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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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Was one of them named 'Hades?'

[...'Hades'. It's a name well-known in the world of Dark Mages, and Jellal can remember some of the whispers surrounding the man and his guild, Grimoire Heart, and while he isn't aware of any specific connection to Zeref and his magic, he isn't terribly surprised either.]

I have heard of the man, though I don't think I have met him.

Good. I don't know how many followers he has left, but... I spared one, and accidentally killed another. Hades himself is dead.

[ Technically he spared two, if you count Meredy. But he didn't actually fight her, and frankly, didn't want to. ]

To my knowledge, he was Master of a Grimoire Heart, a pillar of the Ballam Alliance.

[Along with Brain (or well, Zero) and the Master of Tartaros. And if it's true what this person is saying then the Underground must be in uproar... with two such important figures taken down in (presumably) quick succession. Which does raise the question...]

You must be very powerful, to be able to claim to kill him. Who are you?

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It's best if I don't share my name. But I will say that he wanted to bring me into his plans, which I wanted no part of.

I see.

[Not just this, but also what is going on Lucy's and Natsu's conversation with this person - which is why he isn't pressing. If this person is really Zeref...

Well, he doesn't quite know what to think about that yet.]

Will that be all?

For the time's being.

[He has questions still, but there will be other opportunities to ask them.]

Very well.

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