SailorStar9: We now continue with Chapter 137 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?
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Chapter 137: Alvarez Empire Arc: Mavis and Zeref
"Over a hundred years ago, a little before Fairy Tail was founded, in a forest west of Magnolia, the two of us happened to cross paths." Mavis started. "He suffered from the curse of Ankhselam, a curse that would take the lives of others against his will. I found him mesmerizing, however. He taught me all kinds of magic. At the time, Magnolia was ruled by a dark guild. So, I along with my comrades, learned magic to free the city. And then, amid the fighting, I cast an unperfected black magic spell that brought us victory. But it came as a price: the spell caused my body to stop growing. In the fourth month of 686, we founded Fairy Tail. Trade disputes between feudal lords were intense and sparked the Second Trade War later that year." she then recounted the battle that gave her the nickname 'Fairy Tactician'. "The Second War ended in 690. There were ten times as many casualties as the First Trade War. People blamed it on the mage guilds' involvement in the fighting. This compelled the magic world to sign the Inter-Guild Conflict Ban Treaty, thus ushering in a brief period of peace. Six years later, in 696, I had another chance encounter with him." she then recalled how Zeref had revealed to her that she, too, had been cursed with the curse of Ankhselam, just like he was. In shock and sheer disbelief, Mavis ran away from Zeref towards the Fairy Tail guild infirmary where Rita had insisted on giving birth. "In 696, Yuri's son, Makarov was born. After Mavis gave the new-born baby his name, Rita passed away, holding onto Mavis' hand, the sudden death of the new mother further cemented to the First Guild Master that what Zeref told her was indeed true. In fright, she ran out of the infirmary and back to the forest where the curse once again took hold, killing off the wildlife and the flora in her vicinity. "The Curse of Contradiction." she continued. "The more you love others, the more lives around you it takes. If you love no one, it won't kill anyone. It withers trees, kills animals and even take people's lives. I never visited the Guild Hall again after that. I wandered aimlessly and took countless lives as I did so. A year passed." she recounted how Zeref managed to track her down in a completely dead forest where she was hiding in the hollow of a tree. A heartfelt hug form Mavis to the breaking down Zeref finally resulted in them kissing. "The Abyss of Sorcery, the beginning of the end." Mavis continued. "It is made from the primordial essence of magic: love. Love brings about miracles and sometimes tragedies. The love of the two who carried the Curse of Contradiction resulted in one final contradiction. The curse that takes more lives the more you love took my immortal life as well." she then recounted how Zeref brought her body back to the Fairy Tail Guild Hall where Precht proceeded to install her body in the Resurrection Lacrima located in the Guild's basement. "And that's how my body came to be sealed inside a lacrima. He tried many different resurrection spells, but not one single one had any effect. Eventually, Precht, being the exceptionally talented mage that he was, realized that I was stricken by the curse of Ankhselam." upon realizing that it had been Mavis who caused Rita's death, Precht resolved to keep it a secret to the rest of the Guild members. "And that's how it became a secret. In 697, Precht opted to tell the others that I had died. An empty grave was placed in Tenrou Island, our Guild's holy place. Tenrou Island was my homeland, and it was where I met Precht and the others. The same year, Precht became Fairy Tail's second master. He did so as my living will. While Precht performed his duties as Guild Master, he also devoted himself to reviving me. Three years later, in 700, Makarov's father, Yuri passed away, without even learning about the truth of his wife's death. Precht continued to revive me for the next 30 years or so, but then, the situation took an unexpected turn. Precht possessed unparalleled knowledge and talent while my life was preserved in a semi-permanent state due to my inability to age or die. These elements combined to create an inexplicable form of magic: magic that would rock the magic world to its very core. The everlasting magic: Fairy Heart."
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