Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Natsu Disappears…

[ Mavis, whose magic power was completely drained, stumbled towards Zeref, who had returned to his original form.

“My body can’t move at all. Did I lose? You were amazing, Natsu… but you were too naive.”

Saying this, Zeref’s slightly closed eyes continued to speak gently:

“No matter how many times I revive, my intelligence will heal in a few minutes.” ]

[ …..]

~Projection of All Worlds~

“This is the sorrow of eternal life, forever wandering alone in the world, unable to have family, even less happiness…”

“Wandering alone in the world for over 400 years, because of the curse, he could only hide alone in the desolate mountains! The centuries of solitude are also the reason for his heading towards the extreme.”

~Type-Moon World, Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Worldline~

Seeing this, Illya felt an inexplicable sadness and sorrow in her heart. Zeref was inherently gentle and kind, undoubtedly an unparalleled genius mage, but sometimes even geniuses couldn’t do everything.

“Alas… what a tragic life.”

Miyu also understood everything that had happened. When he called Natsu E.N.D., his spirit might have already collapsed. Because of the “Curse of Contradiction,” when Zeref realized the preciousness of life, the curse would take the lives of others.

So the only thing Zeref could do was treat everything with indifference, not getting emotional about anything, otherwise he would harm them.

This is also why Zeref didn’t dare to care for his brother. If he cared for Natsu, the curse would take Natsu’s life…

Zeref’s greatest hope was for Natsu to defeat him and give him release.

Because if he wasn’t eliminated, he might collapse and destroy the world, but if Natsu couldn’t defeat him, then Natsu could only withdraw and the world would start anew.

~Fairy Tail World, Earthland~

“Natsu, Mavis… why did you do this? And still couldn’t eliminate me.”

Tears flowed from Zeref’s eyes,

“But you finally called me brother, I’m so happy, I really want to see you again…”

Before he finished speaking, because of the curse, death hunting began to spread from his body, and everything around him was once again stripped of life.

[ “Zeref…” Mavis’s eyes revealed complex emotions, “You hurt my companions and caused them pain. I absolutely cannot forgive you for this. I want to eliminate you from this world immediately.”

Zeref was slightly startled, looked at Mavis, first smiled slightly, then his eyes dimmed again, and he said softly: “It wouldn’t be bad to die by your hand, but I…”

Mavis knelt beside him, her eyes lowered, and she said softly: “You can have a good sleep now.”

” If only I could do that.” Zeref’s voice trembled, and tears flowed from his eyes.

He couldn’t even do that.

“At that time, you fell in love with me… The evidence is that the Curse of Contradiction took my life.” At this moment, the scene showed Zeref and Mavis embracing and kissing.

“But, I, who should have been burdened with the same curse, couldn’t take your life.”

“It must be that somewhere deep inside, I still didn’t trust you. My love wasn’t enough.” ]

[ …..]

~Projection of All Worlds~

Mavis’s words could be said to have stunned everyone watching the video.

The same curse?! Zeref once loved Mavis?!

“Is this really something I can watch without paying? And there’s more. Why doesn’t it keep playing? I love to see the process.”

“Zeref, you’re really something. Mavis looks like a loli from her appearance, and she definitely wasn’t an adult when she died.”

~Detective Conan World~

“How could this happen? Two people who loved each other had their lives taken by love because of it. Isn’t this too cruel for Zeref?”

Ran covered her mouth with her hand, tears welling up in her eyes.

She put herself in their shoes, causing the death of the person she loved because of herself. Thinking about it was painful and torturous…

What a hateful god, if it weren’t for your so-called curse, the two of them wouldn’t be unable to love each other.

Conan was deep in thought. Two people with the same curse meant that Mavis was also immortal…

But she could be taken by the curse, so what about the other way around? Could Zeref’s life be taken by the curse on Mavis? If so, perhaps this was the only way to give Zeref release!

~Fairy Tail World, Earthland~

“Yes… Zeref, maybe it was because my love wasn’t enough that I couldn’t kill you!”

Then Mavis blushed, her whole body like a steam engine, seemingly crashing.

Why did the video show that scene!!

However, the only fortunate thing was that people outside the guild couldn’t see Mavis as a ghost, while the people in the guild were very gossipy. They didn’t expect the First Master and Zeref to have such a relationship.

“Love~ got a thing going~”

Happy covered his mouth and rolled his tongue, his eyes full of mischief.

Lucy saw this and grabbed Happy:

“You heartless cat! If you keep talking, the First Master is going to cry.”

Looking at Happy, the First Master was already teary-eyed because everyone was teasing her, and even Makarov was getting anxious. He shouted:

“You brats, who made the First Master cry? Hurry up and comfort her!!”

