There was no denying that Makarov was still incredibly powerful. Though age had weakened him and he was no longer at his peak, his tremendous magic power, worthy of the Ten Wizard Saints, made it abundantly clear what it meant to grow stronger with age. Still stiff as a rod... er, forget that last part...
Faced with Makarov's ferocious assault, Grimoire Heart's black airship not only failed to hurt him even after firing its powerful Magic Converging Cannon, Jupiter, but was kicked to pieces by him!
Although Ultear's Time Magic instantly restored the airship to its original state, Hades feared that a direct battle against such a terrifying opponent might endanger his subordinates. In the end, he ordered the Seven Kin of Purgatory to lead a large force of his guild's elite down to Wolf Island first and prepare for battle!
He himself stayed behind to face Fairy Tail's third guild master—Makarov!
Just like the melodramatic twists found in every exciting story, the battle between the masters of Grimoire Heart, the strongest guild in the Dark Realm, and Fairy Tail, the strongest guild in the Light Realm—two guilds that each held the undisputed title of strongest in their respective realms—inevitably became tinged with a little melodramatic bromance. Ahem, drama.
Makarov had originally intended to unleash one of Fairy Tail's three great super spells, Fairy Law, and wipe out every enemy at once. But under the threat of Hades's Devil's Law, he had no choice but to abandon that plan, his face filled with shock. Aside from the fact that pressing on would bring about an outcome he absolutely refused to accept, the biggest reason was that he had recognized Hades's true identity! He was the deeply respected second master of Fairy Tail, the man who had passed the position of