User blog comment:Relikz/Chaotic Rumors/@comment-1454981-20111012174142/@comment-3290324-20111013022631

Not gonna completely count it out, but I still doubt it. Yep, but we don't get deaths often in Fairy Tail, and so far the only deaths in the entire series have been antagonists or recently converted protagonists (like Simon). It's always a possibility, but Makarov's chances of living are far greater than his chances of dying.