In the "Kingdom of Fiore", the north of the city "Agalifa" is an undeveloped and desolate area, but if you continue to go deeper after crossing the inaccessible hills, you will step into a mysterious land that stretches for hundreds of miles.
forest.
Waterfalls overlap with stone walls, and the remains of ruins are everywhere. Viewed from a higher position, the earth and sky are clearly divided into two sides, which looks extremely spectacular.
But few people know that in the deepest part of this sea of trees that has existed for hundreds of years is the central area where ancient people once lived.
More than four hundred years ago, the residents here, a member of the "Nebit tribe" who had always maintained neutrality, created a "magic" in order to prevent the war that spread across the world in that era.
It's called "Nirvana".
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(...If the map is correct, it should be here...)
("Sea of Gas Trees"......)
Sitting on a magic broom and hovering in the sky, Zella looked at the ancient trees below and sensed the abnormal concentration of micro-ether in the magic factor in this area.
As long as she finds the source, she will definitely be not far from the purpose of her trip.
The super magic sealed here that can replace "light" and "darkness".
This is one of the 'shortcuts' that Zeira thought of to obtain the three 'keys'.
When it comes to "darkness", no one is more "pure" than her who was reborn after being fused with the "anti-spiritual crystal".
But Mabius' system is "light", and if you want to provide it with vitality, of course you can't use power that conflicts with "light".
That's why Zeira came to look for "Nirvana".
Perhaps to others, this is just a forbidden magic that does more harm than good.
But she is different.
Good and evil are reversed, light and darkness are reversed.
In addition, her soul and body are very special. In a way, this magic is tailor-made for her.
(...If you want to carry the power of "elf", the human body cannot do it at that time, but if it is a star spirit...)
When I think back to the time when I was seven years old, I forcibly used some of the abilities of the "elf", which led to a series of problems later on. It can be said that I suffered a lot.
But now, having used the power of reversal for her own use and possessing the body of a "celestial spirit", she has been completely transformed.
Although the body as a 'container' is still not very 'compatible' due to its own dark attributes, right now, the opportunity for a solution has arisen...
Standing above a forest with abnormal magical power and observing, the brown-haired girl's expression gradually became serious.
(...This feeling...the vitality of the earth has been taken away?)
Half-crouching on the ground and touching the sand in his hands, Zera felt the abnormal magic all over the place as soon as he entered the area covered by black clouds.
And after carefully sensing it, it is not so much that the vitality has been taken away, but rather that it has turned into death energy due to the influence of "Nirvana".
However, this change also shows that the direction of her exploration is not wrong.
(Magic used to maintain the balance of the world...)
(...The magicians four hundred years ago were indeed people who couldn't judge by common sense...)
Be it Zeref or the person who created this magic, that era can really be called the Age of Great Magic.
Sighing from the bottom of her heart, the girl dusted off her hands and started walking towards the depths.
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"Um--?!"
Just as Zela was getting closer and closer to the location of "Nirvana", an old man standing in front of the dilapidated hut, dressed like a primitive tribe, suddenly changed his face, as if he was very surprised because of something.
"There was an intruder...when?!"
After confirming twice, the old man realized that it was not his illusion and suddenly looked towards the depths of the sea of trees.
As the creator of a certain magic, in order to pay for his sins, he has been waiting here for the past four hundred years, praying for someone to appear who can destroy 'it'.
Now, finally, we have a new visitor.
It's just that this person didn't have his consent...
(...No...we can't let that person get so close!)
He is fully aware of the dangers of this good-evil reversal magic. Regardless of whether the mysterious visitor knows the function of "Nirvana", the person who can so easily cross the seal he laid and enter the depths of the sea of trees is definitely not an ordinary person.
If she 'accidentally' releases the deepest seal again, the consequences will be disastrous!
Without hesitation, the old man's body gradually blurred and seemed to begin to teleport in a certain direction.
If it doesn't work, he has no choice but to take action himself.
There is no doubt that someone who can create this kind of super magic and maintain the existence of the missing body for more than four hundred years with huge magic power, how can he be a simple person...
On the other hand, the girl who was heading in the direction with the most abnormal magic power she felt was about to reach the end.
After entering a certain cave, the gravel here seemed to have turned into lavender energy blocks due to long-term erosion by magic.
As expected, this should be the place where "Nirvana" is sealed.
(…)
(…!)
After walking on the bumpy stone path to the end, what came into Zera's sight was a giant tree that was emitting purple magic light and was tied by several chains.
The weird energy is constantly spreading from the center here to the surroundings, which is exactly the same as the perceived magic that caused the "death" of the earth.
(Is this..."Nirvana"...)
Subconsciously, he wanted to reach out his hand, but a strange wave suddenly came from behind the girl.
"……stop!"
"——?!"
Keeping her head raised slightly, before she could do anything, she was stopped by an old voice.
"Huh...young man, that's not something you can touch casually."
Seeing that the last seal had not been released yet, the old man who was teleported in time was obviously relieved.
Although he was puzzled as to why the girl in front of him broke into this place, since there was nothing evil about her body, it meant that she was not an evil person.
Probably just by accident.
After guessing this, the old man also softened his tone.
"If nothing happens, can you please leave there?"
If you stay in this strange environment for a long time, there is no guarantee that something will not happen.
"..."
"...Missing body?"
"——!"
One glance revealed the state of the person in front of him. Zella turned around and frowned slightly, seeming to be thinking about the other person's identity.
After so many years, she needed some time to 'remember' some things.
Unexpectedly, this mysterious girl could see through his true identity. The old man did not dare to act rashly and had to stand stiffly in place.
The atmosphere became weird again. (To be continued)