User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail 527: Emotion, Review/@comment-203.215.121.20-20170316235629

Okay, so while I would expect that something like this was bound to happen to August as a slim alternative to being taken down by someone in an absurd fashion, I didn't want it to end this chapter (at least, not without getting various sorts of explanations regarding his powers and all that).

I also note that while Irene committed suicide using a sword imbued with a power that she is weak against, August basically just took himself out with whatever power he had. Of course, both went down by their own hands and with the prodding of familial ties, but it seemed Irene's death was more excusable than what we see here.

But still, why did he have to resort to such a suicidal move in the first place (considering he has copied so much magic)? It would have been nice to see him try to do that when Acnologia finally wreaks havoc in the battlefield...