Chapter 50: Lyon

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Outside the temple, two guys were staring at each other, neither of them having any upper wear. One of them had a grave look while the other one had an angry expression. They were Gray and Lyon, respectively. An unconscious blue cat was lying not far away from the duo.

Lyon was a slim young man of average height, with a muscular and toned body. He had bluish silver hair, most of which were spiky strands that jutted upwards on top of his head, except for some which were kept pointing downwards, partially covering the upper left part of his face. Lyon's eyes were slanted, with dark round pupils, surrounded by similarly dark lines. He had small, linear, and dark eyebrows.

"You're the one who murdered Ur, Gray! I'm surprised you have the audacity even to mention her name in front of me!!" Lyon shouted in anger before punching Gray hard on the chest.

"Gah!!" Gray was sent flying a few feet away. He shakily stood up and looked at Lyon intensely.

"L-Lyon… I won't let you revive Deliora. Ur sacrificed her body to seal that demon. Don't you get it yet? She's still alive. 'Iced Shell' is a spell that transforms the caster's body into ice. The ice that sealed Deliora back then was Ur's body. What you're trying to melt this whole time is Ur's body. Sorry for not telling you this earlier, but I promised Ur never to tell you this. So, please stop all this nonsense." Gray spoke with a smile in the end. He believed Lyon did all of these without knowing that.

"Gray!" Lyon shouted, steadily approaching Gray, looking ready to reconcile.

"Lyon! So, let's just…" Gray said while lowering his guard. He thought Lyon just wanted to hug him, but Lyon suddenly plunged an ice sword into his belly. It gave him a severe injury, enough to immobilize him.

"W-Why?" Gray asked, looking at Lyon in disbelief. He didn't understand why Lyon would attack him.

"I already know all that. Baka…" Lyon replied with a mocking expression making Gray stunned.

"Do you really believe that shit? That's not Ur anymore! It's just scraps of ice! I'll melt it down and bring out the demon that even Ur didn't manage to defeat. I'll show the world that I'm the strongest wizard by defeating it! I'll finally prove that I've become stronger than Ur! Hahaha…" shouted Lyon with a maniacal laugh. His expression was just like that of an obsessed psychopath.

"L-Lyon! Blargh, you knew, huh… You knew it all along but you still did this… " Gray shouted, vomiting blood. He stood up shakily with a stern look on his face.

"Don't tell me you seriously believed all that shit. Don't make me laugh. Ur is gone, grow up already!" Lyon shouted in a mocking tone. He didn't believe that Ur was still alive. It would be ridiculous to think that she was still alive, even after becoming a mere hunk of ice.

"I'm fed up…" Gray muttered with a sigh. He looked at Lyon with a cold gaze, a determined expression adorning his face. It looked like he'd just made an important decision.

"Huh!?" Lyon uttered with narrowed eyes. He didn't understand what Gray meant by that.

"You're a lost cause already… I wanted to save you, but now I'm fed up with this," Gray answered, spitting out the remaining blood from his mouth. He took a deep breath and stared back at Lyon.

"Huh!? What do you mean? Have you looked at your condition? How will you stop me with all those injuries." Lyon mocked with a smug look on his face. He didn't believe that Gray could stop him anymore. Those injuries he inflicted could make even the toughest person bedridden for a week.

"Blurgh, L-Lyon! I'll give you three seconds to decide. Either you'll agree to stop all of this nonsense or else I'll… Blurgh!" Gray declared in a resolved tone before shakily vomiting more blood, looking at Lyon grimly.

"Or else what?" Lyon replied with a derisive smile. He didn't believe that Gray could stop him.

"Or else I'll seal you myself. ICED SHELL!" Gray shouted after getting into the position to cast the powerful sealing magic. His hands made an 'X' sign, with the right arm above the left. The right palm was facing downwards while the left palm was facing upwards.

"Oi oi, you're not serious are you? Do you want to die by casting that spell?" Lyon shouted in disbelief. He never expected Gray to use Iced Shell. After all, it was a suicidal technique.

"If it means stopping you, then obviously. Three!" Gray roared, raising his magic level. All of their surroundings started freezing due to the spell. It also caused a snowstorm to surround him, making Lyon feel tense. He looked at this with a dumbfounded expression, but he soon shook his head and looked at Gray mockingly. He didn't truly believe that Gray had the guts to cast the spell.

"I don't believe you'll cast that spell. You don't have enough courage for it," Lyon said, sneering at Gray, while streams of cold sweat ran down his back. He didn't want to show Gray his nervousness, and he still believed Gray wouldn't dare to cast that sealing magic.

"Two!" Gray ignored Lyon's mocking words and just continued the countdown. He kept raising his magic, causing even the floor to freeze.

"..." Lyon continued to look at Gray nervously without saying anything. He didn't want to think that Gray had the guts to do it.

"One!" Gray continued the countdown. He looked at Lyon intensely. It looked like the spell was almost complete.

"Go ahead! I know you're not brave enough to risk your own life," Lyon bellowed with a snarl.

Gray sighed and mumbled to himself, "I'm sorry Ur. I couldn't save him. I'm sorry, Natsu, Erza, Master. Farewell!"

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~Edited by Nyanodesu

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