295 - Across 400 Years

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    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...
[00:45] ---
    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
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    of sharing roundabout times
    that are too much to overcome alone
[01:25] ---
    I have faith in our vision
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    for the future -
    Sure enuff (uh, uh huh)
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    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)
[01:48] ---
    There's no stopping us (uh huh)
[01:50] ---
    The world may change again today,
[01:54] ---
    but you're my family (uh huh)
[01:56] ---
    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...
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    ...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,"
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    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.
[06:02] ---
    He simply refused to, out of love.
[06:07] ---
    E.N.D. is the demon that
    created Tartaros! He isn't me!
[06:11] ---
    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.
[06:54] ---
    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,
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    use the Dragon Soul technique
    to seal their power inside them,
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    and then travel to the future.
[07:39] ---
    All in an attempt to defeat Acnologia.
[07:44] ---
    Why would they need to travel
    to the future, you ask?
[07:49] ---
    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.
[08:11] ---
    Wendy.
[08:13] ---
    Sting.
[08:15] ---
    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...
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    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.
[09:17] ---
    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...
[12:43] ---
    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.
[13:05] ---
    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
[13:32] ---
    will now do battle to liberate Hargeon!
[13:36] ---
    Forward!
[13:41] ---
    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!
[19:20] ---
    Don't falter! Charge!
[19:34] ---
    Targets locked.
[19:36] ---
    Adapting missiles.
[19:38] ---
    Now...
[19:40] ---
    ...you can all blow up together!
[19:45] ---
    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...
[20:33] ---
    ...I'll stain it with blood for you.
[20:38] ---
    Wh-What... is this magic power?
[20:43] ---
    Lyon! This is--!
[20:44] ---
    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!
[21:42] ---
    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
[22:28] ---
    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
[22:43] ---
    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."
[23:43] ---
    "What I Want to Do"
[23:45] ---
    The memories of the stars beckon a new future.