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Magnolia, Fairy Tail Guild.
This was beneath the guild.
Led by Makarov, Noah walked down the dim passageway with little light, following the stairs downward.
Watching Makarov lead the way ahead, Noah hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Grandpa, what exactly are you taking me to see?"
Makarov neither turned around nor answered, simply continuing down the stairs.
After a while, Makarov spoke.
"On Tenrou Island, you brought back a young man, didn't you?"
Makarov's words made Noah's expression tighten slightly.
"That young man seemed to be Black Wizard Zeref, who had existed four hundred years ago." Makarov's voice turned solemn.
"Is that true?"
"I don't know." Noah shook his head.
"But Hades did indeed call him Zeref."
"...If that man said so, then it must be true." Makarov gave a bitter laugh.
"So Zeref really did survive all this time with God's Curse."
That single sentence startled Noah.
"Grandpa, you knew Zeref bore God's Curse?"
"...Not only do I know that Zeref bears God's Curse, I also know the true nature of that curse." Makarov spoke in a deep voice.
"It is the Curse of Ankhseram."
"Ankhseram?" Noah was stunned.
"Ankhseram is the god who controls life and death," Makarov said.
"Four hundred years ago, Zeref conducted research into life and death, severely trespassing upon Ankhseram's domain. Therefore, he was cursed by that god."
"It is an ancient curse known as the Curse of Contradiction." Makarov's voice became extremely grave.
"If a person afflicted by