Oh, it had. Mavis was right; Zeref had seen necromancy in practice a few times, but this was new. It wasn't like the necromancy practiced by Keyes or Bloodman, or even the few necromancy spells August had learnt over the years. It was fascinating to watch.

Following a step or two behind Mavis, Zeref was dressed in his usual attire. Unfortunately, his outfit Invel had given him wasn't brought to this world, but that mattered very little. As Mavis gained his attention, Zeref said nothing; his black eyes shifted from face to face - a term applied loosely to skeletons - before fixating on Xul.

Xul's magic was certainly interesting. Even if, at first, he was only agreeing to this because Mavis wanted to go, at least now it would be as much of a learning experience for him as it would be a chance to fight at her side.