Chapter Summaries

After Fairy Tail’s Grand Magic Games ended, Ywen sparred with Erza and judged her powerful slash to be nearing the top tier. Ywen then prepared to confront God Ankhseram, who tried to descend into Earthland while the God of Time blamed him for the coming disaster.

• Makarov declared Aileen, Ywen, and Erza the winners, then refused Fairy Tail’s gamblers’ demands for refunds.
• Erza challenged Ywen with a focused sword slash, but her steel katana shattered against him and she admitted defeat.
• Ywen praised Erza’s slash as nearing the top tier and told her that mastering it would let her contend with the strongest fighters.
• Ywen announced that Fairy Tail’s next battle would be against God Ankhseram, and Erza prepared for the confrontation.
• God Ankhseram lamented that he could no longer see Earthland and considered sending an avatar to investigate.
• The God of Time blamed Ankhseram for provoking Fairy Tail and decided to join them in dealing with him when they arrived.

God Ankhseram contacted apparent believers in Earth-land and ordered them to investigate Fairy Tail and Ywen Belserion, unaware that Zeref’s agents had staged the encounter. After Fairy Tail entered the Eclipse Gate to attack the God Realm, one agent revealed the guild’s destination to Ankhseram.

• God Ankhseram reached the believers in Earth-land and asked them to investigate Fairy Tail and Ywen Belserion.
• The Archbishop agreed to Ankhseram’s request, and Ankhseram withdrew his consciousness after sensing the world rejecting him.
• Zeref’s agents revealed that they had purged Ankhseram’s followers and used the staged prayer to distract him while Fairy Tail prepared to invade the God Realm.
• After recovering from the civil war, Ywen, Makarov, and Fairy Tail’s allies gathered as Zeref opened the Eclipse Gate, and the guild charged through it.
• A disguised fanatic contacted Ankhseram and told him Fairy Tail had left Earth-land to slay a god, implying they had entered the God Realm.

Fairy Tail entered the God Realm through the Eclipse Gate, and its members were awed by the realm’s vast stores of magical materials. Their wonder quickly turned to a plan to loot everything, while the God of Time decided to guide them toward killing God Ankhseram.

• A Zeref loyalist revealed to God Ankhseram that his followers had been eliminated and the shrine now served someone else, then faced the god’s curse while shouting Zeref’s name.
• The God of Time sensed the Eclipse Gate opening and watched as Ywen, Fairy Tail’s leaders, and the guild’s members entered the God Realm.
• Fairy Tail’s Mages marveled at the magic-rich crystals in the sky and bricks beneath their feet, while Ywen found the realm disappointing.
• Makarov urged the guild to remember its rules, and Fairy Tail’s Mages agreed to loot the God Realm clean before pursuing their original goal.
• The God of Time abandoned his plan to persuade Fairy Tail to leave and chose to guide them toward God Ankhseram instead.

The God of Time arrived to stop Fairy Tail from destroying the God Realm, but the guild talked him into letting them continue and blamed Ankhseram for the conflict. As Fairy Tail dismantled the realm, the God of Time accepted that Ywen had reshaped the world’s destiny and considered joining the guild.

• The God of Time confronted Fairy Tail as its mages prepared to demolish the God Realm, but they dismissed his identity and threatened to kill him alongside Ankhseram.
• The God of Time clarified that he opposed Ankhseram and had come to stop the destruction of the God Realm, then left after the mages urged him to stay out of their feud.
• The God of Time realized Fairy Tail had distracted him while the mages tore open the sky and dismantled the realm’s floor, and he gave up trying to stop them.
• The God of Time offered to take Fairy Tail to Ankhseram and suggested they join forces to kill him, while the guild continued demolishing the realm with Spatial Magic.
• The God of Time reflected on Ywen’s power to halt the world’s expected transition into the age of humanity, then decided he might join Fairy Tail.

God of Time joined Fairy Tail and guided the Guild to Ankhseram’s temple after they finished mining the God Realm’s crystals. Ankhseram opened his door to find the God of Time and a group of Fairy Tail mages waiting outside.

• God of Time asked Makarov to let him join Fairy Tail, and Makarov accepted in exchange for valuable gifts.
• Brandish asked Dimaria whether God of Time was her ancestor, and Dimaria denied any connection after seeing how different he looked from the legends.
• God of Time joined Fairy Tail, helped the Mages fill their storage spaces with Magic Crystals, and reminded Makarov that they had come to defeat Ankhseram.
• Makarov rallied Fairy Tail by promising them the God Realm, and the Mages followed God of Time to Ankhseram’s temple.
• Ankhseram opened the temple door for God of Time and found Fairy Tail’s Mages standing with him.

