Chapter Summaries

Augustus passed his power and gifts to Wendy, Lucy, Cain, and Erza before his life ended. Erza received the Golden Dragon Armor and spear, which entered her Requip Space but demanded more magic power than she could currently supply.

• Augustus explained that the Golden Dragon Clan retained its strength until death, then prepared to pass on his power.
• Augustus fused his Golden Dragon Power with Wendy’s Sky Dragon Power, making her a Heavenly Golden Dragon Slayer.
• Augustus gave Lucy a vast amount of knowledge, causing her to faint, and supplied Cain with energy that revealed the Golden Dragon’s strength attribute.
• Augustus turned into golden lights that gathered around Erza, while he remembered his past and the human tribe he had once protected.
• Erza received the Golden Dragon Armor and Golden Dragon Spear, then learned they could grant her dragon-like strength and destructive power but required enormous magic power to activate.

After Augustus’s sacrifice, Lucy gained Starlight Attraction, Charle received a boost to her strength, and Cain stored more Golden Dragon power in Brilliant Radiance. The group returned to Magnolia and reunited with Ultear at the guild.

• Augustus left golden energy inside Charle, and Erza, Wendy, and Lucy recovered from the power he had passed on to them.
• Lucy learned Starlight Attraction, which drew down a constellation’s starlight to strengthen her summoned Celestial Spirits, and Erza suggested she might qualify for the S-Class Mage exam.
• Cain absorbed Golden Dragon power into Brilliant Radiance, then the group chose to return to Magnolia after Erza recounted what happened.
• Cain contacted Ultear, learned that the group had obtained the Moonlight Spring, and said they would reach Magnolia the next day or the day after.
• Cain and the others relaxed at a seaside hotel, then took the Magic Train to Magnolia and went straight to the guild.
• Cain greeted Ultear at the guild, and their tender reunion drew knowing reactions from the other guild members.

Cain and his guildmates returned with the Lava Heart and other ingredients, while Gray, Lucy, and Wendy showed changes from their adventures. After Cain told Wendy they still needed more medicines before preparing her treatment, he reunited with Ultear, only for Mira to walk in on them.

• Laxus gave Cain the Lava Heart, and Cain sealed the excess cold energy inside Gray so he could absorb it safely.
• Natsu praised Lucy for returning first, then noticed that Lucy and Wendy had grown stronger; Wendy explained that she had met a Golden Dragon and received its power.
• The guildmates returned home, and Cain explained that the Moonlight Spring, Lava Heart, and Deep-Sea Crystal were not enough to begin preparing Wendy’s treatment.
• Cain found Ultear waiting in his bed, but Mira opened the bedroom door and caught them together.
• Cain blurted out that Mira had come at exactly the right time, leaving both Mira and Ultear staring at him in shock.

Cain took Wendy to gather ingredients and brewed the Dragon Blood Potion in the underground laboratory, teaching her as she watched. He drank the finished potion himself to test its safety, leaving Wendy stunned.

• Cain left with Elfman to help Wendy buy ingredients for the Dragon Blood Potion while Mira and Ultear told Erza about his proposal from the previous night.
• Ur shared intimate advice with Mira, Ultear, Erza, and the others, and they scattered when Cain and Wendy returned.
• Ur entered the training room to cultivate, while Cain and Wendy processed the herbs in the underground laboratory.
• Cain combined the purified herbs with the Deep-Sea Crystal, Dragon Blood, Dragon Marrow, Lava Heart extract, and Moonlight Spring to brew a lustrous white potion.
• Cain drank the Dragon Blood Potion to test it himself, surprising Wendy.

Cain endured the Dragon Blood Potion’s strengthening effects and discovered its potent lust-inducing side effect. After recovering, he distributed the limited supply to the others and warned them to use ice-water baths to cope with the potion’s effects.

• Cain felt the Dragon Blood Potion strengthen his body by about twenty percent while resisting its lustful side effect, and Wendy stayed nearby until the potion wore off.
• Cain and Wendy recovered from their exhaustion, then Cain learned he had spent four days making the potions and confirmed that the research had succeeded.
• Cain divided the eight remaining Dragon Blood Potions among Erza, Mira, Ultear, Laxus, Ur, Lucy, and Wendy, keeping one in reserve.
• Cain told the recipients to drink their potions while immersed in ice water, and Wendy blushed as she followed his instructions.
• The next day, Cain saw the others’ weakened legs and moist eyes and realized the potion’s side effects were stronger than he had expected.

