Fairy Tail: Collapsing Stars

Chapter 490: Future Rogue: The Past Is Too Dangerous, I Want to Go Back to the Future!

”You, you are…”

The moment the one-armed man with long dark-blue hair, dark skin, and a cloak revealed a sinister smile, Future Rogue froze in place.

Although he had never actually seen the man before, he vaguely remembered the manʼs magic power, which was as cold and terrifying as an abyss.

Immediately afterward, countless images flashed through Future Rogueʼs mind one after another…

Burning towns, corpses scattered across the ground, and the sole king standing atop a mountain of bones, roaring continuously!

His name was… Black Dragon King Acnologia!

”AH!!”

The moment Future Rogue remembered Acnologiaʼs identity, he grabbed his head with both hands and let out a hysterical roar, his eyes bloodshot.

In an instant, fear, despair, pain, and all kinds of negative emotions filled Future Rogueʼs heart!

When this Dragon Slayer Mage who had returned from the future with the goal of destroying Acnologia encountered Acnologia once again, unfortunately, Future Rogue didnʼt even have the courage to attack him…

”Oh? Has your mind collapsed? I see. Have you and I met somewhere before?”

”The scent on you belongs to a First-Generation Dragon Slayer Mage. Could it be that the dragon who gave you your Dragon Slayer attribute was killed by me?”

Acnologia looked at Future Rogue, whose mentality had already collapsed, and the corners of his mouth curled upward.

He enjoyed seeing Dragon Slayer Mages fear him.

”No! No!”

”I canʼt die here! I havenʼt summoned the dragons yet! I need time! I need more time!”

Just as Acnologia looked at Future Rogue and felt pleased by the terrified expression on his face after seeing Acnologiaʼs imposing figure, Future Rogue suddenly sat up from the ground.

His expression was somewhat dazed, and he continuously muttered to himself.

”Hmm?!”

Acnologia looked at Future Rogueʼs appearance and frowned, instantly feeling displeased.

”Run!”

Before Acnologia could think any further, Future Rogue suddenly transformed into a pitch-black shadow and ran toward the entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild.

”Heh heh, little mouse!”

Acnologia couldnʼt help but reveal a pleased smile when he saw that Future Rogue had no desire to attack him after seeing him, with his only instinct being to run away.

Thatʼs right. This was how it should be…

Whether they were the Dragon Slayer Mages of this world or the dragons themselves, upon seeing him—the man who had exterminated all the dragons that participated in the Dragon King Festival four hundred years ago, a Dragon Slayer Mage, and an ordinary human who bathed in dragon blood before being crowned king—they should have been terrified and fled!

At this moment, Acnologiaʼs mood became pleasant once again…

”I did it! I escaped Acnologia! I won!”

As for Future Rogue, who had successfully passed by Acnologiaʼs defenses, he was also incredibly excited.

He was about to pass through the entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild. He was about to be free.

”BANG!”

Just when Future Rogue thought he was about to regain his freedom, his body suddenly slammed into an invisible wall covering the entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild.

”What?!”

Future Rogue never could have imagined that there was actually an invisible transparent wall in front of the seemingly empty entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild.

”This is a barrier? And an extremely high-level barrier at that!”

Future Rogue gently touched the transparent wall before him, his expression becoming ugly.

The moment he sensed the barrier, despair appeared in his eyes, because he knew that he probably couldnʼt escape.

”Damn it! I was so close! Just a little bit more, and I could have escaped!”

”As long as you let me escape, sooner or later Iʼll summon the dragons, defeat Acnologia, and rule this world!”

”Why? Why did I have to encounter such a powerful barrier?!”

Future Rogue continuously pounded his fists against the barrier before him, letting out anguished cries.

His voice was filled with unwillingness and despair.

”Kid!”

Just as Future Rogue continued hammering the barrier until both his hands were covered in blood and badly mangled, a hoarse voice sounded behind him.

It was none other than Acnologia…

”Uh…”

Feeling the abyss-like aura behind him, Future Rogue collapsed to his knees.

He allowed the blood from his ruined hands to continuously drip onto the floor.