Chapter Summaries

Eleven and Jura fought Animus as the dragon rampaged through Altair City, but Animus overpowered them. Ichiya rescued the injured Eleven and prepared to confront Animus alone, leaving Eleven unconscious after forcing him to inhale concentrated parfum.

• Animus blamed Eleven for destroying Dragon Cry and attacked him in a rage, but Eleven dodged and slammed the dragon into the ground with Telekinesis Pressure.
• Animus emerged unharmed and charged at Eleven, but Jura struck him with stone pillars and summoned the Rock Iron Great Buddha to fight him.
• Eleven used Telekinesis Pressure to help Jura’s stone giant land attacks, but Animus blasted through the statue and knocked Eleven from the air with his tail.
• Ichiya caught the falling Eleven and used Pain Relief Parfum, while Eleven urged him to help Jura instead of risking his life.
• Ichiya declared he would use his parfum inside Animus to help defeat him, then forced concentrated invigoration parfum into Eleven’s nostrils and left him unconscious.

Ichiya weakened Animus from inside his stomach, while Eleven seized control of Jura’s rock giant and battered the dragon. Eleven tore through Animus and rescued Ichiya, leaving the bloodied pair silhouetted against the dawn.

• Ichiya let Animus swallow him, then unleashed concentrated perfumes inside the dragon that caused intense pain and weakened his fighting spirit.
• Eleven took control of Jura’s rock giant with Telekinesis and used it to pummel Animus.
• Animus regained his senses and recognized Eleven, but the rock giant restrained him.
• Eleven tore apart Animus’s lower jaw, then plunged into the dragon and burst out through his stomach with Ichiya.
• Eleven carried the battered Ichiya into the sky as dragon blood rained around them.

Eleven defeated Animus, who shared a final farewell with Sonya before fading away, then collapsed as the Dragon Cry mission’s aftermath came to light. At the Magic Council, Siegrain and Ultear decided to turn their attention toward Oración Seis and a threat that might destroy Fairy Tail.

• Eleven questioned Animus about Igneel and Grandine, but Animus knew only that Igneel had disappeared and had never heard of Grandine.
• Sonya thanked Animus for raising her, and Animus died in tears as she watched him vanish.
• Eleven found Jura, bragged about his victory, and passed out; Jura confirmed that Eleven and Ichiya were not seriously injured.
• After Aria and Bacchus rejoined them, the team returned toward Fiore, leaving Altair City devastated and their mission item destroyed despite having eliminated the Dragon Cry threat.
• Siegrain read the mission report and told Ultear to stop pursuing Eleven, then revealed that an old contact had implicated Oración Seis in a threat to Fairy Tail.

After returning to Fairy Tail, Eleven prepared for an exclusive Sorcerer Weekly interview, hoping to choose a fitting title for himself. The interview was repeatedly hijacked by the guild’s antics, until Jason dubbed Eleven the Fairy Demon King and Eleven buried him in the floor.

• Eleven returned to Fairy Tail after two months away and learned that Erza had won the S-Class Exam while Mira had been eliminated first.
• As Eleven prepared for his interview with Sorcerer Weekly reporter Jason, he mused about what nickname he should receive.
• Jason arrived, misread Eleven’s joke as a command, and became more excited when Eleven rejected his blurry dragon-slaying photo.
• Natsu and Wendy interrupted to ask about the dragon, then Gray, Erza, and Mira drew Jason’s attention away from Eleven.
• Jason interviewed and photographed the guild members while Eleven was ignored, until Eleven flew into a rage and lifted Happy by the tail.
• Jason cheered that Eleven looked like the Fairy Demon King, and Eleven struck him with a Telekinetic Hammer to reclaim his interview.

Eleven interrupted Loke while he was flirting with a woman outside Eleven’s home, then mistakenly believed he had caused Loke heartbreak and offered to make it up to him. After Loke explained that he wanted a wingman, Eleven eagerly agreed to help him meet women, and they introduced themselves before heading out.

