Chapter Summaries

Elfman arrived in a powerful Dragon Scale form and stopped Rustyrose from capturing Makarov, while Hades weighed using Law of Demons against the Fairy Tail mages. Hades then claimed his turn toward darkness had been for the future of the magic world, leaving Makarov and the others stunned.

• Rustyrose arrived and shielded Hades from Laxus's Lightning Dragon's Roar before Hades ordered him to capture Makarov.
• Elfman interrupted Rustyrose, revealing his Azure Dragon Scale Take Over form, which Chen Fan had helped him develop.
• Elfman explained that he had recently completed the transformation and had not used it during the S-Class Mage exam because Chen Fan forbade him from using it against Mira.
• Hades considered using Law of Demons but held back, then praised Makarov's guild and asked what had turned him into the master of Demon's Heart.
• Hades said he had become Demon's Heart's master for the future of the magic world, shocking Makarov and the others.

Hades explained that he had founded Demon’s Heart to gather what he believed were the keys to reverse magic’s decline and create a Great Magic World, with Zeref as the final requirement. After Elfman revealed that Zeref was on the island, Chen Fan arrived and challenged Hades’s vision.

• Hades claimed magic had declined over four hundred years and said reaching the Abyss of Magic would let everyone use magic of every attribute.
• Makarov questioned Hades about Demon’s Heart and its crimes, and Hades called the guild’s sacrifices necessary for his plan.
• Hades said Demon’s Heart had gathered the keys and needed to find and awaken Zeref to bring about the Great Magic World.
• Elfman told Makarov that he and the others had encountered a black-haired man with terrifying magic, whom Chen Fan had called a lunatic.
• Hades said he wanted to take Zeref without fighting Fairy Tail, and Chen Fan arrived with Wendy, Charle, and Mest to question whether Hades’s Great Magic World was incomplete.

Chen Fan confronted Hades over the Great Magic Era and revealed that it would kill ninety percent of ordinary people, turning Fairy Tail against Hades’s plan. As more guild members gathered on Fairy Island, Chen Fan warned Hades that he had brought Fairy Tail serious trouble.

• Chen Fan greeted Hades and questioned what the Great Magic Era would mean for people who could not use magic.
• Chen Fan told Hades that ninety percent of ordinary people would die if the Great Magic Era arrived, and Hades’s silence confirmed the danger to Fairy Tail.
• Makarov and the Fairy Tail members took fighting stances against Hades’s plan to sacrifice ordinary people.
• Natsu, Lucy, Kana, Mira, Erza, and Lisanna arrived, and Elfman explained that he had succeeded in taking over the Azure Dragon’s Dragon Scale.
• Meredy, Kain Hikaru, and Azuma appeared beside Hades as Fairy Tail members discussed which enemies had already been defeated.
• Chen Fan warned Hades that he had brought Fairy Tail trouble, and Hades asked what he meant.

Chen Fan destroyed Demon’s Heart’s aircraft after revealing how he had tracked it, then ordered Hades to leave. Meredy linked herself to Chen Fan with Lost Magic to give Hades leverage, but both marks suddenly vanished as Hades demanded Zeref.

• Chen Fan used reflected sound to locate and destroy the aircraft carrying Hades and his subordinates.
• Chen Fan admitted he had deliberately missed his earlier shot and warned Hades to leave Fairy Tail’s holy ground.
• Meredy used Sacred Covenant to link her sensations and life to Chen Fan, prompting Mira and Erza to prepare to attack.
• Hades explained that Sin of Emotion linked a designated target with the person who loved them, then threatened Meredy to force Fairy Tail to surrender Zeref.
• Hades demanded to take Zeref away, but Meredy blushed and trembled before the marks on her and Chen Fan disappeared.

After Fairy Tail defeated Hades and his allies, Mest offered to leave Zeref to the Magic Council, but Chen Fan warned that something worse was coming. A dragon’s roar then rang across the island, and everyone realized the danger Chen Fan had predicted had arrived.

