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!
Let's get 'em, Igneel!
Tartaros Arc: The Girl in the Crystal
I don't really care for overconfidence,
human.
I consider the dragons a nuisance. Not you.
Claw of the Fire Dragon!
In the first place, you're not a dragon.
Natsu!
I'm surprised that a dragon still exists.
How disagreeable.
Oh? You finally speak, Acnologia.
I acknowledge you as my enemy. And I'm going to destroy you.
Begone, son of the dragon.
Thorns.
Sting! Rogue!
Long time no see, Natsu-san!
So it was you guys!
I could tell you were here, but why?
Our lady...
Whatever! No time for explanations right now.
More importantly, where are Lector and Frosch?
With Erza.
You saw Erza?!
They're heading for the control room to shut Face down.
Happy is with them, too.
I see.
Well, knowing them, I wasn't worried.
Natsu-san, let's fight him together!
The three of us can beat him.
That's a great plan...
...but I've gotta turn you down!
What?!
Igneel asked me to do this job. And I'm gonna do it alone.
Don't be a dumbass at a time like this!
All right, let's do this.
The Twin Dragons or Natsu-san?
Who can take that guy out first? It's a competition!
What?!
You're not gonna beat him first!
I'm not gonna let you!
I figured that was the only way he'd let us in on it!
Good grief...
There are two dragons in the sky.
There are three sons of dragons in front of me.
There may even be more.
Running around inside my castle...
You make me recall a feeling I'd forgotten long ago.
Anger.
Good for you.
Now you've caught up to the humans.
I've been waiting impatiently for this day, Acnologia.
It's time to face retribution for the great misfortune
you brought on us long ago.
I have but one aim. To destroy all dragons!
We finally made it this far...
Look!
Looks like it isn't over yet.
Wendy, do you feel all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
I never thought we'd see Acnologia again.
I wonder what the other dragon is.
I don't know.
We haven't seen it before, either.
Let's hurry! I'm worried about Natsu-san and the others!
Right.
I don't really understand what's going on, but I'm pretty sure it's nothing good.
I hope Natsu, Lucy, and the rest are okay.
There's no point in us worrying about it here.
We've just gotta do what we can!
First, let's clean up this trash!
Agreed!
We'll show 'em what we can do!
It's just too bad that Levy's not here to see it!
High Speed!
Knuckle Plant!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Where're your guild's hot guys?!
Introduce us! Introduce us!
But secretly, so the others can't horn in!
I told you to look right in front of your eyes!
In front of my eyes where? Where are they?
I don't see any hot guys anywhere!
Hot guys! Hot guys! Where are all the hot guys at?
It's me, for crying out loud! I'm right in front of you!
That hurt my feelings...
Juvia, are you all right? Juvia!
Gray-sama...
I think she needs medical treatment, and fast. Laxus, too.
Take them to Porlyusica-san with the medicinal ingredients. I think she can help them.
Gajeel!
Please take Laxus and Juvia. We have to escape this building.
Don't be an idiot.
There are dragons out there, and I'm a Dragon Slayer. I can't leave now!
That could be...
...but maybe we'll just have to leave Acnologia to Natsu and the others.
It's okay!
You stay here, Gajeel. I'll carry Laxus.
Lu-chan, you take Juvia.
But are you gonna be okay?
I'm fine! I can handle him...
Wait, Levy-chan!
I'm fine!
He's actually pretty light!
I can't watch this.
Gajeel...
You support Juvia.
I'll take them to Granny Porlyusica.
Gotta protect the people who are right in front of you first, right, Granny?
Also, give Salamander a message.
What is it?
"Don't forget the song that sings my glories."
Got it!
Hurry, Erza!
She really is speeding up the countdown!
You are powerless before my Etherious form!
Her strength is increasing!
There's a world of difference from before!
Erza! Hang in there!
But I don't think she's invulnerable!
There must be a way to beat her!
We did it!
All right!
High Speed!
You've got this, everyone!
Give us a hand, Warren!
Yeah, but look, my magic isn't for fighting.
I know, so say it out loud!
And my feelings are still hurt...
Like I care!
This is...
...the last one!
If I had to lose, I wanted a hot guy to beat me...
I hope that took care of it.
Jeez, she was annoying.
What is this?
Everyone!