The God of Time fought God Ankhseram and urged him to join Fairy Tail, but Ankhseram refused and chose to defend his pride. While Fairy Tail’s mages dismantled Ankhseram’s palace, Ywen blocked the enraged god’s charge and became his next opponent.

• The God of Time denounced the gods for ignoring his warnings and attacked God Ankhseram, while Ankhseram tried to persuade him to return to the God Realm.
• Makarov told the Fairy Tail mages to dismantle Ankhseram’s temple while the two gods fought.
• The God of Time explained that joining Fairy Tail was the gods’ only way to survive the collapsing world, but God Ankhseram refused and said he would rather perish than join a guild of mortals.
• God Ankhseram noticed the mages tearing apart his palace, became enraged, and charged at them.
• Ywen stopped God Ankhseram with one hand and told him the road was closed.

Ywen confronted God Ankhseram, resisted his curse, and proved far stronger than the God of Life. After Ywen sent Ankhseram flying with one punch, the God of Time recognized that Ywen had surpassed the gods, while Ywen savored the experience.

• God Ankhseram realized Ywen was the mortal he had been searching for and challenged him to answer for his identity.
• God Ankhseram unleashed his divine curse, but Ywen's vast vitality expelled it without lasting harm.
• Ywen mocked God Ankhseram's weakness and called him Little An, then struck him with a punch that sent him flying from the divine temple.
• God Ankhseram landed on a crystal street in the God Realm and angrily shouted Ywen's name.
• The God of Time concluded that Ywen surpassed the gods and that the age of Fairy Tail had begun.
• Ywen reflected that slapping God Ankhseram had been satisfying, though the sensation was somewhat lacking.

God Ankhseram tried to evade Ywen but was repeatedly beaten and finally admitted that Ywen was stronger. As Ywen prepared to punish him for cursing Zeref and Mavis, Ankhseram recalled the God of Time’s advice and decided to join Fairy Tail instead.

• God Ankhseram considered fleeing Ywen, then was startled when Ywen appeared behind him in the God Realm.
• God Ankhseram declared Ywen the strongest human and boasted that he could not be killed, but Ywen punched him and sent him flying.
• God Ankhseram admitted Ywen was stronger and regretted cursing Zeref and Mavis, blaming the God of Time for not warning him.
• Ywen confronted God Ankhseram over provoking Fairy Tail and struck him again as Ankhseram pleaded for an explanation.
• While flying through the air, God Ankhseram remembered the God of Time’s advice and decided he could join Fairy Tail instead of fighting it.

Ywen rejected God Ankhseram’s offer to join Fairy Tail and arranged for Aileen Belserion to strip him of his divine position. Ankhseram was reincarnated as a powerless mortal in Earth-land, though a small error left him with the name An’anzi.

• God Ankhseram promised Ywen that joining Fairy Tail would grant its members eternal life, but Ywen refused and said he would make Ankhseram experience mortal life.
• Ankhseram insisted that no mortal could separate his divine position, so Ywen called Aileen Belserion, who revealed that the world’s faith had made her a god.
• Aileen used Separation Attach Magic to remove Ankhseram’s divine position and placed restrictions on him that prevented him from dying or communicating with others.
• Ywen sent Ankhseram through the modified Eclipse Gate to be reborn as a mortal in Earth-land.
• The World Spirit told Ywen that Ankhseram had reincarnated without his other powers and now had to be called An’anzi.

God Ankhseram was reborn as the infant daughter of a viscount and vowed revenge on Fairy Tail, while Ywen’s group began stripping the God Realm of its gods. As Earth-land absorbed divine power, Aileen forged a separate omnipotent divine being, whose power brought a miracle to the Heartfilia Family.

• God Ankhseram awoke in a baby girl’s body, discovered her former treasure was gone, and swore vengeance on Fairy Tail and Ywen.
• Ywen and Fairy Tail’s leaders agreed to eliminate the gods, and Chrono joined them after his attempt to defend the God Realm failed.
• Chrono led Fairy Tail through the God Realm as Ywen defeated gods, Aileen removed their godhoods, and Selene sent them to reincarnate.
• Divine power and authority returned to Earth-land, strengthening its World Spirit and raising humanity’s potential.
• Aileen absorbed the gods’ powers, formed the godhood of Omniscience and Omnipotence, and separated it into a divine double.
• Aileen’s divine double poured life force into Earth-land, and the doll created by Aileen became a real person at the Heartfilia Family estate.

Michelle became a living human and was embraced as Layla and Jude’s daughter before revealing her long-hidden feelings to them. Meanwhile, Aileen’s Omniscient and Omnipotent Godhead stayed in the God Realm to oversee the worlds, and Fairy Tail returned to Magnolia, where its fearsome reputation caused a commotion.

