1.7 Dark Arts

"Don't move." Kali muttered. "If you do, this life you call yours will be taken away from you in an instant."

Kali studied the figure in front of her, she felt as if she knew who this person was. After all, they had a similar aura from someone she knew of. She nearly laughed when she realized who it really was.

"You know, just cause you put on a disguise, that doesn't mean it'll fool me." Kali said with a smile. "It's nice to see you, Ultear."

Instantly, Ultear jumped back and her smile turned upside down. She cursed under her breath, of all the people, she had to meet the SS-Rank wizard that even made the Ten Wizard Saints shiver.

Ultear glanced at Deliora who was fighting the two wizards as well as causing havoc to its surroundings. She was surprised that Kali hasn't helped them yet.

"What are you looking at?" Kali asked.

"Nothing." Ultear replied. "I'm just looking at how the two wizards over there are doing. They're getting tired."

"Are you worried about them?

"Don't kid yourself, I'm surprised that Deliora hasn't killed them yet." Ultear said before looking at Kali. "Though, I'm more surprised that Deliora is alive and well. Tell me Kali, how did you manage to bring back the demon of destruction?"

"Like I'd tell you that. Moreover, it's about time you leave."

"And why is that?"

Kali pointed at the magic beam that was coming their way.

"That's why."

Instantly, the two jumped away from each other to dodge the magic beam. Although they were okay, the environment wasn't. Fire was starting to spread everywhere and everything was starting to burn.

Kali didn't care if one of the magic council members were here or not, it wasn't like Ultear was going to report to them about this. Kali grinned, she knew Ultear was one of the major suspects behind the revival of Deliora plan.

"Now then, I should help them." Kali said as she rushed over to where Gray and Lyon were.

"Lyon, let's retreat instead! We're not going to be able to kill this thing." Gray said. He was getting more and more tired.

"Shut up! I'm going to kill this demon…and…and…" Lyon struggled to talk due to him gasping for air. "And take revenge for Ur!"

Gray widened his eyes. "Idiot! Ur wouldn't want us to die to this monster that killed her!"

However, before Lyon could reply, Kali before him with Gray in her arms.

"W-what? Ho-?"

"I'm going to have to kill this thing, it's causing too much damage." Kali said as she punched the two in the stomach causing them to pass out. "Goodnight!"

Kali grinned as she started sprinting towards Deliora, the nostalgia of fighting this demon came back to her. When she first fought it, she was challenged a bit, but that was a long time ago. She was basically a kid that time.

But now it was different.

"For my old friend Ur, I'll give you a painful and slow death." Kali muttered as she performed a few hand symbols when she was close enough.

Deliora saw Kali and detected her as something dangerous which meant she was now the target. Every one of Deliora's abilities would now be targeted at her. Several beams of magic came at her, two fists, and fire. However, it was too late. Before Deliora's attack hit her, she had already finished her spell.

"Chains of Time." Kali muttered as black chains started to tighten around Deliora's body. But it wasn't over yet. "Dark Arts, Internal Ignition."

Deliora screamed in pain. The Chains of Time made Deliora stuck in Kali's time. Dark Arts "Internal Ignition" burned Deliora's insides. The black flame inside him couldn't be burned out unless willed to by the user, not even death could stop the flame.

By combining the abilities together, it basically made Deliora suffer for eternity until Kali wanted to kill it. Before Kali entered it's life, she made a short prayer.

"My dear, Ur. With Deliora's corpse, I present to you it's body. For your revenge, I give you it's body. Though, it would be nice if Life was a gift instead of something as useless as a corpse."

Once Kali finished her prayer, Deliora let out an ear-piercing scream of pain. The Chains of Time started to unwrap as Deliora's body went up in black flames and were soon devoured by it.

As Kali turned around to leave, she felt a firm hand on her shoulder which stopped her from leaving. Kali glanced behind to see an angry face.

"Erza, why are you here?"

"By order of the Master, I'm here to take you back to the guild and punish you because of betrayal." Erza said while pointing her blade at Kali's throat.

"I see." Kali muttered. "Then, why don't you guys settle some things here first then I'll head back?"

Erza frowned. "Where are you going to go? Surely you're not planning to escape are you?"

Kali shook her head and laughed. "There's no point in me running, I just want to check out something."

"Alright."

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Kali started to walk back to where the ruins were, there was something she needed to check. She wanted to make sure her magic affected the ice Ur had created.

When she made it down to the cavern again, she spotted broken pieces of rock everywhere as well as glittering and clear water flowing.

Kali bent down to touch the water, it gave off a chilly sensation. That's when she knew that Ur was still not dead, her body may not be there, but her soul was. Kali's grin was even wider.

"I know the perfect gift for you." Kali said as black energy started to envelop her. "Dark Arts. The Soulless Bonds with the Incompatible. Now, come back."

Eerie energy started to cover the entire cavern, the walls shook for a bit before calming down, the clear water started to blacken before turning back to normal. Soon, the eerie and dark energy started to dissipate.

Kali opened her eyes and smiled. "That should do it. Now then, let's head back up."

By the time Kali reunited with the others, they had already resolved everything. She was about to talk to Erza when Gray suddenly came up to her.

"Kali! The ice-" Before Gray could finish, Kali cut him off. "I know. It's the ice of your master right? Don't worry, she's alive, and fine."

Gray didn't say it ended and wandered off to quarrel with Natsu. Lucy and Happy and were with the villagers eating happily. She was about to wander off too until Erza arrived.

"It seems they experienced memory loss and were demons to begin with. It was because of the film produced by the Moon Drip." Erza summarized.

"I see." Kali replied. "Then, everything is resolved now, correct?"

"Yes, and we'll be going back soon." Erza replied. "You and the rest will be getting your punishment."

"I see, my punishment is probably going to be the worst out of all of them isn't it?" Kali asked.

Erza nodded. "Because you broke a sacred law, bringing one of the most terrifying demons back to life."

"Ah, news already spread that quickly?"

"Of course, did you think we were going to be late on something so crucial? Definitely not."

Kali laughed. "I guess you're right, but someone's going to be mad at me once we get back to the guild."

"It's Mira isn't it?"

"Yep, that's her. I might not live to see another day."

"I'll be at your funeral."

"Huh? You're not going to prevent my death."

"Of course not."

"Ouch! So cold Erza!"