Realm of the Abyss is the 119th episode of the Fairy Tail anime. It first aired on February 25, 2012.
Kawazu and Yomazu are defeated by the defense team. Meanwhile, Natsu Dragneel uses the power lent to him by Laxus Dreyar to battle Hades. However, Hades regains his stance and summons demons to defeat the team.
Summary
Lahar orders the Rune Knights on the Magic Council ship to retreat after Doranbolt reports about Zeref's last kill and the word he uttered: Acnologia. Meanwhile, Freed battles Yomazu while Bickslow squares off against Kawazu. Elfman joins forces with Bickslow and Freed, and so the three of them together manage to take down the two remaining Grimoire Heart underlings.
Natsu, in his Lightning Fire Dragon Mode, charges towards Hades in full force. He pummels him with a quick succession of attacks that Hades could barely counter. After Natsu's Lightning Fire Dragon's Roar which bursts through the ship and the island, the team thinks that the battle with Hades is over as Hades lies on the ground, seemingly unconscious. However, they are proven wrong when Hades recovers, applauds them for their performance and releases his Demon's Eye.
Deep inside the ship, the Exceeds find the power source, a large "heart". Carla and Happy work to stop its running, while Panther Lily holds off the Grimoire Heart Mages protecting it.
Hades calls creates Demons out of the ground using a spell called Nemesis, inducing fear in the Fairy Tail Mages confronting him. To give them strength, Natsu recalls Gildarts' teachings on fear and how fear can make one stronger. They all stand up and face the Demons head-on. With teamwork, the four all give Natsu a boost towards Hades who also sends his Demons towards him. The two forces collide and an explosion occurs.
Characters in Order of Appearance
- Lahar
- Doranbolt
- Rune Knights
- Yomazu
- Freed Justine
- Cana Alberona
- Lisanna Strauss
- Levy McGarden
- Elfman Strauss
- Bickslow
- Kawazu
- Natsu Dragneel
- Laxus Dreyar
- Hades
- Lucy Heartfilia
- Gray Fullbuster
- Wendy Marvell
- Erza Scarlet
- Evergreen
- Makarov Dreyar (flashback)
- Gajeel Redfox (flashback)
- Mirajane Strauss (flashback)
- Gildarts Clive
- Carla
- Panther Lily
- Happy
- Zeref Dragneel
Battles & Events
- Bickslow, Freed Justine & Elfman Strauss vs. Yomazu & Kawazu (concluded)
- Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Wendy Marvell & Laxus Dreyar vs. Hades
- Panther Lily vs. Unnamed Grimoire Heart Mages (started)
Magic, Spells, and Abilities used
Magic used
- Letter Magic (文字魔法 Moji Mahō)
- Orient Solid Script (東洋の固体文字 Tōyō no Soriddo Sukuriputo)
- Jutsu Shiki (術式 Jutsu Shiki)
- Dark Écriture (闇の文字 Yami no Ekurityūru)
- Eye Magic (眼の魔法 Me no Mahō)
- Dark Écriture (闇の文字 Yami no Ekurityūru)
- Demon's Eye (悪魔の眼 Akuma no Me)
- Black Magic (黒魔術 Kuro Majutsu)
- Seith Magic (セイズ魔法 Seizu Mahō)
- Human Possession (人形憑 Hitotsuki)
- Seith Magic (セイズ魔法 Seizu Mahō)
- Egg Magic
- Take Over (接収 Teiku Ōbā)
- Beast Soul (ビーストソウル Bīsuto Sōru)
- Dragon Slayer Magic (滅竜魔法 Metsuryū Mahō)
- Fire Dragon Slayer Magic (炎の滅竜魔法 Honō no Metsuryū Mahō)
- Chain Magic (連鎖魔法 Rensa Mahō)
- Spatial Magic (空間魔法 Kūkan Mahō)
- Requip (換装 Kansō)
- Black Arts (黒魔法 Kuro Mahō)
- Living Magic (生活魔法 Seikatsu Mahō)
Spells used
- Zan (斬 Zan)
- Gō (轟 Gō)
- Baryon Formation (バリオンフォーメーション Barion Fōmēshon)
- Egg Wall (エッグウォール Eggu Uōru)
- Lightning Fire Dragon's Iron Fist
- Fire Dragon's Claw (火竜の鉤爪 Karyū no Kagitsume)
- Egg Buster (エッグ バスター Eggu Basutā)
- Beast Arm: Iron Bull (鉄牛 Tetsugyū)
- Bō (防 Bō)
- Dark Écriture: Pain (闇の文字・痛み Yami no Ekurityūru: Itami)
- Dark Écriture: Absolute Shadow (闇の文字・絶影 Yami no Ekurityūru: Zetsuei)
- Kan (貫 Kan)
- Lightning Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame
- Lightning Fire Dragon's Roar (雷炎竜の咆哮 Raienryū no Hōkō)
- Nemesis (天罰 Nemishisu)
Abilities used
- Battle Mode Shift (戦闘モードシフト Sentō Mōdo Shifuto)
- Lightning Fire Dragon Mode (モード雷炎竜 Mōdo Raienryū)
Weapons used
- Various Magic Weapons
- Musica Sword (ムジカの剣 Mujika No Ken)
Manga & Anime Differences
- Lahar's order to retreat is shown a second time at the beginning of the episode before the recap.
- Doranbolt and Lahar's conversation about leaving behind the Fairy Tail members is not in the manga.
- The battles that occurred at the Fairy Tail camp are filler material.
- In the manga, Lucy leans on a small arc-like statue while she marvels about Natsu's Lightning-Flame Dragon Mode. However, in the anime, she is simply leaning on the ground.
- Erza's flashback of Natsu's Dragon Force mode after eating Etherion is extended in the anime.
- A clip showing the smoking of the outside of the Grimoire Heart ship is shown before proceeding with the rest of the battle after Natsu's lightning attack in the anime.
- In the anime, Freed wishes for Natsu to stay alive after they see his Lightning Fire Dragon's Roar erupt from the ship.
- The scene wherein Happy argues with Panther Lily about Panther Lily bumping into Carla is not found in the manga.
- The anime shows the silhouette of the strange heart-like power source. The manga does not.
- The Grimoire Heart Mages protecting the room containing the power source are masked in the anime.
- A green aura appears when the Musica Sword changes size in the anime. In the manga, it simply enlarges after a puff of smoke.
- Panther Lily's fight with the Mages as well as Happy and Carla's attempts to stop the power source are extended in the anime.
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