Fairy Tail Guild Temporary Clubhouse
"Mira, have you seen Loki at the Guild?"
Zorn and Kana walked into the temporary tent and looked around, but did not find Loki.
"Damn it, he still didn't listen to what I said yesterday."
After Zorn heard Mirajane's reply, he immediately knew what Loki was thinking at the moment—he was still thinking of atoning for his sins. Zorn also regretted it greatly, wishing he had tied Loki back yesterday.
"Is something wrong, Zorn?"
Mira placed two glasses of milk in front of Zorn and Kana, and seeing their anxious expressions, she knew the matter was a bit tricky.
Elfman, Lisanna, and others also watched with concern. After all, Loki had seemed somewhat off these past few days, and Kana's expression also indicated something was wrong.
"This is a long story. Is the Master not here? I still need to tell the Master about this." Zorn pondered for a moment, then pressed on.
"No, he said he went to a gathering with some old friends."
"Alright, this is what happened. Loki, he..."
"What? Loki is a Celestial Spirit?"
"Yes, and due to what happened before, his magic power has almost been depleted from staying in the Human World for so long."
Zorn recounted everything about Loki to the two, and throughout his explanation, Everyone's expressions were filled with disbelief.
"If his magic power is depleted, it means Loki will... die." Zorn blurted out the final outcome.
"How can this be!" The two Lisannas immediately covered their mouths upon hearing the news, utterly shocked.
"Bang~ Crack!"
"I knew it! That's why I met Loki at the training ground the day before yesterday, and he talked to me about training all day, and then he told me to take care of my body and not get too tired. Damn it!"
Elfman punched the bar, furious that he hadn't noticed Loki's abnormality.
"Please tell the Master and the other companions about this. I need to go find Lucy and them first; only Lucy can solve this." Zorn quickly instructed, not caring what others were thinking. Just as he was about to flash away to find Lucy, Kana pulled on his sleeve: "This time, all of us are going together."
Zorn looked at Everyone, who all looked worried: "Yes, I understand. I'll go pick up Lucy and them first and be back soon." After speaking, he flashed and disappeared from the spot, already on the inevitable path Lucy and her group would take to return.
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"This job finished earlier than expected, so we can go back and rest sooner."
"Ah, I wanted to cause more trouble!"
"You've caused enough trouble, Natsu."
As Erza looked at the smoking castle in the distance, marveling at how fast time flew, Natsu still complained unhappily about not having enough fun. Finally, Gray, hearing Natsu, the culprit, say such a thing, also had a black line on his face as he retorted.
"Lucy, I need your help!"
Zorn suddenly appeared in front of the three people and one cat, looking gravely at Lucy, who was just about to suggest going to a hot spring.
"What happened, Zorn? Is it the Guild...?" Erza stepped forward, also full of worry, taking several large strides, and asked Zorn with a murderous look. Erza was thinking if any other Guild dared to take advantage of the situation to cause destruction.
"No, the situation is urgent. We'll talk when we get there."
After Zorn finished speaking, without waiting for the others to react, he immediately raised a magic circle encompassing them and directly transferred them to a waterfall.
After they disappeared, Juvia, who was in the distance, quickly ran closer, looking left and right. Upon finding that she couldn't see Gray, she immediately ran towards the Fairy Tail Guild.
In Juvia's opinion, something must have happened to the Fairy Tail Guild for Zorn to be in such a hurry to bring them back. She was determined to help Gray.
"Gray, Juvia will definitely protect you. Wait for me, Gray."
...
On the platform opposite the giant waterfall.
Loki, with a face full of self-reproach, looked at the grave before him. He naturally understood Zorn's intentions yesterday, and he also knew that Everyone in the Guild would try every means to help him. However, he was at fault first, and the dead could never return. He had to take responsibility for this matter.
"Karen, I'm sorry. I caused you to lose your life. I'll be with you soon..." Loki murmured to himself as he looked at the grave.
"Lo~ki~" A loud shout came from behind him. This familiar voice made Loki turn around in surprise to look behind him: "Natsu, Lucy, Everyone... Why are you here..."
"Everyone is very worried about you..." Lucy took a few steps forward, looking at Loki with concern.
They had already learned Loki's identity and the full situation from Zorn.
It turned out that Loki was Leo, the Leo of the Celestial Spirit Twelve Zodiac. Because the previous key holder often abused Celestial Spirits, Loki, for the rights of the Celestial Spirits, opposed Karen's actions and also hoped Karen would admit her mistake and voluntarily break the contract. For these reasons, he protested by voluntarily staying in the Human World.
This prevented Karen from closing the Celestial Spirit Gate, and due to her insufficient magic power, she couldn't summon a second Celestial Spirit, leading to her sacrifice during a mission.
Leo felt immense self-reproach and remorse for this outcome. He had also violated the rules set by the Celestial Spirit King, and he could never return to the Celestial Spirit World.
"This is my own choice. A person must always repent and pay the price for their mistakes."
"What are you talking about, you idiot? This isn't entirely your fault!" Natsu heard these words and wanted to punch the idiot awake, but Zorn stopped him with a hand.
"Natsu, don't be impulsive!" Erza also stepped forward and pressed down on the somewhat restless Natsu.
"Loki, it seems I haven't been a good enough parent; I didn't even notice your special situation!" Makarov said apologetically to Loki, also feeling very remorseful for not noticing Loki's abnormality.
The other members of the Guild also looked at Loki with self-reproach, all deeply pained that they hadn't discovered the unusual situation sooner.
"No, it's not like that. I, I truly love Everyone in the Guild. It's all my fault, it's..."
"Crack, crack."
As Loki was speaking, his form flickered in place, as if he was about to disappear. Zorn immediately teleported next to Loki's body, supported him, and poured his magic power into Loki's body without reservation, but it only slightly sustained him. Loki's form still became somewhat ethereal.
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