Chapter 34: The Tower of Paradise
"It all started more than a decade ago, before Elusa and I joined Fairy Tail. Virgil looked in the direction of the Tower of Paradise and said to the men on the boat.
"Elusa and I were the same slaves who were transported to the Tower of Paradise, and we have been working there for about a year or two. I met the people you met before at the Tower of Paradise, Miriana, Wally, Simon, Xiu, and Gerald. I was already a magician at the time, but I was locked up in the forbidden handcuffs, but my body was also the strongest of them, so I helped them a lot. Virgil smiled and said to the others, "Of course, I didn't beat them less! Then Xiu suddenly offered to run away, although I didn't quite agree, because I was trying to find a way to break away from my forbidden handcuffs, and I was going to take them out when the handcuffs were opened, but they couldn't wait. I had no choice but to accompany them. ”
"What happened!!, did you escape!" Lucy asked anxiously. This was also what the other people on the boat thought, looking at Virgil with a nervous expression. Except, of course, Naz.
"Of course it failed. We had their trackers on us, and before we could escape, we were caught. At that time, those guys, after they caught us, wanted to kill us. But one of the priests, as if he had some perverted idea, told us to tell who came up with the idea. In this way, he only punishes the one who came up with the idea. After a pause, Virgil sighed and continued, "I took the initiative to stand up at that time......
"Isn't that the idea!?Why are you ......?" Lucy interjected. But halfway through, I can't go on.
"Anyway, I'm also their boss, except that I want to cover them! Virgil laughed and said, "I was taken by them and beaten so badly that I thought I was going to die." But then Gerald came, killed all the guards there, and rescued me. But it still failed, he was caught, and I was thrown back into my cell. Then Elusa started the others to revolt and start a riot. Eventually, Elusa awakened her magic and killed all the guards of the Tower of Paradise. But Gerald didn't know why, and when Elusa and I found him, he became ...... Become evil, well, yes, evil. I can't imagine how he got like that. And he became very strong and learned magic. Elusa tried to dissuade him, but he was wounded instead. Then I fought with him to an equal end, and in the end he threatened me and Elusa with their lives to leave the island and not to let the news of the Tower of Paradise be leaked. Virgil spoke in a heavy tone about what had happened. The people on board fell silent.
Lucy couldn't stand the atmosphere at first, and asked, "What about it...... That Virgil, what the hell is the Tower of Paradise" You've been saying, and those guys just now are also saying, what the hell is this Tower of Paradise?"
"The Tower of Paradise, that's a forbidden magic. The R system, that is, the restore system. It is a forbidden magic that resurrects the dead. Not only does it require a huge amount of magic to activate it, but it also requires a living person to become a sacrifice to complete a series of rituals. And it's up to the resurrected one to decide. The Magic Order that occupied the tower was about to be resurrected, Dark Magister Jelf!, and the Tower of Paradise was just a vehicle for this magic. ”
"It's almost there!" Virgil gestured ahead, allowing several of them to see the towering tower in the distance. Looking at the corpses of the sea creatures floating in the surrounding sea, "I saw that the Tower of Paradise was completed." Jubian covered the boat with water, and we had to dive in. ”
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When Virgil and the others entered the Paradise Tower, Virgil said to Natsu, "Natsu, it's up to you now, find Elusa!"
Unfortunately, Virgil and the others were spotted by the patrolling guards before they could start their operations.
"Dragon's Roar!"
"Ice Cavalry"
"The water is broken!!" "Open the door of the Cancer Palace!!"
Natsu immediately unleashed their magic, attacking like the guards who had arrived. A few swords took out the guards who were close to him, and looked around. "Since it's already so big, it doesn't matter if it's bigger. As he spoke, he said that he would change his rebellion, and a wound of the wind would come out and hit the gate at the top of the cave, splitting the gate open to reveal a hole.
"Let's go!" Virgil beckoned to Natsu and the others, and climbed towards the upper floor. When the men climbed up, Virgil said to them, "I told you that the Tower of Paradise is the carrier of the R system. In other words, the Tower of Paradise can also be seen as a large magic channel, and our whereabouts are likely to be discovered in this tower. ”
"Then we'll just rush up and kill that Gerald!" Natsu shouted.
"Intruder spotted!!" a large group of guards rushed out. "You guys, you can't learn smart!" Nazmo was about to fight when Elusa appeared, and after killing the guards in an instant, she found Virgil standing there.
"Brother!!" Elusa saw Virgil standing there, and immediately ran over, threw herself into Virgil's arms and cried bitterly, venting the pain and fear that had accumulated in her heart since returning to this tower.
"Little Ailu, don't cry, everything is with my brother. Stroking Elusa's hair, Virgil said to Elusa lying in his arms, "Let's go to Gerald, and put this to an end!"
"Hmm!" Elusa, who stopped crying, responded. "Go back, this is not the place you should be!" Elusa said to the Natsu men.
"What are you talking about!!Even Harpy has been captured, so we won't just go back!" Natsu yelled at Elusa. After saying that, Natsu ran out without hesitation, "Harpy is waiting for us!"
"That reckless idiot!!" Gray said helplessly as he looked at Natsu.
"Let's go along!!" Lucy suggested.
"No, you go back right now!!Natsu and Harpy, I'll be brought back by my brother and I! You get out of here right now!! Elusa said firmly.
"We can't do that kind of thing, if Elusa doesn't come with us, we won't go!!" Lucy said angrily at Elusa.
"It's my own business, it's none of your business. ”
"Elusa, Virgil has already told us about you and his past, as well as the tower and Gerald, on the way here, those guys, they are Elusa's former companions. But we're your companions now!!" Lucy said with a smile as she looked at Elusa, "We're all Elusa's companions at all times!"
"Back to ...... Go back ......" Elusa said as she bit her lip and trembled.
"Elusa, companions are like this, happiness must be shared together, pain must be borne together!!" Virgil looked at the painful Elusa and stepped forward to comfort her, "Also, I'm not still here, everything is with me!" A hand was on Elusa's shoulder, and he pressed it gently, turning her body around, revealing a bright smile to her.
"Brother, it's so good that you're here!"