Chapter Summaries

Ur reunited with Ultear and learned that Brian had conspired with the Dark Magic Group, then joined Allen and the others at the allied forces’ base near Shardo City. When a local mage challenged Fairy Tail, Allen sent Laxus to demonstrate his strength.

• Ur embraced Ultear after Allen handed her over, and Allen introduced his companions and explained how he had rescued Ultear from the Magic Development Bureau.
• After seeing evidence of Brian’s collaboration with the Dark Magic Group, Ur vowed to take revenge on him, and Allen agreed to let her confront him when they found him.
• Allen, Ur, and the others ate before traveling with Michael to the allied forces’ base near Shardo City.
• Carlton Hines welcomed the Fairy Tail mages and brought them to a gathering to discuss the campaign against the Dark Magic Group.
• A mage from Gildarts challenged Fairy Tail, and Allen told Laxus to show them the strength of a Lightning Dragon Slayer Mage.

Laxus silenced a mage who challenged Fairy Tail, and the allied forces finalized a campaign against the Dark Magic Group. Allen chose to take Fairy Tail and Ur to Maskara without reinforcements, while Carlton and the others would go to Irkutsk.

• Laxus knocked out the mage who had been preparing to introduce himself, then dared anyone else to challenge Fairy Tail.
• Carlton redirected the gathering toward planning the campaign, and Laxus returned to his seat as Gildarts praised him and accepted his challenge to spar.
• Carlton reported that the Dark Magic Group and Dark Guilds were concentrated in Maskara and Irkutsk, with at least five S-Class Mages among their forces.
• Carlton introduced Horst Carl and Eve Fischer to Allen and the other S-Class Mages, and Allen sensed a faint draconic aura around Eve.
• Allen assigned Fairy Tail and Ur to attack Maskara and Carlton to lead the forces toward Irkutsk.
• Allen refused Carlton's offer of additional mages and insisted that his group would handle Maskara alone.

Allen and his companions discovered that the Dark Magic Group had infiltrated the allied forces and was preparing to sacrifice Maskara’s residents in a massive Magic Circle. As Allen, Laxus, and Gildarts confronted the group, Klay Bailey revealed that the apparent enemy force was only a distraction, and Allen sent Gildarts toward the city center.

• Allen warned Gildarts, Laxus, and Ur that the allied forces had been infiltrated, then assigned Gildarts to guard the rear and Ur to protect Ultear.
• Allen, Laxus, and Gildarts reached Maskara and discovered an incomplete Magic Circle surrounding the city that threatened its residents.
• The three rushed into Maskara, where Laxus attacked a group of Dark Magic Group underlings while Allen and Gildarts continued toward the center.
• A massive dark tentacle burst from underground, but Allen shattered it with Gram.
• Klay Bailey introduced himself alongside Ford Elliot and Eddie Villa, and said the underlings would become offerings to his master.
• Laxus charged at Klay, and Allen told Gildarts to head for the city center while he and Laxus faced the three men.

Allen and Laxus fought Klay, Ford, and Eddie after the three dark mages revealed their demonic forms. Laxus battled Klay while Allen engaged Ford and Eddie, and Ford launched a Demon Orb at Allen.

• Gildarts trusted Allen and Laxus to handle Klay's group, then circled around the fight as Laxus attacked Klay.
• Klay's shield began absorbing Laxus's magic, but Laxus unleashed Berserk Volt and blasted Klay, Ford, and Eddie away.
• Klay, Ford, and Eddie transformed into horned, tailed demons, and Allen knocked Klay away when he tried to ambush Laxus.
• Laxus dodged Klay's Demon Orbs, struck through his shield with Roar of the Thunder Dragon, and followed up with Dragon's Jaw.
• Allen kept Ford and Eddie at bay with Gram, then charged Ford as Ford gathered dark magic and fired a Demon Orb.

Allen and his allies uncovered the Dark Magic Group’s plan to summon Deliora in Irkutsk and rushed there, where the city was already under attack. As Allen entered the city with Ultear on his back, he found Horst in a losing fight and offered to help.

