User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 445: The Ugly Fairy, Review./@comment-5303512-20150718164057

For Makarov, yeah it was expected but I wouldn't bet on him being alive at the end of the series, Zeref said that his death would motivate Natsu, could it be that if Natsu loses himself in Rage he will turn to E.N.D.? It seems that to be the case if it comes down to it to motivate Natsu with some character deaths.

It is just a food for thought, If Albareth's version of Dragon King Festival is Ragnarok and if it is like the actual cataclysmic event with deaths then this is how I think it should proceed.


 * Makarov/Odin dies by one of the Spriggan.


 * Laxus/Vidarr will avenge Makarov's death and defeat the same Spriggan.


 * Gildarts/Thor will defeat a Spriggan but then dies shortly after words.


 * Jellal/Freyr will battle a Spriggan but loses.


 * Natsu/Hemdeill will battle Zeref/Loke and they'll both kill each other (or at least Natsu will be dead for a while but then get's resurrected for some reason.)


 * E.N.D./Surt will go and burn a lot of things and attack both friend and foe alike.


 * Acnologia/Niddhog will fly about (though I don't know what the full details of the Nidhogg's involvement in Ragnarok is all about.)