Recaps

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.

With Fairy Tail facing growing hostility and possible Council sanctions, Allen and Laxus split up to confront the crisis: Allen investigated the Council while Laxus challenged guilds spreading rumors. Laxus learned that Blazing Wolf had incited Darkfang, and he headed to Blazing Wolf's base to confront them.

• Makarov learned from Yajima that Councilor Ogre had proposed restricting Fairy Tail's missions or disbanding the guild, and Allen offered to investigate the person behind the turmoil while Laxus challenged other guilds.
• Allen infiltrated Ogre's home and the Council, searched the archives for spells, and began watching Ogre for evidence of who was targeting Fairy Tail.
• Laxus kicked down Darkfang's door, defeated its members, and forced Warin Boros to name Goke Heilick of Blazing Wolf as the source of the rumors.
• Laxus left Darkfang and flew to Blazing Wolf's base, where he kicked down the entrance.

Allen uncovered a Council conspiracy against Fairy Tail and followed Ogre to a meeting with Carlton Hines, where Ogre proposed framing Fairy Tail to help the Dark Magic Group’s Siren Plan. Allen recorded the plot and planned to gather evidence against the group, while Carlton agreed to Ogre’s scheme and let him leave.

• Ogre learned that Laxus’s guild challenges had failed to turn guilds against Fairy Tail, then gathered Rachel Avery, Silas Fox, and Cohen Villik to discuss restricting or framing the guild.
• Allen secretly recorded the Council meeting as Silas suggested framing Fairy Tail, and he identified Carlton Hines as the person Ogre contacted afterward.
• Allen played the recording for Makarov and explained that he would find evidence linking Ogre to the Dark Magic Group so Makarov could negotiate with the Council chairman.
• Allen followed Ogre into a concealed valley and found Carlton Hines there with a handful of Dark Magic Group members moving boxes of liquid.
• Ogre asked Carlton to sacrifice a town’s residents and plant evidence against Fairy Tail, promising to help Carlton complete the Siren Plan and gain control of the Council.
• Carlton agreed to notify Ogre when the time came, then watched him leave with a mocking look.

Allen uncovered Carlton’s plan to frame Ivan and destabilize Fairy Tail as a distraction from the Siren Plan, then assembled allies to stop him. When Carlton escaped through a teleportation circle, Allen, Laxus, and Gildarts followed him to an unknown location.

• Allen overheard Carlton and Yaroc agree to frame Ivan and provoke internal strife in Fairy Tail while advancing the Siren Plan.
• Allen contacted Makarov, who gathered support and considered how to prevent Ivan from leaving the guild.
• Makarov met Allen near the valley, and Ur, Gildarts, and later Laxus joined the operation against the Dark Magic Group.
• Allen marked the Dark Magic Group members Carlton brought into the valley so Ur could track them, while the group watched the cave.
• Allen sensed a Magic Circle activating and found Carlton gone, then stabilized the circle and teleported after him with Laxus and Gildarts.

Allen, Laxus, and Gildarts confronted Carlton on an island as he used a Magic Circle to drop boxes into the sea and draw a creature toward the surface. They disrupted the ritual, but Carlton attacked with Dark Purgatory before Gildarts shattered the flames with Crushing Magic.

• Allen sensed Carlton and a group of people on the island, then approached with Laxus and Gildarts.
• Carlton and the Dark Magic Group sent boxes through a Magic Circle into the sea, where they caused sea creatures to die and stirred a roar beneath the seabed.
• Allen, Laxus, and Gildarts attacked Carlton and the Dark Magic Group, while Gildarts broke the Magic Circle and halted the ritual.
• Carlton unleashed Dark Purgatory, whose flames spread and grew stronger when Allen and Laxus attacked them.
• Gildarts used Crushing Magic to stop the flames and shatter them into sparks.

Allen, Laxus, and Gildarts fought Carlton inside his Shadow Domain, where their magic was weakened and Carlton attacked with clones, tentacles, and draining spells. Allen was trapped and weakened by Shadow Devour as Laxus and Gildarts launched a final counterattack.

• Carlton created Shadow Domain, suppressing Allen and Laxus's magic, then attacked the three with Shadow Tentacles.
• Carlton made five Shadow Clones and bombarded the group with Shadow Fist; Allen endured the blows with his Chrono-Adamantium armor.
• Carlton blasted Allen with Purgatory Burst, but Allen got up, removed the flames with Separation Attachment Magic, and planned an attack with Laxus and Gildarts.
• Laxus struck Carlton with Roar of the Thunder Dragon, but Carlton's Dark Barrier blocked the attack and drained Laxus's magic.
• Allen charged Carlton with Crimson Lotus Charge, but tentacles caught him, and Carlton used Shadow Devour to drain his stamina and magic.
• As Allen began to lose consciousness, Laxus used Roaring Thunder and Gildarts used Ura Hades against Carlton.

