Chapter 118 - Axel V/S Ankheseram (1/2)

Axel looked towards Zeref while he still had a smile on him. If anybody saw that smile they would never accept that Axel just killed a few people in cold blood a few moments ago. Zeref was also the same with his usual expression on his face but inside his mind, many thoughts were raging. He wanted to avoid Axel as much as he could. He knew that if he invades Ishgar he was going to face Axel sooner or later but there was a slight chance that he would meet Natsu before that.

But now none of that mattered Axel had already invaded Alvarez and destroyed his army and after doing that he also went ahead and killed almost all of the Spriggan Twelve. He didn't know why but Brandish has decided not to participate in the battle but he knew that Brandish never liked to fight or troublesome matters. When Zeref was reported about what was happing the Spriggan Twelve has already left to confront the attacker. He remembered the reason due to which he started to mobilize his army and gathered the Spriggan Twelve, it was when he felt Mavis getting revived.

Zeref: Are you the one who revived Mavis?

Axel: So you finally figured it out?? Haha... nice... nice.

Zeref's worries came true, it was Axel who was manipulating Zeref's action. Zeref knew that there was a chance that Mavis revived on her own because he had seen her during his stay on Tenroujima Island but it the possibility was so low that it was a joke so it meant that someone must have revived her. But he thought that the person who revived Mavis would use this to manipulate him. There was no way he thought that someone would know about his connection with Mavis if she didn't tell that herself. But now thinking all of this was completely useless since Axel was standing right in front of him and this person could kill him if he wanted.

Zeref: So, what are you waiting for?? I won't run away this time.

Axel: Don't worry... I am not here to kill you... my target is someone else if you have to say...

Zeref: I don't know what you are talking about... because Acnologia is already dead and I am the only one who poses any threat to humanity now.

Axel: Actually there is... I want the one who cursed you and Mavis.

Zeref shuddered when he heard that, despairing thoughts and memories kept surfacing in his mind. He never thought that someone would try to face that forsaken God. The God that took fun in their despair and everyone's plight.

Zeref: I don't know how strong you actually are but you are way over in your mind. If you kill me then he will either curse you or someone else... his fun will keep going on.

Axel: As I have already said... I am not here to kill you but there is a way other than killing to draw him out.

Before Zeref could retort Axel disappeared from his sight and grabbed his forehead and channeled a huge amount of Magic Power from his body. Zeref continuously shuddered under that huge amount of Magic Power. Zeref could feel his insides burning and when he was about to scream out his pain Axel let him go.

Axel: Voila...!! Congratulations on gaining back your mortality.

Zeref didn't think that he heard Axel correctly, he wanted to hear that again. He didn't want to check his own body because it would break his rising hope but a part of him wanted to do that. The next moment he checked his own body and tears started to fall from his eyes like a dam has broken down. He was about to bow down to Axel and thank him when suddenly the whole place started to shake and a booming voice shook that place.

As soon as the voice finished speaking a crack appeared in the sky near them and a man walked out of it. The man was completely black with Gold linings on him.

(A/N: Just think of Dark Prince from Prince of Persia the Two Thrones. I am going to say that this fight will be underwhelming because first there are no powers of Ankheseram are shown or told in the canon except the curse of Contradiction and secondly Axel's body is made by Cara who is to say Supreme Goddess of Creation the strongest Goddess. So, Ankheseram's powers will be useless against Axel since the power of Gods doesn't affect him.)