[CANA sighs]
That's enough walking.
Hot spring, take me away!
Hop in with us, Juvia.
No, I'm way too embarrassed.
Nothing to be embarrassed about,
we're all girls here.
I'm pretty sure she
wouldn't feel this way
if Gray were around.
Whoa! Gray's here?
[JUVIA gasps]
I am such a klutz!
My bath towel fell off
completely by accident!
Whoops!
How the hell is that
not more embarrassing
than being nekkers
in front of us?
How dare you make a fool of me.
You'll get what you deserve.
[LEVY giggles]
Awesome find, Gajeel!
I can't believe you
knew about this place.
[chuckles]
Unlike Salamander,
I've got class.
Gajeel can sniff out a hot
spring from hundreds of miles.
Man.
I dunno how manly
group bath time is.
What're you doing here
anyway, Ichiya?
Were you not aware?
This hot spring, which is named
Celestial Horse Abode,
is owned by my guild.
So the Blue Pegasus
guild hall is nearby?
[ICHIYA]
Yes, ma'am.
How's Jenny, by the way?
[ICHIYA]
Mm.
Her parfum's as lovely as ever.
I'll say it mingles quite well
with that of Evergreen.
Huh?
Yes.
Fried and Bixlow have both
integrated well, too.
Yet more aces in the
Blue Pegasus roster.
Wait a second. What?
What do you mean by that?
--[ICHIYA gasps]
--You idiot!
I told ya I wanted to surprise
them with the big news!
[ICHIYA gasps]
No way!
They're all a part
of Blue Pegasus?
[JUVIA] Does that mean Laxus
joined the guild, too?
I'd say that's up for debate
since he's rarely around.
Apparently, he's the type
who'd rather train elsewhere.
Now that's manly!
Jeez!
Did you have to say that?
Now ya ruined my other surprise!
Oh. My bad.
You wouldn't know it, but inside
that hard, steely exterior
beats the heart
of an event planner.
Whoops, my bad!
[ELFMAN]
Too much manhood!
[BOTH]
Hm?
Keep your mans
to yourself, would ya?
Man!
[GAJEEL muffled yelling]
[GAJEEL]
as*ault!
[CANA]
Hey!
[LISANNA yelps]
Uh...
[yells]
And there it is.
Well, that sucked.
And then I had to land
face first on this board.
[LEVY whimpers]
How rude!
Not sure he knows
what he's saying.
Poor Levy.
She doesn't deserve that.
[LEVY]
Get off me, you jerk!
--[thud]
--[GAJEEL] Owie!
What a cliché.
The parfum of young love.
[ELFMAN] Maybe I can b*at the
horrible image out of head!
Get out now!
[JUVIA] Oh, if only I could be
so lucky as to have
such a naughty little accident
with my darling Gray!
[gasps]
[GRAY]
Wh-What is this?
How can anyone have
such a level of magic power?
I-It's unreal!
[NATSU groans]
I have a craving for some
Star Mango gelato.
[BOTH]
Uh...
[gasps]
The shop is like
totally in pieces!
Who could've done this?
Uhh, it was those guys,
standing over there!
That's a lie!
The whole thing was your fault!
Oh... And I really
wanted some, too.
Let's go.
[MARIN]
Uh, Brandish, please wait!
It happened because these oafs
picked a fight
with our soldiers!
And I think the
only reason they're here
is to contact the spy!
I don't care.
Now go on and give 'em back
their A plus girls, okay?
Wh-Wha--?
But they're some of the best
in my entire collection!
You even gave the
whole idea your blessing.
You remember, don't you?
Whoa. What's happening?
An earthquake?
[MARIN]
Uh-oh!
[PEOPLE shouting]
[BOTH yelp]
Carla, take us up!
Yes, of course!
[LITTLE KID A yelps]
Hold on.
If we're flying up into the sky,
shouldn't the ground be
getting farther away?
[CARLA]
We should get over the water!
[GRAY grunts]
What's with her?
[WENDY]
No way!
How strange.
The island has somehow
changed shape.
[BRANDISH] Marin, did you
not hear what I said?
Right!
[GRAY] I've never seen
this kind of magic.
Whoa!
Lucy! Erza!
Hey!
[LUCY grunts]
That sucked.
I didn't hurt them.
I sent them off to a place
where they could chill out.
So don't worry,
they're all good.
Where were we just now?
That was absolutely horrible.
We're back on the island.
[LUCY]
Who is that?
[gasps]
[LUCY] Her magic power
is off the charts!
I don't even know how to
describe how strong it feels.
[GRAY]
She's more powerful than Gramps!
[ERZA]
Who's this girl?
