Castlevania of the Pigeons from Fairy Tail

Chapter 19 The Twelve Shields of the Holy Spirit each have their own desires
The crystal ball flashed a few more times. Endymion did not delay any longer. He pushed the Book of END aside and touched the surface of the crystal ball with his finger. A half-figure soon appeared on the surface.

"Endymion." The face of Imperial Archon Inbel appeared on the sphere. "It's me. You have arrived on the continent of Ishgar, right? What's the situation now?"

"Very good," Endymion replied, "I didn't expect you to contact me so soon."

He had no intention of hiding anything and briefly recounted how he had arrived on the continent of Ishgar and used a compass to locate the location of Hades Gate, how he had used Demon Castle to imprison the Hades Gate members, and how he had possessed the Hades Gate members to defeat them one by one.

Inbel listened quietly, then adjusted his glasses and said, "Show me the END book."

Endymion took the Book of END from the side, first showed it the cover, then randomly opened a few pages and showed them to Inbel. It was full of obscure ancient magic texts.

"It certainly appears to be the work of His Majesty Zeref," Inbel said solemnly. "It must be the Book of END. You must keep it safe and return it to His Majesty when you see him again."

Because Inbel is one of Zeref's most trusted subordinates, he certainly knows the inside story of the Book of END. He also knows who the real object of END is, and even knows where END is now.

If it weren't for Zeref's permission, the Albareth Empire would have already set foot on the Kingdom of Fiore and headed straight for the Fairy Tail Guild.

"I will," Endymion replied.

Then, Inbel smiled again and said, "I didn't expect you to close the Gate of Hades so quickly. I made the right choice by letting you go to the Ishgar Continent."

Although most members of Hades' Gate have not yet completely accepted their fate, it does not prevent Endymion from accepting Inbel's praise with peace of mind.

Inbel didn't talk about rewards or anything like that either.

Firstly, the only one who can give the reward of the Twelve Holy Shields is His Majesty Jellal. Secondly, by reaching the position of the Twelve Holy Shields, the power they gain is the greatest reward.

Through power, they can get everything they want. This is the principle of strength supremacy in the Albares Empire.

The "Magic King" Augustus wants magic that he has never seen or mastered, and at the same time seems to have some emotions towards His Majesty Zeref that even Inbel cannot see.

"Scarlet Despair" Irene seeks revenge on the black dragon Acnologia and all humans.

"Desert King" Agil, "God of Death" Bradman, and Endymion's twin sister - "War Princess" Dimalia want more war and killing.

Jacob, the "assassin" who possesses the same type of magic as Endymion, wants to kill his target in a more decent and gentlemanly manner and does not want anyone else to interfere.

"Corpse" Neinhart wants to know the secrets in more people's memories.

"White" Laquette wants to be closer to His Majesty Zeref.

"Judge" Val wanted more materials to create the most perfect machine in his mind.

Brandish, the "collapsed nation", wants a lazy and peaceful life.

The "Demon Lord" Endymion wants his Castlevania to be more perfect.

"General Winter" Inbel also has his own desire, which is that he will never let down His Majesty Jellal's trust. Before His Majesty returns, he will never allow the order of the empire to be disrupted in the slightest.

He knew the desires of all the Twelve Holy Shields, so he was able to mediate and use the power of the Twelve Holy Shields to rule the entire Albares Empire.

Therefore, Inbel asked, "What kind of support do you need from the Empire?"

Endymion thought for a moment and replied, "Next, I plan to choose the Demon Heart Guild, one of Balamu's allies, as my second target."

"I see." Inbel immediately understood Endymion's meaning. He thought for a moment and said:
"We also have intelligence personnel in the Ishgar Continent, but it will take some time to find the Demon Heart or the Six Demon Generals."

Endymion knew that the Demon Heart Guild's headquarters was located on a floating airship, so he deliberately said, "The headquarters of the Hades Gate is the flying Underworld Beast Alegria. Perhaps you can start from this aspect."

"I understand." Inbel replied, then he gave a few more reminders and hung up the crystal ball communication.

Endymion put away the Book of END and the crystal ball, turned around and looked at the two balls filled with magic and cursed power, and then he began to arrange a meeting between Maldo and the members of the Nine Demon Gates.

Of course, after the meeting, he would force these demons to be isolated again and would not let them stay together all the time.
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In a huge space on the second floor of Castlevania, all the members of the Nine Demon Gates except "Absolute Zero" Silver gathered together and listened to Maldo's story of what happened.

"That bastard Yin!" the jackal gnashed his teeth. "He actually defected to the 'Demon King'. I'm definitely going to settle the score with him next."

Franmars chuckled nervously a few times and said, "Master Jackal, I've been killed by you several times. How should I settle this account?"

"I'm possessed!" The jackal was so angry that his fur exploded like a cat's. "If you have to blame someone, you should blame Keith first. He couldn't control Silver!"

Keith's muffled voice came out from his sewn-up mouth: "My necromancy spell is useless here."

Apart from that, he said nothing, and the demons didn't even know if he was defending himself.

The other demons also began to talk loudly. Each of them had been killed by someone possessed by Endymion at least once, and everyone spoke from experience.

"Okay!" Maldo shouted to stop the quarrel. He looked at his empty hands and said:

"We were utterly defeated. That's a fact. The Book of END is in the hands of the Demon King. That's also a fact. Stop thinking about unrealistic things."

Sera closed her eyes as usual. She asked softly, "Master Maldo, the 'Demon King' said he was one of the twelve holy shields guarding Master Zeref. Is this true?"

"We can't tell whether it's real or fake now," Maldor said. "But considering the Demon King's strength, it wouldn't be surprising if it really is Zeref-sama's shield."

Sera opened her eyes and looked at her partner, Kuanghua.

Kuang Hua, wearing a harpy mask, nodded, and then asked the most crucial question: "Lord Maldo, are we really going to submit to this 'Demon King'?"

Maldor sighed and replied, "I'm afraid this is not a choice we have."

The demons fell silent.

They had all fought against people possessed by Endymion, and they knew that the combat power displayed by Silver and Jackal at the time must have been amplified, so they knew that the "Demon King" was probably even more powerful.

Such monsters, coupled with such a castle, really make them unable to live or die.

Maldo broke the silence and said, "I have to admit that Castlevania is better at concentrating cursed energy. That is the key to END's awakening and also our 'food'."

"The 'Demon King' promised to give us 'Leaders', 'Elites' and 'Ordinary' different treatments."

"We have no way to deal with him now. We can only follow his rules for the time being and spend our time in the Demon Castle."

Kuang Hua then asked, "How long will our 'sentence' last?"

"END wakes up, or meets Master Zeref, or both." said Maldo.

"As soon as we step out of this space, we will be forced to separate again. We may not be able to help each other in the future, but at least we can continue for our common mission."

(End of this chapter)