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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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In my world, magic is destructive, and anyone who uses magic has their soul and mind turned towards chaos.

I can't imagine any world where magic users are in charge.

Those who can use magic are a minority, but they generally coexist with those who cannot.

Doesn't the sway of magic affect them?

Their lives are affected by it on a daily basis, yes.

How can people rule anything like that?

I can't control my own magic. Only when I desire the death of another can I control Death Magic. As for the Council, they don't govern magic itself, but those who can use it. They write the laws for wizards, and regulate the various guilds of the world.

Still, they have magic. Their judgements are affected.

I am not certain how magic works in your world, but that is only true part of the time in my world.

That doesn't make sense.

Not all magic affects the minds of those who use it. Though, there are many forms of magic that can affect the minds of others.

How does that work? That much energy has to affect the user somehow.

Magic is extremely taxing on the body and mind, yes. That is why very few people ever choose to specialize in more than one school of magic. But very few forms of magic actually cause its user to go insane.

You picked one that did?

No. Just one that I cannot full control.

But you still picked it.

It is very difficult to explain, but I had my reasons.

What reasons were those?

It was something I did out of necessity.

[ ~~or at least that's my current headcanon, we still don't know too much about his early backstory, sobs~~ ]

Was it worth it?

[ That's a really, really hard question to answer, Maka. ~~ANSWER IT ALREADY, MASHIMA!~~ ]

I don't know.

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