• Allen killed Ford and Eddie, then restored Laxus’s injuries with Time Rewind so Laxus could defeat Klay.
• Klay revealed that Carlton Hines was a High Bishop who had arranged the conspiracy, and that the group had begun summoning Deliora in Irkutsk.
• Gildarts returned and reported that Maskara’s residents were safe, so Allen gathered the others and hurried toward Irkutsk.
• The group saw Deliora amid the burning city, then entered and split up to fight the Dark Magic Group members and reach the creature.
• Allen carried Ultear through the city and diverted to a nearby battle, where he found Horst fallen before an enemy and asked whether he needed help.

Allen rescued the injured Horst and defeated Seo Ramsey, but a colossal Asmodeus appeared in Irkutsk. After receiving LordKnightmon's power, Allen attacked the demon and faced its regenerative ability and Dark Magic Serpents.

• Allen found Horst wounded after Carlton ambushed him, helped him recover, and confronted Seo Ramsey.
• Allen pierced Seo's defenses with Gram and killed him after Seo fused with Asmodeus's avatar.
• Allen told Horst to leave the city and report the attack while he continued to rescue people.
• A giant Magic Circle appeared in Irkutsk, and Asmodeus emerged and attacked Allen.
• Allen used Full Body Reception: LordKnightmon to dodge Asmodeus's Touches of Destruction and struck its chin with Royal Spear Strike, but the wound healed.
• Asmodeus summoned Dark Magic Serpents around Allen, who responded with Shadow Bind Strangulation.

Allen fought Asmodeus, discovering that its dark shield could absorb his magic and that he needed to attack before it formed. After Asmodeus summoned Deliora for help, Laxus arrived and created an opening for Allen to strike.

• Asmodeus covered Allen with Dark Magic Serpents, but Allen escaped with Pure Land of Bliss, which its Dark Shield absorbed.
• Allen charged Asmodeus, pierced its body with Gram, and endured its Serpent's Breath as he carved a deep wound into it.
• Asmodeus regenerated much of its injury, then roared to summon Deliora while Allen struggled to break through its attacks.
• Laxus struck Asmodeus with Roar of the Thunder Dragon, interrupting its attack and letting Allen reach its head.
• Allen leaped above Asmodeus and launched Royal Spear Strike.

Allen and Laxus defeated Asmodeus after Allen recovered from its eye-induced illusion, then hurried toward Deliora's battlefield. Laxus was restored with Time Rewind, while data from Asmodeus secretly flowed into LordKnightmon's space.

• Asmodeus's gaze caused Allen to lose focus and fall, but Laxus caught him and shocked him awake.
• Allen protected himself and Ultear with Aegis while Laxus attacked Asmodeus with Roar of the Thunder Dragon.
• Asmodeus trapped Allen in a ring of dark magic, but Laxus cleared a path with his roar and Allen escaped.
• Allen warned Laxus not to look at Asmodeus's eyes, and they approached its head from opposite sides.
• Laxus struck Asmodeus with Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Roaring Thunder, and Allen finished it by destroying its skull with Gram.
• Allen restored Laxus with Time Rewind, and they hurried toward Deliora after sensing it was fighting someone else.

Gildarts and Ur fought Deliora while Carlton Hines and Yaroc supported it, until Allen and Laxus arrived and drove the enemy mages away. Allen, Gildarts, and Laxus then attacked Deliora, and Allen killed it with Gram.

• Gildarts and Ur coordinated their attacks against Deliora, but Carlton Hines restored it after Gildarts blasted a hole through its abdomen.
• Ur attacked Carlton Hines and Yaroc while Gildarts kept Deliora occupied, and the battle remained at a stalemate until Allen and Laxus arrived with Ultear.
• Carlton Hines and Yaroc withdrew when they realized Deliora could not withstand Allen's group, and Allen gave Ur her clothes and told her to rest.
• Allen, Gildarts, and Laxus charged Deliora together, and Allen pierced its head with Gram, killing it.

After helping Irkutsk recover from the Dark Magic Group’s attack, Allen and his companions handed the city over to relief forces and returned to Magnolia. There, they encountered Kana outside the guild and Allen led her inside.

• Allen organized the survivors and helped Per Austin establish the Irkutsk Post-Disaster Reconstruction Committee.
• A week later, Horst and commander Igor Vick arrived with relief troops, and Allen introduced them to Per before announcing his departure.
• Allen persuaded Ur to return to Ishgar with Ultear, Gray, and Lyon, and the group left Irkutsk for Elmina.
• Three months later, Allen and the others reached Magnolia with a cart full of luggage, while Gildarts had parted from them to investigate the Dark Magic Group.
• Allen found Kana waiting outside the guild, brought her inside, and smashed through the doors, where Makarov asked him what had happened to Gildarts.

