07x253 - Tartaros Chapter – A Silver Wish

[bunniefuu]

[SILVER] It wasn't the

Dragon Slayer. It was you.

[GRAY]

Ice Make.

[GRAY]

Vambrace!

[GRAY] You lied to me.

You aren't Deliora.

You're my dad. I know you are.

[SILVER] Don't leave me

hangin', kid. Finish it.

[GRAY]

Like hell I will!

I'm your son, and you

owe me some answers!

What do you want from me?

Why are you doing all this?

[SILVER] Because what I want

more than anything else

in this world, is

for you to k*ll me.

Once upon a time, I was

a very different man.

Back then, I was your father.

But now...

[SILVER]

Now I'm just a walking corpse.

[SILVER] A dead body

that never got buried.

Seventeen years.

My life was taken from me.

I've been waiting on

the grave ever since.

[KEYES] The apocryphal

tale comes to its end.

What follows is dark

truth, colder than stone.

No. You're wrong! That

man can't be his father!

You're lying to me.

[KEYES] Truth is not

subject to what you believe.

I was there at the

story's beginning.

[JUVIA] Why are you so

proud? What did you do?

[SILVER] That old bag

of bones, the necromancer,

uses dead bodies like puppets.

But with me, he wanted

to change things up

and try something different.

What do you mean?

[SILVER] He was getting bored

with just making corpses

do his bidding.

He wanted to make

one live again.

There was no special reason

he chose me, just dumb luck,

and somehow I've been able

to keep living for this long.

But then again, I wouldn't

call this living.

Years of going crazy.

All I could think about

was getting revenge.

k*lling the demons that

took my family from me.

[SILVER]

I was in some strange lie.

I was in a Guild of Demons,

but I slayed as many as I

could without them knowing.

Sorry about freezing that

village. That was a mistake.

Thing sure looked like

a demon to me. Heh.

Anyway, I had a plan.

I would get rid of all the

other demons I could find.

Then, get started on my

"partners" in Tartaros.

But... one day...

[SILVER]

I saw you.

I thought you had d*ed

alongside Mika and me.

[CROWD cheering]

[SILVER] And I made

a realization that day.

[SILVER]

My hands were stained in blood.

After all I had done, I

wasn't fit to take revenge.

I didn't deserve it anymore.

[GRAY] So instead,

you just wanted to die?

[SILVER] I told ya,

I've been dead too long.

I just wanted it to be over.

My revenge. I needed

you to carry it out.

Is that what this is?

Why did you make me go

through all this crap?

[gasps]

[GRAY]

You k*lled my family.

And then, you k*lled

my master, too!

I'll do anything to stop you!

[SILVER]

It's gonna be okay.

Even after all this,

I know you'll be just fine.

I acted like a

monster to you, son.

I know that I hurt you.

I hope you'll forgive me.

[GRAY]

He did it all to help me.

I had to face the demon

haunting me and slay it.

Probably best if you

just put me behind you.

I mean, I d*ed such

a long time ago.

[GRAY]

How could I do that?

Whatever happened,

you're still my dad!

[SILVER]

No.

A man who'd dream of hurting

his own child is no father.

[GRAY]

That's not you.

[SILVER] I'm done talking.

Just finish me off.

You just wanna be able

to rest in peace?

I do. And be with your mother.

[SILVER]

Do it!

I deserve to die

for what I've done!

For Face! For murdering

those council members!

I'm your enemy! So k*ll me!

[GRAY]

You're right.

Even if you're really

my father by blood,

you're still an

enemy of Fairy Tail.

Our guild is bound by

something stronger than blood.

And we punish those

who do us wrong.

You live exactly as you should.

[GRAY]

I know!

But I could never bring

myself to k*ll you, dad!

[GRAY]

I can't... I just can't.

[SILVER] That's because

you're a good person.

No matter what happens,

this body isn't gonna

last much longer.

I've missed you so much, Dad.

[SILVER]

I know.

[SILVER]

I missed you too, son.

I'm proud of the man that

you've grown up to be. So proud.

I wish your mother could

see who you've become.

[GRAY crying]

[SILVER]

Hey, girl, can you hear me?

[JUVIA]

Who is this?

[SILVER]

Just making sure,

but you're Gray's

girlfriend, right?

[JUVIA gasping]

[JUVIA] Uh, that's way

too complicated to answer.

Wait, is this his father?

[SILVER]

Yeah, listen.

We don't have a whole

lotta time here,

so let me get to the point.

That decrepit old skeleton

you're fightin' right now,

that's Keyes.

He's the weakest

of the Demon Gates.

You gotta find

a way to b*at him.

