Recaps

The allied guilds defeated Oración Seis and destroyed Nirvana, while Wendy joined Fairy Tail and Jellal faced the consequences of his past. Zorn then led a group into Edolas, where Lisanna reunited with her siblings and Zorn faced Erza and the Kingdom Army alone.

• Gemini impersonated Ichiya, but Zorn exposed the deception, and the allied guilds battled Oración Seis across the Sea of Trees.
• Lucy defeated Angel with Urano Metria, while Laxus and Zorn overcame Midnight and Zero as Nirvana began to collapse.
• Erza stopped the Council from taking Jellal away immediately, and Zorn helped arrange for him to serve in the Council’s detention unit.
• Rob revealed that he had created Nirvana, then Cait Shelter vanished, and Erza invited Wendy and Carla to join Fairy Tail.
• Zorn and Mystogan closed an Amani vortex and learned that another would appear in Magnolia, where Gildarts and Ur returned as the town drew Edolas’s attention.
• Zorn led Lisanna and the others through the vortex into Edolas, where Lisanna reunited with Mirajane and Elfman at Fairy Tail.
• When Erza and the Kingdom Army confronted the group, Zorn teleported the Fairy Tail treehouse away and stayed behind to face them.

Zorn helped Fairy Tail defeat Brain’s plot in Edolas, then returned to Earth-land as the guild prepared for the S-Class Exam on Tenrou Island. The exam began with Natsu facing Zorn, who passed him after he admitted his weakness and overcame his fear.

• Zorn and Erza stopped fighting after he recognized her longing, and Zorn remembered rescuing and training her as a child.
• Zorn joined Fairy Tail’s fight against King Faust and Brain, defeating Brain and erasing the black Magic Circle with Fairy Glitter.
• Mystogan sent Edolas’s magic power to Earth-land, and Zorn and the others left Edolas after farewells while Mystogan stayed to lead the kingdom.
• Zorn returned to Magnolia with Fairy Tail, where Happy reunited with his parents and Panther Lily joined the guild.
• Makarov announced the S-Class Exam, and the candidates chose partners before sailing to Tenrou Island.
• The candidates began their trials against the examiners, while Cana and Lucy fought Gildarts and the other teams faced Erza, Mirajane, Laxus, and Ur.
• Natsu fought Zorn, endured his attacks, and admitted defeat after Zorn’s Magic Power overwhelmed him, and Zorn then declared that Natsu had passed the first exam.

Cana reunited with Gildarts as Fairy Tail faced Grimoire Heart and Zeref on Tenrou Island. After the guild defeated Hades and joined Zorn and Mavis to drive off Acnologia, Fairy Tail returned home celebrated, while the fates of Zeref and Acnologia remained unknown.

• Cana passed Gildarts’s trial, revealed that he was her father, and was embraced by him as he promised to stay by her side.
• As Grimoire Heart approached Tenrou Island, Zorn confronted Zeref and sealed him away while Fairy Tail prepared to fight the dark guild.
• Fairy Tail’s mages battled Grimoire Heart’s Seven Kin, with Natsu, Mirajane, Gildarts, Cana, and the others defeating several opponents.
• Zorn swapped Makarov with the younger mages, who attacked Hades together until Juvia and Lisanna destroyed his heart and the guild defeated him.
• Zorn summoned Mavis, who revealed Precht’s connection to August, then sent the others away as Acnologia attacked Tenrou Island.
• Cana used Zorn’s card to bring Fairy Tail back near Tenrou Island, where Zorn restrained Acnologia and the guild joined Mavis in a combined attack that sent the dragon through a spatial rift.
• Makarov canceled the S-Class Exam, Mavis explained that she had awakened as a spirit, and the Magic Council decided to commend Fairy Tail as reports of its victory spread through the Kingdom.

Zorn helped Fairy Tail recover Dragon Cry and stop Janimus’s attempt to resurrect the phoenix, then became Fairy Tail’s fourth Guild Master. He trained the guild’s fighters for the Grand Magic Games and left Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy still waiting to learn where their dragons were.

• Zorn learned the Magic Council planned to use Fairy Tail against Tartaros, provoke guild rivalry, and gather power for the Eclipse Gate, then destroyed the Council’s meeting building.
• Zorn joined Fairy Tail on a mission to capture Kees, and the group overwhelmed the thieves before Lucy claimed the reward.
• Erza’s team stole Dragon Cry, and Zorn’s Dragon Slayer aura transformed it into a blade that split the tower as he escaped.
• Zorn and the guild discovered that Éclair’s father had found a way to dispel the Phoenix Stone’s enchantment, while Zexiu joined forces with Ruby Fairy Tail.
• King Animus attacked Zorn’s group, but Zorn used Dragon Cry to drive the Crystal Dragon out of Sonia and fought it while the others defeated Ruby Fairy Tail.
• The Crystal Dragon’s memories showed Janimus’s grief, his losses, and his distrust of humanity, but Sonia’s love and the Fairy Tail members’ loyalty helped him remember his former bonds.
• Zorn defeated the Crystal Dragon, freed Janimus, and returned home with Fairy Tail as Éclair considered joining the guild.
• Mavis and Makarov chose Zorn as Fairy Tail’s next Guild Master, and Makarov announced his retirement and confirmed Zorn as the fourth Guild Master.
• Zorn trained Fairy Tail’s fighters for the Grand Magic Games, pushing them through a gravity field and battles against his magic, swordsmanship, and physical techniques.
• Erza overcame Zorn in their training fight, and afterward Zorn asked Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy whether they wanted to know where their dragons were, but their dragons said it was not time yet.