Sting and Rogue of Sabertooth exchanged glances, seeing the clear foolishness in each other’s eyes,

“What… are they doing?”

From their perspective, the members of Fairy Tail looked like they had gone mad, constantly whispering gently to a patch of air as if coaxing a little girl…

[ “No, you don’t need to feel guilty about this… No one has ever loved me.” Zeref said softly, his face lowered. “I also found that your feelings for me weren’t love, but pity.”

Hearing this, Mavis clenched her fists and retorted sharply: “It’s not pity, it’s a contradiction!”

“Because I met you, I learned how to use magic. Because I met you, I was able to save Magnolia. Because of you, Fairy Tail was born.”

“You have always been my aspiration, but… You used me and hurt my companions. You tried to destroy Fairy Tail.”

“I hate you so much, yet I love you so much. Only I can understand. That’s why thinking creates contradictions.”

Speaking of this, Mavis clasped her hands tightly to her chest, her voice choked with tears: “As long as I truly love you, I can kill you. My plan was supposed to be like this.”

Tears kept streaming down Mavis’s face, and she began to cry loudly: “But actually… actually I don’t want you to die. I want to be with you forever.”

“The answer is being loved…” As Mavis spoke, Zeref also began to let go, a smile reappearing on his face, “Thank you, Mavis, I’m sorry…”

Because of the curse, Mavis could only cry loudly, constantly hitting Zeref, “Die… I don’t love you, I don’t love you at all. I hate you, you are the enemy of the guild, so… don’t die…”

Saying this, Mavis fell into Zeref’s arms, then kissed Zeref with tears in her eyes. Golden petals began to fall from the sky.

Zeref’s voice began to choke, tears welling up in his eyes: “I am happy… Thanks to you, I seem to be able to sleep forever.”

A golden light burst from the two of them, and countless colorful petals began to fall from the sky. Zeref made his final farewell with tears in his eyes: “I wish I could have talked to you more… and made up with Natsu…!”

In the golden light, Mavis held Zeref’s hand, “Take me with you… Zeref!”

“Oh no… this way the curse will take you too…” Zeref’s voice seemed to carry happiness, but tears flowed from his eyes.

“Is that so… Is this death? A power that even the immortal cannot defeat, that is love… It is the only magic.”

Then the two of them, in the golden light, because they loved each other, the curse on both of them simultaneously took each other’s lives. The two of them embraced and left this world with the colorful petals! ]

[ …..]

~Projection of All Worlds~

This touching scene made everyone outside the video cry. Even though they loved each other, they could only let the curse take each other’s lives!

“Why… Waaah… Why can’t two people who love each other so much be together… Waaah!”

“Waaah… I feel like I’m starting to believe in love again! I didn’t expect the story to end with the two of them embracing.”

“Zeref also let go at the end, he also wanted to make up with Natsu, but there was no chance… He finally achieved his long-cherished wish and ended his life. The only regret was that he took Mavis’s life with him.”

~A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City~

“This is so touching! Isn’t this better than any romance movie?”

Mikoto Misaka secretly wiped away her tears. There was no love more beautiful than this!

“Zeref is dead, Natsu will also die because of this…”

The abyss of magic, the beginning of everything! That is the only magic, love… Love can bring about miracles, and sometimes bring sorrow. Two people burdened with the Curse of Contradiction falling in love led to the final contradiction.

~Fairy Tail World, Earthland~

“Mavis…”

Zeref in the forest felt a sense of relief when he saw this. He didn’t expect to be released in the end.

He suddenly remembered what Gyro Zeppeli said in the previous videos, “I really went in a big circle… I didn’t expect the way to solve an immortal person to be love.”

How ironic, because of the curse of God Ankhseram, the two of them got together, and because of the curse of God Ankhseram, I ended my life with Mavis.

“First Master…”

Makarov sighed as he looked at the silent Mavis. He couldn’t interfere with the grievances of the previous generation, nor would he.

This was all the choice of the First Master Mavis herself. She deeply loved Zeref, and even at the end, she chose to leave this world with Zeref.

At this moment, the members of Fairy Tail fell silent. They didn’t expect the ending of the story to be like this. Then Lucy seemed to think of something,

“What about Natsu?! What happened to the future Natsu?!”

Hearing this, everyone was startled. Yes! If Zeref died, Natsu would also die with him. Seeing that the video seemed not to be over yet, they immediately looked back up.

[ This time, the scene shifted to the other side, where Lucy’s Book of E.N.D. began to emit light, and the red and black letters flying in the sky all returned to the book.

“We did everything we could.” Lucy breathed slightly, her eyes looking at the Book of E.N.D. on the ground, “I wrote all our memories into the book.”

