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	Panther Lily's "betrayal"

Panther Lily was once an Exceed that lived in Extalia and worked for Extalia's army. One day he saved the Prince of Edolas from certain danger. However, his act of bringing the young prince to Extalia was considered as an act of treason by the elders, who labelled Panther Lily as a "Fallen", a traitor, and exiled him from Extalia immediately and permanently. After these events, Panther Lily went to live in the human world with Mystogan. He trained himself and joined the Royal Army of Edolas as the Royal Captain of the 1st Magic War Division.

Synopsis

Edolas arc

Panther Lily is first seen with the rest of the Royal Army Captains. He tells Byro and Hughes to be quiet, as he dislikes noisy people. When Erza Knightwalker questions him about it, she speculates that a recent military issue has made him grumpier than usual. Later, he is seen in a meeting with the rest of the Royal Staff, and Faust himself. As the meeting is dismissed, Panther Lily starts to voice his disapproval of a military agreement he is unhappy with, but stops and apologizes the moment he sees Faust's stare growing even more unsettling than usual.

Panther Lily arrives to fight with Gajeel

He later appears running towards Erza Knightwalker, yelling at her not to let the escaped Lucy Heartfilia and the "fallen" (Carla and Happy) get away. When the two Exceed grab Lucy and fly away, Panther Lily is then seen staring upward at them from the ground with the rest of the Army Captains after they have been cornered from both sky and ground. Later, when Faust orders the initiation of Code ETD, which involves the overthrowing of the Exceed and the destruction of their homeland Extalia, he shows intense rage upon learning about the military and King's true plan. However, this does not make him falter in his duty, as when Gajeel Redfox and Happy set out to destroy the giant Lacrima, a vital part of the King's plans. Panther Lily uses his giant sword to slice away part of the floating island to prevent them from getting closer. As Gajeel tries to slash him, Panther Lily just flies away, before slamming down his massive sword and cutting away a bit more of the island along with it. He and Gajeel then prepare fight each other seriously.

Panther Lily vs. Gajeel

Their fight starts to get intense when Gajeel's iron scales allow him to withstand an attack from Panther Lily's sword, but the giant Exceed refuses to give in, loudly exclaiming his personal history of being an exile of Extalia. Gajeel immediately takes a liking to him and tries to make him his cat companion. However, before deciding to make him his companion, Gajeel decides to show him who is stronger, and manages to break Lily's sword, shocking the black Exceed. With his weapon destroyed, Panther Lily moves the fight to one of hand-to-hand combat. Later on during their fight, Panther Lily and Gajeel observe the Dragon Chain Cannon being fired. Seeing that Gajeel has run away from the fight to stop the Dragon Chain Cannon succeeding in its job, Panther Lily yells at him for running away, only to be stunned by what Gajeel has to say: "I'll be back to get you, to bring you to my guild, and if you don't come, I'll beat you up and drag you there". Panther Lily then notices that Coco is helping the enemy, and screams at her to get away.

Panther Lily watches the Exceed come to protect their homeland

As he watches and yells at them that it is useless to try to stop the Lacrima, he notices that more and more Exceed are coming forward to push the Lacrima back, much to his surprise. He himself remembers a crueller Extalia, one that banished him for his helping of an injured human child, and cannot believe that such a country would come together to help one another. He then watches as the Queen falls from the sky due to her poor flying capabilities, and quickly rushes to her aid, asking her if she is finally finished with all of her lies. As the Queen apologizes, so does Panther Lily, stating that no matter how much he tried, he could never bring himself to hate Extalia, as it is his home country. He then notices that the Lacrima Island is being pushed back due to the Exceeds valiant efforts, and watches as Mystogan arrives and sends the Lacrima back to Earth Land using the Anima.

