Chapter Summaries

Natsu and Wendy fought Zancrow together, with Wendy’s enchantments strengthening Natsu enough to injure the Fire God Slayer. Their clash sent them falling down a cliff, while Wendy continued boosting Natsu from above.

• Gildarts blasted Bluenote backward after their fists collided, revealing that Bluenote had mistaken their initial exchange for an even match.
• Wendy volunteered to support Natsu, and Natsu accepted her help as Zancrow mocked her and insulted Fairy Tail and the dragons.
• Wendy enhanced Natsu’s speed and strength, allowing him to overwhelm Zancrow with attacks and wound him despite Zancrow’s belief that flames could not hurt him.
• Zancrow unleashed his Flame God’s Kagutsuchi against Natsu’s Brilliant Flame, and their magic caused the ground to collapse beneath them.
• Natsu and Zancrow fell down the cliff, while Wendy refused Carla’s offer to rest and poured more magic into boosting Natsu.

Natsu fought Zancrow on Tenrou Island and defeated him by swallowing his God Slayer flames and turning them into a powerful attack. The other Fairy Tail members saw the victory, while Gajeel and the others remained trapped at the second exam’s finish line, demanding that Zorn let them out.

• Natsu rejected Zancrow’s taunts and charged at him, fighting fiercely alongside Wendy as their flames stirred up a storm.
• Zancrow formed a black Flame Tachi and attacked Natsu, but Natsu countered with a compressed fireball inspired by Zorn’s magic.
• Zancrow engulfed Natsu in God Slayer flames, but Natsu swallowed them and combined them with his own fire.
• Natsu hurled the Dragon God's Yang Flame Sun at Zancrow, whose defeat ended in a massive explosion.
• The other Fairy Tail members saw Natsu’s magic and fought with renewed confidence, while Gajeel and the others protested after being teleported to Mavis’s grave and trapped behind a ring of light.

Precht’s forces continued to fall as Mirajane defeated Azuma and Gildarts defeated Bluenote, leaving Ultear, Meredy, and Caprico possessed by Zoldeo among the Seven Kin. Ultear admitted her guilt to Meredy, who confronted her about the destruction of her hometown.

• Precht recognized that Azuma and several of the Seven Kin had been defeated while Laxus and Makarov continued to hold him at the shore.
• Mirajane defeated Azuma in her Demon God Halphas form after he threatened Fairy Tail’s companions.
• Gildarts shattered Bluenote’s supergravity sphere and defeated him with One Day.
• Ultear tearfully asked Meredy to leave Grimoire Heart and Zeref behind and begin a new life.
• Meredy asked Ultear whether she had destroyed Meredy’s hometown, leaving Ultear stunned.

Ultear confessed to destroying Meredy’s hometown while pursuing a plan for their second lives, then stabbed herself before Meredy could act. Ur saved them and took them home, while elsewhere Cana fought Caprico and overwhelmed his summoned heroes.

• Ultear admitted that she had destroyed Meredy’s hometown for the sake of her plan, leaving Meredy torn between love and hatred.
• Ultear stabbed herself, and Meredy caught her, forgave her, and begged her to stay alive.
• Ur arrived, froze Ultear’s wound, comforted Meredy, and transported all three away with a golden Magic Circle.
• Caprico’s Human Subordination Magic reduced Cana’s combat ability, but Loke explained how the ancient magic worked.
• Cana used Observation Haki and a barrage of cards to corner Caprico and defeat the heroes he summoned.
• Gray, Loke, and Lucy blocked the shockwaves as Cana continued fighting Caprico without their help.

Lucy summoned Taurus to help Cana defeat Zoldeo, freeing Caprico from possession. Caprico gave Lucy the key to Scorpio and returned to the Celestial Spirit World, while Gray realized he had lost his partner.

• Caprico attacked Cana with black Magic Power and tried to take her body, prompting Loke to warn her that only a Celestial Spirit could fight him.
• Lucy overcame her hesitation and summoned Taurus, who struck Caprico while Leo tried to knock Zoldeo out of his body.
• Cana blocked Caprico's escape with a wind wall, allowing Leo to separate Zoldeo from him; Zoldeo then vanished in a burst of light.
• Cana thanked Lucy, and Leo told Scorpio that Lucy already had the spirits' support and power.
• Lucy apologized to Caprico, who gave her the golden key to Scorpio and returned to the Celestial Spirit World; Leo also departed, and Gray realized he had lost his partner.

