Recaps

Zorn defeated Fairy Tail’s opponents in a decisive display of strength, ending the match and drawing cheers from the crowd. Makarov then revealed that the match had helped persuade the Four Heavenly Kings and the authorities to support Fairy Tail’s plan to use the Eclipse Gate to save the future.

• Zorn’s Light Clones overwhelmed the fighters, leaving them unable to rise as swords and a Light Needle held them at bay.
• Zorn caught Cana’s fist, pulled her into his arms, and ended the match as the rays in the sky vanished.
• The spectators cheered for Zorn and Fairy Tail after seeing the fighters, including Jura, defeated.
• Makarov spoke with the Three Heavenly Kings, who agreed to the proposal after seeing Zorn’s strength.
• Makarov explained that Fairy Tail needed the Magic Council and the royal family’s approval to use the Eclipse Gate, so the authorities could help protect the area.

Princess Hisui and Fairy Tail prepared to open the Eclipse Gate, using Future Lucy’s magic and the power of the Zodiac keys to activate it. The Celestial Spirits poured their magic into Future Lucy, and the gate began to open.

• Princess Hisui ordered the Eclipse Gate unlocked after Natsu, Zorn, and the others agreed to enter despite the danger.
• Zorn combined his magic with Future Lucy’s to direct the gate toward the right space and time.
• Lucy, Yukino, and Runa summoned the power of the twelve Zodiac keys, calling the Celestial Spirits to appear.
• The Zodiac Celestial Spirits gathered around Future Lucy, and Aquarius thanked her before transferring her magic.
• The Celestial Spirits’ combined magic struck the Eclipse Gate, making it tremble as its runes lit up and it slowly opened.

Fairy Tail’s group found that the Eclipse gate’s Light Curtain blocked everyone except Future Lucy and Zorn, who could pass through because they came from different spacetimes. Zorn promised to explain his origins after returning and prepared to cross alone, leaving the group worried and determined to follow later.

• Natsu and the others tried to enter the Eclipse gate but found its Light Curtain impassable.
• Future Lucy passed through the curtain, and Ultear concluded that her world no longer shared their spacetime.
• Future Lucy despaired at the thought that her future and friends were gone, then resolved to keep fighting for them.
• Natsu attacked the curtain without effect, while Zorn passed his arm through it and realized he alone could cross.
• Zorn told the group he would explain everything after returning and promised Laxus he would take him next time.
• Laxus bumped fists with Zorn, while Natsu protested that he wanted to go too.

Zorn brought Lucy and Rogue through the Eclipse gate into the future, where dragons were attacking the town and Future Lucy feared history was repeating itself. He stopped a dragon’s strike, drove it and another dragon back through the gate, and bound the gate with chains as Natsu and Lucy watched in shock.

• Zorn, Lucy, and Rogue passed through the Eclipse gate before its Light Curtain vanished, while Cana kept the protective card Zorn had given her.
• Zorn arrived in the future with Lucy and Rogue and declared that he would change the fate of a world overrun by dragons.
• A dragon’s attack threatened Lucy, but Zorn raised five layers of light shields and turned the attack into an Energy Cannon.
• Zorn struck the dragon with a Dragon Slayer-powered kick, sending it and another dragon back through the gate.
• Zorn cast a spell that sent golden chains around the Eclipse gate, restraining it while the dragons attacked the chains.
• Natsu and Lucy stared in confusion at Zorn, Future Lucy, and the events unfolding around them.

Zorn helped Lucy, Future Lucy, and Yukino seal the Eclipse Gate, then turned to the dragons still attacking the town. He brought down the Jade Dragon, drawing the attention and fury of the other dragons.

• Princess Hisui watched as Zorn sealed the Eclipse Gate with chains, and he asked Lucy and Future Lucy to close it using the Celestial Spirit Keys.
• Yukino joined the two Lucys, and the three Celestial Spirit Mages summoned their spirits to close the gate with all twelve Zodiac Keys.
• After the gate shut, Zorn showed Natsu, Mirajane, Wendy, Happy, Carla, and Lily his Fairy Tail mark and called on them to fight the dragons.
• Zorn kicked the Jade Dragon, struck it with Flash Dragon's Roar, and bound it in chains.
• Zorn drove his Flash Dragon's Strike greatsword into the Jade Dragon, causing it to fall to the ground.
• The other dragons fixed their attention on Zorn and roared at him, reminded of Acnologia.

