# 295 - Across 400 Years
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**[00:11] ---**
The land... is burning...!
**[00:15] ---**
Incredible!
**[00:17] ---**
This is the end, Zeref!
**[00:22] ---**
Now, after all this time,
my wish is finally granted...
**[00:32] ---**
Thank you...
**[00:35] ---**
...Igneel.
**[00:37] ---**
Anna...
**[00:40] ---**
Layla...
**[00:42] ---**
Mavis...
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My dear little brother...
**[00:52] ---**
...Natsu.
**[01:08] ---**
Me & you made it through the bad times
**[01:12] ---**
Change the game -
You taught me the importance
**[01:19] ---**
of sharing roundabout times
that are too much to overcome alone
**[01:25] ---**
I have faith in our vision
**[01:28] ---**
for the future -
Sure enuff (uh, uh huh)
**[01:32] ---**
Unneeded reasons,
lingering hopes, and feelings of apprehension
**[01:35] ---**
Just ball it all up and let it go
**[01:37] ---**
No matter what happens, keep ya head up
**[01:42] ---**
Now let's go, to the future we seek
**[01:46] ---**
We can make it (uh huh)
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There's no stopping us (uh huh)
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The world may change again today,
**[01:54] ---**
but you're my family (uh huh)
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We have an unwavering wish and dream
**[01:58] ---**
We are down by law -
Just know this
**[02:02] ---**
We'll never, ever run from a fight
**[02:07] ---**
We are down by law -
no matter what walls stand in our way
**[02:11] ---**
We'll go right over them -
Woo we do it for real
**[02:21] ---**
(We do it for real)
**[03:01] ---**
Natsu!
**[03:03] ---**
I'm okay!
**[03:05] ---**
I'm okay... I can unleash one more attack!
**[03:20] ---**
Lend me strength... Igneel...
**[03:25] ---**
All I need is one more attack!
**[03:31] ---**
"Across 400 Years"
**[03:37] ---**
You've really...
**[03:38] ---**
...grown stronger, Natsu.
**[03:46] ---**
You, if anyone, might be able to stop me...
**[03:49] ---**
That's what I kept telling myself.
**[03:53] ---**
But things took a little too long.
**[03:56] ---**
I'd stopped worrying about destroying myself
**[03:59] ---**
and focused on destroying the world instead.
**[04:03] ---**
Until seeing you just now.
**[04:10] ---**
Your next strike could
actually destroy me, an immortal.
**[04:17] ---**
It all depends on your strength.
**[04:25] ---**
So knowing that...
**[04:28] ---**
...I have something important to tell you
while I'm still alive.
**[04:32] ---**
Huh?
**[04:35] ---**
My name is Zeref Dragneel.
**[04:40] ---**
I'm your older brother.
**[04:46] ---**
Huh?
**[04:49] ---**
About 400 years ago,
dragons burned our parents to death.
**[04:57] ---**
My little brother Natsu also died.
**[05:02] ---**
Wh...
**[05:03] ---**
What the hell are you talking about?
**[05:07] ---**
I researched ways to bring you back to life.
**[05:11] ---**
In the end, I succeeded in creating
new life forms called "Etherious,"
**[05:14] ---**
also known as the
"demons of the Book of Zeref."
**[05:18] ---**
That's who you are, Natsu.
**[05:21] ---**
Etherious Natsu Dragneel...
**[05:24] ---**
...E.N.D.
**[05:35] ---**
N-Natsu!
**[05:37] ---**
Don't believe what he says!
**[05:40] ---**
Yeah! I'm Zeref's brother,
I'm dead, and I'm E.N.D.?!
**[05:45] ---**
That's a load of crap!
**[05:48] ---**
Besides, I heard Igneel
wasn't able to beat E.N.D.!
**[05:53] ---**
If I'm E.N.D., then he could've
crushed me like I was nothing!
**[05:57] ---**
It's not that he couldn't
physically vanquish you.
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He simply refused to, out of love.
**[06:07] ---**
E.N.D. is the demon that
created Tartaros! He isn't me!
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Besides, I'm human!
**[06:15] ---**
Mard Geer created Tartaros.