Zorn transported Natsu and the others to face Hades while Makarov, Laxus, and Fairy Tail’s S-Class Mages trusted them to fight. The young mages charged Hades together, and their combined Magic Power met his dark magic as the battle began.

• Zorn used golden Magic Circles to swap Makarov with Natsu and the others, sending them to confront Hades.
• Makarov worried about the young mages, but Zorn and Fairy Tail’s S-Class Mages reassured him that they trusted the group to handle Hades.
• Ultear told Meredy that Fairy Tail’s confidence in its members was what made the guild precious.
• Gray created an ice staircase, and Laxus led Natsu, Lucy, Wendy, Gray, Elfman, Evergreen, Freed, Bickslow, and the others toward Hades.
• Natsu charged past Laxus, and the group unleashed their magic at full power as Hades countered with Dark Energy.

Fairy Tail's members combined their attacks against Hades, but he survived Cana's devastating blow and summoned demons with his released power. As the guild prepared a coordinated counterattack, Lisanna and Juvia infiltrated the ruined airship.

• Wendy boosted everyone's magic, and the guild members coordinated attacks that drove Hades into the airship and encased him in an electrified iceberg.
• Hades broke free unharmed, but Cana struck him with a concentrated blow that shattered the ship and damaged the coastline.
• Hades recovered, opened his Demon Eye, and summoned powerful demons while Makarov prepared to intervene and Zorn showed him a golden dragon above the clouds.
• Fairy Tail's members joined their magic in a Unison Raid, and Hades prepared to fight alongside the demons while believing his magic was endless.
• Lisanna and Juvia quietly entered the airship's hull by riding an ocean current.

Fairy Tail defeated Hades after Juvia and Lisanna destroyed his heart, and the guild celebrated on Tenrou Island. Zorn kept Hades alive long enough for Mavis to appear before him.

• Hades overwhelmed Fairy Tail's Unison Raid until Juvia and Lisanna destroyed his heart, weakening his Magic Power as Laxus's Lightning Dragon and the guild's combined spell struck him down.
• The Lightning Dragon broke through the clouds, and Natsu and the others celebrated their victory with Makarov, the S-Class Mages, and their companions.
• Natsu tried to resume the S-Class exam, but the guild's brawl ended with Gildarts knocking him down; Cana kissed Zorn and calmed her angry father.
• Wendy offered to treat the injured guild members, while Caprico carried Natsu and advised Lucy to lose weight.
• Zorn returned to the fallen Hades and used a golden Magic Circle to summon Mavis, whom Hades recognized as the First Master.

Mavis learned from the dying Precht that he had abandoned their son, who inherited both light and dark Magic Power. After Zorn returned to the camp, a Magic Circle appeared and a small figure recognized Mavis as the First Guild Master, while August waited anxiously for the Emperor.

• Precht told Mavis that she had been pregnant when he sealed her in the crystal and that he had abandoned their son, fearing the child's light and dark Magic Power.
• Precht died, and Zorn withdrew his Magic Power after helping reveal the truth about August.
• Wendy treated the injured at camp while Erza, dressed as a nurse, drew the boys into a rival treatment line.
• Cana wondered where Zorn had gone, and Lucy teased her about missing him.
• A Magic Circle appeared at the camp, and a small figure broke free of Erza's bandages and called Mavis the First Guild Master.
• August waited atop the capital walls and worried about the Emperor, whom he called Father.

Zorn trapped the Fairy Tail mages in a Light Circle and sent them away from Tenrou Island as Acnologia arrived. He faced the Black Dragon alone and wounded him with a powerful Dragon Slayer attack, beginning their battle.

• Zorn warned Makarov and the others that Acnologia was approaching and enclosed them in a Light Circle to send them away.
• Makarov, Mavis, Natsu, Cana, Gildarts, and the others objected as they realized Zorn intended to fight Acnologia alone.
• Acnologia arrived and attacked Tenrou Island just as Zorn transported everyone else away.
• Mavis watched from the Tenrou Tree as Zorn fortified himself with armor and formed a black-and-gold Light Sword.
• Zorn struck Acnologia with Flash Dragon's Comet Strike, and the Black Dragon retaliated after the attack left a small wound.

Zorn fought Acnologia alone on Tenrou Island, binding the Black Dragon with a light-based formation as he prepared a massive attack. Back at Fairy Tail, the guild learned what had happened and found hope of reaching Tenrou Island when Cana revealed Zorn’s Teleportation card.

