User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 408 - In Which The Vasto Lorde Arrive (Absolute Demon)



"My true name is Mard Geer Tartaros. You can call me the King of Hades. The absolute demon."

- Mard Geer to Natsu and Gray

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All systems are up and running TOM; are you ready?

Okay. Everyone, take a breath, steady your hearts, and if you're standing because you're on a smartphone or just like to carry laptops around your house, take a seat, because I'm about to state the impossible:

I actually liked this chapter.

Yeah, I just typed those words, and did it without laughing my ass off. I actually liked this chapter, and it took Gray being badass to do it. So let's get star-! Whoa! Kinda quick to the trigger there, Ace.

And that is what makes this chapter for me, actually. I've never been a fan of Gray, and Ash can tell you that, but Gray is a fucking BEAST right here. Gray utterly dominates this fight, and while I've always hated that about Erza and Natsu, Gray doesn't usually GET these kinds of moments. And the fact that he's handling Mard Geer, who actually gave Natsu a little trouble, warms the space where my heart used to be. Swearing to honour his father's wish, Gray utterly owns Mard Geer before he's utterly STOPPED.

Dumbledouche makes his return!

Yeah, remember him? Looks like Hiro does too because he brings back Dumbledouche, who SLAMS Gray's skull down before knocking him back. Again, this man is the only thing preventing Gray from utterly dominating this entire fight. Dumbledouche, who was left for dead, returns as a bloody demon, who is stronger than the nine demon gates. Yeah...that could prove problematic for the wiki later, but we'll see. Natsu gives some speech I could care less about, and tries to go mano y mano with Jiemma, before the man throws him aside like the trash he is. Who Dumbledouche REALLY wants is Sting and Rogue. And now begins the most epic fight of our time that...we will never see as Natsu and Gray's fight with Mard Geer takes priority.

Cometh the Hour of our Reckoning, we will be ready Cometh the Man who﻿ will Fight beside me and be steady Cometh the Angel, the messenger from Hell we dreaded Cometh the Devil's disciples, so we must be ready

This shit right here is the second thing that made the chapter for me. While Sting and Rogue have their threesome with Dumbledouche, Gray and Natsu take on Mard Geer, who finally decides to become serious, transforming into a Vasto Lord-I mean, his Etherious form. And that just bleeds awesome to me. I just realized, however, that the last few chapters of FT have taken place within less than twenty minutes. ....This is gonna be Namek, isn't it?

Okay, let's score this.

Score
Hiro's art is always his saving grace, so ✓+. The story, I won't rank too low. We didn't get anywhere, but at least we know what happened to Jiemma, so...hey? ✓. The fight, however, was what I loved best. Gray utterly dominated before Jiemma arrived, and the fact that he doesn't get to shine as often as everyone else is what makes it so cool here. And even better is Mard Geer's demon form (let's factor this into the art too). ✓+. In all, the chapter earns a ✓.



Fairy Tail is all done for today, but the main series should be back this week with Fairy Tail 409 - A Black and White Lynchpin. You can bet I'll be right here to bring everyone the details as they come on in!