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Zeref, having now arrived, tells Mard Geer that he did well before turning him back into a book, but not before he can refer to himself in the third person one last time to annoy me. Everyone is shocked to see Mard killed but Zeref says that he no longer has need for him. Looking at Natsu, Zeref says he wishes they could resolve their conflict there but Acnologia got in the way. He asks if Acnologia will end history again or will a miracle happen. Natsu being Natsu though has no idea what Zeref is saying. Zeref responds by saying that if Natsu survives, he will give him more despair, cause despair is the perfect reward for surviving catastrophe. After a long stare down between Zeref and Natsu, Zeref leaves, taking E.N.D.'s book with him, much to Gray's dismay. In the air above them, Acnologia strikes Igneel causing him to begin to fall. As he falls, he tells Natsu he must tell him something. He says there are two reasons he was living inside him. The first was as he said, to create antibodies to prevent Natsu from turning into a dragon. The second was for a chance to defeat Acnologia. Natsu rushes for Igneel but Igneel tells him to stay away. Igneel says he was waiting for this moment and rips off one of Acnologia's legs, but in exchange, Acnologia shreds half of Igneel's body. Igneel falls to the ground, telling Natsu he has been watching him and that he really grew up. With his dying breath, he says his days with Natsu were the happiest of his life and that Natsu gave him the power to love Humans.

This chapter was okay. I didn't really feel the impact of Igneel's death because he was never a major character. I get that it greatly affects Natsu but it doesn't affect the readers as we never grew close to Igneel. Meh chapter overall. Nothing great.

Beneath the ruined guild, Makarov states he didn't have the courage to unleash Lumen Histoire, to which Mavis says it simply means it wasn't time and to which I said, you bastard e_e. Outside, the members of Fairy Tail meet with Grandeeney, Weisslogia, Skiadrum and Metalicana. Grandeeney says thanks to Igneel, Acnologia was driven away. Grandeeney tells Wendy that she did well trying to destroy FACE and Wendy replies it was thanks to having Carla with her, because a useless cat gives you the power to destroy a world ending machine. Metalicana and Gajeel have a stare down before the dragon tells Gajeel he has that look in his eyes, to which Gajeel responds by telling him to shut up. Sting and Rogue then look at their dragons and state that they remember killing them. Weisslogia reveals that they can alter human memories and Skiadrum says that Igneel was against it but they did so anyway. Weisslogia then states that all the dragons are actually dead. Grandeeney says that long ago, their souls were extracted from their bodies by Acnologia's dragon slaying magic. The dragons hid in the dragon slayer's bodies to extend their lives. They say that Igneel couldn't defeat Acnologia as he was weakened from being half dead.

Elsewhere, Natsu mourns over Igneel's body. He says Igneel promised he wouldn't go anywhere and tells him to not break his promise. He tells Igneel that he learned to write and improved his magic and even got a job. Crying out, he says he has things he wants to tell Igneel. Looking on from afar, Happy breaks into tears. Back with the other dragons, Grandeeney states that it has come time for them to leave. Wendy cries and tells them not to go but Gajeel pats her on the head and says they should send them off in high spirits. The dragons then say some boring ass inspirational crap and then reveal Magna Carta is a pact between Dragons and Humans made 400 years ago. Wendy cries out to Grandeeney, to which the dragon says she loves her. Metalicana tells Gajeel he still has that look in his eye, prompting Gajeel to ask what kind of crappy last words were those. Sting and Rogue thank their dragons before they disappear and Natsu still mourns over Igneel's disappearing body. Natsu reminisces over things Igneel had said to him before he stands up and declares he will live on and defeat Acnologia.

While I didn't care much for the 4 dragons and their little inspirational speeches, the sheer pain and torture Natsu was going through was really well done. Wendy was dumb per usual but Gajeel's interactions with Metalicana was nice. Overall, a pretty good chapter.