Zorn protected the town from the dragons, introduced himself as Fairy Tail’s fourth Guild Master, and explained the time-travel situation. As the dragons attacked, he led the Dragon Slayers and the others into battle.

• Zorn rescued the townspeople with a weakened Fairy Sphere and used Light Swords to hold back the dragons.
• Asuka asked Zorn who he was, and he told everyone he was Fairy Tail’s fourth Guild Master from another world’s past, while Lucy and Rogue had come from the future.
• Zorn told the Dragon Slayers to take the lead and encouraged Wendy, while explaining that Dragon Slayer Power was needed to injure dragons.
• Zorn attacked with Dragon Cry, badly wounding several dragons and driving back their advance.
• Natsu and Gajeel flew up to attack dragons overhead, and Zorn ordered the Dragon Slayers to take individual targets while everyone else cleared the battlefield.

Zorn fought Azabach and the other dragons, revealing his Light Clones and turning the tide after Azabach’s corrosive power suppressed him. The chapter ended with Zorn drawing on the surrounding Light Element to recover his magic power, leaving the dragons stunned and questioning who he was.

• Zorn cut down an invisible dragon and wounded Azabach before fending off the other dragons’ attacks.
• Azabach attacked Zorn with corrosive dark wind and black flames, which spread across Zorn’s body and suppressed his magic power.
• Zorn revealed that the corroded body was only a Light Clone, then punched Azabach into the ground.
• Zorn used Observation Haki to connect with the surrounding Light Element and gradually recovered his magic power.
• The four dragons and Azabach watched in shock as Zorn glowed with light and they asked who he was.

Zorn summoned a golden dragon with Flash Dragon and fought Azabach at close range while the other Fairy Tail members battled dragons across town. Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe struggled to pierce an earth-yellow dragon’s defenses, and Laxus prepared to attack again.

• Zorn’s golden dragon seized two dragons and knocked a third away as Zorn kicked Azabach in the head and continued the close-quarters fight.
• Gajeel attacked an iron-armored dragon with Iron Dragon’s Club.
• Wendy enchanted Mirajane with Dragon Slayer Power, then helped her block and evade the blue dragon’s attacks alongside Carla.
• Laxus struck an earth-yellow dragon with his Lightning Dragon magic while Freed restrained its claw and Bickslow and Evergreen attacked, but the dragon’s scales repelled most of their blows.
• Laxus and Freed recognized that the earth-yellow dragon’s defenses required a new strategy, and Laxus powered up to rejoin the battle.

Zorn defeated Azabach, then stopped Ultear from sacrificing her life to use Arc of Time, Last Ages and reassured her that she could atone alongside her companions. With Jellal, Meredy, and Ultear beside him, Zorn summoned a gigantic golden Ancient Buddha to confront the remaining dragons.

• Zorn restored his magic and healed his injuries, then killed the wounded Azabach with a golden Dragon Slayer Power arrow.
• Ultear prepared to cast Arc of Time, Last Ages and give her life to restore the world, but Zorn stopped her and healed her.
• Zorn told Ultear that her future held hope and that she could atone without sacrificing herself; Meredy ran to embrace Ultear and grieved over their broken promise.
• Zorn summoned Holy Light Version: True Several Thousand Hands: Buddha on the Summit, and Jellal, Meredy, and Ultear rose beside him as a towering golden Ancient Buddha appeared.

Zorn defeated the dragons with his Thousand-Style Tathagata technique, exhausting himself but preventing the terrible future Future Lucy had described. Future Lucy thanked him, and Fairy Tail’s members celebrated that the tragedy had been averted.

• Zorn used Dragon-Subduing Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine Palms to seize the dragons and crush them with the giant Buddha’s hands.
• Gajeel felt defeated, but Levy encouraged him, while Natsu and Laxus recognized Zorn’s overwhelming strength.
• Mavis realized the future Future Lucy had revealed would no longer come to pass and silently thanked Zorn.
• After the Buddha vanished, Zorn descended, exhausted, and Future Lucy embraced him in tears of gratitude.
• Zorn told Future Lucy that she and Fairy Tail were family, then thanked the Goddess for giving them the chance to change the future.
• Mavis and Makarov expressed relief that the future’s tragedies had never happened.

