There was silence before Tokinada began to laugh like a villain. "Hahaha, impressive. Your analysis is accurate. Yes, I faked my own death and hid inside this very temple. "
Gildarts was shocked, then a little angry at being tricked and realizing the deeper truth. This guy watched while his fellow believers were being killed.
"But why did you go to such extreme lengths to fake your own death?" And most importantly, how the hell did you become an advanced undead without losing your memories? " Akira asked. He couldn't understand this.
"Well, where should I begin?" asked Tokinada. Tokinada paused dramatically and spoke.
" Oh yes, the reason why I faked my death is because I understood a very cruel truth. And that is why I cannot accompany my dear Lady Ophiuchus forever due to my limited lifespan.
I tried to extend my lifespan, but then I realized that I was really not suited for that. The best I could do was survive on Lady Ophiuchus's magic, which allowed me to live twice as much as a normal human. That is why I needed someone who is an expert.
And after looking around for decades, I finally came across one young man. He was a Zeref worshiper and an excellent scientist.
Seeing how dedicated he is to his art, I finally saw the light through the dark tunnel.
First I made some preparations to fake my death. Then I lured in that young man and did all the preparation in order for him to become the head priest.
After that, I only did some other preparations, as that young man did what I expected him to do. He brainwashed all the villagers and used them for his experiments.
And after years, he finally managed to invent a brilliant way for me to gain eternal life and be with my beloved lord Ophiuchus at the same time.
After that, I went to the capital and tipped off some retired adventurers to finish him off so that I could finally be with my beloved lady Ophiuchus. " Tokinada appeared to be reminiscing about an exciting event.
' As I expected, this guy is an obsessed creep, ' Akira thought with a grim face. Although he expected this, he still underestimated how obsessed he was with Ophiuchus. His level of obsession is far worse than any pink-haired girl could ever do.
"Gildarts, go all out; don't worry about me, " Akira whispered as he looked at Gildarts seriously.
Gildarts nodded his head. No matter what, a guy like that is certainly not good for this world. And besides, they are here for the Celestial Key, which is most likely the key of Ophiuchus. So no matter what, their clash is inevitable.
Getting Gildart's confirmation, Akira activated his new illusion technique, Kyouka Suigetsu, to hide Gildart's presence.
Then, gesturing to Gildarts to get ready, Akira asked, " So now that you have become an undead, you should have lost your ability to use Celestial Spirit magic, right? After all, celestial spirits don't form any contracts with any races other than humans. "
What do you know, brat? Lady Ophiuchus is simply dismissing me for not upholding the religion I have dedicated to her. My contract with her wouldn't be severed just because of this. I am her most beloved believer, " Tokinada said with anger. He was in full denial of this truth.
"Oh, really? Why don't you try to summon your Ophiuchus to prove me wrong? " Akira said, provoking Tokinada even further.
"Why, you little brat, how dare you ask me to bother Lady Ophiuchus for such a small matter. You must be punished for this sin. " As his patience reached its limit, Tokinada uttered these words. He then began to take a deep breath and whistled.
Suddenly the ground began to creak; from the darkness, numerous snakes began to crawl out of the ground. They all hissed and lunged towards Akira and Gildarts.
"Gidarts now! " Akira shouted as he jumped high up in the air. Gildarts, who was hidden by his magic, attacked right at that moment.
"Mizuwari!" Gildarts shouted as he punched the ground. Gildart's magic instantly destroyed the ground and all the snakes nearby. The whole temple shook as Gildarts's magic also damaged the stone pillars.
"Gildarts, you bastard, do you want to bury us alive? " Akira cursed as he activated his own magic.
" Thousand pillars of God! " Akira shouted as a huge magic circle appeared under their feet. Then from the ground came numerous pillars of light that acted as support for the destroyed pillars. With the new support pillars, the temple began to stop creaking.
'Phew,' Akira breathed a sigh of relief as he managed to temporarily stop the temple from crumbling onto them.
" You sinners, how dare you destroy my masterpiece? How dare you destroy the great temple I built for my beloved Lody Ophiuchus?" Tokinada roared in anger as the temple shook with his voice.
"Hey dude, don't try to put this on us. You are the first one to attack us. We just defended ourselves in self-defense. " Akira couldn't help but say this. After all, when it comes to trash talk, no one is better than Fairy Tail.
" ROOAAARRR " Tokinada let out a roar, causing the massive snake statue to crack and start moving. Over time, the entire statue crumbled, revealing Tokinada's true form to Gildarts and Akira.
It was a python that was as large as the whole hall. It had dark purple scales and purple glowing eyes that were looking at them with an angry expression.
Tokinada roared, "Die," as he lunged forward with his fangs. He was prepared to take the lives of these two insignificant sinners who had dared to trouble him.
" Crushing Evil, Spreading the Truth: Empyrean" But before it could even move two inches, Gildarts's fist came at him from behind. Gildart sent Tokinada flying towards the walls, smashing them to pieces.
"Roar." Tokinada roared as he was about to blast something from his mouth, but before he could do anything, Akira's voice rang through the hall, " Enchantment magic: Distortion "
White chains began to spring out from the ground as they drilled into Tokinada. "Argggghhhhhhh," Tokinada screamed in pain as the chains began to wrap themselves around him.
Seeing his excessive reaction, Akira was stunned. Why did this guy scream so loudly? He only distorted his magical pathways so he couldn't use magic to attack them.
'Wait, could it be?' Akira suddenly had a crazy idea. Until now they still had no idea how this guy managed to become a higher undead while retaining his memories. But now it seems he may have just found a clue on what the hell that bastard did.
"Gildarts, cover me; I'm about to do something crazy, " Akira shouted as he rushed forward. The gun in his hand changed into a long sword.
" Dragon slaying art ten commandments, " Akira shouted as ten clones of him began to appear next to him.
Nine of the clones began to rush forward and began harassing the snake that managed to overcome the pain. But since he still couldn't use magic, Tokinada could only attack the clones by swinging his tail everywhere.
While clones were busy taking all the aggro, the real Akira managed to come behind Tokinada's head. And with his sword raised high, Akira swiftly attacked. The blade went straight through Tokinada's skull, making him once again scream.
" Take Over: Rimuru and Analyze at maximum speed. Akira shouted as he swiftly entered Rimuru's form, activating Great Sage's ability to analyze all creations. His eyes turned red as Great Sage began to execute his orders.
Black smoke came out of his hands, and he used the wound that he made earlier as an opening and drilled into Tokinadá's body.
Feeling great danger, Tokinada attempted to remove Akira from his head, but a strong grip suddenly pinned him to the ground.
"Hey kid, although I don't know what you are doing, you better do it fast, " Gildarts said as he held Tokinada down.
Tokinada wiggled as he tried to break free from Gildarts's grip. But Akira's nine other clones suddenly stabbed their swords into his body, impaling him to the ground.
"Aahhhhhhhhhhhh! " Tokinada once again screamed in pain. But knowing the danger, Tokinada ignored the pain and tried to run away. But unfortunately, he was too late.
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