Chapter 2 First Test

Zeref stayed in this Dark Cave for another 2 weeks and now the magic circle that he felt under the cave began to resonate and spread out which made it clear to Zeref that soon he and Grace would soon be teleported

The relationship between Grace and Zeref became even closer and even stronger than earlier now they slept together and constantly talked in an embrace with each other

For Zeref, Grace has already become his second sun, which warmed him, and just as for Grace, Zeref became her star, which always warmed her

Now they are both preparing for the transfer which will happen in 3 minutes

"Zeref are you sure I need these clothes it's not as spacious as that white sheet" said Grace who was wearing a black knee-length skirt and a black shirt decorated with red jelly and black shoes her hair was braided into a braid that reached to her knees the hairpin itself was made by Zeref who had a golden dragon shape with a red ruby

"This is just what you need in this outfit, you look just fine Grace," Zeref said, looking at Grace from head to toe, making the girl smile happily

"Zeref are you sure that we will now be transported to another place, we will go outside into your world ?" Grace asked happily who dreamed of leaving this place but after Zeref appeared now she always wants to be near him no matter where they were

"I'm 100% sure," Zeref said, walking up to Grace, taking her by the hands and saying that they are standing as a couple face to face

"I think that I will always be there for you, I will not let you offend," Zeref said, and the earth began to glow red under them

"I also promise that I will always be there for you and will always support you and will not let you offend the fate that you hate," Grace said and hugged Zeref and he smiled warmly at her and hugged her back

A red light filled the cave and the two people who were in it scattered like cherry blossom petals during its flowering sending them to a completely new place

Tower of God Test Floor

Zeref opened his eyes and immediately pressed his hand where Grace's hand was to make sure that she was beside him and she was really here with him when Zeref heard a groan the awakening of his loved one

"Zeref," Grace said, and hugged Zeref, who was already in a sitting position

"It's okay, we've moved," he said, stroking Grace's head.

"Is this the tower ?" Grace said looking around they were in a hallway that was pretty dark and all the lighting was from the 16 lights of the paintings that were on the wall sparva and to the left of them

"I think so," Zeref said, and they both stood up

Then Zeref sensed something very dangerous and closed Grace from the darkness that was behind them

Out of the shadows came a rabbit as tall as a man and with a staff in his hands who smiled eerily which alerted Zeref

"You're both right young men, you're in the Tower of God," the rabbit said solemnly.

"My name is Heodong the guardian of the first etoj, the one who checks the chosen ones with the Tower and I decide whether they can start climbing the tower or not," Heodong said, looking at the couple in front of him

"If that's the case, can we climb it?" asked Zeref, still covering Grace with his body

"First, tell me why you want to climb the tower," Heodong asked the couple.

"Wealth Fame Power or something big"

Zeref didn't think long

"Second chance I got a second chance," Zeref said, and took Grace's hand, which was looking at him

"In this universe there are many who can take away from me something dear and it has more than once already taken away from me something valuable for me something that I loved with all my heart" the magician began to say while 2 prisutsvuyuschih listened to him but not for long there was another pair of eyes smtryaschaya on them

"I want to climb the tower and gain a power that will surpass even fate itself and with this power I will be able to protect for me my dearest and most precious thing for my heart" said Zeref looking at Grace who also looked at Zeref

"I came for the Power that will protect my loved ones even from fate," Zeref said.

Heodon just laughed which surprised both of them but it wasn't a laughing laugh but a happy one

"Just excellent, just amazing, you are passing Mr. Zeref Dragnil," said Heodon in a joyful voice

"How did you know ?" Zeref asked the guardian in bewilderment

"No matter, but more importantly, what are you here for, Grace?" Heodong asked the girl in a serious tone now

Grace also answered quickly

"I do not have such a grondious goal as Zeref, but I want to help him and not let him fall into the abyss of despair, so"

"I wish to help Zeref in achieving his goal, I wish to become his support"

Grace said seriously

Zeref was amazed and at the same time happy that there is someone who wants to help and protect him

"Just excellent, both of you will start the test right now," said Heodon and the room in which they were changed color and a huge okvarium appeared in front of the three, in which there were 2 huge monsters

"I will explain the essence of your test, after which you will pass to the next floor," said Heodon and waved his staff and a black ball lurked in the interior of the huge okvarium

"You must destroy that black ball without falling into the mouth of one of the pack eels when you destroy the ball, you will officially pass the test," Heodong said, looking at the pair.

Zeref stared at the Ball while Grace watched in amazement as the huge fish swam in the enormous aquarium

"If you want to give up, now is the time The Tower is a very dangerous place in which even you have the opportunity to die," said Heodon, but was interrupted by the fact that Zeref went to the aquarium

"I'll pass the test, let's get started," Zeref said.

