09x283 - Ikusatsunagi

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[NARRATOR] As Natsu and

friends are locked in battle

with the black magic

cult, Avatar,

Erza, Juvia, and Wendy swoop in,

giving them an advantage over

the force of thousands.

Arlock, the high

priest of Avatar,

calmly greets the force

from Fairy Tail,

revealing he'd

expected their arrival.

Meanwhile, something weighs

heavily on Natsu's mind:

How to prevent Rogue's

tragic message

from the future

from coming true.

[ROGUE] Gray Fullbuster

will k*ll Frosch.

[NARRATOR] If this prophecy

does come to pass,

darkness will infect Rogue

completely, and the whole world

will be thrown into

chaos and destruction.

It's up to Natsu and the

remaining members of Fairy Tail

to not only stop Avatar's

plan of annihilation,

but also prevent the future

Rogue warned them of

from becoming reality.

The rear forces have been

completely eradicated,

Your Eminence.

And the vanguard can't

advance any farther!

These foes... the magic they

use... it's just too strong.

We'll never defeat them!

The enemy's come

to finish us off!

Ah! This can't be real!

We have over ,

fighters on our side!

Yeah, that's true. And there's

only a handful of them.

[NATSU] Doesn't matter

how many you've got.

The odds are against you.

Chumps like you will

never b*at Fairy Tail.

[ARLOCK] And when Ikusatsunagi

begins to tremble

the ground beneath us,

the purification will begin.

How 'bout I make you tremble?

[AVATAR A]

Your Eminence!

Forgive me, but we

may need to postpone

the purification

plan's sacrifices.

We're about to lose every

single one of our branches!

[NATSU] He's right, so you

should give up now!

[ARLOCK] Heh, the optimistic

ignorance of youth.

I myself remember those days.

But that optimism

dies with age.

Worn down by one's journey

through the sorrows of life.

That voyage always

ends in suffering.

[ALL gasp]

He deflected it?

[ARLOCK] It would appear that

you are a highly skilled wizard.

But will you be able

to deflect this?

[ALL yelp]

[ARLOCK]

Impressive.

Alas...

[NATSU yelling]

Why the heck can't I break it?

[NATSU] Ugh. Oh, of course

your att*cks go right through!

That's cheating!

Here goes!

[yells]

He thinks he can just

push his way through?

Dream on, kid!

There's not a wizard alive

who can break through

Master Arlock's magic walls!

[ALL gasp]

--[AVATAR yelling]

--[ARLOCK gasps]

Nice try, pal! These walls

ain't gonna stop me!

[ARLOCK]

Impossible!

[NATSU]

Fire Dragon...

...Iron Fist!

[AVATAR screaming]

[HAPPY, LUCY gasp]

Now. The creepy

ol' boss is down.

So that means,

all their plans are over.

[ARLOCK laughs]

[NATSU]

Hm? What's so funny?

[ARLOCK]

You'll still suffer defeat.

[NATSU]

What?

[ARLOCK] I b*rned away the flesh

from my own face for this day.

It was worth every

last morsel of pain.

If it were possible,

I would do it all again.

What's with all

the crazy talk?

[ARLOCK]

O terrifying god of battle,

remember our covenant.

I made the requisite sacrifice,

now unleash your fury!

Ikusatsunagi! I summon thee!

What the--?

[AVATAR gasping]

Not good.

[HAPPY]

Uh-oh.

My fur's tingling!

What's going on?

I sense a vortex of

magic power forming!

Can you feel it?

The air around us has changed.

Grandfather's spell

is starting to work.

[giggles]

Everybody's gonna die and

I'm so totally psyched.

It's finally happening!

The sacrifice has started,

and soon, we'll meet

our dark lord Zeref!

[AVATAR yells]

Stop that woman at once!

k*ll her!

[AVATAR screaming]

Something feels wrong.

[AVATAR B]

Your Eminence?

[AVATAR C]

It's gonna k*ll us, too!

[gasps]

[AVATAR shouting]

Huh?

Whoa! It's a big ol' foot!

Outta the way! That gigantic

monster's gonna crush you!

[ABEL whimpering]

[AVATAR screaming]

Those are his men.

Awful.

Call that thing off!

Don't you see it's

stompin' on your guys?

[ARLOCK laughs]

This the how the

purification plan works!

What do you mean?

[ARLOCK] The true

sacrifices are the souls

of every last devoted

follower of Avatar.

The townspeople

are just a bonus.

[ARLOCK] They have pledged

their lives to Zeref,

and now, they are

giving their very souls.

Their gifts will entice our

dark lord to appear to us.

He will guide us into

a grand new age!

Say what?

[ARLOCK laughs]

[ARLOCK]

The god of w*r, Ikusatsunagi,

will not be stopped until

he takes every life

that dares remain here!

Hold on. Is Grandfather actually

trying k*ll all of us, too?

WTF?!

[JUVIA gasps]

That thing's terrifying.

Where'd it even come from?

It's one of the

battle gods of Yakuma.

How is that possible?

[NATSU]

I can't believe it.

