Fairy Tail: Collapsing Stars

Chapter 404: Irene and Evan’s Mother-Son Duo

Under Evan's sneak attack, the invincible Magic King fell...

Evan looked at Magic King August, whom he had taken down with one swing, his gaze calm. Everything was within his calculations.

The only one capable of defeating the Magic King, who was going all out and in a willpower-driven, enraged state, was Mavis, August's mother. The August falling from the sky now looked exactly like the Magic King in the original work, who voluntarily retreated after seeing his mother, Mavis...

Only, with Evan's intervention, the Magic King August from the original work, who still could not be knocked unconscious even after holding back completely...

Who, in a fit of anger, ultimately intended to completely eliminate the enemies obstructing his father's dream, the enemies planning to attack his mother, along with the Kingdom of Fiore, which had a land area close to that of Australia; who, upon suddenly seeing his mother, instantly understood everything, decisively stopped his magic, willingly suffered the backlash of his magic, and vanished from the human world—would never appear again...

The Magic King August in the original work was lonely. No one could understand his suffering! Although he was in the Alvarez Empire, there was not a single companion around him, because no one could understand August's feeling of being caught between two sides! But now, the people around August were all his companions.

"Rest assured! Old August, I'll help you fulfill your long-cherished wish!"

Evan watched the fallen August with a solemn gaze.

August was an incomparably kind, incomparably yasashii person. He had inherited all the kindness of his father Zeref and his mother Mavis...

In the original work, August wanted to eliminate the enemies in the Kingdom of Fiore, but he actually had better options. He had absolutely no need to choose magic with such enormous side effects. With August's strength, if he had copied Fairy Law or other large-scale magic, the final effect would have been unimaginable. Yet he resolutely used this magic with extreme side effects because he intended to exchange life for life...

One must know that in August's eyes, whether it was the Alvarez Empire that intended to take his mother's life, or Fairy Tail that intended to obstruct his father's dream, they were all his enemies. August was even willing to exchange his life for the lives of his enemies, so there was naturally no need to say how he would treat others...

Regarding this, Evan could only silently say in his heart to August: "Old August! Have a good journey!"

As Evan spoke, he turned and flew toward the sky thousands of kilometers away. Irene and Selene's battle had gone farther and farther, and they were about to fly to another continent...

"I lost..."

August lay in the ruins. He looked at the sky above, which had brightened after Selene concentrated her magic power and left, and sighed emotionally in his heart.

August admitted that he had indeed been careless and had not dodged! He had been successfully sneak-attacked by that shameless brat Evan. But this also indirectly proved the weak point in his strength. He had actually been knocked unconscious by one swing from Evan...

Simply put, August had put all his points into attack, and his health bar was too short.

"August, are you alright?"

Just as August lay in the ruins and sighed, that golden figure arrived near him.

"Don't be discouraged! Next time, you will definitely win it back!"

The golden figure, with tender bare feet and wearing a white dress, stood before August. The ahoge on her head swayed back and forth as she continuously encouraged August.

The person who came was naturally Mavis. After Evan successfully sneak-attacked August, he entrusted the work of treating August to Mavis.

"Hehe..."

Looking at Mavis before him, all the anger August had originally felt from being sneak-attacked by Evan immediately vanished like smoke.

"So this was what you were planning from the very beginning?"

"A sick child can receive his mother's care, is that it?"

"Evan, do you think this old man is still a child?"

"Regarding your actions, I, August, can only say to you, this is... really not bad!"

"Consider it that I, August, owe you a favor!"

August closed his eyes. Feeling his mother's presence, he silently spoke to Evan in his heart.

"August, are you alright?!"

Seeing August close his eyes and reveal a benevolent smile, Mavis immediately panicked. She did not know whether it was her illusion, but in a daze, she seemed to see August's soul fly out of his mouth.

Fortunately, she was also a soul body and could touch souls. At the same time, her eyes and hands were quick, and she stuffed August's soul back in. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Irene..."

At this moment, Evan was still flying. He had no idea that August had almost ascended to heaven early from sheer happiness.

Accompanied by countless sonic booms, Evan's speed grew faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, he arrived beside Irene...

"Evan, you're here..."

At this moment, Irene had returned to her awakened human-beast form, still possessing the appearance of a celestial maiden.

"Evan?!"