Um, Miss Brandish.
Don't forget that we were
sent all the way out here
on a mission to capture
the spy and her associates.
I don't really wanna find out
what ol' Wall will have to say
if we come back home
empty-handed.
Whatever we choose to do,
I doubt Ishgar will be stupid
enough to mess with Alvarez.
Though that may be the case,
if we say we
couldn't even find them,
we'll get a big F-minus,
and who wants that?
[BRANDISH]
Honestly,
I don't really care.
Not so fast.
[LUCY gasps]
Don't be stupid!
[NATSU]
You took out one of our friends.
You really think
we're just gonna
let you walk away after that?
No! Stand down!
Eh--?
[BOTH gasp]
[BRANDISH]
I'm down one, too.
Now we're even.
Does that make things better?
I hate dealing with this.
There's so much else
I'd rather be doing.
He was your guy.
How could you?
[BRANDISH] Why would I waste
any more of my time?
It's way easier for all of us
if I tell everyone back home
I got rid of the spy
and her little friends.
So just stay away
from Alakitasia, okay?
[ERZA]
Wait.
How could she know
why we're here?
[BRANDISH]
Makarov's alive, by the way.
[gasps]
[BRANDISH] But if you guys
don't behave yourselves,
that could easily change.
So this is your warning.
You'd better run
along home, or else.
[BOTH gasp]
What is she doing?
What the--?
[PEOPLE yelling]
[TOURIST A]
Whoa!
The island got bigger earlier!
[TOURIST B]
And now it's completely gone!
[BRANDISH]
Alvarez has other wizards
just as powerful as I am.
So don't be stupid and
start a fight you can't win.
Got that, Fairy Tail?
[LUCY]
There are that many like her?
[GRAY] So they've already got
our whole mission figured out.
[ERZA]
We can't b*at or fool them.
We'll save Gramps.
[SAILOR C]
Get on! Hurry!
[SAILOR D]
I need ropes over here!
Make sure that every
citizen is accounted for!
It looks like they'll
actually be able
to get everybody on the boats.
Yeah, if those fishermen
weren't around,
this could've been
a lot worse.
[groans]
[SAILOR E]
What just happened?
[SAILOR A]
Man, that was freaky.
[SAILOR B] The island was
just here and then "poof."
[ERZA]
Did it just vanish?
No.
I think that's it there.
She shrank it.
So her magic can shrink
or enlarge things.
It's as if she has
control of their mass.
Quite an effective skill.
And it can work on an
extremely large scale.
[grunting]
[WENDY]
Poor Mest.
Ugh. I hope he's gonna be okay.
What about you?
I'm so sorry, you guys.
But I can't.
I can't use my
healing magic right now.
Hey, Happy.
Were you able to track
down that kid's dad?
[HAPPY]
Aye!
And they seem okay!
[BOY'S FATHER] Have you
seen some girls with cats?
I'd like to thank them
for their help.
All right.
So, what's our next move?
Good question.
We should start by finding out--
[LUCY screams]
[gasps]
What's happening?
We're disappearing, too!
[gasps]
[NATSU, LUCY groan]
We're fine.
It's my magic.
Warning us would've been
the considerate thing to do!
Yes! We stopped moving!
So then, where have
you taken us?
Not far.
It's near Caracol Island.
But underwater.
[LUCY]
Underwater?!
[HAPPY]
Whoa! Look at all the fishies!
[CARLA]
But why here?
I was able to get in
contact with our spy.
She gave me a set of
coordinates for a rendezvous.
[ERZA]
What a strange place.
[GRAY]
Like an underwater temple.
How is there no window here?
Wow, this is so awesome!
I can just dive right in...
I'm not sure that's
a good idea, Natsu.
I want a house like this!
[BOTH gasp]
[GRAY]
What now?
[ERZA]
Mest!
[MEST]
I don't know!
The building's moving.
What's happening?
[BOTH]
No!
Please!
Stay still!
I'm glad you've come.
[HAPPY]
Huh?
[LUCY]
Did you hear someone?
[rustling]
[gasps]
[ANGEL] Welcome to the
mobile temple Olympia.
I'm your captain, Sorano.
[giggles]
[LUCY]
It's Angel!
[LUCY]
I-I don't understand.
[GRAY]
Why are you in a swimsuit?
[CARLA]
Because we're in the water.
Hey! Put your clothes back on!
[GRAY]
Sorry!
[HAPPY]
Hold on. Is she the spy?
Uh-huh, that would be me!
[MEST] As you know,
the former Oracion Seis
are working with Jellal
as part of Crime Sorcière.
So we asked for
their help with this.
