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Chapter 187: The Eclipse Plan

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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.

...

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.

...

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."