He's a necromancer, and he's in

control of that old Chairman.

He's using the dead guy's corpse

to launch a few thousand

of those Face bombs.

[JUVIA] No. There are

thousands of those things?

[SILVER]

Yeah, and they're gonna go off

unless you can take that bag

of bones down real soon.

[JUVIA] But, sir, if I do that,

won't it k*ll you, too?

[SILVER]

I guess Keyes told ya that.

Oh well, you have to do it.

It's the only way to save Gray.

[NATSU yells]

[TEMPESTER]

Whoosh.

I'm gettin' real sick

of all this crap!

Rumble.

[screaming]

The more you howl, the more

you continue to prove my point.

So how 'bout I prove

another point?

The one at the end of my fist!

Dragon Sword!

[TORAFUZAR]

Heh.

[GAJEEL grunts]

[TORAFUZAR] These techniques

are all quite fascinating.

I ain't puttin'

on a show for ya!

Scumbag.

I'm a demon.

But what's most fascinating

is you're still alive.

I had no idea humans

like you even existed.

[GAJEEL] And I didn't believe

in shark demons till now.

I've never seen Nastu and Gajeel

struggle so much to win a fight.

And Juvia too.

[JUVIA screaming]

[JUVIA]

Sir, are you still there?

Sir, please!

[JUVIA]

I can't hear him anymore.

But if this will

help my darling...

[JUVIA] I'll do whatever

it takes. I can't lose Gray.

[LECTOR]

Holy cow.

Did you guys hear

that expl*si*n?

Sounds like Sting and

Rogue are wreckin' it!

Yeah. Boom!

I think everybody's

fightin' out there.

So we need to hurry

and do our part.

Let's go!

Hey, Toadstool!

Which way do we go from here?

Say what? Do not

insult me like that!

Looks can be deceiving,

ya pipsqueak.

I am one of the terrifying

Nine Demon Gates, ya know?

As if I'd ever take orders from

a talking kitty cat, anyway.

How about taking orders

from someone who could

crush you into putty?

[FRANMALTH] That's a very

convincing argument!

Okay, we need to go to

the right! To the right!

[HAPPY]

There's a wall over there!

Well, I suppose I was wrong.

I'm incredibly sorry.

Maybe it's just a little

bit farther over that way.

Uh, I'm just a wee

bit disoriented.

[yelps]

[FRANMALTH] It's another

paces up and to the left!

I don't trust this "whatever

he is" to lead us the right way.

[FROSCH] He's just not

good with directions.

Your injuries, are

they still as painful?

[MINERVA (NEO)]

No.

Well, a little better.

Ya know, all ya gotta

do is say the word

and me and Frosch here

will carry ya, m'lady.

We don't mind at all!

Using our Aera magic to

fly us wherever we gotta go

isn't such a bad idea.

If this fungal freak

would tell us the way,

we could fly there right now.

Erza's put on a couple

of pounds since the games,

but I'll bet that you and me can

probably carry her together.

Hey, do you want to die?

Did I hear somebody mention that

they wanted to die, just now?

[HAPPY, PANTHERLILY]

No, ma'am!

[LECTOR]

I don't wanna be a downer,

but this looks like a dead end.

[FROSCH]

That's super dead.

Now listen closely,

Shitake-head!

If you waste a nanosecond

more of my time,

I will dice you into

Pantherlily's chow!

I don't eat chow!

Wah! Wah! Wah!

This place is kinda in a mess

right now because you guys

started wreckin' it the

minute you got here!

So, just cut me a little bit of

slack for having to recalibrate

all of my routes to get

to the control room.

No one else would!

Last time I checked that

makes me invaluable!

Does it?

I think she's doing all she can

to keep from making him

into a soup right now.

He's less than one second away

from becoming cat

food, at least!

[FRANMALTH] Oh! Okay, okay,

I know I've said this before,

but I am truly sorry for taking

up your precious time, ma'am.

I just figured out how

to get around this!

Don't lie to me.

If you do, that's gonna be

the last thing outta your mouth

besides screams of agony!

I don't believe a thing he says.

Truthfully speaking,

in the presence of such

beautiful ladies as yourselves,

I tend to just lose

my head completely!

Stop stalling and

tell us the way!

This is exactly how we

started this whole thing!

It's like déjà-vu!

Let's go!

Aye aye, Sir!

[KEYES] I foresaw this entire

tale unfolding from the start.

Even Silver's eventual mutiny.

Any fool could've seen it.

He grew more powerful, mastering

Ice Demon Slaying Magic.

I knew he would

someday use that skill

to enact his vengeance upon us.

