Castlevania of the Pigeons from Fairy Tail

Chapter 46 The Ancestor Arrives
Endymion saw that the branches, leaves, flowers and weeds around him all turned into ashes and withered in an instant. The sea breeze blew them away in the air like stars.

Only then did he remove the arbitrary door that was blocking his way.

The Twelve Shields of the Holy Guardians must at least be able to stand by Zeref's side and not be knocked down by the Death Hunt. Otherwise, how can they be called "Holy Guardians"?

As for how to resist the Death Hunt, each of the Twelve Holy Shields has his own method.

In fact, there are roughly two directions.

One diverts the damage of Death Hunt like Endymion's Anywhere Door, and the other absorbs the damage of Death Hunt like the scarf given to Natsu by the fire dragon Igneel.

Zeref hadn't intentionally initiated the Death Hunt.

He was just reminded of the person by the sight of the object, and couldn't help but feel a strong emotion surge in his heart, which triggered the death hunt.

However, he was not worried about Endymion's safety at all. After all, this was one of the Twelve Shields he chose to protect the Holy Shields. If he couldn't even withstand this, then there was no need for him to be one of the Twelve Shields.

He was more regretful about the flowers and plants around him, all of which withered and died.

Zeref then looked at Endymion and said, "You seem to have become even stronger since the last time we met. Is this related to this trip to Ishgar?"

Although the damage from Death Hunt was diverted by the Anything Gate, the magical fluctuations it caused still allowed Jellal to keenly perceive the significant changes in Endymion's magic.

Endymion answered truthfully, "After capturing the Balamu Alliance, their existence made the Castle of Demons more perfect, and my power also improved."

He and Castlevania complement and promote each other.

The progress of the Castlevania game, the improvement of its mechanics, and the presence of defenders will all drive Castlevania's evolution and benefit it.

Jellal nodded and said, "It seems that you have great potential. Perhaps you can reach the level of Auguste and Irene. When you have time, you can go and ask them for advice. Just say that I allow it."

Auguste and Irene are the two pillars of the empire. In the Albares Empire, their strength is second only to Jellal. It can be seen that these words are high praise and expectations.

Being able to learn magic from the two pillars of the empire is a rare good thing.

Endymion knew that this was Zeref's reward for his achievements in traveling to Ishgar, so he replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jellal stopped talking and started flipping through the book of END. He turned a few pages, read for a while, and then closed it.

It is indeed the book of END.

Jellal had some idea as to why it fell into the hands of Pluto Maldo.

Jellal is a person whose actions are very complicated and sometimes even contradictory.

On the one hand, he hopes that Natsu, as the most powerful demon, will kill him, and on the other hand, he hands Natsu over to his good friend, the fire dragon Igneel, and lets Igneel kill this most powerful demon.

However, during the time they spent together, Igneel had developed feelings for Natsu and even taught him the Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, so he could no longer bring himself to kill him.

Therefore, it is very likely that Igneel hid Natsu's biggest weakness, the Book of END, but it was accidentally found by Pluto Maldo, who regarded it as a treasure.

Maldor used the Book of END to bewitch many demons and together they created the Gate of Hades.

This is probably the source of everything.

Similarly, Preshito, a man who is considered to be Zeref's disciple, also built the Demon Heart after coming up with the idea that when Zeref wakes up, the great magical world will come.

Wu, Brian and the Six Demon Generals of course also have close ties with Zeref.

The existence of the Dark Mage Zeref is like the Hong Kong gangs worshipping Guan Gong, their patron god, to the Dark Guild.

He is the ancestor of all current black mages.

At this point, Zeref finally showed some interest in the three major dark guilds of the Balamu Alliance.

"Endymion, you said that the Gate of Hades, the Demon Heart, and the Six Demon Generals are all in your Demon Castle, right? Let me see them." Endymion was somewhat pleased. This was perfect, as he didn't have to mention it himself. So he said, "Then I'll release them."

Jellal waved his hand and said:

"No need to go to all that trouble. Let me enter the Castle of Demons... Come to think of it, I haven't seen your Castle of Demons for a long time. Let me see how it has become."

This is something that only someone with absolute confidence can say.

Because most people in the world, after entering Castlevania, will allow Endymion to slaughter them.

Of course, Zeref didn't simply trust Endymion, but he had absolute strength and ability to easily escape from Castlevania.

Endymion also understood this, and he immediately agreed: "Yes, Your Majesty."

So, he opened the door of anything.

The door opened, revealing a dark vortex that led directly to the top floor of Demon Castle.

Without any hesitation, Jellal put the Book of END into his arms and stepped into it.

Endymion followed closely behind.

The door of anything closed, leaving only a mess on the ground.

But I believe that before long, the magic of the Sirius tree will bring new life to this area and allow vegetation to grow here again.

In the top floor of Castlevania.

Boom, boom, boom——

Zeref looked up at the two beating hearts—the magic heart and the cursed heart—and nodded silently.

"Before this, your Castle of Demons only had the Heart of Mana. Now, probably to deal with that group of demons, you specially created the Heart of Curse Power. It's a very smart move."

Endymion, in front of Zeref, of course, would act extremely humble: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

Jellal looked around, then at the fluttering lenses for a while. He said, "Are these people in the lenses members of the three major dark guilds? Have you been monitoring them?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Let them come to see me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Jellal turned around and took a step, his figure flew out gracefully, and then landed lightly on the seat of the Demon King's Hand, quietly waiting for the gathering of the black magicians.

Endymion waved his hand.

In the vision of those lenses, a random door appeared and opened, like the mouth of a ferocious beast that was ready to devour its prey.

Regardless of whether the members of the Gate of Hell, the Demon Heart, and the Six Demon Generals were willing or not, they were all sucked into the Anything Gate, just like they were forced into Demon Castle.

Twenty-five arbitrary doors suddenly opened in the heart chamber, and twenty-five figures were spit out from them, some calm and composed, some in a mess, and fell to the ground.

After everyone stood still, they looked around in shock. It was their first time to come to this heart room.

They first saw each other, who were either strangers or familiar, then saw Endymion, and finally noticed Zeref in the Demon King's hand.

Endymion said to them, "His Majesty Zeref is here. Why don't you pay your respects to His Majesty?"

(End of this chapter)