"This test is intended only for two participants, but if you want to pass one, then I can even provide a bonus at the end after passing the test, which you will definitely not refuse," said Heodon, interested in Zeref

"No, I can't let Zeref go there alone, I'll go with him," Grace objected, running up to Zeref

"You don't have to worry, Grace," Zeref said, stroking Grace's head

"But these things can just swallow you up you don't need to go there alone," Grace said seriously looking at Zeref, but Zeref found this look quite cute

"Just believe in me as long as you believe in my victory, I won't die," Zeref said, hugging Grace.

"but" Grace wanted to say something

"As long as you believe, I will not lose" Zeref used the magic of pacification to calm Grace, while Heodon watched with interest as the power flowed from Zeref to Grace.

"How interesting" Heodong was once again struck by what kind of incomprehensible but great power that emanated from the person in front of him

"Then grow up soon," Grace said, releasing Zeref.

"Of course just watch," Zeref said, and headed for the huge cage where the two monsters were swimming, but before coming up on top of Zeref, something started to fall.

Zeref thought that someone was falling and decided to just dodge as it turned out from the kick and catch the one who fell on him

It was a girl of 20 years old and she was quite beautiful in a white jacket and a red skirt and her head was decorated with a beautiful bow with 7 branches tying her jet black hair in a ponytail that reached to her knees and she also had blood red ruby eyes that were striking in their clarity

While Zeref was evaluating the beauty of the girl who was in her arms and it seems that the girl was also evaluating the person in front of her incredibly beautiful they were distracted by a scream

"Prince Yuri, wait," said a breathless man running towards the couple who were still looking at each other

"And oh, I'm sorry" the girl or as she was called Yuri the person who just ran and approached the princess kotraya had already got off Zeref's hands

"It is undesirable for you to leave your group like this without warning," said a man 1.5 meters tall with silver hair

"I'm the Prince of Zahard, I do what I want," Yuuri said, still looking at Zeref and the girl who was already in front of him

Zeref smiled and put an arm around Grace's shoulder

"My name is Zeref Dragnil and the girl's name is 25 Grace nice to meet you" said Zeref with a smile and Grace also smiled warmly and waved her hand

"E that sorry and yes accurately EVAN quickly the translator and the I not can understand his speech"Evan here same took out 2 balls oburnutykh in fabric and held out their paired and balls began to soar before them after what prekreplilis to Zeref and Gray on mental level

"How does it work?" Evan asked the two people in front of them

"Wow, I could only understand your intention before, but now I can clearly understand your speech," Zeref said, looking from the Ball to Evan.

"No wonder this Ball is a translator and portotivnimy clock without them in the Tower can not survive now say invisible mode" Evan said to Zeref and Grace

Unseen mode the pair said at the same time and the balloon disappeared startling Grace

"Yes, do not be afraid, so if you suddenly need to say the visible mode and they will appear again in front of you," Evan said, but Yuuri pushed him away.

"I thought you were both illegitimate," she said, looking at the couple in front of her

"Illegal ?" Grace asked

"The person who entered the tower from the outside world about whom no one here knows anything but one thing is known all the Unearthly real monsters in the flesh they are the ones who are incredibly strong and break all the laws of the tower with their power" said Yuri, looking from Grace to Zeref and she again had a pink tinge on her cheeks when she looked at Zeref

"Princesa Yuri Zahard you are not allowed to be on this trial," Heodong said, drawing everyone's attention

"Why is it not because I understand that the test that you want to send this couple to is suicide?" said Yuri, which attracted the attention of Zeref and Grace

"It is my duty to maintain order in the tower and help his Majesty, so it is up to me to decide how to pass the test for these two," Heodon said, looking at Zeref.

"Besides, they're not as weak as they look," he said, and now Yuuri was looking at Zeref and Grace with interest.

"You, as a guardian, feel the hidden power in them, and what do you think, Evan?" Yuuri said, looking at the couple in front of her

"I don't know, but the girl seems pretty agile," Evan said.

Yuuri approached Zeref's face in a tight line and put her hand to his lips, which surprised the mage

"And they're both beautiful," Yuri said, looking from Zeref to Grace, who didn't understand what was going on, and Zeref smiled wryly

"Then maybe you can make it easier for him, dear Heodong," Yuri said with a sweet smile, turning to Heodong

"Hmm, I think there's a way, how about you lend Mr. Zeref your Black March," Heodon said, and Evan immediately objected

"It's impossible, the Black March is one of the 13 serial great guns of the tower, you can't just take it and give it away," Evan shouted

"The inventory is visible in the mode," Yuri said, and a weapon rack appeared out of the air, from which she pulled out a pitch-black blade

"Prince Yuri!!" - Evan shouted in despair

Yuri went up to Zeref and held out a Black March

"You want to climb the tower and gain strength, don't you ?" Yuri asked, while Zeref looked into her eyes

"Then let this be the beginning of your path, I will lend it to you only for a while, until you become stronger and do not trust me yourself," she said, still holding the blade in front of Zeref

Zeref thought about it

"If I take the blade, will the rules and the prize after winning be the same?" Zeref asked the Guard

"Yes, everything is in force," Heodon said

Zeref held out his hand

"I promise I will return it the next time we meet," Zeref said, and took the Black March in his hands, and immediately felt something strange from the blade, something that immediately subsided

"These steel eels are very dangerous, and on the 20th floor, if you survive, you can get a reward from me," Yuri said, interested in Zeref.

