[CANA panting]
[gasps]
[gasps]
No. Seriously?
Tell me...
Do you care about your father?
Huh?
Well, he's not my favorite
person, to be honest.
[GILDARTS]
Huh?!
How can you say that, sweetie?
We'll talk about our issues
later, but not right now!
[grunting]
Ha. Kids, am I right?
[AUGUST] What about you?
Do you love your child?
[GILDARTS]
Ya damn right I do!
I've traveled the world,
and I have mastered every form
of magic it has to offer,
but there's one thing
I've yet to understand.
[AUGUST] The love shared between
a parent and their child.
What?
There's really nothin'
too complicated about it.
[chuckles]
If that's true, answer this.
It's a simple question.
If your child were to
perish before your eyes,
tell me, what exactly
would you feel?
Huh?
I won't reject you, Zeref.
I accept who you are.
I may be the only one,
but I understand how you feel.
You can't give up.
I know we'll find a way to
lift the curse, someday.
Together. Just you and I.
Do you mean that?
Yes!
[ZEREF]
Oh, Mavis.
[ZEREF]
This is the first time
anyone's ever been
truly kind to me.
[MAVIS]
Come on.
You've probably forgotten
what it's like. That's all.
I know that I've never felt
this way about anybody before.
[PRECHT]
Oh, god.
Was this curse what
caused Rita's death?
[PRECHT grunts]
[PRECHT] No. I can't let
anybody else find out.
The guild would not survive.
[growls]
[GILDARTS]
You bastard.
If you even dare lay
a finger on my Cana,
I'll hurt you so bad
you'll be begging to die!
Stop!
Don't be dumb! He's trying
to provoke you!
Take this!
[GILDARTS growls]
[GILDARTS yells]
[gasps]
Are parents supposed to
love their children?
Is that the way things are
meant to be in this world?
[GILDARTS] Yeah! What kinda
question is that?!
If that is true...
...then why?
Why was His Majesty's
child never shown love
from his father?
[GILDARTS]
Huh?
Outta the way!
Cana, stop!
No! I can handle myself fine!
I'm not a little girl.
I'm a grown woman!
So get outta the way!
Cana.
Let it go already.
[chuckles]
No can do.
No matter what, you're my
little girl and I love you.
Yet still, His Majesty's
child was never shown love.
Father... I must protect him.
Father needs me now
more than ever.
[yelling]
[NATSU]
Fire Dragon... Roar!
[yells]
[MAVIS]
Gray, Lucy, Happy.
Are you at the guild hall?
[LUCY]
You hear that?
[HAPPY]
It's the First Master!
[MAVIS]
You need to leave this instant!
What?
[MAVIS] I'm approaching
the guild hall myself.
I need you all
to meet me nearby.
[LUCY]
But Natsu's in trouble.
We can't just leave him.
[MAVIS]
Have faith.
In Natsu. And in me
as well, please.
[MAVIS]
Hurry!
This is for Natsu's sake.
His fate is in your hands.
What do you mean by that?
[MAVIS] I promise, I'll explain
everything in person.
There's a chance the enemy is
listening in on my telepathy.
His fate's in our hands?
Let's go.
If we stay here,
we'll be in his way.
[HAPPY]
Aye!
Natsu.
Don't you dare lose!
[ZEREF]
This is so much fun, Natsu.
[NATSU]
Huh?
[ZEREF] The stakes of this
battle are unbelievably high.
It'll decide the
future of humanity.
[NATSU]
What?
Yet, even so, I'm
rather enjoying it.
This Curse of Contradiction
is quite strange.
I can hardly make sense
of my own feelings.
[chuckling]
[NATSU]
Tch.
I'm sick of hearin'
this crap from you.
Whatever happens, I'm enjoying
this time immensely.
[gasps]
You're insa--
[ZEREF]
Huh?
Go to sleep now.
Where the hell did
you come from?
Larcade, you're here.
Father, I made it in time.
Huh? Father?
Come on, Natsu!
Keep it together!
Gotta stay awake,
no matter what!
Now, this is your chance.
k*ll him! Quick!
You can finally be free
from your brother's spell!
May his spirit of pure white
into the heavens take flight!
[LARCADE]
Father! Do it!
[gasps]
[PRECHT]
No. That's impossible.
According to this data...
...there's another
life inside Mavis' body.
Unbelievable.
[PRECHT]
What am I supposed to do?
Should it die?
Or should it live?
[PRECHT]
Should it die? Or live?
Die?
Or... live?
[gasps]
You are not to
interfere in this.
[AUGUST]
Why?
Why was His Majesty's child...
not allowed to be shown love?
[GILDARTS]
What's your deal, old man?
How can you get lost in thought
in the middle of a fight?
You're a cocky ol'
geezer, aren't ya?
I'm gonna grab that beard...
and tear it off your face!
Move it!
[yells]
Careful, Cana. All Crush!
Did that get him?
