I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 317, Section 316: The Curse of Contradiction!
After three months,

In Jelf's laboratory.

“Collecting the magic of 27 billion Idias is almost impossible for us to accomplish alone.”

"Unless we find a few giant dragons to serve as a source of magic, that's obviously unrealistic."

"Then we can only try to get Natsu's soul out of the underworld using the incomplete R system first."

Then we'll think of another way.

As Mather and Zeref jointly unleashed their magical energy, the magic circle woven from the magical formula beneath the Natsu storage device began to glow inch by inch.

At that moment, the space above the device seemed to have been opened up, and demonic magic emerged from it.

Jelf stared at Mercer in shock, because Mercer was providing most of the magic power needed to open the hole in the underworld. While shocked, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Thankfully, I had Mercer with me this time; otherwise, relying solely on my own magic, it might have taken me another year to accumulate enough power.

Without hesitation, he chanted a magic incantation, and magic surged across his body, creating a series of magnificent and complex magic circles.

Guided by Natsu's body, the body of a bandit bound to a magic circle on the ground began to decompose as a sacrifice, fueled by magical light.

The next moment, a stream of light appeared from the hole and entered Natsu's body.

At this moment, Zeref's face was full of excitement, because there was no doubt that the stream of light was the soul of his younger brother Natsu.

At the same time, due to the incompleteness of the R system, Natsu developed an aura that belonged to the undead.

Neither life nor death.

At this moment, Moses was sensing the interior of the hole with great interest.

Because it was like a void, yet it contained a vast amount of soul energy, the underworld of this world actually existed and was not just a conceptual symbol.

As he began to perceive the internal structure of the underworld, primordial runes appeared on Mercer's body, evolving and weaving into a completely new and complex magic circle.

A completely new kind of magic has emerged.

Zeref looked at Natsu in the life support device with joy, tears welling in his eyes:

"Natsu, wait a little longer. Your brother has already taken the first step. Trust your brother, it won't be long before he can fully revive you."

At the same time, the magic circle was completed, and Moses narrowed his eyes, because a rather chilling magical fluctuation appeared from the void.

In an instant, it transformed into two waves that merged into the bodies of Mercer and Zeref.

Then,

As this power emerged, the body began to be transformed by it.

Zeref didn't notice anything and remained immersed in Natsu's current state, feeling joy in his heart.

Mercer was restrained, sensing the power within him—a cursed black magic from the god Ankhseram, an incredibly contradictory curse magic.

Runes flashed in his eyes as he analyzed the curse magic within his body.

as time flows.

The essence of this magic was clearly analyzed by Messer.

A curse that reverses life and death.

The more an individual respects life, the more death energy they will release and spread; conversely, if they do not respect all life, they will not release death energy.

Furthermore, Mercer sensed from Zeref that the boundary between his own life and death was beginning to blur.

It looks like both a living person and a dead person.

It's actually this type of curse; it's quite interesting.

Based on this curse magic, Moses, through a small glimpse, deduced some information about the god Ankhseram.

It holds the power over life and death.

It is a combination of different powers.

It contains the power of the most fundamental concept of life and death.

At this moment, Jelf looked at Mercer excitedly: "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you this time, I'm afraid I don't know when I would have been able to finish."

Mercer opened his eyes and chuckled, "You're celebrating too soon. That miser is already 'angry.' You should have a thorough check-up of your body first."

Jelf's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively began to weave a self-examination spell using his primordial runes to examine himself.

Soon, thanks to his mastery of the techniques, he discovered that his body was undergoing a profound and subtle change.

A moment later, Jelf looked at his hands, which he had raised in front of him, with a complicated expression.

Although his appearance remained unchanged, the curse of the contradiction between life and death had penetrated deep into the very essence of his being.

Looking at Moses with incredibly apologetic eyes, he murmured, "..."
"I'm sorry, I've dragged you into this."

because,

He discovered that the same contradictory curse aura was now emanating from Moses, and it was constantly being held back.

"Do you regret it?"

Moses asked him with a smile.

