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[deathsought]

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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[firstrose]

[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?

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[deathsought]

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.

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[firstrose]

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.

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[deathsought]

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. ]

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[firstrose]

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?

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[deathsought]

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. ]

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[firstrose]

Why did you create them for?

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[deathsought]

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