The Fairy Tail wizards are fighting the Tartaros demons
to stop the activation of Face, the magic pulse bomb.
Amid the fierce battle,
Igneel emerges from Natsu's body and clashes with Acnologia.
Thorns!
This is the first time he's seen my Curse power, but he can dodge it?
Iron Fist...
...of the Fire Dragon!
Meanwhile, Kyoka formed a living link with Face,
becoming the key to activate it herself, in exchange for her life.
Then Erza, more powerful than before, attacks!
A living link?
She merged with it?
For what?
To speed up Face's activation?
Now it's very simple.
If you kill me, you stop Face.
Although I'll die anyway after Face is activated.
That's some confidence.
I assume you don't imagine yourself losing.
Indeed I don't.
You still don't know...
...Kyoka, Slave Star Empress of the Nine Demons!
My true, Etherious form!
Erza!
She broke through your armor with her bare hands?!
That form! How much is her power worth? How much?!
Erza-san!
Hang in there!
That's Kyoka, too?
The time left until Face is activated...
Time's disappearing!
Oh no...
She's speeding up the time with her own will?!
Hurry, Erza!
I know.
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You cannot defeat me!
Her power is increasing?!
My Curse power is "Strengthening."
My power is rising by the second.
A demon whose power will increase without limit.
Certainly, your power is increasing again.
Is this the Curse power that supposedly surpasses magic?!
By forming a living link with the Face activation lacrima,
my life will be spent when it is set in motion.
What?!
But I have no regrets.
If this will bring back Master END...
If this is how we can go to Zeref...
The armor again!
How powerful is she?!
Why are all of you going this far?!
It's fate!
We demons of the Books of Zeref are destined to return to him!
Mard Geer-sama said it was like a homing instinct.
All of us were born from Zeref, and so we shall go back to him.
Nope. You chose death!
You gave up on going forward with your comrades!
Silence!
What is this?!
I'll hit you one more time!
What's that?!
A flash of light over there?!
Shock wave?! Seriously?!
Elf-nii-chan!
Look out!
I-It's hot! Incredibly hot!
I like this!
Blow away more of her!
It's over! It's all over!
Don't give up, Droy!
Everyone, get behind a shelter! Anything will do!
You've gotta be kidding me!
F-Feels like I'm gonna be blown away!
That red dragon isn't harmed at all...
You do not fear me?!
Crap! Duck!
What's happening?!
This is like a natural disaster!
There's nothing more we can do.
Nothing except for watching!
I can't believe what's going on...
Natsu...
Where'd the Salamander go?
I don't know... but knowing Natsu, I'm sure he's okay.
He'll be fine...
You're probably right.
But Salamander aside,
we've gotta do something about him right now.
Do you have the same flames as that dragon?
Yeah, since we're father and son.
The book that man is holding...
It's the Book of END.
Bring me that book. You're the only one who can.
Listen.
Whatever you do, don't open that book. And don't you dare destroy it, either.
Just steal it from him.
Your reward is learning everything you want to know.
I'll do the job, Dad.
I'll steal that book!
M-My body...
It hurts, doesn't it?
I've increased your sensitivity to pain.
So much that even the wind blowing makes you feel intense pain throughout your body.
Dammit! I'm about to lose consciousness...
It hurts!
I... I can't take it...
I can't rein in my Curse power, so the others here are also getting a taste of it.
It hurts! It hurts!
Even moving slightly makes my whole body ache!
It hurts, Lector!
Me, too! But Erza-san is getting it the worst!
Erza! Endure it!
Erza!
Dammit!
This brings back memories, doesn't it, Erza?
Memories of being in that basement torture room...
Armor doesn't become you!
You've got beautiful skin.
Stop it!
Is this... the end?
Is Erza going to be defeated?
You will be departing this life shortly, but this is your final torment.
Feel more despair, Erza.
First I'll rob you of your sight.
Stop!
Next, your sense of touch.
Your sense of taste...
Your sense of smell...
Stop it! You'll kill her!
And your hearing.
This will be the last thing you ever hear.
This is my perfect victory!
Even if I used up my soul, you humans have no future!
Erza...
I'm not going to kill you!
You will experience an excruciating hell that is much worse than death!
I'm going to turn you into a puppet for the Underworld King.
Day by day, he'll take his time
tearing off pieces of your body and soul.
I envy you.
Tell me! You're delighted, aren't you?!
Try to tell me you're delighted!
I... can see you.
No matter what...
...you steal from me...
...no one can take away the light...
...that shines on my path!
Sh-She stood up!
Even after being stripped of the five senses...
That's... impossible...
Even if I can't see anything...
Even if I can't hear anything...
...there's a light inside of me.
The path I've walked down with my comrades...
...is illuminating my tomorrow!
I have nothing to fear!
This doesn't even count as pain!
The ultimate pain is the pain of losing friends!
It can't be!
You shouldn't be able to see!
That's the way, Erza!
What the...?!
They crashed to the ground!
Igneel and Acnologia... are gone?
What's wrong, Gajeel?
I hear something below.
Underground?
Yeah. Both of them are underground!
They're fightin' down there!
This isn't an earthquake, is it?
An explosion?
Yeah. Something's strange about it...
I've been feeling vibrations right under my feet!
Something's down there...
The ground is hot!
Monsters are running amok right under us!
Dad...
Yeah.
Are we in danger?
What is this?
Underground tremors!
Grab onto something! Anything!
What the hell is happening?!
Dad, watch out!
Is everybody all right?!
Seriously?!
You're really doin' it up, Igneel.
They are both boisterous beasts.
Don't look like it's got nothin' to do with you!
This can't be. I sealed her five senses!
And on top of that, my Curse power increased her pain sensitivity to the max!
You shouldn't be able to see me!
You shouldn't be able to hear my voice!
How do you know where I am?!
I guess you can only say she's using her sixth or seventh sense.
You mean having her five senses stolen
actually caused other senses to manifest?!
I can explain it easier than that.
It's because she's Erza!
I'm convinced.
Damn you!
The time!
Erza!
The time!
It's no good! She can't hear you!
Erza!
A demon from the Books of Zeref will not be bested by a mere human!
Learn your place!
This is bad! She's already been made more sensitive to pain,
while the demon's attacks are getting more powerful!
Her Curse power is making her stronger by the second.
Does she...
...feel no pain at all?
Does she feel no fear?
She's too strong!
She did it...
The time...
...is almost up!
You have to finish her off...
Erza!
She's smiling...
You did it! All of the Face bombs are turned on!
Perfect victory!
Magic will disappear, and our long-cherished wish will be fulfilled!
Magic all over the world will vanish.
Intending to seize the Book of END, Natsu challenges Mard Geer to a fight.
As the two of them are engaged in a fierce, unyielding battle,
Sting and Rogue, the Twin Dragons of Sabertooth, appear.
Natsu gathers strength from the dependable reinforcements,
but despair is closing in on them.
Next time: Tartaros Arc: The Girl in the Crystal.
Tartaros Arc: The Girl in the Crystal
And so, towards the conclusion...