Tenrou Island arc

The Tenrou Island arc also known as the S-Class Trial arc is the eleventh story arc of the Fairy Tail series.

Celebrating A Former Member's Return
With Lisanna's returning to the guild, the guild holds a party, which everyone attends. The majority of the members were quite happy, but Juvia was saddened by the fact that the relationship between her and Gray was reversed in Edolas. Pantherlily is surprised by the guild's noisiness and that everyone has Magic stored in their body. The celebration, however, quickly turned into a brawl when Gajeel wanted the Exceed to fight each other and accidentally started the fight between members instead.

At the newly established Magic Council, the new members were complaining about Fairy Tail's problems. Despite Org's arguing in their favor, the new head of the council, Guran Doma, announced that they will force Fairy Tail to disband if they get into trouble one more time. Elsewhere, at the Holy Ground of the Fairy Tail Guild, Tenrou Island, Zeref was attacked by the wolves. Despite him pleading them to leave him be, his power was activated and killed them all, and he says that he wishes to meet Natsu soon.

The Trial's Humble Beginning
Lucy's confusion is shown as she sees Cana depressed, the mages taking jobs furiously, and excitement among the members for an upcoming event, which is revealed to be The S-Class Wizard Promotion Trial. Makarov announces the venue: Tenrou Island, Fairy Tail's Holy Ground, and the eight participants: Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Juvia Loxar, Elfman, Cana Alberona, Freed Justine, Levy McGarden, and Mest Gryder. Makarov continues to explain that only one of those eight will be an S-Class mage, and that each participant needs to have a partner that isn't an S-Class Mage. Soon, Charle sees a vision of Natsu crying, Cana crying, a lifeless hand on the ground, and the face of Zeref. Later, every contestant successfully chooses their partner; Natsu and Happy, Gray and Loke, Juvia and Lisanna, Elfman and Evergreen, Cana and Lucy, Freed and Bixlow, Levy and Gajeel, and Mest and Wendy. One week later, the contestants go to Hargeon Port and board a ship.

Power and Luck
All the contestants and their partners made their way to the first stage of the exam on a ship. When the island was in sight, Makarov explained the rules and the paths. When he was done explaining and announced the commencing of the S-Class Wizard Promotion Trial, the contestants raced to get off the boat. Natsu and happy reacted first only to find out that Freed trapped the other contestants on the boat for five minutes and left with Bixlow. Levy, having decoded Freed's runes before rewrote it to let Gajeel and herself escape. Elfman and Evergreen, the latter knowing how to overwrite Freed's runes, managed to escape. The rest wait five minutes for the runes to disappear. Juvia and Lisanna swam there, Lisanna used Take Over Fish. Happy carried Natsu as he flies, Gray and Loke used Ice Make to slide there. Lucy and Cana then notice that Mest and Wendy had just disappeared and swim there.

Natsu and Happy chose the E Path, Natsu believing that Erza would be there, but encounters Gildarts instead. Lucy and Cana were the last to arrive and headed through the C Path and meet Freed and Bixlow. Juvia and Lisanna chose the D Path and face Erza. Elfman and Evergreen chose the A Path and encounters Mirajane, ready in her Satan Soul form. Gray and Loke battle Mest and Wendy, and Levy and Gajeel go through the safe route.

Freed and Bixlow decided to lose on purpose since they owe Lucy and Cana. Erza defeated Juvia and Lisanna. Elfman and Evergreen manage to defeat Mirajane by attacking her through a split-second opening as a result of them stating that they were going to get married. Gray and Loke easily defeated Mest and Wendy, but are having trouble remembering Mest's background. Natsu loses to Gildarts in battle, but Gildarts lets him pass when Natsu learns to accept defeat and realize that fear isn't evil, it being learning your own weaknesses. Meanwhile, Pantherlily and Charle are flying towards Tenrou Island because of their suspicions on Mest.

Grave Searching
Gray and Loke defeated Mest and Wendy and continued on with the exam. While they celebrated a little, they thought about Mest's past, but there were bits and pieces missing somehow. Arriving at the gathering place, Gray and Loke saw Cana, Lucy, Natsu, Happy, Gajeel, and Levy already there. Makarov showed up and talked about who each fought, and how they won. But when Gray mentioned Juvia, Makarov said that she and Lisanna faced Erza, who didn't hold back. Elfman and Evergreen then showed up, beaten, but stated that they managed to pass. With the five teams that passed all accounted for, the second exam, finding Mavis Vermilion's grave, otherwise known as the First Master, began.

With Wendy and Mest, Wendy was still crying because she couldn't help out at all. Mest cheered Wendy up and stated that there must be other exciting places on Tenrou Island, and that they should explore. As the reached some ruins, Pantherlily and Charle arrived, with Lily stating his reasons why they were suspicious of Mest. With the contestants, the second part of the exam was revealed, the task being to find the grave of the first master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermilion, where Makarov is waiting. With a time limit of six hours, the second part of the trials commenced.

At the Tenrou Island's resting ground, Erza was cooking when she heard that Elfman and Evergreen stated that they were getting married from Mirajane, but dismissing its reality as it was probably to catch her off-guard. Mirajane then thought about how their child would look like, and comically started crying. Lisanna thought about how fitting the couple may be, while Juvia is burning up from the thought of having a child. From Erza's words, Fried and Bixlow had gone back to the guild along with Gildarts. But when they mentioned about Mest and Wendy, everyone had a bit of memory block about the former's history. Worried for Wendy's safety, Erza and Juvia decided to search for them.

Among the contestants, Elfman managed to grab Evergreen and save her from being slaughtered by a beast. However, Evergreen immediately pushed Elfman away and said that their statement on marriage was a ruse to defeat Mirajane, and that he shouldn't really start liking her. Suddenly, they notice someone coming their way, Zeref. He expressed his surprise that there was someone else on the island. As they asked who that person was and charged to fight him, the Killing Mage told them to stay back. He then lost control of his power, and started killing everything around him. Natsu, in a nick of time, saved them. Zeref started crying with happiness when he saw Natsu, but Natsu, not recognizing him, demanded to know who he was. Evergreen and Elfman were surprised by the sudden appearence of Natsu, who managed to save them from Zeref's magic. Happy showed up and ask why Natsu changed his course, but was more surprised to see the area around him withered. As Zeref cried, Natsu told him not to interfere with exam, but Zeref only cried on and said that Natsu had grown, and was glad to see him. However, didn't recognize Zeref and punched him to the ground. The mage was unfazed and disappointed by the fact that Natsu still couldn't hurt him. Suddenly, he feels that yet another wave is about to be unleashed, and the mage tried to warn everyone to run. The wave was unleashed, and while everyone else ran away, Natsu ran towards him. When the wave disappeared, Natsu seemed to be alright, but Happy noticed that Natsu's scarf turned black. Natsu became angry by this fact, as it served as a reminder of Igneel, who gave it to him as a present, but Happy theorized that it protected Natsu.

Mest, who noticed the wave of energy, was both happy and excited due to the fact that Zeref was on this island. On an airship, Ultear reported to Hades, saying that they located Zeref. Six of the Grimoire Heart Guild's Seven Kin of Purgatory gathered and prepared to attack Tenrou Island.

Demon's Arrival
Arriving at Tenrou Island, Master Hades claimed that he had all the keys to unlock Zeref's full power. Hades then declared that this would be the decisive battle between Grimoire Heart and Fairy Tail.

Back on the Island, Lucy wonders where could the grave of the First Master could be without a hint at all. Cana then replied that all of the exams so far had a reason. When the both of them realized that the second exam is about intelligence, Lucy figured out that "grave" was a hint towards the word "demise," which had two "e"s, resulting in their conclusion that Vermillion's grave was in Route E.

With Levy and Gajeel, two members of Grimoire Heart attacked Levy. Just as she was about to be killed, Gajeel saved her, telling her not to leave his side. The members reveal themselves to be Kawazu and Yomazu. Just as Levy asked about Grim, Yomazu used Orient Solid Script 'Gou', which unleashes a loud noise that makes Gajeel deaf. Had it not been Levy, he would have been sliced in two by Kawazu. Kawazu then followed up with egg buster. To counter the sound effect, Levy used her solid script and silenced the noise. Able to hear, Gajeel counterattacked Yomazu, while Kawazu's eggs were being burned by Levy's Solid Script.

With one slash, Yomazu managed to slash through Gajeel's Iron Scale, while Kawazu fired even more eggs to counter the fire. With a thrust and a powerful slash, Gajeel was cut down. Kawazu and Yomazu then commented about their strength, and believed that they should be able to finish this before the whole guild arrive. Gajeel told Levy to alert everyone, and told her that he could take care of them no problem. With the knowledge of the entire Grimoire Heart guild attacking, Levy ran as fast as she could to find any member of Fairy Tail. On the way, she met Erza and Juvia and told them of the situation.

