Welcome back to the latest episode of A Fairy Tail Re-told: The Final Chapters. The ongoing battle with Zeref continues, and Natsu is determined to confront the dark wizard. However, Zeref holds a secret that could change everything. Natsu is actually Zeref's long-dead brother, reborn as his most powerful creation. Will Zeref reveal this truth before Natsu defeats him, or will it be buried with him forever? Meanwhile, the rest of the Fairy Tail team is split up, heading north and south to slow down the advancing Alvarez army. The war is far from over, and our heroes have a difficult journey ahead. Tune in to Fairy Tail Re-told: The Final Chapters to discover what happens next.
Now the journey continues.
"{Fire dragon king}" Natsu shouted as flames consumed his body, taking on a dark red color. "this is the end for you, Zeref," he screamed. "Goodbye."
"Natsu, no," Anna urgently pleaded, calling out to Natsu as she hurried toward the escalating conflict. Tears welled in her eyes, regretting not disclosing the truth earlier. "I must intervene before you commit a grave error," she cried out, determined to prevent the dragon slayer from making a disastrous decision.
"Be careful, Anna. Don't get too close," Happy warned. "You might get hurt," he added.
"it's over, Zeref," Natsu shouted, "{Igneel style Fire dragons kings: demolition fist}."
Zeref's smile widened as he spoke, "The ground beneath us is ablaze. Finally, after so long," he paused as tears welled up in his eyes and met Natsu's gaze, "my deepest wish is being fulfilled. I am grateful to Igneel, Anna, and Layla." As Natsu charged towards him, surrounded by a whirling vortex of flames, Zeref smiled and continued, "And of course, I cannot forget about you, Natsu. You are not just my creation, E.N.D. You mean so much more to me."
"My dear little brother"
Alvarez arc: truths across 400 years
"Natsu!" Anna screamed as she slid down the melted rock. The temperature was unimaginable, but she ignored it to find Natsu. Natsu fell to the ground and struggled to breathe. "Is he gone?"Anna asked in fear as she ran to him. "Natsu, why couldn't you have waited? Are you okay?"
"talk to us, buddy," Happy called.
"I'm fine," Natsu called as he stood up. The dragon tattoo on his arm started to vanish as he looked at Zeref, who had coughed up blood.
"This feeling," Zeref muttered, "blood rushing to the surface," he laughed. "It's been years since such a feeling has found its presence in me," he laughed. As he looked at Natsu, "I must say you truly have grown strong, Natsu; your next strike very well could kill me," he laughed. "Me an immortal, another contradiction," he sighed. "I've waited for this moment for four hundred years; it's been so long that my hatred for myself has moved on to humanity" he looked to the sky, "but I suppose you should know the full truth" he smiled as Anna came to a stop "my real name is Zeref dragneel I am your older brother Natsu."
"what," Natsu asked in shock. "No, you're lying."
"I can assure you I am not," Zeref smiled. "Over four hundred years ago, our parents were killed in a dragon attack," he looked down at the memories of that day, the day his parents were killed. "I can still hear their screams. They were burned alive, and I was the only survivor, for you also died in that attack," he looked at Natsu. "I would spend the rest of my mortal life. Trying and hoping that I could revive you, to the point that I would create new life, my Etherious, the demons of the books of Zeref."
"don't listen to him," Happy shouted. "There's no way that's true."
Natsu gazed at Anna, who had halted her sprint and was now avoiding eye contact with him. "No, I'm human," he yelled, turning towards Zeref. "E.N.D. is a monster; I'm not a demon," he emphasized before being struck across the cheek. Natsu staggered back, touching his face where he could feel blood. His eyes widened as he witnessed Zeref scratch the book of E.N.D. in front of him. The act left him in a state of shock and confusion.
"Are you listening now" Zeref smiled.
"no, that's," Natsu stood back "your lying? How the hell am I, E.N.D." he screamed "he was the one who created Tartaros," he shouted. "My father Igneel sealed him away."
"that was nothing more than a lie they spread to protect you, dear brother," Zeref said. "Many truths and rumors about E.N.D are falsehoods, even the creation of your guild Tartaros; Mard Geer happened upon your book. Then he created the guild based on his belief," he laughed. "The poor fool only realized the truth moments before he died; the truth is you were a difficult child to raise. You refused to listen; it was then that I entrusted you to Igneel and Anna," he smiled. "The four dragons of Ishgar had created a plan and figured you could be helpful in it."
"wait, so you know Igneel" Natsu asked.
