Castlevania of the Pigeons from Fairy Tail

Chapter 74 Uru's Tears

The second floor of "Castlevania", "Palace of the Arc of Time".

There are clocks of different sizes floating in the air on all sides, with their hands pointing in completely different directions. The stairs are twisted and spliced together at strange angles, which makes it easy for people to feel dislocated.

It was here that Gray, the "Ice Wizard", fought against a powerful enemy and was covered in wounds.

He finally defeated the "bosses" of the first floor, Brian and Wu, who had both a superficial and real personality, before reaching the second floor. He immediately noticed the difference from the first floor from the "Elite Seven Purgatory Families".

The "elites" here are obviously more powerful.

However, Gray, who had recovered his health at the campfire, was about to defeat the enemy with the help of his "Ice Shaping Magic" and those "relics".

Urrutia, one of the "Seven Familiars of Purgatory" sent by the "Demon Heart" to act as an undercover agent in the Magic Council.

If there was anything that surprised him about this battle, besides Urrutia's "Time Arc", it was that Urrutia also knew "Ice Shape", and used it quite skillfully.

There aren't actually that many wizards who can use the "Ice Style," and it's a bit of a coincidence that he happened to run into one in "Castlevania."

At a certain moment, Gray suddenly remembered that he had heard the name "Urutia" from his master Uru.

But that happened several years ago and he almost forgot about it.

Urrutia, Urrutia...isn't that the name of Uru's dead daughter? She mentioned it once, specifically to Leo and me, saying it meant "Uru's Tears."

Why is she called Urrutia? Why does she also happen to have the "Ice Style"? Her age seems to match... Could it be that... she is Urrutia's daughter?
How could that be possible? Wasn't Ulu's daughter already dead?

Gray's "Ice Battle Axe" deviated from its direction because of his thought, and flew past Urrutia's long black hair, missing the best opportunity to kill Urrutia.

The next moment, the magic of change descended.

The entire "Palace of the Arc of Time" was surrounded by arcs of light and finally turned into a point of light frozen in mid-air.

The point of light fell, struck Urrutia's back, and penetrated her body.

boom--

A red light enveloped Urrutia, and she, who was originally dying due to serious injuries, stood up again.

She looked at the red light on her body in surprise, then looked above herself before she smiled.

"It seems the Demon King has temporarily granted me a certain boost in vitality and combat power... Gray, it seems our battle is still undecided."

Urrutia had long known that the Gray in front of her was one of the two disciples taught by her mother Uru. After all, she had met Leo and Gray secretly in the past and remembered them clearly.

Such skillful "ice shaping" and the habit of taking off clothes passed down to Uru all prove the close relationship between Gray and Uru.

In the past, Urrutia would have been jealous and resentful when seeing all this, but now all he felt was nostalgia.

Perhaps, Uru really regarded Leo and Gray as his own children, so in order to protect them, he sacrificed himself and sealed the demon "Deliora".

There were many things where I was too arbitrary and made big mistakes. I also used the seal of "Deliora" to cause Leo and Gray to kill each other, which was almost irreparable.

After learning that Leo has been brooding over Uru's death, Urrutia lures Leo into unlocking the seal of "Deliora" and proving himself by defeating "Deliora" head-on.

Leo did as he was told.

Fortunately, Gray and others arrived and stopped him. At the same time, "Deliora" had actually died long ago. Even if the seal was lifted, it could no longer cause any harm to the living.

Ever since learning that Ulu had never abandoned her, Urrutia has ceased to harbor resentment towards Ulu, nor the hatred and envy towards Leo and Gray. Now, she's burdened with guilt over Deliora. She persists in her fight against Gray, partly for the Demon Lord's quest, but also to find closure in her heart.

Only when Gray defeated him and proved himself, could Urrutia safely admit that Uru had accepted a good apprentice and that he had not disgraced Uru's reputation.

If Gray loses, let him start over again until he is worthy of being called Uru's disciple.

Gray stared at the red glow on Urrutia's body, but he didn't show much fear. He just stood there for a while and couldn't help asking, "Do you... do you know Uru?"

Urrutia laughed softly. Did he just realize it now?
"why are you laughing?"

"What I'm laughing at is, isn't the answer obvious?"

Gray frowned. He habitually kept his upper body bare, but he actually released the "Ice Shape", and all the cold magic dissipated.

Urrutia was surprised at first, then suddenly realized.

Sure enough, Gray said, "Although I don't know what happened to you, but since you are Ulu's daughter... I owe Ulu my life, so you can do it."

Urrutia did nothing but shook his head.

"Why?" Gray was puzzled.

Urrutia slowly rolled up the sleeve of her shirt that wasn't torn, revealing a mark on her wrist with a heart on it.

"I made a promise with someone that, through 'guilty love,' we would share joy, but also pain and death. I did this so she could forgive me."

Gray was stunned.

Urrutia continued, "Her name is Melty. Perhaps you've met her, perhaps not..."

"I did something unforgivable to her. I thought I had lost her forever, but I didn't expect that she would be willing to give me another chance."

"Gray, whatever grudges or misunderstandings there are between Uru and me, and between you and Leo, let's completely resolve them through this battle. I will no longer let them constrain me from loving my daughter Melty."

"I am fighting seriously, and I hope you will be serious too."

Urrutia took a stance, and many crystal balls floated around her.

Gray thought for a moment, then smiled in relief and said, "The grudges between us are indeed a mess. You've hurt us, and we've hurt you too. It's time to put an end to this."

The battle in the "Palace of the Arc of Time" continues.

After a fierce fight, Urrutia fell to the ground early because of his previous serious injuries.

She covered the wound on her abdomen, sighed, and said, "I think I affected Melty. She could have won..."

Gray came over panting, the "Ice Blade" attached to his arm still dripping with blood. He watched Ultear die, and then many "relics" emerged.

"Relic: A Large Amount of Gold Coins"

"Relic: Setsuna's Future: Designate something and leap to the next moment"

"Relic Emerald Key: One of the three keys required to open a certain door"

(End of this chapter)