Panther Lily watching Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy fighting Faust

Mystogan tells him that he was glad to have saved his country, causing Panther Lily to thank him and refer to Mystogan as the Prince of Edolas, who turns out to be the very child Panther Lily saved those many years ago. The reunion is cut short however when Erza Knightwalker appears and shoots Panther Lily through the stomach, declaring that the battle is far from over. This angers Gajeel, who yells at Knightwalker for daring to touch his cat. Though badly wounded, Panther Lily survives the attack and watches the Dragon Slayers battle Faust with Mystogan, and is shocked when he realizes that Mystogan apparently faked being defeated by Faust to help treat his wounds. He then follows Mystogan into the room that produces Anima, and is stunned when Mystogan reveals his plan to transfer all Magic in Edolas to Earth Land.

Mystogan then carries out his plan, leaving the people of Edolas in distress as they watch their world begin to crumble. Mystogan tells Panther Lily that for the people to be calmed the two of them must take on the roles of a villain and a hero, and once the people see that the villain has been defeated, they will gain their confidence once again and follow their new hero into the future. Mystogan tells Panther Lily to kill him, becoming the hero and the "King of the New World".

Panther Lily refuses to kill Mystogan

Panther Lily refuses to kill him and instead offers to be the villain because they need to quell the chaos. Mystogan is adamant that Panther Lily has a happy life. They are interrupted by somebody who says that a riot is beginning to amass outside the palace, and Panther Lily follows the guard outside to help deal with them. When he asks how many people are involved, his subordinates reply that there are only 3 people, causing Panther Lily to become distraught at the soldiers inability to halt the mayhem caused by only a few trouble-makers; but the soldiers further reply that the perpetrators are rather powerful, and Panther Lily ultimately learns that the trio of rioters are none other than Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy. Natsu claims to be the "Great Demon Lord Dragneel" and boasts that he has defeated the King and is now taking the world's Magic power.

Panther Lily is informed about the situation

Mystogan tells Natsu to stop, but Natsu simply challenges him to beat him while revealing him as the Prince of Edolas. As Mystogan and Panther Lily wonder how such events unfolded, Nadi reveals himself and tells the duo that he overheard their conversation and asked the Dragon Slayers to become the "villains" instead. As the Anima starts to strengthen, Nadi tells Panther Lily to get ready for what they are gonna do next. Panther Lily suddenly starts to glow, and realizes that the Anima will transfer all of the Exceed to Earth Land too, as the Exceed -unlike the humans in Edolas- possess Magic within their bodies. Before all the Exceeds are transferred to Earth Land, Panther Lily tells Mystogan that he can take his time in rebuilding the kingdom, and the two bid each other farewell one last time.

Panther Lily in Earth Land

Later, Panther Lily (with other Exceeds and Fairy Tail members) is transported to Earth Land. After the Exceeds have left, Gajeel wonders aloud where Panther Lily has gotten too. Showing up in a normal Exceed-sized form, Panther Lily requests that he join the guild that the Prince was once a member of, asking Gajeel to keep his promise of letting him join. Gajeel could not be happier, and holds him tightly as he cries in happiness. Panther Lily then pulls the rope he has been holding the whole time and states that he had caught someone suspicious. As he pulls the person into view, everyone is left speechless by the fact that the person is Lisanna. Lisanna asks Panther Lily if he is an Exceed, to which he replies by stating his name, and Gajeel angrily asks her if she is picking a fight with his cat. When Lisanna reveals that she is actually the Lisanna from Earth Land who was sent to Edolas two years ago, Panther Lily alongside Natsu and the others helps Lisanna to return to her siblings.

Tenrou Island arc

Back at Fairy Tail, everybody is acting hyper and rambunctious again. Panther Lily is surprised by how noisy everyone is, and finds it hard to believe they all have Magic Power inside of them. Erza explains that that is how Mages are in Earth Land, and also points out that the Magic is not important, but the hearts and the people who wield it. Panther Lily tells Erza that it is comforting to see a familiar face like hers, even though she is not the Erza he knew. When Gajeel propose a fight between the Dragon Slayer's Exceeds, Panther Lily refuses, saying that picking a pointless fight only will get them hurt. He suggests that he get along with Happy and Carla, but everybody else in the Guild starts to fight anyway. A while later, everyone finishes fighting and is sleeping from exhaustion, with Gajeel hugging Panther Lily with one arm.