Back at the battle, Gajeel attacked with Iron Dragon's Roar. However, it was easily blocked with Yomazu's Orient Solid Script. Kawazu took the opening and attacked with his eggs. As Yomazu fenced, Gajeel countered with a sword of his own, and quickly defeated Kawazu with a slash. However, Yomazu took the opening, and pierced through Gajeel's arms. Gajeel, however, smiled at this and declared that he wouldn't lose.

Just as Gajeel defeats Kamazu and Yomazu, Levy brought back reinforcements. However, Yomazu noticed that the main force had arrived. Knowing the seriousness of the battle, Erza declared that the exam is now on hold, and launched a signal flare to let everyone know what's going on.

The Seven Kin Of Purgatory
With a Red Signal Flare, just about everyone on the island noticed what was going on. Natsu wonders if it was that guy, while Happy explained the meaning of the signal, an enemy attack. Natsu replied that doesn't matter who it is, but whoever wants to fight Fairy Tail, he will fight them back.

Seeing the red flare, Cana wasn't affected and was determined to finish the S-Class Promotion trial. Gray and Loke, who were secretly following them, arrive and tell Cana to not focus on the Trials, as they were being attacked.

With Erza, Levy, Gajeel, and Juvia, Erza decided to interrogate Yomazu. Though he initially laughed at her, with a giant bump on his head, he revealed everything in their plot, including Zeref, Grimoire Heart, and The Seven Kin Of Purgatory.

Mest and Wendy notice the red flare. Charle and Pantherlily arrive and tell Wendy to stay away from Mest. Charle asked who Mest really was, but when going with the same lie, Lily transformed back and explained Mystogan's personality. With a bit of theory that the prince would never take any apprentice and his magic ability, Pantherlily demanded to know who he really was. Mest, however, teleported in front of Wendy, and grabbed her away from the blast. When Mest asked who did that, and a person morphes out of the tree and introduces himself as Azuma, a member of the Seven Kin. Mest now reveals everyting, that he's a member of the Magic Council, and was searching some dirt to disband Fairy Tail, but with both the Grimoire Heart and Zeref, he imagines how his promotion will be if he succeed in finishing the job himself. But, in case of emergency, he had a battleship ready in case something happened. The battleship, however, was destroyed in an instant by Grimoire Heart.

At the grave of the first master of Fairy Tail Guild, Makarov is apologizing to Mavis Vermilion for letting enemies step on Tenrou Island. He wish to take full responsibility for this, and asks him to protect the guild members on the island.

Pantherlily charges towards Azuma, but was blasted back at point-blank range. Emerging from the smoke, he punched Azuma back. However, Azuma, barely fazed, counter-attacks with an explosion. Quickly, Wendy cast both of her supporting spells on Lily, and requested Mest to help her defeating Azuma.

Azuma and Lily continued their battle, and with a command from Charle, Lily flew up to distract Azuma from the real attack coming from Wendy and Mest. However, Azuma cast a strong explosion and effectively defeated all of the other participants. Seeing the tower of flame, Natsu and Happy sped up to the location of the destruction.

On the Grimoire Heart Guild's Ship, the members notice a gigantic Makarov waiting for them, and he attacks. Although Grimoire Heart countered with the Cannon Jupiter, Makarov was unfazed and countered with a kick. With the ship nearly destroyed, Ultear restored it using her Arc of Time magic. Hades then told Caprico to bring everyone onto the island while he would deal with Makarov. Makarov then started to activate Fairy Law when Hades shows himself.

On the island, Natsu finds Wendy, Charle, and Pantherlily all lying on the ground. As Charle tells them about the main enemy, Lily sees Caprico releasing an abundant amount of bubbles carry the members of Grimoire Heart onto the island. Noticing the people, Zeref wonders if another war is about to begin.

With the time being up, Makarov is about to activate Fairy Law, was more surprised to see Hades activating Grimoire Law. The both of then stopped the magic, and Makarov recognized Hades as the second master of Fairy Tail, Purehito. Makarov, shocked by Hades' true identity, was caught off-guard and attacked by Hades. Shrinking down to his original size, Makarov asks why Hades is in a Dark Guild. Hades replied about judging with merely good and evil, but Makarov told him that mentality of Fairy Tail should never change. Hades, casting a spell, surroundes Makarov with it. The attack was enough to shake the whole island, and left Makarov badly hurt. The heart problem, however, is Makarov's main concern, and Hades immediately noticed. As Makarov asked what had happened, Hades punched him onto the ground while talked about his journey of tracing magic back to its roots. Hades then told Makarov that Fairy Tail's era is over as he left, but Makarov took this advantage for one final counterattack only to be punctured by a magic blast from Hades. Somewhere far away, Laxus is walking in the desert. He suddenly gets an uneasy feeling.

Dragon Slayer vs God Slayer: Natsu vs Zancrow
With Makarov lying on the ground defeated and Hades leaving victoriously, all the Fairy Tail members are battling with the lesser members of Grimoire Heart Guild.

Suddenly, Zancrow shows up and declares that he would take care of them. Natsu is angry, but Zancrow merely attacks Natsu with his flame. Natsu, surprisingly, can't eat Zancrow's black flames, and even shows a bit of damage from the attack. Elsewhere, Caprico has teleported other lesser members of Grimoire Heart away from Lucy, Gray, Loke, and Cana, while telling them that he will be their opponent. Both Loke and Lucy are surprised to see him, but for different reasons. Meredy has met up with Erza and Juvia, and has changed her objective to defeating them. Rustyrose confronts Evergreen and Elfman. Meanwhile, Mirajane and Lisanna meet with Azuma, who notes that Fairy Tail is even weaker for having not only children and cats, but also women fighting for it.

At the edge of the Tenrou Island, Hades confidently states that Makarov's members have no chance of winning against his Seven Kin of Purgatory with the power of the Lost Magic. Over with Natsu and Zancrow, Natsu attacks Zancrow. However, Zancrow merely blocked them with no effort. While Zancrow claimed that he learned the style from Hades, Natsu laughed at the fact that Zancrow learned it from a human, while he learned from a dragon. The two launched their flare attack, but Natsu was the loser of the battle of the flames. Zancrow then burnt everyone else watching because they were annoying. Angered, Natsu attacked with his Roar, but was eaten by Zancrow, and countered with a flame of its own. Unable to eat or block the flames, Natsu was blasted off a cliff. Elsewhere Lucy, Cana, Loke, and Gray were getting beaten by Caprico alone.

At the bottom of the cliff, Natsu got up and caught the scent of a dying Makarov. He rushed there to check his condition, but Makarov told him that they have no chance of winning the battle. Though Natsu told Makarov that he will win, Makarov still requested that they run. In the midst of their argument, Zancrow caught up with Natsu, and mocked Makarov for losing to Hades. Natsu, now trembling, wonders if what he felts right now is fear, which Zancrow mockingly confirms. Natsu, however, realized that this is a different fear from what Gildarts talked about. With the flames surrounding Natsu, he screamed that he would defeat Hades and will not forgive any of them. Natsu then punches a tree towards Zancrow, who counters by punching through that and struck Natsu with a grappling black flame. With the flame burning Natsu, Zancrow was distracted and was grabbed by Makarov.

Suddenly, Natsu's magic disappeared, surprising Makarov. The Black Flame, however, was consumed by Natsu, and Zancrow released himself from Makarov's grasp. With the declaration that all of them will go back, Natsu combined the flame of both the Dragon and the God, and struck Zancrow. With Zancrow defeated, Natsu told Makarov that it's time to fight back. However, he faints.

Struggle of the Fairies
At the camp site, Mirajane and Lisanna are taking heavy damage from Azuma's explosion attack. While Azuma mocked the guild, Lisanna urged that Mirajane use Satan Soul. However, Mirajane stated that it wasn't a magic that can be used all the time. Upon hearing that, Azuma recognized Mirajane's name, and requested to fight the demon, going as far as binding Lisanna up with a tree bomb. In an instant, Mirajane transformed, but she knew that she couldn't last long. The two brawled and matched blow for blow, but Mirajane was still distracted by her sister being made into a hostage, and couldn't concentrate fully on the battle. Mirajane then fired her a strong blast, but was only able to damage Azuma somewhat. With little time left, Mirajane chose to shield Lisanna from the blast. However, she told Lisanna that she believes that there is someone that can defeat Azuma. With the blast engulfing the entire camp, Lisanna started to cry for her unconscious sister, and Azuma left the camp.

At a different place in Tenrou Island. Ultear finally found Zeref. In the woods where Natsu and Zancrow fought, Wendy was busy healing Natsu's wounds. However, it was no use as the scarf was somehow interfering the healing. Makarov, despite injured, requested Wendy to revert the scarf first. Ultear, who finally encountered Zeref, couldn't be happier. Zeref asked what she wanted, and Ultear requested for his existance. The Black Wizard, however, refused as he doesn't want to see anyone else dying, and requested them to leave. With his intimidation, Ultear was left paralyzed.