After the Dragon Blood Potion’s side effects faded, Cain resumed training and received an unusual call from Serafina, prompting him to suspect she was in trouble. He planned to travel alone to see her in the Mincor Kingdom, leaving Erza and the others suspicious of his motives.

• Cain recorded that the Dragon Blood Potion amplified desire, then increased the Gravity Room to 187 times gravity and began exercising.
• Serafina called Cain with unusual urgency and asked him to visit her in the capital of the Mincor Kingdom.
• Cain recognized that Serafina’s teasing was out of character and suspected she had run into trouble.
• Erza and the others agreed to leave the next day, but Cain said he would go alone and told them to stay home and train.
• Erza and the others except Elfman looked at Cain suspiciously after he said he would visit Serafina by himself.

Cain, Ultear, and Meldy traveled to the Mincor Kingdom after Serafina asked for his help with Prince Silas, who was trying to keep her there and prepare to force her into his power. Cain learned that Silas wanted Serafina’s political influence and resources as well as her, while Ultear bristled at Serafina’s affectionate welcome.

• Meldy secretly followed Cain and Ultear, and Cain allowed her to join their trip to the Mincor Kingdom.
• Adeline met the group in the capital and explained that Prince Silas had used the Signal Tower project to keep Serafina in the kingdom and was preparing to use force.
• Cain explained that Silas wanted Serafina’s ties to the Dobak Kingdom, Noblewoman, and her communicator resources, not only her beauty.
• Serafina greeted Cain enthusiastically and kissed him, prompting Ultear to introduce herself as his fiancée and cling to his arm.
• Ultear stayed wary of Serafina as the group went inside, determined to keep other women with designs on Cain away from him.

Prince Silas came to pressure Serafina into marrying him, but she rejected him. Silas trapped the manor with magic arrays that suppressed magic and ordered his soldiers to kill everyone except Serafina, Ultear, and Meldy; Cain prepared to fight them while the others protected Serafina.

• Serafina told Cain she expected Silas to make his move within days, and Cain promised Ultear and Meldy would protect her.
• Silas arrived at the manor and demanded to know whether Serafina had considered his proposal; Serafina coldly refused to marry him.
• Silas ordered his soldiers to kill everyone except Serafina, Ultear, and Meldy, then revealed he planned to blame the attack on a Dark Guild and force Serafina to bear his child.
• Magic arrays appeared around the manor and prevented Cain, Ultear, and Meldy from using magic.
• Cain told Ultear and Meldy to protect Serafina and said he would handle Silas and the soldiers.

Cain defeated Prince Silas’s guards and secretly drugged him before letting him flee, leaving Silas doomed to die later. After the manor’s spell formations vanished, Serafina chose to leave the Mincor Kingdom with Cain and Ultear.

• Silas ordered his soldiers to kill Cain, but Cain defeated the spearmen and shattered a shield with one punch.
• Cain fought off the shield guards and sword attendants, then defeated Silas’s captain with a strike to the chest.
• Cain told Silas that the Dark Guild would kill him and let him escape, though he had already drugged him to cause his eventual death.
• The spell formations around the manor vanished, and Ultear asked Serafina whether she would leave the kingdom or travel with them.
• Serafina decided to accompany Cain and Ultear, saying she feared another ambush if she went alone.

Cain, Ultear, and Meldy parted from Serafina and met Éclair and her talking chick, Momon, after Éclair fainted from hunger. Éclair recovered and left with Momon, while Cain noticed that her eyes resembled Zeref’s.

• Serafina showed Cain her defensive items, and he gave her a jade tablet that could teleport her to Fairy Tail if she was in danger.
• A guard sent by Serafina’s uncle delivered a letter recalling her, so she departed while Cain, Ultear, and Meldy continued toward the nearest city.
• Cain and the others found Éclair unconscious beside Momon, a talking chick, and Cain revived her with candy.
• Éclair woke, thanked Cain and his companions warily, then walked away with Momon following after her.
• Ultear and Meldy criticized Éclair’s manners, and Cain said her eyes resembled Zeref’s.

Cain, Ultear, and Meldy discovered that a mysterious girl’s pendant was linked to the Phoenix and learned a little about the Phoenix-worshiping Fire Village. After Ultear went to Cain’s room that night, a masked stranger appeared, and Ultear froze the inn in fury.

