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"I will definitely make you an S-Class mage!"

Gajeel declared, looking intently at Levy. Levy blushed, while Jet and Droy collapsed in despair, on their knees.

"The eight selected participants and their partners must gather at Hargeon Port within a week. That is all!" Makarov announced, concluding the meeting.

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The guild doors suddenly burst open, revealing three figures.

"Zeref!"

Gray immediately recognized the newcomer as the Black Wizard Zeref, the one responsible for the death of his master, Ur. The demons from the Book of Zeref had also caused immense suffering.

Zeref was a figure from 400 years ago, and the fact that he was still alive was astonishing. Even with all the advancements in magic, no one had achieved such longevity.

Most importantly, Zeref's name had been a symbol of terror and destruction for four centuries, second only to the Black Dragon of the Apocalypse, Acnologia. What was he doing at the Fairy Tail guild?

"Today, I've come to take something from Fairy Tail," Zeref said slowly. The mere intensity of his presence made even Gildarts struggle to breathe. Everyone was shocked. What could Fairy Tail have that Zeref desired?

Makarov suddenly realized something.

"Could it be...?"

"Master, what is it?"

"..." Makarov hesitated. It was a secret known only to the successive guild masters of Fairy Tail.

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A young, elf-like girl's voice spoke up.

"Let me tell you."

Many turned towards the source of the voice, seeing a small girl with long, golden hair. Zeref said, "Mavis!"

"..." Everyone was stunned. Now both Zeref and Fairy Tail's First Master, Mavis Vermillion, had appeared. They couldn't comprehend what was happening.

"Zeref's target is Fairy Heart!"

"Fairy Heart?"

Many were confused, having never heard of it. Only Makarov and Gajeel, who had once been a double agent and had heard Ivan mention it, knew of its existence.

"Everyone, Fairy Heart has always been our guild's greatest secret, for it contains a truth that cannot be revealed."

"But you all need to know why Zeref wants it, and about my sin."

"Sin?"

"First Master..."

"It's alright. The time has come to reveal everything. This is a story of a cursed boy and a cursed girl, a story of two people seeking the one and only magic... It happened over a hundred years ago, when Fairy Tail was first founded. We met by chance."

"He was constantly tormented by the curse of Ankhseram, a curse that would involuntarily take the lives of those around him. But I was deeply drawn to him. I learned many spells from him. At that time, Magnolia was under the control of a dark guild. We learned magic to liberate it."

"And in that battle, I used an incomplete dark magic and achieved victory. The price was that my body could no longer grow. But at the time, I thought it was fine."

"In April X686, we founded Fairy Tail. At that time, various lords were fiercely competing for trade rights... That year, the Second Trade War broke out. Later, magic guilds were drawn into the war as mercenaries... In X690, the Second Trade War ended... Compared to the first, the death toll was ten times higher. Everyone blamed the involvement of the magic guilds."

"The magical world accepted this explanation and signed a treaty forbidding conflict between guilds. And so, the magical world enjoyed a brief period of peace. Six years later, in X696, I met him again by chance."

"And at that time, I learned that I wasn't simply unable to grow. I, too, had been cursed by Ankhseram!"

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The First Master continued, recounting her encounter with Zeref, the death of Makarov's mother when he was born due to her curse, and her subsequent escape from the guild.

She wandered aimlessly, She tried drowning, jumping off cliffs, using weapons to pierce her heart and cut off her head, and starved herself for half a year. But she couldn't die.

Instead, due to Ankhseram's curse, she unknowingly took the lives of many people around her. She hid in a desolate place, refusing to eat or drink.

A year later, Zeref found her again. She begged him to kill her, but he couldn't. He told her he had created a creature called an Etherious, hoping that its non-human power could kill him.

"But it hasn't yielded any results yet. He also told me he was creating a country. He was its emperor. Humans were just pawns to him, so Ankhseram's curse wouldn't affect them."

"It was like a strategy game. If I wasn't mistaken, that country is now the Alvarez Empire."

"He also wanted to start a war... Even though he disliked conflict, he still wanted to start a war. He found creating a country and playing strategy games interesting, but he also said it was boring. His mind was trapped in a contradiction. Perhaps it was because we shared the same affliction, or perhaps because only we could understand each other's loneliness, that we were together."

