User blog:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 358: Magical Barrier Particles, Review.

OMG!!! I can't believe that I let Flipsy of all people publish his review first. >_> Anyhow, on to the chapter. The cover featured Ichiya. I thought it wouldn't be interesting, but the fact that he never stopped searching for the Tenrou Team was sweet and it kinda tugged on the heart strings a bit. I can't believe I actually just said that. :/

The chapter begins with Laxus vs. Tempesta. Tempesta goes wild and starts acting like some kind of feral beast, and Laxus is shocked that he's not human. Tempesta charges at Laxus, but Laxus counters his attacks with some pretty epic moves. He dampens the epicness of his attacks with his lame punchlines, though. "Looks like you drew the short straw." Seriously? Laxus defeats Tempesta, and they start discussing where to take him now that the Council is destroyed. But, Tempesta decides to sacrifice "one of his lives" and seemingly blows himself up. :/ But he really converted his body into some kind of creepy "anti-Eternano" atmosphere that is poisonous to Magic uses. Laxus decided to inhale all of the poison so that Freed can get everyone home safely. That tugged on my heart strings too. I guess I'm on my man period. >_>

Anyhow, Freed managed to get everyone back to the guild and Porlyusica treats them. The damage is bad and should be fatal, but they all survive. Freed thinks that Laxus saved everyone in the village, but apparently almost everyone in the village is dead. Cool! It's not cool that they are dead, but I like just how deadly Tempesta's poison is. The chapter ends with Natsu declaring war. Which, to a Natsu fan, was probably an epic moment. But to me was just aggravating...

Overall, this was an ok chapter. Tempesta's pretty strong but his greatest strength apparently lies more so in his poison capabilities than his skill in direct combat. His ability doesn't appear to be something he can use over and over again though since it required him to sacrifice "one of his lives". Which begs the question how many does he have? :/ I was seriously disappointed with his fight with Laxus. Laxus won far too easily for my liking. I suppose it wasn't that bad considering that everyone nearly died from the poison afterwards, but still... Also, Erza pretty much confirmed that Jellal is going to be a target of Tartarus. I didn't think he would be, so I suppose I can admit I was wrong here.