User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 452: The Prelude to the Final Battle, Review./@comment-31.132.65.53-20150914233004

This maybe a little late, but why exactly was Mavis cursed? It doesn't seem to have any sense. Zeref was cursed because he wanted to play god. Ok, get it. But Mavis only wanted to save Yuri and the others, she did nothing to earn it. I thought that the aftereffects of Law halted Mavis growth (like that chick from Orphan or that one Batman villain that suffered from a rare condition that stopped her physical growth), but it turned out for some reason she become immortal. Are you telling me Ankhseram or whatever causes this curses just randomly attaches them to anyone who fails to cast a forbidden spell? Because it doesn't look like Zeref ever used the R-system or the Eclipse Gate, he became immortal before he had the opportunity to do so. And if so why Ultear wasn't cursed? With Last Ages she basically did the same thing Zeref wanted to do, she turned back time and undo death. The aftereffects of Last Ages were punishment enough?

Anyway, I don't care for this whole Zeref and Mavis sap. It clearly wasn't planned and is only a result of Mashima pandering. Not to mention how inconsistent this whole curse business is. The only good thing about this backstory is that it gave more insight on Precht/Hades character (who was one of the better characters in story, so it was only natural for Mashima to screw him over). It was a nice link to the Tenrou Arc and answered the question why Hades didn't go after Fairy Heart. The demon heart that gave him longevility and replenished his magic power was something he created after FH (unlimited magic source). And named his dark guild after it.