What happened to Gray and the others after battling Doriate,
who was told to defeat all Fairy Tail wizards?
No... It feels like...
Oh no... It can't be...
A demon from the Books of Zeref...
What the hell is goin' on?
Me, too?!
Hey! What is this?
What is this?
Something feels off!
Gray!
Sorry, Happy and Carla!
I see. So that's what it is!
I was just afraid of it!
I just didn't try!
I'll lend you my body!
Work through it!
You fools opened it.
The gates of Hell...
There's no going back now.
And...
There it is!
Gray!
Happy!
Carla!
Run, you guys!
What is that?!
I dunno, but it wants to eat us!
It's the enemy!
Just beat it, Gray!
This is no time for me to be wastin' magic!
I may be able to melt this ice!
Really?
From Raven...? What's she doing here?!
Never mind that! You can melt this ice, right?!
Not for sure...
...but yeah! I'll do it!
All right! Then I'll take care of this bird!
This mountain is the Eternal Flame!
What?!
Melt it! Can you?!
All right!
I'm counting on you, Gray!
I'm counting on you, Natsu!
Come an' get some!
Voice of the Flame
That thing really does mean to eat us!
Natsu-san!
Be careful!
Like I'm gonna be an easy morsel?!
Natsu!
There he goes!
Natsu!
I'm fine!
The flame...
Bring back that Eternal Flame!
The flame is what'll save this village, I bet!
Leave it to me!
I don't know what this ice is that covers the village...
I couldn't manipulate it or even melt it,
but I was able to send it coursing through my body!
No idea if this ice has the same property...
Make the magic of the ice go through your body?
And then what will you do?
Ice Make!
I'll remake this village's ice into my form!
Incredible... You can do that?
I don't know yet.
So I'll try it on the giants later!
I'll start with this mountain.
I'm gonna defrost the Eternal Flame!
Get back, everyone!
Steam is coming off the ice!
All right!
Yay!
The ice is melting!
Huh?
What does it mean?
The flame isn't there!
I don't believe it...
Oh no...
What is this sensation?
This magic...
The Eternal Flame...
...went out?!
It can't be...
It can't be!
Maybe it went out the moment it was frozen.
No.
I may have made a mistake.
Then it's impossible to thaw out the giants.
After blazing for hundreds of years, the flame went out...
Is this village beyond saving?
It's not out!
Powerful residual thoughts...
Proof that it's alive!
What do you mean, "alive"?
Look at that!
What is it?
The altar of the flame.
Look closely!
It's still burning slightly.
But the flame looks so weak!
With Natsu-san's flames...
I'm sure Natsu-san can rejuvenate that flame!
Yeah!
Cherry Blossom Hair...
Natsu!
Okay, I'm on it!
Natsu!
Natsu-san!
Here it comes!
Everybody run!
It's going to hit the giants!
I need to use your head, old man!
Brilliant Flame...
...of the Fire Dragon!
At the altar!
I'm not done yet!
What is this?
Natsu?
You overdid it, Natsu!
Crimson Lotus:
Exploding Flame Blade!
The flame...
The guardian deity...
...is alight!
Happy! Take me over to the Eternal Flame.
Why?!
The voice I heard...
The residual thoughts I sensed...
I see...
The Eternal Flame... Don't tell me...
It was you, huh?
It's been 400 years...
...son of Igneel...
He's...
...one of the dragons that came out of Eclipse!
But you went home to 400 years in the past!
400 years...
I've been burning for 400 years.
So you've been alive all this time, old man.
Long time no see!
Alive? No. Not quite.
My magic, Milky Way, shaped my soul into this form.
Then...
I suppose I'm dead.
And it happened long ago.
You're not aware of it?
Aware? It's more like...
...my memories are foggy.
This is... I am...
Get a grip there, old man!
I remember you, son of Igneel.
What does it mean?
Even though the soul of Zirconis had all of its memories that time...
Maybe because of the ice...
The ice?
In the first place, residual thoughts
are a form of very weak magic acting against a very strong will.
Regarding the Ice Magic, he was frozen for a long time,
which destroyed part of his memory.
Ice...
Ice!
Everything was covered in ice.
Old man, are you talkin' about this village?
What happened?
Um... Tell me.
That man did it...
He was mistaken...
That man?
That's right.
Just one human turned my world to ice.
Was he an Ice Wizard?!
Just one person's magic transformed the village like this?!
Why...?
That man...
...thought I was a demon.
He froze the whole village to extinguish me.
A wizard who hunts demons...
A Devil Slayer...
Devil Slayer?!
Not Dragon Slayer or God Slayer...
...but Devil Slaying Magic?!
Magic to kill demons?
This is the first I've heard of that kind of magic.
I see...
Is that why the ice from this village worked on him?!
An Ice Devil Slayer...
Who is he?!
I don't remember.
What... am I...?
You're the guardian deity of this village!
The giant flame!
Please!
Shine on this village again!
Please save this village!
Flare...
Please...
Guardian deity...
I am...
That's right.
My name is Atlas Flame,
the giant flame...
I created this village.
Attaboy! You're remembering!
My village's woes are my pain.
My village's sadness are my tears.
With the last lingering scent of my soul
and the son of Igneel's flames...
...I shall set this village free.
I am a Fire Dragon, and my name is Atlas Flame.
I am the guardian dragon of this village.
It's hot! Gray, cool me off!
Awesome flames...
His soul is disappearing...
Igneel...
Festival of the Dragon King...
Acnologia...
Zeref...
I remember.
I remember everything.
The strongest and vilest of demons born from the books of Zeref...
END.
400 years ago...
...Igneel couldn't destroy END.
What is this?
The warmth of the flame...
The ice... is melting...
Everyone did it?
This is unusual.
There are humans wandering in the village.
That's it for now.
Minerva!
We'll settle this eventually.
You and me, on a marvelous stage...
Don't let yourself be tainted by the darkness.
You're stronger than that!
I won't be tainted by the darkness.
I will cover the whole world in darkness.
Look! The village!
It's turning back to normal...
Old man...
It's so warm...
Atlas Flame's residual thoughts...
...have disappeared completely.
The last bit of his soul left in this world...
...is strong enough to generate this much power!
END, the demon Igneel tried to destroy?
First I've heard of that...
Aye...
And an Ice Devil Slayer...
Silver-sama...
You've been summoned to headquarters.
Let me at least visit a grave in peace.
This time, the Nine Demon Gates are being ordered to come in...
...including you, Ice Devil Slayer, Silver-sama.
Please follow the order to return.
You needn't be so scared of me.
I'm not gonna eat you.
I only eat demon souls.
The flames of Atlas Flame melted the ice in Sun Village.
Flare and the giants were able to smile again.
And after completing the mission, we return to Warrod,
who tells us about a certain person's "soul word."
Next time: Song of the Fairies.
The bond between fairies is passed down.