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The Black Knight's blade carved through the cellar's stone floor like paper, its edge humming with anti-dragon runes. Weiss barely dodged, the sword's wake searing his cheek. Mirajane's demonic claws clashed against the knight's armor, sparks flying as she roared.
"Run, damn it!"
"Not an option!" Weiss snarled, activating Harem Sync. Golden scales rippled across Lucy's skin while Nami's eyes glowed with celestial starlight. "Lucy—chains! Nami—distract it!"
Lucy hurled her Gemini Key. "Gate of the Twins—Gemini! Copy his armor!"
A shimmering replica of the knight's obsidian plate materialized around her, slowing her movements but deflecting the next strike. Nami lunged, clima-tact sparking with stolen lightning. "You want a dragon? Here's a storm!"
The blast struck the knight's visor, cracking it open. For a heartbeat, Weiss glimpsed hollow darkness beneath—no face, only swirling void.
System Alert
Ding!
Weakness Exposed: Sigil Core (Chest Cavity)
Harem Sync Bonus: Celestial-Dragon Fusion Attack Unlocked
"Lucy, now!" Weiss grabbed her hand, channeling Dragon Overlord through her keys. Nami's stolen lightning fused with the surge, their combined magic forming a spear of light and thunder.
"Starlight…" Lucy gasped.
"…Dragonfall!" Weiss finished.
The beam pierced the knight's chest. Its armor dissolved, collapsing into ash and a single onyx sigil—Im's Crest.
Aftermath: The Cost of Sync
The guild cellar was a ruin. Mirajane's demon form reverted, her skin pale. Lucy slumped against Weiss, her keys cracked but still glowing. Nami's hands trembled, clima-tact dim.
"That… sucked," Nami rasped.
"Worse than Arlong?" Weiss teased weakly.
"Arlong didn't have… armor made of nightmares."
System Notification
Ding!
Quest Complete: Defeat Black Knight
Reward: Im's Crest Fragment (Unlocks Mariejois Vault Pathway)
Eternal Sync upgraded to 15%
Harem Affection Update
Lucy: 100/100 (Bond: "Celestial Guardian")
Nami: 100/100 (Bond: "Storm's Heart")
Makarov's Warning
The guild master stormed in, his usual cheer replaced by icy fury. "You trifle with forces beyond this world, Weiss. Im's knights are not mindless beasts—they're warnings."
He tossed a weathered scroll onto the table. Levy deciphered it instantly:
"The Throne's Guard are born of dragonbone and dead stars. To face one is to invite the gaze of God."
"Cheery," Nami muttered.
"We're going to Mariejois," Weiss stated.
Makarov sighed. "Then take this." He handed Weiss a lacrima orb—Fairy Law Catalyst. "One shot. Don't waste it."
Nami's Portal Promise
That night, Weiss opened a portal to Cocoyasi. The village slept peacefully, Nami's tangerine grove swaying under moonlight. He didn't see her until her voice cut through the silence.
"You're late."
She leaned against Bell-mère's grave, her clima-tact upgraded with Grimoire Heart lacrima. "The Marines are sniffing around. They think I killed Arlong."
"Didn't you?"
"Not the point." She tossed him a new map—the Red Line's underbelly, marked with secret currents. "For when you dive into hell."
Weiss studied the routes. "You're not coming?"
"Someone's gotta save your idiot crew when you drown." Her smirk faltered. "…Don't die."
He stepped closer, the portal's hum drowning his pulse. "Wouldn't dream of it."
Their hands brushed—a promise etched in storm and starlight.
Lucy's Resolve
At dawn, Lucy found Weiss on the guild roof, polishing the Fairy Law Catalyst. "You're taking me. And Nami. And no one else."
"It's suicide."
"So was Tenrou." She gripped his wrist, her touch warm. "We're your anchors. Without us, you'll unravel."
System Alert
Ding!
Quest Accepted: Infiltrate Mariejois
Objective: Steal Im's Dragonbone Seal
Harem Team Required: Lucy Heartfilia, Nami
Cliffhanger: The Dragonbone Gate
The trio stood before Mariejois' hidden entrance—a colossal gate carved from petrified dragon ribs. Lucy's keys glowed, Nami's clima-tact charged, Weiss's claws ready.
As the gate creaked open, a voice echoed from the shadows—smooth, cruel, and chillingly familiar.
"Ah, the anomaly arrives."
A figure stepped into the light: Saint Jalmack, Celestial Dragon and Im's Voice, wielding a staff of living dragonbone.
"Welcome," he purred, "to extinction."
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