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[deathsought]

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I do not know what happened to my own world, but I would ask that nobody visits Floor Twenty-Five, for now. I'll be headed there after I make this entry.

[ He has heard that it will always appear that way; peaceful spring weather, with a pretty meadow. Maybe then, if he stays there... his magic won't affect it. Hey, it was worth a try. ]

I don't wish to introduce myself. It is better if nobody here knows who I am, or what I am. Though if anyone encounters a book in either of the libraries titled 'The Book of Zeref,' tell me. I will dispose of it. I may be the only one here who knows how.

✒ action, floor twenty-five

[ And sure enough, there he is, later. He's kneeling in a small clearing, staring down at a certain white flour. The flower was oddly resilient. It wasn't wilting, wasn't turning black and crumbling to dust just from being near the Black Wizard. But isn't that how it always is? ]

Our world... destroyed.

[ He whispered to nobody in particular, feeling tears threaten to roll down his cheeks. He picked the small flower, ripping the stem between his fingers. It immediately wilted, the petals shriveling up and falling off, with the stem becoming coarse and rubbery. Zeref simply dropped it where it was. ]

Was it me? Was it Acnologia? [ Again, asking nobody in particular. ] I guess it doesn't matter. Maybe it was better off, after all.

{{ OOC: Zeref's magic makes it dangerous (and possibly deadly) just to be near him, so naturally, a permissions post was mandatory. }}

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[explodewiththerage]

Book of Zeref? How the hell do you know about that?

[Silly Natsu. Did you seriously forget about the guy who got all weepy at you back on Tenrou Island. Though to be fair this message was text only so he could be forgive for not making that lucky of a guess.]

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[deathsought]

I just do.

[ If it wasn't actually him, it'd be crazy to think he actually was Zeref and not one of his dark wizard fanboys. He doesn't blame him, though the hotheaded response gives Zeref an idea who was on the other end of this message. He tries to fight back tears. ]

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[explodewiththerage]

[Natsu does have a fairly easy to recognize style.]

And we're supposed to take that answer and just do as you say? I don't think so. If we find that book you're not getting your dirty hands on it. Nothing good's come out of that thing even back when our world was still there.

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[deathsought]

I know. Better than most.

[ He wrote the damn thing, how do you think he feels? ]

Would you know how to keep it safe? Or, failing that, how to destroy it?

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[loves_spirits]

[Lucy is beyond shocked that she has to make a video call. A simple text message would not be enough at all.]

Zeref? You don't mean that Zeref?

[He doesn't look like what she imagined him to be. He looks even... a human who is completely sane. He doesn't look evil either.]

Our world has been destroyed for a while. Or that's what I was told anyway. Though... Are you really Zeref?

[She keeps rambling, unable to believe what is happening.]

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[deathsought]

You shouldn't ask questions like that.

[ Nothing personal, Lucy. It's just not a good idea, mostly for her own sake. ]

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[loves_spirits]

[So, this person wants to stick to texting. She can go with that.]

Why is it wrong to ask them? I've been here for a while now, and nobody appeared from our world. Don't I have a right to know?

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[deathsought]

Maybe you do. But when I was much younger, there was a saying about curious Exceeds. I don't want to hurt anyone else. It's better that I simply be left alone, where my magic won't cause harm to anybody else.

[ In a way, he did just answer her question, if she knew anything about Death Magic. ]

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[rememberscarlet]

[Well... that is unusual.]

I'm familiar with some contents of that book and the libraries of this tower. I have yet to come across it.

[And he seriously doubts he ever will. Though he does wonder...]

What is your business with Zeref?

[There are some that seek to dispose of him of course (typically of the council), but there are even more that seek to harness his power. He'd rather like to know what he is dealing with now.]

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[deathsought]

Good. Then maybe it isn't here, after all... there were only a few surviving volumes, if I remember correctly.

[ Though, there may be even less than that, now. Four hundred years is a long time. ]

I will just say that I know what he is capable of better than anyone else.

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[rememberscarlet]

There are only very few, to my knowledge.

I know of too many that would claim that.

[Himself included at one point. Now... well now is different.]

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[deathsought]

That is a few too many.

Who comes to mind?

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[idkworldruler]

And what does it do

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[deathsought]

It is a book of spells.

Anontext

[idkworldruler]

So

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[deathsought]

Black Arts.

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[evokingfool]

[Well, that's worrying. Minato reads up on the other responses before he type out his own.]

I'll keep an eye out for that book.

If you don't mind me asking, any particular reason why you don't want people to go to Floor 25 for a while?

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[deathsought]

It is dangerous.

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[evokingfool]

And you can't spare any details?

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[integrous]

Hey, what are you thinking about doing?! If you're going to make a suspicious post like that without even explaining anything, then there's no way people are going to listen to you!

[ Or maybe she's just suspicious of it herself.. ]

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[deathsought]

It's better if they do. I'm doing this for everyone else's safety.

[integrous]

There's also people who'll seek it out exactly because they want to know what's up. You do realise that, right?

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[the_word_is]

You can't stay on one floor forever, and you're not going to be able to keep people from knowing who you are.

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[deathsought]

The longer I can do both, the better it will be for everyone.

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[the_word_is]

That's stupid. It just makes you look suspicious.