• Ultear recognized the pattern on her half-stone as a Phoenix and joined it to the pendant fragment she remembered from the girl.
• Ultear recalled that a book described Fire Village, where people worshiped the Phoenix and believed its blood could grant immortality.
• Cain, Ultear, and Meldy traveled to Malta Town and decided to stay overnight, unaware that the mysterious girl was heading there too.
• Ultear dressed up and secretly entered Cain’s room while Meldy realized what she intended to do.
• A roar sounded from next door, and Ultear unleashed a wave of cold that froze the inn after spotting a masked man trying to escape into a shadow.

Ultear and Cain fought off Chess, Cannon, and Dist, but the attackers escaped after destroying the inn. After Cain and Ultear rescued the guests and restored the building, Éclair revealed that her Phoenix Stone may be why she was targeted and agreed to travel with Fairy Tail to seek help.

• Ultear froze Chess in place, blocked Cannon's shelling, and struck Cannon with an ice cannon, while Cain defeated Dist's telekinetic attack.
• Dist's companions caused explosions around the inn, and Dist collapsed the building, letting Chess and the blue-haired young man escape amid the chaos.
• Cain and Ultear rescued the trapped guests and healed them, then Ultear restored the ruined inn with magic.
• Meldy confirmed that the attackers had not returned, and Éclair explained that her half of the Phoenix Stone could summon the Phoenix when joined with its other half.
• Éclair asked about Boendali Forest, and Cain invited her to return with the Fairy Tail Mages so the guild master could help; she accepted and stayed with Ultear for the night.

Cain, Ultear, Meldy, and Éclair traveled to Magnolia, where Levy helped them locate Bonerida Forest. Éclair revealed that she had forgotten much of her past and needed to take the Phoenix Stone to the forest for a mage named Karado, so Ultear offered to accompany her there the next day.

• Cain, Ultear, Meldy, and Éclair arrived in Magnolia, where Meldy bought ice cream for Momon and the group visited Fairy Tail's guild hall.
• Macao mistook Éclair for a potential guild recruit, while Cain learned that Master Makarov was away at a Magic Council meeting.
• Cain asked Levy about Bonerida Forest, and she said it lay south of the Baku Kingdom and was known for dangerous giant magical beasts.
• Éclair explained that she had forgotten much of her past and only knew she had to bring the Phoenix Stone to Bonerida Forest for a mage named Karado.
• Ultear invited Éclair to stay with her and promised to take her to Bonerida Forest the next day.

Cain and the others traveled through Bonerida Forest to find Kadora’s residence, where Éclair recovered her memories after seeing a recording from her father. Kadora’s message revealed that he had died after completing the “Erasure,” and the chapter ended as the crystal ball shattered.

• Éclair sensed a path through Bonerida Forest, and Meldy, Erza, and Ultear defeated the giant monsters they encountered along the way.
• Cain kept watch overnight while Erza and Ultear joined him among the treetops; he later carried them back to the tent.
• The group followed Éclair to the ruins near Kadora’s residence, where Momon found an underground entrance.
• Éclair touched a crystal ball, and Kadora’s recording told her he was dead, had completed the “Erasure,” and wished she could have brought the Phoenix Stone.
• Kadora called Éclair his beloved daughter, prompting her memories to return before the crystal ball shattered.

Éclair remembered her mission to destroy the Phoenix Stone, but Natsu failed to damage it and the guild found no way to destroy it. After Momon was kidnapped, Cain and the others prepared to travel to Veronica Duchy and rescue him.

• Éclair recalled that soldiers had attacked her village four hundred years earlier, and that the village chief had told her to keep the Phoenix Stone halves apart and seek Karado’s help destroying them.
• Cain and the others searched Karado’s house for clues but found nothing, and Natsu’s flames and attacks failed to damage the Phoenix Stone.
• Happy led Momon toward the guild entrance, but someone struck Happy unconscious and kidnapped Momon.
• Cain read a demand that Éclair bring the Phoenix Stone to Veronica Duchy within a week or Momon would be killed.
• Éclair vowed to save Momon, and Ultear and Cain agreed to show the kidnappers what Fairy Tail could do.

