Rumble.
Whoosh.
Who is he?!
Yajima-san!
Boom.
Whipper-snapper!
Gust.
Yajima-san!
Fairy Machine Gun: Leprechaun!
Rumble.
Ever!
Damn him...
Who are you?!
I have no name. I am one of the Nine Demon Gates.
The human race calls me "calamity."
Dammit! What kind of magic is this?!
I can't move...
The gates of hell have been opened.
Humanity shall be judged.
Yajima-san!
The gates of the underworld... Tartaros?!
Don't tell me...
...their targets weren't only current Council members, but former members, too?!
What the hell are they after?!
Go...
Don't!
...to hell.
Yajima-san!
I was unsure about the way back...
...but I've got no doubts about killing you!
Laxus-kun!
We're saved!
What's with this guy?
He's with Tartaros! His target is Yajima-san!
Oh?
He's not human!
Tartaros Arc (Prologue): Fairy Versus the Underworld
Rumble.
Blast.
You...
Too tough for you, huh?
Jaw of the Lightning Dragon!
That's our Laxus!
All right!
He's a real man!
Old man Yajima.
What should we do with him?
The Council isn't functioning right now...
How dare he trash my restaurant?
The main restaurant, yeah, but you've got a lot of other branches, right?
We should bring him back to Fairy Tail for an interrogation.
Oh, I kind of like the sound of that.
They're not only after current Council members, but past members as well.
I'm curious about their motive.
Yeah.
Call me "Queen"!
Don't play with the food!
Fairy Tail, eh?
A human with that kind of magic power wasn't part of the plan.
Unforeseen damage...
Do I have to die once?
Die? What the hell are you talking about?
I mean, you said you were too tough for me, human.
Self-destruction?!
What?!
What's that black smoke?!
It keeps spreading!
People can't defeat a disaster.
These are magic barrier particles.
They contaminate and destroy Ethernano in the air.
Anti-Ethernano?!
They cause magic deficiency disease and magic disability disorder.
To wizards, both diseases are fatal.
My only weakness is that, to reconstitute my own body,
I have to return to headquarters.
Let's meet in hell, dead ones.
Don't breathe in the mist!
At this rate, everyone will...
The whole town will be contaminated!
Everyone escape! Somewhere there's no mist!
Yajima-san!
Wake up! Ever! Bickslow!
I won't let anyone die! No one's dyin' here!
Laxus! Keep your mouth shut!
Laxus!
A Dragon Slayer's lungs are kind of special.
I'll suck all this crap up!
No... Stop!
Get everyone back home. That's your job!
Laxus!
Porlyusica! How are Laxus and the others?!
Are they okay?! Come on!
They are alive. However...
...their bodies are permeated with magic barrier particles.
Even a small ingested amount is known to be poisonous, possibly fatal.
I don't know if they'll make a full recovery.
The contamination is especially bad in Laxus's body.
So much that it's a miracle he's still alive.
Laxus...
Fried...
Laxus... saved... the town.
If... it hadn't been for him...
...the town...
I know. And you did well bringing everyone home.
But... thanks to Laxus... the town was saved.
Please stay back!
This town is currently contaminated by magic barrier particles.
Contamination in the west district is awful! We need to expand the blockade!
Four more victims have been found!
It even affects people who don't have magic power...
That's over 100 dead now.
What the hell happened in this town?!
Is... the town... safe?
Yes.
Good...
The gates of hell, Tartaros...
If they're targeting former Council members, too, then they'll also go after Jellal.
Terrible...
Gramps...
This is war!
I apologize for the inconvenience, Kyoka.
Don't worry, Tempesta.
Tempesta... Is that my name?
Yes.
But when I receive a new body, I shall forget that name.
A name has no meaning to me.
How long will it take for me to regenerate?
It usually takes a day to regenerate,
but the other lot is also in operation.
So it will probably take a bit longer.
Other lot? Another is wounded?
No. My child. A newborn demon.
Minerva. She'll be quite the hellraiser.
As long as she doesn't turn out to be a dud like Doriate-san.
Franmalth...
How much does this one cost? How much?
Tempesta-san, regeneration isn't free.
Don't throw around magic barrier particles recklessly.
Fairy Tail. This wouldn't have happened if not for their interference.
Fairy Tail?