Allen returned to Fairy Tail with Ul, Ultear, Gray, Lyon, and Kana, and the newcomers joined the guild as Makarov welcomed them. After spending six months helping the children and recovering from the hardships in Gildarts Continent, Allen and Laxus prepared to continue investigating the Dark Magic Group’s R System, deciding to travel separately.

• Allen introduced Ul, Gray, Lyon, and Kana to Makarov, who welcomed them into Fairy Tail and celebrated with a feast.
• Ul reunited with Sorano and Yukino, while Kana made friends with the girls and fell asleep saying she had a home again.
• Allen visited Polyushika, told her about what had happened in Gildarts Continent, and mentioned sensing a living dragon in Port Elmina.
• Allen and Laxus spent six months caring for the children and recovering, while Allen learned to receive LordKnightmon and Laxus reached S-Class.
• Allen asked Laxus whether they would travel together, and Laxus chose to operate separately as they investigated the R System.

Allen left Magnolia to grow stronger, traveling to Tenrou Island to meet Fairy Tail’s First Master, Mavis. He told her he intended to defeat the Ankhseram God and someday free her from its curse, leaving her hopeful about his promise.

• Laxus said goodbye to the guild and flew away, while Allen sent the kindergarten children back to class.
• Allen quietly left Magnolia the next morning and traveled to Hargeon, where he used Separation Attachment Magic to fly toward Tenrou Island.
• Allen landed on Tenrou Island, sensed Mavis’s grave, and went there to meet the First Master.
• Mavis appeared before Allen and asked why he had come, and he explained that he wanted to meet her and study the Ankhseram God’s curse.
• Allen told Mavis he would defeat the Ankhseram God and resolve her curse, and she said she believed him.

Allen and Laxus searched for the hidden eighth Tower of Paradise, eventually discovering its concealment magic by following a prisoner transport from Carlum's Blue Bay Harbor. After Allen summoned Ur upon sensing Brian inside, the three prepared to enter the tower.

• Allen destroyed the third Tower of Paradise, arranged for Yahar to take custody of its prisoners, and learned that Laxus had destroyed four more.
• After months of searching near Carlum, Allen concluded the final tower was hidden by a Magic Circle, so he and Laxus sought information in the port cities.
• At Blue Bay Harbor, Allen followed a dockworker after a woman told him, "Two o'clock. Twenty people."
• Allen watched the dockworker take twenty bound people to a secluded spot offshore, where a magic item revealed the hidden Tower of Paradise.
• Allen stopped Laxus from attacking and contacted Ur after sensing someone familiar inside; Ur arrived the next morning, and the three prepared to confront Brian.

Seven-year-old Erza and Jellal were protected by Rob in the Tower of Paradise until Allen and Laxus arrived during the chaos. Allen reunited Rob with Fairy Tail and secured the captives’ safety, then went to check on Ur’s fight with Brian.

• Rob protected Erza from predatory men and warned her and Jellal that children taken by the black-robed figures never returned.
• An explosion threw the Tower of Paradise into chaos, and Rob refused to surrender Erza and Jellal to the men who had threatened them.
• Allen and Laxus arrived after defeating black-robed figures, and Rob revealed that he was a missing Fairy Tail member.
• Allen healed Rob and contacted Makarov, who learned that Rob had been found and was told Ur was fighting Brian.
• Allen told the captives to stay put until the Fiore Council arrived, then asked Laxus to watch over them while he went to check on Ur.

Allen, Laxus, and Ur broke into the Tower of Paradise and confronted Brian, who was experimenting on a child. Allen and Laxus cleared the lower floors while Ur fought Brian, and the chapter ended with their powerful attacks locked in a battle of attrition.

• Allen, Laxus, and Ur entered the Tower of Paradise and found Brian experimenting on a child.
• Ur attacked Brian with Ice Make: Rose Garden, but Brian healed his wounds with dark Magic Threads and counterattacked.
• Ur told Allen and Laxus to leave Brian to her, and they fought their way down through the Dark Magic Group.
• Allen and Laxus reached Rob, Erza, and Jellal on the lowest floor, then Allen returned to the top level.
• Brian and Ur unleashed Darkness Devour and Ice Make: Ice Prison, then clashed Dark Fantasia: Lament against Ice Make: White Rose Garden in a battle of attrition.