• Eleven found Loke flirting with a woman outside his door and startled him, allowing her to escape.
• Loke accused Eleven of causing him heartbreak, and Eleven apologized and tried to drag him inside to compensate him.
• Loke escaped Eleven’s grasp and asked him to be his wingman so he could find another love.
• Eleven agreed eagerly, and he and Loke introduced themselves as they set out together.

Eleven went clubbing with Loke, who taught him how to flirt, then invited him to join Fairy Tail. At the guild, Eleven flirted with Mira by accident, while Loke hit on Erza and got thrown back out into the street.

• Loke took Eleven to a Magnolia nightclub, where Eleven felt overwhelmed by the attention from the women.
• On the way to Fairy Tail, Loke offered to teach Eleven how to pick up girls, and Eleven invited him to join the guild.
• Mira was sent flying out of the guild after fighting Erza, and Eleven caught her before teasing her at close range.
• Loke flirted with Erza and pinned her against a pillar, but Erza punched him out through the guild doors.
• Eleven let go of Mira and decided that keeping a five-meter distance from unfamiliar girls was safer than following Loke's advice.

Loke failed to flirt with the women in Fairy Tail, while Erik publicly rejected Kinana and left the guild. Eleven confronted Erik in the forest, learned he felt trapped in a dangerous situation, and promised that Fairy Tail would stand behind him.

• Loke failed to flirt with Cana, Levy, Lisanna, and Wendy before Kinana told him she was already taken.
• Kinana went to Erik, but he shoved her away and coldly told her to stop bothering him, making her cry before he stormed out.
• Eleven found Erik sleeping in a tree and punched him as punishment for hurting Kinana.
• Erik told Eleven he was trapped in a quagmire that would swallow anyone who tried to save him, and Eleven suggested they could blow it up together.
• Erik warned Eleven not to interfere and said he would kill Elizabeth if he found an opening, while Eleven resolved to trust and support him.

Erik left Fairy Tail after Brain pressured him to rejoin Oración Seis, while Makarov declared that Erik was still a guild member and sent a team to bring him back. Eleven, Erza, and Mira set out with Natsu and Gray also joining the rescue.

• Eleven and Makarov discussed Erik’s troubles but failed to find a way to help him before morning.
• Outside Magnolia, Erik told Brain he would leave Fairy Tail and rejoin Oración Seis, and Brain welcomed him back as Cobra.
• Brain told Angel and the others to prepare, believing Erik’s return would draw something they wanted to them.
• A guild staff member announced that Erik had left a note saying he was quitting, and Kinana burst into tears.
• Makarov declared that he had not approved Erik’s departure and ordered Eleven, Erza, and Mira to bring him back.
• Natsu and Gray demanded to join the mission, and Makarov agreed while warning them to follow Eleven’s lead.

Erik returned to an Oración Seis stronghold to meet Brain, reflecting on how the guild had forced him to rejoin by threatening Fairy Tail and Kinana. He learned that a former Fairy Tail member had joined the enemy, then faced Racer and Midnight at the castle.

• Natsu led the search for Erik by following his scent until Eleven lifted the group with Telekinesis and flew toward Erik’s location.
• Erik arrived at an Oración Seis stronghold, recalling how the guild uncovered his identity and coerced him into rejoining to protect Fairy Tail and Kinana.
• Erik asked Brain how he had persuaded a former Fairy Tail member to join the Oración Seis, and Brain said the man had joined willingly.
• Racer attacked Erik with a whip kick, and Midnight appeared behind him, forcing Erik to retreat and face his former partners warily.

Erik tried to prove his worth to Brain and regain his place among the Oración Seis, but Natsu’s attack on the guild’s castle interrupted him. Eleven and the others confronted Brain and urged Erik to return to Fairy Tail, leaving Erik to decide whether he would accept their support.

• Erik told Brain he had left Fairy Tail and asked to have its guild mark removed, then demanded a chance to rejoin the Oración Seis.
• Brain said Erik would have to defeat one of the Oración Seis, and Erik prepared to attack Racer.
• Natsu accidentally blasted the castle with Fire Dragon's Roar while Happy carried him overhead, nearly burning Erik along with Brain and Racer.
• Eleven, Erza, Mira, Gray, Natsu, and Happy arrived and confronted Brain, but Erik insisted he had returned to Oración Seis willingly and told them to leave.
• Eleven called out Erik’s lie and explained that Fairy Tail shared its members’ pain, then invited him to come back to the guild.

