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I am disappointed!! ಠ_ಠ Does nobody on this Wiki play Professor Layton games? I didn't think the puzzle I set last month was that challenging, but apparently it was, as nobody got it at all. Yes, sure, I had people coming and asking for hints, but that would be unfair... So work with what you're given. What was the answer though? Well, let's have a look at the "Announcements and Discussion Results" from last month, shall we? In particular, let's look at the first word of every announcement: In, A, Many, Just, Another, Keeping, Unlike, Having, Other, Reasoning, Another, In, Keeping, Owning, Bickslow's, Everyone, New. Wiki People: o___O Huuuuuuuuh!?!?!? I, A, M, J, A, K, U, H, O, R, A, I, K, O, B, E, N . Wiki People: Ummmm... Ah....?? In fact, if you had just looked straight down the dot points on the right side you may have seen it. Alas, maybe I was too hard on you guys. I may have to ease up a bit this month and give you something a little simpler. Let's see if anyone can get this months puzzle. Your hint: "Which Wiki user made the stupidest decision this month?" Get your Professor Layton hat on and have fun ;D
(Mystogan) to (Porlyusica) "I want to believe in a sacred light that encompasses the rage and sadness... A sacred light that guides all things."
Welcome to another issue of The Earth Land Chronicles. This article will a relatively sarcastic overview of things in the Fairy Tail series, which will Welcome to the newest edition of The Earthland Chronicles where we're going to go through the various arcs of Fairy Tail in comedic style! This month, we're continuing with So now we're on the final part of the Tenrou Island arc. Honestly, it's pretty bad (though I admit it does have its plus points) but it does set things up for the later arcs of the series. So here we go. Let's continue where we left off. Erza's been beaten by Azuma and had her voice called out by Carrot's inmate boyfriend. Somehow, the transient sounds of his voice is what reawakens Erza and, moved by her friends as all Fairy Tail characters are and/or will be, she cuts down Azuma with her sword. In the following aftermath, Azuma turns into a tree due to overusing his Magic but restores the Magic that he took from everyone. Elsewhere, thanks to the return of the Magic, the Fairy Tail Mages are able to fight back against Grimoire Heart. In an epic display of his strength, Gildarts manages to turn the battle on Bluenote quite easily and break a black hole and send Bluenote flying. Meanwhile, Freed, Bickslow and co. are fighting Rustyrose. With their Magic back and a little bit of strategy and cooperation from Lisanna (finally useful for once since she returned from the "dead") and Elfman, the Dark Mage is beaten. And at the same time, Gray takes Ultear's advice on beating Hades with Iced Shell but it isn't too long before she shows her true colors as a villain and says she was never his ally (as if any of us got surprised). Thankfully though, Gray was aware and shows up just in time to stop her from killing Juvia as a fight between the two ensues. Finally! The fight is tough on Gray since Ultear's Magic pretty much makes his useless till he decides to freeze his blood and use that to attack. Yeah, the anime actually showed us blood for once. Though we can be thankful that the days of pretending blood was "sweat" are gone (looking at you, One Piece by 4Kids, the company of destruction) and we can now see blood normally. Though it isn't as much as it should be >_> But anyways, this forces Ultear to adopt a new strategy: her own Ice-Make Magic which puts Gray back on the ropes. Rumble time! It's here that we find out more about Ultear's past, like how she had a ton of Magic in her body but was so young it was bad for her and got taken away and experimented but she escaped and saw Ur with Gray and Lyon and thought she was replaced (how she wound up getting there when she was taken away so young never being explained, of course) before Hades soon found her and taught her Magic. It isn't long before the two get down and dirty and over a cliff (I wonder if that can be a new euphemism) and Ultear winds up in the ocean. As we all remember, the ice which Ur became to encase Deliora melted and merged with the ocean and now, Ur is communicating with her daughter. Shouldn't she be diluted as hell? The truth is that she cared for Ultear a lot and never saw Gray or Lyon as a replacement, showing Ultear what she was really like. Taking advantage, Gray freezes her over and wins the battle. Meanwhile, Zeref kills Zancrow (sorry Hungry =|) when he tells Meredy that Ultear destroyed her hometown when she was a kid. After the deed, Zeref mutters "Acnologia" but we don't quite know