Recaps

Allen reported Malcolm and Asmodeus’s magic to Makarov and committed to investigating the Dark Magic Group with Laxus. After the call, the Foxes of the Forest recovered, and Harry reacted with disbelief when Allen asked what Malcolm had been like before the incident.

• Allen contacted Makarov, spoke emotionally with Polyushika, and then reported Malcolm’s actions and Asmodeus’s magic drifting north.
• Allen vowed to continue investigating the Dark Magic Group, while Makarov planned an S-Class mission for Gildarts and promised the guild’s support.
• Polyushika resumed catching up with Allen and Laxus before they ended the call.
• The Foxes of the Forest mages woke up, and Allen helped the injured Harry sit up as he learned his magic power had risen from B-Class to A-Class.
• Yahar explained the incident to Nick Mack, and Allen asked Harry what Malcolm had been like before everything happened.

Harry explained how Malcolm’s defeat by Serpent's Lair left him silent and changed, before revealing that Malcolm had incapacitated the Foxes of the Forest with Asmodeus’s magic. Allen and Yahar identified Serpent's Lair as their next target, while Yahar arranged to isolate the affected mages and Allen prepared to head north.

• Harry recounted how Malcolm had once been a kind, hardworking A-Class mage before returning from a mission a year earlier and withdrawing from everyone.
• Harry explained that Serpent's Lair had ambushed Malcolm and three guildmates, killing two and leaving Malcolm and another mage gravely injured.
• After warning the guild that Serpent's Lair was far beyond their strength, Malcolm disappeared, then returned days ago and used powerful magic to knock the Foxes of the Forest unconscious.
• Allen and Yahar recognized Serpent's Lair as their next target, while Yahar told the Foxes of the Forest that Asmodeus’s magic had fused with their own and they needed isolation.
• Nick agreed to the isolation after Yahar promised they would not be used for experiments and could return once cleared; after Council support arrived, Allen said goodbye and prepared to continue north.

Allen and Laxus traveled to Ashkenna to visit Blue Pegasus Guild Master Bob, Makarov’s friend, and ask about the Dark Magic Group and Serpent's Lair. Bob welcomed them, recognized them from Makarov’s stories, and teased them about their looks before asking what information they needed.

• Allen studied the map and decided to take Laxus to Ashkenna to seek information from Guild Master Bob.
• Allen and Laxus reached Ashkenna by evening, found Blue Pegasus, and were escorted to Bob.
• Allen and Laxus introduced themselves and conveyed Makarov’s regards, then asked Bob for information.
• Bob recognized the brothers from Makarov’s stories and asked them to reveal their faces.
• Bob praised Allen and Laxus’s looks and jokingly invited them to join Blue Pegasus, but they declined.
• Bob stopped teasing the brothers and asked what they wanted to know.

Allen and Laxus learned that the Dark Magic Group was active on the Northern Continent and that Serpent's Lair had been spotted in Rainbow Port. They decided to investigate Rainbow Port after staying the night at Blue Pegasus, where they joined a celebratory feast.

• Allen asked Guild Master Bob and Ichiya for information about the Dark Magic Group and Serpent's Lair.
• Ichiya said the Dark Magic Group was active on the Northern Continent and seemed intent on resurrecting a demon, while Serpent's Lair members had been seen in Rainbow Port.
• Allen thanked Bob and Ichiya and told them that he and Laxus would head to Rainbow Port to investigate.
• Bob persuaded Allen and Laxus to stay for a feast, and the guild members celebrated their arrival.
• Laxus dragged Allen onto the dance floor, and Allen gradually relaxed and joined the dancing.

After leaving Blue Pegasus, Allen and Laxus set out for Rainbow Port and joined a Heartfilia merchant caravan for the journey. They met the caravan’s steward, Todd, who welcomed the two Fairy Tail mages aboard.

• Laxus stayed up laughing over the previous day's adventures until Allen told him to settle down and sleep.
• Allen got up promptly the next morning, while Laxus resisted until Allen pulled away his blankets and forced him out of bed.
• Laxus used a weak electric current to wake himself up, and the brothers ate breakfast with Bob at Blue Pegasus.
• Allen and Laxus said goodbye to Bob and set off for Rainbow Port with food packed for the road.
• Allen recognized a Heartfilia merchant caravan heading to Rainbow Port and asked its steward if they could ride along.
• The steward, Todd, welcomed Allen and Laxus aboard after seeing their Fairy Tail emblems.