Laxus and Gildarts rescued Allen by breaking Carlton’s shadow barrier and defeating him with powerful attacks. Allen destroyed Carlton’s magic source so he could be questioned about the Dark Magic Group, then sent Laxus to search for people and Gildarts to guard the captives while he contacted Makarov.

• Laxus broke Carlton’s shadow barrier with Roaring Thunder and struck him with lightning, but Carlton survived and used a life-burning technique to heal and grow stronger.
• Gildarts hit Carlton with Ura Hades and sent him crashing to the ground, where Laxus and Gildarts attacked again until Carlton passed out.
• Allen got free after Carlton lost consciousness and told Laxus and Gildarts that Shadow Devour had drained his magic power.
• Allen destroyed Carlton’s magic source to keep him alive for questioning about the Dark Magic Group.
• Allen sent Laxus to look for signs of habitation and assigned Gildarts to guard the captives, then contacted Makarov.

Allen questioned Carlton Hines about the Dark Magic Group’s plans while Laxus and Gildarts went to Coral Port to fight the Kraken. Carlton revealed what he knew before Allen killed him, and Allen flew to join the others as they prepared to face the enormous sea monster.

• Makarov told Allen that Ur had frozen the Dark Magic Group members and that Crawford had agreed to stop interfering with Fairy Tail.
• Laxus reported that they were in northern Ishgar, and Allen contacted Yahar to arrange for the captured group members to be taken back to the Council.
• Carlton woke up unable to sense his magic and told Allen that Yahak had arranged a second plan involving the Kraken at Coral Port.
• Laxus and Gildarts flew to Coral Port to confront the Kraken while Allen continued questioning Carlton.
• Carlton revealed the group’s plans and its Ishgarian collaborators, then asked Allen to kill him, and Allen killed him with his spear.
• Allen flew to Coral Port, where Laxus and Gildarts faced the nearly hundred-meter-tall Kraken and prepared to fight.

Laxus attacked the Kraken at Coral Port, drawing its fury and striking it with the Heavenly Thunder Array while Gildarts defended the port from its waterspouts. The Kraken remained alive and raised a city-threatening tsunami, forcing Laxus to ask Gildarts for help.

• Laxus struck the Kraken with the Roar of the Thunder Dragon, enraging it and causing it to summon waterspouts toward Coral Port.
• Laxus sent Gildarts ashore to break apart the waterspouts while he drew the Kraken's attention.
• Laxus cast the Heavenly Thunder Array, piercing the Kraken's water barrier and battering the beast with lightning.
• Gildarts met Yahar and learned the Council's Investigation Team had come to assist with the rescue and investigate who summoned the Kraken.
• The Kraken formed a massive tsunami, and Laxus flew to shore to warn Gildarts that he needed help stopping it.

Gildarts stopped the tsunami while Laxus drew the Kraken away from Coral Port, but Allen arrived and took over the fight. Allen drove toward the Kraken through its waterspouts, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Laxus lured the Kraken away from Coral Port while Gildarts used Ura Hades to stop and collapse the tsunami.
• The Kraken caught Laxus in a tentacle, but he escaped with Lightning Armor - Thousand Needles.
• Allen arrived and struck the Kraken with a Royal Spear Strike, then sent the exhausted Laxus back to Coral Port.
• Allen dodged the Kraken's attacks and countered with Royal Spear Strikes as he closed in.
• The Kraken summoned waterspouts around itself, and Allen raised Gram and accelerated into them.

Allen defeated Kraken in the sea and returned its corpse to Coral Port, where the survivors welcomed him. Yahar thanked Allen and Fairy Tail for saving the port, though the damage was severe.

• Allen pierced Kraken's head with Gram, then dodged its water attacks as it tried to retreat.
• Allen stabbed Kraken's wound and unleashed Royal Spear Strike, blasting a huge hole through its body.
• Allen blocked Kraken's towering waves with Aegis and fired Pure Land of Bliss, fatally piercing the beast.
• Kraken collapsed into the sea, and Allen dragged its corpse back to Coral Port.
• Laxus and Gildarts welcomed Allen while the townspeople gathered to see Kraken's body.
• Allen remarked on the destruction, and Yahar thanked him and Fairy Tail for saving Coral Port.