Zeref's expression became uncertain. With this curse, he would never be allowed to appear in human society again until he could find a solution.

However, a glint of light suddenly flashed in Zeref's eyes at that moment, blurring the line between life and death. Didn't that mean that he had already possessed a certain degree of immortality?

And so, that's how the question was asked.

Moses nodded in agreement:

"It seems you have figured it out."

Jelf pursed his lips: "Life and death are the laws of nature. I can analyze life through this curse of life and death and thus create life."

"It's hard to say; fortune and misfortune are intertwined. I might even use this as a medium to glimpse the realm of the god Ankhseram."

"Clap clap clap!"

Mercer clapped his hands and looked at him, laughing as he said, "As expected of you, a born scholar with an insatiable thirst for knowledge."

Jelf rolled his eyes at Messer, but his eyes were filled with joy. "Geniuses are lonely, but I have you, Messer."

We are best friends. As long as you are here, I will never be alone.

You will always be my dearest friend and brother.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jelf's mind went blank, and a black vortex of death swirled around his body.

It swept past Moses' body in an instant.

Death is like the wind, always by my side.

The scent of death licked at Mercer's body, and Mercer's lips curled up as he lowered his body's defenses.

The next moment, their own lives began to be taken away.

His body fell heavily to the ground, sensing the pure aura of death in the wind.

Moses diverted some of his attention to the imp Natsu, who was in a state of neither life nor death.

They discovered that the death had no effect on Natsu, since Natsu was not a living being to begin with.

A few seconds later, Zeref regained consciousness and looked at everything in front of him. His pupils trembled. At this moment, he clearly understood what the curse of the gods was.

"Messer! Hey! Messer, you're not kidding me, are you?"

Trembling, he rushed to Mercer's side and knelt on the ground, reaching out to touch Mercer, yet he dared not touch her, his whole face breaking down.

"Is this the space between life and death, a state neither alive nor dead?"

Imitating the frequency fluctuations of the cursed power within his body, he opened his mind and body to perceive it.

Using the power of this curse, Moses sensed the source of the curse.

In an alternate dimension located outside the planet, an existence that is like a concept itself lies dormant.

The body instinctively exudes the power of life and death.

Its divine power is like a prison, its presence is incredibly strong.

"Did an unconscious instinct unleash a curse? This guy is really wicked." Mercer concealed his presence with the power of authority, sensing His aura. The next moment, Mercer returned his consciousness to himself.

Opening his eyes and seeing Zeref's utterly exhausted expression, Messer sat up, pulled the cursed power from his body, condensed it into a crystal, and stored it in the Star Sea as a coordinate marker to locate the alternate dimension in which he was located.

After all, Ankhseram gave Messer a rather pleasant feeling.

He rubbed the back of his head, looked at the dazed Zeref and then got up and walked to the desk next to him. He sat down and began to write a special soul rune incantation with paper and pen.

By using runic incantations, a "firewall" is woven within one's soul to deceive the curse within, preventing the curse from anchoring to one's current emotional state.

Moser simply wove together the theory of this "firewall".

As the sound of Mercer scribbling and drawing filled the silent laboratory, Jelf finally noticed something was wrong and turned to look.

Then he looked at the spot in front of him where Mercer had just been.

His dull eyes became lively and excited.

Jelf, a kinder and more life-loving boy than anyone else, immediately got up and tried to walk towards Mercer.

But then, streaks of pitch-black whirlwinds appeared on the surface of the body.

He quickly calmed himself and ran away to try to keep a safe distance from Mercer.

Moses laughed and said, "Do you want me to shield you from this curse, or do you want to understand and remove it through your own means?"

Upon hearing this, Jelf instinctively felt a competitive and defiant urge, and immediately spoke up:
"I'll do it myself."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he looked at Moses with delight:

"Are you alright? I just realized your body was dead? That must be fake, right?"

At this moment, Moses finished writing this primal magic formula, which is the primal magic compiled through primal runes.

This is the original magic system created by Messer.

"Yes, that kind of simple thing can't take my life. I was just curious, so I used my own body to experience it."

