User blog comment:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 362 - In Which Apparently Happy Is God (Natsu vs. Jackal)/@comment-4067913-20131129203600

The funny thing IS the fact that Happy's death WOULD have benefited the story ALOT. For once, he'd atleast die a hero, saving an entire town and all, and two, as Aha mentioned, motivated Natsu even more.

It's like the pantry door kryptonite of the aliens from Signs all over again!