Recaps

Zorn reunited Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel with their dragon parents, then led Fairy Tail into the Grand Magic Games as old dangers and a warning from Future Lucy emerged. Fairy Tail surged ahead in the first events, while Lucy’s battle against Cosmos remained unresolved.

• Zorn brought Igneel, Grandine, and Metalicana to Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel, who reunited with the dragons before they collapsed from exhaustion.
• Zorn named Fairy Tail’s two teams for the Grand Magic Games and registered the guild, while Laxus and Minerva clashed and Gray reunited with Lyon.
• August met Zorn before the games, and Mavis recognized him as her son, and August recovered his memories and embraced her.
• Fairy Tail survived the Sky Labyrinth preliminaries, Erza defeated Raven Tail, Laxus faced Minerva, and Zorn protected the town from the explosion before handing Minerva, Orga, and Jiemma over to the authorities.
• Zorn found Future Lucy, who warned Fairy Tail that ten thousand dragons would appear after the games and recounted her timeline’s tragedies, and the guild promised to protect her and change the future.
• The Grand Magic Games began, and Wendy and Gray led their teams through the Secret and Hidden contest, with Wendy’s Team B taking first place.
• Jude came to cheer for Lucy and embraced Future Lucy, reassuring her that he loved her and was proud of her.
• Lucy fought Cosmos with Taurus, Scorpio, and Aries, but Cosmos’s giant flower began pulling Lucy toward its open maw.

Fairy Tail won several events as Zorn pursued the Zodiac Keys needed to open the Eclipse Gate. The games culminated in a mass battle against Zorn, who overwhelmed the guild aces and left Lucy preparing to cast Urano Metria.

• Lucy defeated Cosmos with Loke and Gemini, and Laxus defeated Jura in the first day’s final match.
• Fairy Tail celebrated its victories, then Juvia carried the sick Natsu through the Chariot race as Pascal and Yuka took the top places.
• Elfman defeated Bacchus in the arena, while the swimsuit and wedding-attire contests brought Fairy Tail’s relationships into view.
• Cana fought Kagura and helped her learn to use Gravity Magic on her blade, while Zorn took Yukino and the others to search for Zodiac Keys.
• Yukino won the Ursa Minor and Pisces Keys, and Zorn’s group also obtained Libra’s Key before returning to the games.
• Wendy defeated Sherria, and the two became friends after Wendy treated her injuries.
• Zorn entered the final duel and forced the guild aces to face his overwhelming presence before fighting him in the arena.
• Zorn fought off the assembled mages, then unleashed Yasakani no Magatama as Wendy and Sherria boosted the fighters and Lucy prepared Urano Metria.

Zorn and Fairy Tail prevented the dragon-filled future by closing the Eclipse Gate, then uncovered Tartaros’s attack and launched a raid on the demon guild. The guild’s battles spread across Demon Island as Zorn confronted Mard Geer and Fairy Tail faced the Nine Demon Gates.

• Zorn defeated Jura and the other fighters, winning the Grand Magic Games match, while Makarov secured support from the authorities to open the Eclipse Gate.
• Princess Hisui opened the Eclipse Gate with help from Zorn, Lucy, Yukino, and Runa, but only Zorn could pass through its Light Curtain with Lucy and Rogue.
• Zorn entered the dragon-ravaged future, sealed the gate, and led Fairy Tail against the dragons while Lucy, Future Lucy, and Yukino closed the gate with the twelve Zodiac Keys.
• Zorn defeated the dragons and saved Ultear from sacrificing herself, then destroyed the Eclipse Gate, restoring the present and sending Future Lucy and Future Rogue away.
• Zorn returned to Fairy Tail and joined Natsu, Gray, and the others on Warrod’s investigation, where they discovered that Tartaros had attacked the Eternal Flame in Sun Village.
• Zorn protected the Magic Council from Jackal, defeated him, and warned the Council that the Alvarez Empire planned to go to war, prompting Fairy Tail to attack Tartaros’s island.
• Erza defeated Kyoka with Meredy’s help, Mirajane battled Seilah in the incubation chamber, and Laxus and other guild members engaged the demons across the island.
• Zorn challenged Mard Geer, while Gray and Juvia fought Silver, Cana faced Minerva, and Natsu and Gajeel battled Tempester as the demons began transforming.

Fairy Tail fought the Alvarez Empire’s Twelve Holy Shields while Zorn confronted Zeref and helped reunite him with Mavis and their children. As Acnologia attacked, the Dragon Slayers and the dragons joined forces, leaving the battle inside the Time Rift unresolved.

• Zorn revealed that Natsu was END, Zeref’s younger brother, and Fairy Tail joined the war against Alvarez as Mavis coordinated the defense.
• Erza fought Ajeel, Cana faced Brandish, and the allied guilds met the Empire’s vanguard while Kagura and Ultear stopped Dimaria.
• Gildarts defeated God Serena, Laxus destroyed Wahl, and Fairy Tail’s fighters overcame the other Holy Shields in battles across the front.
• Zorn fought August and Irene, while Ur and Silver defeated Invel and Gray, Jellal, Juvia, and Runa overcame Larcade’s magic.
• Zorn defeated August and confronted Zeref, then left Mavis and Zeref to decide their fate, and their love lifted their curses, and they departed with August and Larcade.
• Acnologia broke through the rift, and the Dragon Slayers fought alongside the dragons who emerged from them as the others prepared the plan at the coast.
• Irene enchanted the dragons, August pinned Acnologia down, and Larcade weakened him as Zorn and the Dragon Slayers fought inside the Time Rift.
• Acnologia fused Time Power and Dragon Slayer Power and fired at the five dragons, whose combined attack met his blast.