**[06:19] ---**
He used this book he found by sheer luck
**[06:22] ---**
and gathered the other demons,
claiming it was E.N.D.'s will.
**[06:26] ---**
In that sense, you could also say
that you created Tartaros.
**[06:31] ---**
Enough already!
**[06:32] ---**
I am not E.N.D.!
**[06:42] ---**
Natsu!
**[06:45] ---**
You were always difficult to reason with.
**[06:49] ---**
You refused to learn vocabulary or how to read.
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That's why I visited my friend Igneel for advice.
**[07:00] ---**
Your friend?!
**[07:03] ---**
Igneel was one of
the very few dragons at the time
**[07:06] ---**
that harbored no hostility
toward humans, you see.
**[07:09] ---**
I happened to meet him while
collecting herbs for my research.
**[07:16] ---**
Igneel offered to teach you
Dragon Slayer magic.
**[07:22] ---**
Igneel, Metalicana, and the rest
had devised a special plan.
**[07:27] ---**
They would raise Dragon Slayers,
**[07:30] ---**
use the Dragon Soul technique
to seal their power inside them,
**[07:35] ---**
and then travel to the future.
**[07:39] ---**
All in an attempt to defeat Acnologia.
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Why would they need to travel
to the future, you ask?
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The dragons had grown weak,
**[07:51] ---**
and needed higher concentrations
of Ether-nano to regain their strength.
**[07:56] ---**
The only way they could lift
the Dragon Soul seals
**[08:00] ---**
was by going to an era rich with Ether-nano.
**[08:04] ---**
Five children were chosen for this task.
**[08:08] ---**
Natsu.
**[08:09] ---**
Gajeel.
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Wendy.
**[08:13] ---**
Sting.
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Rogue.
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They were all children without families.
**[08:21] ---**
Well, you had me, but I approved of the plan.
**[08:27] ---**
Yes... Aside from Acnologia...
**[08:31] ---**
My hope was that you could
kill me someday, once you grew stronger.
**[08:39] ---**
They used the Eclipse
to open a gate into the future.
**[08:43] ---**
A celestial spirit wizard named Anna
opened the gate's entrance.
**[08:47] ---**
The exit point in the future
was left undetermined.
**[08:50] ---**
Anna's family passed
the task down for generations
**[08:54] ---**
and opened the gate's exit
in this era of increased Ether-nano.
**[09:00] ---**
A celestial spirit wizard named Layla
opened the Eclipse's exit.
**[09:04] ---**
That was the 7th day of
the 7th month of the year 777...
**[09:08] ---**
The day you thought the dragons disappeared.
**[09:12] ---**
In actuality, it was the day
you woke up in this era.
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You are children from 400 years in the past.
**[09:24] ---**
As for me... I waited for you all that time.
**[09:31] ---**
But 400 years is a long time.
**[09:35] ---**
A lot happened.
**[09:38] ---**
I saw many eras come to an end.
**[09:42] ---**
I lost sense of the importance of life and death.
**[09:46] ---**
I met Mavis.
**[09:48] ---**
And then parted ways.
**[09:51] ---**
I...
**[09:52] ---**
Just shut up!
**[09:54] ---**
I don't believe any of that crap!
**[09:58] ---**
You're a demon of the Book of Zeref.
**[10:01] ---**
If you kill me...
**[10:04] ---**
...you'll die, too.
**[10:07] ---**
So what?!
**[10:09] ---**
Natsu!
**[10:11] ---**
I already made up my mind!
**[10:14] ---**
I'm here...
**[10:17] ---**
...to defeat you!
**[10:20] ---**
This is your last chance to stop me.
**[10:33] ---**
Happy! What are you doing?! Let me down!
**[10:38] ---**
I don't want it... Natsu...
**[10:44] ---**
I don't want you to die!
**[10:47] ---**
Let me down! Igneel's power is going away!
**[10:51] ---**
Zeref will be unbeatable forever
if we let him get away now!
**[10:55] ---**
You're my friend, Natsu!
Don't you feel the same way about me?!
**[11:06] ---**
I'm taking you back to the guild,
no matter what!
**[11:15] ---**
I can never stop now...
**[11:19] ---**
Goodbye, Natsu.
**[11:27] ---**
There's no one left who can stop me now.