• Zorn dodged Acnologia’s attacks and struck it with a giant Light Sword, but the Black Dragon emerged from the sea unharmed.
• Zorn cast Light-Binding Dragon Lock Formation to restrain Acnologia while he gathered the light elements for a stronger attack.
• Macao and the guild welcomed the injured group’s return, then learned that Acnologia had attacked Tenrou Island and Zorn had stayed behind to fight it.
• Natsu and the others grieved over Zorn and wanted to return to Tenrou Island, but they feared they could not reach it in time.
• Cana remembered the card Zorn had given her and revealed its Teleportation ability, giving the guild hope of reaching the island.

Fairy Tail arrived near Tenrou Island and saw Zorn confront Acnologia with a giant golden Buddha. After testing Zorn with a breath attack, Acnologia broke his chains and rose to face him, leaving the battle poised to begin.

• Porlyusica treated Ultear and Meredy, while Ultear reassured Meredy that she believed in Zorn and Fairy Tail.
• Cana teleported the Fairy Tail members to an unnamed island near Tenrou Island, where they saw Zorn’s enormous golden Buddha restraining Acnologia.
• Acnologia fired a breath attack at Zorn, who shielded himself with the Buddha’s hands and Holy Shield spells, while Gray and Juvia froze the waves threatening the guild members.
• Acnologia praised Zorn’s strength and threatened to kill him, while Zorn answered with a taunt.
• Acnologia strained against his chains, tore them apart, and rose into the air to face Zorn.

Zorn relentlessly attacked Acnologia, destroying much of Tenrou Island, but the Black Dragon endured and launched a powerful counterattack. As Zorn prepared to meet him, Fairy Tail's members joined hands to combine their magic and help him.

• Acnologia asked Zorn for his name, and Zorn answered by trapping him beneath a barrage of giant light hands.
• Zorn's attacks battered Acnologia but tore apart half of Tenrou Island, leaving Makarov distraught over the damage.
• Acnologia emerged with only minor injuries, declared his intent to destroy dragons and Dragon Slayers, and flew toward Zorn while charging a powerful beam.
• Zorn gathered light magic to counter Acnologia as the sustained assault drained his stamina.
• Natsu and the Fairy Tail members resolved to support Zorn, joined hands, and began combining their magic under Makarov's rallying cry.

Zorn, Mavis, and Fairy Tail’s allies combined their Magic Power and Bonds to attack the Black Dragon Acnologia. Their assault drove him through a spatial rift and severed an arm and a wing, but Zorn realized Acnologia might return as Cana approached him.

• Mavis cast Fairy Glitter, empowered by Fairy Tail’s Magic Power, the Celestial Spirits, and the Dragon Force of Igneel, Grandine, and Metalicana.
• Acnologia fired Dragon's Roar + Death Ray at the group, while Zorn unleashed his destructive spell and Mavis bound the dragon with Fairy Glitter.
• Zorn and Mavis combined their attacks with Fairy Tail’s magic in Super Magic + Unison Raid—Divine Dragons' Glory, blasting Acnologia into the sky.
• Acnologia vanished through spatial cracks, leaving a severed arm and half a wing behind as the rift healed.
• Zorn considered the threat temporarily ended and resolved to train, while Cana walked toward him and Fairy Tail’s members examined Acnologia’s remains.
• The Magic Council’s upper ranks watched the battle on their screens and reacted in shock to the spatial rift.

After the battle on Tenrou Island, Mavis told Makarov she could return to Fairy Tail as a spirit, and the guild set off for home. The Magic Council decided to praise Fairy Tail publicly while secretly hoping the recognition would draw Tartaros into confronting the guild, and Fairy Tail’s reputation soared across the Kingdom.

• Mirajane asked Makarov whether the S-Class Exam would continue, but Natsu, Gajeel, Elfman, and the others started fighting over who should become an S-Class Mage, so Makarov canceled the exam.
• Mavis appeared before Makarov, explained that she had fully awakened as a spirit, and said she could return to Fairy Tail if Zorn replenished her magic power.
• At the Magic Council meeting, Gran Doma and the Council Members discussed Grimoire Heart’s defeat and the unknown fates of Zeref and Acnologia, then agreed to publicly commend Fairy Tail to attract Tartaros’s attention.
• A week later, reports of Fairy Tail’s victory over Grimoire Heart spread through the Kingdom, while news of Zeref and Acnologia remained hidden.
• Fairy Tail’s reputation surged and requests poured into its guild, while members of other guilds complained that they had fewer jobs.