At another battleground, Elfman and Evergreen are battling against Rustyrose and his summoned monster. Despite their best effort to fight back, it was no use and were nearly defeated. Afterwards, Rustyrose revealed the true reason for coming to the island, to acquire Zeref, along with all the other remaining members of the Seven Kin of Purgatory. Going back to where Ultear and Zeref were, Zeref was defeated by Ultear as he wasn't at full power, and Ultear screamed in happiness that she found Zeref. The sun began to set, and an unconscious Zeref is in the arms of Ultear. Ultear then told him that she will make him the King for the sake of a great magical world.

Rustyrose, who stood triumphant, heard that Elfman complained about their ideals while talking about the world. However, Rustyrose laughed, and explained the true horror of Zeref's power. The two fought again, but Elfman was pushed back easily. Catching Rustyrose's arm, Elfman took over his arm, and countered. The attack, however, was diverted with Rustyrose's transformed shield, but it was a diversion all along to take his glasses. Elfman then told Evergreen to turn him into stone, but that failed to succeed with Rustyrose wearing another set of glasses that he created with his magic, Arc of Embodiment, knocking them down. With it revealed, he finished the team off with a tower explosion. Before the explosion, the two of them thanked each other for being there.

At the woods, Natsu, with his scarf reverted to normal by Wendy, woke up. While Makarov remained immobile, Natsu caught the scent of the person he met on Galuna Island, Zalty, and decides to head where "he" is.

Spirit Battle: Caprico vs Leo
At the destroyed battleship of the Magic Council, Lahar commanded his subordinates to aid the wounded and prepare to attack Tenrou Island. Just then, Mest showed up and revealed everything that had happened on the island after verifying that the communication Lacrima was operational. Rahal couldn't believe his ears, and fears that the Chairman, Guran Doma, may fire Etherion to rid the world of Fairy Tail, Grimoire Heart, and Zeref. Ordered to contact the Magic Council, Mest opposed, but was told off by Lahar, saying that it wasn't their place to decide.

Caprico, who stood triumphantly on the top of ruins, was bombarded with comments about the said plan. Just as Gray was about to fight back, Loke told them to leave and find other members, while he would take care of the goat. Gray questioned his motive, which Loke revealed that Caprico's magic could weaken the magic of human. He also revealed that his magic won't work on spirit, and Caprico himself is one as well. As they left, Lucy told Loke that he better come back, which Caprico noticed that something was familiar about her.

The two of them clashed, but neither of them seemed to have the upper hand. But Loke was more surprised to see that Caprico had lasted over 17 years in the human world. Caprico then asked about Lucy, and the real reason why Loke wanted to fight him one-on-one. Caprico then noticed that Lucy is the child of Layla Heartfilia, and, furious, went berserk. Caprico, who now knows Lucy is Layla's daughter, summons another human, San Jiao Shin, to eliminate Lucy. However, Loke easily defeated the summon, causing Caprico to send a wave of knights towards the opening of the wall. However, Loke quickly went towards the opening, and defeated the wave of summon with Regulus. Loke now questioned what happened to Caprico, as his new master should be Lucy because of Layla. Caprico then explained that he broke a taboo, and was now cursed with this body, leaving Loke confused. With Caprico starting to cast a spell on himself that will possess the target, Loke realized that Caprico has a human possessing him. Trying to stop the fusion, Loke punched Caprico with Regulus, but was too late in the end.

Now fused with Loke's body, the possessor now prepares to finish Lucy off in order to become human once again. However, Caprico suddenly struck back with Regulus, and the possessor, who Capricorn calls Zoldeo, was forced out of Leo's body. Landing on his face, Zoldeo questioned how Caprico was able to move, which the latter replied that Loke transferred Regulus to him at the last second in order to defeat Zoldeo. Zoldeo expresses his delight at regaining his original body, but fades away shortly after, as he was now a spirit without a body. Afterwards, Caprico explained everything about his past with Layla and Zoldeo, and decided to fulfill his promise with Layla by becoming Lucy's Celestial Spirit. Lucy, who noticed her key were glowing, announced that Loke had defeated Capricorn to Gray and Cana.

The Grave's Location and The Tag Team Battle
Walking down the path, Cana suggested that they split up and find the members of Seven Kin of Purgatory. Lucy quickly protested, and Gray believed that this wasn't the best idea either. However, Cana gave her reason that they could find and eliminate the enemy faster if they split up. The trio agreed, and Gray separated from Cana and Lucy.

In another battleground, Meredy summoned an abundant amount of magic blades to attack Erza and Juvia. While Erza effortlessly dodged the attack, Juvia, even with the water body, was damaged by the magic blades. Yet Meredy remind cold towards her enemy and her words. Natsu continued to followed the scent he noticed while Happy followed behind. With a slip on a leaf, Natsu slid down a slide, along with motion sickness. Landing in front of Zeref, the ground below Natsu quickly birthed a tree. Sitting on the top of the tree was Ultear, and Natsu noticed that she was the one with the scent. Ultear then wonders if he was also after Zeref, to which Natsu replied that he isn't, and will not forgive any of them. The two of them started to fight, but with Ultear being serious, Natsu was forced onto the defensive side of the battle.

At the ruin of the Tenrou Island camp, Levy and Lisanna was tending to the unconscious Mirajane and Gajeel. As Lisanna blamed herself, Elfman, who was carrying Evergreen, showed up and said that their enemy was too strong. Levy then decided that they need to unite their strength if they are to win the battle. Cana started to ask about the grave of Mavis Vermilion, and Lucy revealed that where the grave is most likely to be at. But just as she was about to finish, Cana casted a sleep card spell on Lucy. As she left, she apologized to Lucy. Suddenly, Kain Hikaru showed up in front of Lucy. Seeing the unconscious Lucy, Kain Hikaru prepares to stump her to her demise. Lucy, however, woke up in a nick of time to dodge the attack. As she just woke up, she had no idea what happened, including Cana's whereabouts. Lucy desperately asked for the safety of Cana, but Kain replied that he doesn't know and states that it doesn't matter, as he will kill her on the spot. As Kain prepares, Lucy stared at him and declared that she will defeat anyone that opposes Fairy Tail.

Before the battle started, however, Kain pulled out a doll and asked Lucy to give him some of her hair because for his magic to work, it requires a piece of hair. As he explains the magic, Lucy retorted that she won't give her any, leaving Kain surprised. Kain then decided to demonstrate to the nonbelieving Lucy, and Lucy quickly used it to attack Kain. After a bit of demonstration, Kain snatched the doll back and begin to charge Lucy. As she ran, she summoned various other Celestial Spirits to counterattack, only to be defeated upon summoning. With Lucy sent flying by Kain's attack, she noticed that by changing the doll's property, it can also change the possessed to that element. Just as Lucy is about to be crushed by Kain, Natsu showed up and kicked Kain towards the tree that Ultear made. The respective teammates asked why were they doing in that area, and while Natsu, Happy, and Lucy decide to put the exam aside to form a team. Natsu and Lucy begin to face off against Ultear and Kain Hikaru. Kain, however, tells Ultear he can take care of it while she gets Zeref back to the ship. Ultear obliges and heads off while Lucy exclaims they can't let them take Zeref.

Natsu charges in but Kain engages him. Lucy goes to help but suddenly finds she can't move. Kain shows that he managed to grab a strand of her hair while she was running and put it on the voodoo doll, and thus is now in control of her body. He then forces Lucy to fight Natsu, the dragon slayer realizing using the doll increases her strength. Natsu manages to subdue Lucy while Happy grabs the doll away from Kain. Kain knocks him away but Natsu manages to get the doll, only to get smacked into some rocks and trapped under rubble. With Lucy's magic completely drained, she is left helpless as Kain beats on her. Natsu urges Lucy to run but she refuses, stating she wants to be together with everyone. Just as Kain about to kill her, Natsu uses the doll to manipulate her body and throttle Kain. He then combines his fire magic with the doll to give Lucy his power. Natsu then throws the doll to Happy who uses his speed, in conjunction with Natsu's fire magic to have Lucy perform a flaming drop kick into Kain, knocking out and defeating the Seven Kin of Purgatory member.

The Strength of Emotions: Juvia vs Meredy
The time of the day is now dusk, and Lucy, along with Happy, attempt to pull Natsu out of the rubble, in which Natsu simply destroys the rocks with his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. Afterwards, they tried to find Zeref, but had already taken away by Ultear, and Natsu couldn't trace his smell because it was blocked by something. From Natsu's speech, Lucy realized that the Grimoire Heart must have came here by ship, and asks Happy to look for it. However, his magic power is already used up, and they decide to go back to Wendy's location. At the E Route of the first exam, Cana is determined to become an S-Class and find Mavis Vermilion's grave. There, she notices a ray of light.

