Aldoron's massive body continued rampaging across the land, though the destruction was limited by Raizel, Selene, and Irene holding him back.
Enormous as he was, Aldoron's defenses were nowhere near as formidable as Acnologia's.
Selene bombarded him with Moonlight Flame, Irene unleashed the Sage Dragon's Roar, August fired Composite Dragon Slayer Beams, Kurnugi attacked with the Sword Saint Dragon's Roar, and Raizel continued giving him an aggressive bloodletting treatment with the Grey Sword.
However, the vitality contained within Aldoron's colossal body was every bit as terrifying as expected.
Even worse, his regenerative ability was incredibly powerful.
"Fairy Tail will never let that happen!"
"Aaaaagh!"
Another invisible attack tore into Natsu. He slammed his fist against the ground and clenched his teeth through the pain.
"What the hell is going on?! I can't see his attacks at all!"
...
The city on Aldoron's right hand—
Juvia, Gray, Lucy, and Cana had thrown everything they had at the wooden giants summoned by Metro, yet none of their attacks caused any real damage.
"These things are ridiculously tough, moo!"
Taurus brought his axe down with all his strength, only for the recoil to numb both hands. The wooden giant itself did not have so much as a scratch.
"Juvia's Water Slicer isn't working either!"
Lucy, still wearing her Taurus Star Dress, was already breathing heavily.
"At this rate..."
Cana inserted wind- and fire-element cards into the slots of her Magic Card device.
A spiraling tornado of flame exploded against one of the wooden giants.
Black, her panther, darted between the enemies with blue flames burning around his paws, slipping into shadows before leaping onto the giants' heads to distract them.
Cana pressed her back against Lucy's and encouraged her,
"Don't start talking like we've already lost, Lucy. We just defeated Gildarts, remember?"
Admittedly, the method had been somewhat questionable.
The tree soldier had transformed into Gildarts after reading Cana's heart, but even a copy of her father had been unable to attack his own daughter.
Cana had closed the distance and finished him in a single blow, displaying a truly touching example of familial affection.
Gray turned his attention toward Metro, who stood to one side with his arms folded as though he had a seat in the VIP section.
"Hold them off! We'll attack the main body!"
Although Lucy and Cana appeared to be only two people, Taurus and Black brought their group to four combatants.
They should at least be capable of protecting themselves.
Lucy nodded firmly.
"Okay! You two be careful too!"
Gray and Juvia charged toward Metro side by side, casting their spells as they ran.
"Ice-Make: Lance!"
"Water Slicer!"
Metro made no attempt to evade.
Just before the lances of ice and high-pressure blades of water reached him, he waved one hand.
A wooden giant stepped in front of him and blocked both attacks.
Metro tightened his fist.
"Strength is everything to me."
Juvia immediately noticed something.
"But, Gray-sama! If he used a wooden giant to protect himself, that means he doesn't want his real body to be hit!"
...
When Doom first appeared, he attempted to ambush Wendy.
Carla immediately used Transformation Magic, taking on her cat-girl form before launching a kick at the God Seed.
However, spores suddenly began multiplying across her body.
In an instant, they completely covered her.
Carla dropped to her knees like a statue, her spore-covered body facing the sky. A strange flower with five petals sprouted from the top of her head.
"Carla!!!"
Wendy, Kagura, and Erza stared at her in alarm.
"Every sixty seconds, one petal of fate will wither. Once all of the petals have fallen... this child's life will end."
"What?!"
Wendy's pupils contracted sharply.
"Five petals... so we have five minutes," Kagura murmured.
"Dispel abnormal condition!"
Wendy's spell had no effect whatsoever.
Carla remained exactly as she was.
Doom bounced happily in place, a grotesque smile stretching across his face.
"This isn't a status condition. It is the fate of death! Thank you for playing with me, kitty lady. Who wants to play next? Hm? Hm? Hm?"
"I don't understand everything he's saying, but one thing is obvious," Erza said. "We need to defeat him immediately!"
Golden light flashed around her as she Requipped into the Clear Heart Clothing and drew the demon blade Benizakura.
"Agreed."
Kagura unsheathed both Archenemy and Astron, her eyes turning cold.
"Give Carla back!"
Wendy activated Dragon Force immediately.
Pink feathers formed along her wrists and back, while her sharpened eyes locked onto Doom like those of a hunting bird.
She did not know whether Doom was bluffing, but she would never gamble with Carla's life.
"Enchant: Deus Corona! Deus Eques!"
Wendy immediately enhanced all three of them.
Doom raised both hands and waved them excitedly.
"How about this? Spore Snow!"
At his command, countless flakes of spores began drifting down from the sky.
"This is also the fate of death!"
None of them knew exactly what the spores would do, but Kagura reacted instantly.
She created a field of reversed gravity around them, sending the falling spores back into the sky.
The response caught Doom completely off guard. He took half a step backward, looking visibly awkward.
"Wh-What?"
The spore snow absorbed life force. The moment a flake touched someone's skin, it would cling to them and slowly devour their vitality.
Wendy used Sky Dragon's Roar to blow the spores far into the distance.
"Let's all play together! Spore Torrent!!!"
Imitating Wendy, Doom expelled a spiraling stream of spores from his mouth.
"Requip: Adamantine Armor!"
Erza's two shields merged together, creating a massive green magic circle in front of the group.
The barrier completely blocked the Spore Torrent.
"Unable to understand. Unable to understand. Their Magic Power is too strong..."
To Doom, Wendy, Kagura, and Erza all possessed power far beyond anything reasonable.
"Unforgivable! Spore Explosion!!!"
"The spores covering his body are multiplying!"
"Heaven's Wheel: Blumenblatt!"
"Archenemy: Severing Form!"
"Sky Dragon's Crushing Fang!"
Erza, Kagura, and Wendy attacked one after another, pouring everything they had into Doom.
The three landed in half-crouches on one knee. As they sheathed their weapons and slowly rose—
Boom!
Doom exploded.
It was not the Spore Explosion he had intended to unleash.
His own body had been torn apart.
Doom, the God Seed—was dead.
The spores covering Carla gradually vanished.
"Huh? What was I...?"
Carla stared at her hands in confusion.
"What happened, Wendy?"
Wendy folded her hands in front of herself and smiled warmly.
"Nothing. Thank you for saving me earlier, Carla."
...
Doom's death was immediately felt by the God Seed Aldoron.
"To think Death itself has been defeated... and with those people attacking the body outside, I no longer have time to waste."
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