09x318 - My Name Is...

[bunniefuu]

[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.