To start things off slowly, Stark began by using basic Reinforcement Magic as he used it to boost his physical abilities such as strength and speed. Suddenly the young man punched the ground as the very earth broke apart and half of the masked individuals were now flying in the air.

"Sorry, i'm a bit mad learning how you lot tried to fight my siblings before I got here. I need to make it up to them for being slow on my arrival. Dark Magic: Dark-Cloaked Avidya Slash!"

With his grimoire opened, Stark channeled his dark magic into his katana and released the darkness in the form of a slash towards his opponents. The moment the masked individuals were hit, they noticed how the slash still retained the sharpness of Stark's blade. The moment they fell down, the masked individuals were seen with slash marks across their chests, though Stark made sure that it wasn't lethal enough to kill them be decreasing how much of his power he put into the attack.

Soon the young man dashed forward with great speed. Seeing this, most of the remaining followers of Lyon began to launch several spells at him. Flames, water, wind, various spells were sent his way. While Lucy looked at her guildmate in worry, that look of worry was replaced with one of shock with what happened next.

"Dark Magic:Dusk."

The moment he held out his hand, Stark created a small black hole over the palm of his left hand. In just a matter of moments, the spells that were launched at him were being drawn into the black hole instead as everyone looked in awe. Seeing the look of shock on Lucy's face, Erza decided to shed some light on how Stark's magic worked.

"As you can see, Lucy, the magic that Stark utilizes is Dark Magic. Like how Natsu can generate fire, Stark can generate and manipulate darkness at will. One of the scariest things about his magic is the fact it can pull in and absorb magic. This also applies to people as he can pull them in and immobilize them. Pair that up with his large quantity of magic power and you have a wizard that many will find difficult to beat."

"Doesn't that sound too powerful? There has to be a weak point."

"There is. Dark Magic itself is slow, but to combat that weakness, Stark uses Reinforcement Magic to channel it through a weapon as well as boost his own physical strength."

As Erza said this, both her and Lucy looked at the boy in question. The moment he slammed his left fist onto the ground, it broke apart as he was using the debris flying upwards as platforms. The moment he got high enough into the air, the pages of his grimoire began to turn as he gripped his katana tightly whilst looking at the enemies.

"Dark Magic:Dark-Cloaked Wild Avidya Slash!"

With his grimoire opened, after coating his katana with his dark magic, Stark began to wildly slash at his opponents. This caused multiple slashes to be sent flying from the katana as his victims could feel themselves being drawn to the slashes the moment they tried to run. Various screams were heard as dust began to kick up into the air. As soon as Stark landed on the ground, he found all of the mages he fought complete defeated as they were all covered in slash marks.

"Can't have you lot moving around freely. So i'll just restrain you for now."

True to his word, ropes constructed of his dark magic emerged from the grimoire beside him as the attackers were being restrained. Not only was their movement restricted, but so was the access to their magic. While Erza and Happy could only nod their heads as if expecting this outcome, Lucy was in pure, utter shock.

"This was him holding back?! Not only that, his magic....it feels so cold and ominous. Yet he's nothing like that at all. Plus what's with the book beside him?!"

"I'll tell you about my grimoire later, Lucy."

"Was I being that obvious?!"

"Hehe, trust me. Your reaction is quite normal. Almost everyone in Fairy Fail acts the same way when they first see my magic. But we have bigger things to worry about. Look behind you."

Upon hearing Stark's instruction, the group turned around as they were met with an impossible sight. The ruins that were tilted just a moment ago were now standing upright as if nothing happened. Not only that, they also saw that it was now currently nighttime as purple moonlight began to gather at the top of the ruins. Seeing this, Lucy couldn't hide her shock.

"No way, the Moon Drip ritual is still going on?! But we defeated the people here that were reciting the chant and doing the ritual!"

"It's not that simple, Lucy. More people just meant that the process was faster, but if there's at least one more who knows the ritual by heart, they can perform it on their own. The cost of it would be that it's weaker in comparison as to doing it in a group. Erza, Lucy, Happy, you all head to the top of the temple and try to stop the ritual. I'll meet up with Natsu and Gray then regroup with you all."

Having said that, Stark began to dash into the ruins at high speed. As this happened, his eyes widen in shock as he heard a loud roar erupting from within the ruins. The very ground began to shake as debris was falling from the top of temple, yet Stark was able to see it. A thin ray of purple moonlight beaming downwards.

