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I didn't find what I needed in the waterways.

[ There's the sound of pages turning. If one listens carefully, they could hear quiet voices speaking, and the occasional sound of book covers sliding against one another as they are removed from shelves. ]

This library is even bigger than the one in Exsilium. [ And yet, he's only found a few things from Earth Land. Namely some magazines. ] I think I will be here for a while.

[ Another page turn. Zeref murmurs something that sounds vaguely like disapproval, before the feed ends. ]

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Flora, of some kind. There were a few monsters... ones that, regrettably, I had to kill. I didn't enjoy it.

Flora? Like... roses? [Could her crazy sister Kirakishou be behind all that, after all?]

You killed them? ...Easily?

Some flowers. Mostly mushrooms, moss, and shrubs of some type.

[ A sigh. He really doesn't want to sound like he's bragging, but... ]

About as easily as is possible with magic.

[ Doesn't get much easier than instantly. ]

Oh.

[Doesn't really sound like Kirakishou's trademark, after all.]

Tell me more about your magic, would you?

[ No, Suigintou, it wasn't Kirakishou. Or Shinku, for that matter. ]

You aren't going to give up on this, are you? [ Well. His magic does seem under control, for now, or else he wouldn't be anywhere near the library. ] Fine. I will. But I'm not going to do it over this. If you really want to know... come to the library.

Why should I?

Okay. Leave a window open for me.

[And she hangs up, before heading for the library immediately.]

You'll understand in time, just like everyone else.

[ Zeref sighs. Why is he doing this again? First Ruby, now this doll. ]

Fine.

[ And sure enough, there he is, seated near an open window. Right now, there's a library catalog open in his lap. He's looking at the very back of it, towards authors whose name begin with the letter Z. ]

[Sure. Whatever you say, Zeref. Suigintou doesn't do fear anyway.

A few minutes later, the tiny doll lands gracefully on the windowsill. She gives him a smile.]

Doing research?

Not exactly. [ Zeref turns to face the... yep, it's a doll. And it looked even smaller in person, if that was even possible. ]

I... [ Ignoring the (very tiny) elephant in the room, for now. ] I am checking to make sure this library doesn't have anything here that belongs to me.

[Shut up, Zeref. She's the perfect size for a doll. And she wouldn't appreciate you comparing her to an elephant, even a very tiny one. :P]

You're a writer?

In a manner of speaking. [ Yes, he did write them. But he's not here looking for novels or stories (no, not even yours, Sayla). Zeref turns back to the library catalog. Still nothing useful. ]

What is it you want? You aren't one of my demons, and I don't think you were that insistent just for a chance to chat.

Of course I didn't come to 'chat'. [She crosses her arms over her chest.] Don't you remember? You said you'd tell me about your magic if I came here.

[Wait... Did he just say?] Your demons? You really are full of surprises.

Ahh.. of course.

[ Figures she wouldn't forget that. Zeref sighs, and sets the catalog down on the table next to where he was seated. His eyes closed. Why did this doll want to know so much about him? She didn't seem to be from his world, and whatever had animated her wasn't any kind of magic that he recognized. It wasn't even Living Magic. What did it matter to her? ]

Yes. Living weapons of war that exist in my world because of me. [ Hence why he's in this library. If any of the Books of Zeref are here, they're better off in his care. He's the only person in this world that has nothing to gain by having them. He wrote them, after all. He knows every single spell in them. ]

Living weapons? [Why does that remind her of herself and her sisters all of a sudden? She shakes her head.]

You created them and are linked to them, is that it? It's like... a contract of sorts?

Not necessarily. I am responsible for them living, yes, and as such, they revere me as their creator. But I don't lead them.

[ At least... he doesn't lead Tartarus. ]

Why did you create them for?

It's a long story. Suffice it to say that they were living weapons, with the vast majority... embracing that role.

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