Meanwhile, Gray was thinking about Cana's decision, and noticed that she has yet to drink since she came to Tenrou Island. Hearing a rustle of the leaves, he took a look, and found a woman resembling Ur carrying Zeref, leading him to silently follow. At the Grimoire Heart Airship, Hades was eating, while an unknown figure known as Bluenote was asking when he could join the battle. Placing his hand on the table, he used his magic to submerge the ship to prevent detection. Hades told the guy to stay, but Bluenote said that if one more of the Seven Kin of Purgatory falls, he would join the battle.

At the remains of the Magic Council battleship, Lahar and Doranbolt were discussing Bluenote. Just as Lahar is about to contact the Headquarters, Doranbolt took the Communication Lacrima and teleported to Wendy's location. There, he told everyone that he's here to help out by taking everyone from the island. Everyone present, however, refused. Despite the convincing argument from Doranbolt, Natsu stated that he would take care of anyone that dared to oppose the guild.In the battle between Meredy, Erza, and Juvia, Juvia had been the main target of Meredy's assault. As Meredy explained the rank of people she wanted to kill because she mentioned that Juvia was thirteenth, and known as "trash," she revealed that Gray Fullbuster is ranked at the highest on her list of people she will kill because he was the one responsible for killing Ur, Ultear's mother. At that moment, Juvia was enraged upon hearing that, and rain started falling again.



Despite Erza trying to calm her down, Juvia struck Meredy with a powerful blast of water. With Juvia dominating the battle, Erza was surprised to see Juvia's true power. Juvia then requests Erza to find Wendy and Gray, which she complied to. Meredy tried to stop Erza from escaping, but was stopped by a water pincer attack. Meredy and Juvia then resumed their battle. Gray, who continued to stalk Ultear, wondered if she was going to regroup with the Guild Master of Grimoire Heart. While in a rocky region of the Tenrou Island, Azuma met up with Rustyrose. The two of them shared their experience against members of Fairy Tail, with each of them talking about the opposite side's strength.

Back at the battleground between Juvia and Meredy, Meredy linked Juvia and Gray's senses together, including all the pain they would suffer. Further enraged by Meredy's resolution, Juvia's magic grew and counterattacked against Meredy. In desperation, Meredy linked herself to Juvia, and revealed that no matter who dies in that battle, Gray will die with the loser. Feeling pain, Gray wonders why he was experiencing such strong emotions, and if it has anything to do with the mark on his wrist. Knowing that their feelings are linked, Meredy prepares to commit suicide, but stopped by Juvia with a blow to her own leg. Meredy then explained more about the magic, but Juvia tried to convince her that all three of them should live.

A flashback reveals Meredy's past showing the town she was in was in ruins. Ultear, Kain, and Zancrow met up with the young girl, and Ultear tried to calm the crying girl. Despite Zancrow's protest, Ultear let her live and took her into Grimoire Heart. Years later, Ultear and Meredy were talking a bit, and Meredy had proclaimed that Ultear is her mother. Back in the present, Juvia ran up and hugged the sad girl. She demanded that she must live. Meredy realized that not only was their senses were shared, the emotion was also shared among them. The two of them eventually lost their will to fight, and laid on the water. In Gray's area, he noticed that the mark had disappeared. However, Ultear snuck up behind him, and asked if he was following her. Ultear then introduced herself as Ur's daughter, and told him that she is an ally.

The Strongest of Grimoire Heart and Cana's Secret
Flying in the storm, Charle returned to report to Natsu and the others about the status of the Fairy Tail members at the camp and the location of the enemy's boat. Lucy suggest that they go to the camp as well, and Wendy quickly supports that idea. Natsu then turned to Doranbolt and tell him to stop the council for them, along with Lucy and Wendy saying that they will take care of Zeref and Grimoire Heart. Despite Doranbolt's protest, the members of Fairy Tail Guild remained obstinate towards their decision. Ultear and Gray met up, and the latter is still confused by what the former said. While Ultear continued to comfort and convince Gray, he didn't buy any of it, and were furious that Ultear is planning to use Zeref. However, Ultear revealed that it was all the will of Ur.

Erza was still trying to find Wendy, but was intercepted by Azuma. Azuma then told Erza that he took care of Wendy, causing Erza to coldly stare at him. At Grimoire Heart's Airship, Hades was surprised that Meredy was defeated. When he tried to contact Bluenote, he had already left. As he sighed, he apologized towards Makarov about using him in the fight. At the campsite, Rustyrose showed up and confronted them. As he continued to talk in shakespearean, Lily hoped that Natsu's group would arrive sooner.

Natsu's group continued towards the campsite, only to find Bluenote in front of them. While Natsu demanded for the identity of the mysterious member, Bluenote, with a whiff of his hands, increased the gravitational force around Natsu's group, effectively immobilizing and damaging them simultaneously. Bluenote then asked for the location of the grave of Mavis Vermilion. Cana, who reached the grave of the first master, was surprised to see the grave was glowing. Cana manages to reach Mavis Vermilion's grave, noticing the glowing light radiating from it and tries to touch it. But the magic hurts her upon contact. Runes comes up explaining that one of the three great magics rest within the grave, Fairy Glitter. Back with Natsu's group, Bluenote Stinger continues to demand that the Fairies take him to the grave, telling them of the magic and his wanting to obtain it. Natsu insists he doesn't know what he talking about, to which Bluenote continues using his gravity magic on them. He then notices Makarov and decides to ask him. Natsu dares him to try while the rest of his team comment on how powerful Bluenote is. Lucy begging someone to help them.

Meanwhile, Cana desperately asks that she won the S-Class Wizard Promotion Trial Test, commenting the last 12 years were for this moment. In a flashback, its revealed that after her mother died. Cana was to live with her father, which led her to Fairy Tail Guild. Said father turned out to be Gildarts Clive. However he didn't recognize her when they first met much to her dismay. She then joined Fairy Tail, hoping he would notice her but no sooner then he would come back he would leave for work again. Soon Cana became too scared to tell him the truth about her as he was a powerful mage popular with the guild. She then resolved to take the S-Class Trials. Citing if she passed, she would feel worthy enough to tell him. However her first attempt ended in failure. Mirajane and Erza joined the guild shortly after and over time became S-Class mages, causing her to feel she was falling behind and couldn't live up to her father. Cana then decided if she couldn't pass this time, she would leave the guild and town forever.

However she remembers Lucy's declaration to help her pass the test. One of her cards glows and she look at it, revealing its a special card she gave to Lucy in case something happened to her. Realizing she been a fool, Cana cries out she never meant to betray her friends. Throwing away her own goals, she cites she just wants to help her friends. Begging Mavis to lend her the power to help her friends. It's then that she is allowed to touch the grave, a voice, Mavis Vermillion's, lecturing her that mistakes are something that wisens the heart, and bestows Fairy Glitter on her. With this new power, Cana rushed off to save her friends.

With Bluenote walking towards Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Wendy, Charle, and an injured Makarov, Cana, with the Lucy Help Card pointing her to the correct direction, rushed towards their position. Reaching the destination, Cana attacked Bluenote with her cards, only to be repelled by Bluenote's technique. As Cana charged up Fairy Glitter, Bluenote used his gravity to force her to lose her balance. While Bluenote was in awe with what that magic could be, Cana apologized to Lucy about her actions, but proclaimed that she will defeat Bluenote if it hits him. Lucy was happy to see her, and asked if she got that magic from the grave. Natsu, however, wasn't exactly at happy because of the trial. Cana told him to forget about that for now, and request him to buy some time for the magic to charge. Before she could finish, however, Bluenote used his magic to push everyone away.

Bluenote was disgusted by the fact that Cana got the magic he was looking. However, he was happy to take the magic away from her. Cana explained that only the members of the guild can use the magic, not someone like him. Bluenote then starts to explain the origin of magic, and as he levitated Cana, he explained that the one that's closer to the origin of the magic can use any kind of magic. He taunts Cana that it's an extremely powerful magic that collects and concentrates the light of sun, moon, and the stars, and someone like her can't use it. As Bluenote was about to kill her, Natsu, who was still under the effect of the gravity, launched a roar towards the ground, and struck Bluenote with it. Distracted by the attack, Cana took the opportunity and fired Fairy Glitter. The attack, however, was parried onto the ground, and Bluenote further taunted her about her magic and her Fairy Glitter.

Cana was stunned by the fact that he was still standing, while Bluenote explained that he can extract the magic by killing her. Just as Bluenote was about to succeed, Gildarts showed up and blasted Bluenote away from Cana.

