User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 439: Albareth Empire, Review./@comment-4829046-20150608104046

So... this is a Lumen Histoire chap then?

The LH reveal to Team Natsu broke a long tradition, but meh, it fits with the times and the nature of FT or more precisely, the nature of team Natsu so meh. At least Erza doesn't have to do an independent thing this way.

I like how it showed Mest with his aloof personality. Haven't seen that in a while, but glad it is his natural one.

But Mashima seriously pulled the 'Dark Continent' thing eh? It's good because we now get how the whole 'Fairy Tactician' thing comes in because it talked of 'armies' not just guildwars. On the downside, it means we get a massive arc or two on this new region. World-building-wise, it's great and answers questions, but series length-wise? Flippin Heck! I really hope the LH is legit tied to stopping Zeref and Acnologia(most likely is) so that we can get the final battle directly linked to conflict with this new Kingdom.

Another plus, since this is going to involve Kingdoms, we are obviously going to see the remaining Gods of Ishgar. Also, the motivation for an entire freaking Kingdom to want just one object is interesting. Especially since said item was going to be used to stop Tartaros, a guild that an year later, is just a bunch of wusses. Maybe the opposing side wants it as a weapon. But then, how do they know about it? Was it something ancient? Is Mavis' body simply a vessel for it? Is it some being? So much intrigue!

On the topic of the guilds on the other continent, I seriously hope that their magic is handled well. There is so many ways to do it wrong as much as it can be done right. Having same magic as ones we've already seen would make some magic universal(as hinted in the movie) but new magic could show diversity(like with Orient solid-script) However, this needs to be handled extremely carefully so we don't get things like fuck-Gravity magic.