• Meredy ended her magic, and Chen Fan revealed he had broken it by overwhelming her with disturbing images in their mental link.
• Chen Fan ordered Fairy Tail to attack Hades, whose power had weakened after the Demon's Heart was destroyed, and the guild drove Hades and his allies into retreat.
• Elfman and others remembered their shortage of points and looked toward Meredy, but Makarov knocked down anyone considering taking advantage of her.
• Mest said he was from the Magic Council and asked to handle Zeref, while Chen Fan warned that a greater threat was approaching.
• A piercing roar sounded in the sky, Wendy recognized it as a dragon, and Chen Fan confirmed that the threat had arrived.

Acnologia appeared over Tenrou Island, and Chen Fan attacked the Black Dragon to keep it from threatening Fairy Tail. He knocked Acnologia back but realized its magic power made it difficult to damage, leaving him falling through the air with limited computational power.

• Acnologia appeared in the sky, and Makarov and Gildarts recognized the Black Dragon while Natsu asked it about Igneel, Grandine, and Metalicana.
• Chen Fan shot Acnologia through the wing, prompting Gildarts to order Fairy Tail to evacuate by ship.
• Chen Fan told the guild members they were not strong enough to help and charged at Acnologia alone.
• Chen Fan struck Acnologia’s head and sent it tumbling through the air, astonishing Fairy Tail and Hades’s group.
• Chen Fan realized Acnologia’s magic power had greatly reduced the damage and began falling as his airborne computational power ran low.

Chen Fan fought Acnologia on Tenrou Island, using kinetic energy and calculated deflections to withstand the dragon’s attacks and injure it. Acnologia unleashed its Dragon’s Roar, but Chen Fan redirected his momentum and avoided the blast as it struck the sea.

• Chen Fan blocked Acnologia’s wing attack and punched it in the head, driving it backward through the trees.
• Chen Fan fired a coin into Acnologia’s eye, blinding it and provoking its full magical power.
• Acnologia charged and struck at Chen Fan, who blocked the blow by directing the force into the ground.
• Chen Fan counterattacked Acnologia’s claw and punched its abdomen, but Acnologia swept him away with its tail.
• Acnologia prepared its Dragon’s Roar while Chen Fan flew through the air, and Chen Fan redirected his momentum to land clear of the blast.

Chen Fan fought Acnologia until he was badly weakened, believing Makarov and the others had escaped. Just as Acnologia prepared to finish him, Makarov returned and struck the dragon, declaring that he would not abandon his child.

• The Magic Council watched Chen Fan and Acnologia clash through a magical satellite and recognized they could not control Chen Fan.
• Acnologia resumed his attack, adapting his magic and driving Chen Fan from the air to the ground.
• Acnologia hit Chen Fan with Black Dragon's Roar, leaving him trembling and unable to stand.
• Acnologia gathered magic to finish Chen Fan, while Chen Fan closed his eyes and hoped everyone else was safe.
• Makarov arrived in giant form, punched Acnologia in the head, and told Chen Fan he could not let his child die protecting him.

Makarov and the Fairy Tail guild joined Chen Fan in attacking Acnologia, turning the S-Class Mage exam into a contest over who would defeat the dragon. The Raijinshuu arrived to compete as well, drawn by the chance to claim the title and make any request.

• Makarov punched Acnologia away and told Chen Fan that the guild had come to help.
• Erza, Mira, Elfman, Natsu, Gray, Kana, and Lucy attacked Acnologia while arguing over who would earn the S-Class Mage title.
• Lucy summoned Loke, who refused to join Gray's side and said he was fighting for Lucy.
• Levy and the Dragon Slayers joined the assault, followed by Fried and the Raijinshuu, who came to compete for the title and a wish.

Fairy Tail's mages united to attack Acnologia while Chen Fan watched from the sidelines. When Acnologia sent Erza and Gray flying, Chen Fan urged Lisanna to help them, insisting he could protect himself despite his injuries.

• Juvia declared that she wanted to marry Gray and claim the S-Class Mage title, while Natsu welcomed the competition.
• Laxus and Gildarts joined the fight against Acnologia, and Gildarts charged as Laxus attacked with Lightning Dragon's Roar.
• Lisanna teased the injured, naked Chen Fan, then stayed beside him to protect him.
• Makarov held Acnologia's head while Erza attacked in Purgatory Armor, but Acnologia knocked her weapon away.
• Gray protected Erza from Acnologia's tail with an Ice Shield, but the shield shattered and both mages were sent flying.
• Chen Fan told Lisanna to check on Erza and Gray and said he could still use his ability despite being unable to move.

