Template:TMITM/November 2014

 

As an apology. I bring you not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4 but 5 chapters all in one TMITM. Rejoice!

So after the holy freaking fuck of Mavis being Lumen Histoire, Makarov instructs everyone to head for the guild. However, Droy, practically in tears, states that the guild was destroyed. Makarov counters, saying head to the basement. Elfman still a whining baby over being controlled and destroying the guild, says he will stay behind. You know, for a guy whose character is about nothing other than being manly, Elfman sure is a crying little bitch. Unable to convince Elfman, Makarov tells him to do what he wants. He then tells Doranbolt to come as well. Doranbolt states he is not a member of the guild, but Makarov says he is needed to erase everyone's memories of Lumen Histoire once they are done. And this is where I got on my knees and begged Mashima to just show what the thing does already. Anyway, Doranbolt then figures that Makarov intends for him to wipe his own memories as well, which Makarov confirms, but says that he must.

Back in the skies Igneel and Acnologia continue to duke it out for two pages of verbal insults before the scene changes over to Mard. Mard, sitting on his throne, tells Kyouka to hurry it up as we get to see bits of her fight with Erza...again, which was fantastic! (Hi Jess, see I said nice things about Erza). Mard then explains that he wishes to revive E.N.D. and explains all of Zeref's demons have a desire to "return to Zeref". This is because Zeref cursed his immortality and created the demons to kill him. E.N.D. was his final masterpiece but was sealed inside his book and only once FACE destroys all the magic, can the seal be broken. Sting, upset, asks why Mard is dragging people into his business, to which Mard asks if he goes out of his way to avoid stepping on a weed in his path. Mard then attacks, knocking Sting and Rogue back and summoning a giant plant to attack them. But before it can do much, the plant is frozen as Gray arrives and gives Natsu his scarf back. Gray then freezes Mard's arm and says he is there to defeat him and that he is a Devil Slayer.

This was an ok chapter. The explanation we got for why they need FACE and why they keep saying return to Zeref was nice. Gray is back as expected but eh, I don't care for him. My main problem with this chapter is I just want to fucking see Lumen Histoire now. So I shall show you all my impatience by placing

Chapters since Lumen Histoire reveal:X

at the top of each chapter section to show how many chapters it has been since the reveal with no info added on to it.

Chapters since Lumen Histoire reveal:2

Shocked over this new development with Gray, Rogue has to think very hard conclude that if Dragon Slayers can slay Dragons and God Slayers slay Gods, then Devil Slayers must slay Demons. Good job Rogue, Wrath will give you a cookie later

Wrath: Are you making fun of my Rogue? e_e

God: Why I would never!

Anyway, Gray attacks and freezes Mard, who realizes that Gray is using Silver's magic. Breaking the ice, Mard states he always knew that Silver would betray him, just not like this. Mard and Gray continue to trade blows then as Gray gets all serious and throws a big lance of ice at Mard who for once stops grinning. Gray goes in for the kill when someone steps in to take the attack for him. As the dust clears, it is revealed to be Jiemma who, in a move that shocked absolutely everyone (and by everyone I mean no one), he has become a demon. Can anyone say they never thought for a moment that he would show up as a demon? Obvious Mashima is obvious. So everyone is shocked with him showing up and Gray displays his new power of omniscience by saying Jiemma became a demon just like Minerva despite never encountering Minerva since she became a demon. Jiemma then states that he chose this power for the sake of becoming the strongest and Mard states Jiemma's power surpasses the Nine Demon Gates. Mard tells them all to meet their newest member but Jiemma takes issue with being called just a member and says after he is done here, Mard is next, because the way to get ahead in this world is obviously to beat the crap out of your boss. As Jiemma rushes in, Natsu yells at the top of his lungs to not be afraid. However, Jiemma takes out Natsu in one punch, sending him flying back just in time to stop an attack from Sting and Rogue. He then smashes their heads together before the twin dragons counterattack. Sting and Rogue tell Natsu and Gray to leave Jiemma to them as the two then prepare to face off against Mard. Mard however, states that it has been 400 years since E.N.D. awakened and it was time for him to as well as he takes his demon form and reveals his full name is Mard Geer Tartarus. Natsu then spews some bullshit about in the name of Fairy Tail, they will win and the chapter comes to a close.

