously using "Moonwalk" in the air to gain speed.
"Oh, roar!" Natsu and Gray were not to be outdone, using Six Forms - Soru to quickly follow. The three charged directly forward.
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