Acnologia overwhelmed Fairy Tail, leaving Makarov and the others helpless until Chen Fan arrived with white hair and a terrifying aura. Chen Fan seized Acnologia by the tail and slammed him into the ground, beginning a counterattack.

• Lisanna used Receive Magic to grow wings and flew to check on Erza and Gray as Acnologia knocked the others away with his tail.
• Makarov’s heart disease flared up, and Acnologia knocked him down and pinned him with a claw.
• Fairy Tail’s members attacked together, and Gildarts knocked Acnologia’s claw away from Makarov before running out of magic power.
• Acnologia’s roar and wingbeats sent the guild members crashing down, and Makarov apologized as Acnologia charged at them.
• Chen Fan grabbed Acnologia’s tail and stopped his jaws from reaching the guild members.
• Chen Fan, with white hair and blood-red eyes, lifted Acnologia by the tail and smashed him into the ground.

Chen Fan relentlessly battered Acnologia, then reflected the dragon’s attack and tore off one of his wings. The fight continued with Acnologia bleeding from the wound.

• Chen Fan slammed Acnologia into the ground while scolding him for his arrogance and for hurting Fairy Tail.
• Acnologia finally spoke, turned around, and fired Black Dragon's Roar at Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan reflected the attack back into Acnologia’s face, stunning him.
• Chen Fan jumped onto Acnologia’s back, pierced his scales, and tore off one of his wings.

After Chen Fan drove Acnologia away, Fairy Tail celebrated their survival, but Chen Fan collapsed from the life force he had sacrificed and appeared close to death. As Erza and Mira stayed with him, the Magic Council voted to fire Edilio despite opposition from Makarov and Gran Doma.

• Acnologia fled into the sky after Chen Fan badly wounded him, and Fairy Tail realized they had won.
• Chen Fan collapsed, and Erza and Mira caught him as they saw how severely the battle had aged and weakened him.
• Chen Fan told Erza and Mira that he was glad he had protected them, while the guild and Makarov wept over his fading life force.
• The Magic Council voted to fire Edilio, dismissing the opposing votes of Makarov and Gran Doma.

After Tenrou Island was destroyed by Edilio, the Magic Council declared Fairy Tail and Demon's Heart dead. Seven years later, Magnolia honored Chen Fan with a statue, while a child spotted a man who looked like him, and Romeo continued to mourn the vanished guild members.

• Gran Doma left after warning that the Magic Council’s attack would bring regret, as Edilio’s Elf Magic Power descended on the injured mages.
• Makarov and Fairy Tail joined hands and faced the blast together, and Elf Magic Power destroyed Tenrou Island.
• Several days later, the Magic Council announced that Fairy Tail and Demon's Heart had perished as heroes.
• In X791, an elderly woman told her grandson about Chen Fan at his statue, and the boy noticed a white-clad man who resembled him before the man disappeared.
• Bisca and Alzack tried to bring Romeo back from staring at the sea, reminding him that Macao was waiting for him.
• Fairy Tail’s guild hall had become a small, isolated house on Magnolia’s outskirts.

Seven years after Chen Fan and the others vanished, Macao struggled to keep Fairy Tail afloat as Guild Master. Phantom Lord's Tiber came to collect the guild's overdue debt, leaving Macao pleading for more time.

• Macao worried that Romeo had not returned while Fairy Tail's members remembered Chen Fan and Levy, who had disappeared seven years earlier.
• Tiber and four Phantom Lord members entered Fairy Tail and insulted the guild.
• Tiber claimed Phantom Lord was Magnolia's representative guild and mocked Fairy Tail as a rundown inn.
• Macao explained that Fairy Tail had received no jobs that month and begged to pay its debt the following month.
• Jet called Phantom Lord's members bastards, and Macao ordered him to be quiet.