There a reason you
didn't call on Cobra?
We couldn't risk him
hearing certain things
that need to
remain confidential.
I don't believe our
paths have crossed
since that
Infinity Clock ordeal.
It's so nice to see you all.
Oh?
You do realize your
cover was blown...
...so you fled to
Caracol Island...
...which was promptly wiped out.
It's not my fault!
I barely escaped alive, ya know?
That's quite surprising,
coming from you.
Well, as it turns out, I owe
Mest a little favor now.
So I'll help you this time,
but don't be fooled into
thinking we're partners.
We appreciate it, Angel.
I mean, Sorano.
Don't forget, I'm the
one who k*lled Karen.
She tested my nerves, too.
[ERZA]
Calm down, Sorano.
[ANGEL]
Okay, fine.
[WENDY]
I have a question.
Does anyone know where
this thing is taking us?
Straight to hell.
[ANGEL] We're going
to your master, Makarov.
[ERZA] Wait, you really know
where they're keeping him?
Aren't I the best?
[YAJEEL]
I must ask, Makarov.
Have you heard the chatter
of late regarding Fairy Tail?
To be quite honest,
I do find it all shocking.
But surely you expected that.
[MAKAROV]
Oh, you misunderstand.
I'm not referring to the guild.
What I'm surprised by is
your emperor's disposition.
Because my preconceived
notions led me to believe
that he'd be more of a...
More of a harsh dictator?
Perhaps not those words exactly,
but I think you get my drift.
Always got diplomacy
on your mind, eh?
A year ago, I would
never have imagined
I'd be formally accepted
as a guest of the Empire.
Much less given
any chance to negotiate.
Although, to be fair,
I've only dealt
with you as of yet.
His Majesty has been
away from the castle
for a long time indeed,
indulging his wandering nature.
[MAKAROV] Yes, his agreeance
to speak with an old man
who has no influence
struck me as unique.
[YAJEEL] I'd say your
influence is evidenced
by the value of
the cards you hold.
[MAKAROV] You've told me
his so called "shields"
are hot-tempered,
but he can quell
their aggression.
That he could see a way forward
without any blood being shed.
Our Majesty is nothing
if not gracious.
I must say,
it's a stark contrast
to his reputation throughout
Ishgar as a fearsome warrior
who conquered
Alakitasia's guilds by force.
It's typical for those who make
history to have many facets.
After all, he is our ruler.
No matter how hard
I try, Yajeel,
I just can't seem to b*at
you at a hand of Regenca.
[YAJEEL]
You should know better, Makarov.
The key to winning the game
is to hold on to the goddess.
[CROWD cheering]
[MAKAROV]
Hm?
[CITIZEN A]
His Majesty has returned!
[CITIZEN C] I can't believe
he's been gone a whole year!
[CITIZEN B] Clear a path
for Emperor Spriggan!
[YAJEEL]
I'll be.
Speak of the devil.
Ah. I've waited
so long for this.
It's as I've told you.
Emperor Spriggan
has been made aware
of Ishgar's appeal
for non-aggression.
And when he gives
his formal endorsement,
his shields
will fall in line.
I'm overwhelmed.
[YAJEEL]
Once all this is over,
you'll be free to return
home, I'm sure.
I'm ready for that.
My children are waiting for me.
[gasps]
[CROWD] Long live Emperor
Spriggan! Long live...
[YAJEEL] He has the gift
of youthful radiance.
Something I haven't
possessed in decades.
[MAKAROV gasps]
[CROWD]
Long live Emperor Spriggan!
[MAKAROV]
Zeref?
Welcome home, Your
Majesty. A pleasure.
[ZEREF]
Good to see you too, Invel.
I realize this is sudden, but
could you assemble the ?
[INVEL]
That will take time.
If only I could predict
the haphazard arrival
of spring's first breeze,
I could've already had
them assembled here.
[ZEREF] Ha. So I'm as
capricious as the wind, am I?
Gale force. Or a dark cloud.
No. More like a
thunderstorm of death.
But a spring breeze?
That doesn't begin to
capture the gravity.
He's like a desert!
That's what I'd say!
A sandstorm bringing death
far and wide over the land!
[ZEREF]
Dimaria. Ajeel.
What colorful imagery.
[INVEL]
Have you two no manners?
How dare you speak to
His Majesty this way!
I do appreciate their candor.
[AUGUST] Am I to take it
your travels have ended,
Your Majesty?
You seem to be in very
good spirits, my lord.
Suppose I am.
[AUGUST] Does this mean
you've found the answer
you were looking for?
About Ragnarok, that is.
In Ishgar, it's known as
the Dragon King Festival.