They don't give a damn

about their friends.

I'll show them!

[AVATAR yelling]

It's unreal. A god.

Here to purify.

[ABEL]

So enormous!

[D- ]

Victory will be ours.

[BOTH gasp]

He's beginning to att*ck!

[AVATAR D]

The ground's being torn apart!

[AVATAR E]

This is crazy!

No. I wanna live.

[LUCY gasps]

Hang on! You see what I see?

[gasps]

Somebody's up there!

Running on the sword!

No way.

It can't be!

Oh, yeah. There he goes.

Natsu!

[yelling]

Natsu.

[ARLOCK]

Your efforts will be in vain.

You cannot stop a god.

His power is far beyond

your understanding.

It's time, my loyal brethren.

Offer up your very souls to him.

Sacrifice yourselves.

Do it in the name of Zeref.

[NATSU]

How can you do this?!

[NATSU]

Don't you care about them?!

This is not how you

treat your friends!

[ARLOCK laughs]

[ARLOCK]

Fool.

Your youthful inexperience

has left you so naive.

Time teaches us that friends

are but a means to an end.

You're wrong!

Friends are people that

share the same goal.

Who come together 'cause that's

the only way to move forward!

They might not all look

alike, or think alike,

but they make a pledge

to grow together.

Laugh and cry together.

Help each other.

And put their faith

in each other!

[ARLOCK] What you're talking

about is just dependency.

[NATSU] I don't give a

crap what you call it!

But what I'm talking

about is the bond

that's always been my salvation!

Friendship is what

gives me power!

It's what fires me up!

[yells]

You cannot hurt a god!

[NATSU] I made a promise to

protect those dear to me.

[inaudible]

[NATSU] I will never stand by

and watch when someone needs me.

Not again.

That's why....

I'll get even stronger!

[NATSU] My father Igneel

gave me this flame!

Fire Dragon King...

...Destruction Fist!

[NATSU] My father Igneel

gave me this flame!

Fire Dragon King...

...Destruction Fist!

[yells]

[gasps]

My friend. You have

grown so strong.

[BOTH chuckling]

[WENDY giggles]

[AVATAR F]

I don't believe it.

[AVATAR G] That wizard

completely annihilated

the battle god.

[ARLOCK]

Impossible.

How could this have happened?

[ALL whimpering]

An entire army and a god...

defeated by this ragtag bunch?

Monsters.

It's not fair. Who do

they think they are?

[AVATAR H]

Please, don't hurt us!

[AVATAR I]

Run!

[D- ]

You fools!

The purification

plan isn't over yet!

We're just gonna have

to do it ours-- Ah!

[D- ]

Abel, no!

[gasps]

[GAJEEL] You know this

is forbidden magic,

so I'm gonna need

to confiscate it.

[D- ]

How dare you.

[grunts]

You left yourself

completely open.

Don't let anyone escape!

Arrest all of these scumbags!

It's Gajeel!

And Lily, too!

I don't understand.

Obviously, they work

for the council now.

It's bizarro world!

[LUCY]

Levy, wait up!

[LEVY gasps]

Hey, Lu-lu.

[LUCY] Wow. I guess

the rumors were true!

You're really working

for the council now!

[LUCY giggles]

I missed you so much!

This is such a nice surprise!

I never expected to

run into you here!

I thought you were a reporter.

[NATSU]

Huh?

Good to see you guys!

Natsu!

Been a long time.

Hey there!

[NATSU]

Whoa! You look just like Gajeel!

[growls]

Are you trying to get

under my skin already?!

Nah, man, I just thought you

were too much of a rebel

to work for the council.

Money doesn't grow

on trees, ya know.

But that old tree

did offer me a job.

You mean ol' Warrod

hooked you up?

[WARROD]

Oh, that metallic young man?

That's really something.

He's the head of the Custody

Enforcement Unit now?

And he joined because

of the advice I gave him?

Honestly, I was only joking.

[GAJEEL]

That means any guild wizard

has to do what I tell 'em.

So I'm gonna be puttin' you

under arrest, Salamander!

For makin' that

stupid, ugly face!

And you're goin' down

for indecency!

[gasps]

[GAJEEL]

Juvia. Uh.

You're too clammy!

I am?

[GAJEEL]

Yep!

Happy! You're eatin'

way too much fish!

Yumminess isn't a crime, okay?

[GAJEEL]

And Wendy Marvell.

You're under arrest because,

um, because reasons!

What? But I didn't do anything!

That leaves you.

I shouldn't have to explain

to you what you did, Gray.

Don't expect me

to go easy on ya.

[GAJEEL yells]

Hey, Erza!

No, she's angry!

Yeah! I'm so scared, Natsu!

Listen up, just because

you look like Gajeel,

that doesn't give you the

right to behave like him.

The hell are you sayin'?!

I am Gajeel!

No way.

The Gajeel I know would

never work for the council.

Is that so?

This man is in fact

the real Gajeel.

[NATSU, ERZA]

He is?!

You weren't joking? You really

didn't believe it was him?

I'm glad that's

been cleared up.