Keep your guard up.
[gasps]
[CANA, GILDARTS scream]
[GILDARTS]
None of my spells are working,
and even Fairy Glitter didn't
put a scratch on him.
Your pathetic fatherly
love won't save you!
Cana!
[CANA gasps]
[CANA]
Gildarts!
Gildarts!
[GILDARTS grunts]
Hey, this is practically nothing
compared to what
Acnologia did to me.
I'm... fine.
[CANA]
You don't have to do this!
[GILDARTS] I'm doin' exactly
what I've gotta do.
Because I'm your father.
[gasps]
It's kinda funny.
Back in my younger days,
I pretty much only cared
about my own damn self.
But from the moment
she came into my life,
my child was the only thing
that mattered to me.
If that were really true,
then why did you run away?
[GILDARTS] I just thought
it would be awkward for you
to have your old man
hangin' around.
But Daddy's happy to stay
with you forever and ever
if that's what you
want, sweetie!
[CANA]
That sounds frickin' annoying!
[GILDARTS]
I was right.
[chuckles]
Thing is, when my
kid needs help...
...I'll do whatever I gotta do!
And that means, now I'm
gonna have to take you
to the grave with me!
No, wait!
[GILDARTS yells]
[CANA]
Gildarts, please! Don't do it!
[chuckles]
Please stop this!
Dad! No!
You fool!
No, you're wrong.
I'm a loving father!
[LARCADE]
I don't understand.
Why'd you do this?
Why, Father?
I do not have any children.
That's not true. You do.
I am your son, and
you are my father.
[ZEREF chuckles]
You're merely another demon
from the Book of Zeref.
[ZEREF] One experiment
out of countless others
on my path to create Natsu.
You happened to come
out rather well,
so I let you carry
the Dragneel name.
That's all there is to it.
But even so, I still...
And you had the
gall to interfere
in my fight with Natsu?
When I was finally
enjoying myself.
You're worthless!
You're nothing but a failure!
That's enough!
[ZEREF]
Now, Natsu.
If you're ready to
continue, shall we?
[LARCADE crying]
[PRECHT] Mavis bore a child,
and Zeref is the father,
but how?
It's true.
Her appearance was frozen,
but she's an adult woman.
But that's not the issue here.
The real predicament
is the child.
He possesses immense magic power
that's neither light nor dark.
Was I wrong... to let him live?
[BOY]
Precht abandoned me,
but I don't resent him for it.
[BOY] I learned about Zeref
and Mavis from my memories.
Because I came from them.
I was born with
enough magic power
to be able to remember
way far back.
[BOY]
My childhood was very difficult.
It was a struggle
just to survive.
[BOY]
But then, someone saved my life.
It was Father.
Well? You ready?
No matter what type
of magic you try,
there is nothing you
can do to defeat me.
Afraid you're wrong,
you old geezer.
There's just a trick to it.
[AUGUST]
What?
Dad, you can't!
[GILDARTS] I think all you're
doing is copying spells.
That's how you're able to
neutralize pretty much
any kind of magic
that's thrown at you.
[AUGUST]
Impossible!
How could he have figured
it out so quickly?
So tell me... if you can block
even my most powerful spells,
not to mention Fairy Glitter,
why would you need to
dodge Cana's cards?
'Cause there's magic
you can't block.
That's holder-type magic.
[gasps]
It makes sense to me.
It's a lot like how
Lucy needs her keys
so she can summon her
Celestial Spirits, right?
[GILDARTS] You can't copy
magic that relies on tools.
I knew there had
to be something.
So!
Cut it out with all that "taking
you to the grave" crap
you've been sayin', would ya?
I'm not gonna die!
I'd never see another smile
on my sweet girl's face!
[BOY] When I met my father,
he didn't know who I was.
But I figured...
that was okay with me.
And whatever I send
outta this prosthetic arm,
you can't copy!
[BOY]
I started working for my father.
Me and him, building
a country together.
[GILDARTS]
Purifying Truth!
[GILDARTS]
Absolute Heaven!
[screaming]
[BOY] My father realized
that he would have
to give me a name.
I remember a wonderful time
I was blessed with the
company of a special girl.
It was in the summer,
during the month of August.
Somehow, you remind
me very much of her.
[ZEREF]
August.
[AUGUST]
My name.
[AUGUST] Why did His Majesty
never show love for his child?
[AUGUST]
It was because...
[AUGUST] ...because he never
realized he had one.
[LUCY] Larcade lies on the
ground, wincing in pain,
and crying from
Zeref's rejection.
August shares a similar wound.
He grew up never knowing the
warmth of a father's love,
but now he feels the fury of
a man protecting his child.
The intense fighting
comes to an end,
and though the
bonds of friendship
have been tested time
and time again,
will fate destroy what
connects a family?
Next Time: "Compassion."
I pray that those
who walk in sorrow
can see the light of love.
09x318 - My Name Is...
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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.