User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 300: Where the Dragon's Soul Rests, Review and Commentary/@comment-4047931-20120922134727

Nice review. I really enjoyed this chapter but I was also very disappointed in this chapter just because it was the 300th. There was no big reveal, no conclusion to the Tower of Heaven showing us that our protagonists have survived the ordeal, no reveal of the face that would belong to the Dark Mage Zeref. Even though the conflict in Sabertooth at Crocus Gardens was interesting and defiantly awesome I couldn't help but be annoyed. This chapter essentially made the last two completely pointless. I say this would have worked perfectly as chapter 299 if the ending of 297 was mixed in with it. Also seeing the tag battle between Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel would have filled in a chapter. Even if the last two were funny and slightly enjoyable they could have been replaced by other more relevant stories. Still looking at it as a normal chapter it's was great just the problem is it wasn’t.

Anyway I think Sabertooth is an awesome guild because of how it differs to the other and I like most of their members, their former members and I like hating a certain two despicable members who I think were created very very well. Anyway I loved the moment of excommunication. Again the guild is gathered in front of their master as Sting and Rogue prepared for their punishment. I like how Jiemma asked them 'How could you?', it's basically like saying losing that battle was like a betrayal to their guild adding to the guilt Sting and Rogue would be feeling for losing and moving their guild down a position and seeing that they are the current strongest guild this is going to have a even worse effect on the reputation of Sabertooth. Still I really respect Rogue, again he showed that he's willing to admit defeat and seeing he was the one to talk to master showed that he has a little more backbone then Sting. Seeing the other Strongest Five smiling while this occurred was enjoyable aggravating. Now those words Jiemma said in reply to Rogue's were actually cool but it had me worry about what was going to happen to the Twin Dragons. Then we get to see that Jiemma isn't all talk. Looking at that force he just expelled from his body was crazy. His powers really caught my eye. So Jiemma now demands that Sting and Rogue remove their guild marks. I saw this happening to Sting but Rogue; well actually after his reply I could see this coming. So was this the end for Sting and Rogue's time in Sabertooth? Well lucky Lector comes to stand up to his master. This has balls of steel going up to this guy ten-times the size of him, only being able to grow wings in defence. Now I liked Lector from the get go and what occurred next was actually rather upsetting, for me anyway. Lector you were awesome this chapter, sticking up for your friends, trying to change the mind of grandpa unreasonable. I find it odd how Jiemma doesn't remember letting a cat join his but like you said it's probably alzheimers. Anyway I felt sad after this moment of shock and horror. Poor Lector was just caught in the crossfire. With a burst of Jiemma's power Lector was no more. Sting was struck by anguish, heck even Orga and Rufus was shocked by their master’s actions. There wasn’t even a speck of Lector left. Frosch burst in to tears with her/his fear of disappearing from the guild surfacing once again but luckily Rogue was quick to comfort her/him. Now what happened next is probably my new favourite moment of this arc. Sting distraught over the loss of his friend punching a hole through Jiemma’s chest was one of the most shocking and epic moments this arc. Everyone's reaction was as suspected but the different intensities of shock on the faces were great, even Minerva was fazed. The most interesting part though was as Jiemma fell to the floor we saw Minerva smiling in satisfaction. It made you wonder she has planned. It's bit of a pity that what took place next as it wasn't nearly as interesting as the events with Sabertooth and it even had the chance to tell something about the dragons, but instead we got a cop out with Milky Way being the easy way out and leaving us another week till we find something about the dragons.

Overall I enjoyed the chapter but because it was 300 I expected more, a lot more. Still a shame Jellal didn’t tell us anything on the hooded girl, the civilian’s reactions were cool, Sabetooth were epic, Gajeel and friends were disappointing and I couldn’t care about what we saw of the hooded girl. It left more questions than answers, answers I presume we wanted answered after waiting two weeks for the plot to continue. Anyway with Minerva I don't believe she's looking to become master of Sabertooth seeing how see won't be able to fight on the fifth day but she could just be waiting. Honestly I see her smile directed at Sting's power in taking his master down in one blow, something Natsu couldn't do even with lightning clad flames. Know if Minerva was able to vent his anger out on the battlefield we'll be in for one hell of a fifth day. I say she's going to try use this angry Sting to win the GMG for Sabertooth. Now to end off I still believe the hooded woman to be future Lucy even with her bad writing and I annoyed yet glad that some of the questions we were waiting to be answered will finally be answered next week I hope.