Meliodas, Gajeel, and Natsu stared at the two heaps of Dorma Anim's body. Natsu approached the cockpit, ripping through the weakened material as he pulled Faust out. Faust's eyes were wide open in fear as Natsu threw him into the ground.
"Meliodas." Mystogan's familiar voice called from behind him. Meliodas turned around and saw Mystogan walking in his direction, with Pantherlily next to him. Mystogan glanced at Faust momentarily before looking back at Meliodas.
"I need you to come with me." Mystogan replied. "I'll tell you everything that I know about traveling between worlds. Your friends are on the winning end of fighting off the remainders of the King's army, so there's no need to worry about them."
Meliodas nodded and looked behind him. Hesaw Natsu shaking an unconscious Faust awake as Gajeel laughed. A smile formed on Meliodas face as he turned back to face Mystogan.
"Sure. It looks like things are just about wrapped up here anyway." Meliodas replied. Mystogan, Pantherlily, and Meliodas walked away back towards the castle. They walked for several minutes in complete silence until arriving at a strange metal dome structure sticking out of the ground in the courtyard.
"It's in here. This is an alternate entrance to where we need to get to." Mystogan said. The front of the dome opened up as Mystogan stepped forward, revealing a spiral staircase. The three of them entered the dome, with the dome closing behind them. The spiral staircase lit up as they walked down each step for several minutes.
Eventually, they reached a large, brightly lit chamber. The chamber was very spacious and shaped like a circle, with walls that reached high above them, curving upwards and meeting in the center. Along those walls, were large, intricately designed decorative structures that reached all the way to the top. In the middle of the chamber, was a brightly glowing, blue, floating lacrima suspended by chains. Beneath the lacrima, was a strange blue orb, radiating magical power.
"This is the room that produces anima?" Lily questioned. Mystogan nodded. Meliodas stared intently at the strange blue orb and the crystal above it.
"So what are we doing down here?" Meliodas asked as he walked closer to the contraption.
"I will use this to create a reverse anima and suck all of the remaining power out of Edolas." Mystogan replied, much to Meliodas and Lily's surprise.
"That's going too far!" Lily exclaimed.
"That may be so...but this is the only true way of stopping this conflict for magic." Mystogan said solemnly. There was a brief silence in the room after the revelation.
"Meliodas." Mystogan continued, getting his attention off of the lacrima. Meliodas turned to face Mystogan.
"Once I activate this reverse Anima, you and all of Fairy Tail will be sent back to Earthland. This will be our last meeting so I will tell you what I can about your situation in this world to the best of my abilities." Mystogan said. Meliodas nodded in response, giving Mystogan his full attention.
"Before the Anima Project was created in order to siphon magic from Earthland straight into Edolas, there was one more target for this magic. This world is known as Elentir, the transcendental magic world." Mystogan said.
"Elentir? But I'm not from there." Meliodas replied.
"Yes, I am aware of that. However, I'm telling you about Elentir because of the reason we didn't use that world as a target for the Anima. There is someone in that world with world traveling capabilities that are even greater than the Anima…" Mystogan said. Meliodas and Pantherlily both remained quiet as they stared at Mystogan.
"That being, is known as Selene, the Moon Dragon God. She is known as the dragon who crosses dimensions." Mystogan finished.
"So I just need to find this Selene dragon and-" Meliodas immediately froze and his eyes widened. He remembered several months ago the strange, pale skinned light blonde haired woman who he thought he saw watching him very briefly when he arrived in Magnolia Town for the first time. 'That couldn't have been her...right?'
"What is it Meliodas?" Mystogan asked.
"Hmm…" Meliodas pondered for a bit before answering. "I think I may have seen her when I first arrived on Earthland, although I'm not too sure about it myself. Besides, you mentioned Selene as a Dragon God but the woman I saw looked completely human to me." Meliodas answered, scratching the back of his head.
"I have never seen Selene for myself but...if that is the case and assuming that was Selene taking a different form, then does she have something to do with your arrival in Earthland?" Mystogan questioned. Meliodas shook his head.
"No. I was sent here by a creature named Cath Palug. I don't think he and Selene are related." Meliodas replied.
"Then perhaps whatever method Cath used to send you to Earthland caught Selene's attention." Mystogan inquired. Meliodas thought about Mystogan's comment for a few moments before answering.
"Well regardless, I have no way of even seeing her now. And I'm not completely sure that was even Selene to begin with." Meliodas commented as a small smile formed on his face. "Although...at least I have a better lead now on who I should be looking for exactly."
Meliodas stretched his arms up, feeling a bit relieved of having a better lead on getting back to Britannia. He glanced over at Mystogan who had now turned around and was facing a large interface in front of the reverse anima. The lacrima began to glow as a light shot up high into the chamber. Suddenly, a massive gust of wind surrounded them, creating a steady vortex upward towards the Anima. Around him, Meliodas could feel magic being drained from the surroundings straight into the Anima.
"You may stop the conflict, but this will only be temporary…" Lily commented. Mystogan nodded his head.
"The citizens will be in a panic. Edolas will no longer be the world it once was. It will be a new world that requires a new king. A king that can lead a nation that was previously ruled with fear and terror into one ruled by happiness." Mystogan said.
"So I guess when we're all gone then you'll rule then?" Meliodas responded. Mystogan looked at Meliodas and shook his head.
"No...that role is not fit for me, for I have not walked the paths of this world. To calm this hysteria, we need a villain and a hero. One who exposes the evil that plunged this world into chaos and executes that evil."
"And who would that be?" Lily asked. "Who would be playing those roles as the villain and hero…"
"I, the one who rebelled against the king and stole all of this world's magical power. And you...the hero who would bring out the harmony between the Exceed and the people of Edolas…" Mystogan replied, with a serious look on his face. Meliodas looked at the large exceed and Mystogan staring each other down.
"A hero and a villain huh? You and Jellal are more similar than I thought." Meliodas commented as he began to walk away, thinking back to Jellal's situation and wanting to kill himself with Nirvana. Mystogan's eyes widened upon hearing Meliodas' comment.
Mystogan and Pantherlily looked at Meliodas, who was turning around and walking away. Meliodas stopped at the stairway back up and looked back towards them, giving the two of them a warm smile.
"Well, well, well. I suppose it's time that "The Blond Demon" makes his final appearance in Edolas. So just leave everything to me alright?"