Zorn destroyed the Eclipse Gate to restore the original timeline, sending himself, Future Lucy, and Future Rogue away as the future changed. Before disappearing, he gave Lucy a star-shaped key and left the First Master a message about August, the Magic King of the Alvarez Empire.

• Zorn reassured Rogue and Sting that Frosch would remain with Rogue, while Future Lucy discovered that her Fairy Tail emblem had returned.
• Zorn and Princess Hisui agreed to destroy the Eclipse Gate, and Zorn shattered it with a powerful magic blast.
• The Ground Dragons vanished, and Future Rogue disappeared after warning Sting and Rogue to watch out for Frosch a year later and for a certain man.
• Future Lucy said goodbye to Natsu and vanished, while Lucy felt relieved and Natsu welcomed her back.
• As Zorn began to ascend, he gave the First Master and the Third Generation Guild Master a scrap of cloth, then handed Lucy a star-shaped key that could protect a Celestial Spirit once.
• The First Master read Zorn's message identifying August as the Alvarez Empire's Magic King and asking that someone hug his son if they met him.

Zorn returned safely from Another World and stopped Natsu and Gray from destroying the East Forest with their escalating fight. At Fairy Tail’s celebration, an urgent job request from the Third Master left Zorn and the guild master looking grave.

• Zorn sensed that his friends were safe and returned to the East Forest, where Erza and the others worried about his absence and discussed Jellal’s report of demon activity.
• Natsu and Gray prepared powerful fire and ice spells, but Zorn appeared between them and kicked them both away before their magic could hit him.
• Zorn told the group that the crisis in Another World was over, then joined the guild’s celebration for the Grand Magic Games and his safe return.
• At the guild, Mirajane gave Zorn an urgent job list, and he recognized one request as coming from the Third Master.
• The Third Master struck Zorn on the head as both of them reacted gravely to the job request.

Zorn and the Fairy Tail group traveled to meet Warrod Sequen, who had requested Zorn for a job. Warrod greeted them with a string of jokes and led them onward to explain the job.

• Makarov revealed that Warrod Sequen, a Wizard Saint, had requested Zorn alongside Natsu and Gray for a job.
• Zorn, Natsu, Gray, Laxus, Cana, Lucy, Wendy, Erza, and the cats traveled to Warrod’s remote home.
• The group entered the dilapidated house and discovered a giant tree growing through its rooms.
• Warrod startled the visitors by demanding silence, then revealed it was a joke and asked Zorn to use Light Magic on his plants.
• Warrod joked that he had forgotten Zorn, then led the group outside to discuss the job.

Warrod told Fairy Tail about signs of demon activity that might be linked to Tartaros and asked them to investigate Sun Village. The guild arrived at the giant village, where Zorn sensed no unusual magic and suggested questioning the Eternal Flame.

• Warrod revealed that he had found signs of demon activity and entrusted the investigation to Fairy Tail, warning that Tartaros might be involved.
• Warrod encouraged the group to rely on their comrades, and they accepted the job.
• Warrod used nature magic to carry the group toward Sun Village, two thousand kilometers away.
• The group arrived at Sun Village and saw its giants, enormous dogs, and the Eternal Flame.
• Zorn sensed no unusual magic in the village, so Laxus suggested asking the village chief while Zorn proposed asking the flame.

Zorn and the Fairy Tail group investigated the giants’ Eternal Flame and learned that a Devil Slayer from Tartaros had visited it. Wendy sensed a lingering will in the flame, which seemed to be trying to communicate.

• Lasanta attacked the group after Zorn mentioned demons, but Zorn stopped the giant’s axe and explained their purpose.
• The village chief and Lasanta apologized, then told Zorn that a man had mistaken the Eternal Flame for a demon and attacked it before retreating.
• The chief showed the group a shard of pink ice left behind by the man, and Gray felt an unexplained familiarity when he touched it.
• Zorn identified the visitor as an Ice Devil Slayer from Tartaros and warned the group that the dark organization was behind the incident.
• Natsu erupted in anger at the news, while Wendy sensed a lingering will in the Eternal Flame that seemed to be trying to speak.

