Re: Episode 201 & Chapter 402 (spoilers likely in comments)

[deathsought]

You finally understand, then?

Good. Then you'll know that I don't regret making the decision that I did. My only regret is that it ever had to reach this point to begin with.

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[devilslayer]

Do you really regret it, [There's a pretty good pause on Silver's end] Master Zeref?

[deathsought]

Yes. I realize the mark I have left on the world, but it should have ended with me going into hiding. It should never have been continued, not by demons acting in my name, or Dark Guilds hoping to achieve what I had. There is no other option to save this world from itself but to let it begin anew.

[devilslayer]

Hmmm. [Silver lightly shuts his eyes] Maybe. But don't you think there's an easier way to go about this? Destroying the entire world does seem a bit drastic.

I hope I'm not speaking out of terms.

[deathsought]

I wish it hadn't come to that. I really do. But at this point, even if I don't, humanity will destroy itself. At least this way, the planet can be saved and allowed another chance at rebirth.

[kingofhades]

It's almost time, Zeref-sama. Surely, you will not stop Tartarus and Master END who serves you.

[deathsought]

That was never my intention.

[kingofhades]

Then what is Zeref-sama implying?

[deathsought]

Only that this was ever necessary in the first place.

[kingofhades]

Why do you believe that, Zeref-sama?

[deathsought]

The end of an era is never a pleasant sight.

[kingofhades]

It can start anew. I don't see how that isn't pleasant.

[deathsought]

Such is the cycle of life.

[kingofhades]

Precisely why you should not feel the way you do.

[deathsought]

Perhaps I'm just hoping that once - just once - something will change.

[kingofhades]

O-Oh but humans are all the same. They will make this world rot. Marde Guille must eliminate them-- every last one of them with the Dragons.

[deathsought]

You analysis of them is spot on, I'll give you that.

{ Seven years ago, he would have vehemently disagreed. But after Hades, after what he'd heard from Future Rogue, and of what he's seen of everything from the Fiore Royal Family's hypocritical use of his magic to the Magic Council covering it up, Marde Guille's condemnation of them wasn't entirely inaccurate. }

If your aim is to kill Acnologia, by all means. That monster's death is four hundred years overdue.

[kingofhades]

Marde Guille has never failed to by in sync with what Zeref-sama's will.

[ The world of humans and their magic was a rotting world-- a world leading towards its own destruction. Why not start over? They'll be nonexistence and Tartarus, and Master E.N.D. would be able to control the world then. ]

Marde Guille will do whatever means is necessary to rid the world of this obnoxiously annoying dragons, parading as if they have any power in what we do.

[deathsought]

Then E.N.D. will know that my last request is for that monster to die with me.

[kingofhades]

As it should be. That is Tartarus' original purpose, was it not?

[deathsought]

It is a very long and complicated story.

{ There's probably more to it than that, but yes, that is more or less why E.N.D. was created. }

[kingofhades]

Perhaps, Zeref-sama can grace Marde Guille with such a story. Marde Guille may be older than some of Zeref-sama's demons but there are things that even Marde Guille is uncertain of.

[deathsought]

The simple explanation would be that humans were either incapable, or in some cases, unwilling to put an end to my immortal existence. And because Death Magic can't be turned on its own caster, I created demons, instead.

Being immortal, despite how many humans have tried to follow in my footsteps, isn't as enjoyable as it might sound at first.

[virgochains]

[She'll just be over there. Plotting her next trolling.]

[deathsought]

{ He'll just be over here pretending not to notice, and making a mental note not to own any 'moles' as pets. }

[bookishdemoness]

Zeref-sama... Whether other people understand it or not, we do. And we'll do everything to accomplish your will. Even at the cost of our lives.

[deathsought]

So I've noticed. If Face will truly work on Acnologia... I suppose that is a positive outcome.

{ If Marde Guille's plan succeeds, damn does he hope that it will indeed work on that monster. }

[reiseiten]

We will serve you to the end, Zeref-sama. It won't be long until Face activates now.

[Though whether Face will activate or not is now to be determined in between Kyouka herself and the quite fascinating mage girl she is facing and regardless of that outcome... Kyouka knows she won't be around to see the aftermath. Death is the only certainty in her future, but that knowledge has made her fearless.

At the very least, she knows for certain that she will die in the knowledge that it was for Zeref's sake.]

[deathsought]

Yes. If Face activates, I hope Marde Guille is right about it affecting Acnologia. For everyone's sake.

[reiseiten]

I have faith in Marde Gaille-sama's guidance. His plan will succeed.

[And Tartarus will return to Zeref's side.]

[deathsought]

{ Kyouka's certainly did. Barring an asspull a miracle, Face was now going to activate. Either Lumen Histoire has some kind of trick up its sleeve, some kind of time-travel thing could be an option, or humans had better start learning how to use Curses. }

You did well, Kyouka.

{ Not quite expressing approval at what she did, but, well, she did succeed. And she did it for him. }

[reiseiten]

[Indeed it has, even if (or maybe especially since) it has cost her all. As things stand, there is no more future for her, not outside her mun's head. And in that Zeref's praise means everything to her, even if he hasn't meant it quite as such.]

Thank you, Zeref-sama.

[deathsought]

Of course. Your death wasn't in vain.

{ And who knows? Maybe this isn't the last of her. She'd hardly be the first villain to come back. And where the hell are Rusty Rose and Kain, for that matter? }

[reiseiten]

If it served to help in awakening Master E.N.D. and returns us demons of Tartarus to your feet, I have no regrets.

[Not when she's fallen in battle. And well, as much as her mun likes to indulge that kind of thoughts, Kyouka herself isn't about to waste any of hers on an improbability like that. Hell's Core has been destroyed after all and those, putting and stake in this kind of faint hope would be unsightly for one of the Etherious.]

[deathsought]

Then let us hope that there is a way for that to occur. I suppose, in theory, I could simply bring you back the same way I created you the first time.

{ Of course, that probably involved the use of Living Magic, which, as its name would imply, might not be possible if Face activates. Barring the possibility of Zeref also knowing Curses, which is entirely likely. Come on, Mashima, throw us a bone here. }

[reiseiten]

[Gdi Zeref, don't make her and the mun hopeful like this. For all that Face is a strong weapon, surely it doesn't outstrip the strength of their creator's magic? Kyouka has no doubts that his strength will remain untouched.]

I'd be deeply honored.