What's this? It seems this little lady is reacting to the name, too.
The guild that defeated the Six Demons and Grimoire...
Fairy Tail.
Interesting. They would defy us?
It's war! I'm gonna crush Tartaros, every single one of 'em!
Calm down, Natsu!
We all feel the same way!
Let go of me, you bastard! I'll kick your ass!
You already have.
They hurt our comrades! We can't take this lyin' down!
Let's go on the offensive right away, Gramps!
I don't disagree.
But we don't have enough information to go on.
Tartaros. We don't know their objective,
and not even the Council knows the location of their headquarters.
That's right, Natsu! How are we gonna attack when we don't even know where they are?!
All we have to do is ask other dark guilds!
Where are the headquarters of the other dark guilds?!
Hell if I know!
Then we have nowhere to attack!
The one thing we know is that they're targeting Council members.
Past members as well as current ones.
Then if we go to a former member's place, they'll come to us?
But the addresses of former members are secret. Nobody knows them.
Why?
If their addresses were known, bad guys would come seeking revenge, right?
Then we're at a dead end...
No, you're not.
Loke!
I know the addresses of former Council members.
Not all of them, though.
Loke!
How do you know, Loke-san?
They're women, huh?
Loke gave us the addresses of four former Council members.
Let's go as teams to each address,
and protect the former members from Tartaros.
And I'm sure they'll be tight-lipped, but get as much information from them as you can.
The addresses of other former members... About Tartaros...
...and why they're being targeted.
If you encounter the being who attacked Laxus and the others with those magic particles,
exercise caution as you obtain a blood sample.
I may be able to use it to create a vaccine that would cure them.
Ever...
I will avenge you.
Laxus, Fried told us everything.
You really do care about your comrades, don't you?
I won't forget your courage.
I promise you'll be cured.
Rest until then.
The enemy is Tartaros.
They're a cornerstone of the Balam Alliance, like Oracion Seis and Grimoire Heart were.
However, we destroyed both of them.
And like them,
Tartaros will regret making an enemy out of us!
Our comrades have been hurt. Their pain is ours.
The blood that flows through their bodies flows through ours.
This pain! This suffering! Turn it into fighting spirit and avenge them!
We don't act out of justice! We act out of will!
Take pride in our bond and drive away your family's enemy!
So please let us serve as your bodyguards for the time being.
We'll protect you.
Let us protect you.
I appreciate it, but frankly, this is an intrusion.
How did you even get my address?
Oh, come on. We're fellow cats, right?
Who's a cat?!
I know all about you people. You're a troublemaking guild.
In the first place, I suspect you want to use me as a decoy.
Whether we're here or not, Tartaros has you in their sights.
That's different from being a decoy, isn't it?
Give me a break.
Like I would be stupid enough to go about my business, now that I know they're after me?
I'm leaving. And don't come looking for me.
Grandpa, you're being rude. They came all this way for your sake.
Michelia!
She and Loke-san...
Let's cooperate with them. All of the current Council members have been murdered.
Grandpa! As a former Council member, can you turn a blind eye?
Um... Do you have any idea why all of you are being targeted?
There are too many reasons to count.
And dark guilds aren't the only folks who bear grudges against us.
We're not talking about a grudge.
There has to be another reason they're coming after Council members.
Nothing comes to mind...
No... Wait. Don't tell me...
Face...
Everyone, get down!
What is it?!
Grandpa and granddaughter, too!
This smell...
What is it?!
M-My house!
What is this?!
Is everyone okay?
Aye...
We were saved, even though the house blew up?!
I managed to eat my fill just in time.
You ate...
Natsu!
I meant to blow everyone up...
Who are you?!
...just like I did with the current Council members.
Tartaros, huh?
Who are you?
I'm Natsu from Fairy Tail.
Ready to start some hell-hunting?
Jackal, one of the Nine Demon Gates, is after Michello's life.
But thanks to Natsu, his ambush failed.
Now, Natsu is waging a battle against Jackal,
a battle in which he'll have to fight for every inch.
Tartaros is relentlessly targeting Council members, but what is their true objective?
And what is the meaning of the word "Face" that Michello uttered?
Next time: Tartaros Arc (Prologue): White Legacy.
Next time: Tartaros Arc (Prologue): White Legacy
As explosive flames are sent into the air, all-out war begins.