Chapter 381: The Exiled Celestial Spirit
Chapter 381: The Exiled Celestial Spirit
"What happened? I think I saw Rod carrying Loki out."
"Loki was just talking to Mira."
"Oh, he tried to make a move on Mira and got beaten up by Rod?"
"Serves him right... But will Rod really drown him?"
"Hahaha, if that's the case, then Rod has saved countless innocent girls."
Drowning was just a joke, and no one believed Rod would actually do such a thing. At most, he would give Loki a lesson.
After all, it served him right for flirting with someone else's girlfriend.
Only a few people noticed that Mira had transformed and used a sleep spell on Loki.
But it didn't matter; Loki must have said something inappropriate to deserve such a scolding from Mira. In this situation, everything was Loki's fault.
In the forest, Rod had carried Loki to Poluxica's doorstep.
Seeing Rod's determined stance, Poluxica thought Loki was severely injured, so she let them in immediately.
After Rod placed Loki on the bed, Poluxica extended a finger and gently touched his forehead, diagnosing, "He's just under a sleep spell, so he's unconscious and won't wake up. It's not a big deal."
Rod, feeling embarrassed, explained, "Grandma, you misunderstood. That sleep spell was cast by Mira."
Poluxica frowned, "What are you guys up to now? Are you fighting among yourselves?"
"No, it's just that this guy's condition hasn't been right for over a month. Every time I ask him to get checked, he brushes me off, saying he will go later, but his health keeps deteriorating. Today, he insisted on taking a combat mission... We were really worried, so we brought him here like this."
"Is that so?"
That's why everyone in Fairy Tail is an idiot. In this situation, it's obvious they're trying to hide some serious illness.
Poluxica performed a thorough examination on Loki, and her frown deepened.
Rod's heart sank as he recalled the last time he saw Grandma with such an expression—when the Guild Master was injured.
"How is he?" Rod asked with concern after she finished her examination.
"It's not something that can be resolved in a short time," Poluxica said, "Leave him here, and you can go."
Rod didn't want to be a hindrance, so he asked before leaving, "Is there anything I can help with?"
"Cast the Ember Crown spell once, and then you can go."
"Okay."
Rod summoned the red and blue buffs outside the house and instructed them to follow Poluxica's orders.
"Can your body handle this?"
"Don't worry, Grandma. I haven't been idle lately," Rod waved goodbye, "Take care of Loki for me."
Although Loki was a philandering playboy with questionable morals and a tendency to avoid him, they had fought side by side as companions.
Rod didn't want Loki to disappear without a trace or explanation.
After Rod left, Poluxica took out a bottle of potion and dropped a drop on Loki's philtrum.
Loki, still unconscious, suddenly sneezed.
"Where am I...?" Loki held his forehead, then tried to explain, but upon remembering the lady's profession, he sighed in resignation, "Please don't tell anyone."
"What's wrong with your body? Why is it getting weaker and weaker?"
"Because... I'm a Celestial Spirit," Loki lowered his head, "My true name is Leo of the Lion. I've been in the human world for three years without a contractor."
"Three years?" Even Poluxica was shocked, "A Celestial Spirit can't stay in the human world for long! Even a Zodiac Spirit would completely collapse after ten days. How is this possible?"
"And why do you do such a thing?"
"Because I am an exiled Celestial Spirit who has violated the taboo of the Celestial Spirits—I killed my own Contractee."
That was three years ago when the holder of the Leo Key was the Celestial Mage Calin.
At the time, she was a well-known Mage, possessing not only the Leo Key but also Aries' Aries.
As a Celestial Mage, possessing two keys of the Zodiac Constellations was already enough to be proud of.
Additionally, she was the cover girl of the Mage Weekly at the time, and Jenny and Mila were all her juniors.
Perhaps because her fame was too loud, or perhaps because she never understood the essence of Celestial Magic, Calin always treated the Celestial Spirits as tools for making money, her servants, and even as slaves to be summoned at will, and she would whip and punish them at the slightest disobedience.
Until one day, Leo, the leader of the Zodiac Constellations, or Loki, could no longer bear Calin's behavior.
When Calin wanted to summon Aries for punishment again, Loki forcibly replaced Aries' appearance.
And ignoring Calin's forced door-closing magic, he continuously occupied her summoning quota, preventing Calin, who couldn't achieve dual-body invocation, from summoning other Celestial Spirits.
Loki used this as a threat, asking Calin to release her from her contract with him and Aries.
But his real purpose was to make Calin realize the emotions of the Celestial Spirits and to earn Aries the respect she deserved.
However, Calin never felt that she had done anything wrong, so the two were at a stalemate for three months.
Calin refused to compromise and went out to take on a mission without being able to summon Celestial Spirits, resulting in her death at the hands of humans.
According to the rules of the Celestial Spirit Realm, Loki's actions were in violation of the Contractee's orders, indirectly leading to the Contractee's death, which was a severe breach of contract.
Therefore, the Star Spirit King sentenced Loki to permanent exile, forbidding him from returning to the Celestial Spirit Realm.
This punishment was, in effect, equivalent to a death sentence for a Celestial Spirit, and his body gradually weakened until he painfully dissipated.
Loki felt deep guilt over Calin's death and was willing to accept the judgment without objection.
Because it was the iron law of the Celestial Spirit Realm, even Aries' plea for Loki was of no use.
During his years of exile, Loki had been flirting with girls everywhere, obsessed with the task of protecting women, and in reality, he was imitating Calin and her companions' way of life and numbing himself through this method.
Now, it had almost become his habit.
"What kind of broken rule is this? When did standing up for an abused companion become a crime?"
Poluxica, the Guild's Advisory Alchemist, lived up to her reputation as a member of the Tail of the Fairy.
Loki shook his head slightly, "This is my fault, and such an outcome is self-inflicted."
Poluxica opened her mouth but ultimately didn't argue with him, only saying, "Your companions can't accept such an outcome, otherwise, you wouldn't be here."
With Poluxica's understanding of that group of idiots, if it were for their companions, they might even fight their way to the Celestial Spirit Realm.
"So please don't tell them, the power of the King is supreme, and it's not worth causing conflict for a sinner like me."
Even if she didn't say it, someone would eventually find out. Poluxica pointed to the red and blue lights beside Loki, "Isn't that useful to you?"
"Rod's magic?" Loki smiled, now he knew who was responsible for his sudden sleep.
"It's useless, this isn't an injury or a lack of magic power, it's the rules of the Celestial Spirit Realm." Loki knew his time was limited, "Please keep it a secret for me, I want to do what I should in my final moments."
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(End of Chapter)
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