But, as his creator,

I relished it.

I wanted that cold

fire to keep burning.

That righteous fury would ensure

my most beloved experiment

kept going for years

into the future.

Ha, ha. The ultimate automaton,

a relentless drive paired

with a compelling narrative.

You're playing with

people's lives!

[KEYES]

Such a delicious ironic tragedy,

a dead man and a living boy

writing each other's

final chapter.

It's my master work.

And it's more than

worth every single drop

of blood shed for its ink.

Human beings aren't

meant to be played with

like your personal toys!

[KEYES]

No, not toys.

They are subjects

for my experiments.

[JUVIA]

You're disgusting.

Enjoying people's pain

like entertainment.

[yells]

[KEYES chuckles]

[KEYES] But human pain

is so entertaining.

Yours is turning out to

be quite the spectacle.

Perhaps I can use your

pain of losing the boy

to make your corpse

do unspeakable things.

[JUVIA]

Never!

You will never control me!

[KEYES] Such bold words,

motivated by fear.

Don't forget that

if I'm defeated...

...your precious Gray

will lose his father,

right before his eyes. Again.

Those tormented

cries are lovely,

but surely you can do more

than squirm, water wielder.

[JUVIA screaming]

Hang in there!

No! Where'd they come from?

Lucy!

[TEMPESTER]

Ka-bam.

I find your total lack

of an attention span

nothing short of infuriating.

That was cheap!

[LUCY screaming]

[GAJEEL]

I got ya!

Get the hell outta my way!

You're not leaving our battle.

Get your bony hands

off! Let go! Now!

Where did all those

skeletons come from anyway?

This place is a necropolis.

And for Keyes, it's like

an endless arsenal.

Hey! I know that we can

still b*at these punks!

[KEYES]

What's holding you back?

Strike me down and

extinguish the spirit

of your true love's

dearly departed father.

Do it. Sever the bond

between them for all eternity.

No, I won't.

[KEYES]

As captivating as humans can be,

you're always so

dreadfully predictable.

Juvia!

[KEYES] Always sacrificing

logic for emotion

to feed your own wretched

desires and egos.

And you call me disgusting.

[KEYES]

How pitiful.

No way she's dead.

This can't be real.

[KEYES chuckling]

[KEYES] Another human's tale

has reached its conclusion.

However, I'm sure it

will be nothing more

than a footnote

in my glorious saga.

[BOTH]

Uh?

[KEYES]

What's happening to me?

[JUVIA]

I meant it.

[KEYES]

Wha--?

She's inside of him.

That's the craziest

thing I've ever seen.

[JUVIA] You can't just

toy with human lives.

They're not yours to play with!

[KEYES]

She's transformed into water!

Is he dying?

Surely not.

[KEYES] How could I

have been so careless?

I've been bested by

pathetic human magic?

[JUVIA] My darling Gray will

never truly lose his father.

You won't break their bond!

[KEYES screaming]

He'll live on forever

in his heart!

You will never erase him

from that sacred place!

No one can!

Because true love will always

outlast death, no matter what!

[NATSU chuckles]

[GAJEEL chuckles]

Juvia.

[JUVIA crying]

[KEYES] It's over. My tale

has finally reached its end.

Keyes is gone. She k*lled him.

[JUVIA crying]

[JUVIA]

Please forgive me, my darling.

It was all for

your sake, I swear.

[SILVER]

You released me. Thank you.

[JUVIA]

Sir, I...

[SILVER]

That's quite a day, kiddo.

You ended my suffering,

and saved all the

magic in the world.

[JUVIA]

I don't know what to say.

[SILVER]

You don't need to say anything.

[SILVER]

Just take care of my boy.

[JUVIA]

I will.

[GRAY] Goodbye, Dad.

I hope you can rest in peace.

[SILVER]

You have to finish my story.

[SILVER] I mastered Ice Demon

Slayer Magic for one reason.

I knew that's what

it would take.

I wanted use it to k*ll

E.N.D. A fire demon.

[SILVER]

That is my legacy.

And I'm passing it on to you.

I'm an Ice Demon Slayer now.

I swear, I'll k*ll E.N.D.

[LUCY]

As the life or death battle

between wizards and

demons continues,

the Dragon Slayers Natsu and

Gajeel give everything they have

and more for a seemingly

hopeless endeavor

to strike fear into the

hearts of true demons.

But much like the hulking masses

in which their Etherious

forms manifest themselves,

a shadow of terror obscures

all light from above.

Next Time:

"Tartaros Chapter Air."

The depths of the

netherworld hold darkness,

a pitch-black terror

that never ends.