Jelf couldn't help but look at Moses with a resentful gaze:

"How could you have such a twisted sense of humor?"

Moses smiled, explained the fundamental spell formulas on the table, and then said:

"You've already graduated, and taking advantage of this curse incident, I plan to travel to the outer continents."

With your abilities, I'm confident you can easily complete the work that follows.

Jelf paused for a moment, then realized that being cursed and with Moses wouldn't be convenient for research, so he nodded in agreement:
"Well, the world is so big, it's time for you to go out and travel. With your strength, you shouldn't be bullied by other creatures."

See you later.

Mercer nodded, and his figure appeared in front of Zeref, patting him on the shoulder.

"Little brother, let me give you a piece of advice: live well, because only by living can you have a bright future."

The next instant, Mercer vanished from the spot.

Jelf fell silent and walked to the table, looking at the original magic formulas compiled on the paper.

My eyes involuntarily welled up with tears.

……

The inner sea of ​​stars.

Mercer arrived before the World Tree, immersing his body in the trunk and projecting his senses outwards.

Based on the principle of shared origin.

Mercer sensed the Star Cup, which had already taken shape, existing within the origin of the external planet. The Star Cup interacted and influenced the origin of the world.

Through the Star Cup, I sensed that one of the fundamental rules of the world had changed.

Unique frequency fluctuations give rise to unique primordial fruits, each one originating from the very origin of the world.

A slight smile curved the corners of Moses's lips.

The seeds are almost ready to sprout; now it's just a matter of seeing how they take root and germinate.

After sensing these events, Moses separated his body from the World Tree.

Back at the villa not far from the World Tree, I sat on the sofa in the living room.

At that moment, a figure appeared, covered Mercer's eyes with his hands from behind, and chuckled in a low voice:
"Guess who I am?"

A smile appeared on Moses' face:

"Runti?"

The next second, the figure released Mercer's eyes and straddled Mercer's lap through the sofa.

She wore a white cropped top with a bear pattern printed on the puffy chest, and a light yellow short skirt.

Her delicate and beautiful face darkened, and she pouted, looking at Moses with displeasure:
"You're lying again."

As he spoke, he leaned forward and captured Moses's lips in his mouth.

A hint of a smile flashed in his eyes.

Her pert buttocks swayed gently.

It was trying to catch the nimble little snake that had emerged from its mouth.

They exchanged breaths with each other.

after an hour,
Pepe leaned against Mercer's chest, her head resting on his shoulder, and asked lazily with curiosity:
"What kind of magical world is it outside? Is it fun? And are there many beautiful magical girls?"

Mercer smiled and carefully explained the culture and geography of the outside world of Aslant to her.

Pepe's eyes lit up. "Hey! Mercer, when can I go out and play with you?"

"Why don't you merge with me first, and take me out to have some fun?"

As he spoke, he contracted his gluteal sphincter muscles.

Moses shook his head. "You'll have to wait a little longer."

When the localized Origin Fruit is born, I will find a suitable Origin Fruit for you, so that your aura can be completely localized.

This is safer.

Pepe's eyes darted around, and she turned over in Mercer's arms. Mercer's eyes widened slightly as he felt the unique friction, and he let out a soft breath.

"Are you trying to kill yourself?"

Peipei said with a grin, "This is my reward for you, so you'd better hurry up."

"I also want to learn magic and become a magical girl. I find your primal runes very interesting."

"Alright, alright, I'll definitely let you be a magical girl then."

……

Aslant is a planet comparable to Earth.

It has an incredibly vast land and sea.

The location where Messer is currently situated is the western continent of Aslant.

This is a war-torn place.

With the dragon at its core, humanity also participates in the war.

As Mercer walked through the deep mountains and forests, sensing the surrounding atmosphere, he detected an unusually strong inhuman aura in a huge valley in the distance.

His strength level is at least six figures, and he has the power to destroy even a small island.

The dragon race is indeed a uniquely blessed existence.

in a blink,
Moses arrived in the valley,

They saw a ferocious giant, over fifty meters long, lying on the ground, dozing off.

(End of this chapter)