User blog:Ash9876/Ashy's Reviews - Double Chapter Galore

Hey all. Sorry for the delay. Been super busy with real life. These reviews might be a bit shorter than normal individually, but there's end-of-review comments so pay attention!

"With the last few remaining years of this old soldier's life...If I can use them to create a bright future for these brats...Well...then I know what I must do...My job is a simple one."

- Makarov, Chapter 505.

"His aloof yet kind soul...The final cries of his precious, irreplaceable life...They shall forever be engraved into the hearts of his sworn family..."

- Narration, Chapter 505.

"To be able to grow up as your child...I was happy beyond words."

- Erza, Chapter 506.



Fairy Tail 505: Trump Card.
Right, so, I'll just do this as a single review because I'm a bit lazy. Both chapters had very nice covers, if I do say so myself. Heartfelt, well-illustrated and with good narration on top of that.

Chapter 505 begins with Irene enchanting the soldiers of Alvarez with "Berserker" — a spell which amplifies the target's combat abilities by several fold in exchange for their sanity. I wager a similar spell was used to enhance Neinhart's magical prowess (rather than physical), hence the discoloration of his eyes and magic power. Ghost Rider? Nope! GHOST BERSERKER!

Given that Fairy Tail and allies were already overwhelmed by the numbers, having an army of flaming heads that can push back Erza physically is just great. Irene challenges Mavis to concoct a strategy to escape this, much to Makarov's dismay.

I don't know the vast majority of you like seeing Fairy Tail in pain for some reason.

They continue to be overwhelmed and Makarov steels his heart, preparing to use Fairy Law. The rest of the Guild cheers, remembering their ace in the hole, until Mavis illuminates the truth about the Magic. Although she managed to remove the cost of the spell inflicting the Curse of Contradiction, she nonetheless could not remove the cost towards the user's life the more enemies it is being used against. Makarov is well-aware of this fact, and when Mavis tells him she has a plan, he immediately shuts her down.



I can't make a joke regarding this, really. Makarov continues to tell Mavis that despite knowing that if they followed her plan they would come out victorious, seeing his children being bruised and beaten on this hellish battlefield is something he can no longer look at with his own eyes. And so, with the last vestiges of his life, if he can give those kids a bright future, that is all he needs to do.

Erza screams, telling him that they will go back to the Guild together. But Makarov refuses to listen. He reminds her that a Guild is a family, and that they should walk ever-forward with the strength of their comrades. Saying his journey was filled with happiness, he tells all of them to be well.



And so, with a clap of his hands, a bright light enveloped the world. The screams of his children pierced through the sky, and their tears filled an ocean...He paralyzed the world's strongest, and left the battlefield empty. His displaced children looked on with confusion, and his red-haired daughter's tears flooded the ground.

There he stood, that beacon of life, now forever carved in stone....