Chapter 1429: A Break
The intact crystal encased Mavis's body!
But now, with one grab, Hades had torn off a small piece of it!
Gildarts stared at the piece in astonishment. "How is that possible? The crystal's defenses aren't..."
Before he could finish, Hades sneered. "You fool. You haven't changed a bit! I made this crystal in the first place. Of course I know how to break it!"
Makarov grew wary at once and shouted, "Uncle Gellberg... what are you trying to do? Do you want Fairy Heart too? Do you want infinite magic power? If you did, why did you leave back then?"
Hades shook his head. "Haha... Infinite magic power? Fairy Heart? I want neither! I want immortality. I want to live forever, just like Zeref!"
As Hades spoke, he stared at the crystal fragment in his hand. Once pure, it now held a dark aura!
Sensing that darkness and the life force faintly draining away, Hades grew excited. "Just as I thought... I designed Fairy Heart to contain infinite magic power! The curse released just now has been stored inside it! With even this trace of energy, I might uncover the secret of the Death God's Curse! Haha..."
Hades couldn't help bursting into laughter!
Makarov frowned. "Immortality? The Death God's Curse?"
Hades nodded, a hint of madness in his eyes. "That's right... the Death God's Curse, also known as Ankhseram God's Curse! Zeref has lived for four hundred years because of it, never aging or dying! The same curse kept Mavis's body intact and turned her into Fairy Heart, a source of infinite magic power! And little Duo... the day you were born, your mother's death wasn't your fault! It was Mavis's! Or rather, your mother was the first person Mavis killed after receiving the Death God's