The black mist gradually swallowed Juvia’s last hand.

At this point, Juvia had completely disappeared into Keyes’s black mist.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

The black mist returned to Keyes’s body, and he slowly opened his arms and said: "I’ve solved one, and another human’s story has come to an end here with me."

His voice was very low, but it was like a howl from hell, making people shudder.

"I can’t do it..." The suddenly transmitted voice made Keyes stunned.

"Ugh..." At the moment that voice fell, Keyes felt a pain coming from within his body.

His original body began to swell violently.

The scepter in his hand fell out of his hand because of the pain, and Keyes couldn’t help but let out a painful wail.

"Wh...what is this?"

The swelling of his body began to become more and more enormous, like a balloon being inflated.

"This guy... has turned into water..."

"Does she really dare to do this?"

Keyes’s incredulous voice rang out.

"You can’t do it... you can never sever the bonds between humans!"

Juvia’s voice was so sorrowful, but it was also so firm:

"Whether it’s Gray-sama’s thoughts, or Father’s legacy... they can definitely be conveyed!"

Crack... Countless cracks appeared on Keyes’s skull.

As if foreshadowing the imminent arrival of death.

"I actually... lost to the magic devil... no, I should say I underestimated this person’s will..."

"Damn it!!" Under an extremely unwilling wail, Boom——————!!

Keyes’s body exploded, and countless black particles flew into the air, and were then completely assimilated by nature.

"Even if they lose their tangible appearance, thoughts will be forever preserved in their hearts!!"

Juvia appeared in the place where Keyes had just been.

Warm tears slid down from the corners of her eyes.

And loudly shouted, expressing her sadness: "Juvia firmly believes that this is the power of human love!!!"

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"That’s right, thank you, little girl," Silver’s voice rang out in Juvia’s mind again.

"Father..." Juvia slightly raised her head.

Her face, which was covered in tears, confirmed her apology.

An apology for personally killing Gray’s father.

"Thanks to you, I can finally be freed, and I can also stop Face from being activated."

Juvia was still sobbing: "Juvia, I..."

"There’s no need to say anything," Silver’s voice was so gentle, and free-spirited.

"I’m entrusting Gray to you!"

Juvia covered her face with both hands, and her trembling head nodded slightly.

"Yes..."

The soft response seemed to be conveyed very far, and conveyed to Silver’s ears in the distance.

Smiling slightly, Silver felt that he should be able to rest assured.

Even without him, Gray still had a group of people who deeply loved him.

And those people had the same name.

Fairy Tail...

Whoosh...

Silver’s body gradually began to disintegrate, right before Gray’s eyes.

Clearly he had already experienced a separation once, but...

Why was his chest still so painful?

No one answered him.

He still wanted to reach out and grab something, but what he was gripping in his hand were just specks of light that emitted a soft glow.

As if... they were the last light of Silver’s life.

The last light to illuminate Gray’s path forward.

"Father... please rest in peace..." Gray, who had been drooping his head, said softly.

"I’m leaving the rest to you!" A voice that seemed to be transmitted from the horizon rang out.

Gray looked at his right hand, which was tightly clenched.

The black patterns that were revealed on his forearm were so clear.

A chilling, ghastly cold air permeated his right fist.

That was the power that originally belonged to Silver.

"Do you know why I learned Ice Devil Slayer Magic?"

"It’s because the strongest demon in Tartaros, E.N.D.! is a flame demon..."

"Now... I will pass this power on to you!"

Silver completely disappeared, and after inheriting his will and his power to his son, he disappeared into this ruin.

But he was reborn in Gray’s heart.

Gray slowly opened his eyes, and the pain had been buried deep in his heart.

He didn’t need to be sad now, he just needed to carry his father’s legacy and move forward!

"Don’t worry... Dad!"

"As an Ice Devil Slayer, I will defeat E.N.D.!"

On the battlefield not far from Juvia and the others, the black water flow had completely enveloped Gajeel, Lucy, and Levy.

Torafuzar had to admit, that the man with iron nails all over his face indeed had a power that far surpassed his own.

In the previous battle, Torafuzar had to fully release his demonic power in the face of Gajeel’s repeated attacks.

Which was the so-called Etherious Form.

And, in order to obtain the power to fight against Gajeel, he had released his most powerful curse.

Tenchi Kaimei!

Black water that carried poison!

In the water, his speed and power were completely incomparable to what they were on land.

Moreover, the black water, which was poisonous to humans, was an extremely advantageous environment for Torafuzar.

He could absorb the energy in the Netherworld water to increase his hardness.

This was also why Torafuzar was called the strongest in terms of defense within Tartaros.

With one side weakening and the other strengthening, Torafuzar had been circling with Gajeel here.

As long as time continued to pass, Gajeel, who had lost his air supply in the water, would definitely not have the strength to fight him anymore.

So, as long as he stalled, as long as he stalled, victory would eventually belong to Torafuzar.

He was very confident in this.

And the fact was exactly as Torafuzar had thought.

Gajeel’s movements in the water began to become more and more sluggish.

This situation made Gajeel inexplicably anxious.

He turned his head to look at Lucy and Levy, who had just found their way here.

He wanted to have the two try to see if they could find an exit, so that the few of them could leave here first. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

But when he turned his head, his eyes widened in an instant.

Because the two, who had been lively and active just now, were now powerlessly floating in the black water.

Moreover, judging from their appearance, it seemed that they had already lost consciousness.

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