• Aileen’s green light transformed Michelle from a simulated personality into a living human, and Ywen told her that Layla, Jude, and Lucy’s acceptance had helped make her human.
• Michelle ran to Layla and Jude, asked if she could call them Mother and Father, and Jude affirmed that she had always been his daughter.
• Michelle and Jude shared a heartfelt conversation, with Michelle revealing her feelings and Jude telling her he had known her secret and accepted her.
• Aileen’s Omniscient and Omnipotent Godhead chose to remain in the God Realm and maintain connections among the worlds as Ywen and the other mages prepared to leave.
• Fairy Tail passed through a gate back to Magnolia, where Natsu’s announcement sparked panic among townspeople who feared the guild’s infamous mages.
• Happy celebrated Fairy Tail’s return and status as the world’s top guild, while Lucy corrected him that it was the top guild in infamy.

Lucy returned to Fairy Tail with her companions and attended a guild award ceremony where Makarov named Aileen the strongest mage and gave Lucy two embarrassing awards. As the guild laughed, a young girl and her yellow duck-like companion arrived, hoping Fairy Tail had returned.

• Lucy and the other Fairy Tail mages returned to their guild, where they found newspapers covering their Grand Magic Games performances.
• Makarov quieted the noisy guild and began handing out awards, naming Aileen Belserion Fairy Tail's strongest mage.
• Makarov praised Lucy's dedication, then awarded her the Best Unfilial Descendant and Best Internal-Battle Ace awards.
• Lucy smashed her trophy in anger as the guild laughed at her reaction.
• A young girl in ethnic clothing arrived at the guild with a yellow duck-like creature and hoped Fairy Tail had returned.

Eclair arrived at Fairy Tail seeking refuge, believing its mages were villains capable of destroying the world. She revealed that she guarded a portion of the Phoenix’s power and half of the Phoenix Stone, and Gildarts accepted her into the guild.

• Eclair entered Fairy Tail with Mengmeng and was stunned by the guild’s rowdy, outrageous mages.
• Mengmeng introduced Eclair and said they had come to seek refuge, while Eclair explained that she thought Fairy Tail only recruited world-destroying villains.
• Gildarts questioned Eclair about her claim that she belonged in Apocalypse, and she revealed that part of the Phoenix’s power resided within her.
• Eclair explained that she guarded one half of the Phoenix Stone to prevent the Phoenix from being born and bringing destruction to the world.
• Gildarts told Eclair she could join Fairy Tail and declared that no disaster was greater than Fairy Tail.

Eclair joined Fairy Tail despite fearing its members would seek the Phoenix Force within her. Makarov accepted her, only for Aileen to grant him immortality against his will and reveal herself as the Supreme God of the Earth-land World.

• Fairy Tail's mages argued with Gildarts, while Makarov named him the guild's King of Scumbags and Gildarts proudly accepted the award.
• Makarov noticed Eclair and asked why she had come to Fairy Tail, and Gildarts revealed that the legendary Phoenix's power resided within her.
• Eclair admitted she wanted to join the guild and feared Makarov would reject her or try to take the Phoenix Force, but Makarov welcomed her and placed the Fairy Tail emblem on her arm.
• Eclair asked whether Makarov wanted the Phoenix Force for immortality, and he insisted that he wanted no more than to eventually die and escape his Guild Master duties.
• Aileen appeared in a video window, announced that she had granted Makarov eternal life, and revealed that she was the Supreme God of the Earth-land World and a Fairy Tail mage.

Ywen met Eclair, the Phoenix Priestess, who wanted to join Fairy Tail and revealed that her homeland had been destroyed by a mage. The guild identified Gildarts as the culprit, and just as he offered Eclair a letter from her father, he accidentally crushed it, leaving Ultear to intervene.

• Ywen recognized Eclair as the Phoenix Priestess, and she mistook him for Fairy Tail's demon king after reading an exaggerated royal magazine.
• Eclair told Ywen that she guarded the Phoenix Stone and wanted to join Fairy Tail, then explained that her hometown had been destroyed.
• Eclair said the person responsible had reddish hair and was an older, slicked-back-haired man who had tripped while completing a job.
• The Fairy Tail Mages realized Gildarts had destroyed Eclair's hometown, and he admitted it had happened when he fell into a trap.
• Gildarts offered Eclair a letter from her father that he had salvaged, but crushed it just as she reached for it, prompting Ultear to sigh over the scattered pieces.

After Eclair remembered her duty to find the missing half of the Phoenix Stone, Fairy Tail located it and set off for the Baronia Kingdom. The king of Baronia learned that Fairy Tail had attacked just as he planned to use the stone to gain immortality.