Reinforcements Arrive: The Island's Final Battles
Bluenote, who was pushed back, acknowledged the foe in front of him as no other than Gildarts. As Natsu, Lucy, Wendy, and Cana were delighted to see the ace, Gildarts told them to get away from this place. With that said, Gildarts charged towards Bluenote. Casting his magic, Bluenote made the ground that Gildarts was running on flip upside-down. Gildarts, however, used his Disassembly Magic to shatter the ground, and the two titans struck each other with their fists. In moments, the crater of the battlefield grew, and everyone else was sent flying. Bluenote was surprised to see him being overpowered by Gildarts, while Wendy told the other Fairy Tail members that it would be best to oblige to what Gildarts requested.

Back at the main camp, Rustyrose was being overpowered by Freed Justine and Bickslow, whom returned to the island when they saw the signal flare. Though Rustyrose told them that they're still no match for his magic, Arc of Embodiment, Bickslow never planned to fight him fairly, while Freed commented that he committed the crime of hurting their comrade. Despite Rustyrose's counter, he was quickly on the defensive with the power of Freed and Bickslow combined, and acknowledging with shock that the feeling that he was feeling was fear. Rustyrose, despite feeling fear, regains his resolve and unleashes a spirit attack on Bixlox and Fried.

Bluenote and Glidarts are still pounding away at each other with attacks. Erza continues her fight against Azuma, the two being on even ground. Azuma pauses, glad to fight against someone as strong as her, asking Erza if she agrees. Erza replies that she only wants the power to protect her friends.

Hearing this Azuma reveals that his powers is a Lost Magic called the Great Tree Arc, allowing him to make explosions of the fruit grown on the trees, but his true powers lie in the earth around him. He then uses his magic to uproot the huge tree that is part of the whole island. Upon doing so, all the Fairy Tail members start to lose their magic and cannot move, affecting Gildarts and Freed and Bickslow's respective fights, giving their Grimoire Heart opponents the upper hand. Azuma reveals that the tree bestows divine powers, such as preventing death and providing magic to those that bear the Fairy Tail mark. Upon taking control of the tree and uprooting it, their powers are now being sapped away. Azuma then challenges Erza to beat him to save her friends.

With the tree under Azuma's control, all the fairies find themselves weakened, and those still fighting are powerless against their opponents. Ultear comments on this new development while Meredy tries to pull Juvia to safety, wondering why she was doing it. Back with Erza, she asks Asuma why she wasn't affected by the tree's uproot, prompting him to reply that he wants to fight her when she was fully serious, though promises to return the power to every Fairy Tail member if she defeats him. Erza takes the challenge and engages him once more. Erza charged towards Azuma while requipping to the Heaven's Wheel Armor and struck with Blumenblatt, only to be blocked by the trees. Azuma then counterattacked, and slowly chipped off her Heaven's Wheel Armor, forcing Erza to return to her ordinary Heart Kreuz armor. Erza then requipped to her Flight armor, and dealt some damage to Azuma. But, as she was about to strike again, Azuma merged with the trees, grabbed her by the ankle, and countered with Tower Burst. Knowing that that she was in trouble,and with the Armadura Fairy and Purgatory armor damaged, she switches to her simple cloth clothing and decides to rush him in a single sword slash. Focusing all her power into her blade. The two attack one another, but Azuma uses the branches of the tree to take hold of her limbs, holding her in place then blows her up. With that, Erza lays defeated before him. As this happens, in a prison cell in a city, Jellal senses this and mutters Erza's name.

One of the guards take note of Jellal's mutterings causing another guard named Nadal to come by and mention that Jellal was the one who brought down the old council. Nadara tortures Jellal for a bit with his magic staff, thinking he was trying to beg for food. Back on Tenrou Island, his words reach Erza, who manages to get back on her feet. She convinces herself that Jellal not there before continuing her attack. She manages to force Azuma on the defensive for a bit but he once again, he binds her arms and legs. Azuma hits her with another Tera Kuramare explosion. As she starts to fall, she see a vision of Natsu asking if she going to give up. Visions of the other Fairy Tail members run through her head, strengthening her resolve. She apologizes to them, mentioning that she tried to protect everyone when, in truth, she was the one being protected al the time. She comes out through the inferno straight at Azuma. He looks on in shock at first before commenting on their conviction being their true strength and calling them a splendid guild. Erza lands the finishing blow, defeating Azuma. Jellal somehow feels this and smiles to himself, and mutters Erza's name, surprising his jailors.

After the strike from Erza, Azuma lies, defeated. Erza falls from the fallen tree, and, as she gets up, she notices that Azuma is somehow growing plants from his body. Azuma stated that it was a side effect from overusing his magic. As he turned to a tree, he promised to return all of the magic of Fairy Tail members. Before the growth was complete, Erza asked if Azuma knew Jellal. While Azuma replied with a yes, he was more concerned with Ultear, who Hades trusst more than any other person. Azuma then answered why they were obsessed with Zeref, as they want to get closer to the original source of all magic. Before he could answer Erza's final question of what would happen if they get it, his speech was cut short by his Lost Magic finally overtaking him.

Back at each battlefield, every members notices that their magic had returned. Taking this opportunity, Freed and Bickslow countered fought back against Rustyrose, who was surprised by yet another sudden reversal and wondered what happened to Azuma.

Bluenote, who was disappointed by a magicless Gildarts, suddenly had his foot blocked by said person. With a flick, he send Bluenote flying for a bit. Excited once more, Bluenote struck with his most powerful attack, intending to crush Gildarts with the move, a miniature black hole. Meanwhile, Rustyrose resummons the Tower of Dingir and trapped the majority of the members at the camp. Noticing that Bickslow was removing his mask, Rustyrose mocked him about the weakness of the magic, but Bickslow said that he wasn't aiming for him, but Elfman. Using Elfman's body to attack Rustyrose, the Tower of Dingir dispelled. With a push from Lisanna, Freed charged towards Rustyrose.

Gildarts, with his arms stretched out, shattered Bluenote's attack with his magic then reared back. In an instant, the two members of Grimoire Heart were defeated; Rustyrose slashed by Freed's sword and Bluenote punched into the air, getting sucked into the black hole.

Gray and Ultear noticed that the magic had retured back to how it was before, and Gray was still surprised by Ur's will. Ultear then told Gray that she would take Zeref from the island and requested him to defeat Hades with Iced Shell.

The Apprentice and the Master's Daughter: Gray vs Ultear
Gray decides to use Iced Shell to defeat Hades. He remembers that it is a magic that takes the life of the user, but states that he is prepared for it. However, when Ultear thanks him for it, he claims that he's not doing it for her, or for Ur, but for the Fairy Tail Guild. Back at camp, Natsu, Lucy, Wendy, and the Exceed see the defeated Gajeel, Mirajane, Evergreen, Elfman, as well as the defeated enemy Rustyrose. Wendy tries to use her magic to heal her friends but the cats advise her to rest for a while since she has already used up a lot of her magic. Freed and Bickslow review the situation while Pantherlily tells them that the Grimoire Heart Battleship is located to the east. Lucy suggests splitting into an attack team and a defense team to take them on.

Elsewhere, Ultear meets with Meredy, who acknowledges the body of Zeref. Ultear tell her that they will leave the island but Meredy protests, saying that she hasn't found Gray yet. Ultear reveals that she told Gray that Hades killed her father and that Ur infiltrated the guild for revenge and learned Iced Shell since no other magic seemed to be able to defeat Hades. Ultear also told Gray that despite being Ur's daughter, she was unable to learn the spell, which she says is the only one which can beat Hades. Ultear also told Gray that she intents to leave the island and seal Zeref so that Hades can't find him.

Back to the present, Ultear tells Meredy that Gray is not their enemy, but their trump card. Ultear begins to laugh at Gray for believing her made up story on the spot, and also states that if everything goes right, she can get rid of both Hades and Gray, allowing herself to claim Zeref. When Ultear turns to leave, she sees Juvia's unconscious body and decides to kill her, but her strike is blocked by Gray who states that he never believed Ultear's story. Gray tells Ultear that whatever Ur's will is, he has his own will and so he will never use Iced Shell since he wants to live with his comrades. The two do battle and Ultear states that Gray is no match for her, stating that she was the head of the Seven Kin of Purgatory. However, Gray rushes in and uses his magic to land the first blow.

Ultear is knocked down. Meredy calls out to Ultear but she tells her to take Zeref and run to the dropoff point. Gray calls to Juvia, to which she wakes instantly at his voice, and tells her to follow after Meredy. Juvia starts to do so, but due to an earlier attack in her last battle she can't stand. So she opts to crawl after her instead.

Ultear kicks Gray while he was distracted to which he retaliates with his Ice Lance. Ultear, however warps time so that the ice will evaporate. Gray tries again with Ice Hammer, but that too is evaporated. Ultear reveals she learned Arc of Time so she can kill molding mages, specifically her mother. Hearing this, Gray has a brief flashback to seeing Ur holding one of Ultear's dresses and crying. Gray shouts to Ultear that her mother was always thinking about her and that it was sad that Ur can't convey her feelings to her now. Ultear shows indifference and continues her attack.

