Chapter 48 July 7, 777
For the past week, Eros has felt uncomfortable. Even Ultear, who had grown accustomed to him this year, felt a little uneasy for the titan. These days, he was very lethargic, almost did not take work and just sat on the veranda, looking at the sky. And today was no exception. She tried in many ways to cheer him up, but he did not pay attention.
Over the course of this year, she became attached to this stupid guy even though he happened to behave like a brute and did not pay attention to her. For the first time she could feel safe and live without worrying that she could be killed and it was all thanks to Eros. And she was very grateful to him, although it did not express itself in any way. Ultear herself did not understand how she could trust him, because how many times she had already been betrayed ...
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"Why ... What is happening to me, I just do not want to do anything, how does it not look like me, and this fatigue and apathy ..." - Eros thought with slight annoyance, drawing attention to one sorceress who was watching him from around the corner, - "And I never thought that this is an eccentric girl, would worry about me ... And this is really nice ..." - the titan's gaze was directed to the dark clouds that obscured the sky.
At that moment, it started raining, which gained momentum with every second until it turned into a real downpour with a thunderstorm. Which made me even more depressed.
Eros closed his eyes and began to listen to the sounds of the rain while thinking about something of his own ... Old ... forgotten ... Ultear, who sat down on the stairs and watched the figure of the guy, did not notice how she zakimaril ... At this time, she had a dream, she saw her mother, that on the same rainy day, hugged and hugged her to her, calming her ... For a moment, for some reason, she felt a slight cold ... But after a second it disappeared, and a smile appeared on her face ...
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Less than thirty minutes later, her eyes flew open and jumped up, a small blanket fell off her. Eros stood in front of her, frowning, looking out the window.
- Did you feel it?
- Yes…
- Magic of Time and ... Magic of Celestial Spirits ... Who could create such a powerful spell that a wave of magical power even reached these places? - although Eros said this, but in fact he had guesses, although no, he was sure that only one woman was capable of this.
- You, too, could feel it ...? - Ultear said in surprise, looking at the blanket that was lying on the floor and at Eros that was looking out the window ... A slight blush appeared on her face, which she quickly hid.
- I am very sensitive to magical power, and it was too bright.
- Any suggestions?
- Yes.
- And what was it?
- Most likely, some powerful artifact associated with time, because an ordinary person could never have done this, - "Or rather, a gate that can open doors to the past ... The Eclipse Gate ... Whom do you want to summon at this time, and Leila?"
He looked out the window for a long time ...
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A week has passed since that day and everything has returned to normal. Eros continued his work, gradually improving his skills. During this year, he learned to put as many as four runes on one subject, and also gained experience with which the titan was able to draw almost all the runes that he learned about when he visited the Heavenly Tower.
Also, Eros improved his knowledge in the direction of Artifactorics. Nevertheless, on weekends, he did not deal with runes, but devoted entirely to making artifacts, and fortunately, precious ones were for the purchase of materials. Also, the memory of the demon, which was very good in this direction, helped a lot. Therefore, it was much easier for Eros to understand the artifacts.
Although he has not absorbed all the memory yet, Eros has already received a lot from this, especially a lot of information on all kinds of dark rituals and the same artifacts. It was from the memory of the demon that the titan learned about the artifact with which you can recreate the body of Ur. And he had only 15% of the memory left to absorb, in which the most important information was located, because it was this part that was going very slowly.
Ultear, on the other hand, became something of his secretary, who communicated with clients and passed orders to him. And during this time, he got along well with her, in her eyes at least the intent to kill no longer slipped, and there was confidence, which Eros earned with difficulty. And to force a girl who trusts no one to trust you was a real feat.
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On the table in front of Eros lay a beautiful, sharp blade, the hilt of which was in the shape of a dragon's head, inlaid with two precious stones in the eyes. The blade itself was very thin, but strong and sharp.
"Horror, I had to wait a whole year ... Really, it was easier to just steal this thing from the duke than to try to get his attention!" - today Eros received an order from the head of the city. It was required to apply three main runes, increasing the strength, sharpness and reducing the weight of the blade. After all, the blade weighed almost fifty kilograms and the reason for this was the enchanted steel blade, which is one of the best materials for creating blades, but also the heaviest.
When Eros was about to start work, he froze, because a small black case appeared in front of him, hanging in the air at eye level.
- What is it? Ultear asked in bewilderment as she entered the workshop with a new order.
- Now you will find out ... - with a slight smile on his lips, the titan took the case in his hand and opened it ... - Two? - he took out two golden keys, the first was Virgo, and the second was Capricorn.
- Two golden keys?
- Yes ... - frowning, Eros took the key in his hand and mentally called the Virgo, he did not have to wait a second, a golden magic circle lit up in front of him and a spirit appeared in place of the circle.
- Glad to see you again, Mister Eros, - the girl said, bowing.
- So you are also a magician of celestial spirits ?!
- Then I'll explain, - waving his hand, Eros's gaze concentrated on the Virgo, - Tell me, how was the opening of the gate?
For a moment surprise appeared in the eyes of the spirit.
- It's all right.
- That's how ... Okay, I will not ask for details, but tell me one thing, what happened to Leila?
- Mrs. Leila ... Died.
The next moment, a terrible pressure hit the whole house, pinning both to the ground, but as it appeared, it also quickly disappeared.
- Fool ... What a fool you are! I told you, be careful! And now you yourself have died, and even left your daughter without a mother!
- I beg your pardon Mr. Eros ... Punish?
- What are you apologizing for, and what are you punishing for? I myself could not even think that she could die, because I considered her an intelligent woman ... But she turned out to be an ordinary fool ...
- Eros ...
- Oh… forgive Ultear, - the titan said in a guilty voice, looking at the girl who was rubbing her reddened nose, apparently she hit when Eros momentarily lost control of the magical power.
- Nothing.
- Virgo, what were her last words?
- She asked me to tell you that you would give the Capricorn key to Lucy when you grow up and thank you for your help.
- No ... She's definitely a fool! Entrust such a thing to a person whom you have known for only a week!
- Mister ...
- Eros ...
- Let me be alone, please, I need to think about everything ... - closing his eyes, Eros looked out the window again, - "Whom did you call Leila and for what?"
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Until the evening, Eros sat in the workshop, but he could not understand why and who she called at this time. Although he had guesses, because if Leila used such a powerful artifact, then the goal she wants to overcome must be very powerful and only two personalities came to the titan's mind, this is Acnologia and Zeref, then another question looms, who she summoned at this time and won't this mighty duo become a trio?
Just thinking about it, a herd of goose bumps went down his spine, and only one thought appeared in his head ... "We need to become stronger and as quickly as possible! After all, if even one will pay attention to me, then nothing will save me! " Of course, Eros doubted that whoever Leila had summoned could be a villain, but still the titan wanted to prepare for everything, even the most delusional. Therefore, he studies artifactories, because he has long had one idea how to get an infinite amount of magical power.
- Still, I have to speed up a little ...