Eleven and the Fairy Tail mages confronted Brain, who revealed that he had kept Erik under control and wanted Eleven for a hidden treasure connected to Fairy Tail. Brain threatened to destroy Fairy Tail and showed a vast force of dark mages assembled near Magnolia.

• Eleven tried to bring Erik back to his companions, but Brain slammed Erik into the ground and stopped him from speaking.
• Erza and Mira rushed to rescue Erik, but Racer kicked Erza away and Midnight defeated Mira with his warped-space magic.
• Brain hurled Erik toward Natsu and Gray, and Erik released a cloud of poison mist at them under Brain's control.
• Eleven moved to help Natsu and Gray, but Brain struck his shoulder with Genesis Zero and forced him to face him.
• Brain told Eleven that he had drawn the Oración Seis to Fairy Tail because he had discovered a treasure hidden by the guild.
• Brain threatened that Fairy Tail would cease to exist and showed Eleven projections of more than a thousand dark mages gathered in the forest north of Magnolia.

Cana and Loke guarded Wendy outside Porlyusica's cabin until Angel of Oración Seis attacked and revealed Loke's past as the Celestial Spirit Leo. Angel summoned Aries, whom Loke believed had died, and Makarov sensed a familiar magic power back at the guild.

• Wendy brought Cana and Loke tea and cookies, while Carla scolded the two bodyguards for acting carelessly.
• A second Loke appeared beside the pond, then Angel emerged and revealed that the double was Gemini.
• Angel identified Loke as Leo and had Gemini copy Cana, whose cards knocked her down.
• Loke protected Cana and declared that he would not let Angel hurt his Fairy Tail friends.
• Angel summoned Aries, and Loke recognized her as his former master's spirit.
• Makarov sensed the magic power and realized that a familiar enemy had returned.

Hoteye attacked Magnolia while Makarov confronted his son Ivan, who had returned with Oración Seis and revealed that he knew about Fairy Tail’s hidden magic. Ivan incapacitated Makarov with a heart-targeting spell, but a golden lightning bolt struck him before he could finish his father off.

• Hoteye blasted open the Royal Bank and used his magic to gather the scattered treasure as Fairy Tail members rushed out to confront him.
• Ivan entered the guild and attacked Makarov, claiming Fairy Tail belonged to him, but Makarov struck him down and left to deal with the threat in Magnolia.
• Ivan revealed that he knew about the dangerous magic hidden beneath the guild and used a magic box to make Makarov’s heart seize.
• Makarov clung to Ivan’s ankle to stop him, and Ivan raised his foot to strike his father’s heart.
• Golden lightning struck Ivan and a furious figure emerged, picked up the unconscious Makarov, and cursed Ivan.

Laxus returned to Fairy Tail and found Makarov near death after Ivan attacked him. He rejected Ivan’s offer to join his cause, broke free of Ivan’s magic, and struck his father down before returning to Makarov.

• Laxus arrived and blamed himself for not returning sooner after seeing Makarov’s weakened condition.
• Laxus fed Makarov heart pills, then confronted Ivan and prepared to fight him.
• Ivan trapped Laxus with paper shikigami and urged him to leave Fairy Tail and become his right-hand man.
• Laxus shattered the paper bindings with a burst of lightning and fired Lightning Dragon’s Roar at Ivan.
• Laxus charged Ivan and knocked him through Magnolia’s streets and into the cathedral wall with Lightning Dragon’s Crushing Fist.

Hoteye of Oración Seis overwhelmed the Fairy Tail mages with his earth magic, but Evergreen, Freed, and Bickslow arrived to rescue Elfman and attack him. The chapter ended with Hoteye caught in the explosion of Bickslow's dolls' lasers.