"That loud roar from earlier must've been Deliora. However, it looks like the ritual is still going on. Guess this means that the ritual isn't complete. Since Erza, Happy, and Lucy are heading towards the top  to stop the ritual, they can still stop it's revival from being compl-"

The moment that Stark noticed something off, a smile began to form on his face. The reason he knew where to find Natsu, as well as knowing his Fairy Tail comrades and the enemies locations, was due to one simple fact. He was able to sense their ki. Gray told him that Deliora was still alive and was simply sealed away, but that brief moment where Stark heard the roar and realized something was out of place, he was able to figure out the truth.

"Heh. So it doesn't matter if the Moon Drip succeeds."

~With Deliora~
The sound of fighting was overshadowed by the roar of a mighty demon. After Gray had regrouped with him and decided to fight Lyon by himself, Natsu was seen fighting the person responsible for fixing the temple. Currently, him and Zalty were looking at Deliora as the demon's upper body was melted from the ice.

"Crap! Enough wasting time, here I come!"

"I couldn't agree more, Salamander."

Just as Zalty said this, a crystal ball was seen speeding towards Natsu. Seeing this, the dragon slayer's right fist was coated in flames as he destroyed the projectile that was aimed at him. Shortly afterwards, the shards of the crystal ball suddenly formed back together as if the crystal ball was never destroyed. Before he realized it, Natsu felt the crystal ball slamming into his gut at high speed as he heard Zalty laughing.

"It put itself together again!"

"Hehehehe, I can manipulate an object's time. In other words, I returned the crystal ball to a time where it wasn't broken. Arc of Time, a magic erased from history, is one of many lost magic. Since it doesn't work on living beings, I couldn't use it to free Deliora myself. Now then, let's speed up the crystal ball's time!"

Just as Zalty said this, Natsu's eyes widen in shock with what happened next. The crystal ball was flying faster in multiple directions as he felt it striking his body from every possible angle. Though to both his and Zalty's surprise, they felt something. A dark, ominous presence that sent a chill down there very being. It was too the point they even stopped fighting, fearing that something worse awaited them. This magic power felt far more ominous than the roar they heard from the demon just inches away from them.

"Natsu, you don't have to rush. Deliora's revival, Lyon's goal, as well as this masked person's objective....all of it was a waste of time."

A loud thud was heard as something crashed onto the ground between Natsu and Zalty. The moment Zalty made the crystal ball shoot itself at the object that just arrived, the masked wizard was shocked to see the crystal ball cut perfectly in half. The moment he swung his katana downwards, the dust that was in the air from his descent began to fade away as Stark made his presence known.

"Stark! What are you doing here?! Deliora is almost revived!

"You don't need to worry about that Natsu. I found it weird. Gray said that Deliora was still alive and sealed within this ice. But there was one major flaw in this. If Deliora was really still alive, I should've been able to sense its ki the moment it melted from the ice and let out that roar. Yet I didn't sense anything from it."

"What are you getting at Jabberwock?!"

Just as Zalty said this, he used his magic to send his crystal ball back to a time when it wasn't broken. Shortly afterwards, he proceeded to fast forward the ball's time in an attempt to trap Stark in a barrage of attacks. Zalty's confidence was soon shattered the moment he noticed that the crystal ball was cut in half each time it got close to Stark, forcing him to fix it with his magic. As for Stark, he merely glanced to the side as he noticed Gray was walking into the area while carrying someone with him, most likely being Lyon. Seeing this, Stark merely continued his explanation.

"A person's glance, their breathing, their scent, the way their muscles move, the hint of their presence. Taken together, all that energy living beings give off is called ki. Now, since I didn't sense any ki from Deliora, that leaves only one conclusion."

"It can't be......"

As soon as he heard Stark's explanation, Lyon freed himself from Gray's grasp as he fell to the ground. The moment he looked at Deliora, Lyon saw it. The demon that even his Master Ur, couldn't defeat. The demon that ruined his and several other lives. The demon he spent three years trying to free in order to defeat it. That very beast was freed from its icy tomb before cracks formed on its body. In a matter of moments, the demon known as Deliora, was crumbling into pieces as it's remains crumbled to the ground. Seeing this, Stark merely reached into his pocket as he took out another sucker as he witnessed this sight.

"That's right. The reason I couldn't sense its ki is due to one reason."