• Gildarts accidentally shattered Eclair's letters, and Ultear restored them with her magic.
• Eclair read the letter, regained most of her lost memories, and decided to search for the missing half of the Phoenix Stone.
• Fairy Tail persuaded Eclair to accept their help, and Aileen used Eye of Scrutiny to locate the stone across Ishgar.
• Fairy Tail carried its entire guild building to the Baronia Kingdom, whose ruling family descended from the bandits who stole the stone from Eclair's tribe.
• The King of Baronia revealed that he wanted the Phoenix Stone to summon the phoenix and gain eternal beauty, then a soldier told him Fairy Tail had attacked.

Fairy Tail stormed the Baronia royal palace to find the other half of the Phoenix Stone, but destroyed the palace without locating it. After Aileen gathered every royal treasury before them, King of Baronia admitted the stone was in his pocket, just as Fairy Tail began carrying off his wealth.

• King of Baronia refused to flee as a royal guard mocked his appearance and the guard eventually abandoned him when Fairy Tail arrived.
• Natsu and the other mages searched the palace for the Phoenix Stone, while King of Baronia hid it in his pocket and resolved to protect it.
• Natsu burned down part of the palace, and Gildarts accidentally shattered the remaining grounds; Erza found no sign of the stone.
• Makarov guessed that King of Baronia had stored the Phoenix Stone in a treasury, so Aileen used World Reconfiguration Magic to bring the kingdom's royal vaults to the palace.
• Fairy Tail rushed to loot the vaults, and King of Baronia confessed that the Phoenix Stone was in his pocket, but the mages continued taking his treasures.

Ywen led Fairy Tail in emptying Baronia Kingdom’s treasury, then revealed that he had knowingly dismissed the real Phoenix Stone and planned to use a Hundred-Year Mission as an excuse to keep robbing the kingdom. Months later, as Fairy Tail’s S-Class Mage Examination approached, Kagura vowed to pass it.

• The King of Baronia offered Ywen the real half of the Phoenix Stone, but Ywen threw it into the palace ruins and told Fairy Tail to take every treasure in the treasury.
• After Fairy Tail emptied the treasury, Ywen admitted to the King of Baronia that he had known the stone was real and explained that Fairy Tail already held the other half.
• Ywen told Eclair that keeping the Phoenix Stone halves apart would prevent the Phoenix’s revival, then said he would arrange a Hundred-Year Mission to justify recurring raids on Baronia Kingdom.
• Eclair accepted Fairy Tail as her home and introduced Mengmeng as a fellow guild member while Fairy Tail celebrated its plunder.
• Months later, Kagura trained for the approaching S-Class Mage Examination and vowed that she would pass this time.

As Fairy Tail gathered for its annual S-Class Mage Examination, Lucy discovered that the guild had voted her its weakest S-Class Mage without inviting her to the meeting. Makarov then mistakenly listed her as a candidate, leaving Lucy convinced the guild had forgotten and disregarded her.

• Natsu promised Happy an ocean's worth of fish if he became an S-Class Mage, while Lucy, Gray, and Happy teased one another about Lucy's standing.
• Erza revealed that Fairy Tail's S-Class Mages had voted Lucy the weakest in the guild's history, and Lucy learned she had never been told about their monthly meetings.
• Erza apologized after realizing she had failed to notify Lucy about the meetings and vote.
• Makarov began naming candidates for the examination, including Natsu, Gray, Lyon, Elfman, Cana, Kagura, Lisanna, and the Thunder God Tribe.
• Makarov listed Lucy as a candidate, and Mirajane and Laxus reminded him that Lucy was already an S-Class Mage.
• Makarov admitted he had forgotten Lucy had passed alongside Acnologia, and Lucy concluded that Fairy Tail's members had no heart.

Fairy Tail’s mages discussed the candidates for this year’s S-Class Mage Examination, and Kagura formed a plan with Gray and Lyon to defeat Natsu. Kirin added the Black Dragon Slayer Knights to the candidate list, and just as Kagura regained her confidence, an elderly voice announced a late arrival.

• Macao praised Natsu as the likely winner, while Wakaba pointed out that Kagura had repeatedly been eliminated after powerful newcomers joined past examinations.
• Macao comforted Lucy by comparing her luck to Kagura’s, and Lucy felt better while Kagura wondered whether the Fairy Tail female mage alliance meant anything.
• Kagura assessed the candidates and secretly teamed up with Gray and Lyon, planning to exploit the time limit on Natsu’s Fire Dragon King Mode.
• Kirin challenged Makarov to let the Black Dragon Slayer Knights take the examination, and Makarov added Kirin, Amber, Misaki, and Suzaku to the list.
• Kagura lowered her estimate of her chances after the Black Dragon Slayer Knights joined, then an aged voice announced that someone had arrived late.