Chen Fan returned to Fairy Tail after seven years with two young children, reuniting with the guild members who had nearly lost hope of seeing him again. He left the reunion ready to settle old debts with the Magic Council later.

• Tiber kicked Macao through tables and chairs, but Macao stopped the guild members from retaliating.
• Chen Fan's telekinesis knocked down one of Tiber's men, and two children outside wondered whether they had found their father's guild.
• Chen Fan appeared and challenged Tiber for threatening his children.
• Fairy Tail's members rushed outside and joyfully welcomed Chen Fan after seven years apart.
• Chen Fan embraced Wakaba and Macao, then introduced his children to his friends.

Chen Fan returned to Fairy Tail after seven years and reunited with the guild members, who were shocked to see him with two children. After confronting Phantom Lord over Macao’s debt, Chen Fan sent its men away with a demand for compensation, then went inside to explain his return and family.

• Macao and the Fairy Tail members recognized Chen Fan and reproached him for disappearing for seven years.
• Tiber and his men threatened the guild over Macao’s debt, but recognized Chen Fan as the man who had destroyed Phantom Lord and tried to leave.
• Chen Fan learned Macao owed Phantom Lord 1.5 million J and demanded that its guild master pay 50 million J in compensation.
• Chen Fan explained that Phantom Lord had provided Fairy Tail with a place to stay, and Tiber and his men hurried away to deliver the demand.
• The guild members realized Chen Fan’s two children called him Dad, and Chen Fan invited everyone inside to talk.
• Lucky greeted the children, and they each asked her to become their bride or little mommy.

Chen Fan returned to Fairy Tail with two children, prompting the guild members to wonder who their mothers were. He began explaining what happened after Edilio fell, leaving the story at the point where he woke in a cabin and started recovering.

• The guild members realized Chen Fan had children and questioned him about their mothers.
• Chen Fan and the guild entered Fairy Tail's battered hall, where Macao apologized for failing to care for it.
• Chen Fan reassured Macao that he had done well, and the guild members comforted him.
• The guild members guessed that Erza, Mira, Lucy, Levy, or Wendy could be the children's mothers, and Macao asked Chen Fan to explain.
• Chen Fan recalled that Edilio's fall knocked him unconscious despite a shield protecting Tenrou Island.
• Chen Fan said he woke in a small cabin with his body slowly recovering.

Chen Fan explained how he survived the years inside Fairy Sphere, recovered with Mavis, and had two children, then returned to Fairy Tail to prepare for the guild's reunion. The guild learned its members would be freed in about half a month, and Chen Fan promised to deal with the Magic Council and buy back their guild hall.

• Chen Fan told the guild that Mavis had cared for him for more than two years after Fairy Sphere trapped Tenrou Island, and that they later had Wells Chen and Alice Chen.
• The guild members whispered about Chen Fan's relationship with Mavis and his feelings for Erza and Mira, while Wells and Alice suggested that the two women become part of their family.
• Chen Fan said the other Fairy Tail members remained sealed on Tenrou Island and would be released in about half a month.
• After hearing that the Magic Council had declared Fairy Tail and Demon's Heart destroyed, the guild members prepared to take action against the Council.
• Chen Fan told the guild to stay calm, said he would handle the Magic Council, and promised to buy back their guild hall; the others cheered when he said he had money.

Chen Fan tried to withdraw his savings and collect compensation from Phantom Lord to fund a celebration, but found his account closed and the guild disbanded. He returned to Fairy Tail empty-handed, where the guild members revealed they had expected it and laughed at his embarrassment, telling him he would have to start taking missions.

• Chen Fan took Wells and Alice to a bank, where a clerk told him his account had been closed and his money spent on charitable causes in his name.
• Chen Fan considered robbing the bank, but Wells and Alice reminded him he might have subordinates and suggested collecting compensation from Phantom Lord instead.
• Chen Fan and the children found Phantom Lord's guildhall empty, with a note announcing the guild had disbanded.
• Chen Fan returned to Fairy Tail empty-handed and found the guild members waiting for him.
• Macao and the other guild members laughed at Chen Fan, explained they had known he would find no money, and told him to take missions like everyone else.