Chapter 42

The Arc of Time is the forty-second chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

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Deliora roars. Its freedom is now partially achieved, and Erza states that since the Moon Drip is continuing, it hasn’t been completely freed. She races toward the attic, meaning to interrupt the ceremony, in order to stop the progress.

Natsu is fighting against Zalty. He has a sphere which he controls telekinetically, and even thought Natsu is able to break it, Zalty reconstitutes it with his Magic. He is able to make it faster, slow it, or even rewind its time. He however confesses that his ability doesn’t affect humans. Zalty also promulgates his motive for freeing Deliora; he wants to control it. He was sure that Lyon wouldn’t defeat it, so, using spells, the Demon of Destruction would be his. Natsu is disappointed, he wonted a more motivating story. Zalty then says that a time will come when one will need power, to which Natsu, now fired up, responds that his friends will be his source of power. Zalty makes the ceiling collapse, but Natsu evades it, the spheres and hits Zalty right in the face.

In the same time, Erza has taken care of Toby, who claims that they are too late; Deliora is completely free.