Castlevania of the Pigeons from Fairy Tail

Chapter 45 Zeref

In order to avoid being discovered by Mavis's thought form, Endymion tried not to use magic when traveling around Tenrou Island.

In fact, it would be more appropriate for him not to use space magic for such a detailed search.

Pushing aside the branches that blocked his view, Endymion climbed up along the huge tree roots. Under his feet was a cave formed by the arched roots. The shadows cut the sunlight in the cave into pieces.

Afterwards, he searched for a long time on Tenrou Island but found nothing, which made him wonder if he had come too early and Jellal had not even landed on the island yet.

In fact, this is possible. Jellal came to Tenrou Island more to rest, and the rest of his time he travels around the world.

At this time, he noticed from a distance that Makarov and others' ship had docked not long ago, and four Fairy Tail members had already landed.

Endymion moved more cautiously.

He couldn't be discovered by the Fairy Tail people, so he would have to take unplanned actions.

He didn't want any accidents before achieving the purpose of this trip - to meet Jellal.

After walking for a while, Endymion passed through the dense bushes and came to a forest.

Suddenly, he blinked and saw a figure sitting in front of a large rock in front of him.

It was a young man with short black hair, leaning against a rock, sleeping with his eyes closed, completely defenseless against the outside world.

Endymion immediately recognized the man as Zeref, the emperor of the Albares Empire, the creator of demons, and the black magician cursed by the god Anxelram.

Finally found.

I thought it would take a long time to search, or I would have to wait on Tenrou Island for a while, but I didn't expect that Jellal was here, and I found him just like that.

Endymion relaxed a little at first, then became solemn again.

He walked towards Zeref and performed the Albareth Empire's etiquette. "Your Majesty, the Demon King Endymion, one of the Twelve Holy Shields, is here to greet you."

The surroundings fell into silence, with only the rustling sound of the breeze passing through the treetops.

After a long while, Zeref finally opened his eyes and stared at Endymion with burning eyes: "Why are you on Tenrou Island?"

Endymion certainly would not hide anything. He started from the beginning and briefly recounted the three major events that Inbel had entrusted to him, as well as his experience of coming to the continent of Ishgar.

The reason why he found Tenrou Island was, of course, also due to the speculation he and Inbel had made at the time. He just thought it was an accidental discovery that Jellal was really here.

Zeref sat up straight, his hands on his knees, and listened quietly to the whole story. "I see. Thanks for the hard work, you and Inbel."

"We don't work hard, we just serve the Empire." Endymion replied humbly.

Zeref smiled slightly, then looked around and frowned. "Come to think of it, I forgot how long I've been on Tenrou Island. A month? Two months? Or even more?"

"If you hadn't come looking for me, I might have slept here for a while. Since you came looking for me, then let's go back to the empire together."

Tenrou Island was one of the few places where Zeref could completely relax, so much so that he stayed here defenselessly for a long time.

He was "defenseless" and truly defenseless, lacking even the most basic awareness of the outside world.

The reason is very simple. If at this moment, someone could catch him off guard and kill him completely, freeing him from the curse of the god Ankselram, he would only be extremely relieved.

Being on guard? That kind of thing was completely unnecessary for him. By the time Zeref returned to the Albares Empire, the first major task that Inbel had entrusted to Endymion would have been completed.

In less than half a year, Endymion completed two of the three major tasks. His efficiency can be said to be quite high. It is no wonder that Inbel asked him to come to the continent of Ishgar.

As for the second major event - destroying the magic elf power and the magic pulse bomb Feis, it is actually not that important and can be put aside for the time being.

In the eyes of the Magic Council, it was their two major strategic magic weapons - Magical Elf Power and Magical Pulse Bomb Feis - that forced the Albares Empire to withdraw several years ago.

In Makarov's opinion, it was Fairy Tail's secret weapon, Lumen Starlight, that made the Albareth Empire fearful.

In fact, whether it is the magic elf power, the magic pulse bomb Fis, or the lumen starlight, they all pose a certain threat to the Albares Empire, but they are not fatal.

Especially since the Albares Empire has a group of monsters like the Twelve Holy Shields, even without Jellal's help, it is enough to deal with these weapons.

The most decisive reason why the Albareth Empire did not take action against the Ishgar continent was always Zeref's attitude.

There are roughly three reasons why Jellal doesn't want to start this war.

First, the place where he and Mavis met was the continent of Ishgar, and he has certain feelings for this place.

He is not a completely cold-blooded monster. Most of the time, he shows indifference in order to prevent the curse of Anxelram from taking effect.

Second, the full-scale war between the Albareth Empire and the Ishgar Continent will inevitably attract the Black Dragon of the End - Acnologia.

Acnologia is an enemy that even Zeref is not sure he can defeat. Of course, Acnologia cannot kill Zeref who is cursed by God.

Third, Zeref has always had certain expectations for his younger brother Natsu, hoping that this "END" can fulfill his mission and kill him.

In the original timeline, Zeref gave Natsu about three chances.

The first time was on Sirius Island, the second time was in the ruins of the fallen Hades Beast, and the third time was before the decisive battle between the Albareth Empire and the Ishgar Continent.

When Zeref was sure that Natsu could not kill him, he made up his mind to go back to the past and reset the entire world. To this end, he launched the "Dragon King Festival", a full-scale invasion war.

Therefore, Zeref didn't take Endymion's integration of the three major dark guilds of the Balamu Alliance very seriously.

He never intended to use this power to do anything to the continent of Ishgar.

However, Endymion wanted to emphasize this matter because integrating them was the real purpose of Endymion's trip to Sirius Island.

He opened a folding mirror, reached in, took out a book placed in the Castlevania - "The Book of END", and handed it to Zeref.

"Your Majesty, this is the Book of END that I received from Maldor, the Lord of the Underworld at the Gates of Hades. It should be yours."

Jellal's eyes, which had been calm before, finally showed a ripple after seeing the Book of END.

He took the Book of END.

Immediately, a terrifying wave was released from his body, and in an instant it devoured all the surrounding lives, including Endymion.

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All things are withering and dying!
This is the curse of the god Anxelram - Death Hunt!
(End of this chapter)