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[deathsought]

There are dragons in this world.

[ Captain Obvious's voice is heard before the feed even finishes turning on. Zeref himself has always been rather camera shy, so he's not actually in the feed; instead, it's being broadcast from the library, again. There's a few books open, on the table, all of them about dragons. ]

There's no shortage of information here about them, but I can't find anything about Dragon Slayers. At least, not about the type of mage. [ A bit about people who have killed dragons with swords or bows and the like - a ridiculous idea in the context of his world - but nothing about people who literally eat certain elements and use that power to kill dragons. ]

I don't suppose any of you have encountered one?

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[fantasykiller]

I haven't personally encountered a real dragon before. The closest thing to a dragon I've met was a magical construct created by a magician. It was like special summon a caster would use in role-play game.

For what it's worth, I do know a magician that slayed a dragon. She's a good friend of mine back at my world. I've only heard it secondhand from one of her comrades and he didn't really give any details, but I found it believable given the ridiculous feats I've seen her pull off.

[There was one other "dragon" that he didn't mention, but he felt it would be better keep that information to himself.]

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[deathsought]

[ The feed still doesn't point at him; though it does show his hand turning the page. ]

What kind of magician?

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[fantasykiller]

A Saint. There're only a handful of Saints in my world and every one of them is considered the magical equivalent of a nuke due to how powerful they are.

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[deathsought]

[ Well, now he's interested. He said the magic word, no pun intended. Of course, it's highly unlikely they're thinking about the same ridiculously powerful mages, also referred to as 'Saints.' ]

By any chance, are you from 'Earth-Land?'

[ Because while it's not inconceivable that a Dragon Slayer would qualify to become one of the Ten Wizard Saints, he'd have thought that news like that would spread a bit more quickly. ]

[ Voice ]

[celestial_wizard]

[ Oooh. Awkward. WELP. ]

I don't think you would find anything about Dragon Slayers here - the library's extensive, but I haven't seen any books from Fiore yet. As for the dragons, we haven't run into any so far.

[ But they all know they're there. ]

[ Voice ]

[deathsought]

[ Yeah, really. Just wait until he finds out about Kefka's illusion shenanigans. ]

I've only found something called 'Sorcerer Magazine.' I wasn't aware things like... that, were popular in Fiore these days.

[ A brief pause, as he turns another page. ]

I only found the remains of a nest.

[ Voice ]

[celestial_wizard]

Don't judge. You only found one magazine out of plenty of others, and some of them have some really good information.

[ Nothing wrong with fanservice! Lucy's had several friends model in it, and have some silly gossip and other things for fun in it. Heck, she had followed it loyally because it featured Fairy Tail so much. ]

Are you actually looking for them?

[frostheartedrose]

Dragons?

[That is going to perk her interest of course. Cause... DRAAAGOOOONS! Not that she'll give any indication of that in her tone.]

Not as of yet, but even in my world the myth of dragons didn't really include any of a nocturnal leaning.

[deathsought]

Dragons in my world were every bit as intelligent as humans, if not moreso. They generally had a normal sleeping pattern, though I suppose it is possible for nocturnal dragons to exist.

[frostheartedrose]

Mn, I think I enjoy your world's version more. Every region with dragon stories was completely different on how they looked, what weaknesses and powers they had, even how intelligent they were. So they could be fat, stupid, and eat virgins... or snake-like and worshiped as deities. But I never found any real evidence they existed, along with unicorns, vampires, werewolves, or phoenix.

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[virgochains]

Ah, those three will be quite happy to learn that. Are there any pictures or names?

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[deathsought]

Pictures, yes. [ It always seems strange, speaking to a Celestial Spirit. He'd have thought they, if nobody else here, would remember him as he used to be. ] No specific names, yet, though. They're more like the names of individual species.

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[virgochains]

[It's cause Lucy seems to like you, you naughty woobie. And at the moment she'll just be watching you veeerrryy closely.]

Would you mind showing them to me? Or would it be easier to come over there physically? We have crossed paths with dragons before.

[Yup, this is something to share with all the other spirits. And she's willing to risk some recuperation time back home to get his measure.]

[tenminutes]

I'm going to go find one with Ruby. If there aren't any dragon slayers, then they might be friendly or at least solitary.

Do you know anything about where they are?

[deathsought]

That depends on the species. But beyond that, they're rather hard to miss.

[ They're dragons, after all. ] Be careful.

[tenminutes]

I'm always careful!

[ No she's not. ]

[tenkuunomiko]

Th-There are dragons here?

[ Wendy feels hopeful maybe ]

[deathsought]

[ Oh, hey, he knows that voice. He visibly relaxes, but he's still a bit too preoccupied with his reading to look into the camera. ]

Yes. What I am trying to find out is if they bear any similarities to the dragons of our world.

[tenkuunomiko]

[ Her weak and shaky voice sometimes isn't hard to figure out. ]

...The dragons here are different from our world?

[ she mused questionably. It was like Edolas as she was told before. ]

[Private Video]

[fairyice]

[When Gray arrived here, he wasn't quite expecting to see Zeref. Especially among the rest of Fairy Tail. The first time he encountered him was when he lost consciousness and was being handled by Urtear before the seven year gap. Now he wasn't so sure, and considering his powers, it was a little dangerous for him to be roaming around this city freely.]

Zeref.

[Not that Gray was quick to lunge, and good thing he wasn't, it was better this was through the network.]

Mind explaining some things?

[Away from the influence of others, and members of his guild whether they knew or not. People were capable of change, Gray knew this. He'll be calm about it. As calm as be could bring himself to be.]

[Private Video]

[deathsought]

[ A memory he'd rather forget. Of course, now that Hades, the mastermind of what happened back then, was dead, Zeref didn't exactly hold any ill will towards Ultear, or Merudy for that matter. That score was already settled. Or at least, he believed it was.

But as soon as he'd heard his name over the feed, Zeref looked down at it. He didn't recognize this one, but apparently, he recognized him. ]

That's right.

[ No use denying it, Fairy Tail knew who he was, after all. ]

As long as whatever it is you want me to explain doesn't violate the terms of the deal I have with Erza, I don't mind.

[Private Video]

[fairyice]

[A deal with Erza? Knowing that was someone Gray had no desire of crossing.]

What are the terms?

[skirtcladgunner]

Dragons, eh? Can't say I've ever encountered any in my world, but that doesn't mean they don't exist--especially since we have hunters of our own.

[A small pause.]

They don't hunt for any "prize," though--they mainly keep the peace.

[deathsought]

Hunters? Are they similar to magic guilds?

SORRY FOR NOT SAYING BEFORE but she's permavideo.

[skirtcladgunner]

Depends on what a "magic guild" is, I guess.