what this means yet, though Doranbolt is pissing his pants over it. Meanwhile Team Natsu regroups with Wendy, Carla and Panther Lily to attack Hades head on. The whole team actually fights competently and Lucy and Wendy are even able to pull a Unison Raid out of their asses and hit Hades square on while Gray, Erza and Natsu attack as well. Of course, it's all in vain cause Hades is just one, badass dude who doesn't take a bit of damage from their attacks cause it's too early in the battle for him to be hurt, of course. It's now that he shouts "Katsu" and suddenly, Wendy just blinks out of existence and leaves only her clothes (but apparently no panties, as Rem once pointed out) behind, much to everyone's shock. Luckily though, she's saved by Lucy's clock spirit whose name I can't be bothered to remember and he returns her to the battle after giving her some new clothes. Anyways, the battle ensues and this time Hades pretty much kicks the crap out of all of them with various Magic and reveals that he was the 2nd guild master of Fairy Tail. Now here's where it gets good. As Natsu is about to get killed, Laxus shows up to save him. Much as I don't like Natsu, I enjoy Laxus way more. With him here, you know something with happen. It's here that he starts fighting Hades and actually puts up a good fight but Hades still proves too much so then he gives his Magic to Natsu and lets him power up to the Lightning Flame Dragon Mode. Using this, Natsu is able to beat Hades. Or so you would think. In reality, all he did was a little battering. Hades is a freakin' tank and then decides to get things going.With his demon's eye, Hades manage to bring forth a crap ton of monsters via his Magic, which basically scares the pants off everyone, even Erza. Of course, it's Natsu who, remembering Gildarts' speech about fear, helps everyone get up to fight. And thanks to a nice plot convenience for a ridiculous plot device, Hades loses his power thanks to the Exceeds destroying his "heart" and allowing Natsu to finish him off. When other Grimoire Heart members appear to attack though, who should show up by Makarov and the rest of the guild, who send them running between their tails before leaving Hades for the dead. And so with Grimoire Heart pretty much dead, Fairy Tail heads back to their camp to recoup. Laxus plays around with Lisanna's face to see if she's really the same one from before. Juvia wants to be punished, as usual, by Gray. Mashima wants to be a perv so he draws up a scene of Cana and Lucy together in a natural bath healing themselves with herbs. Cana no longer has Fairy Glitter (to our relief since we know how OP it is) and now it's time for her moment to come. Approaching Gildarts, Cana tells him he's her father, causing him to, in one of the funniest moments in this (or any anime) series, ask whose daughter she is by listing off about 13+ girls he's slept with (in number, not age, perv) that he remembers. However, this isn't a hentai manga and so naturally, Cana's mother was Cornelia, the only woman Gildarts ever really loved and married but left him cause he was a workaholic. The power of love is interesting. Too bad we can't have more of this rather than Nakama Magic. TheCarrotSaysYumYum: Jellal and Erza!" Elsewhere, Zeref has invaded the Grimoire Heart ship to make them repent and tells them about "Acnologia". Meredy and Ultear row away in a boat and talk. Ultear's sorry about what she did and decides to kill herself but Meredy saves her, wanting to live with her. It's now that the big leagues start. Acnologia himself shows up. He's the big black Dragon who took an arm and leg and then some from Gildarts on Mt. Zonia and pretty much dominates Fairy Tail, forcing Makarov to hold him back and allow everyone to run, even though they want to stay and fight. Naturally though, as Makarov is about to meet his end, they do come back, having been unable to leave him to die. Sadly, they're also unable to do anything to Acnologia since their Magic doesn't scratch him. As beast is about to unleash his Dragon Roar, everyone decides it's a good time to hold hands and sing "Kum ba yah" as Acnologia attacks and obliterates the island. None of the search efforts turned up anything and Acnologia disappeared once again. Seven years later, a boy nobody cares about stands out on the docks looking at the sea, bearing the mark of Fairy Tail on his arm. Sadly, there wasn't much to show when it comes to fanservice in the rest of this arc but I'm just drop this stuff here. Yeah, that's basically it. Thus ends the Tenrou Island arc. Check out the next edition of The Earth Land Chronicles next month where we will take a look at the next arc of Fairy Tail, which will also take us into a brand new world. Till then!
