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The void-black dragon descended, its starlit eyes piercing the guild hall's ruins. Weiss's claws ignited, scales shimmering with unstable celestial energy. Lucy and Nami flanked him, their Harem Sync aura flaring—20% of Weiss's Dragon Overlord now thrumming through their veins.
"Split up!" Weiss barked. "Lucy, bind its wings! Nami, aim for the eyes!"
Lucy hurled her Aquarius Key. "Gate of the Water Bearer—"
"Denied!" The Herald's roar shattered the key mid-summon. Lucy staggered, blood trickling from her nose.
Nami cursed, clima-tact whirling. "Thunder Breed Tempo!" Lightning arced, but the dragon absorbed it, its scales glowing brighter.
System Alert
Ding!
Herald's Adaptation Detected
Weakness: Temporal Paradox (Exploit via Harem Sync Overload)
"Temporal what?!" Nami ducked a claw swipe.
Weiss grabbed her wrist, merging her storm with Lucy's residual starlight. "Reverse the flow!"
Their combined magic surged—a vortex of lightning and time. The Herald froze, its starlight dimming as the attack rewound its adaptive growth.
"Now, Weiss!" Lucy screamed, reforging Aquarius's Key with her own blood.
Weiss lunged, claws aimed at the Herald's core. The Dragonbone Seal on his palm flared, its corruption seeping into his veins.
"Burn!"
The Herald disintegrated, its ashes forming a constellation that spelled one word: LAUGH TALE.
The Seal's Price
Weiss collapsed, his right arm now mottled with obsidian scales. Lucy caught him, her hands trembling. "Your arm—it's turning to dragonbone!"
Nami pried the Seal from his grip. "We need to destroy this thing!"
"No." Weiss's voice echoed unnaturally. "It's the only way to reach Im."
System Notification
Ding!
Dragonbone Corruption: 30%
Warning: At 50%, host integration irreversible.
Guild Debrief: A Divided Path
Makarov slammed his fist on the table, silencing the room. "This path leads to annihilation, Weiss. The Seal consumes you."
Levy unrolled the deciphered mural scroll. "Laugh Tale holds the truth—the Void Century, Im's origin, and how to break the Dragonbone Curse."
Lucy leaned forward. "We have to go. Zeref might be the key, not the enemy."
Nami scoffed. "Or we toss the Seal into the sea and live."
Weiss stood, his corrupted arm crackling. "I'm finishing this. With or without you."
The guild fell silent.
Cliffhanger: Zeref's Proposition
As night fell, Weiss brooded on the roof. The stars seemed to pulse in time with the Seal. A cold voice slithered into his mind:
"You see it now, don't you?" Zeref materialized, his form spectral yet vivid. "Im trapped me as he traps you. Together, we can end this."
Behind Zeref, a portal swirled—a glimpse of Laugh Tale's shores and a shadowed throne.
System Alert
Ding!
Quest Update: Zeref's Alliance (Accept/Decline)
Reward: True Dragon Form (50% Corruption)
Lucy and Nami burst onto the roof, weapons drawn.
"Choose, Anomaly," Zeref whispered. "Power… or oblivion."
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