Gate of the Celestial Spirit King!
Celestial Spirit King?
Underworld King...
Tartaros Arc: Celestial Spirit King Versus Underworld King
What the hell is going on?!
Don't cry, say something for cripes' sakes!
What happened?
It seems this is the end of Plutogrim.
What did the damn fairies do?
It's been a long time, Celestial Spirit King.
Underworld King...
Mard Geer...
I never imagined someone would be able to summon you.
I admit, I miscalculated.
As ever, you're cradling that book.
It really has been a long time.
This is the soul of END.
This is Tartaros.
What are you scheming,
King of the Underworld?
I'm sure you can guess.
We're going to resurrect END and then return to Zeref.
So you're just as twisted as you were back then.
Obsessed with a silly ambition
and trying to drag this world into chaos
with some foolish plan...
Silly? I think not.
I would prefer you to say "earnest."
Returning to serve Zeref
has been the wish of Tartaros for quite some time now.
For the sake of that,
you harmed my old friend?
That's correct.
For the sake of that,
my old friend is crying?
Let's settle our longstanding differences here, Celestial Spirit King.
I was hoping you would say that.
Because of my old friend's resolve and our contract,
I'm going to destroy her enemy!
Then come.
I will make you pay!
Are you going to run away, King of the Underworld?
You haven't changed, Celestial Spirit King.
However, I'm relieved.
I don't believe I will lose to you this time, either.
You're the one who hasn't changed.
As always, you talk a good game, even as you dance around.
Thorns.
My Curse of endlessly proliferating thorns
will tear you apart.
You said something that offended me earlier, Celestial Spirit King.
You called our ambitions silly
and our plan foolish.
But I would turn those words back on you.
When you and your kind
became "eclipsed," you wreaked havoc in this world
and your own.
And after all that, you take the side of the humans
and challenge us? It's laughable.
Underworld King...
It is true that we started going down the wrong path for a time,
but because of that,
we owe a debt to our old friends,
who made us come to our senses and guided us
down the correct path again.
I will never forget that.
Compared to the agony
my old friends went through then,
this is no more than a trifling.
A trifling...
I will swear this vow again and again!
Because of my old friend's resolve and our contract,
I'm going to destroy you!
I am unscathed.
Meteor Blade!
Impressive.
However, Celestial Spirit King,
even though you appear invincible, you have a fatal flaw.
A flaw?
A flaw you cannot escape
as long as you're a Celestial Spirit.
And as long as you have that weakness, Mard Geer's victory is secure.
Idiot! My tail's pinned between these boulders!
Ouch...
What the hell? What's happening outside?!
What the hell did you do?!
Bawling your eyes out...
When I see somebody crying, I wanna make 'em cry even harder!
Stupid bitch!
What?!
A water... force field...
Aquarius?!
Where are you, Aquarius?!
What the...?!
What's that glow?! You still got something else up your sleeve?!
Magic is surging into me!
Aquarius's magic
has turned into power for you, old friend.
Celestial Spirit King?!
Rise...
...old friend!
Aquarius left magic behind...
Rise, old friend!
I will!
May the stars guide you.
Thank you!
Dammit!
You too, Aquarius...
Thank you for everything.
You haven't forgotten my Curse power, have you?!
Die! Die! Die! I'll blow you to smithereens!
How's that?! Bet I didn't even leave a trace of a little girl like you...
It can't be!
You were right, Aquarius.
Hey! I'm your opponent!
Don't ignore me! I'm right here, dumbass!
I can't keep crying forever...
Then how about this?!
Explosive Spiral!
And I can always cry later.
No effect... What is she?!
Right now...
...to save my friends...
...I have to fight!
Sound out the heavens, open the heavens...
Stars across the universe,
show yourselves to me with all your brilliance!
What's she muttering?
Tetrabiblos, I am the ruler of the stars.
My aspect is perfection.
Open thy savage gate.
C-Crap... I don't know what she's doing, but I don't like it!
88 stars of the heavens...
Shine on!
Urano Metria!
