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So fortunately for the story's sake, Ajeel wasn't one shot and is alive. Getting up, he throws some sand at the Fairy Tail members before Makarov uses Giant and protects them all, hugging them like an overprotective father. Ajeel then tosses a giant tidal wave of sand at Makarov which he says will dry up and mummify anyone who comes into contact with it. Erza tells Mest to teleport them away but before anyone can do anything, a giant bolt of lightning stops the sand. As everyone looks to see Laxus standing on an airship with a terrible new hairdo. As everyone recovers from their shock of seeing Laxus, Gajeel takes to the loudspeaker with Levy as they tell everyone to get aboard. Seeing Gray down below, Juvia hysterically tries to hijack the loudspeaker to talk to him. As everyone gets aboard, Bickslow and Freed perv on Wendy. With everyone now aboard, Ajeel tries to attack but Laxus stops it once more with a giant ball of lightning, stating they aren't running, they are simply going home for dinner. As the explosion clears up, Ajeel finds he was shielded by August who states it is painful to lose a comrade. With everyone aboard the ship and now headed home, Makarov tears up as he is reunited with his family.

Pretty good chapter. Finally, someone wasn't one shot by Natsu and Laxus has returned. Its cool seeing Fairy Tail reunited again.



Back at the guild, everyone welcomes Makarov home and Erza resigns as Guild master, making Makarov the eighth guild master. Anyone think by the time the series is done he will be the 20th or something? So anyway big party, everyone is happy. Meanwhile Lucy is getting drunk and saying how happy she is the guild is back blablabla. Makarov then makes a speech about how he failed everyone. He states he won't make any excuses and that he was the one who lost everyone's home. However, everyone is quick to forgive him as they all state he only did it to protect them. Makarov states though that his plan failed and that Alvarez is going to still attack. Not letting that get him down, Natsu gives probably the most intelligent speech he has ever made, stating he doesn't want to see the happy times come to an end that they aren't fighting to win, they are fighting to live. With everyone riled up, Makarov states the Alvarez Empire will regret attacking their family and they will strike them down. As everyone then prepares themselves mentally for the upcoming battle, Makarov decides it is best to tell everyone of Lumen Histoire, telling them its real name is Fairy Heart. Mavis then appears and says she will handle it. She states Fairy Heart is a secret the world must not know, but that they must know why Zeref wants it and her sin. She then tells her story of a cursed boy and a cursed girl and the one magic they were pursuing.

Shortly after the formation of Fairy Tail, war had broken out and mages were used as soldiers for the war. Mavis, acting as a strategist, ordered the soldiers to have the left wing retreat. The other soldiers were flabbergasted by such an order and told her that doing so would ruin everything. Mavis explained what the enemy would be thinking and said she could think of 49 ways to deal with the problem but first the left wing needs to retreat. With that having been taken care of, Yury, Precht and Warrod joked around about Mavis being a princess before they stepped out into battle themselves with Mavis having told them that she believes in them. After the battle concludes, the other soldiers looked in in disbelief as Fairy Tail defeated the countless enemy numbers by themselves. Back at the guild, the members celebrated but Mavis sulked, telling Yury she wonders how many lives were lost that day and wondering how much longer the war would last as she wanted to go on an adventure.

After the war ended, Mavis walked out into the woods were she came upon Zeref once more. Mavis, excited to see him, jumped at him but Zeref told her not to come near as he is cursed. Mavis ignored him and hugged him anyway. She then told him that thanks to him, they won their fight. After some light conversation, Zeref decided to reveal his true identity to Mavis as the Black Mage Zeref. Mavis yelled that he is nothing like the stories, although Zeref remarked they are mostly true. She then looked at him and told him he has very kind eyes, causing Zeref to say she has such innocence. Mavis struck up more conversation then by saying Yury was to be a father soon. Zeref commented that it seemed odd for that boy to be a father but Mavis stated that it had been 10 years. He commented that Mavis had not changed though, to which Mavis replied that it was the cost she paid for using Law. Zeref then informed her that it is not that she had stopped aging, but rather that she had become immortal like him. He then asked if she had chosen what kind of lives she would be taking. Zeref explained that she had the same curse as him, that the more she cared about life, the more people would die. She told him that no one had died around her, but he remarked that it was likely due to the war and that she had seen life differently because of it, as such she does not know the true meaning of taking a life. Mavis then broke into tears, asking how he could say such things. Zeref simply smirked and stated he is everything the rumors made him out to be. As she ran off crying, Zeref said she had always had the power to walk alongside him. While she ran back to the guild, crying that she does know the value of life, Yury's son was born.