Panther Lily practices his swordsmanship abilities with Erza

Panther Lily is later seen having a brief sparring session against Erza in his large form. The match ends shortly after when Panther Lily can no longer sustain his Magic and reverts to his chibi form. He then notes that he can only remain in his true form under a set amount of time while he is in Earth Land. He nevertheless ends up being the object of Gajeel's gloating -the studded Mage having apparently been overseeing the match- to Erza. The next day, at the S-Class Mage Promotion Trial ceremony when Gajeel gets angry about the master not picking him, Panther Lily says Erza told him that the guild did not trust him. Moments later he is seen pleased when Gajeel shows his good intentions by offering to help Levy become an S-Class Mage.

Panther Lily confronts Mest

A little while before the first trial reaches its end, Panther Lily and Carla fly towards Tenrou Island despite not being allowed to, though Carla defends their actions by saying that they are merely going to watch. As they are flying, Panther Lily notes that there is something strange about Mest's relation to his Prince. As they land on the beach, he states that Mystogan was a secluded person who would never socialize with anyone and would put everyone to sleep whenever he was around. He also finds it unlikely that Mystogan would take a disciple -the position Mest claims to fill- and ends his pondering by wondering whether Mest is really a member of Fairy Tail at all.

He and Carla find and confront Mest just as the red attack signal flare is sent up into the air, and question his motives and identity. Panther Lily shifts into his Battle Mode and pins Mest against a rock, but Mest teleports out of his grip to save Wendy from Azuma's attack. Mest then explains that he is a member of the Council who infiltrated Fairy Tail to find information to disband them. He also reveals that he has a battle ship nearby that will arrest the guild members; Azuma however, destroys the battle ship and engages them in battle. Panther Lily tells everyone to stand back as he prepares for the upcoming fight.

Panther Lily punches Azuma

Panther Lily then charges Azuma and immediately gets engulfed in an explosion. However, he presses on and successfully punches Azuma in the face. After that, the residue left behind from the previous explosion explodes, damaging him once more. Wishing that he had his sword, Panther Lily then is empowered by Wendy's Arms X Vernier, which increases both his leg speed and his arm strength. He then proceeds to dodge Azuma's explosions, and flies high into the sky after Carla tells him to, thus serving as a distraction for a surprise attack by Mest and Wendy. However, Azuma notices the attempt and summons an enormous column of flame, defeating all his opponents in one attack, including the airborne Panther Lily. On the ground, Panther Lily then reverts to his chibi form, unconscious.

Panther Lily beats members of Grimoire Heart

He wakes up after Natsu and Happy arrive at the scene. Looking to the sky, he sees Caprico releasing numerous bubbles, from which Grimoire Heart members emerge to fight them. As Natsu and Happy take out most of the members in their immediate vicinity, he notes that he does not even have enough Magic left to retain his Battle form. He looks on as Zancrow arrives to fight Natsu, and trembles in fear when he sees Zancrow incinerate his remaining allies. He then watched as the two do battle. After Happy commentates too much on the fight, an annoyed Zancrow burns them as well.

Panther Lily stands next to Wendy as she tries to heal Natsu

Sometime later, after Natsu and Makarov's fight with Zancrow has concluded, Wendy and the cats are seen next to the unconscious Natsu and barely conscious Makarov, with Wendy trying to heal them. Happy explains how Natsu's scarf was turned black, which makes Panther Lily wonder if the mysterious Mage present on the island is really Zeref. Some time later, Natsu wakes up and asks them where Makarov is, to which Panther Lily replies that he is right beside Natsu. Natsu then picks up a familiar scent of a former enemy that he fought on Galuna Island and runs off, despite the groups protests.

