The Hadesmon was the moving base of the Gate of Hades.
It was a calm day.
The demons were discussing how to erase magic from the continent.
They wanted to slaughter more humans.
They wanted to return to Jellal's arms.
The next moment, the entire underworld beast split into two.
It was cut by an invisible force.
In the process, Caesar accidentally sliced the boy Key Ether in half.
"Oh, what a good start."
Caesar teleported in front of Key Ether.
He caught the boy's soul with a wave of his hand.
As for the core of hell, it could not escape.
Its speed was far too slow.
"Who?!"
Kyouka arrived with Seilah, Tempester and Jackal.
They saw Caesar holding Key Ether's soul with a happy smile.
"Don."
Tempester instantly increased gravity.
Ten times gravity fell on Caesar.
He tried to restrict his movements.
"Explode!"
Jackal launched a chain of explosions.
The blasts swallowed Caesar.
"Retreat..."
Kyouka sensed danger.
But before she could move, Caesar appeared in front of her.
He held the heads of Tempester and Jackal in his hands.
Their bodies collapsed.
"I will take the demon souls."
Caesar looked at Kyouka.
His tone was playful and cold.
"But they are male souls.
It is better to give her some female demon souls.
For example, how about you two?"
Kyouka and Seilah froze.
They felt like prey in the eyes of an ancient beast.
Cold sweat poured down.
Their bodies refused to move.
"Move."
Kyouka stabbed her thigh with her claws.
Her body jerked forward.
She grabbed Seilah and pulled her back.
She barely dodged Caesar's hand.
"Oh, you can move.
I should praise you both."
Caesar did not care that his grab failed.
Kyouka tried to steady her breath.
She wanted to use her sensory curse.
She wanted to steal Caesar's five senses.
Even a few seconds might matter.
But Seilah suddenly stared in shock.
"How..."
A hand pierced through Kyouka's head.
Her thoughts stopped instantly.
"A boring struggle."
Caesar pulled his hand out.
Kyouka's soul came with it.
"Go to hell!"
Seilah screamed.
But Caesar only looked at her coldly.
He gripped her face with one hand.
"Kyouka, I tried..."
Seilah collapsed.
Her soul fell into Caesar's hand.
"Five first."
Caesar stored the five demon souls.
"There are still four.
And one small mass produced thing.
No matter how small, meat is meat."
He vanished.
Only seconds had passed since he arrived.
The Gate of Hades was already half destroyed.
Mard Geer noticed the disaster.
He held the END book.
He stood up in shock.
"Impossible!"
Caesar appeared in front of him.
Everyone else was dead.
Their souls were in Caesar's hands.
"Who are you?"
Mard Geer asked cautiously.
"You do not need to know."
Caesar raised his hand.
"You should be thankful.
Your soul will nourish my Mira."
"Damn it!"
Mard Geer transformed.
He sent out the Underworld Tree.
It shredded the space Caesar stood in.
"Dead? Dead?"
Mard Geer gasped.
"Alright, I let you attack once.
Now give up."
Caesar's voice came from his right.
A sharp cold blade pierced Mard Geer's head.
Hyorinmaru froze his brain instantly.
His soul fell out in the next moment.
Hades Gate collapsed completely.
It took Caesar less than three minutes.
"Too weak.
The strongest here is barely equal to an Ishgar Holy King, excluding Serena.
Far from Acnologia."
Caesar sighed.
He stored the demon soul.
He looked at the END book.
Inside it held Natsu's past.
His memories.
His future as a demon.
But now things changed.
Caesar held a crystal.
This was what Silver wanted him to give Gray.
The Ice Demon Slayer Magic.
It was meant to fight demons.
It did not matter now.
But Gray should still have it.
The book would be rewritten soon.
It would be eroded by demon power.
Demon slaying magic could balance it.
Lucy would not be in danger.
As for Caesar rewriting it?
He was not interested.
Lucy and Gray were closer to Natsu.
He had no reason to handle it.
It might even cost him Philosopher's Stone energy.
A waste.
Leave it to Lucy.
She was the right person.
Caesar teleported again.
He appeared before Lucy and the others.
They were preparing to return to Magnolia.
His sudden arrival startled them.
Makarov blinked.
"Caesar, why are you back? Did you forget something?"
"No. The Gate of Hades is finished. I found something important for Natsu. And an undead asked me to bring this to Gray."
Caesar handed the END book to Natsu.
He gave the crystal to Gray.
The others were stunned.
They were used to Caesar crushing dragons with five punches.
But even this was too much.
Only a few minutes had passed.
The Gate of Hades was destroyed.
Caesar was terrifying.