Cult of Zeref

The Cult of Zeref was an unnamed cult which was centered around the veneration and attempted revival of Zeref.
==History==
The cult kidnapped people from numerous villages to have them aid in the construction of the Tower of Heaven.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 315, Pages 12-14 After an incident, the cult's leadership changed hands to the former slave Jellal Fernandes after he was possessed by an entity introducing itself as Zeref himself and proceeded to murder the priests who were previously in charge.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 81, Pages 7-8 Under Jellal's leadership the cult was primarily made up of former slaves of the cult and the three members of Trinity Raven.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 85, Page 6 The cult was taken down in X784 with the defeat of JellalFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 98, Pages 13-20 and the destruction of the Tower of Heaven.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 99, Pages 19-20
==Location and Building==
The cult's base of operations was located in the Tower of Heaven.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 78, Page 18
==Goal==
The cult's primary goal was to resurrect the legendary Black Wizard Zeref in order to attain "paradise."Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 82, Page 10 The cult also aimed to resurrect the demon Deliora through manipulating Team Lyon and their followers in order for the creature to be used as a powerful weapon.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Page 8-9 Unbeknownst to the cult however, their current incarnation was actually created to act as a distraction so that Grimoire Heart could more easily achieve their own goals related to Zeref.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 102, Page 18
==Strength==
In it's initial incarnation, the cult possessed multiple divisions, guards who utilized ordinary weaponry and were backed-up by monstrous dog-like creatures as well as a Magic Division that utilized Magic Troops. The ordinary guards were easily overpowered by the slaves, while the Magic Division proved capable of driving them backFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 81, Pages 2-11 however they, in turn, were overpowered when the young Erza Scarlet unlocked her magical abilities for the first time.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 81, Pages 12-20
In its latest incarnation the ordinary members of the cult proved no match for Team Natsu and Juvia Lockser.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 79, Pages 16-19 However, the members of Team Jellal proved to be tough foes for Team Natsu and defeated them in their initial encounter.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 76, Pages 13-16 Their leader Jellal Fernandes is powerful enough to be recognised as one of the Ten Wizard Saints through his alter-ego SiegrainFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Page 10 while his right-hand Ultear Milkovich is a member of the Magic Council.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 95, Page 4
==Members==
*Note: The statuses of the cult's members are the statuses they had within the cult at the time it was disbanded, not their current status.
Name 	Rank 	Team 	Status
Jellal Fernandes	Leader	Team Jellal 	Active
Ultear Milkovich	Member	None 	Active
Vidaldus Taka 	Member	Trinity Raven	Active
Ikaruga 	Member	Trinity Raven	Active
Fukuro 	Member	Trinity Raven	Active
Simon 	Member	Team Jellal 	Defected
Millianna 	Member	Team Jellal 	Defected
Wally Buchanan 	Member	Team Jellal 	Defected
Shô 	Member	Team Jellal 	Defected
==References==
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