User blog comment:Jho5689/Fairy Tail 337 and onwards/@comment-77.195.192.48-20130628093113

now we can understand how Time works in Mashima logic, Time is like islands each period of time is separated from each other, and Eclipse gate works as a bridge between them if someone or something come from on time to another, he can rest in that time as long as Eclipse is present. so my theroy of the bridge was correct