“Natsu… The Natsu we know is not a demon at all.” Saying this, she pressed her hand on the book and clenched it slightly.

Then Lucy was severely eroded because she rewrote the Book of E.N.D., her entire right hand turned crimson, and her whole body began to sway and fall to the side.

Gray saw this and supported Lucy, “Although I already had a bad feeling.”

As Gray closed his eyes slightly, the Ice Devil Slayer Magic activated, his hairstyle changed, and black markings appeared on his face.

“It’s at times like this that I need to use Ice Devil Slayer Magic to help you remove it.” Purple light emitted from his hand, and the red markings on Lucy’s body gradually disappeared under the power of this magic. ]

[ …..]

~Fairy Tail World, Earthland~

Silver, the Devil Slayer of Absolute Zero from Tartaros, saw this scene, and his mind seemed to have crashed for a moment, his eyes seemed to regain some clarity:

“So that’s it… That brat has grown to this extent.”

Gray, on the other side, was very confused at this moment. Ice Devil Slayer Magic?! When did I learn this magic?

Mira suddenly realized why Natsu and Gray always fought?! According to the content of the video, it all made perfect sense now.

[ Lucy also regained consciousness at this time, looking at the Book of E.N.D. on the ground that began to emit green light and gradually disappear, “This means… Zeref has been defeated.”

Happy lowered his head: “When this book disappears, Natsu will also…”

Lucy reached out and hugged Happy, crying slightly, the person and the cat comforting each other…

“Da da da…”

At this moment, the sound of slippers echoed in their ears. Lucy and Gray were slightly startled, then looked up. In the white light, a familiar figure was slowly walking towards them.

“Yo!” Natsu stopped, smiled, and greeted everyone. “It’s over!”

“You’re so dirty, Happy, your snot is all over me,” Natsu said with a look of disgust as he touched Happy’s head.

Happy cried with joy, his voice choked with tears. “It’s not dirty. How can tears of emotion be dirty?”

Gray and Lucy looked at this scene, and they all smiled happily, as if everything had returned to the way it was before. ]

[ …..]

~Projection of All Worlds~

“That’s great, Natsu didn’t die with Zeref, Lucy really succeeded in rewriting the ending of the story!”

“It’s so touching… Their friendship and bond truly surpassed ordinary people’s imagination.”

Everyone watching this heartwarming scene also couldn’t help but smile happily. Compared to Jeno and Johnny, this seemed to be a happy ending.

[ “Perhaps, the First Master also left.” Natsu stroked Happy’s head, suddenly speaking.

Natsu turned his head to look at the place where the First Master disappeared, and continued: “But we don’t need to feel sad. Although I can’t say for sure, this is probably what the First Master wanted…”

“So,” Natsu smiled brightly, “let’s go back to the guild with our heads held high and smiling.”

Gray and Lucy walked in front and turned back to Natsu and said: “The guild is right ahead.”

Lucy looked up at the sky, and sighed: “It’s finally over… I want to rest well at home for a while.”

“I have to finish the books I haven’t finished reading, and the manuscripts I haven’t finished writing.”

“As for me…” Gray glanced at Lucy, the image of Juvia flashing in his mind, and scratched his head awkwardly: “I have to apologize to Juvia.”

“Let’s go on an adventure after everything is settled.” Lucy smiled slightly at the embarrassed Gray and then envisioned the future.

“This time it’s an adventure to find Aquarius…”

Happy was happy after hearing this: “I like fish the most.”

Gray couldn’t help but retort: “That’s a half-fish person!!”

“It’s a mermaid…” Lucy muttered, then looked at Happy, “Did you say you had something you wanted to do after this battle ended?!”

Happy, floating in mid-air, raised his hand slightly and covered his mouth, then turned his head and looked somewhat maliciously: “Yes! Should I announce it? Natsu!”

“Natsu?!…”

Getting no response, Gray and Lucy also turned back to look and saw a straight street. Everything around was incredibly quiet, and no sound could be heard. It was as if Natsu had never appeared.

Gray and Lucy’s eyes lost their light, as if they realized something and stood rooted to the spot.

Happy floated in the air with a choked voice: “Strange… Natsu, where are you?!”

“Hey!” Gray looked around, his voice trembling, “Don’t make this kind of joke!”

“Why…” Lucy’s entire body trembled, she clenched her hands tightly, and tears kept flowing from her eyes!

“I clearly rewrote it… Why!!” Lucy completely broke down and knelt on the ground, crying out towards the sky.

“Natsu!!”

But there was still no response. On this empty street, it was frighteningly quiet… It was as if Natsu had also disappeared with Zeref… ]

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