• Hoteye used his earth magic to bury most of the Fairy Tail mages and destroy part of Magnolia.
• Elfman rallied the others and charged Hoteye, but Hoteye trapped and crushed him with a hand of soft earth.
• Evergreen caught the badly injured Elfman and set him down while Freed and Bickslow attacked Hoteye.
• Hoteye blocked Freed's Dark Ecriture with earth but took the lasers from Bickslow's dolls, which exploded around him.

Evergreen, Freed, and Bickslow combined their magic against Hoteye, but he escaped their attack with Ground Movement. Elfman knocked Hoteye out with a powerful punch, then collapsed, and Evergreen caught him before becoming furious when he called her a man again.

• Evergreen flew off, but Elfman grabbed her and insisted on joining the fight despite his injuries.
• Freed and Bickslow struggled against Hoteye, whose Heavenly Eye prevented Bickslow from using Figure Eyes.
• Evergreen attacked Hoteye with Fairy Bomb: Leprechaun, while Freed and Bickslow joined in with their magic and eyes.
• Hoteye escaped the assault with Ground Movement, but Elfman struck him in the face with Beast Arm: Iron Bull, knocking him into a crater.
• Elfman's arm broke and he collapsed, so Evergreen caught him; when he called her a man, she later stomped him with her high heels.

Cana outmaneuvered Gemini with a card-based trap, then summoned Demon King's Terrifying Castle. Gemini activated the same card, leaving two castles and two gray-haired youths on Golden Thrones behind them.

• Cana fought Gemini while Angel watched, and Gemini's copied magic overpowered Cana's direct attacks.
• Cana used water magic to conceal lightning cards and struck Gemini with Thunder-Summoning Fate, leaving her paralyzed but mostly unharmed.
• Cana drew a powerful card and began activating it while Gemini tried to activate the same card.
• Cana summoned Demon King's Terrifying Castle, and two black castles appeared with gray-haired youths seated on Golden Thrones above them.

Cana defeated Gemini with Eleven’s illusion card, but Angel secretly summoned Caelum and fired at Loke and Aries. Cana pushed Loke out of the way and was gravely wounded by the laser.

• Cana trapped Gemini in Eleven’s Demon King's Terrifying Castle illusion, where Gemini suffered overwhelming pain and lost her transformation.
• Gemini reverted to her two blue dolls, passed out, and returned to the Celestial Spirit World.
• Cana told Loke she had exhausted much of her magic and asked him to handle Aries.
• Angel secretly summoned Caelum behind Aries and aimed its laser at Loke and Aries.
• Cana shoved Loke aside as Caelum fired, but the beam pierced Aries and tore a large wound through Cana’s waist.

Loke transformed into Leo to fight Angel and save the Celestial Spirits she had summoned. After defeating Angel, he took three golden keys and planned to find them new masters before his life ran out.

• Angel shot Cana and Aries, and Loke vowed to stop her after Aries disappeared back to the Celestial Spirit World.
• Loke transformed into Leo, despite knowing that using his power would consume his life force, and challenged Angel's Scorpio.
• Wendy blasted open Scorpio's sandstorm with Sky Dragon's Roar, allowing Leo to break through and defeat Scorpio with a punch.
• Leo struck Angel down with Lion King's Brilliance before his borrowed power faded and he became Loke again.
• Loke took three golden keys from Angel and decided to find suitable masters for their Celestial Spirits.

After Loke defeated Angel, Porlyusica subdued an assassin who tried to take her hostage, but over a thousand dark mages surrounded the group. Gildarts and Mystogan wiped out the attackers, and Gildarts checked whether Cana and the others were safe.

• Cana recovered from her injuries and asked Loke about his transformation, but he said he could not discuss his past.
• An assassin mage emerged from Porlyusica's cabin and took her hostage, but Porlyusica threw him to the ground and knocked him unconscious.
• More than a thousand dark mages surrounded the group, and their leader boasted that his guild would defeat Cana and the others.
• Gildarts arrived while lost, then realized the dark mages were enemies and used his magic to kill the attackers in his path.
• Mystogan cast Sleep Magic—Illusion on the dark mages charging toward Cana and the others, causing them to fall into a fatal slumber.
• Gildarts reached Cana and the others and asked whether they were all right.