Lisanna, too! Thank goodness you're safe!
Lucy!
Another sexy outfit!
Are you alone?
Your thoughts are leaking out.
I was with everyone, and then we split up...
What's wrong?
Nothing! I'm fine.
What happened to the rest of 'em?
Gajeel and Levy-chan are carrying Juvia and Laxus to Porlyusica-san,
along with the medicinal ingredients.
Gray-sama...
Steady there, Juvia.
You know the way there?
Yeah.
The markings are still here, so it should be this way.
What's this doing here?
He said Gray got incredible power somehow.
Natsu is, um...
How can I explain it?
The dragons fighting in the sky...
One of them is Igneel, the dragon Natsu's been searching for all this time.
Where'd it come from?
Um...
Anyway, if it's an ally of Natsu's, it's on our side too, right?
It's evenly matched with Acnologia, isn't it?
I think we've got a little bit of hope here!
Face is still a danger.
Wendy?!
Carla! And you, from the Council...
But wait!
What happened to your hair?!
More importantly, we've got to deal with tons of Face bombs!
Tons?!
There are thousands of them.
And if we don't stop them somehow, magic all over the continent will be eradicated.
And then the Curse power that Tartaros uses
will take over the world.
Man, he is one heavy bastard.
I'm gonna make him come up with a song later on that glorifies me, too.
Hey, what are these songs you're talking about?
Salamander's gonna make a song that praises me.
This guy, too. I busted my ass for them, so it's the least they can do in return.
Then maybe I'll have you create a song that glorifies me, Gajeel.
I saved you before, right? So in exchange...
What? Are you mad? I was kidding! Only kidding!
Shoobie-doo-ba! Sha-la-la!
A demon and I were underwater...
I was fightin' while blowing air bubbles.
The shark bastard's exterior was tough as anything, but hardly a match for me.
Sha-la-la!
But then I ran out of breath, shoobie-doo-ba!
Crap! Crap! I thought I was a goner...
Doobie-doobie!
Fade-in on a little form.
That woman gave me air...
Y-Y-You really don't need to make one up!
What? That could've become a classic.
I mean, Gajeel's sense of music really is...
I have a feeling everyone's in danger.
Better meet up with them soon.
Emotions only dull one's thinking.
I intended to keep mine in check for as long as possible.
Master END,
please wait a short while.
The emotion called anger is especially bad.
Sometimes it makes one lose sight of oneself.
I wonder what would happen if my "self" were to change.
Just thinking about it fills me with dread.
Mard Geer is Mard Geer.
I am called the Underworld King and the master of Tartaros.
I must forget this emotion again.
Along with your existence...
W-What the...?!
I sense an ominous force.
So you've finally gotten serious, huh?
Here it comes!
Dammit!
Natsu-san!
This guy...
...is strong!
Sword Horn of the Fire Dragon!
Doesn't work, does it?
And... Roar!
Sting! Rogue!
Natsu-san wants an assist!
So he admits we've got a formidable enemy here.
Holy Shadow Dragon...
...Flash Fang!
Light and darkness, eh? It's beautiful.
However...
...I will extinguish it within me.
No way!
He absorbed it!
Then Firing Hammer of the Lightning Flame Dragon!
If that's your limit, you might as well give up now.
I haven't shown you my Etherious form yet.
In other words, Warren will use telepathy
to call on wizards throughout the continent to destroy the Face bombs?
I understand the plan, but it's impossible.
My telepathy can't reach any further than 5 km out.
Wizards all over the continent? There's just no way.
Oh no...
Thousands of Face bombs...
They're already turned on. And set to go off any time now.
What do we do?!
Dammit! Dammit! My lame power is just pathetic!
No. Don't give up so soon.
That voice!
I still have an ace up my sleeve.
Fairy Tail's ultimate weapon!
Lumen Histoire!
Natsu, Sting, and Rogue attack all at once, but Mard Geer doesn't bat an eye.
He tells them the terrifying truth about the demons of the Books of Zeref.
Natsu and the Twin Dragons are on the ropes
when Fairy Tail's final reinforcement, the Ice Devil Slayer, Gray Fullbuster, appears.
Next time: Tartaros Arc: Absolute Demon.
Tartaros Arc: Absolute Demon
Overcome despair and arrive at the truth!