"I don't know what it is you're after, but... I won't let you pass any further ahead!!! Because behind me are all my little brats!!!" - Makarov Dreyar to Acnologia in Chapter 253
Gildarts lists off all the women he remembers sleeping with.
Carrot, what the hell is this? Hey everyone~! Welcome to a new article that I'll be writing in place of TMITA - at least, until the anime returns at its unknown date. As you probably gathered from the title, this article is all about Fairy Tail fanfiction, and each month I will pick out three fanfics from fanfiction.net that I have read and bring them to you with a small, non-spoiler review. What is the point of all this? Well, firstly, many of you may have not discovered the amazing and completely awesome place that is the world of fanfiction, or, those of you who know it simply disregard it as fangirls venting their sexual tensions into writing. Whilst the second may be true in some cases, I can truly boast that there are some amazing and totally awe-inspiring fanfictions to be read, so my hope with this article is that you will find some totally awesome fics to enjoy. The world of fanfiction only adds to the world of Fairy Tail (and other series if you read them), so I'd seriously recommend checking it out. And hey, who knows... Maybe some of you are hidden writers that could add to the growing collection. In general, I'll try to keep the three fics I review each month fairly different in terms of style, characters and plot, but I'll also make some polls each month to see what you guys want more of. With this intro out of the way, let's get on with the show!! :D P.S: Can I also just comment that it IS NOT my fault this article is so pink! Leli made the heading and I had to change everything to match. Fuckin' Leli >__>
Hard Liquor, by Miss Mungoe A/U - Romance - Drama - GajeelXLevy - NatsuXLucy - M "Set in the Magnolia-version of New York during the 1920's Prohibition. Hired as the personal bodyguard of a deprived heiress with more sass than size, Gajeel Redfox soon finds himself in over his head. And in a world of hostile takeovers, bootleggers and speakeasies, two prejudiced individuals learn that getting along is about as easy as drinking in public." Well, what can I say? I have read quite a few A/U fanfics in my time of fanfiction.net, but never have I come across one that has drawn me so completely into its world whilst still being 100% Fairy Tail. As stated in the fic description, Hard Liquor is set during the 1920's Prohibition, a time when there was a national ban on the selling, manufacturing and transporting of alcohol. However, at this time there were a number of back-alley businesses that would illegally get their hands on alcohol and sell it to anyone who could get to their locations. Think you know how the Fairy Tail guild is portrayed in this fic? If you guessed that the Fairy Tail guild is one such illegal, alcohol-hosting bar, you'd be correct ;D Enter the main characters. This fic mostly revolves around Gajeel and Levy, Levy being an upper-class heiress forced to flee to the protection of Fairy Tail after her father is murdered and she has nowhere else to go, whilst Gajeel takes on the role of the snarky, back-alley man forced into being her bodyguard and keeping her safe. Cue some hilarious dialogue between the two and you have an amazing duo that will immediately win you over and keep you engaged. Aside from these two, Natsu, Lucy, Pantherlily, Loke and Cana also have starring roles, all being members of Fairy Tail or holding other back-alley positions that are perfectly written to match their personalities in the original series, so much so that everything just flows and you never have to question their characterisation. However, Miss Mungoe has altered each character amazingly to fit into her fic, writing believable back-stories and dialogue that keeps the characters so engaging and deep. Pantherlily is just one example of a character who came out unbelievably well, being the black owner of FT's favourite fight club who struggles against the racist prejudices often thrown at him. Let's get onto the story though, and let me tell you, there is a lot of it - 33 chapters and still going as it were. Just as the character are varied and engaging, so to is the story Miss Mungoe dictates. There is fighting between the different speakeasies of the alleys, the mystery of Levy trying to find out what happened to her father, enough well written 1920's-style fights to poke a stick at, hilarious comedic moments and just enough romance to add to all of the chaos already happening. To add to this, though none of the characters posses their Magic abilities, each fighting style is written to match their original so closely, never getting lost in the fic at all. Unlike a few other A/U fics, Miss Mungoe has also done her research, perfectly portraying the time period she is writing from. Not only are her descriptions of the cities and the alleys so vivid, she also includes a lot of 