User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 328: Zodiac, Review./@comment-4449950-20130420013045

Firstly, it's good to hear that you'll soon be back Jakuhoe :3

Now, the chapter. Weeeeell, it wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't amazing. Congrats to those who said Yukino was needed to help close the Gate :D I think her helping Lucy was a nice idea, cause if Lucy had pulled some solo crap and saved the day all by herself I would've been a bit >___> I like it that Mashima likes to give spotlight to smaller/background characters every now and again :) However, I agree that it wasn't as epic as it could have been, but ah well :/ Also, how the hell did Yukino and Mira have time/want to change their clothes? Sheesh... >___>

Moving on and Rogue's appearance and the revelation that he can control the dragons. It would have been epic had this ability not been called Dragon Manipulation Magic. *sighs* I mean >__> Arg. Come on Mash... why not just say he can control them, not link it to a poorly named Magic and leave us hanging as to why this is happening? That would have been better imo than having to explain it all poorly.

Aaaaaaand seven dragons managed to make it through the Gate :D I know some people *glances at Hungry* wanted more... but I personally couldn't give two fucks for the number... I'm just glad some got through at all and we didn't get some "Lucy and Yukino saved the day and all the dragons are gone" shit. At least this way we get to see some dragons fight :) Atlas Flame is pretty freakin' awesome too :3

So, overall a nice chapter, but... BUT... BUT ... there is something else that made this chapter 20 bazillion times more interesting... and that was Zirconis. And no, it's not because in terms of dragons he's pretty cool or that Mashima draws him so darn well or that he's attacking everyone, but the fact that he is here, on the seventh day, and alive. It's because of this that I started to ponder some facts about this arc and the series in general:


 * 1) Zirconis is alive when the dragon war begins and DSs are first created.
 * 2) Zirconis appears on the seventh of July to attack the humans, claiming he wants to eat them and hates them etc.
 * 3) Zirconis is found as a skeleton underneath the Domus Flau on the fourth of July, having died. When his Spirit is summoned, he is actually fairly kind to the humans, and treats them well.
 * 4) The Domus Flau was built during the seven year time skip on top of the dragon skeletons, and is also known as the Dragon King Festival, with the picture of a man and dragon fighting.
 * 5) For Zirconis' skeleton to be under the Domus Flau, he must die before the building is constructed, almost as if it was built so to hide the skeletons. Logically then, the dragons must move backwards in time before they are destroyed. Going back in time.
 * 6) The Eclipse Gate can still be used to travel through time even though it has been sealed, because Lucy uses it at some point to go back, as does Rogue. Time travel then, is still possible.
 * 7) Future Rogue's story is irrelevant a this point, because anything could happen to him. However, it is present Rogue who will suddenly change, apparently kill Sting and use the Gate to go back in time. Something must occur for this to happen.
 * 8) Carla has a vision of Mercurius destroyed and Lucy crying. Levy writes from a world that is destroyed and where Lucy is seemingly absent.

That's just some of the stuff I have been pondering thanks to this chapter, and don't even get me started on Mavis and the fact that she sealed everyone away for the seven years whilst stuff like this was happening.

So, what have I got from all of these facts?

... ... ...

SWEET FUCK ALL! :D

Everyone: Whaaat!! I just read through that list and you have NOTHING!? Carrot: Is no mah fault T^T I'm just as confused as the next guy, though these are very important points in the plot imo. I'll get around to pondering them into a theory at some point, but for now I have nothing :3

If you get something from this though, let me know~! :)

Hmmmm... *eats the last bite of her breakkie and goes to shower*