Chapter 57: It's normal to write about a group of people who serve God.
"God? Do these things really exist?"
At this time, the airship had already flown into the snow-capped mountains, but it had not lost its direction. It was just sailing aimlessly in the air.
Kira and his companions no longer cared about the direction. There was no clear guide on the map of this area anyway, so whether they could find the way depended entirely on luck.
The six people sat around the fire on the airship, discussing the information Kira had revealed.
"I have indeed read about the existence of gods in books from time to time, but I have always believed that they are just fictional legends."
"But if demons and dragons do exist, maybe gods also existed in the past?"
"That's right!" Kira's face was a little excited. "My guess, just a guess, is that the so-called gods, like demons, dragons, and humans, are all a certain species. It's just that they may be born with powerful abilities, so they are called gods."
"Powerful... ability? Magic?"
"Humans have a strong talent for learning and creativity, and can use magic. According to what Natsu said, and according to some books, dragons are born with strong bodies, can fly, and can also use magic. Demons have strong destructive power and vitality, and can also use magic. The demons in the Book of Zeref can even use spells. So what about gods?"
Hearing Kira's analogy, Erza understood: "You mean, gods might also use magic?"
"Not only that, the legends of gods are even older than those of dragons and demons, so old that there are almost no books to record them. So there are several guesses. One of them is that they may be the first people to use magic."
Several people were shocked by this speculation, but after thinking about it, they felt that it was possible.
"Long ago, there was no mature knowledge and thought, and there were no national divisions. In that era, wasn't it possible that ordinary people compared powerful wizards to gods?"
"Also, demons and dragons can still be seen today, but I have never heard of anyone seeing a god. So, could it be that the once high and mighty gods are no longer gods because of the popularity of magic?"
Erza exclaimed: "What a bold guess!"
"Of course, there is another guess. God is not a living being, but refers to a certain law or phenomenon. Because the ancients could not understand it, they regarded this situation as the ability of God. But I have not obtained any evidence to confirm this speculation."
"A race with special abilities; an ancient magician; and mysterious phenomena that cannot be understood." Kira said, holding up three fingers. "These are my three guesses about God!"
"So... after saying so much, what is the relationship between this legend of the goddess and the gods?" Gray asked.
"Of course there is a connection!" Kira explained, "Let me tell you the conclusion directly. I have verified the information from many sources and concluded that the magic used by the Black Goddess is a lost ancient magic, the Ice God-Destroying Magic!"
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"So the client is you, uncle?"
"Yes, I am a descendant of the Isisnu clan."
"The Ashisnew clan?" Natsu and Happy looked at each other in confusion, obviously they had never heard of it.
Lucy read a lot of books, so she remembered it immediately and asked, slamming the table, "The Isisiu tribe you mentioned, is it the tribe that serves the gods in the legend?"
"That's right. Although the Isisnu tribe has existed for nearly a thousand years, its population has always been small. In recent decades, people have been migrating out of the mountain. Now, my family is the only one left here."
"Thousand years?" Natsu, Lucy and Happy were all surprised. Natsu couldn't wait to ask, "Uncle, do you know any news ?"
"Dragons?" Uncle Poole thought for a moment and shook his head. "No one has seen a dragon now, but according to the records handed down by the tribe, there were indeed giant dragons hundreds of years ago, and there were quite a few of them, but they all disappeared later."
Natsu was a little disappointed: "Really? Haven't you seen it either?"
"Natsu, let's do the mission first!" Lucy pulled Natsu's sleeve and looked at Poole, "The mission requires us to repel the monsters, but in a place like this, can monsters really survive?"
Lucy, Natsu and Happy had walked around here for a while but didn't see any signs of wild animals.
Judging from the mission, the monsters to be repelled are obviously not just one, but a group. However, in such a deep mountain with ice and snow, where even humans rarely set foot, how can a group of monsters survive?
Compared to the harsh weather in Zonia, the food and water outside should be more abundant, and the environment more comfortable. Humans all know that they should migrate out, so why don't these monsters migrate?
Poole heard Lucy's confusion and thought for a moment before explaining, "In fact, these magical beasts are not ordinary beasts with magical powers, but are mass-produced by demons."
"demon?"
"Made?"
Seeing the wizard in front of him come all the way to complete the mission, Poole hesitated for a long time , and finally seemed to have made up his mind and said, "To be honest, I originally issued this mission just to give it a try, and I didn't have much hope. I didn't expect anyone to really accept it, but since you are here, I can only explain it to you clearly."
Uncle Poole stood up and poured himself a drink, then sat down in front of Natsu, Lucy, and Happy again.
The two persons and the cat sat upright, listening attentively.
"Until several decades ago, this area was the secluded place of the Isisnew tribe. Isisnew Village is a village with a long history. According to the tribe's classics, we are the descendants of the gods, and the enemies of the gods are demons."
"Legend has it that long ago, gods and demons were irreconcilable. The fight between the two groups spread across the entire continent. The war lasted for a long time. Later, the demons were defeated and the gods disappeared. Then the era of dragons and magic began."
"However, the struggle between the Isisnew clan and the demons here has been ongoing. These demons have long lifespans, strong vitality, and powerful strength, making them difficult to kill. Later, they even used unknown methods to mass-produce magical beasts, causing serious damage to the Isisnew clan."
"Fortunately, in order to deal with these demons, our ancestors created a magic that can kill demons and also the monsters they created."
"That's the Ice Demon-Exterminating Technique!"
"Ice Demon-killing Technique?!" ×3
Uncle Poole's words surprised all three of them, especially Natsu. The dragon-slaying magic he used was from the Dragon Cult, and now there was a demon-slaying magic. Could this magic be from the Demon Cult?
At this time, he obviously forgot that Poole's ancestors created the demon-killing method with the original intention of dealing with demons.
"You haven't heard of it?" Poole said with a smile, "Ice Demon Slayer is different from ordinary ice and snow magic. In this environment, the user can exert very strong strength."
"I know, I can definitely eat ice to restore my physical strength and magic power!"
Poole looked at Natsu curiously, "Oh? You actually knew that?"
Happy explained: "Because Natsu uses Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, he can eat fire to restore his strength!"
"Is that also a killing magic? Does the user need to eat ice to restore magic power ?" Lucy looked at Natsu in surprise. Apart from Natsu, she had never seen anyone use similar lost magic.
"Fire Dragon Slayer Magic..." Poole muttered, surprised that there were other killing magics, but also felt sorry for Natsu's magic. He sighed and said, "Fire attribute? It's very restrained in a place like this."
Ice and fire can never coexist. In the snowy mountains of Zonia, magicians with fire attributes are greatly suppressed and it is difficult for them to display their true strength. Even powerful fire magicians will have their strength reduced by 30%.
What's more... Poole glanced at the young Natsu and felt hesitant. Can this kid really deal with that group of monsters?