[KNIGHT A]

We've got Arlock!

[KNIGHT B]

Bring him into custody!

Let me go!

[D- ]

Well, this is embarrassing.

I'm so bummed.

This is my worst nightmare.

As I'm sure you can tell,

we were ultimately able

to bring Avatar's

purification plan to a halt.

But I can't take the credit.

I know who to thank.

It was clear when we

stormed their hideout.

Doesn't look like

anybody's here.

Check this out.

[PANTHERLILY]

"The ultimate elimination

will be held at Malba."

This looks a lot

like Gray's magic.

Sure does.

We never would've been

able to find this place

without your help, Gray.

Thank you.

No problem, but I'm sorry

for the trouble I caused.

I know it was a pain.

Don't worry, dear.

The only thing that really

matters is you're okay!

[LEVY] Not gonna lie,

you had me fooled.

Wish I could say

the same for you,

but you gotta do some

work on your disguises.

Oh. You knew that was me?

I'm lost. I have no idea

what they're talking about.

[CARLA]

And where did Erza come from?

[LUCY]

I'll explain later.

So that's them.

Gray's former guildmates.

Their bond still seems

extremely strong to me.

[PANTHERLILY] The important

thing is, the city is safe.

[LEVY]

No thanks to us, unfortunately.

[GAJEEL]

Eh...

We kicked some butt

Fairy Tail style!

It feels so good to work as

a team with all of you again!

You look like you've gotten

a little taller. Am I right?

Sorry. I'm exactly

the same as before.

It feels like we're back

at the ol' guild hall.

I have to admit,

I feel the same.

[giggles]

I've really been missing

times like these.

[ERZA]

All right! Victory is ours!

Let us raise a

shout of triumph!

[ALL]

Yeah!

Of course, we come

all the way out here

because we were worried...

...and instead, they've

somehow managed to take down

an entire army all

by themselves.

[STING] Not to mention

that huge monster. Heh.

Wow. I mean, you

gotta hand it to 'em.

Yeah, those crazy

Fairy Tail guys

really don't take crap

from anybody, do they?

I bet you "think so

too," huh, Frosch?

What the--?!

Where'd Frosch run off?!

Aw, man!

Hey. Frosch! Where are you?

Uh!

[ROGUE yelps]

[ROGUE] Did Frosch have

to go mingle with them?

Hold on. I think that's

Frosch from Sabertooth.

Yep. I think so, too!

[gasps]

What are you doing so

far away from home?

[FROSCH]

Good question.

[NATSU screams]

That big jerk! He broke

his promise to me!

What do you mean?

[ROGUE] Gray Fullbuster

will k*ll Frosch.

[NATSU] I want you to

swear you'll stay put.

You and Frosch can't leave

town until I get back.

[GRAY]

All right, you.

[gasps]

Get closer so I can see

your cute widdle face!

Awww.

[NATSU]

Huh...?

Just looking at you

makes me happy!

[FROSCH chuckles]

[NATSU]

Uh... I...

[ERZA]

Yes, Frosch is adorable,

but you still need to try

to get control of yourself.

[GRAY chuckles]

[GRAY]

I know, but I can't help it.

[JUVIA] Gray, should I

be worried, darling?

I'm cute, too!

[LUCY laughs]

Oh, no! Is he trying to

take away my Frosch?!

You do realize everyone

loves Frosch, right?

[LECTOR]

Yeah. Sting's gotta point.

It's just one of those

things ya kinda can't deny.

[STING] Well, let's go

mingle with 'em, too.

[ROGUE grumbles]

[ALL chattering]

Hey! Natsu!

We just wanted to come

and congratulate you

on a job well done!

I'm gonna be right

there, Frosch!

Oh, wow! It looks like Sting

and Rogue are here, too!

It's good to see you again!

Hey there, Lector!

You gotta give Frosch

back to me now!

Okay, sorry about that.

There's no reason

for you to get upset.

I think so, too!

[LUCY gasps]

[ROGUE]

Come on, Frosch.

You should know better

than to run off like that.

[FROSCH]

I'm sorry!

[LECTOR]

Calm down, Rogue.

No need to be all harsh.

[STING]

What? Gajeel?

You're working for

the council now?

This is just a joke, right?

[PANTHERLILY] I had a

feeling he'd say that.

[GAJEEL] Oh, you think

it's a joke, huh?

Well, you can laugh

about it plenty in jail!

[LECTOR] Hey. Relax.

He was just being friendly.

Gray, my love!

How come you've never

once treated me with

the same affection

you're giving Frosch?

[GRAY]

Jeez.

Give me a break and stop

being so freaking clingy!

[chuckles]

[LUCY]

Around years ago,

a powerful Dragon Slayer bathed

in an overabundance of blood

from his prey, which turned

him into a terrifying creature.

The black king of the dragons.

Elsewhere, a solitary

magical prodigy

haunted by the family he lost,

immersed himself in the

study of forbidden magic.

Little did he know,

this would draw

the wrath of the god Ankhselam.

Next Time: "Memoirs."

And thus, the sorrowful

gears of fate begin to turn.