You're out of your league, human.
I am one of the Nine Demon Gates of Tartaros,
the immortal Tempester!
I'm not going to lose to the same opponent twice.
That's my line.
You hurt my family a second time...
I'm gonna crush you with these two hands.
No good. I couldn't find him anywhere.
I looked over there, but didn't see hide nor hair of him.
If we don't find him soon...
He ain't over there, either.
This ain't funny. Laxus shouldn't be goin' anywhere in his condition...
Good grief.
He reminds me of Makarov.
A real troublemaker.
So, what do we do?
It can't be helped.
I'm calling off the search.
But...
The damned fool.
What is he doing in that condition?
Tartaros Arc: Final Duel
You ready for this?
Laxus, don't!
Your struggling is pointless.
Raging Bolt!
Is that the best you can do?
Rumble.
Boom!
How long can that body hold out when it's filled with anti-magic particles?
Putting it to the test amuses me, human.
Bastard...
Whoosh!
Roar of the Lightning Dragon!
Boom!
You're really doin' a number on me...
Stop moving!
You have two choices.
Keep going and die. Or give up and die.
You people don't understand!
Humans have the power to get up when they're down!
Spin!
Demon, my ass!
You're the one who's scared!
Jaw of the Lightning Dragon!
Spin!
Smash.
Laxus!
Give up, human.
I mean, surely you can't move anymore.
It's over for you.
I'll be the judge...
...of whether I can still move or not.
Puttin' on airs...
You don't give me orders!
Dragon Slayer's Secret Art! Roaring Thunder!
Rattle!
This time for sure, it's over.
Again...
Again, I...
Hey, Laxus!
You can hear me, can't you, Laxus?
Stop it, Natsu!
Yeah. Porlyusica-san said to let him rest quietly.
I know!
Laxus!
We're goin' off to search for the Council members.
No matter what I suck up, I'm always fine.
You're the same way, aren't you?
Leave the rest to us.
Natsu...
I'm sure you'll be fine! Just get your rest.
Happy...
See ya, Laxus!
I'm ready to give you a fitting end.
Farewell, human.
Whoosh!
Laxus!
Let go.
You're right...
I can't... move anymore...
But...
He's crazy...
You...
You left yourself open... with that body?
I was waiting.
Iron Fist of the Lightning Dragon!
Gajeel!
Hey, Laxus...
Take him.
My coat...
Take it over there...
Deliver it to the old lady.
His blood...
I hear it can be used for an antidote.
Laxus!
You...
You went this far...
It wasn't enough...
But it isn't over yet.
As long as the brats are around,
Fairy Tail won't give in!
Dumb-ass,
didn't you hear me? I said to get goin'.
If I left you here, my conscience wouldn't let me hear the end of it.
Never mind, just go!
The blood! Take that blood over now!
Shut up!
What is this guy, invulnerable?
I am the immortal Tempester.
As long as the Underworld King is with us,
my body is constantly being supplied with a faint amount of Curse Power.
What?!
The Hell's Core resurrection
is an ability possessed not only by me, but by all of the Nine Demon Gates.
Nevertheless, for some reason only I was given the nickname "the immortal."
Do you know why?
My body has always been stronger than the others'.
On top of that, the Curse Power that the Underworld King supplies me with
increases my natural demon healing ability several times over.
If you still intend to fight me, I'll tell you one thing.
What is it, asshole?!
In order to destroy this immortal body,
you'd better take me down with one attack that doesn't give me the chance to heal.
But to do that, you'll need tremendous offensive strength.
Strength you two just don't have right now.
No, you're already finished.
Stupid human. What are you talking about?
As you wish, I'll take you down with one strike!
Roar of the...
...Fire Dragon!
Laxus!
Hey, wake up!
Laxus!
Dammit!
Well done, human...
I have no way to get up again.
The Curse Power supplied by the Underworld King won't heal me in time...
I'm going to die... in a matter of seconds...
And Hell's Core no longer exists.
Then quit making a fuss about it and just...
However...
...I must serve one last purpose.
What?!
Come with me, along with these anti-magic particles...
Come with me to the land of the dead!
I can't do it! There's no time!
Dammit!
Ice?
Anti-magic particles?!
In the space of a moment, you froze all these anti-magic particles?
Don't tell me he fought in his condition?
Yeah...
These anti-magic particles are what made Laxus and the others sick.
I froze all of them,
but what about the blood?
I've got it right here.
I see.
What's goin' on?
I'm going to crush Tartaros.
So this is the control room?
Yes.
Erza, over there!
The former chairman!
I'm gonna stop Face right now!
This isn't Keys-sama's corpse-manipulating power...
Then...
Former Chairman!
W-What?!
My body... is moving by itself...
What is this?!
What's going on?!
Enemy magic...
I... I can't breathe...
Crap...
It's my Curse Power, Macro.
Don't kill them yet. That one's mine.
Seilah... Kyoka...
Then... the former chairman's body, too...
That's right.
I can't control them as skillfully as Keys-sama,
but my Macro can get the dead moving to an extent.
As long as we have the former chairman's authority,
we can activate all 3,000 Face devices from here.
Er...za...
For all of you, the tale ends here.
You were still exposing yourself to ridicule, Minerva?
Erza... How does it feel to lose control of yourself?
I bet it makes you recall that torture room.
Shall I have more fun with you?
M-Move!
I can't breathe...
Froche... Hang in there!
Mira!
What?!
The binding's broken!
All right! I have control over myself again!
The Chairman stopped moving, too!
Damn you...
Mira! I was worried about you!
Me, too.
I may have just used up all my power...
Seilah...
You did well with what little power you had left.
I'm sorry. That was the last of my Curse Power.
The Face Project is...
No need to fear.
The Chairman completed his task.
The 3,000 Face devices will be activated in a matter of moments.
No...
We did it!
Kyoka-sama...
You're the last one left of the Nine Demon Gates.
Please... make our dearest wish come true.
Return all of us to Lord Zeref...
Yes. Along with your soul...
She's absorbing Seilah-sama's power?
How much is that power worth? How much?
Although that's my ability...
Face is going to activate!
What should we do?!
We'll just have to stop it.
Get Kyoka! She has almost all the information!
Please! Erza!
Please win, Kyoka-sama!
Yeah.
I swear I'll stop Face.
I'll destroy the enemy for Zeref's sake.
A fierce battle between Erza and Kyoka unfolds.
Amid the endless wasteland,
a situation that no one could have foreseen occurs.
A roar shakes the ground.
The flapping of wings creates an impact that flattens the surface.
When the true destroyer lands, all manner of truths are turned on their head.
Next time: Tartaros Arc: Wings of Despair.
Wings of Despair
The sky is stained the color of darkness.