Ur defeated Brian’s surface personality, but a second, far stronger personality emerged from his body and attacked her and Allen. Allen confronted Inner Brian while Ur conserved her strength, and Ur ended the chapter setting a trap for his attack.

• Ur overwhelmed Brian with White Rose Garden, leaving him gravely wounded and motionless.
• Black magic covered Brian, then Inner Brian awakened, healed his wounds, and attacked Ur and Allen with Dark Whirlwind.
• Allen blocked Dark Whirlwind with Aegis and told Ur he would take the lead against the newly powerful Inner Brian.
• Allen charged Inner Brian with LordKnightmon, broke through Dark Vortex with Royal Spear Strike, and pursued him through the smoke.
• Inner Brian evaded Allen and attacked Ur with an enhanced Dark Fantasia: Lament, but Ur revealed she had baited him and cast Ice Make: Absolute Zero.

Ur trapped Inner Brian in an ice prison and crushed his head, ending the battle at the Tower of Paradise. After returning to Fiore with Rob, Jellal, and Erza, Allen brought them to Polyushika for examinations while members of the Council secretly planned to undermine Fairy Tail.

• Ur froze Inner Brian in an ice prison, and Allen rewound her injuries with Time Rewind.
• Ur crushed Brian's head inside the prison, killing him and completing her revenge.
• Yahar arrived with the Council and people from Carlum, while Council members secretly plotted to provoke guild conflicts and force Fairy Tail's disbandment.
• Allen and Ur took Rob, Jellal, and Erza by ship to Hargeon, where Ur suggested that Allen teach the two children magic.
• The next morning, Makarov greeted Rob and led him to Polyushika for an examination, while Allen took Jellal and Erza to be examined as well.

After Rob, Jellal, and Erza rejoined Fairy Tail, Allen helped Kana reunite with her father, Gildarts. Makarov then announced the candidates for the upcoming S-Class promotion exam.

• Polyushika found Rob’s magic capacity had shrunk and said he would recover only to C-Class, while Jellal and Erza were otherwise well.
• Rob took Jellal and Erza to live near the guild, and Erza chose the surname Schukale after Jellal suggested it.
• Allen encouraged Kana to face Gildarts, who learned she was his daughter and embraced her after she told him her mother, Cornelia, had died.
• Gildarts returned to the guild carrying Kana, and the guild members cheered their reunion.
• Makarov announced that Allen and Laxus would compete in the S-Class promotion exam in one week.

After Allen and Laxus were named candidates for the S-Class Examination, Allen passed his match against Ur on Tenrou Island. Laxus then faced Gildarts, who was met with a lightning attack as their examination began.

• Makarov announced Allen and Laxus as candidates and held a banquet to celebrate Kana reuniting with Gildarts.
• During the week before the examination, Allen continued teaching the guild's children, while Gildarts joined the kindergarten as a part-time teacher.
• Makarov sent Allen and Laxus to Tenrou Island, where Allen drew Ur as his examiner and Laxus drew Gildarts.
• Allen used LordKnightmon's power to attack Ur, shattered her ice shield, and passed when Makarov stopped the match.
• Gildarts taunted Laxus before the match, and Laxus answered with Raijin's Halberd.

Laxus used his Lightning Strike Array against Gildarts during his S-Class examination, but Gildarts struck him down with Righteous Purification: One Heaven. After Allen healed Laxus, Makarov declared him an S-Class Mage, and the group prepared to return to Magnolia.

• Gildarts disassembled Laxus' lightning attacks and charged him, prompting Laxus to trap him in the Lightning Strike Array.
• Laxus escaped the array as lightning bombarded Gildarts, who emerged furious and unharmed.
• Gildarts hit Laxus with Righteous Purification: One Heaven and sent him crashing into the sea.
• Allen retrieved and healed the unconscious Laxus, and Makarov officially promoted him to S-Class Mage.
• Makarov scolded Laxus and Gildarts before Allen calmed him and the group set off for Magnolia.
• Allen looked back at the Fairy Tree and saw Mavis' figure appear in it.