But Ren had never imagined that his Sword Magic would become an object of the Death God's jealousy—and earn him a curse.
Ren looked at Zeref. "Zeref... You keep mentioning the Death God. Have you ever seen him?"
Ren was curious. The Death God had been mentioned in the original story, but he had never actually appeared.
"No," Zeref said. "But after years of searching, I'm certain he exists. I believe I know where he is, too."
Ren tapped the arm of his chair with one finger. "Where? You know his location?"
"I do. The Death God should be in Edolas. My investigations over the years revealed that, in ancient times, this world had five continents: the West Continent, the Northern Continent, the Eastern Continent, the Southern Continent, and the Central Continent.
"The Central Continent had the richest concentration of magical elements. But according to the records, the entire world was once plunged into darkness. When that darkness passed, the Central Continent was gone. Over the following century, people began reporting sightings of Edolas. I believe Edolas is the former Central Continent.
"The Death God is likely the one who did it. That's why I believe he's in Edolas. I even slipped in once. Magical elements are still abundant there, but ordinary people can't sense them because they've all been bound.
"So Edolas seems to be a continent without magic power. Yet despite that, many magic tools have survived there."
Ren was quietly astonished. "Interesting... The Death God created Edolas and bound all its magical elements? He must be powerful. But Zeref... Is he the only god of death in this world?"
"I don't know. My research suggests this world has gods, divided into two kinds. The first were humans who practiced magic until they developed ten Magic Sources and