Allen and Laxus arrived at Rainbow Port, settled into an inn, and cautiously began investigating the harbor. After surveying the port that afternoon, they discussed what they had observed over dinner, leaving their search ongoing.

• Allen and Laxus reached Rainbow Port with Todd’s caravan, thanked Todd, and said goodbye to him.
• Allen took Laxus to the Rainbow Inn, where they booked a room for three days and were shown upstairs by Caitlin.
• When Laxus began to speak in their room, Allen stopped him, checked the area, and set up a soundproofing Magic Circle.
• Allen warned Laxus to stay alert and planned for them to learn the port’s layout and look for clues or unusual activity.
• Allen and Laxus surveyed the port that afternoon, then organized their observations over dinner at a restaurant.

Allen and Laxus investigated a suspicious house in Rainbow Port and discovered Caitlin among five magic users conducting a ritual with a crystal ball. Their attempt to capture the group was detected, and the chapter left Allen restraining Caitlin as she attacked him with purple flames aimed at his head.

• At two in the morning, Allen and Laxus dressed in black and crept toward the suspicious house in the alley.
• Allen and Laxus found five black-robed magic users channeling magic into a crystal ball, including Caitlin, the inn attendant.
• Allen told Laxus to keep the capture quiet, and they slipped into the house through a window.
• The crystal ball shook, apparently detecting their magic, so Allen and Laxus rushed the magic users; Laxus subdued two while Caitlin dodged Allen.
• Caitlin attacked Allen with a dagger, but Chrono-Adamantium blocked it, and Allen seized her wrist and restrained her.
• Caitlin formed purple flames in her left hand and hurled them at Allen's head.

Allen and Laxus captured five members of Serpent's Lair in Rainbow Port and questioned them about their alliance with the Dark Magic Group. After learning that a man named Brian from the Magic Development Bureau might be involved, Allen planned to investigate him before heading to the Northern Continent to stop a citywide sacrifice.

• Allen defeated Caitlin by sealing her magic source, and he and Laxus captured the other four black-robed figures.
• Allen found Serpent's Lair emblems on the captives and questioned Caitlin about their plans and their cooperation with the Dark Magic Group.
• Allen sealed two captives' magic sources, prompting another man to confess that Serpent's Lair was helping the Dark Magic Group resurrect Deliora and that a man named Brian was cooperating with them.
• Caitlin confirmed most of the captive's account and revealed that Brian came from the Magic Development Bureau, though she knew little else about him.
• Allen told Makarov what they had learned, then decided to investigate Brian before going to the Northern Continent to prevent an entire city from being sacrificed.

Allen and Laxus infiltrated the Magic Development Bureau in Crocas to investigate Brian and found a hidden room where children, including Ultear, had been subjected to brutal experiments. Makarov saw the evidence and set out to confront Brian while Allen was ordered to protect the children and the scene.

• Allen questioned Caitlin about the Serpent's Lair and learned it had attacked a mage from Foxes of the Forest, then told Yahar where to collect the prisoners.
• Allen and Laxus traveled to Crocas after Allen learned the Magic Development Bureau might be holding Ultear.
• Allen scanned the bureau's archives and searched its research room with Laxus for evidence of Brian's cooperation with the Dark Magic Group.
• Laxus found a hidden switch that opened a concealed room containing wounded, unconscious children and a notebook recording experiments with evil spells.
• Allen recognized Ultear among the children and contacted Makarov, who ordered him to protect the children and evidence while Makarov set out to confront Brian.

Makarov arrived at the Magic Development Bureau after learning about Brian’s abuse of children, while Allen and Laxus cared for the injured, including Ultear. The children were placed in medical care, and Allen and Laxus left to get Ultear food as Allen acknowledged Laxus’s distress and urged him to grow stronger.

• Makarov contacted Yajima, who promised to lead an arrest team after hearing what Brian had done, then Makarov forced his way into the Bureau.
• Brian learned that Makarov had uncovered his crimes and decided to contact the Dark Magic Group rather than return to the Bureau.
• Allen comforted the frightened Ultear and promised to reunite her with her mother as Makarov explained that Yajima was searching for Brian and medical staff were on their way.
• Allen suggested that Makarov take in the children if their identities could not be established, and Makarov agreed to care for them at Fairy Tail.
• Yahar arrived with a medical team, but Ultear refused to leave Allen, so Allen agreed to take her for food with Laxus accompanying them.
• Allen noticed Laxus was upset about the children and told him to become strong enough to oppose dark guilds, apologizing for forgetting that Laxus was only ten.

