Fairy Tail

Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Elfman, Cana, Fried, Levy, and Mystogan's disciple Mest are selected to participate in Fairy Tail's annual S-Class promotion exam, and are instructed to choose a partner to accompany them during the exam.

The exam participants arrive at Sirius Island, Fairy Tail's sacred ground, where they each take one of eight routes that will lead to the next stage of the exam. Most of these routes either pit the participants against each other or one of Fairy Tail's S-Class wizards, who they must defeat in order to advance.

Juvia and Lisanna are pitted against Erza, while Elfman and Evergreen are pitted against Mirajane. Meanwhile, Natsu enthusiastically fights Gildarts, with a series of flashbacks detailing how Natsu had never once been able to defeat him since childhood.

Guild members begin to wonder about Mest, who has a peculiar place in their memories. Meanwhile, only five duos are left in the exam as the second trial begins and the wizards are tasked with finding the grave of Fairy Tail's founding guild master.

Natsu attacks the black-haired youth to no effect, causing the youth to despair that Natsu is not strong enough to defeat him. The youth unleashes another wave of deadly magic against Natsu and disappears, but Natsu is protected from the attack by his scarf, which turns black.

Gajeel and Levy fight Kawazu and Yomazu, who reveal that they are scouting the island to kill the Fairy Tail wizards. Though seriously wounded, Gajeel sends Levy to warn their guildmates of Grimoire Heart's attack.

While being interrogated, Mest rescues Wendy from an attack by Azuma, one of the Seven Kin. Mest reveals himself to be a Magic Council agent named Doranbalt, sent to search for incriminating evidence against Fairy Tail and disband it.

Makarov is defeated and gravely wounded in his battle against Hades, which is sensed by the wandering Laxus. Meanwhile, the other members of Fairy Tail battle Grimoire Heart's army.

Natsu is overwhelmed by Zancrow's God Slayer magic, which proves superior to his own Dragon Slayer magic.

Azuma learns of Mirajane's former identity as the "Demon" and straps Lisanna to a time bomb so he can fight Mirajane at full strength.

Elfman and Evergreen are overwhelmed and defeated by Rustyrose's Arc of Incarnation, which gives him the power to create anything from his imagination. Meanwhile, Loke realizes Caprico is the celestial spirit Capricorn, and that he has the power to take control of humans.

Caprico reveals himself to be a human named Zoldio who fused with Capricorn using his Human Subordination magic. He possesses Loke, but Loke gives his Regulus ring to the newly freed Capricorn.

Lucy and Hikaru's battle interrupts Natsu's battle with Ultear, leading Natsu to help Lucy and reform their old team while Ultear leaves with Zeref.

Doranbalt tries to help Natsu and his friends evacuate the island as the Magic Council plans to fire Etherion once again, but they refuse to leave. Meanwhile, Juvia is nearly defeated during her and Erza's battle against Merudy of the Seven Kin.

When Gray, Juvia, and a Grimoire Heart wizard are linked together by a dark magic, one wrong move could mean the death of all three of them. Meanwhile, Ultear's past is revealed as she confronts Gray--the one she holds responsible for her mother's death.

Cana discovers the grave of Mavis, Fairy Tail's founding master. After thinking about her troubled past--and connection the Gildarts--she receives the powerful spell Fairy Glitter. But even this magic might not be enough to take out Grimoire Heart.

The guild continues to take on the members of Grimoire Heart as Erza goes head-to-head with Azuma. But when the dark wizard becomes one with the island flora, a secret magic is revealed and the island itself falls into peril.

With all the magic suddenly drained from their bodies, the wizards of Fairy Tail are powerless against their enemies. Their lives depend on one guild mate--Erza--but even she might not have the strength to save them.

The battle against Grimoire Heart continues as everyone's power suddenly returns! Gray vows to stop the dark guild using Iced Shell--sacrificing himself in the process--at the suggestion of Ultear, his former-teacher's daughter.

After confirming her treachery, Gray take on Ultear, channeling the memory of his former teacher in a dangerous attempt to defeat the time-altering wizard. But as Ultear's history comes to light, it's more complicated than even she realizes.