Cain and his companions traveled to the Veronica Duchy to rescue Momon and grew suspicious of Prince Klim after discovering that the duchy’s Founding Day coincided with the kidnappers’ deadline. Ultear defeated two members of the Ruby guild at the station, and the group learned their guild’s other main members were Chess and Dist.

• Cain sent his companions to the Veronica Duchy in separate groups to avoid attracting attention.
• Cain, Mira, Erza, and Ultear found the city decorated for Founding Day and failed to learn Momon’s whereabouts during their first day of searching.
• Cain and Mira watched the city gates while Erza and Ultear went to the station to look for people monitoring Éclair’s arrival.
• Ultear fought Cannon and Vanessa at the station, defeated them, and restored the damaged station.
• Cain interrogated Cannon and Vanessa with Natsu and Gray and learned they belonged to the Ruby guild alongside Chess and Dist.

Cain and the others exchanged Cannon and Vanessa for Momon, but Dist’s group used the handover to steal the Phoenix Stone and attack Éclair and Momon. Cain and Wendy healed the injured pair, and Momon woke up as Dist escaped with the stone.

• Cain learned that Cannon’s guild had attacked Éclair at Prince Klim’s request in exchange for the Phoenix Stone, a large reward, and the festival security contract.
• Lucy proposed exchanging Cannon and Vanessa for Momon, and Cain sent Natsu and Gray to deliver the demand to Dist.
• Cain and the others met Dist in a deserted underground tavern and exchanged Momon for Cannon and Vanessa.
• A figure emerged from Momon, stabbed him and Éclair, and stole the Phoenix Stone while Dist damaged the tavern to cover the group’s escape.
• Cain healed Momon while Wendy treated Éclair, and Momon soon woke and embraced Éclair.

Cain and the others prepared to stop Prince Klim from summoning the Phoenix, but Cain believed they could seal it again after its arrival. At Veronica’s anniversary celebration, Klim fused the Phoenix Stones and summoned a huge iron-armored creature that hardly resembled a bird.

• Momon fell asleep in Éclair’s arms, and Éclair revealed that Veronica had stolen the other half of the Phoenix Stone centuries earlier.
• Cain proposed letting Prince Klim summon the Phoenix so they could seal it, and Ultear promised Éclair that they would handle the danger.
• Prince Klim left the security of Veronica’s anniversary celebration to the Ruby Guild, while Cain and the others watched the festivities and Erza worried about the people Klim would endanger.
• At the palace, Prince Klim addressed the crowd and pressed the two Phoenix Stone halves together.
• The stones glowed and summoned a towering iron-armored creature, which Cain saw bore little resemblance to a Phoenix.

Prince Klim and Dist tried to claim Phoenix's blood, but Phoenix attacked them, and Cain's group fought the monster while Ultear confronted Dist and Chess. Ultear defeated both opponents with Ice Katana: Flash as Cain, Mira, and Erza continued battling Phoenix.

• Prince Klim shouted for Phoenix to grant him immortality, but Phoenix exploded his head, and Dist demanded Phoenix's blood before attacking it.
• Cain sent Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Wendy to evacuate civilians and treat the injured while he, Mira, and Erza engaged Phoenix.
• Cain struck Phoenix, Mira damaged its head, and Erza used her Dragon-Scale Shield to strengthen her attack and widen the crack in its body.
• Éclair watched the battle and hoped Cain and the others could defeat Phoenix without erasing it.
• Ultear froze Dist's feet, then struck through Dist and Chess with Ice Katana: Flash, leaving them collapsed on the ground.

Cain and his allies defeated the Phoenix and sealed it back into the Phoenix Stone, preventing its enormous magic projectile from destroying Veronica Duchy. Cain then discovered that a blood-red gem linked Éclair's life to the Phoenix, leaving her fate tied to the creature's survival.

• Ultear froze the Phoenix in place while Erza and the others struck it down, but it formed a massive magic projectile as it was sealed in ice.
• Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Wendy, and Meldy trusted Cain to stop the Phoenix while they evacuated and helped the injured.
• Cain used Adamant Lock to bind the Phoenix and shrink it back into the Phoenix Stone, making the magic projectile vanish.
• Meldy reassured Éclair that the danger had passed, and Éclair fell to her knees in tears.
• Cain examined a blood-red agate and explained that consuming it linked a person's life to the Phoenix, suggesting it had kept Éclair alive for four hundred years.