1920's jargon, which just places the characters perfectly into the time slot. Interested? I hope you are ;D I can't really expand on anything else here without getting into specific details and spoilers, so I'll just leave you to go read and be immersed yourself. Though it has yet to be finished, I give this fic a well deserved 9.6/10 You can read Hard Liquor here. In A Heartbeat, by Aero-Cluster A/U - Romance - Angst - JellalXErza - T "—because if he could, he would. And he'd do it in a heartbeat." Ahhhh... *sighs* Another A/U fic, but another that completely captured my heart and set my imagination running. I will admit, I didn't get into it straight away, but when I actually took the time to read and immerse myself, holy crap was this fic rewarding. I will warn you though, it does not hold back... at all... This A/U fic is set during 1941, with the Second World War raging. In Poland, Jellal works for the Schutzstaffel, an organisation under Hitler, and is one of the high ranking officers on charge of the Auschwitz, a concentration camp. Tasked with processing prisoners of war and killing anyone who just happens to piss him off, Jellal is clinging to the last threads of his sanity with only co-officer and friend Laxus keeping him from going completely nuts. That is, until a scarlet-haired war prisoner enters the camp and catches his eye, continuously going out of her way to tempt him into killing her. Intrigued? Come on, I know you are ;D This fic has so much going for it. Aero-Cluster leaves nothing to the imagination: every person killed, every wound Erza receives from the insane SS leader Zancrow, the sick experiments and tortures being performed on the prisoners by the mad Zero, everything is here, and everything is believable. Erza and Jellal do not have it easy... they fight hard and they fall hard as well. This fic is not glossed over in any way, but it's for that reason that it's so engaging and captivating. You come to just root for Jellal and Erza... You want them to push on and get through all of the trials they face. ... ... However... I won't lie. If you are looking for a fanfic with a happy ending, you will not find it here. This fic is not flowers and rainbows, and though the ending is amazing in it's own way, it is likely not what you wanted. Don't let this deter you though. Aero-Cluster's writing is amazing and the story is very engaging, mostly due to it's historical accuracy. It is not very long - only 9 chapters - but each is written so well. Both Erza, Jellal and all of the supporting characters - Laxus, Zancrow, Zero and Lisanna - fit their roles amazingly well. My only wish is that the fic had been longer ( ;__;) Such good A/U's are hard to come across. I give In A Heartbeat a glowing score of 9.4/10 You can read In A Heartbeat here. Seven Secrets, by SmurfLuvsCookies Drabble - Humour - Makarov - Mirajane - T "Makarov is bored, and thus devises a plan to amuse himself: trick everyone in Fairy Tail into spilling their seven deepest, darkest secrets. What scarring confessions will await him, and what will he do when his children find out they've been tricked?" Hahaha XD After the other angsty, full-on fics I reviewed this issue, I think it's time to lighten the mood. And what better way than with Seven Secrets, a hilariously cute fic that anyone can enjoy. As stated in the description, Master Makarov one day becomes bored and decides that he requires entertainment. What does this lead to? Why, him convincing the FT guild that they need to each write down their seven deepest secrets so that he can send them to the Magic Council for a job request. What ensues is a fun little fic as Makarov kicks back and reads through the secrets of his guild members... that is, until they find out about his little game, and plan a revenge of their own ;D Need I say more? This fic is just very light-hearted and fun. Nothing much else to it. It is certainly engaging and I found myself laughing aloud multiple times. SmurfLuvsCookies has definitely focused on getting the characters correct and the writing style is very nice too :) With 12 short chapters to enjoy, Seven Secrets is one of those little fics that won't fail to entertain. I give Seven Secrets a score of 8.7/10 You can read Seven Secrets here. Endword Well, hopefully you guys enjoyed seeing some great fanfics, and, if you went on to read them, I hope you enjoyed yourself and got a taste for what exactly fanfiction has to offer you as a reader. Most importantly, I hope you go on to search up some fanfictions on your own, because trust me, there is so much out there to find, and I'm certain that even if you didn't like something I reviewed this month, you'll eventually stumble across something that you love. However, I'd also like some feedback on a few things so that I can plan this article for next month. As such, please vote in the polls below so I can bring more of you exactly what you want to read ^__^
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