[INVEL]
Hmph.
So we're gonna battle?
Yes! That's great!
[YAJEEL]
Your Majesty.
I am truly delighted to see
you have returned home
from your long journey
safe and sound.
Oh, Heavens!
[ZEREF]
There's no reason for worry.
Ankhselam has been rather
charitable these past few years.
Good to hear, my lord,
but I find it best to
exercise proper caution
in the presence
of such greatness.
I believe you may be aware.
An emissary all the way from
the continent of Ishgar
arrived while you were away.
[ZEREF]
Mh-hm.
I've heard, yes.
He is quite insistent on
meeting with Your Majesty
as soon as possible,
so I was hoping you'd humor
him with an audience.
But why would he?
You know there is a
proper protocol for this.
Has he filled out the paperwork?
I'd love to.
First, let me say it's an honor
to meet you, Your Majesty.
[ZEREF] I wish to speak
with this man in private.
I confess I'm a bit puzzled
regarding your true identity.
Are you Emperor Spriggan
or are you Zeref?
They are one and the same.
To those in Ishgar, I am Zeref.
In Alakitasia, I am Spriggan.
Though, if I had to choose
between the two, I'd say Zeref.
[ZEREF] For years,
I wandered far and wide,
searching to find my purpose
for living in this world.
But during that time,
I also prepared
for the Dragon King Festival.
A few hundred years ago,
I made a decision to create
a country here in Alakitasia.
It was a small,
fledgling thing at first,
but gradually, we absorbed
one guild after another.
Before too long,
it had grown into
the kind of vast amalgamation
one might call an empire.
All of this was with the goal
of obtaining the Lumen Histoire?
There's no use in trying
to deceive me.
Let's just call it
by its official name.
[gasps]
[ZEREF] The Supreme Arcane
Magic that surpasses
even the Three Grand
Fairy Spells:
Fairy Heart.
[grunts]
It's all making a lot
more sense to me now.
The Alvarez Empire is hell-bent
on getting the Fairy Heart
because of who you are.
Yes, that's true.
But I've only recently decided
that's what I truly want.
Initially, I built this
empire to be strong enough
to go against Acnologia.
To k*ll him.
The attempted invasion a
decade ago was not my doing.
As master of your own guild,
I'm sure you're familiar
with "unruly children."
However, I made the
decision to stop them,
because I knew that
it was not yet time.
So you're saying the
council's weapons,
the Etherion Cannon
and the FACE system,
weren't what turned you away?
[ZEREF] Oh, they were
factors, of course.
Our side would've suffered
heavy losses for sure.
But I'm positive that the
Alvarez Empire I've built today
could confidently take on
Ishgar, as well as Acnologia.
[MAKAROV grunts]
That's to say, there's no
room for negotiation?
Unfortunately, no.
For the real Dragon King
Festival is about to begin.
The Black Wizard, the King of
the Dragons, and you mortals.
The time has come to decide who
will live... and who will die.
[MAKAROV]
So your plan is to start a w*r?
No, an extermination.
I will not allow you to
have our first master!
[MAKAROV groans]
I'd be remiss if I didn't
offer you my sincere gratitude.
I truly appreciate you
raising Natsu for me.
[ZEREF] So I'll put an end
to your suffering quickly,
then I'll deliver your body
unto Natsu, himself.
He'll be so angry.
Perhaps it'll be enough
to destroy me.
[MAKAROV groaning]
Are there any last words
you'd like me to pass along?
You hideous soul.
You demon!
Close, old man.
But the meaning of
the name "Spriggan"
is much more akin
to "hideous fairy."
--It's Gramps!
--He found him!
[ERZA, LUCY]
Master!
Hey, Gramps!
My children are here.
Guys, I saw Zeref.
He was with Zeref!
[gasps]
You sure?
[ZEREF]
Natsu, after all this time...
...you've come.
[LUCY] After a tearful
reunion with Makarov,
it's time to escape the Alvarez
Empire and get back home.
But Ajeel of the Spriggan ,
AKA "The King of the Desert,"
is in hot pursuit.
As walls of burning sand
thr*aten to swallow
everything whole,
they begin to close in
and trap the rescue team
in a dangerous corner.
Next time: "To the
God-Forsaken Land."
Knowing that we have
friends to protect
is what pushes all
of us forward.
09x287 - Emperor Spriggan
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Lucy runs away from home to become a magician in the magical land of Fairy Tail; on her way there she meets all sorts of curious companions like a dragon and a flying blue cat.
Lucy runs away from home to become a magician in the magical land of Fairy Tail; on her way there she meets all sorts of curious companions like a dragon and a flying blue cat.