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So, it's true. Death isn't permanent here.

[ He's not sure whether he should be happy or upset about this... on one hand, his magic can't cause any permanent harm to others. On the other, he will never die. He's right back to square one, in that sense. ]

I guess I don't have a reason to hide who I am, anymore. In my world, I was responsible for terrible things. Things that, when I arrived here, thought might have lead to my world being destroyed, before learning the truth.

I owe a lot of answers to the people of my world. I'll be waiting in the fourth floor lounge.

- Zeref

✒ action, floor four

[ And sure enough, there he is. He's sitting cross-legged in one of the chairs, staring out at the clouds outside. His magic feels under control, for the moment. Feel free to approach. ]

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[Gray isn't sure if he should answer of not. This is Zeref they were talking about, the man who killed several people back home and was responsible for creating a lot of terrible demons- Deliora included. Gray was still bitter over that.

In the end he doesn't answer the text and only makes his way to were Zeref specified.]

You said you owed answers.

[He's frowning when he approaches and his voice isn't welcoming at all]

[ Zeref hasn't met Gray yet - that he knows of, anyway. He opens his eyes as Gray enters, seeing his reflection in the glass of the window he was seated at. He looked angry, and by all rights, he should be. Zeref doesn't blame him one bit, though he certainly doesn't look much happier, himself. He frowns, but it's a sad, apologetic frown; not one born of anger and a rather traumatic early life, all of which was entirely Zeref's own fault. ]

I do.

[ Zeref turns around in his seat to face Gray. ]

Don't worry... my magic is under control, for now.

[Gray is still annoyed, but he relaxes only a little, giving a curt nod. Letting his guard down wouldn't be good around a dark mage, especially one as powerful as Zeref.

Crossing his arms, he observes the mage for a couple seconds more before asking his question. One he wanted to know for quite some time:]

Those demons...Why did you create them? [Gray of course is thinking of Deliora when he asks this]

[ Zeref takes a deep breath. He's fully aware how many of his demons survived into the future, and continued to wreak havoc well into the future. He couldn't exactly call them off all the way from Tenrou Island, which was maybe the one regret he had about going into that self-imposed exile. ]

There were many reasons. [ He created, what, a few thousand? They weren't all for the same reason. ] In several cases, it was because I wanted to create a demon capable of killing dragons. Other times, it was simply to dispose of those I wanted dead. There is really no single reason why I created them.

[Have an albino girl suddenly hanging upside down from the ceiling right in front of your face, Zeref.]

Hey!

[ Well, that caught him off guard. So much so that he nearly jumped. ]

You shouldn't get so close to me.

[ Not to sound rude, or anything, but... ]

It's... you could scare somebody doing that.

[Shiro gracefully gets back to her feet and gives Zeref a somewhat sheepish smile.]

Shiro scared Mister? Shiro is sorry.

Mister is new in the Tower?

I was a little surprised...

[ Poor thing. She looks pretty young... how does he explain this without hurting her feelings? ]

I am. I try not to be around others too often... it's for their safety.

[Shiro hands him a cookie as a cookie as a peace offering of sorts. It's almost snack time after all.] Mister wants a cookie?

...Some people are in danger? Why?

Because of my magic.

What sort of things did you do?

[Because you can't be that bad a person if you feel remorse for what you've done.]

I was rightfully regarded as the most evil and powerful wizard ever. I hate the things I've done to deserve that.

But you know you were wrong now and surely that counts for something?

[ Maaaan, he still can't understand why people would blame themselves for their world's destruction. No exception. ]

I don't even know who you are and what did you do, man. But the world's destruction is definitely not your doing.

[ Ain't he a helpful little brat? ]

[ Zeref can't actually destroy the planet - cleanse it of life, sure, but not blow it up - but Acnologia certainly might be able to. ]

I'm responsible for so many terrible things that I might as well have.

[ Close enough in the eyes of a dork. ]

Self blaming will bring you nowhere, just sayin'.

A lot of people are responsible for so many terrible things as well.

There is no quetion as to who was responsible for all of that. Though as to who destroyed the world... I don't know. Maybe it's like the Administrators said.

If you really want to keep on blaming yourself, it's all your business. It's still wrong for me, though.

[ Hey, he's kinda used to dealing with... emotional and self-loathing people! ~~hi Raven~~. ]

Hey, if that's correct... Do you still have the power to destroy things with you?

[ Els just have a terrific idea. ]

That depends on what you mean by 'destroy.'

[So it's true. At least that's what the face behind the text says. Speaking of which he's still not sure about it all.]

You know saying you're Zeref without showing your face doesn't really work on placing the name to a person.

[ Someone from his world, apparently... Zeref frowns. ]

If you like, you can visit me on the fourth floor. But at least two others have said that I don't look like how they pictured me... I guess I shouldn't be too surprised about that.

[Was he really getting better at making his text sound less like thim? Seems so.]

Yeah I'll drop by eventually. Still can't believe it. The crybaby back on Tenrou is the great Zeref.

[Well there went his cover.]

You are Natsu, then.

[ A pause as Zeref tries to hold back tears. ]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you found out. Grimoire Heart didn't keep their intentions a secret.

I guess I made it kinda easy for you to guess huh.

[He's not one to really hide himself all that much. He is a rambunctious fellow.]

They didn't really care about keeping quiet. They were too busy trying to kill us.

I am glad they didn't succeed. Not like it matters now, but... Grimoire Heart no longer exists. Hades is dead.

[ Something he knows for a fact, since he's the one who did it. ]

[Jellal already has answers to all the questions he could ask Zeref (and has), but nevertheless he comes up to the fourth floor and just quietly sits down with a book that he's gotten from the library - he does know how hard it can be to talk about the things one isn't all too proud off.]

More questions, Jellal?

[ It's rather hard to miss him coming up to the fourth floor, having already met the powerful mage before. Especially since Jellal suffered indirectly because of Zeref. He didn't know the whole story concerning the R-System, but he took no pleasure in explaining to Jellal about how even if they had completed it, it would have been a wasted effort. ]

It's alright. I don't mind.

[He keeps his eyes on his page for a moment, before looking up and shaking his head lightly.]

Not at the moment.

[At least not for Zeref... because Zeref won't be able to answer that one question that is lingering first and foremost on his mind.

(How much of it was real, is Erza really...?)

...Though he should perhaps give something of an explanation for his presence.]

...I figured, you might benefit from having something of a neutral party around.

[He isn't Fairy Tail... and certainly not a mage of the light. And he does understand regret quite well.]

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