User blog comment:Imhungry4444/Chapter 248 Review/@comment-2106167-20110827112644

Well, what should I say... Kid of strange chapter. Though I imagined that the airship's power source would have been a heart (they almost STATED it openly in last chapter), I din't think that very same heart would have been the thing behind Hades' power... And his longevity, too. Noe we know why the old fella hasn't kicked the bucket yet despite his age... Now that his power source is destroyed, do you think Hades will die?

As for the fight... I liked the new attacks that were shown: Lucy summoning Capricorn for the first time was a nice surprise (after all, that's my birth sign =D), another offensive technique for Wendy's good (though it's just a copy of Natu's own "wing" attack xD), and I really liked Gray double-wielding ice swords. Erza's attack taking the form of a pentagram wasn't bad either (is it a hint...? Witch Scarlet... xD)

An, most of all... Laxus!!! =D Nice to see our favourite badass back on his fight... I hope in the next chapters he gets to meet his grandfather and they have a nice reunion!