Now I know what you bitches are thinking, "HEY that just the summary written on Mavis' page for the chapter. You cheated us!" Yeah well I wrote that summary and I didn't feel like typing it all up again, sue me, Im lazy! But it was a good and a bad chapter. I liked that Mavis has the contradictory curse but the chapter felt short. There is so much to cover it didnt feel like we got much out of it. Still, solid chapter.



Inside the guild, Rita, Yury's wife gives birth to Makarov. A member of the guild says they didn't have to go out of their way to give birth inside of the guild but Yury says it was Rita's idea. She states she wants her child to grow up with the guild's love. Rita then asks Mavis to name the child, shocking her. While the others say they couldn't think of any names, Precht suggests Pippoco, which is honestly a much better name than Makarov cause Precht is amazing. Mavis the suggests Makarov, the name of a kind prince in a story she once read. While everyone is happy with the name, Precht is noticeably upset they didn't go with Pippoco. Rita then begins to say something but collapses. Yury calls out to her trying to get her to respond but it is of no use. Recalling Zeref's words about life, Mavis storms out of the guild in fear of what she has done. Crying, she runs into the forest where her curse destroys the trees around her. A year goes by and she stops going to the guild. One day, she encounters Zeref and tells him she hasnt eaten in half a year but is still alive. Zeref tells her that its the curse, even if she was beheaded she wouldn't die. Mavis begs him to kill her but he says he doesn't have the power to do so. Zeref then tells her he created demons called Etherious in order to kill him but he isn't sure if they can kill him. He says he is also making a country, capturing Mavis' attention. He explains he can freely go there because everyone there to him is a pawn and he does not value their life and he enjoys it. Mavis asks why he is doing this and Zeref states as preparation for war. He tells her he does not enjoy war but he is not doing this for nothing. She reminds him that he said it was enjoyable just a moment ago and he is confused by this, leading her to discover that even his actions are contradictory. Zeref breaks down, unable to tell if he wants to see his brother or kill him. Mavis embraces him, saying that only she understands him and that they will break the curse. The two break into tears before Zeref tells her that she is the only one to ever treat him so kindly and that she is also the only one he has ever loved. He then leans in and the two kiss. Mavis in her narration of the story then states that there is one magic that unites all others, love. She says that love is so powerful that the love that they shared in that moment brought on the highest level of contradiction, killing her, the immortal girl.

THE FEELS. My god. Ok, so let me get my one complaint out of the way before I praise the chapter, Zervis. Dumb. Really dumb. They have met 3 times in their lives and suddenly he is so in love with her that he can kill her? No, no fucking way. Love doesn't get that strong that fast. So its dumb that they are canon now. That said, everything else about this chapter was beautiful. I havent been hit in the feels like that from a manga since I read Rave. Really tugs at the heart strings.

So thats all for this month. 2 things. 1, the lack of gifs and images, I had trouble finding anything to suit how I felt about the chapters and when I did find something, photobucket was down for maintenance! Blame Photobucket

2. As we all know, a great injustice took place in chapter 450. The name Makarov was chosen over Pippoco, the clearly superior name. Please help me right this wrong and sign this petition https://www.change.org/p/hiro-mashima-hiro-mashima-change-makarov-dreyars-name-to-pippoco-dreyar