Chapter 49: The Festival
The third day of the Great Demon Fight.
Since the Fairy Tail Guild has scored the highest score for two consecutive days, if they still take the first place today, there will be basically no suspense about this championship.
However, for Luo Xiu, the result is definitely not suspenseful. And more than the event itself, his attention is now more focused on the gate of Hades in the distance.
After solving the black dragon, Luo Xiu was already the strongest individual in this world, and with the techniques that did not belong to this world and the rules of this world itself, he could do some things that were very incredible in the eyes of the people of this world.
For example - worldwide surveillance.
The tallest building in the Great Demon Fighting Arena is around this circular venue, corresponding to four huge statues in four directions.
Rosho and Makarov were on top of one of the heads, drinking the northwest wind.
"Now, uncle, I want to go back and watch the kids play. What the hell is it that you suddenly brought me to such a place? ”
The wind was a bit strong, and the blowing Makarov was cool.
Luo Xiu looked into the distance and asked, "Little Pony, how much do you know about this big demon fighting martial arts?" ”
Makarov didn't seem to be joking when he heard Luo Xiu's tone, and slowly became serious: "All I know is that this is organized by the royal family of our country, a grand gathering of magicians, that's all." Could it be that there is some conspiracy in it?! ”
"Conspiracy?"
Rosho did not reject Makarov's inference: "All I know is a little bit of the inside story. ”
Makarov: "What the inside story? ”
Luo Xiu thought for a while and told a story: "A long time ago, the creature that stood on top of all the creatures in this world was a dragon. They possess powerful bodies that humans cannot match, as well as vast magical powers. ”
"More than 400 years ago, there was a split within the dragon family - dragons who liked humans and looked for a way to coexist. and dragons that treat humans as food and kill them wantonly. The dragons of the two factions started a war. ”
Makarov didn't know why Rosho had suddenly told him this, but he quickly realized that it was most likely related to the event, so he listened silently.
"Over time, humans and dragons who like them gradually take over the disadvantage. After all, most races are xenophobic, and in the dragon race, individuals who like humans are outliers, so there are far fewer of them. ”
"In those years, humanity was greatly reduced due to the attacks and predation of dragons, and only some countries that were still protected by dragons were spared. However, in the long run, it will only be a short breath. ”
Although the current situation shows that humanity is safe and sound in the end, Makarov still unconsciously nervous because he is human.
"That situation lasted for a long time, until a woman named Erin was born in the country of Doragunov, a country where humans and dragons coexisted."
"Erin is a royal family of that country, and she has a good relationship with the dragon who guarded that country at the time, the dragon Belcellion. Under the tutelage of the dragon, she mastered additional magic, and based on that, she discovered and mastered a way for humans to challenge the dragon. ”
"That is, attaching the power of the dragon to people through magic. In this way, humans who have the power of dragons will be able to have the power to kill dragons. ”
"Those humans who have gained the power of dragons are the first dragon-slaying magicians."
"After that, humans began to counterattack the dragons."
Not many people knew about the origin of the Dragon Slayer Magister, and it was the first time Makarov had heard of it, and even though it was more than four hundred years ago, it still gave him a feeling of excitement.
"It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and the human physique is too far behind that of dragons. People who can't withstand the power of the dragon slowly develop various problems. They can't sleep, they can't smell, they can't taste, they can't even stand still...... In the end, most of these people died in agony. ”
"But there are people who can adapt to the power of dragons. What they pay is another price - the seeds of dragon power germinate and grow in their bodies. Over the course of several years, the dragon's power gradually changed their bodies, causing them to become 'dragonized'. ”
"They began to grow scales, then wings, and finally they completely took on the shape of dragons."
"There are two people who have been completely dragonized, one is the woman who discovered this method and put it into practice, Irene. And the other is the black dragon, Akuno Lokia. ”
When Makarov heard this, he suddenly thought of several dragon slaying magicians from his own union, and was a little nervous: "That, uncle!" If you say so, Natsu shouldn't they ...... too."
"Don't be nervous, Natsu and they're not the same as the original Dragon Slayer. The dragon power seeds in their bodies, suppressed by the dragon that raised them, will not germinate. Although the pure strength is weaker than the original dragon slayer wizards, it has no side effects. The only glaring flaw is that they don't have access to transportation. ”
Rosho's calm tone calmed Makarov a lot and continued to listen.
"After realizing the danger of letting humans master the power of dragons, both dragons and humans stopped giving humans the power of dragons, so the dragons slowly took the advantage again, and the dragons on the side of humans died one after another."
However, Akuno Lokia's strength exceeded the dragon's expectations - he continued to absorb the dragon's power and become stronger in the process of killing the dragon. Until one day, he stood on countless dragon corpses and became the king of dragons. ”
However, Akuno Lokia, who became the Dragon King, did not stop killing. I don't know the specifics, but I guess he was the power of the dragon into his brain, and he killed the dragon crazy. Even the dragons who tried to coexist with humans were killed by him. Eventually, he even began to see humans as ants, and began to destroy and kill indiscriminately. ”
"Luckily, there are still some remnants of dragons for him to search all over the world, so under normal circumstances, Akuno Lokia's primary target is still those dragons."
"But that won't last long. If no solution is found, it is only a matter of time before humanity is wiped out after the dragons are killed. In order to circumvent that future, a plan was implemented in consultation with Gelf and the remaining dragons. ”
"Through the power of star spirit magic, they opened the door of time, allowing a few people who might defeat the black dragon to four hundred years later......"
"Uh, uncle, wait a minute, the more I listen, the more confused I become......" Makarov said a little dizzy: "I've heard you talk about it for a long time, but I still don't know what these past events have to do with this game." ”
Luo Xiu touched his chin: "The point is the door that can travel through time and space." That door connects the present, the past, and the future. There is a man who has never come here from the future, and he tries to use the power of the door to go back even earlier. But the magic of the door was exhausted, so he deceived the royal family into holding a tournament called the Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts, where powerful magicians competed above the door to allow the door to absorb and replenish its magic power. ”
Makarov: "That's a lot easier. But I still don't understand, uncle, why did you bring me here to say it? ”
"There's a reason."
Luo Xiu looked into the distance: "A little far away from here, the people of the [Gate of Hades] are killing and killing. Standing here, I can see more clearly who they're killing. ”
“!”
Makarov was so frightened that he jumped up: "Uncle, what did you say?!" The people of Hades' Gate are killing! Why didn't you say it earlier?! ”
Luo Xiu showed an indifferent expression: "Who they kill has nothing to do with me?" Not to mention the dirty old immortals of the Council. I wouldn't feel sorry for all of them. ”
Makarov ran away: "Oops! Uncle, no matter how good those people are, they have done a lot for this country and its people! I'm going to inform the others first, feel free to do so! ”
"Go, go, go~"
Seeing Makarov walk away, Luo Xiu looked into the distance leisurely and muttered:
"Without you, this festival wouldn't be exciting enough. This man, with the dragon, and with the demon festival - the dragon king sacrifice. ”
"The old dragon king is dead, where is the new dragon king......