"Definitely," replied Zeref. "I encountered him once during my research in which I needed specific herbs. Afterward, Anna convinced me to allow you, Gajeel, Wendy, and Meredy to assist them. Igneel could teach you all. Interestingly, out of the four of you, only Gajeel remains entirely human."
"what do you mean" Natsu shouted. "No, this is a load of crap," Natsu shouted as he charged at Zeref. "I'm taking you down."
"you are a demon of the books of Zeref Natsu" Zeref smiled as tears appeared on his face "An Etherious, kill me, and you will die as well."
"I don't care," Natsu shouted. "if giving my life means stopping you, I'll do it without hesitation.
"Natsu, no" Anna screamed as she pulled him back.
"Why do you stop this, Anna" Zeref shouted. "Let this happen" he screamed.
"Natsu," Happy shouted, grabbing him with his hands. "You'll die."
"Igneel's power is fading; this is our only shot," Natsu screamed as he tried to break free.
"and what let you die." Happy shouted, "If was anyone else, you'd stop us, right" Happy cried. "Please, Natsu."
"We have to go," Anna said, tears appearing on her face. "Please don't make me choose."
"Sensei" Natsu muttered.
"come on, let's go home, don't make me go without you, " Happy cried again as Anna grabbed them both before teleporting away.
"Anna, you fool," Zeref growled. "You have doomed this world to a terrible fate," he said as his tears vanished, the injuries from his fight leaving as Invel approached him. "The one person who could have stopped me. Vanished, and thus my hesitation is gone, this world must end," he smiled as he turned to Invel, "ready the troops burn down anything that gets in our way. The fairy heart will be mine," Zeref looked away, "and one more thing, a change of clothes."
"Something worthy of an emperor"
[##Alvarez empire ost##]
"so, this is Hargeon," Dimaria asked. "I hear it's named after a flowering plant" She looked around. "Must be a theme in this place," She took a whiff of the air. "How lovely," she looked in the distance. "Randie is being held in Magnolia; I can't wait to see the look of humiliation on her face."
"you humans make no sense to me," Wall laughed. "I just wanna cause some bloodshed."
"where is Nienheart" Dimaria asked.
"he's still on his ship, ma'am."
"so, I'm on babysitting duty, a machine, and a loner," Dimaria laughed. "Yay, me" She then walked away behind her to the dead bodies of several knights. "Let's hope the wizards can put up more of a fight."
"a group of them is gathering outside of town," Wall said. "Can't wait for this fight.
Outside of Hargeon, the combined forces of Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel stood ready.
"That's a lot of soldiers," Millianna said.
"And there are even more coming in," Beth said. "We're in deep this time."
"Are we sure we can take that many" Araña asked?
"We have no choice but to," Kagura told her. "The port of Hargeon is a key location, and Alvarez has come to our homeland. We cannot let them win."
"I agree with Kagura," Lyon said. "We have to liberate Hargeon, no matter what."
"This should be good," Dimaria laughed. "Time, we show these wizards what real power is."
Natsu said nothing as he lay on Anna's lap. She sighed as Happy put his hands in the water to cool them off. "Are your paws okay?" Anna asked.
"yep," Happy cheered. "No need to worry about me."
"Sensie," Natsu asked, finally speaking after being silent. "Is it true? Is Zeref really my" Natsu stopped the conversation with Zeref playing within his head as his voice started to crack. "Is Zeref really my brother?"
[##fairy tail main theme piano ver. ost##]
"yes," Anna confirmed. "Everything he told you was true."
"But why did Igneel not stop me," Natsu asked.
"cause he loved you," Anna said, "you more than anyone knows how much he loved you like a son," she smiled. "I'll never forget that day," she ran her fingers through his hair, "how I pleaded with Igneel to spare your life."
"But if I beat Zeref," Natsu said.
"There has to be another way," Happy said.
"which is why we need to steal the book back from Zeref," Anna said. "There may be a way to give Natsu his own choice," she said. "I wanted to do it before you faced Zeref, but then he drew you out."
"and I wasted my only shot," Natsu said, "like a fool."
"the power to defeat Zeref still resides in you, Natsu," Anna said. "You consumed Igneel's blood, and once more, you have mastered the power of the fire dragon king" She looked at him. "The only reason it's unbalanced is that you've lost sight of who you are." she looked away "or, to be precise, you have yet to accept it"
"I know who I am," Natsu shouted. "I," he looked away, "I do; I'm a demon," he said, "No, I'm."
Anna embraced him. "Deep down, you already know the answer. Only when you acknowledge it will you unlock the power of the fire dragons." She explained, "I always hoped that you, Meredy, Gajeel, and Wendy would have the freedom to live your own lives and make your own decisions. That's why I refrained from intervening when I located you."
