"At the time, I wanted a companion who could help me unravel the curse on me, so I shared much of my magical knowledge with her. I even told her about many spells."
Li snorted. "Please, from what I know, the magic you possessed was even more wicked than the most evil necromancy..."
Zeref smiled faintly at Li's words. "Yes. Although I told her back then that those spells must never be used... I knew she wouldn't be able to resist. And in the end, she really couldn't. The price of using that spell was that for every life killed, an equal amount of one's own life force would be consumed. She used my magic to blast apart a bone dragon. By all rights, she should have died as the price, but fortunately, I sensed it when she began gathering magic. I went directly to her side and gave her a portion of my curse."
Li parted his lips slightly. "That doesn't sound right. I remember the curse on you was given to you by Teacher..."
Zeref nodded lightly. "That's right. Teacher gave me this curse back then... though according to some people, it was actually a blessing... An immortal body, life drain—no matter how powerful someone was, they could not survive life drain, or rather, death drain. But since Teacher could give this to me, I could give it to others as well. After all, I was not a battle-oriented person, but a research-oriented mage."
A chill ran down Li's spine as he listened to Zeref. "Don't tell me you've actually completely deciphered that curse!"
Zeref glanced at Li, seeming somewhat appreciative. "I wouldn't say I completely deciphered it, but I've studied a large part of it. At the very least, I can place a similar curse on someone