Recaps

Sordil helped establish the Erus Empire, then joined Fairy Tail with Sonia and pursued new missions while learning Ice God Slayer magic. After discovering the Tower of Paradise cultists’ hideout, he began dismantling their operation and moved closer to the conflict surrounding Erza.

• Sordil’s forces defeated Pallet’s Northern Alliance, and Sordil established the Erus Empire with Talleyrand as governor of the Northern Province.
• After leaving Sonia behind at the coronation, Sordil toured the empire, purged corrupt Northern Province officials, and joined Fairy Tail with her.
• Sordil and Sonia captured White Ape’s bandits, exposed the Lord Mayor’s plot, and received a vacant estate that Makarov turned into a boys’ dormitory.
• Sordil and Sonia found Ulu in an underground ice palace, recovered the Ice God Slayer tome, and gave Ulu two other magic books before parting.
• Sordil warned Leila about the danger of activating Eclipse, then returned to Fairy Tail and agreed to help Makarov find the Tower of Paradise cultists in exchange for learning magic.
• Sordil sent August to guard Erza, directed Tingmei to investigate the seas near Kaelum, and set out to confront the cultists.
• Sordil traced the ruins to the first Tower of Paradise, infiltrated the cultists’ concealed tower, and helped Mask E eliminate the masked men inside.

Sordil won the S-Class examination, expelled Ivan after he attacked Kuli, and continued balancing Fairy Tail duties with his rule over the Erus Empire. After rescuing Cornelia and helping Ultear learn the truth about Ulu, he protected Rosemary Village and began arranging Lucy’s birthday gathering, railway negotiations, and preparations for a possible war with Albares.

• Sordil defeated Jose, won the guild masters’ wager, and later passed the S-Class examination with Gildarts after Macao helped him win the final trial.
• Sordil revealed that a Dragon-Slaying Magic Crystal could strengthen Laxus, then stopped Ivan from stealing Kuli’s crystal and brought them back to Fairy Tail.
• Makarov expelled Ivan, and Sordil took Laxus on a job before rescuing Cornelia from death and reviving her in Philiers.
• Sordil helped Kana reach Fairy Tail, then showed Ultear evidence that Ulu had not abandoned her and promised to reunite them and teach her magic.
• Sordil and his allies stopped cultists attacking Rosemary Village, captured their forces, and arranged for the Royal Army to take the prisoners.
• After Sordil accidentally damaged the Cathedral of Cardia, he rebuilt it with Reversal and accepted restrictions on taking jobs alone.
• Sordil took Laxus and Kana to Lucy’s first birthday banquet, agreed to teach Brandish and Lucy, and arranged for Jude to manage his wealth and negotiate a railway project.
• Sordil ordered the Erus Empire to build railways and develop elite naval and aerial forces, while Jellal named Erza Scarlet and August concealed her parentage.

Sordil and his allies faced Deliora’s destruction, while Ulu’s apparent sacrifice changed Gray and Leon’s paths. After Gray traveled west and survived an avalanche with Sordil, he asked to join Fairy Tail, and Sordil agreed to take him to the guild.

• Sordil led an S-Class team into the icy Underground Magic Palace, rescued Josephine, and learned that Deliora was the blue-black Immortal Demon threatening the region.
• Sordil fought Deliora in Esdar Town and helped rescue survivors, then returned with his team to find the missing archaeologist’s client still missing.
• Deliora destroyed Lockdia Town, and Gray lost his parents before Ulu took him and Leon as disciples and began teaching him Shape-Making Magic.
• Gray left to confront Deliora in Prague, where Ulu and Leon joined him, and Ulu trapped the demon in ice after fighting it to protect Gray and the townspeople.
• When Deliora broke free, Ulu stopped Leon from sacrificing himself, and Sordil staged her apparent sacrifice to seal the demon in ice.
• Sordil and Irene found Leon and explained Ulu’s supposed death, while Leon headed east to investigate how to melt Absolute Freeze and Gray traveled west in search of powerful wizards.
• Gray escaped the Gojo Bridge Family and headed toward a white mountain, where an avalanche buried him and Sordil before they freed themselves.
• Sordil introduced himself to Gray, demonstrated his Sand Creation magic, and agreed to take him to Fairy Tail so he could ask the guild master to join.

Old Suo returned to Fairy Tail, helped Erza join the guild, and oversaw the guild’s chaotic S-Class promotion assessment. As the Heartfilias secured royal permission to use Eclipse, Leila activated the gate and a woman from the past emerged, recognizing Old Suo as her teacher.

• Old Suo woke after four months, returned to Irene’s palace, and was taken to her bedchamber, where she punished him until he confessed to pursuing Brandish.
• Jellal and the other Tower of Paradise prisoners attempted to escape, but guards captured Jellal, and Old Suo later helped the prisoners revolt while the tower’s leaders fled.
• Rob died protecting Crimson, whose Fairy Glitter helped the slaves win the uprising, while Jellal revealed his plan to revive Zeref by completing the Tower of Paradise.
• Old Suo returned to Fairy Tail with Erza, who joined the guild, then helped organize the S-Class assessment in Ningguang City, where five candidates passed the token challenge and Churchill earned promotion.
• Leila and Jude asked Sordil to help activate Eclipse, and King Toma agreed after Cartel confirmed the late king’s promise, in exchange for Sordil teaching his daughter magic.
• Leila inserted the twelve Zodiac keys into Eclipse on July 7th, X777, and five colored lights shot into the sky as a blonde married woman emerged and tearfully embraced Old Suo.