"The abyss of magic, the beginning of everything."

"That is the one and only magic, love... It can work miracles, but it can also bring sorrow. The love between us, cursed by contradiction, ultimately led to a contradiction of our own. The more you love someone, the more you take their life. This curse successfully took my life, even though I should have been immortal."

Lucy covered her mouth in shock. "How could that be...?"

The other girls were also stunned. The reason was simple: the more you loved someone, the more you would take their life. It was a test that could never be faked. Death was terrifying, but the one left behind was the one who suffered the most, forced to face the world alone, tasting the betrayal of their lover.

"My body was brought back to Fairy Tail by Zeref. It seems that because I also possessed Ankhseram's curse, even though my heart had stopped, there was still a trace of magic within me. To revive me, Precht sealed my body in a Lacrima crystal."

"He tried all sorts of revival magic, but none of them worked. But Precht was a genius. He was exceptionally knowledgeable and talented. In his research, he discovered the curse of Ankhseram on me, which led him to the truth about Rita's death."

"To keep this a secret, in X697, Precht decided to announce my death to everyone and built my tomb on Tenrou Island, the holy ground of our guild. Tenrou Island was both my homeland and the place where I met Precht and the others. That same year, Precht followed my last wishes and became the second guild master of Fairy Tail."

"Precht worked as the guild master while tirelessly researching ways to revive me... Three years later, in X700, Makarov's father, Yuri, passed away, ignorant of the truth about his wife's death."

"About thirty years after that, Precht continued his relentless research. And then, things began to take an unexpected turn. Precht was a genius, possessing incredibly rare knowledge and talent. And my immortality curse, which could keep life going almost indefinitely... The two combined to create an inexplicable magic!"

That was the eternal magic, Fairy Heart. Many people were confused by what Mavis was saying.

"Eternal magic?"

"What is that?"

Mavis explained, "As the name suggests, it's eternal and infinite. This magic represents a source of magic that will never run dry."

"What?!" Natsu was shocked.

Everyone was stunned. "Does that mean it's a magical power source that can be used for a lifetime?"

"For example, there's a weapon called the Magic Canceller, right? It was the old council's ultimate weapon, capable of wiping out an entire country in a single blast. Fairy Heart possesses the power to fire that Magic Canceller an infinite number of times..."

Everyone in the guild was shocked by this revelation. The Magic Canceller was the old Magic Council's ultimate deterrent, capable of striking anywhere on the continent of Ishgar.

"If this magic were to be made public, it would indeed overturn the entire magical world," Makarov said. "My son, Ivan, once coveted it. I don't know how the information leaked, but now even Alvarez knows about it. Are they here to steal Fairy Heart?"

"But why do they need it?"

"They already have immense power." Mavis said, "My guess is that they need it to defeat Acnologia. He's also a troublesome existence for Zeref."

"So, without Fairy Heart, they can't defeat Acnologia?" Happy asked, raising his paw. "If that magic is so powerful, why don't we use it to easily deal with Alvarez and Acnologia?"

"That's a good point. But what happens after that? If we can't control the infinite firing of the Magic Canceller..." Happy immediately understood Makarov's words and lowered his head. "I'm sorry..."

"And most importantly, that's the First Master's body. How could we let it fall into enemy hands?"

Mavis lowered her head, her expression somber.

"That magic was born from my sin. I didn't expect things to turn out like this. I've dragged you all into this war."

Gajeel suddenly spoke up. "How can loving someone be a sin?"

"..." Everyone was surprised to hear those words coming from Gajeel. It was completely unexpected. Gajeel was embarrassed. "What? What are you all looking at? Can't I say something like that?"

"First Master, please don't blame yourself," Erza said to Mavis.

Mira also tried to comfort her. "Yeah, it's not your fault. It's just a coincidence that several bad things happened at the same time."

"Without you, there would be no Fairy Tail. We wouldn't have met. You brought us together."

At that moment, Zeref turned his gaze to Natsu, a smile on his face. "Natsu, it's finally time to meet..."

Natsu, however, was uncomfortable. "You bastard, You want to destroy our home and tried to steal the First Master. I'll be the one to destroy you!"

"You are the enemy of the guild, and that makes you my enemy. That's all there is to it."

"You're very strong, but you're still far from being able to kill me. So, you can't stop me. But there's something I want to tell you."