Panther Lily is later seen appearing somewhat shocked when Doranbolt -revealed to be Mest's real name- comes back to the island. After Doranbolt proposes to help get Fairy Tail off of Tenrou Island, Panther Lily, along with the others, refuses and states that Fairy Tail can take care of its own problems.

Panther Lily gets ready to fight Rusty

After arriving at the resting area, Panther Lily informs a worried Levy and Lisanna that Natsu and the rest of the group are on their way, and listens as Levy states that they need to unite against their foe. Soon after, Rustyrose shows up and challenges him along with Levy and Lisanna to battle. He is later seen when he notices Bluenote's Magic. When Freed and Bickslow arrive he is shocked to see them and marvels at the true power of the Thuder God Tribe.

Panther Lily, along with Lisanna and Levy, warns Freed and Bickslow to be careful when Rustyrose attacks them with his spell, Ghost of the Britear. He is later seen collapsing when Azuma uproots the tree on Tenrou Island that protects and gives power to Fairy Tail members.

Panther Lily and the others reach Hades' ship

After Rustyrose is defeated, Natsu and the others arrive at the camp. While Freed and Bickslow review the situation, Panther Lily informs them about the Grimoire Heart Battle Ship's location and suggests that they split the group into two teams, and attack team and a defense team. As Panther Lily waits at camp, it starts to thunder. Panther Lily covers his ears from the sound as Carla and Happy make fun of his fear. Shortly after, Natsu gets up and claims he is going to beat Hades. Panther Lily, along with Happy, Carla, Lucy, and Wendy join Natsu. As they head towards Hades' battleship, they meet up with Erza and Gray. When they arrive at the battleship, Hades awaits them outside. After Hades heads back into his ship, Natsu tells Panther Lily, Carla and Happy to search around the airship for its power source, to make sure the ship will not take flight during the battle.

Panther Lily's anger when Happy suggests that he could be afraid

As the rest of the group battle Hades, the cats crawl through the vents in the ship. Whilst they crawl, Happy sees something in the room below them. Carla and Panther Lily take a peek too and are amazed to see that "it" is alive. The cats drop down into the room below them and Panther Lily looks at the supposed power source and repeats the Dark Guild's name, finally understanding it. Just then, Grimoire Heart members run into the room. Panther Lily says he will defend Happy and Carla as they try to stop the power source. As Panther Lily fights, he takes one of the swords a member was holding. It enlarges, and Panther Lily realizes the sword is exactly like his previous sword, Bustermarm, and proceeds to attack with it. After Carla and Happy successfully destroy the power source, which turned out to be Hades' real heart, Panther Lily looks back and smiles at them. After the war with Grimoire Heart ends, Panther Lily goes to rest at Tenrou Island's base with everyone else.

Panther Lily and the others run away from Acnologia

Everything is interrupted when Acnologia, the infamous Black Dragon, lands on Tenrou Island and starts attacking everyone. All of the Fairy Tail members start moving towards the ship to escape as the Dragon goes on its rampage. To give them time to reach safety, Makarov enters full Giant mode and grabs Acnologia, holding it off from attacking the guild members. Everyone wishes to help Makarov, but he shouts for them not to disobey his final order. When Makarov is overwhelmed by Acnologia, all of the members run back and go all out against the Dragon. As Acnologia, having shrugged off all the combined attacks from its assailants, flies high up into the sky and readies to fire a breath attack against Tenrou Island, the guild members join their hands in a circle. While promising they will return home to Fairy Tail, they are struck by Acnologia's blast, which completely annihilates Tenrou Island, leaving nothing behind.

X791 arc

Panther Lily catches the eye of Asuka

Panther Lily, along with the rest of the members on Tenrou Island, is rescued by Bisca, Alzack, Jet, Droy, Max, Warren and the Trimens from Blue Pegasus. He watches as Mavis Vermillion reveals that she was the one who saved them and then disappears. He, along with the other supposedly missing members, returns to Fairy Tail and is welcomed back by Romeo.