This chapter gets a solid eh from me. Nothing surprising or anything, just kind of a middle of the road fight chapter. It was okay I guess.

Chapters since Lumen Histoire reveal:3

So knowing the best way to fight a guy who just transformed into a whole new state and in the past has just whipped up vines at them whenever they got close, Natsu and Gray charge in foolishly only and freeze Mard's vines only to be grabbed up in his talons and flown high into the sky and then dragged along the ground with their faces scraping away. Meanwhile, Sting and Rogue fight their former Guild Master and are immediately put on the defensive. Sting says that it must have been him that got Minerva wrapped up in this, to which Jiemma says she was of no use. Hearing this gives Sting the power of friendship and he slaps Jiemma like the bitch he is. Okay maybe it was more of a punch but you get the idea. What follows is a battle of strength vs. friendship and bitch slaps from each side. Jiemma slaps the two dragon slayers up a bit saying strength is everything. Then Sting and Rogue get up and say they were weak for not believing in the power of friendship and bla bla bla. They attack Jiemma, he blocks and babbles on about how strong he is before Sting and Rogue talk about nakama power bullshit and how they learned it from FT. Jiemma knocks them back, talks about how strong he is again before Sting and Rogue say they will be strong like FT and be one with the power of nakama before they combine powers to defeat Jiemma with White Shadow Dragon's Rough Silk. Friendship has triumphed over strength. And like that, the person stronger than any of the Nine Demon Gates is defeated in one chapter.

Out of strength, Sting and Rogue say the rest is up to Natsu and Gray as they then collapse. Flash over to Natsu and Gray whose faces have become tires for Mard for some ten pages now, suddenly turn the tables on Mard and look relatively unscathed after flipping Mard over and getting the edge back.

So yeah, fun chapter.... typical nakama stuff and then Gray and Natsu bullshit. They had their faces run along the ground at high speeds for a good while, how are they not missing half their faces? Maybe next chapter will be better?

Chapters since Lumen Histoire reveal:4

Nope

Mard reverses their reversal and slams the two back on to the ground. Natsu unleashes his roar and Gray unleashes his version of a roar with his powers but Mard simply flies up and dodges. The two keep attacking to no avail before they run a quarterback sneak and Gray launches Natsu into the air inside a pillar of ice, surprising Mard as he pops out. Natsu smacks a hoe back into the ground before Natsu and Gray do the gentlemanly thing and don't try and finish Mard while he is down but rather wait for him to get back up.

Mard then goes into a speech of how magic was once all one but eventually split up before E.N.D, created curses. Curses are powered by negative feelings and the like. Hatred, envy, all the seven deadly sins. Natsu says that is dumb and magic is better but Mard activates his trap card, trapping Natsu and Gray n his ultimate technique he created to kill Zeref, Memento Mori. Those caught inside are neither alive nor dead, they just disappear. With his attack seemingly successful, Mard reverts back to his human form and says he will kill Zeref as he prepares for his evil monologue.

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I won't say this was a bad chapter, it wasn't. It just felt lacking. It was little more than a fight chapter and barely one at that. It took 3 pages just for Natsu and Gray to launch their first attack. But hey, maybe Natsu and Gray are actually defeated?

Chapters since Lumen Histoire reveal:5

Nope

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Before Mard even has time to give an evil monologue and gloat about his success, Gray harnesses the power of bullshit to break out of Memento Mori. With half of his body demonized, in what I am calling Demon Force, Gray has broken the spell, shocking Mard. With seemingly no energy left, Gray collapses, stating he will believe in Natsu. Mard transforms again and charges at Natsu, who punches him away. Natsu, harnessing his nakama power, has activated dragon force with no external force. He then rushes after Mard and uses a flashy new fire attack. Mard survives the attack and grabs Natsu who is out of power. However, Gray utilizes his own nakama power to get up despite passing out earlier and use a flashy new ice attack. The ice pierces straight through Mard, but as he does so, the past timeline finally catches up to the main timeline and face is ready to activate.

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The Bullshit meter is quite high on this chapter. This seems to be a very dividing chapter, some people loved it, others hated it. I am the latter. Too much bullshit with Natsu suddenly able to activate dragon force on his own and Gray recovering from passing out and having enough power to fire a giant ice arrow.

Well, thats all for this month, and remember, at least I am not as lazy as Wrath.