Fairy Tail celebrated its return to normal after the S-Class Exam, while Gildarts proudly doted on Cana and the guild members spent time together. Zorn reflected on what he had protected, then grew suspicious of the Magic Council after noticing a surge in job requests.

• Gildarts repeatedly showed off Cana as his daughter, embarrassing her with his affection.
• Romeo wished to learn fire magic, and Gajeel offered to connect him with Totomaru, who knew Fire Maker Magic.
• Meredy teased Juvia about Gray and brought her over to join Gray and Ultear.
• The First Master praised Makarov for his work as Guild Master while the guild celebrated together.
• Laxus confronted Zorn about keeping his knowledge to himself, and Zorn told him they could rely on each other.
• Zorn noticed a sudden rise in job requests and suspected the Magic Council was up to something.

Zorn and Cana enjoyed breakfast with Gildarts before helping Lucy after she became invisible and fled from a group of children. At the Magic Council, Zorn learned that the Grand Magic Games would begin next year and found a challenge letter bearing Raven Tail’s seal among complaints from other guilds.

• Zorn cooked breakfast for Gildarts, Cana, and Ximi while Gildarts kept watch over him and Cana.
• Lucy, invisible and naked after bathing in her magic potion, fled from children who had run into her.
• Zorn noticed Lucy hiding in an alley, and Cana used Observation Haki to find her and cover her with a cloak.
• At the guild, Lucy slapped Natsu after he pressed his face against her while trying to identify her by smell.
• Zorn received the Grand Magic Games notice and learned that Fairy Tail’s work assignments had angered other guilds.
• Zorn found a challenge letter from Raven Tail among the complaints and reacted with a sneer.

Zorn confronted the Magic Council over its scheme involving Fairy Tail, the Grand Magic Games, and the Eclipse Gate, then destroyed the Council’s meeting building. At Fairy Tail, Lucy’s potion made her vanish from everyone’s memory until Natsu and the others remembered her, while the Chairman sought help from the Four Gods of Ishgar.

• Zorn revealed that the Magic Council planned to use Fairy Tail against Tartaros, stir up guild rivalry through the Grand Magic Games, and gather magic power for the Eclipse Gate.
• Zorn detonated his golden orbs and reduced the Magic Council’s meeting building to rubble after the Chairman threatened him.
• Lucy’s potion made her body and clothes glow pink and turn transparent as Freed tried to counter its effect.
• Lucy vanished from the guild members’ awareness, and they forgot her while discussing the Grand Magic Games notice.
• Natsu remembered Lucy, prompting the others to recall her and their attempt to undo the potion’s magic.
• The Chairman told the commander to notify the Four Gods of Ishgar and ask how to handle Zorn.

Guild Master Makarov punished Zorn for destroying the Magic Council’s meeting building, and Zorn later told Laxus he planned to leave on a job before the Grand Magic Games. After sparring with Laxus and spending time with Cana, Zorn discovered that his departure had been exposed and a familiar group was waiting for him.

• Guild Master Makarov confronted Zorn at Fairy Tail, restrained him with the Three Pillar Gods spell, and punched him through the roof while Ultear prepared to repair the guild.
• Erza reassured Meredy that Fairy Tail members could act unconventionally, while Guild Master Makarov returned to his usual manner and asked Ultear and Mirajane for help.
• Zorn met Laxus while fishing in the East Forest, told him he planned to take a job, and asked him to keep the departure secret from Natsu and the others.
• Laxus challenged Zorn to a fight because he wanted to understand the gap between their strength, and they fought through the afternoon.
• Zorn relaxed with Cana at home, unaware that Ximi had revealed his plans, then saw a familiar group waiting for him when he set out.

Zorn’s planned honeymoon turned into a group trip when Natsu, Gray, Wendy, Lucy, and others joined him, and the party took on a job to capture Kees and his thieves. The Fairy Tail mages ambushed the thieves in their town and began tearing through them, while Éclair watched in shock at their strength.

• Zorn discovered that Natsu, Gray, Wendy, Lucy, Cana, and their companions had joined his trip, while Erza, Gajeel, Juvia, and Levy had been summoned to the Magic Council.
• Lucy revealed that she had planned to capture the thief Kees for a reward, so the group headed to his hideout on an island.
• Wendy noticed the town was unusually quiet, and Cana sensed the thieves waiting in ambush.
• Cana warned Natsu and Gray, who scattered as the thieves poured out and chased them.
• Wendy, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Cana attacked the thieves with their magic, destroying houses and sending many opponents flying.
• Éclair watched the mages overwhelm the thieves and wondered at Fairy Tail’s power.