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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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[deathsought]

If there were anything, I would have done it already.

[integrous]

[ She's just switching over to voice by now - it's not as easy to make this point without that, after all. ]

Don't say it like there isn't some other option! There always is, you just have to look for it..!

[deathsought]

I have lived for centuries. If there were one, I would know about it.

[integrous]

Have you ever thought that just maybe you didn't look hard enough, or that you haven't been in the right circumstances to find it? Don't give up that easily, moron..! [ "Moron" here is not even necessarily insulting, she calls it the people she cares about the most just as easily as complete strangers.. ]

[deathsought]

I know almost everything there is to know about this type of magic. If I don't know about it, it likely doesn't exist.

[integrous]

That's almost everything, that means it's not everything.. it means you could still be missing just that one piece of information you'd need!

[deathsought]

I suppose that's possible in theory.

[ He was a bit surprised by Ultear's Arc of Time magic, after all. Granted, his unwillingness to kill her severely weakened him during that fight, but he didn't see a lot of that coming. Maybe it was his first time fighting someone with that type of magic?

Either way, it shows that he doesn't know everything there is to know about magic. It was unlikely that anyone did. ]

[integrous]

.. See? If that's true, then you shouldn't give up. If there's still a chance, no matter how tiny, then you should definitely fight for it!

[ At least she sounds a little calmer. For the moment, but still, she lets out a breath. ]

Else it's like you don't even think life is worth living.

[deathsought]

It's too late for that.

[integrous]

There's no way I'll accept an answer like that..! If you keep saying that, then I'm just going to walk over to that floor right now, you know! [ She's stupid and stubborn enough for it. ]

[deathsought]

I don't think that's a good idea.

[ But realistically, he can't really stop her from doing so. ]

[integrous]

...

So that's all you have to say about it in the end, huh?

[deathsought]

If I absolutely must kill people here, I'd rather it be the right people. But if you wish to come visit me... I can't stop you from doing so. I'd just prefer you keep a safe distance.

[integrous]

[ .. Killing.. maybe she shouldn't risk it. She can only think of the scolding Giorno would give her. But on the other hand, she isn't the type to give up on people either, so there's a moment of nothing as she's thinking. ]

Not today, okay? But I'll make sure to keep an eye out for you. To make sure you don't do anything stupid.

[deathsought]

Well... I guess I can accept that.

[integrous]

Then I'll be checking up on you again some other time! Make sure to be prepared!

[ Only Asahi is capable of making concern sound like a threat. ]

[deathsought]

I will keep that in mind.