As for Selene, she was also using her strongest combat form, her dragon form. The nine tails behind Selene continuously waved, and heaven and earth constantly changed with Selene's tails, just like Selene's mood when she saw Evan at this moment, gloomy and uncertain.

"Evan! Why did you come alone? Where is that brat August?"

Selene's fox-like eyes trembled after seeing Evan, and panic immediately appeared in her heart...

One must know that when she and Irene left, Evan and August had been left behind. Yet the one who came now was only Evan. What did this mean? It meant August might have already...

Thinking this, Selene's expression became even colder, colder than the moonlight!

If she, Moon Dragon God Selene, faced Wise Dragon Irene, or Evan, one-on-one, she would absolutely not panic in the slightest! No matter what, she was one of the Five Dragon Gods who rampaged across the Northern Continent, Guiltina, and were called existences capable of destroying the world by the people! Even placed in the dragon race's flourishing era four hundred years ago, she would still be a proper Dragon King-level existence, revered by ten thousand dragons...

However, the current problem was that whether it was Irene or Evan, both were existences whose strength was comparable to hers, and even faintly surpassed her! If Irene and Evan were placed in Guiltina, perhaps the Five Dragon Gods would have to be renamed the Seven Dragon Gods...

One-on-one, she, Selene, could still barely deal with them. But one against two made things incomparably troublesome...

"August is sleeping soundly under Mavis's care right now~"

"Senior Selene, why don't you return to Black Night Mountain and rest properly as well?!"

"That would save Irene and me a lot of trouble..."

Evan looked at the graceful Selene, quietly standing in the sky with his hands behind his back, his eyes incomparably sharp.

"Oh? Evan, you mean that you want me to return to Black Night Mountain and rest, right? Of course I can go back~"

"But I have one request..."

Selene's beautiful eyes blinked, as though she were brewing something.

"Oh? What request?"

Evan froze for a moment. If he could directly persuade Selene to leave, that would naturally be best. After all, he did not want to attack a companion either.

"You come back with me to rest. Let's work hard to give Kurnugi a nest of younger brothers and sisters~"

After hearing Evan's words, Selene suddenly revealed an incomparably charming smile and spoke cheerfully.

"..."

After hearing Selene's words, Evan fell completely silent.

"Evan..."

Irene had already begun loosening up her body. Her finger joints continuously made cracking sounds.

"Understood!"

After hearing this, Evan instantly understood. The kanabo in his hand once again flashed with black lightning. That was Evan's Conqueror's Haki coating. However, unlike the club he used to beat the elderly August, Evan also infused magic power into the club he was using against Selene, adding Dragon Slayer attributes.

"What are you two planning to do!?"

"Be careful, or I'll go to the Guild Master and the Magic Council ERA to accuse you mother and son of violence against me!"

Selene suddenly sensed a trace of danger. During her days living in the Fairy Tail Guild, she had learned a lot of human culture. She knew that theoretically speaking, Makarov, August, and the Magic Council were the superiors of Evan and Irene!

When mages suffered unfair treatment, they could go to the guild's Guild Master and the Magic Council to complain...

"Go ahead! Our guild's Fourth Guild Master was just knocked unconscious by my club!"

Evan laughed. He raised the kanabo in his hand and struck toward Selene, who resembled a nine-tailed celestial fox.

Naturally, Selene would not wait for Evan to hit her. She immediately retreated and avoided Evan's attack...

However, Evan did not pursue her. He seemed to have deliberately swung at empty air only to force Selene back!

"Buzz!"

On the other side, Irene did not simply watch either. She immediately flashed to Evan's side and stood alongside Evan, directly facing Selene!

"Hehe, so what if the two of you come together?!"

Selene blinked her fox-like eyes and looked at Irene and Evan standing before her, her gaze carrying a bit of vigilance.

She was especially wary of Irene at this moment, because at some unknown point, Irene had also gained a weapon in her hand. It was a scarlet sword, emitting waves of magic power...

"Zzzzt..."

Just as Selene was wary of the additional weapon in Irene's hand, she suddenly discovered that Irene's weapon, like the kanabo in Evan's hand, had suddenly been covered in a mysterious black aura, as well as black lightning that made her feel incomparably troubled! That was naturally Evan and Irene's Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki...

"What is that thing?"

Selene's eyes stared at the aura applied by Evan and Irene, and she felt a burst of palpitation.

