area51novel Chapter 452 Don't worry, we're here for you.
Chapter 452 Don't worry, we're here for you.
Chapter 452 Don't worry, we're here for you.
Meluklias Palace of Lights, with its wide and long underground passageway.
The magical lights illuminated the passageway, reflecting off the neat and flat brick floor. The ten-meter-tall stone knight sculptures standing on both sides exuded an aura of majesty and solemnity.
Slightly disordered footsteps approached from afar, echoing in the quiet, enclosed environment.
Led by the Emerald Princess, Chess, Lucy, Future Lucy, Future Yukino, Mira, and Erza walked along the passageway leading to the storage area of the Eclipse Gate.
The Grand Magic Games have ended, and there's no need to keep the upcoming fight with the dragon a secret any longer, so Chase simply lets both Lucys appear together.
Having multiple Celestial Spirit Mages can reduce the difficulty and pressure of opening the Eclipse Gate, greatly improving controllability.
"I really didn't expect there to be two Miss Lucys."
Wearing a sergeant's uniform, Yukino Mirai couldn't help but sigh, her gaze constantly shifting between the two Lucys.
Although she had heard of the otherworld Edolas to some extent, seeing two completely identical people walking beside her still made her feel incredibly strange and surprised.
So which one refused the Protoss key that night?
"Aha, ahaha, to be honest, when I first found out about this, I was also quite shocked," Lucy said, scratching her head with a laugh.
This was the first time she had appeared in front of outsiders with Lucy in the future, and she was still a little unaccustomed to it.
"By the way, is it really possible for that Eclipse Project to be successfully implemented?" Future Lucy frowned slightly, her eyes flashing with a hint of worry and panic.
On the way here, Chase had already explained the entire Eclipse Project to the two of them, as well as the crazy idea of going back four hundred years to fight tens of thousands of dragons.
Lucy was genuinely terrified at the time and almost burst into tears: she had personally experienced how despairing the power of dragons could be.
Without the first president's super magic protection, they would all have perished on Sirius Island long ago, reduced to ashes without even leaving a trace!
In contrast, Lucy, who was also timid, was not so flustered as to be restless.
She frequently visits the card space to interact with the Destroyer Dragon Gandora, so her understanding of dragons is clearly greater than that of Lucy in the future.
Moreover, since Brother Dead Card has decided to do this, there will absolutely be no surprises!
Although he can be incredibly unreliable and loves to prank people at times, this is the only thing Lucy firmly believes in.
"The existence of an alternate dimension in another world proves that time travel is a real phenomenon."
Princess Emerald looked at Future Lucy with a serious expression and said in a deep voice, "As Professor Leila's daughter, you should understand the feasibility of Project Eclipse better than anyone else, right?"
As the wealthiest conglomerate in Fiore, the Heartfilia family has had a long-standing business relationship with the Fiore royal family. In addition, due to the special existence of the Eclipse Gate, Leila would occasionally visit King Thomas in the capital with Jude during her lifetime, and the two sides had a very good relationship.
It was from that time that Princess Emerald began to notice and learn Celestial Magic, and she also received guidance and instruction from Leila.
Therefore, calling someone "teacher" is not excessive.
"Mother--"
The familiar name made the two Lucys pause for a moment.
Princess Emerald immediately realized she had misspoke: "I'm sorry—"
"It's okay."
Lucy shook her head, looking up at the light that appeared at the end of the passage. "I'll open that door!"
"The Gate of Eclipse, the door that Mother once opened." Future Lucy unconsciously clenched her fist.
Compared to Lucy, the "time traveler," the "local" Lucy made more connections.
If Chesgo and the others hadn't accidentally traveled to this world, if she had been kidnapped during the Grand Magic Games and the key to the Zodiac had been stolen, and if the Emerald Princess had rashly opened the Gate of Eclipse without anyone noticing, then tens of thousands of dragons would have appeared in the Kingdom of Fiore four hundred years ago, bringing a devastating disaster to the entire world!
And those who are in Crocus will definitely be the first to be affected.
All guild members and familiar friends will perish in the roar of the dragon.
Just imagining that scene made Lucy's body tremble uncontrollably with fear.
In her moment of fear and unease, her hand was suddenly gently grasped.
"Don't worry, we're here for you," Erza said with a smile, her body still wrapped in bandages.
Mira placed her hands on the hem of her red dress and reassured her, "Just think of this as a fun and exciting adventure. It'll be a very valuable experience, you know?"
In fact, in Chess's plan, the two of them did not need to accompany him during the opening of the Eclipse Gate. It would be better to stay in the Lantern Palace to recover their strength, just like Natsu and the others.
However, they insisted on seeing the Eclipse Gate, and Chess reluctantly agreed.
Looking at the worried face of the future Lucy, Princess Emerald and Yukino were a little confused:
Despite the risks involved, the Celestial Spirit Mages only needed to open the door.
The task of going back four hundred years to kill Acnologia and Zeref before they had grown up should have been done by the Garou Knights and the Sakura Holy Knights. Why would they look so scared?
"We've arrived," Chess said in a deep voice, interrupting their doubts.
The view suddenly opened up, and in the center of the vast underground space stood a huge door made of a special material.
On the front of the door, a sun-shaped pattern divides the space into twelve sections, each with a black groove corresponding to the twelve zodiac signs.
A suffocating, chilling, and terrifying atmosphere swept over us.
Although it is currently closed, the moment Lucy and the others stepped into this place, they were shocked to find that the magic power in their bodies had become chaotic and was flowing uncontrollably toward the ancient door!
This is the terrifying aspect of the forbidden black magic, the Eclipse Gate, and it is also the "truth" that Jellal and Ultear have been trying to investigate for the past seven years!
Chase stopped in his tracks, grasped the Dark Mage's staff from the void, and plunged it into the ground.
hum!
A dark purple energy barrier then opened, protecting everyone inside.
Back when they were preparing for the S-rank assessment on Tenrou Island, Zeref's dark magic had already been thoroughly studied by the Dark Magus. It was just a matter of isolating the effects of the Eclipse Gate, which could be done with ease.
"I didn't expect Mr. Chase to be able to do something like this." Princess Emerald was slightly taken aback.
"Among my card companions, there's someone who's an expert in dark magic."
Chase waved his hand, too lazy to explain further to this stubborn, inflexible princess.
Ahead, on either side of the Eclipse Gate, stood fully armed royal guards.
The knight commander, clad in silver-white armor, walked slowly forward, glanced at the dark purple light screen, and then bowed slightly to Princess Emerald: "Princess."
"Arcadias, is everything ready?" Princess Emerald asked.
"Yes, all soldiers are in position, and the Hungry Wolf Knights are on their way."
Arcadios gripped the hilt of his sword and answered truthfully, "Once the Eclipse Gate is successfully opened, His Majesty will place a request with the guild mages."
Princess Emerald nodded, then turned to the two Lucys and Yukino Mirai: "Where are the three of you?"
"No problem, we can act anytime!" Lucy and Future Lucy said in unison.
The two each held five keys to the zodiac to share the burden.
"Me too." Yukino Mirai then showed off the Pisces and Libra keys she possessed.
"Then all we need to do now is wait for the clock to strike midnight." Princess Emerald stared solemnly at the Gate of Eclipse.