"What is the reward ?" Grace asked

"Of course, the date with me is Princess Zaharda herself," Yuuri said, startling everyone present.

"A date?"" Grace tilted her head sweetly, wondering what a date was

"You don't know what a date is ?"" Yuri Grace asked

"No, what's the matter ?"" Grace replied

"What terrible things happen outside the tower, if a beauty like you doesn't even know what a date is," Yuri said in amazement, but when she looked around, she saw that the door to the cage had already slammed shut, and her love interest was already inside the cage

"HEY, YOU DIDN'T ANSWER, LEE, YOU AGREED TO THE REWARD, BUT STOP!" shouted Yuri when Heodon stopped her

"The trial has begun, you can't interfere," he said in a cold voice, causing the 3 people to just stare at Zeref.

"Going alone against two of these monsters at once is not exactly what you need, but if he really is not legal, then he can do something," Evan said.

Zeref was inside the aquarium, and the entire space of this place was filled with a certain energy, similar to the ether in his world, but more dense, as if alive

Zeref took a breath and inhaled again with each breath, his body began to fill with a certain energy that he hadn't felt before

"what is it?" Zeref asked, feeling his body begin to gain a strange strength literally out of thin air

Yuuri watched in disbelief as Zeref grew stronger with each breath, and his body quickly absorbed all the shinsu that was in the aquarium

"Evan, what's going on with him?" Yuuri asked the attendant, who was also watching Zeref with shock

"I don't know, but he's getting stronger with every breath," Evan said.

Heodon was also amazed, because no one, not even King Zahard, could absorb shinsu so quickly and control the flow of shinsu through the body, as Zeref was doing now

Grace, on the other hand, looked at Zeref with concern and a desire to become even stronger so that she could stand next to him

Now Zeref was literally getting stronger with every breath, and he felt one of the steel eels coming towards him

"If magic is a spiritual force," Zeref said, gathering Shinsu's energy into his right hand, where he held the blade.

"For Shinsu, it's physical strength," Zeref said, and swung the blade, slicing the eel across the floor so that its body went straight through Zeref in a sliced shape

Everyone opened their mouths in shock

Zeref approached the black ball, while another steel eel destroyed another eel, killed with a single blow

Zeref wanted to use Shinsu's power again, but then he fell to his knees and started spitting blood

"ZEREF!!" The two girls behind him shouted in panic

"What's wrong with him?"" Yuuri asked Heodon

"His body is able to absorb a huge amount of Shinsu, but his body is not able to handle such a load, and now his bones must be broken and his insides are a mess," Heodong said in a calm voice

"BUT we can't just do something," Grace shouted at the guard.

"The trial is not over yet, young lady, just watch and believe in him as he asked you," Heodong said.

Grace ran to the cage and looked at Zeref, who had already raised his blade, ready to pierce the black ball

Explosion

The wedge just collided with the ball and nothing happened

Zeref didn't know why he couldn't use his magic to heal and why the ball was still intact

"Come on," Zeref said and struck again with the tip of his sword

Explosion

Again, no luck, but the table eel has already noticed Zeref

"You bastard Heodong, what do you think about this?" Yuri said threateningly, about to open the cage, but Heodon himself stopped her

"You interfere again, and I'll give him a bad grade," he said in a calm tone.

"Ask Black March for Strength," Evan shouted, drawing everyone's attention

"That he can't," Yuuri said, but she was going to break the rules and get into the cage.

"ZEREF, I BELIEVE IN YOU!"!! Grace exclaimed

Zeref started saving shinsu again, even if it's phthalic acid for him, he can't die here

"Please give me strength," Zeref said, turning to the blade, and just as she gathered shinsu to forge the steel eel again, an explosion occurred

BOOM !!!

A huge golden pillar engulfed Zeref and simply destroyed the steel eel

A woman with golden eyes, golden hair, and a red dress appeared in front of Zeref, who was on his feet

"Young man," her beautiful voice said to Zeref.

- Do you want the power to conquer the tower ?" "What is it?" she asked Zeref

"Yes, only with this power can I protect my loved ones," Zeref replied

The girl smiled and hugged Zeref

"Then I am yours now," said her beautiful voice, and the golden light vanished, leaving Zeref where the orb had been, but already destroyed.

"ZEREF"

Zeref heard a voice behind him and immediately found himself in the arms of Grace, who had tears in her eyes

Zeref smiled and stroked Grace's head, and a black wave began to envelop their bodies.

"It's okay, I'm here," Zeref said, and they were both carried to the next floor

While all this was going on, Heodon, Yuuri, and Evan were still standing with their mouths open, because the space in front of the cage where Grace was standing was completely empty of her, and it seemed that Grace herself didn't realize what she had done