Gray switches to melee attacks but Ultear counters this as well. Seeing this, Gray suddenly molds his own blood into ice which Ultear can't evaporate since her magic can't affect living things. Gray manages to land a major blow on her but Ultear refuses to give in. Much to Gray surprise she takes a ice make stance and attack him with her Crown of Thorns attack, wounding him greatly.

Despite getting hit, Gray gets up commenting its been awhile since he felt Ur's magic but he isn't surprised since Ultear has Ur's blood. Angered, Ultear attacks him again. But, Gray rebounds from her attack and tackles her, causing the two to tumble off a cliff. As they do, Gray ask what made Ultear become the way she is. Ur reveals that Ultear abandoned her as a child. She was then taken to a magical laboratory where they experimented on her and locked her in a prison when not doing so. Ultear managed to escape and make her way back home, but by then Ur has Gray and Leon as her apprentiences and Ultear assumed she had been replaced. She vowed revenge as a result.

Ultear returned back to the laboratories and let them experiment on her till she had acquired magical power, using it to the destroy the lab. She then heard about Zeref and his dark guild. She met Hades, who told her of the Arc of Time magic and its ability to rewind time, telling her that in the "Great World of Magic" she could use it to go back and change anything she wanted. Thus Ultear made it her goal to revive Zeref so she could change her past. Gray and Ultear soon fall into the ocean, where Ultear attacks him underwater. Gray counters and the two continue the fight underwater. Suddenly Ultear starts hearing voices calling out to her. She then remembers that Ur was melted and drifted into the ocean after the Galluna Island incident, so Ultear is practically inside her mother now. She then starts seeing memories of Ur and herself, Ur bringing her to a doctor as she sees that Ultear has too much magic and it was giving her a fever.

However the doctors told Ur that she had died, not even allowing her to see the body. Ur became devastated at the news. Ultear is shocked at the revelation as that wasn't how she remembered it. Gray takes advantage of her distraction to hit her with a move the freeze her body in ice, shooting her out of the ocean in the process. Gray floats to the surface telling her that Ur only talked about Ultear once, saying that when she was born, Ur was at the happiest she ever been, and that she had hoped for the best future for her daughter. The ice around Ultear breaks and she falls, crying and admitting she just wanted to see her mother again. The two go back on land, where Gray rests Ultear on a rock, then heads off towards the Grimoire Heart Airship despite being wounded.

The Demon's Final Stand: Fairies vs Hades
While the rain continues to fall, Lucy and Levy comment about it while Pantherlily begins to tremble, causing his fellow Exceeds to conclude that he is afraid of lightning. Natsu then stands up and tells Lucy and Happy that they will go and defeat Hades. While Happy is enthusiastic, Lucy is more than surprised. Happy tells her that it's because they are on the same team, and while Lucy agrees, she points out that Freed and others would be better than her. Freed replies that he has to cast Jutsu Shiki around the area, and Bickslow agrees, telling the others to leave the defenses to them. Wendy requests that she go as well, before Charle can really protest. Lily also agrees to go with them despite the trembling while Levy and Lisanna decide to stay at the camp to help with the Jutsu Shiki and protect the unconscious Fairy Tail members. Before everyone leaves, Lisanna requests Lucy to stay close to Natsu, as he gets stronger if his nakama is around him, to which Lucy agrees.

Back to the Juvia-Meredy-Zeref chase, Zancrow suddenly shows up, and asks Meredy where she is planning to take Zeref. Before Meredy could respond, Zancrow accuses her of planning to betray Grimoire Heart along with Ultear. He then attacks Meredy, telling her that she's no longer a part of Grimoire Heart. As Zancrow grabs Zeref, Meredy tells him that he is their (Ultear and her's) future, but Zancrow reveals the truth of who was the one that destroyed her hometown, Ultear herself. As Meredy is frozen in disbelief, Zeref suddenly wakes up, and says the word "Acnologia". Suddenly, a dark wave appears out of Zeref and Zancrow lies dead on his feet as a result, while Meredy and Juvia lose consciousness. As Zeref walks away, he fears that if an era is about to end, he may awaken once again. He hoped that he would be destroyed before that happened. Hiding behind him is Doranbolt who is shocked to hear the word "Acnologia". Elsewhere, an injured Gray is about to fall unconscious. Just then, Erza shows up and catches him,asking him if he's okey,Gray states that it seems that he always needs to be saved by somebody,Erza replied that she is the same too,when the two meet up with Natsu's group,Natsu who overheard their conversation,with a big smile Natsu tells them that he is the same too.

Meanwhile, Hades, in disbelief that his entire force has been defeated, wishes to give his praise to Makarov's soldiers. Standing on the top of his ship, he says that it comes down to engaging against his opponent, and that the play between the demons and the fairies has come to its finale. Staring down at his opponents, Hades continues by saying "Now then, let's play for a bit, third generation of Fairy Tail."

Hades beckons Team Natsu to confront him when their ready. Despite knowing Hades defeated Makarov, they proceed. Natsu tells Happy, Charle and Pantherlily to sneak into the airship, find the controls, and smash them to prevent the ship from taking off. The Exceeds agree and head for the bilge of the ship, while Gray creates steps to the deck of the ship and the group ascends onto the deck, everyone agreeing to fight at full strength from the get go.

Natsu starts things off by firing a fireball at Hades but he easily dissipates it. However it turns out to be cover for Gray and Erza to get close and ready their sword attacks while Lucy summons Taurus, and all three strike him at once. Wendy hangs back, enchanting their attack, defense, and speed power. Ezra and Gray press the attack but Hades counters by summoning a chain and snagging Erza with it, slamming her into Gray. Natsu takes the opportunity to attack and hits Hades with his Wing Attack. Hades recovers and catches him with the chain but Ezra cuts him free. Gray make an Ice Hammer and hits Natsu, shooting him toward Hades. Lucy summons Scorpio, who unleashes a sand attack while Wendy released a Sky Dragon's Roar.

The two attacks surround Natsu in a Unison Raid, boosting the Dragon Slayer at Hades until he hits him with the Sword Horn attack. Hades goes flying into a wall and the group seems victorious. But, Hades soon recovers, barely affected, telling the group they made a true mistake in making him their opponent. He then asks if they were done with their "warm up", much to the group's shock. Hades then shouts, which affects Wendy, who suddenly disappears, leaving only her clothing behind, much to the group's horror.

Wendy turns out okay, and appears in Horologium unharmed. Horologium tells them that he automatically responded to the danger of the attack and saved Wendy's body only, as that was his main priority. Everyone thanks Horologium, and he sends Wendy out in new clothes. Hades, impressed, reveals to the kids that he was the second master of Fairy Tail. Natsu doesn't believe it and charges towards Hades. Hades uses Amaterasu on him, and then uses his Chain Magic to tie Erza and Lucy together. He then attacks them with magical beams. He hits Natsu in the leg, Gray in the chest, and Wendy in the arm.

Meanwhile, the cats hear thunder in the ship, and it catches Pantherlily off-guard, as he thought it was soundproof. Charle and Happy tell Pantherlily to get over it as they continue searching for the ships power source. Meanwhile, Mest goes back to Lahar and tells him Zeref used Acnologia. Lahar immediately evacuates the island. Mest looks back at the island and apologizes to Fairy Tail for not being able to do anything.

Back on the airship, Hades talks to Team Natsu about how Makarov changed the guild and made to much "sunlight shown on Magic". Natsu disagrees, and says change is good and that Fairy Tail members live their lives to the end. Hades shoots Natsu's other leg, and then the rest of his body repeatedly. Natsu then realizes Hades is Makarov's enemy.

Just as Hades is about to finish Natsu off, thunder crashes throught the airship as Laxus appears. Laxus, hearing Natsu say that Hades is his grand-father's enemy, proceeds to head-butt him.

Thunder Crashes: The Spirit of Makarov Lives!
Everyone is surprised to see that Laxus is before them. Erza asks what Laxus is doing on the island, which he answers that he came to pay his respects to Mavis's grave. He berates Hades for his disrespect to the previous guild master, though Hades just comments that the brat has such relatives. Laxus and Hades soon fight, with Laxus starting off wailing on Hades before trying to hit him with a Thunder Roar. Hades avoids it and fires his chain at him. Laxus dodges the chain, but it hits the model globe, which Hades pulls toward Laxus trying to flatten him with it. Laxus dodges it, but is hit by a magic shot and blown up by the Amaterasu. Laxus manages to escape the blast with his lightning body, gets behind Hades and attacks him from behind.

