User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 479: Who you should show the greatest respect to is, review./@comment-4945830-20160328225937/@comment-30807545-20160404010439

I'm not here to spread the FT hate around, but given Mashima's track record with the Spriggans, their string of defeats are imminent. If August is matched up against anybody, it's gonna be Makarov; if you think about it, it would make some serious sense.

Anyways, everyone here is familiar with the FT equation concerning villains, right? If not, I'll sum it up. It follows as such: Threat > Fairy Tail gets involved > Meet the Threat > Split up into various fights > Natsu fights big bad of the arc > Loses > Gets a power up > Wins.

Since August is a villain by nature, he's bound to follow this formula unequivocally; in fact, part of this has happened throughout the entire arc. So yeah, either he's defeated by Makarov or another member of FT or he gets betrayed by the one he serves. Again, this is imminent. And I know for a fact that Zeref and Acnologia will follow the same road.