Chapter 27

Deliora is the 27th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Team Natsu sets off to investigate the curse inflicted on the Galuna Island villagers. On the way, they are attacked by a large mouse named Angelica, but still defeat her. They find an ancient temple and accidentally fall down into a secret cavern, where the find the evil terrorizing demon Deliora.

Summary
Team Natsu is staying in the village for the night, discussing the difficulty of their mission. The next day, knowing that it is impossible for them to destroy the moon, they head out to investigate the curse. While walking, they are attacked by a giant mouse wearing a maid uniform called Angelica. Gray uses Ice-Make: Floor, creating an ice floor that makes Angelica slip and fall, leaving her open for Gray and Natsu to beat her up. They find an ancient temple and enter. While they are there, Natsu stomps his feet on the floor to test its sturdiness; as a result, they fall down into a secret cave. They search ahead and find a giant demon encased in ice. Gray is shocked and nervous to find this particular demon here. They hear voices approaching and hide. One of them has thick eyebrows and blue spiked hair, and the other is a cat man. They are talking about the Moon Drip when a young woman appears. She says that they Angelica was attacked and that there are intruders. They leave to find the intruders, saying that they cannot let someone called Lyon find out about the intruders. After they leave, Gray explains to his team that the demon is called Deliora, a demon of misfortune and disaster, and that it ravaged his homeland and killed his family ten years ago. His teacher, Ur, gave her life to seal it in that ice. Gray expresses his determination to stop the mysterious people from releasing Deliora.

Magic Used

 * Ice-Make (氷の造形魔法 (アイスメイク), Kōri no Zōkei Mahō (Aisu Meiku))

Spells Used

 * Ice-Make: Floor (床 フロア, Furoa)

Techniques Used

 * Hand to Hand Combat