The fairies are astonished by Laxus's strength. However, Hades's last attack has weakened him and Laxus comments that he still has a ways to go. Hades recovers and fires a energy beam at him, but before it can connect, Laxus asks that even though he not a Fairy Tail member anymore, if it's alright for him to be angry ifor something that happened to his grandfather. Natsu screams it is just as the blast hits, rocking the ship. However, at the last moment, Laxus managed to transfer his lighting powers to Natsu, though it drains him greatly. The others are astonished that the lightning and fire have fused together in Natsu's body, and Natsu asks Laxus why would he would give him his power since he weaker then him. Laxus states it not about whose weak or strong, but that someone with the guild brand needs to handle this and to take that pain that was caused and return it 100 fold.

Natsu, completely revived and brimming with lighting power, calls it the Lighting Flame Dragon and he will indeed will pay back the pain 100 fold.

Now fully charged after eating Laxus's lightning, Natsu commences his attack on Hades beating him with multiple melee attacks with the thought of his injured comrades in his mind. Hades tries to recover and use his magic chain to bind Natsu's hands, but Natsu easily breaks free and fires Lightning Flame Dragon's Brilliant Flame at him. The attack blasts a hole through the ship and can be heard all over the island, even leaving a trench through it.

When the light subsides, Hades lays defeated and Natsu stands victorious, but weakened from using up all his magic. He nearly falls off the damaged potions of the ship, but Lucy rescues him and pulls him up. The rest of the fairies begin to relax now that the fight is over. Meanwhile the Exceed are still trying to find the power source of the ship and have entered into the air vents. They come across a grate and look through, shocked at what's below. Happy asking the others if "it's alive?"

Back with Team Natsu, much to the shock of the group, Hades isn't beaten and gets back to his feet. He comments it been awhile since someone caused him so much damage and decides to "reward" the group for entertaining him. He takes off his eyepatch awakening what he calls his "Devil's Eye".

His appearance changes dramatically, his hair and beard growing longer and darkness swirling around him. Hades cites it as the Abyss of Magic, a magic beyond their wildest expectations. The group look on in horror as they've never felt a magic such as this and that it continues to increase. Hades tells the group that this is the end of Fairy Tail. Natsu tries to move, but finds that due to using up all his magic, he doesn't even have the strength to do that against this new threat.

The Exceeds drop down into the room and try to make out the mysterious power source that they have found. Before they can examine further, a few of the Grimoire Heart members hear them inside and rush into the room. Pantherlily tells Happy and Charle to stop the source while he he holds them off. He transforms into his true form and begins to fight the guild members, grabbing one of their swords which suddenly transforms into a bigger form. Pleased with this, Pantherlily claims the sword as he own while the Grimoire Heart members yell that they have to defend the room with their lives. Happy and Charlie start messing with the controls for the source in hopes something will happen.

Back with Team Natsu, who now face Hades's new form, horrified by his new magical power. Lucy tries to get Natsu to stand, but his body is still weakened from his last attack. Hades comments on the Abyss of Magic, telling the group that it lies in the deepest levels of magic, where in the center is the "Magic of One" which he hopes to take for himself by awakening Zeref. Lucy suddenly recalls hearing this from her mother. Hades cites that the group don't have the resolve to step into the abyss before summoning a spell "From the book of Zeref" which summons demons from the rocks around them. The group, even Erza, find themselves shaking in fear at such monstrosities. Just when it seems they'll give up, Natsu suddenly remembers what Gildarts had told him how fear allows one to learn their own weakness, repeating it aloud. He gets to his feet, telling his team that now that they know their weakness, they can grow stronger.

Just as Hades sends his army of demons at them, the team regains their resolve from Natsu's speech, get to their feet, and charge toward Hades. Natsu, however nearly stumbles but is helped up by Lucy and Wendy who fling him toward Gray and Erza. Using their legs, they connect with Natsu's feet and push him toward Hades at a high speed. Hades yells that it was time for the sun to sink on Fairy Tail as he summons a spell just as Natsu's on the verge of colliding with him. The result is a huge explosion that blows up the remainder of the deck.

After the collision Natsu's scarf flies into the air. Erza, Gray, Wendy, and Lucy then look on to see Natsu successfully landing a punch on Hades. Lucy grabs Natsu's scarf as Natsu continues to punch Hades. Hades is in shock and doesn't understand why his Magic had no effect. The reason being Happy and Charle successfully destroying the power source of the ship, which turned out to be Hades's real heart. Hades realizes this in shock. Elsewhere on the island Rustyrose says to himself that Hades's heart was the key to his longevity and his Magical power. As Natsu beats up Hades, Wendy notices the Tenrou Tree had been put back into place. Ultear had used her Arc of Time to restore it. As she did this, Meredy observes her from a distance. With the tree upright, it gives Magic to the Fairy Tail Mages again. Hades manages to push Natsu back, but then Laxus wakes up and punches Hades. Then the rest of Fairy Tail attack Hades for the final time. Lucy calls on Capricorn who elbows Hades. Wendy uses Sky Dragon's Wing Attack; Gray uses Ice-Make: Ice Bringer as Erza completes the combo with Pentagram Sword. Natsu then gets up and beats Hades with Crimson Lotus: Exploding Lightning Blade. As Natsu gives out a shout, the sun breaks on Tenrou Island.

The Victory We Believed In: Closure of the S-Class Trial
The gang smiles over their victory as Lucy gives Natsu his scarf back. Just then, Happy and Charle run towards them, as Grimoire Heart members chase them. Everyone's Magic is depleted and nobody knows how to help. Just then, Makarov, the Thunder God Tribe, Lisanna, Elfman, Mirajane, Levy, Cana, and Gajeel all return. Grimoire Heart flee at the sight of Makarov, and their master defeated. Everyone then celebrates and hug each other. Gray asks Freed about Juvia, but Freed says he hasn't seen her. Gray wonders what happened with Zeref, and if Juvia is okay. Makarov then yells at Laxus for coming to Tenrou Island during his excommunication. The Thunder God Tribe then spot Laxus, and they all tackle him. Elfman is surprised Master Makarov is so relentless, but Mirajane just wonders if Laxus will stay exiled after his return. Natsu is ready to continue the trial, but Gajeel interrupts calling Natsu stupid for wanting to continue after the event that just occurred. Natsu then falls down in pain due to eating Laxus's lightning. Everyone heads back to camp, but Cana wonders about Gildarts, and Gray still worries over Juvia.

Makarov walks up to Hades. Hades tells him to finish him off, but Makarov refuses, and just tells him to get off the island. Hades calls him naive and promises that he will destroy Fairy Tail next time. Hades excuses his defeat claiming if his heart hadn't been destroyed he would have won. Makarov then asks Hades why he turned to darkness. Hades reveals he left Fairy Tail and journeyed the Road of Magic. While traveling he discovered Magic came from the darkness, and felt the world he was living in was a lie, and that the Ultimate World of Magic, Zeref's world, was the true world. Thus, he traveled to collect the keys to unlock him. Hades knew if he could create the Ultimate Magic World, he could acquire the "Magic of One". Makarov spits on his ideas claiming Magic is whatever people see it as, whether its darkness, light, red or blue, Magic is alive either way. Makarov leaves Hades reminding his former master, he learned all of this from Hades himself.

Back at camp Lisanna and Mirajane mess with Natsu's hair, as Charle and Happy talk about their accomplishment of destroying Hades's heart. The Thunder God Tribe gloss over Laxus's return while Wendy heals other peoples wounds. Erza wonders how Tenrou Island reverted back, and Gray brings up the possibility of Ultear's Magic. Just then, Juvia comes crawling back to camp. She apologizes for letting Zeref get away and asks Gray to punish her. Gray refuses acting surprised. Lucy and Cana wait for Gildarts, but then hear him in the background joking about Laxus' excommunication.

As Grimoire Heart takes off with only Rustyrose, Kain, and Hades, Zeref enters the ship blaming Grimoire Heart for the use of Acnologia. He then predicts the end of the current era.

With Zeref standing in front of Hades, Kain, and Rustyrose, the remaining two members of the Seven Kin Of Purgatory kneels in front of the Black wizard. Hades couldn't believe his eyes, and smile as he tells his subordinates to bring him the keys. However, Rustyrose and Kain couldn't move at all, and Zeref announces that there is no need for the keys as he is already awaken. Though Hades is shocked by the announcement, Zeref states that there is never such requirement, and asks how many lives did Hades took in order to acquire the "keys". He then mocks Hades for believing such myth, and reveals that he has never entered a sleeping state, and standing in front of them is the real Black Wizard Zeref.

Hearing this, Hades screams that it is impossible, having seen it with his own eyes that Ultear defeated him. Zeref, however, states that it was his strength at that time. He then continues his explanation, saying that he has saw countless people died in war 400 years ago, and realized how valuable lives really are. That also started his curse. The more he thought about the preciousness of lives, the more his body will take them against his will. In order to stop such, he has to forget the importance of lives. Zeref continues by stating that they are the ones who caused him to summon Acnologia, and he will punish them. Before Hades could ask him anything else, Zeref announces the two crimes they caused to him, and then prepared a spell.