After Coral Port began rebuilding, Allen and his companions dealt with the Kraken’s remains and learned that eating its magic-rich meat increased their power. Allen then agreed to escort Todd’s caravan to Fiore, while Yahak advanced a secret plan and Allen considered learning Dragon Slayer Magic to prepare for Acnologia.

• Marco Wilson thanked Allen for Fairy Tail’s help, and Laxus praised Marco’s leadership during the evacuation.
• Allen learned that Yahar was likely to be promoted and that Laharl would take over as acting captain.
• Allen dismembered the Kraken, and the group grilled and ate its meat, which increased their magic power.
• Yahak led members of the Dark Magic Group in constructing a gigantic Magic Circle in a hidden mountain range.
• Todd invited Allen and Laxus to visit the Heartfilia estate, and they agreed to escort his caravan back to Fiore after Gildarts left on his own.
• Allen told Makarov about Carlton’s information and the Kraken attack, then considered whether he could learn Dragon Slayer Magic to face Acnologia.

Macao and Wakaba rekindled their ambition to pursue S-Class Mage status after reminiscing about their youth and receiving Makarov’s encouragement. Meanwhile, Allen and Laxus returned to Agarifa City, where they met Jude and Layla; Allen noticed Layla’s immense magic power was harming her health.

• Macao and Wakaba recalled their failed attempts to become S-Class Mages and wondered whether they should try again.
• Makarov encouraged Macao and Wakaba to follow their ambition, and they resolved to make one final effort to become S-Class Mages.
• Allen and Laxus discussed Dragon Slayer Magic, and Allen decided to investigate the Digi-Crisis emblem on LordKnightmon for a way to gain the World Devouring Dragon Beast’s dragon attribute.
• Two and a half months later, Todd brought Allen and Laxus to the Heartfilia estate in Agarifa City.
• Jude and Layla welcomed Allen and Laxus, while Allen sensed that Layla’s immense magic power was weakening her health.

Allen and Laxus met with Jude and Layla Heartfilia, and Allen accepted a partnership between Fairy Tail and the Heartfilia Trading Company with Makarov’s approval. Allen also treated Layla and Lucy by sealing most of their magic, and Layla decided to move with Lucy to Magnolia.

• Jude offered Fairy Tail all Heartfilia Trading Company escort missions and an annual payment of one hundred million J for access to S-Class Mages.
• Allen consulted Makarov, who authorized him and Laxus to decide, and Allen agreed to the partnership with Jude.
• Allen explained Layla’s excessive magic was damaging her body and sealed most of it so she could control what remained.
• Layla felt immediate relief and asked Allen to treat Lucy, who had a similar problem; Allen sealed most of Lucy’s magic as well.
• Layla said she and Lucy would move to Magnolia, while Jude reluctantly accepted that he would visit them.

Allen and Laxus shared a meal with Jude’s family, then returned to Magnolia with Layla and Lucy, where Jude’s family established a home and partnership with Fairy Tail. The chapter ended with Ultear rushing to greet Allen after class.

• Jude hosted Allen and Laxus for an extravagant dinner, and Allen explained that Magic Beast meat could help support their training.
• Allen recounted their past adventures to Jude and Layla, then promised Jude he would protect Layla and Lucy in Magnolia.
• Allen and Laxus left for Magnolia with Layla, Lucy, and a convoy of the family’s belongings.
• Todd signed partnership contracts with Makarov on behalf of Jude’s family.
• Allen brought Layla and Lucy to the school behind the guild, where Ultear spotted him and threw herself into his arms.

Allen introduced Lucy Heartfilia to the students and explained her school schedule, then challenged Phantom Lord and wrecked its guild hall. The Council summoned Allen to stand trial, but Makarov confronted Crawford and forced the messenger to withdraw.

• Allen introduced Layla and Lucy Heartfilia to the students, and Jellal welcomed Lucy as the class monitor.
• Allen explained the school schedule and the students’ rankings, while Ultear hoped to win the monthly ranking battle’s reward from him.
• After dinner, Allen flew to Old Town and challenged Phantom Lord, defeating its members and hanging its two S-Class Mages on the wall.
• Jose Porla returned to find Phantom Lord’s guild hall ruined, but his S-Class Mages refused his order to ambush Fairy Tail members because Allen had threatened them.
• The Council summoned Allen to stand trial, and Makarov angrily confronted Crawford until the Council messenger withdrew.