The moment the book touched Zorn, it transformed into a stream of light and entered his body. Immediately, a golden magic circle appeared in Zorn's left eye, and a blue magic circle in his right eye. His body was also lifted by light, suspending him in mid-air.
"Damn it, Zorn!" Laxus's body crackled with lightning. He stood in front of Cana and the villagers, his gaze heavy and his brows tightly furrowed as he looked at Zorn. His hands were clenched, gathering magic in his fists, ready to launch an attack at any moment. After preparing, he shouted loudly at Zorn, hoping to ascertain his current state.
"Zorn?" Cana immediately wanted to rush to Zorn's side, but Laxus reached out and directly stopped her. "Don't go yet."
"It's fine, I'm very well," an ethereal voice came from Zorn's direction. After speaking, Zorn turned his head to look at the villagers behind Laxus, who had fearful expressions.
"This is the last protection your ancient ancestors granted you." Zorn clasped his hands together, activating all the magic in his body. The magic circle restarted, and half golden, half blue magic shot into the sky. Behind Zorn, a female figure with a crown, dressed in a magnificent gown, and with flowing blue hair appeared, looking kindly at the villagers.
"This is...? Is that story true?" The old village chief was the first to react, his face filled with shock, and he immediately knelt. The villagers, seeing the chief's reverence, followed suit and knelt as well.
Zorn looked up, chanting some unintelligible ancient words. He separated his hands, and a golden-blue energy orb floated between his palms. A giant golden-blue magic circle also appeared in the sky, directly enveloping a portion of it, forming a beautiful starry sky that resonated with the magic circle on the ground.
"So beautiful," Cana murmured inadvertently.
Cana and Laxus both watched this miraculous scene. This magic directly obscured a portion of the sky, projecting the starry sky with its own magic. Stars twinkled in the air, and their light slowly descended.
"Super Magic - Starlight's Blessing." The magical light source in Zorn's hands slowly floated away. The magic circle in the sky caught the starlight, transforming it into a beam of light that merged with the golden-blue light orb. The orb then drifted down, directly merging into the bodies of Laxus, Cana, and the villagers.
Cana looked down at her glowing body, while Laxus clenched and unclenched his hand, feeling for any differences in himself. The villagers also looked at their bodies, noticing changes.
As the magic completed, the noble figure behind Zorn slowly dissipated. Finally, as if her wish was fulfilled, she closed her eyes and vanished into the air. Zorn also slowly descended.
The moment Zorn stood on the ground, his legs gave way, and he was about to fall. Cana and Laxus immediately flashed forward, rushing to Zorn and catching him just as he was about to collapse.
"Are you alright?" Cana directly placed Zorn's head on her lap, looking at the somewhat weak Zorn with a worried expression. Laxus also stood nearby, slightly concerned, looking at Zorn, whose face was pale and whose magic was almost completely depleted. Since he had met Zorn, he had never seen him so disheveled and weak. It seemed this magic had exacted a huge toll on Zorn.
"It's nothing, just a bit of magic depletion. Haha, I miscalculated." Zorn spoke intermittently, his voice faint and hoarse, as if a gust of wind could scatter it, yet he still struggled to speak to indicate he was fine.
"Honestly, still trying to act tough," Cana complained, directly poking Zorn's head with her finger.
"This magic carries a powerful will and prayer from the caster, realizing their heartfelt wishes by combining magic with starlight. It requires immense magical power and a pure wish of love to have a chance of success. Fortunately, this magic circle absorbed a lot of magic from many Magicians in the past, and combined with my magic, it was barely able to be successfully cast. As for the wishes of myself and that queen, I don't know if they will successfully come true yet."
Zorn recovered his state, and with the current sunlight, his body somewhat restored, he sat up and explained to Everyone.
"Wish?"
"Yes, a wish. The queen's wish was for her people to forever avoid disaster and illness, and mine... well, it's for you all to be eternally happy."
"So, do you feel anything?" After explaining, Zorn leaned closer to examine Laxus and Cana, hoping to see if there was any difference.
"Me? I'm already very happy now," Cana smiled gently, her eyes like brilliant stars, full of love, and her lips slightly curved upwards, revealing immense sweetness.
Seeing this, Zorn's heart also pounded, and he was immediately captivated. The two of them completely ignored Everyone else and Laxus nearby, about to embrace each other when...
"Cough, cough," a series of coughs brought them back to reality. Zorn and Cana turned to see a slightly uncomfortable Laxus, and the villagers nearby happily watching the intimate young couple. Feeling a bit awkward themselves, Zorn scratched his head and chuckled dryly.
After the mission, the three walked back to town...
"Laxus, how did you know Zorn and I were doing a mission here?" Cana looked at Laxus, a little confused. She and Zorn had decided the order of their missions on the road; no one else should have known.
"Coincidence. I was on a mission nearby, and Zorn's Observation Haki sensed me, that's all." Laxus was just telling the truth; he really was on a mission in the vicinity.
"That's right, Laxus and I are very much in sync," Zorn chimed in, giving Laxus a thumbs-up.
"Hmph~" Laxus couldn't bear to look and directly turned his head away.
Cana seemed to sense something and turned to check. Zorn quickly retracted his finger, not letting Cana discover it, only seeing Laxus disdainfully turn his head and Zorn's dry chuckle.
Their strange behavior made Cana very suspicious, but lacking evidence, she kept her doubts to herself.
"So, these three..." Cana looked at the three individuals floating in the air, bound, and asked Zorn.
"Hand them over to the Council. That's their best option, isn't it, gentlemen?" Zorn smiled at the three men, who still harbored hope, and with the gentlest words, he pronounced their final fate.
The three captured men could only nod in agreement, their mouths sealed, this being their only way to express themselves.
After handing the three over to the nearest town's Council, Cana, Zorn, and Laxus boarded a train directly to Magnolia Town.
Fairy Tail Guild...
"Everyone, we're back!" Zorn pushed open the Guild doors. The usually noisy Guild immediately fell silent. Seeing that it was Zorn and Cana returning, it instantly erupted into even louder cheers.
Erza and Mirajane immediately pulled Cana aside, asking about any interesting things that happened on their journey. Cana then took out the photo album from Zorn's backpack and explained each picture. The moment she flipped to the page with Laxus's embarrassing photo, Everyone instantly froze. A lightning-fast hand immediately snatched the photo and shredded it.
"Pfft~"
Erza and Mirajane froze for a few seconds, then burst into laughter, as if they had seen something miraculous. It was their first time seeing this side of Laxus.
"Zorn, didn't you promise me you'd destroy it?!" Laxus's body crackled with lightning, his face flushed with anger and embarrassment as he glared at Zorn.
Natsu, Gray, and the others who had been surrounding Zorn immediately moved away, leaving a large open space between Laxus and Zorn.
"Th-this... you listen to me explain... no, there's a reason." Zorn was momentarily speechless, stammering. He had planned to take this photo out this time and keep it separately. He had indeed destroyed it before, not lying to Laxus. He just didn't expect one of the last remaining ones to be exposed here.
"You'll take a punch from me first, then we can talk about anything else." Laxus squeezed his left and right hands together, walking menacingly towards Zorn step by step.
Seeing that things were going south, Zorn immediately flashed away, intending to run, but Natsu and Gray directly grabbed both of his legs.
"Sorry, Zorn Bro, Laxus offered too much."
"Damn it~" Zorn was directly restrained in place, raging helplessly.
The Guild Members burst into laughter at the sight. Makarov also looked on with a happy expression, showing no intention of stopping them, and occasionally even secretly peeking at another embarrassing photo of Laxus in his inner pocket.
To be continued~
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