W-Wait a second!
Jackal's Curse power vanished?
The last wizard...
This magic...
Celestial Spirit Magic...
The girl from before...
What's wrong, Celestial Spirit King?
Your movements have suddenly become sluggish.
You used up all the power, old friend?
Celestial spirits are affected by the condition of their summoner.
If the summoner exhausts her power, the Celestial Spirit will lose power, too.
That, Celestial Spirit King,
is your weakness.
And it shall be your downfall.
But I will crush you first.
88 stars of the heavens... Shine on!
Dream of starlight...
Galaxian Blade!
An omni-directional attack?!
Do you mean to murder your nearby summoner, as well?
Grin!
Don't tell me...
What is that glow?
Erza!
Minerva!
That's it! That's what I want to see!
My dear
Erza!
What the hell is goin' on?
Hey, Lily! Where are you?!
Gray-sama! Where are you?!
Juvia is right here!
What the...?
What happened?
Levy! Droy! Where are you?!
R-Right here... I'm alive somehow...
This is heavy... Somebody help me!
Hold on! I'll...
I'm gonna save Levy!
Go to hell! That's my job!
Didn't you hear her?! She called for me!
She did not! She said, "Help me, Droy!"
Man!
Are you okay?
Thank you!
We were too late!
So?
What the hell happened?
I don't really know, but it looks like we're back on the ground.
Then that thing crashed?
Natsu! Where are you?!
What is it? My head is heavy, for some reason...
Hey!
Everyone!
Are you guys all right?!
Do we have to run?
So is everyone mobile again?
What exactly happened?
Is Mira-nee okay?
She's just passed out.
I think she'll wake up soon.
All right. If you're on your feet, take care of the injured.
And we still got a few people trapped in the goo, so get 'em out!
Right!
Where are Natsu and Erza?
Gray, Juvia, and Gajeel, too...
Now that you mention it, I haven't seen them.
Well, we probably don't have to worry about them...
You broke Alegria?
The dazzling light of the stars
has banished the incursion of darkness.
And now I will entrust the task
of destroying you to my old friends.
You...
What you called my weakness...
It's not a weakness at all.
As long as I have friends and a shared bond with them,
even if I'm not here myself,
I know that they will take on that will.
That's no weakness.
It's our greatest strength.
Though to a demon who neither trusts nor loves anyone,
I'm sure that's incomprehensible, King of the Underworld.
Old friend,
there is one last thing
that I am able to do,
and then I will return to the Celestial Spirit World.
I look forward to the next time we meet,
from the bottom of my heart.
Celestial Spirit King!
W-What is this?
Does he intend to halt Mard Geer?
Is this the last thing you could do, Celestial Spirit King?
Just don't forget... that this grudge...
...is now going to be directed...
...against the humans...
What's going on?
Jackal and Lamy
were both done in by this little girl?
What kind of magic did she use?
I...
...have to protect everyone...
This is why I told them to just go in for the kill!
She's dangerous!
Gajeel...
It can't be...
Only the girl is supposed to be left...
Alegria has been broken? That is unexpected.
Still...
...the fairies are fated to be annihilated!
Water Nebula!
Juvia...
Juvia won't let you lay a finger on her friends!
Freeze.
I don't think so.
Gray...
He canceled out Silver's ice...
Fire?!
My flames are being sucked up?
I don't know what all went on, but you saved my ass, Lucy.
I get the sense you did, anyway.
Not bad for a weakling.
And now we'll take care of the rest!
You get your rest.
Okay...
Oh, boy.
Looks like we have a lineup of tough guys.
I'm fired up!
Fairy Tail is back in the game,
and enters the fray in an all-out battle against Tartaros's Nine Demon Gates.
Meanwhile, Wendy and Carla finally get a complete picture of the Face project.
Amid these tense circumstances,
Erza and Minerva confront each other
to settle their longstanding feud.
Next time: Tartaros Arc:
Tartaros Arc: Erza Versus Minerva
Erza Versus Minerva!
She was seeking a pure strength.