"My name is Zeref Dragneel. I'm your brother. You are my younger brother."

Natsu's eyes widened in disbelief.

Zeref had always talked about a younger brother, but Natsu had always thought he was just insulting him. But now that he had accurately stated his full name, it was different.

"About 400 years ago, our parents were killed by a dragon's flames. My only brother, Natsu, also died at that time."

"What... what are you talking about?" Natsu was confused. Zeref said he was his brother... but also that his brother was already dead.

Zeref continued, "To revive you, I painstakingly researched and finally succeeded in creating life, the demons of the Book of Zeref. That is you, Etherious Natsu..."

"Dragneel. E.N.D."

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Alright, to put it simply, your original body was that of my brother. But it died. To revive you, I created the demons of the Book of Zeref, and the demons of the Book of Zeref are you."

"No way... I'm not a demon. I'm human..." The demons of the Book of Zeref were notorious. The Nine Demon Gates of Tartaros were all demons from the Book of Zeref.

And Deliora, who had destroyed Gray's hometown and killed his master, was also a demon from the Book of Zeref.

"I knew you wouldn't believe me. I don't have time to deal with you right now, anyway. Because he's coming..."

"You've never been one to listen to reason, whether it was through words or writing. You never wanted to learn. So, I talked to my dragon friend, your father, the Fire Dragon King, Igneel."

"You know Igneel?" Natsu was shocked to hear Igneel's name from Zeref. Zeref continued, unperturbed.

He could sense that Acnologia was approaching. If he didn't do certain things now, he wouldn't have another chance. "I met him while collecting medicinal herbs for my research. Igneel didn't hate humans. He was a rare breed among dragons at the time."

"Igneel said he was willing to teach you Dragon Slayer magic. That's the origin of your lost magic, the Fire Dragon Slayer magic."

"That's a lie. There are other Dragon Slayers, like Gajeel..." Zeref chuckled softly.

"At that time, Igneel and Metalicana, along with five other dragons... were devising a plan."

Natsu shut his mouth for a moment. Metalicana was the name of the dragon that had taught Gajeel.

"They planned to nurture Dragon Slayers and send them to the future to defeat Acnologia... You might ask why they needed to be sent to the future. It was because Acnologia was at his strongest then. He wouldn't allow the existence of any dragons or Dragon Slayers."

"Before you could grow any stronger, you would have been wiped out. There were five children chosen in total. Gajeel, Wendy..."

"They were all orphans. Though you had me as your brother, I agreed to this plan. Because I thought that besides Acnologia, if you grew strong enough, you might be able to kill me. We used the Eclipse Gate as a passage to the future, and a Celestial Spirit Mage named Anna opened it..."

"We didn't set an exact time for your arrival. Anna's descendants planned for the gate to open in this era, rich in Ethernano. A Celestial Spirit Mage named Layla opened the Eclipse Gate 400 years later."

"Lay..." Lucy was stunned to hear that name. It was her mother's name. So, her and Natsu's fates had been intertwined long ago. It wasn't a coincidence.

"That was X777... That was the day you all believe the dragons disappeared. But in reality, that was the day you awoke in this era. You are children from 400 years ago."

Natsu's expression shifted. He suddenly remembered a small detail. During the Fairy Tail civil war, Freed had used a Jutsu-Shiki to surround the guildhall.

It wouldn't allow anyone over the age of 80 to pass. He had thought it was just to trap the old man, but he, too, had been unable to pass.

"I... have been waiting for you. But 400 years is a long time. I have witnessed the end of many eras. I gradually became indifferent to the life and death of humans. I met Mavis, and then we parted. I..."

"Shut up! I don't believe any of this nonsense!" Natsu roared, charging towards Zeref, ready to punch him.

"You are Fairy Tail's enemy, and I am a mage of Fairy Tail. Only my guildmates are my family..."

Zeref was stunned for a moment, then a look of realization dawned on his face. "Four hundred years is a long time. You've grown..."

"And yes, you're right. I am Fairy Tail's enemy. I am also the Emperor of the Alvarez Empire..." Zeref's gaze hardened, and he slowly stood up, walking towards the guild's basement.

"But we don't have time. That guy is almost here. I know the chances are slim, but I still have to do this."

"Irene, August, stop him..."

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