Selene could sense that Evan and Irene's weapons were not only enhanced with this power she could not understand, but also with an incomparably vast amount of magic power...

"Buzz!!"

It was precisely at the moment when Selene warily watched Evan and Irene and did not dare step forward for a time.

Evan and Irene moved. Their movements were perfectly synchronized, as though they had rehearsed them in advance! One on the left and one on the right, they raised the weapons in their hands above their heads, assuming postures like they were playing baseball. For a moment, the atmosphere began to change!

With Evan and Irene at the center, the endless majestic magic power around them rapidly gathered toward the two. The terrifying power caused heaven and earth around them to change color. Space began to make creaking sounds, as though it could no longer bear the burden.

"This is..."

Selene looked at Evan and Irene standing at the center of the magic power storm. Her fox-like eyes widened completely. At this moment, Selene finally panicked.

Ever since being frightened by Black Dragon King Acnologia four hundred years ago, Selene once again felt the taste of fear! Honestly speaking, Selene could no longer remember how long it had been since she last felt this feeling. It seemed that ever since she officially entered the Dragon King level and became one of the top combat powers among dragons, she had no longer known what the two words "fear" felt like...

"...Come~"

Selene stretched out her pink tongue and gently licked her red lips.

At this moment, feeling goosebumps rising all over her body, Selene trembled continuously with excitement!

"Dragon Control: Punishment!!"

It was precisely while Selene's body trembled continuously that Evan and Irene's magic power finally gathered to its peak, and the two finally moved!

"Roar!!"

As Evan and Irene swung their weapons and collided together, a golden divine dragon instantly roared out from the two weapons and devoured toward Selene.

Naturally, Selene did not sit still and wait for death. She was not stupid enough to stand in place and wait for that dragon to come...

In fact, while Evan and Irene were gathering magic power, Selene was also continuously absorbing the magic power from heaven, earth, and moonlight. As the full moon above grew larger and larger, Selene had now reached the peak of the magic power her body could carry.

"Moonlight... Flame!"

Selene's body shone brightly. Endless moonlight carried spatial power and transformed into magic power capable of burning space-time itself, rushing straight toward the golden divine dragon.

"Boom!!"

When the divine dragon and Selene's Moonlight Flame collided, terrifying magic power shook!

A shockwave visible to the naked eye swept out from the high sky ten thousand meters above the ground, spreading toward all directions...

At an extremely fast speed, it instantly created enormous waves across the entire atmosphere of Elentear! This shockwave was like ocean waves, one after another, continuously rolling and shaking!

It was unknown whether it was an illusion, but along with the impact of the three people's magic power, the entire world of Elentear shook once...

All lifeforms living in the world of Elentear felt a faint tremor coming from the earth.

"God! Protect us..."

In the Whiteout Village, the High Priestess stood before the divine statue and continuously prayed. Behind her were shrine maidens dancing beneath the divine statue, performing the dance of prayer. Unfortunately, the god they prayed to had no intention of responding to them. Or rather, even their great god felt powerless when facing those three monsters.

"Buzz!!"

The piercing brilliance shone in the sky for over ten minutes, finally ending with the dragon flame being completely devoured by the divine dragon...

"Fuck..."

Because her magic power was exhausted, Selene could no longer maintain her true form and had to return to human form. At this moment, she looked at the enormous golden divine dragon devouring toward her with exhaustion, cursing something under her breath. Unfortunately, other than the first word, the rest could no longer be heard clearly, because the proud Moon Dragon God had already been swallowed in one bite by the divine dragon and fell toward the earth.

"Boom!!!"

As the divine dragon bit down on Selene and crashed into the earth, the entire crust underwent a slight change. Since the battle about two years ago, the continent shifted once again! This time, through the efforts of those with intentions, the continent finally returned to its former position.

"Pant, pant, pant..."

At the same time, on the earth, Selene quietly lay on the ground. Her abdomen had now been bitten through by that divine dragon.

Large amounts of blood flowed from Selene's body. At this moment, Selene's face was pale, looking incomparably miserable...

"Four hundred years... This is still the first time I've been injured this badly..."

Selene lay on the ground and muttered to herself. Her eyes seemed unfocused, and no one knew what she was thinking at this moment.

"However, with Evan and Irene's power, perhaps I really can eliminate all the dragons on the continent of Guiltina who cannot communicate properly..."