"our own lives," Natsu asked. "Lucy asked me where I planned to go after everything was over," he whispered, "and for the first time in my life, I don't know."
"that's what makes it exciting," Anna said, "the ability to have a choice, the ability to live for yourself and not be drowned by responsibilities that are placed upon you," she whispered.
"Aye," Happy said. "That's how we live." he smiled. "And I don't care what Zeref says you are; you're my friend Natsu" he smiled. "You're the heart of our team, the heart of fairy tail," Natsu said nothing. "We can beat Zeref, and you'll get to live your own life."
"We have to get the book back first," Anna said. "You promise to listen to me this time."
"yeah," Natsu whispered, "we should get back."
"First, you should rest and recover." Anna smiled. "So, we can enjoy this moment just a bit longer."
"Aye"
In the northern regions of Fiore, Sabertooth, and Blue Pegasus faced off against the Alvarez forces. "Yukino, you okay" Sting shouted.
"Yeah, I'm doing all right," Yukino shouted. "Focus on the fight," she called.
"she has a point." Minerva shouted as she took out several more "There seem to be tons of these guys."
"This battle shall be committed to memory," Rufus sang, "for you shall not get past us."
"with no end in sight," Rogue said as the four regrouped, "you smell that."
"yeah," Sting said, "smells like blood," as someone approached them. "Who's that," Sting asked. "One the spriggan twelve."
"he looks like a demon," Yukino muttered.
"I am the grim reaper of Alvarez, and one of his majesties favored Etherious," he muttered. He was a very tall, extremely muscular demon with an overall macabre appearance; his chest was covered in a black and red demonic breastplate wrapped around his lower abdomen. Attached to his breastplate are extremely large, irregularly shaped metallic pauldrons that connect and fade out into his extremely long cloak, which he uses to keep hooded his head, upon which he wears what appears to be a red oni mask with his eye area painted yellow all around extending to his chin to conceal his face. On his arms, Bloodman wears a fishnet, mesh-like material, which is partially hidden by his overly-large pauldrons and gloves; the gloves themselves are frayed and bear a zigzag pattern below the fray; however, attached to the zigzag pattern are also irregularly flowing designs that resemble the bone structure of the hand, as they travel down from the forearm of the glove and branch off at the knuckles and travel down to each fingertip. The zigzag above pattern also appears on the material exposed on the parts of his torso that Bloodman's breastplate does not cover. Around his waist, he wears a belt. His lower body is concealed from view by a dark robe that reaches up to his feet. Just below the belt, it sports a pattern of circles that travels around his person. "now come wizards face me."
"a demon of the books of Zeref," Minerva asked.
"that means he has an Etherious form," Yukino said, "it took fairy tail everything they had to face the demons of Tartaros."
"and I have a feeling this one is even stronger," Sting said as he activated his dragon force. "Get ready."
"right," Yukino said as she pulled out a gate key. "I'll use the thirteenth gate."
"we'll go with everything we have," Rogue shouted.
"if the spriggan twelve are as strong as they say, there is no reason for us to hold back" Minerva smiled.
Elsewhere the remaining four gods of Ishgar and Jura faced off against God Serena, "so it's true," Wolfhiem asked, "you have truly forsaken your motherland" he asked, "What was the reason, God Serena."
"hey, now I'm not the only one attacking," Serena said. "My two friends here are attacking as well," he said. "Are you going to lecture them?"
"so that's him," Jura asked, "the former top member of the ten wizard saints."
"yes," Hyberion said, "and behind him is the wizard king August, and I can only assume the other one is another member of the spriggan. Twelve"
"nice to meet ya," the man said. He was a tall, muscular middle-aged man with extremely short black hair and what appears to be a receding hairline, which exposes his very prominent forehead, upon which he has a small skull tattoo. Jacob noticeably lacks eyebrows and has tiny eyes with prominent dark circles; Jacob's nose is also considerably prominent, and his jaw is long and pronounced, offering much space between his chin and small mouth. Jacob also has high, shallow cheekbones and a distinct five-o'clock shadow. He wears a purple spandex turtleneck, over which he sports a black blazer, and also wears black pants. He also wears a pair of black gloves, which feature oval designs on the knuckles, to go along with his black shoes. "Jacobs Lessio, the name."
"the assassin," Wolfhiem muttered.
Back in, Magnolia Lucy sighed as she sat at the bar. 'I wonder how the others are doing,' she asked as she leaned back.
"Lucy," a voice called as Lucy turned to see Juvia approaching her.
