"Impossible. Inconceivable. How could I.........."
The devil's body was slowly disappearing. Soon the devil heard the sound of laughter. Not only that, it saw something in its final moments. It was a one of his own kind, another devil.
"Hey there, chief."
"You.....who are you?"
"Hehehe. Like you need to know that. It doesn't matter how strong or amazing you are. You've lost and you're about to disappear. See ya, loser."
As the devil was disappearing, its eyes landed onto Kyoya. As he got a closer look at the boy's grimoire, he saw it glow a pitch black color. Not only that, he felt a very dark presence from it. As his body disappeared, he saw one thing. An image of a man smirking at him who looked almost identical to Kyoya. While the devil was dying, the man said one thing in the devil's head.
"Zagred.........farewell, you scum."
Soon the devil's body was completely gone. As Kyoya looked around, he didn't sense its mana anywhere. Everyone was exhausted, but they did it. The devil was finally defeated once and for all, however its magic wasn't completely gone. It was causing the place to crumble.
While this happened, Kyoya looked down and saw everyone flying up to their location as they were almost about to be drowned by the devil's spell. However, when this happened he saw a spatial magic portal open up in front of them. Soon he the portal open up in front of him as the magic knights and the elves were front of the group. When Asta looked at the group, he saw Valtos and Rades emerge from the portal.
"SO THIS IS WHERE YOU TWO WENT! IF YOU WERE HERE, YOU SHOULD'VE HELPED!!!!"
"SHUT UP BRAT, I'LL DO WHATEVER I WANT!!!!!"
"Can you dumbasses just shut up?"
As Asta and Rades were arguing, Kyoya punched them on their heads. The ice mage had a look of annoyance on his face as he walked towards the exit of the Shadow Palace. Soon he looked at all of his allies as he said one thing.
"Despite what happened here, there is still one more problem that needs to be tended to. So come on, our job isn't done yet."
As Kyoya opened the door, everyone in the room was now exiting the Shadow Palace. When Kyoya looked behind him, he saw Mukuro and Vinea floating towards him.
"Kufufu....look at you, being so straightforward. I guess even idiots can grow up."
"You're talking a lot of shit for someone who got his ass handed to him during his first fight with an elf."
As Mukuro held his trident, Kyoya made a sword out of ice as they were ready to kill each other. Meanwhile, Vinea merely shook her head at the their antics. Soon the trio and their allies were back in the Royal Capital. It was just as Kyoya thought, even though the devil is gone, there were still elves who were going on a rampage.
"Damn, even with my recent boost in power, i'm low on mana after that last fight. What should we do...."
"With Licht here, there is a way. William Vangeance is still dormant within me. With his World Tree Magic, we can gather mana and life force from people all over. For that to happen, we need his grimoire."
Everyone looked at Patri as he explained his idea. While this happened, Valtos retrieved William's grimoire with his Spatial Magic and gave it to Patri. When this happened, he saw the sword Asta had in his hand and points the blade at his body.
"Asta, use that weapon to destroy me for good."
"Are you sure this is what you want?"
"I've already lived twice now. I have regrets but no fear. With everything i've did, i'm not sure this will be enough to atone. I'll be the first one to leave. So Licht, Asta.......finish this."
The two individuals nod as Asta made the tip of the Demon-Destroyer Sword touch Patri. When this happened, the reincarnation spell that was on William's body was broken as the Captain of the Golden Dawn was back to normal. When he returned, he saw the Royal Capital destroyed. As he did, he began to think to himself as he opened his grimoire.
"Patri, the lonely soul who's been with me since I was a child. It seems your rage and suffering has come to an end. But the story is not over yet. This time it's my turn......this battle happened because I was too weak to believe in Julius' strength or the future I was meant to protect. Therefore.....I should be the one to put an end to this violence."
While Willam was thinking about this, Licht put a hand on his shoulder as he was ready to play his part. As William was using his World Tree Magic, Licht held onto his Demon-Dweller Sword.
"Union Magic:Demon-Dweller Sword:Spirit Light Tree!"
William held out his hands and created a seed that sprouted into several twisting branches. Meanwhile, Licht places a hand on William's back as he uses the Demon-Dweller Sword to create a connection with the elves. The connections are then tied together into a giant shining tree.
"Now Anti-Magic boy, use the Demon-Destroyer Sword on the tree."
Nodding his head, Asta did as Licht instructed and stabbed the sword into the tree. As this happened, the effects of the sword was reaching all of the elves. The reincarnation spell on all the magic knights that turned into elves was broken.
As this happened, Kyoya turned around towards Vinea. When he did, he saw the red markings on her face disappearing as her spirit was leaving Juvia's body. As Vinea was flying towards the heavens with her brethren, she looked at Kyoya.
"That boy....he truly is someone special. Take care of him, Juvia. He's one of a kind. Despite how much suffering he endured, he still has a pure heart."
With those final thoughts, Vinea and the rest of the elves were gone. While this happened, Kyoya saw Juvia's eyes opening. When the girl opened her eyes, she looked at Kyoya.
"Kyoya....i'm so sorry. Despite the reincarnation, I still saw everything. I've hurt you so much. Please forgive m-"
"Thank you........"
Juvia couldn't finish her sentence. What happened next was something she did not expect. Kyoya wrapped his arms around her as she felt tears escaping from his eyes. Soon the two of them fell onto their knees as Kyoya hugged Juvia as he cried. While this happened, Juvia hugged the boy closer to her.
"Thank you.....thank you.....thank god you're back. Thank you......."
"As he cried while embracing me, Kyoya kept repeating those words over and over again. At first, I couldn't understand why. But I believe that....just by saving one person...Kyoya felt as if he was saved too. Kyoya.......thank you. You truly are a pure soul."
The battle between the Clover Kingdom and the Eye of the Midnight Sun has finally been concluded. The battle between humans and elves has ended. The devil that threatened the peace has been eliminated. For now, the imminent threat has been dealt with. However, this is merely the turn of a single page for something more ominous in the future.
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~Meanwhile~
Deep inside of a cave, a large creature could be seen laying down in a cave. However as it was lying, as if in wait, it looked around as it was surrounded by a mountain of corpses. These weren't normal corpses, they were the corpses of dragons. As the beast stayed inside its cave, it muttered one thing.
"Zeref.........."