On a rowing boat in the vast ocean, Ultear tries to cheer Meredy up. Meredy, however, asks if Ultear was really the one who attacked her hometown. Ultear answers with a firm yes, but says that she did plan to confess everything someday. Ultear says that the life she has is her first, and the completed Arc of Time in the Ultimate World of Magic would start her second, true life. Because she believed that she can restart her first life, she would do anything, no matter how cruel it is, in order to reach her goal. Hearing this, Meredy stands up, while Ultear continues saying that she has been a fool that still desires happiness despite all she had done. She then states that she's not asking for forgiveness, and knows that Meredy hates her to the point of wanting to kill her. With a knife stabbed into her body, Ultear says that she can't let Meredy dirty her hands anymore, and jumps into the ocean. As she falls, Ultear says that she believes Meredy will find her happiness, and tells her that she loves her.

As Ultear drowns, she thinks that dying in her mother's arms, the sea, isn't bad either. Meredy, however, saves her, and links their feeling together. With her Magic connecting her to Ultear, Meredy cries, saying that Ultear was the one who brought her up and that she forgives her. Meredy continues to cry as she asks Ultear not to leave her behind because she loves her as well, and that they will live on together.

Meanwhile, a powerful beam strikes through the Grimoire Heart ship, and Hades is killed. Rustyrose and Kain are surprised at their masters untimely death. Zeref then noticed something coming, and wonder if it's Acnologia.

Due to the recent events, Makarov announces that he is going to suspend the S-Class trial. Naturally, the candidates (Gajeel included) are not too pleased with the announcement. Mirajane tries to reason with them and states that since the Magic Council members snuck in and Grimore Heart interfered, they have no choice. Gajeel berates Levy for agreeing, though Pantherlily wonders why he is so upset since he wasn't a candidate. Gray is upset as well while Juvia tries to calm him down. However, Natsu refuses to accept the master's decision and states the he will continue anyway and become the only S-Class Mage. Seeing no way to discourage Natsu, Makarov agrees and says that if Natsu can defeat him, he can become an S-Class Mage. Natsu agrees but is quickly knocked out by Makarov's Titan Magic.

Elsewhere, Laxus is pinching Lisanna's cheeks, wondering whether she is the real one. Lisanna tells him that she is while the members of the Thunder God Tribe sit around the two, happy to be reunited with Laxus. Several feet away, Wendy is watching the group asking Charle if she should greet the group, wondering what Laxus is really like. Erza then appears and tells her that Laxus is strange but is not really a bad guy. Hearing this, Wendy decides to greet him.

Elsewhere, Lucy and Cana are taking a bath, trying to heal themselves with herbs. Lucy asks Cana if her right hand is alright and Cana shows her her hand, saying that she is no longer able to use Fairy Glitter. Cana then apologizes to Lucy for her betrayal during the trial but Lucy shrugs it off.

Meanwhile, Gildarts, Natsu and Happy are fishing, talking about trivial stuff. As Natsu finally manages to catch a fish, Lucy and Cana arrive. Lucy says that Cana wants to talk to Gildarts and drags Natsu and Happy away. With the three gone, Gildarts asks Cana what is wrong, having seen her sad face. She explains that she came to Fairy Tail to find her father, who Gildarts realizes must have been a part of the guild. Cana then tells him point blank that HE is her father.

Fairy Tail's strongest Mage is utterly flabbergasted and begins to wonder whose kid she is, listing all the girls he has been with, much to Cana's surprise. Having said what she wanted to say, Cana turns to leave, saying that she is not expecting Gildart's to be part of her family and that they can return to the way they were. However, Gildarts approaches her and hugs her, realizing that her mother is Cornelia, the only woman that he really loved and the only one he married.

Gildarts then explains that he left 18 years ago but never knew that he had a kid. Cana says it's not his fault since she kept it from him. He expresses his sadness about having a child so close but not realizing it but Cana tries to cheer him up, saying that she is glad to have meet him, calling him father. Hearing this, Gildarts hugs his daughter even tighter, saying that she doesn't need to be sad anymore and that they can do things together. Cana comments that that would be annoying but Gildarts continues to hug her, asking for the right to love her. While the two stand in each other's arms, Lucy, Natsu and Happy watch from afar, Lucy thinking about her own father.

Meanwhile, Zeref watches as a large black dragon approaches the Fairy's island.

Destruction Descends: To the Future
The members of the guild start feeling an ominous presence surrounding them. Soon after, a loud cry reaches their ears as Wendy realizes that it is the cry of a dragon. The members get together as Pantherlily points to a large winged-beast flying in the sky. As everyone ponders it, Bickslow realizes it is a dragon. The dragon slayers are shocked as they realize that dragons still exist in the worlds. Makarov calls it the black dragon of the apocalypse, Acnologia. Natsu tries asking it where Igneel is, to no success as it comes down and devastates the land. The dragons size frightens everyone while Gildarts tells them to run for it. They try heading back to the ship as it continues to destroy. Charle asks if Wendy can talk to the dragon to which she replies that she can't due to its intelligence. Zeref, elsewhere, states that dragons believe themselves to be superior to humans and will not communicate, as humans don't communicate with household pests. He states that the era is coming to an end and says goodbye to Natsu.

As the dragon approaches, Makarov tells everyone to escape as he uses his titan magic to grow into a giant and hold back the dragon. Others run showing concern for the master. The Thunder God Tribe tries to help but are ordered back, Makarov berating them for disobeying their masters final orders, a word which shocks Mirajane. Natsu tries to fight since he is a dragon slayer but is grabbed and pulled away by Laxus. Though angry, he does not fight back as he notices Laxus' tears as he leaves his grandfather behind.

Everyone in tears runs away as Makarov continues to battle the beast, asking if kindness can really kill someone and why they cry. He tells them that the answer is in their hearts and that they must live on into the future.

Makaro affirms his declaration that he will not allow the dragon to get past him as he must protect the member of his guild. However, the dragon knocks him to the ground and steps on his wound, injuring him. Makarov smiles as he realizes that he no longer has any regrets and is a true parent now.

Suddenly, Natsu shows up and tries to fight the dragon, to no success as it tosses him aside. The other members of the guild arrive and begin fighting the dragon while Laxus helps his grandfather, reasoning that there was no way they could've left him behind. The dragon repels the mages attacks with little effort as Gildarts realizes that it is holding back, unlike when he fought it. The dragon quickly takes to the skies and Gajeel realizes that it is about to use a breath attack.

Erza tells everyone who can use defensive magic to do so while Lisanna tells them to channel energy to Fried so he can draw seals. Everyone joins hands just as the dragon unleashes its attack, decimating the island and seemingly vaporizing everyone as Zeref, Urtear, Meredy and the magic council army watch from afar. When the attack dissipates, Zeref realizes that it is all over as the island is no more as of December 16 X784.

Seven years later, the Magic Council had tried to find survivors with no success. Acnologia had disappeared once again and as Natsu once did, and Romeo stares off into the sea.

Anime Differences

 * In the battle between Bickslow and Freed in the manga, Lucy and Cana originally "defeated" both using Aquarius in conjunction with Cana's The Prayer's Fountain. In the anime, Lucy uses Aries to hold Bickslow in place and beats him with "Lucy Kick" (a simple kick attack). She then summons Aquarius using Cana's The Prayer's Fountain Card to help them on Freed, but the spirit attacks them (without using water) and leaves after bickering with Cana. Cana then uses more of her Sexy Lady Cards to trap Freed. He tries to escape out the only spot he sees, but winds up stepping into a circle of cards that electrocutes him, knocking him out.
 * Juvia and Lisanna's battle with Erza is expanded, with the former two trying different attacks. In the manga we only catch a brief glimpse of their fight.

Trivia
The inner cover of Volume 24 included many S-Class material that was originally planned, remained, and/or cut out:
 * Natsu and Happy's potential opponent had also included Gray and Loke before settling on Gildarts.
 * Mirajane was supposed to have won between Elfman and Evergreen.
 * It involves showing us where former characters are at this point such as Laxus after Makarov was defeated and Jellal after Erza was beaten.
 * Cana and Lucy beating Freed and Bixlow was planned out, along with the battle between Juvia and Lisanna with Erza.
 * Gajeel and Levy were suppose to fight Mest and Wendy, with the latter team winning the battle.
 * The Killing Wizard was originally not supposed to be Zeref and had quite a few other names, including 'Touma', 'Mafuyu', 'Fuyuki', etc. But Death Magic remained.
 * Cana suddenly snuck out of the team, by putting a sleeping spell on her partner, Lucy and worked alone for personal reasons. "Lucy went to find Cana for that reason"
 * Gray participating the exam for the second time.
 * Some info regarding Makarov's death in the battle was circled, but parts about him dying were blurred. Whether this will occur or not will be revealed in the future.
 * Tenrou Island contains the secrets of Fairy Tail, and may be revealed in the course of battle.