A week later, Lucy sits in her room looking out the window as Aquarius's broken key lays on her desk. Elsewhere, members of Fairy Tail gather to overlook the destroyed guild. Mirajane asks if Makarov will rebuilt it but he says no. Everyone mopes about it as Elfman still whines like a little bitch that its all his fault. Meanwhile, Laxus awakens from his coma as the other members of the Thunder God Tribe greet him. Laxus calls himself pathetic before he pulls everyone into a group hug and states that at this rate, he wont be able to protect everyone he cares for. Back with the others, Lucy calls Cancer to fix Wendy's hair before Carla and Pantherlily discuss the state of their dragon slayers. Carla says Wendy is staying strong, but Gajeel is not doing so well as Pantherlily points out Gajeel slumped over and laying down by some trees as Levy tells him he can't do that there. The two Exceed then state their worry for Natsu but Pantherlily says he will be okay as he has Happy with him.

At Natsu's house, Natsu asks Happy how much money they have, to which Happy replies they have 13 million jewels. They banter that they should have more but happily move on as they start their new adventure. At his parents' graves, Gray mourns the loss of his father. Juvia then arrives, having followed Gray. She tells him that she is the one who killed Keith and thus killed Silver. Initially mad, Gray grabs her but soon breaks and buries himself in her chest and says thank you. He frantically apologizes to her before saying she is warm. Meanwhile, Erza sits alone, remembering being tortured by Tartarus and associating it with her childhood. Suddenly, Jellal and the new members of Crime Sorciere walk by. Jellal tells Erza she will be okay and to keep on her path of light and he shall keep on his path of darkness and they will meet again someday.

At Sabertooth's guild, The Twin Dragons arrive back with Minerva, no longer a demon. Everyone is happy to see her back as she breaks into tears of joy. Back at the ruins of Fairy Tail, Doranbolt says he finished wiping everyone's memories of Lumen Histoire but doesnt want to erase his own. Makarov tells him its okay and says he will relieve him of his duty. He then rips the sleeve off Doranbolts shirt, as the Fairy Tail mark appears on his shoulder. In shock, Doranbolt asks what is going on as Makarov tells him he was always a member of Fairy Tail but erased his own memories when he was tasked with infiltrating the Magic Council. Makarov then states that this is the end of an era though as Fairy Tail will now dissolve. Lucy, at her apartment, walks in to find a note from Natsu saying that he and Happy are going on a journey. Meanwhile, the members of Fairy Tail all vow to become stronger.

So this chapter was long... and amazing! I couldn't have asked for a better wrap up to this arc. In all, I didn't really enjoy the arc that much, I thought there were too many asspulls and uninteresting fights. However, this chapter did a good job of nicely wrapping everything up. I greatly enjoyed it.

Gildarts being the fucking awesome man he is, punches a dinosaur and knocks it out. Natsu and Happy happen to stumble upon him, which leads to an excited reunion. The three eat, soak in a hot spring, get into a fight whilst naked and finally sleep. After they wake up, they have a solemn talk and then have a bout. Natsu holds his own against Gildarts and manages to knock him back a little, which causes Natsu to start laughing which is interrupted as an animal eats him. Happy is panicked but Gildarts shows off how fucking amazing he is as he blows up a whole mountain while trying to get Natsu back. With Natsu rescued, the two shake hands and part ways. Looking into the clouds, Gildarts sees his daughter and becomes very happy. However as he looks into his bag, he finds he took Natsu's bag by mistake and Natsu has his pervy magazines. Gildarts attacks Natsu to get it back as the real reason he cared so much for the magazines falls out, a picture of him and Cana together.

I loved this chapter. I love Gildarts. It was just perfect. My only complaint is that Gildarts is super amazingly awesome but never shows up in actual chapters. I want him to come back to the main story! Oh well, fantastic chapter.

So thats all for this month. Sorry for lack of gifs and pictures, I couldn't think of anything that would fit and rushed things. I promise a better article next month.