Recaps

Riyao and Fairy Tail survived Acnologia’s attack inside Fairy Sphere and returned to find Fiore had moved on without them for seven years. As the guild reunited and rebuilt its life, Riyao recovered from the strain of his Dragon Force and joined Mirajane in planning the estate’s future.

• Erza captured Meredy, and Riyao rescued the badly injured Ultear before Ultear shielded Meredy from Hades’s attack.
• Ultear explained that Grimoire Heart’s airship powered Hades, and Riyao destroyed its heart while Makarov confronted his former guild master, Precht.
• Zeref destroyed Hades and his companions, then Acnologia arrived and attacked Tenrou Island as Makarov urged the guild to flee.
• Riyao transformed into an Azure Dragon and fought Acnologia, but the dragon overpowered him before Fairy Sphere swallowed Tenrou Island and its people.
• Seven years later, Fairy Tail’s members returned to Magnolia, where Riyao and Mirajane reunited with the guild and learned that the city and its people had changed in their absence.
• Porlyusica and the dragons suppressed Riyao’s dangerous Dragon Force, and he woke to find Mirajane had built a house for homeless girls and begun reorganizing the estate.
• Makarov explained the guild had missed seven years of growth, and Erza and Mirajane formed rival training teams to help their companions catch up.

Riyao and Fairy Tail investigated the Eclipse Gate threat while competing in the Grand Magic Games. Fairy Tail surged ahead in the tournament, Raven Tail was exposed, and the witch trio continued searching for the future Rogue as the Council turned its attention to Ur.

• Ultear and Meredy reunited with the group, and Jellal explained that Crime Sorcière wanted Fairy Tail to investigate strange magic surrounding the Grand Magic Games.
• Ultear unlocked the group’s Second Origins, and Riyao later visited Princess Hisui, learned about the predicted dragon attack, and suspected Future Rogue was involved.
• Riyao led his team to first place in the labyrinth preliminary, then overwhelmed the Hidden event and helped Fairy Tail take a strong start in the games.
• After finding Future Lucy, Riyao brought her to Makarov and arranged for her to pose as Gemini while the guild prepared for the dragons’ arrival.
• Fairy Tail competed through the games as Lucy defeated Freya, Wendy lost to Sherria, Mirajane beat Jenny, and Erza defeated Bacchus.
• Zeref gave Riyao a vial of a time god’s descendant’s blood and notes on artificial demon technology, while Princess Hisui and Arcadios continued planning around the future Rogue.
• Mirajane and Erza led Fairy Tail through Pandemonium, and Mirajane used her Fairy Constellation Star Dress to help defeat the arena’s strongest beasts.
• Laxus exposed Ivan Dreyar’s illusion and defeated Raven Tail, then Gray beat Lyon as the witch trio told Riyao the Magic Council had likely discovered Ur’s identity.

Riyao and Fairy Tail won the Grand Magic Games, but the Eclipse Gate opened and dragons invaded the capital. Riyao survived a fatal wound, defeated Future Rogue, and destroyed the gate, leaving the timelines to converge as the dragons faded from the present.

• Riyao won the naval battle and helped Fairy Tail defeat Sabertooth in the two-on-two match, then discovered the Dragon Graveyard with Mirajane and heard Zirconis describe Acnologia’s slaughter of the dragons.
• Riyao eliminated six opponents in the final day’s games, while Laxus, Natsu, Gajeel, and Riyao won their fights, and Fairy Tail claimed victory after Erza defeated Minerva and Riyao knocked out Sting.
• King Toma asked the guilds to defend the kingdom from a possible dragon attack, but the Eclipse Gate defenses fell and dragons began appearing across the capital.
• Riyao healed injured mages and took Lucy and Yukino to the Eclipse Gate, where their Zodiac spirits closed it, but Future Lucy stabbed Riyao while he faced the Hisui Dragon.
• The Dragon Slayers fought the invading dragons and their miniature offspring, while Future Lucy explained that future Riyao had made a wooden sword for her to use against him.
• Ultear found her magic on the sword, which dissolved into Riyao and restored his life, and Riyao struck the Jade Dragon, sent it to occupy Motherglare, and raced toward the Diamond Dragon.
• Riyao rescued Natsu, defeated Future Rogue, and received a bottle of blood from his future self before hurling the Diamond Dragon into the Eclipse Gate and breaking it.
• Future Lucy and Future Rogue faded as the timelines began to converge, and Future Rogue asked Riyao and Natsu to stop Gray from killing Frosch, and Mavis observed that the Dragon Slayers had only injured the dragons.

After Riyao healed the capital and returned to Fairy Tail, the guild shared gifts and watched embarrassing recordings of their childhoods. When the Celestial Spirits began the Liberum Freedom Ritual and Riyao vanished, Fairy Tail fought through the spirits’ gates and reached the Celestial Globe, where Natsu’s flames began burning a spatial node.

• Riyao grew the Holy Healing Parasol Tree to heal the wounded in the royal capital, then rested while Toma arranged medical help and the guild attended the palace banquet.
• After a month of healing commissions, Riyao and Mirajane returned to Fairy Tail with gifts for the guild, and Riyao’s treasure maps and crystal balls led to a hunt and several embarrassing childhood recordings.
• Riyao transformed into an Azure Dragon, carried Lucy through the Eclipse Gate, and used Life Magic on the Black Dragon as the timelines converged.
• Mirajane could no longer summon Riyao with his lifeless crystal key, and Crux warned that the Twelve Gates of the Zodiac were suppressing the Celestial Spirit World while the Celestial Spirit King was missing.
• Leo told Mirajane that Riyao was trapped beside the Celestial Spirit King and might be about to die, while Levy discovered that the Celestial Globe could start the Liberum Freedom Ritual.
• Princess Hisui explained that the ritual would leave the Celestial Spirits with only twelve days to live, and Fairy Tail members entered their assigned gates to close them one by one.
• Fairy Tail closed the gates of Taurus, Sagittarius, Cancer, Virgo, Capricorn, Gemini, Aries, Scorpio, Libra, and Pisces while Natsu fought Leo and Wendy and Carla helped defeat Pisces.
• The group reunited in Ophiuchus’s passage, escaped its crushing, acid-filled body, and reached a meteorite where Ophiuchus began the ritual as Leo fought Natsu, Erza, and Mirajane.
• Natsu absorbed Leo’s dark flames and fought him with red, black, and cyan fire, while Riyao’s cyan flames drained Natsu’s magic and burned a spatial node until a sound like shattering glass rang out above them.