User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 398: The Final Duels, Review./@comment-4449950-20140902085348

Arg... why didn't you get this up last night when I had everything in my head you stupid... stupid noobface >:(

Anyways...

I really, really liked this chapter :) I don't get why everyone's posting that it doesn't make sense. I mean... it makes perfect sense to me :/

So, Gajeel is down and Tempesta is a bitch. I mean, what a sly dawg... waiting as his teammate is beaten to a pulp so that he can take the lazy way out and only go for the enemy when they're too tired to fight back. I mean, not that that's a bad plan... but it's just cheap to me :P He goes to strike Gajeel and I just KNEW someone was going to appear out of nowhere and I was all "OMG! Who's it gunna be...!!! Aaaaaand iiiiiittt's... *turns page* Ah fuck me... Gray >__>" <- literal reaction right there folks.

Dunno. You know I all dislike Gray and Gray knows I dislike Gray and bleck... I just wish it wasn't Gray, but it is.

HOWEVER! I am just so... so... so "o__O" at all of the people calling BS on Gray one-shotting Tempesta. It was great, for three reasons actually. Lemme explain here:
 * 1) I give 0 fucks about Tempesta and a 2 page fight is better than a 1-2 chapter fight when we know Tempesta is bound to be defeated anyways... and I ceebs watching Gray fight :P
 * 2) Gray used ICE DEVIL/DEMON SLAYING MAGIC!! Need that again, anyone? DEMON SLAYING MAGIC!. Once more, just in case? HE USED DEMON SLAYING MAGIC ON A DEMON AND IT WAS SUPER EFFECTIVE! Catch my drift? I don't CARE if Tempesta is a Demon... I don't CARE if he might be strong or could put up a fight. Gray came outta nowhere and has Magic designed to kill Demons, moreover ICE MAGIC. If that doesn't set up for an insta-win on his behalf, I don't know what does. Plus,
 * 3) Gray is pissed off. He is in his zone and is not holding back. He went for the kill with a Magic designed to kill (in this case) so I don't see the reasoning behind these "BS" calls at all.

And heck, I really dislike Gray... so if I'm cool with it (no pun intended), then I have no idea what you're doing.

Though, on this note, I am PRAYING with all of my might that this Magic is not permanent. I don't see it being, but at the same time I have no way to call it for sure. I just hope it isn't, because then Mashima will do what he did to Meredy and Juvia's water body - just forget the strength of the Magic for the sake of plot. It irks me that Juvia's water body hasn't been useful in her dodging attacks in forever, and Mashima just seems to avoid Meredy like the plague because she's so powerful. As well :/ Also on this note, if Gray keeps the IDSM, he'd be the most powerful member of Team Natsu imo, and, as a Gray-disliker, that doesn't sit well with me. Well, I see it fading anyways, so I'll hold a ranting opinion until it's confirmed one way or the other.

Moving on and we skip to Erza. Yay! :) So they arrive at the control room and holy shit Kyouka is there like I said she'd be ;D Wasn't expecting Sayla, but I'm so glad she got back up :D :D :D I mean, when Erza started choking herself I was all "Ah crap, does someone ELSE have some manipulating powers or something?" because I totally wasn't expecting her, so props to Mashima~

OH! Time out! Kyouka looks STUNNING without her mask. I mean damn, she is gorgeous~!! :3

Time in again, and Kyouka reminds Erza of the interrogation room (which I am still pissed of about tbh. Erza should not have gotten up so easily, but the past is in the past, so w/e) and then BAM holy shit Mira too :D I have no problems with this because Sayla was weak and Mirajane probably came to after Alegria was cancelled, saw that Sayla was gone and went "oh shit", so I buy that she appeared to help. Luckily Sayla finished her work, because Face is going to fire and we get Kyouka V Erza, the final round!! Holy hell, kay, lemme flesh these two things out...

Kyouka V Erza: I am excited for this! I mean, it helps that Erza went into FUCKING ARMADURA FAIRY (hell to the yes!) rather than those stupid flame pants, because I get the feeling she is dead serious. Plus, Kyouka has Sayla's powers(?) so this could get interesting. Plus, Kyouka's more demonic form hasn't been shown, so it'd be neat if we got to see that AND this mini-arc is called "Ultimate Pain", so Kyouka should be the highlight by my guess. Plus, even if Erza has been pissing me off with her fights since GMG, she is still one of my favourite characters and I do love her fights (outside GMG and the start of this arc that is) so I am PRAYING that this fight restores my faith in her to its max again. I really am praying.

Plus, if Kyouka does have Sayla's powers, I could see her manipulating Minerva to fight Erza. Wouldn't it be great if Erza is then forced to kill Minerva, or if Minerva sacrifices herself to not harm Erza? I mean, that would fill ultimate pain, which would be cool. Or... y'know... Jellal can just whip in from nowhere and FUCK YEAH UNISON RAID BITCHES! Not that I expect that to happen, but I can hope ( ^__^)~

I remember reading somewhere that Mashima commented that Kyouka still had some really nasty stuff to do in the plot, so I hope that's true.

Now, onto...

Face is activated: I actually see it firing. I really do. But hold the phone here, lemme explain...

I can see Face firing because doesn't END need the Magic in the air to be gone to that he can be revived? Or something like that? Well, either way, this is what I see happening:
 * 1) Erza and Kyouka fight and Erza either wins but is too late, is defeated and is therefore too late, or is too busy fighting and is too late, and Face begins to fire at the start of chapter 400 (399 is mostly fighting). However, as everyone panics and people say their farewells, BAM BITCHES... in steps Makarov, glowing and wild and the last page of chapter 400 is Makarov looking boss and screaming "LUMEN HISTOIRE!"

Yep :3 Yep yep yep :3 :3 I'd like that to happen a lot :3 To me that would just be chapter 400-worthy :)

And then Lumen saves everyone at the cost of Makarov's life (ultimate pain) but END uses the chaos/sadness/fear caused to summon himself - cue ultimate boss battle.

Don't believe me? Well, why would END be introduced in the Sun Village arc and through this arc to just never appear? Why would Gray get such a power-up if not to fight an ultimate boss? (and no, I don't see him taking on Mard) And why would Face have such a build up to then just not fire? I don't think Mashima would use that plot point over yet again if he's drawn Face up to be this huge and unstoppable, but I guess we shall see. I just hope it's good.

So yeah, I loved the chapter.... aaaaand holy shit this is long XD Sorry guys, guess I had a lot to say ^__^"

Can't wait for next week~! Oh, and if you missed in the activity feed, check out the. It's beautiful, but a real punch in the feels T^T

Carrot out, bitches~