Selene looked at the starry sky above, the corners of her mouth slightly rising. She had already seen the appearance of her dream being realized.

Selene smiled. She no longer knew how many years it had been since she had sincerely smiled...

"Mom, wuwuwu..."

"Mom, how did you get injured so badly? You won't die, right?"

"But Mom, don't be afraid. I learned an Enchantment Magic trick from Master Evan. I can preserve your soul..."

Just as Selene lay on the ground quietly feeling the wind, Kurnugi flapped his wings and arrived beside Selene. He squeezed out two tears, revealed a pained expression toward Selene, and asked.

"..."

Selene withdrew her smile. She did not speak. She simply lay quietly on the ground, silently watching her foolish stinky son who had declared her death sentence.

"Wuwuwu, after you lose your power, Mom, I definitely won't disrespect you. I'm not like you, who hits me whenever there's something or nothing! I'm different. I, 'Cheap Saint Dragon' Kurnugi, mainly focus on filial piety! Even Master Evan was moved after hearing my plan and praised me as a good disciple and a good son~"

At this moment, Selene's foolish son had still not realized the seriousness of the problem. He was still continuously sobbing and then talking about what would happen after Selene's death.

"Have you said enough?!"

Only after a while did Selene finally become unable to endure it and ask the Cheap Saint Dragon beside her, who was continuously wiping tears.

"Uh..."

Kurnugi froze after hearing this. Just now, he had been too focused on crying and had no time to observe Selene's wound. He looked carefully and only then discovered that Selene's wound had not received a dragon's curse. In other words, Selene's wound was not an incurable wound. Immediately, Kurnugi's expression panicked!

In fact, because the recovery power of dragons was too strong, even if half their bodies were destroyed, dragons could recover through their powerful regeneration. Therefore, when dragons killed each other, they would add curses against their own kind into their attacks. This way, the injuries caused to their own kind could not recover, achieving the purpose of killing the other party!

Therefore, adult dragons generally put effort into their defense, continuously strengthening their defense so that enemies could not break through it. Otherwise, no matter how powerful their attack strength was, if they were long entangled by curses and their injuries accumulated over time, there would eventually come a day when they died...

In other words, Black Dragon Acnologia had taken down all the dragons on the entire continent of Ishgar who dared to challenge him four hundred years ago without injury. This was the value of the Black Dragon King.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Kurnugi. He was now preparing to run. Originally, seeing that his mother's flesh body had been destroyed, he thought of using Enchantment Magic to attach Selene's soul to the body of a rabbit, cat, dog, or other pet. That way, no matter how strong Selene's magic power was, she would absolutely not be his opponent, and from then on, he would be free from his mother's control. Unfortunately, things went against his wishes...

Evan and Irene had held back when dealing with Selene. Although Selene's injuries looked very serious, with the recovery power of dragons, she could actually recover within a few hours! Regarding this, Kurnugi could only tactically retreat...

"Kurnugi, where are you going? Didn't you say your main focus is filial piety? Now that Mother is injured, lost the fight, and is in a very unhappy mood, why don't you let Mother beat you up once so I can feel better? That can also count as you showing some filial piety! As for the bad things you said about me just now, your mother is broad-minded and will not pursue past matters."

Selene looked at Kurnugi, who was planning to run. She immediately stood up. As Selene stood, the wound that had originally stopped bleeding immediately began spilling blood again.

"H-How about we forget it! Since you are fine, Mother, this son will take his leave!"

"You don't need to worry about me. Actively recovering from your injuries is more important."

Seeing Selene's wound bleeding, Kurnugi panicked. As he replied, his short little legs backed away quickly, and as he spoke, he was about to run.

"Tsk~"

Regarding this, Selene frowned with dissatisfaction. She was dissatisfied both with her bleeding wound and with her good son.

Thus, Selene directly twisted moonlight into thread, then used the moonlight thread to stitch her wound in an extremely rough manner. At the same time, she waved her hand and grabbed Kurnugi by the back of his fated neck.

"Uh..."

Kurnugi's expression changed. An ominous premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

"Come, it's time for us mother and son to have a proper heart-to-heart~"

Selene pulled Kurnugi toward the small black room in the distance.

"No! Master, save me! Hurry and save me!!"

Kurnugi was held in Selene's hand, tears continuously dripping out of his eyes.

Unfortunately, Evan currently had no time to bother with this idiot dragon!