**[11:31] ---**
I'm free of all hesitation now.
**[11:35] ---**
Have the troops resume their advance.
The target is Fairy Tail.
**[11:41] ---**
I will obtain the absolute power
of the Fairy Heart.
**[11:45] ---**
And... Could I get a new set of clothes?
**[11:52] ---**
Clothes befitting an emperor.
**[12:02] ---**
This is a pretty nice town.
**[12:04] ---**
Smart of you not to destroy it, Wall.
**[12:09] ---**
Nah, I was actually aiming for Magnolia!
**[12:12] ---**
It's a good thing
you didn't destroy that either.
**[12:16] ---**
Randi's being held prisoner.
**[12:19] ---**
The thought of how pitiful she must look
gets my appetite going.
**[12:26] ---**
Man, humans make no sense at all.
**[12:29] ---**
Where's Neinhart?
**[12:31] ---**
Still on his ship.
**[12:41] ---**
Sheesh...
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I'm stuck babysitting a loner and a machine.
**[12:47] ---**
I can't wait to see you, Randi.
**[12:55] ---**
How many of these Alvarez guys are there?!
**[12:58] ---**
About 2,000 are already in position
in front of the occupied city.
**[13:02] ---**
There are even more in the city.
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And there are still troops at sea
that haven't landed yet.
**[13:08] ---**
About 300,000 total, then?
**[13:11] ---**
That's insane!
**[13:13] ---**
Between Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel,
we have around 200 people.
**[13:17] ---**
We must fight, no matter how great
our enemy's numbers are.
**[13:21] ---**
Ishgar is our land.
**[13:24] ---**
We won't allow Alvarez to overrun it!
**[13:28] ---**
The combined forces
of Mermaid Heel and Lamia Scale
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will now do battle to liberate Hargeon!
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Forward!
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It seems we need to teach
these foolish upstarts a lesson...
**[13:46] ---**
...about the true power of the Twelve.
**[13:50] ---**
Yep.
**[14:06] ---**
Happy. Are your hands okay?
**[14:09] ---**
Aye. They're fine.
**[14:20] ---**
Etherious Natsu Dragneel...
**[14:23] ---**
...E.N.D.
**[14:25] ---**
You're a demon of the Book of Zeref.
**[14:28] ---**
If you kill me...
**[14:31] ---**
...you'll die, too.
**[14:37] ---**
Natsu.
**[14:41] ---**
We're friends forever, okay?
**[14:44] ---**
Yeah. I know.
**[14:53] ---**
Happy...
**[14:55] ---**
There's gotta be a way, Natsu...
**[14:59] ---**
I won't let you die, no matter what.
**[15:04] ---**
Yeah.
**[15:07] ---**
I won't!
**[15:20] ---**
I hope you're okay, Natsu...
**[15:23] ---**
Sheesh. Rushing off to find
Zeref all by yourself...
**[15:27] ---**
You couldn't be any more reckless.
**[15:30] ---**
But you do have Happy with you.
**[15:34] ---**
I believe in you.
**[15:49] ---**
Even with Sabertooth and
Blue Pegasus working together,
**[15:53] ---**
there seems to be no end in sight.
**[16:02] ---**
What's happening?!
**[16:04] ---**
Run, Yukino!
**[16:06] ---**
Everyone--! They're all--!
**[16:11] ---**
--It's the Grim Reaper!
--Run!
**[16:19] ---**
The Grim Reaper...
**[16:36] ---**
Yo.
**[16:37] ---**
So you're the one
who attacked Bosco, traitor?
**[16:43] ---**
Huh?
**[16:45] ---**
I didn't do it alone.
**[16:47] ---**
August and Jacob helped, too.
**[16:52] ---**
Why would you defile
your motherland, God Serena?
**[16:57] ---**
That's a nice look, Draculos Hyberion.
**[17:01] ---**
This is Sir God Serena,
the mightiest of the Ten Wizard Saints.
**[17:07] ---**
Behind him...
**[17:09] ---**
...is the Wizard King August,
a master of every form of magic
**[17:13] ---**
from every region in the world.
**[17:15] ---**
Lastly...
**[17:18] ---**
An assassination magic expert
and member of the Spriggan 12...