Wendy summoned the Fire Dragon’s spirit, which recognized Natsu as Igneel’s son and gave him its flame power. After warning Zorn about Zeref and END, the spirit vanished, while Silver received a summons to Tartaros headquarters.

• Wendy used Milky Way to summon the Fire Dragon’s spirit, which recognized Natsu as Igneel’s son.
• The Fire Dragon fed Natsu its flames, causing him pain and awakening a powerful state, while Zorn shielded him with a Diamond Shield.
• The Fire Dragon warned Zorn to be careful of Zeref and Demon END before its body dissipated.
• Silver attacked a woman who approached him at a grave, but she avoided his magic and told him that headquarters had summoned all the Nine Demon Gates.
• Silver left for headquarters, and the woman said she would accept anything to defeat Fairy Tail before vanishing through space.

The Magic Council debated the destruction of Tartaros-affiliated guilds as Ogre suspected Tartaros was gathering survivors for a larger plan. Jackal attacked the Council headquarters, but Zorn rescued the council members and struck back after Jackal targeted him.

• Ogre warned that Tartaros might have absorbed members of its destroyed subordinate guilds, and the chairman connected the idea to Jellal’s report of missing guild members.
• A panicked toad warned the council of an enemy invasion, and Jackal’s explosive attack destroyed the Magic Council headquarters.
• Zorn protected the council members inside a sphere of light, though some members blamed him for their injuries and the chairman reproached him for arriving late.
• Jackal heard the council speaking with Zorn and attacked him with an explosion, but Zorn emerged unharmed.
• Zorn kicked Jackal in the abdomen, sending him crashing into the ground and leaving the earth cracked around him.

Zorn defeated Jackal’s attack on the town and revealed that Fairy Tail had already moved against Tartaros’s headquarters. He left the stunned Magic Council with an order to prepare for war against the Alvarez Empire.

• Jackal’s Explosion Curse failed to harm Zorn, who overwhelmed him with his Magic Power and stopped his remote detonation of the town.
• Zorn restrained Jackal, crushed him with gravity, and revealed that Fairy Tail had sent members to attack Tartaros’s headquarters.
• Zorn launched Jackal into the sky and contained the resulting explosion while protecting the townspeople and the Magic Council members.
• Zorn handed the Chairman an Official Document requesting the Magic Council mobilize forces along the Kingdom Continent’s borders.
• The Chairman realized that the Alvarez Empire intended to go to war.

The Magic Council mobilized Fiore Kingdom’s forces against Alvarez and left Tartaros to Fairy Tail, while Tartaros’s demons learned their plan had been disrupted and prepared to fight. Fairy Tail attacked Tartaros’s island and fought its demon soldiers, with the guild still trying to find a way inside.

• Ogre proposed using Face against the Alvarez Empire, but the Chairman refused and ordered the Four Gods of Ishgar, the armed forces, and the magic guilds to prepare for war.
• Kyoka, Silver, Seilah, Tempester, Ezel, and Keyes learned Jackal had failed to kill the Magic Council members and decided to mobilize for Zeref’s plan.
• A fat old man warned the demons that enemies had found Tartaros, and Kyoka killed him after identifying him as the Former Chairman.
• Fairy Tail attacked Tartaros’s island, where Gray, Wendy, Taurus, Lucy, and Erza fought off demon soldiers.
• Erza sought a way into the castle, and Cana drew a card to help the guild advance.

Cana and the Fairy Tail members broke into Demon Island and clashed with Kyoka, while Erza engaged the demon alone. As Kyoka immobilized Erza with Pain Enhancement, more guild members arrived, and Zorn hurried toward the island to face Pluton.

• Cana struck Demon Island with a magic-powered punch, and Erza blasted through the cube with the Lightning Emperor's Spear.
• Erza confronted Kyoka while Cana destroyed Kyoka's Demon Whip, allowing the others to move on and fight the other demons.
• Kyoka amplified the electricity around Erza and immobilized her with Pain Enhancement, leaving her overwhelmed by pain.
• Natsu, Gajeel, Levy, Ultear, Meredy, Mirajane, Laxus, and the Thunder God Tribe entered Demon Island.
• Laxus complained about Zorn's disappearance, and Mirajane teased him before they headed inside.
• Zorn rushed toward Demon Island after leaving the Magic Council, intending to deal with Pluton.

