User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 450: Alone in all the World, Review./@comment-92.89.176.27-20150901144046

Sorry to damper the overall good mood here, but is there anyone else feeling disappointed with this whole backstory? ._.

Mavis getting the curse of Ankhseram felt like a huge ass pull to me - like, if all it takes for Ankseram being upset is to make a "life or death choice", shouldn't the whole Team Natsu be cursed by now ?... How was Law a "life or death choice" anyway, it's not about killing or being killed but about defeating what you view as evil...

Then Rita's death felt really cheap to me, in a "this character was created solely to be killed and move the plot forward" way... Like Mavis getting the curse of Ankseram, it's one of the reasons why the backstory looks so rushed and forced in my opinion.

Then, like many others pointed it out, Zeref and Mavis being suddenly so in love that their love can kill an immortal... I've seen people argue that they fell in love so quickly because they had been all alone for so long, but, if that's the explanation, then it's not real love, it's desperation. ._. It's hanging on the only person who can be around. If THAT's true love, that's... sad...

Also, I know the curse of Ankhseram has been called the curse of contradiction for a while, but up until now it was only about life and death, while now it seems to be about anything that serves the plot or the characterization at the moment. -v-'' Contradictions in Zeref's motives? It's because of the curse! Zeref and Mavis used to be tawtolly in lawve but at the Grand Magic Games they look like ennemis? It's because of the curse! (Okay, I know, that one has not been stated yet in the manga, but I can sooo see it. :D)

I'm sorry if I upset people who've been delighted with the backstory, I'm just feeling iffy because I was really enjoying this arc so far. ^^' Oh well, at least the title of next chapter sounds like we're going to learn more about one of the biggest plot point of this arc. =)