**[17:22] ---**
...Jacob Lessio.
**[17:25] ---**
You. Priest.
**[17:27] ---**
What?
**[17:29] ---**
Nice hair.
**[17:50] ---**
Lady Brandish...
**[17:53] ---**
I found you.
**[17:55] ---**
Marin!
**[17:57] ---**
I knew you'd come.
You're my adorable pet, all right.
**[18:01] ---**
Now, can you undo these?
**[18:04] ---**
I can't wait to mess with this shabby guildhall.
**[18:12] ---**
Marin! What are you--?!
**[18:15] ---**
Stop--
**[18:16] ---**
I'm sick of you bossing me around
like I'm your slave.
**[18:21] ---**
You fail now! You're an F- now!
**[18:46] ---**
Take 'em down!
**[18:55] ---**
--These guys...
--...can actually fight!
**[18:58] ---**
Never underestimate...
**[19:02] ---**
...chubby power!
**[19:04] ---**
Vegetable Magic...
**[19:06] ---**
...Carrot Missiles!
**[19:09] ---**
Kitten Blast!
**[19:11] ---**
Ice Make...
**[19:13] ---**
...Titan Feet!
**[19:16] ---**
Sky God Boreas!
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Don't falter! Charge!
**[19:34] ---**
Targets locked.
**[19:36] ---**
Adapting missiles.
**[19:38] ---**
Now...
**[19:40] ---**
...you can all blow up together!
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Huh?! What's going on?!
**[19:49] ---**
Beth!
**[19:57] ---**
Kagura! Magic coming from the sky!
**[19:59] ---**
Another! And another!
**[20:03] ---**
Leave it to me!
**[20:05] ---**
Archenemy...
**[20:08] ---**
Flying form.
**[20:12] ---**
Way to go!
**[20:18] ---**
Oh-ho! Nice reaction speed!
**[20:26] ---**
Ah, a kimono from the East. It's beautiful.
**[20:30] ---**
But...
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...I'll stain it with blood for you.
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Wh-What... is this magic power?
**[20:43] ---**
Lyon! This is--!
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Such intense pressure!
**[20:47] ---**
You okay, Beth?!
**[20:49] ---**
Never mind that... What is this magic power?!
**[20:51] ---**
K-Kagura!
**[20:55] ---**
The battlefield has been frozen
by this overwhelming power...
**[21:00] ---**
She must be a member of the Spriggan 12!
**[21:04] ---**
Your bangs are just like Randi's...
**[21:07] ---**
It's gonna be fun tormenting you.
**[21:11] ---**
Wha--?!
**[21:13] ---**
When did you--?!
**[21:29] ---**
Natsu! There's Magnolia up ahead!
**[21:33] ---**
Natsu?
**[21:37] ---**
Natsu! What's wrong?!
**[21:39] ---**
Say something!
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Natsu!
**[22:08] ---**
The rain has stopped and it feels nice
**[22:11] ---**
But I'm just here, idling away
**[22:14] ---**
I'll come to you as you wait in the sky
**[22:18] ---**
So start an inner countdown and wait for me
**[22:22] ---**
If you see an opening,
**[22:24] ---**
strike without hesitation
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That's what I learned
**[22:31] ---**
Oh yeah
**[22:33] ---**
from the bond of our friendship
**[22:37] ---**
I'm certain the miracle that brought us together
**[22:39] ---**
will reach beyond the sky
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and my normal, constant feelings
of anxiety will cut loose
**[22:49] ---**
Even if we get betrayed,
just forget about them
**[22:56] ---**
Now go forth! Go! Go!
**[23:02] ---**
You gotta go
**[23:21] ---**
Thanks to the quick thinking
of some Fairy Tail members,
**[23:23] ---**
Brandish narrowly escapes death
after being betrayed by Marin.
**[23:27] ---**
After eventually waking up,
**[23:30] ---**
she reveals her past connection
with Layla, Lucy's mother.
**[23:34] ---**
Her heart, gripped with sorrow
and burning for revenge,
**[23:38] ---**
turns her anger toward Layla's daughter, Lucy.
**[23:42] ---**
Next Episode: "What I Want to Do."
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"What I Want to Do"
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The memories of the stars beckon a new future.