Erza endured Kyoka’s Pain Enhancement and fought back, while Meredy linked their sensations so Kyoka felt Erza’s pain and was forced to cancel the spell. Kyoka transformed into a stronger demonic form and pursued Erza and Meredy into an open area as the passage collapsed.

• Erza changed into her red outfit and struck Kyoka with a powerful sword slash that severed Kyoka’s claws and shattered her scales.
• Kyoka intensified Pain Enhancement, leaving Erza and Meredy in agony, but Meredy used Sensory Link to share their sensations with Kyoka.
• Kyoka canceled Pain Enhancement and transformed into a demonic form, increasing her strength and attacking Erza and Meredy with a barrage of blades.
• Erza and Kyoka’s attacks collided, shaking the passage and bringing rubble down around them.
• Erza took Meredy through a breach to escape the collapsing passage, and Kyoka chased them into an open area.

Erza defeated Kyoka with Meredy’s support, while Mirajane discovered the demons’ revival laboratory and confronted Seilah. Mirajane prepared to destroy the facility as Seilah attacked her.

• Erza protected Meredy with the Lightning Emperor's Armor and struck Kyoka down with the Demon Sword Red Tassel.
• Erza thanked Meredy for restraining Kyoka and strengthening her, then showed signs of exhaustion from her injuries.
• Mirajane followed a persistent feeling to the Nine Demon Gates’ incubation chamber, where Seilah watched over Jackal’s recovery and Lami appeared.
• Kyoka emerged from a tank and demanded that Lami revive her, while Seilah realized Kyoka had been defeated.
• Mirajane identified the laboratory as the source of the demons’ repeated revivals and said she would destroy it.
• Seilah attacked Mirajane with a torrent of books, but an exploding tank blocked them.

Mirajane fought Seilah after taking control of her demon tentacle, while Fairy Tail members faced their opponents across the island. As Pluton—Mard Geer prepared to intervene, Fairy Tail’s Fourth Guild Master, Zorn, confronted him.

• Mirajane explained that her Take Over Magic had let her control Seilah’s tentacle and revealed Satan Soul after Seilah’s Curse failed.
• Seilah used a command to remove her own limitations, overpowered Mirajane’s first attack, and declared that Mirajane could not defeat a true demon.
• Mirajane transformed into Demon God Halphas and clashed with Seilah, as their battle tore through the surrounding area.
• Laxus faced Orga, while the other Fairy Tail members split up to meet their opponents.
• Pluton—Mard Geer began chanting in his chamber, but Zorn smashed his throne and challenged him to fight.

Zorn overwhelmed Pluton in battle, forcing the demon to use Demonization before launching a gigantic Light Sword at him. Meanwhile, Juvia joined Gray against Silver, and their coordinated attacks forced Silver back.

• Zorn shattered Pluton's White Ball shield, split the island structure with his Blade Aura, and drove Pluton into a fissure.
• Pluton rose from the crater, badly wounded, and used Demonization to increase his attack power and speed.
• Zorn summoned countless Light Swords and sent a gigantic one hurtling toward the demonized Pluton.
• Silver blocked Gray's ice attack and froze Juvia's water whips, but Gray protected Juvia from Silver's ice spikes.
• Gray and Juvia coated their limbs with Armament Haki and attacked Silver together, forcing him back with their coordinated physical strikes.

Cana battled Minerva while Natsu and Gajeel competed to defeat Tempester, until Ultear and Levy joined them and revealed another demon opponent. Natsu and Gajeel entered their Dragon Force states as the demons transformed, leaving the fight poised to intensify.

• Cana deflected Minerva’s Space Shockwave and struck back, while Minerva used Absolute Territory to escape her attack.
• Natsu and Gajeel repeatedly disrupted each other as they attacked Tempester, but their combined pressure kept him from counterattacking.
• Ultear used gravity to slam Natsu and Gajeel to the ground, and Tempester warned them that she had mastered the Arc of Time.
• Levy helped Natsu, Gajeel, Happy, and Lily up while Ultear approached with her crystal ball.
• Natsu revealed the powers of two dragons, and Gajeel entered Steel Dragon Mode as the demons began to transform.
• Ultear left the fight to Natsu and Gajeel and began stroking Happy.