Allen, Laxus, and Makarov brought the rescued children back to Magnolia, where Polyushika examined them and urged them to pursue the Dark Magic Group and Brian. Back at the guild, Allen and Laxus got caught up in a brawl, and Makarov asked Macao and Wakaba for advice on caring for the girls.

• Allen and Laxus took Ultear to eat, then returned with food as Makarov explained that he and the Council had identified most of the rescued children.
• Allen recognized the two unidentified sisters as Sorano and Yukino, and Makarov agreed to bring them back to Magnolia with the others.
• At dawn, Allen, Laxus, and Makarov arrived in Magnolia and took the three girls to Polyushika for examination and care instructions.
• Allen promised Polyushika that he and Laxus would take Ultear to the Northern Continent after she recovered and would continue pursuing Brian and the Dark Magic Group.
• Allen and Laxus joined a guild-wide brawl after Makarov kicked open the guild doors, and Allen defeated everyone except Makarov and Nobu.
• Makarov asked Macao and Wakaba whether they had experience caring for little girls.

Makarov arranged for Ultear, Sorano, and Yukino to join Fairy Tail after they were rescued, while Allen and Laxus helped care for them. The chapter ended with the girls moving into a lovingly furnished room and joyfully welcoming their new home.

• Makarov asked Macao and Wakaba for advice on caring for the three rescued girls and arranged for them to stay with Polyushika while the guild prepared rooms.
• Allen and Laxus returned with supplies and comforted the girls when they woke, with Allen holding Ultear and Laxus embracing Sorano and Yukino.
• After three days, Allen and Laxus brought the girls to Fairy Tail, where the guild welcomed them with a celebration.
• Macao showed Allen the room the guild members and their families had decorated for the girls.
• Ultear, Sorano, and Yukino thanked everyone through happy tears and said they loved their new room.

After learning that Brian had fled to the Northern Continent, Allen and Laxus were ordered by Makarov to wait until they were stronger. The chapter celebrated the new year with their friends before ending as Allen counterattacked Laxus in their training fight.

• Yajima told Makarov that Brian had fled to the Northern Continent and possessed a hidden personality with the power of a Ten Saint, so Makarov forbade Allen and Laxus from pursuing him.
• Allen and his friends welcomed the new year in Magnolia, sharing fireworks, blessings, and affectionate moments with Ultear and the three little ones.
• Allen and Laxus brought Sorano, Yukino, and the third little one back to Fairy Tail after the celebration, where the children had become settled and well cared for.
• Laxus began the new year by challenging Allen and attacked him with the Roar of the Thunder Dragon, Raijin's Halberd, and Thunder Dragon's Collapsing Fist.
• Allen blocked Laxus's attacks with Aegis, dodged his airborne strike, and punched toward Laxus's abdomen as he landed.

Allen and Laxus prepared to travel to the Northern Continent with Ultear so she could find her mother, Ur. At Rainbow Port, Gildarts joined them, and the group boarded a ship for the Northern Continent.

• Allen defeated Laxus in a fierce training match, then encouraged him to keep developing the power of his Lightning Dragon Slayer Crystal.
• Allen told Laxus and the children that he would soon take Ultear to the Northern Continent to search for Ur, and Ultear wept with joy at the news.
• Sorano and Yukino asked to accompany them, but Laxus told them to stay behind until they were older and stronger.
• A few days later, Allen, Laxus, and Ultear left for Rainbow Port, where Macao and Wakaba agreed to look after Sorano and Yukino.
• At Rainbow Port, Gildarts revealed that the Guild Master had sent him to join the mission, and he boarded the ship with Allen, Laxus, and Ultear.

Allen and his companions traveled to the northern continent to confront the Dark Magic Group and found a lead on Ur. In Shardo City, Ultear reunited with Ur, whom she called “Mother.”

• Allen used Attachment Magic to ease Laxus’s seasickness during the voyage.
• At Port Elmina, Michael Whitman welcomed the Fairy Tail mages and told them the Dark Magic Group was concentrated in Isban.
• Michael revealed that Ur had been located near Isban and warned that some allied mages might resent Fairy Tail’s arrival.
• After ten days of travel, Allen and the others reached Shardo City, where Michael said Ur was nearby.
• Allen approached Ur in a bar while carrying Ultear, and Ultear recognized Ur as her mother.

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.