Zeref merely dismisses Tartaros as if his demon books mean nothing to him. After giving a threatening warning to Natsu, he disappears as easily as he came. I’m not too sure about how I feel concerning Zeref as a villain character, he just seems so lackluster despite the blatantly ominous vibe he is trying to create. Meanwhile, the Igneel vs Aconologia fight seems to not be going in the fire dragon’s favor. Natsu rushes to his foster parent’s side to aide 
him in this life and death struggle, but manages to reach  the fringe of the battlefield too late.
The dragons, that came forth from the other dragonslayers, sit down with the remnants of Fairy Tail’s guild members in a different location of the battlefield. Grandeeny and Wendy seem to get along fabulously, but not the same can be said of the odd exchange between Metallicana and Gajeel. The remaining dragons explain their unfortunate circumstances, that they are not living beings anymore due to their defeat by Acnologia many years ago. Natsu laments over his fallen father figure, with many regrets as any child would in that given situation. The dragons bid their farewells to the humans, leaving them to shape the future of Earthland. As Igneel’s body dissipates into energy, he offers the right words words to strengthen Natsu’s resolve to 
avenge his foster father and continue his legacy.
Fairy Tail’s guild members gather in the destroyed space that was once their guild headquarters. The end of the Tartaros arc has reopened some wounds of the heart in several Fairy Tail members. Gajeel and Wendy try to deal with the brief reunion of their foster parents, although Gajeel seems to be the more shaken up one. Juvia tries to console Gray in his loss over Silver. 
Natsu and Happy decide to embark on a journey to focus on training their bodies and minds in order to protect their friends more effectively than this last time around. They leave a note for Lucy, entailing their decision and she sttempts to chase after them only to discover they are long gone. With so many of Fairy Tail’s younger generation leaving the guild to embark on their own paths, Makarov decides to disband the once most infamous guild in all of Fiore.
The last chapter of the month reflects on what Gildarts has been up to. I particularly enjoy these chapters because there is hardly ever any dialogue, the illustrations speak for themselves and usually pack a bit more detail than typically seen in a chapter.