"Good to see you up and about," Lucy smiled. "You are feeling okay."
"yeah," Juvia smiled as she sat next to her. "Where is everyone else."
"We got reinforcements thanks to the other guilds," Lucy explained, "so they went out to support them."
"I see," Juvia said as she sat down. "Are you okay? You look like your down."
"I'm fine. It's just." Lucy thought about Brandish about what she said, "The prisoner we have knew, my mother."
"how" Juvia asked
"I don't know. She's not very cooperative," Lucy said as she mixed her drink. "My mother has so many secrets that sometimes it feels like I don't even know her."
"I wouldn't put so much stock in what she said, Lucy," Juvia tried to console her friend "If anything, she is just trying to get under your skin, don't fall for whatever sick mind game she's playing."
"mind game, huh," Lucy asked, "maybe they're trying to split us up and have us fighting each other."
"that's exactly the reason," Juvia said with glee.
Underneath the pub. Brandish lay on the ground as Marin appeared. "Marin," she smiled as she sat up, "I knew you'd come. What are pets for" she smiled. "Now get me out of here."
"oh no, I'm not here to get you out," Marin smiled. "In fact," he gave a dark grin as he walked forward, grabbing her throat. "I'm going to rid myself of you once and for all," he screamed.
"Marin," Brandish managed out, "No," she screamed.
In the ports of Hargeon, the battle raged as Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel fought the Alvarez empire, everyone there giving their all.
"Get ready," Lyon shouted. "There is another wave coming at us."
"There is no end to these guys," Sherria shouted, "{sky gods: dance}."
"Sherria be careful," Sherry shouted "{Marionette attack: rock doll}" she screamed.
"don't underestimate Chubby's power," Risley shouted.
"{carrot missile}" Beth shouted.
"{kitten blast}" Millianna shouted.
"{Ice make titan foot}" Lyon shouted as she slammed the ground.
"Now this is getting interesting," Wall laughed. "Let's cause some bloodshed," he smiled as he formed several missiles. "Now, time to die," he screamed as he fired several missiles, destroying the battlefield.
"Beth, look out," Risley shouted as she pushed her friend out of the way, the missile hitting her and blowing, sending her to the ground.
"Risley" Beth shouted.
"take cover," Sherry shouted as she slammed the ground, forming a large wall as the missiles hit. "What is this"
"Everyone gets back," Kagura shouted."{Archenemy: flying form}" she screamed.
"nice one, Kagura," Sherria shouted.
"wait," Kagura muttered as she blocked a sudden attack from Dimaria, sliding back as their blades clashed.
"Impressive, your reaction time is quite sharp," Dimaria laughed. "I love your easter kimonos, beautiful," she said as Kagura jumped back.
"To think," Kagura muttered, "that someone could have so much magic power."
"where is all that power coming from," Lyon asked. "Everyone get back," he shouted. "Kagura."
"right," Kagura said. "You and I will have to take her on" She shifted a bit. "I wish master were here."
"she definitely has more power," Lyon said as he took a fighting stance to get ready.
"Hold on," Sherria muttered, her expression filled with fear. "I have a bad feeling about this." Suddenly, she screamed, "Lyon Kagura, watch out!" as she leaped forward and pushed them both down. The ground where they stood shattered, tearing Kagura's kimono to shreds.
"I didn't even see her move," Kagura muttered as they landed on the ground.
"Sherria," Lyon muttered, "if you hadn't grabbed us when you did," he looked back, "we would both be dead."
"oh," Dimaria smiled, "so I'm not the last one" She smiled. "how exciting," she smiled.
"Sherria," Sherry called. "Are you hurt?"
"I'll be fine," Sherria muttered. "Just gotta close the wound," she looked back as Dimaria stared at her, a dark grin on her face, "what is this feeling."
To be continued
The ongoing conflict between Fairy Tail and Alvarez persists while Natsu discovers a troubling revelation about his history as Zeref's long-lost sibling. Additionally, the allies of Fairy Tail encounter formidable adversaries as the Spriggan Twelve enter the fray, overwhelming the wizards with their phenomenal, magical abilities and skills that surpass all expectations. As the war with Alvarez rages on, ominous forces continue to amass.
Acnologia smiled as he stared at the sky. "I can feel you, son of Igneel; your father took my arm," he laughed. "So, in retribution, I will take your life," he smiled. "The fight I've longed for, the power of darkness," he screamed. "Soon, the dragon king festival will begin, and the victor must face me, the king of all dragons," he shouted.
"Acnologia the Arcane dragon"
Next time: Alvarez arc: Heartfilia vs. μ