After Romeo reveals that he has been learning Fire Magic from ex-Phantom Lord member Totomaru, Panther Lily happily watches as Gajeel expresses his joy at the news.

Key of the Starry Sky arc

Note: Events in this arc occur only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

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After Gajeel runs from a fight he was supposed to have against Laxus, Panther Lily, with the rest of the Fairy Tail members, chases him and states that he has lost respect for him. Later on, Panther Lily, together with Happy and Carla, accidentally meets three mysterious people outside the Fairy Tail guild hall.

Panther Lily's reaction

Panther Lily, as well as Happy and Carla, stands staring at the three strangers that have arrived at the guild. He is shocked when he recognizes Coco, thinking that she is the Coco he once knew, but she states that she isn't, and that she hates cats. He then turns offensive when he suspects that they are the people responsible for the church damage. When Coco, Mary Hughes and Sugarboy attack, Panther Lily, along with Carla, flies Wendy to a safe distance above the chaos. He soon learns that the girl is not the Coco from Edolas. He swoops in to fight back but is beaten by Coco, who he can't bring himself to harm. Later, he flies with Carla and Wendy in search of Lucy, only to be cornered by Coco once again, as she has been following them the entire time.

Panther Lily about to fight Coco

As Panther Lily sees Coco cornering him, Carla and Wendy, he goes into Battle Mode and decides to fight Coco, even though he sees her as the spitting image of Edolas Coco. He tries to punch Coco, however she dodges it; Wendy tries to help by using the Sky Dragon's Roar, but the attack misses. Soon afterwards, the group of people manage to retrieve Lucy's memento. Panther Lily, Carla and Wendy go look for them throughout the rest of the night but are unsuccessful.

Searching for the clock part with Shadow Gear

When Fairy Tail decides to separate into teams in order to gather the five remaining keys, Panther Lily teams up with Levy, Jet and Droy. The team goes hiking and finds Gajeel training high in the mountains, and a scared -due to some thunder- Panther Lily requests that Gajeel join their team. Gajeel however invites Panther Lily to join his training, which Panther Lily accepts, thus leaving Team Shadow Gear to try and persuade the two to not waste any more time.

Climbing the mountain, under Gajeel's instructions

Gajeel, once joining the party, guides Panther Lily and the Team Shadow Gear to find the missing clock part. When the group has to climb up a cliff, in order to get to the location of the clock part, Droy states that it would be easier if Panther Lily transported everyone at the top, but Panther Lily answers that they could miss a clue this way. Later, when Panther Lily reveals that they climbed the wrong mountain and have to climb a taller one instead, Team Shadow Gear is shocked to hear that, only to learn that the Exceed was kidding and trying to "encourage" them, much to their horror. Panther Lily then witnesses Gajeel digging, after saying that the clock part had to be underground. Panther Lily joins his partner in the digging as do the rest of Shadow Gear. However, as they scavenge the earth for the clock part they realize that an Exceed is flying over them: Samuel.

Panther Lily fights Samuel

Samuel introduces himself to Panther Lily and the others and explains about the Legion Corps. Panther Lily says that he will take care of "Sammy" while Gajeel and the others continue searching for the clock part. Samuel states that he knows that Panther Lily went through a lot of trouble because he sided with the humans in Edolas, but Panther Lily replies that he doesn't think it was a mistake. Samuel tells him to take things the smart way, like him. Panther Lily then shifts into his battle form, which prompts Samuel to do the same. Samuel dodges all of Panther Lily's attacks, and Panther Lily says to fight fair and square. Samuel replies that that is what slow-witted beings do and attacks him. Going on to say that the Legionnaires have been through vigorous training to any situation, he pushes Panthelily off a cliff and praises himself. Panther Lily then ambushes him and says that Gajeel and the others must have found the part already, but Samuel reveals that there are traps in the ruins.

Panther Lily sends Samuel flying

A while later, Panther Lily and Samuel sense a quake and Samuel thinks that the group in the mountain have triggered something. Panther Lily gets free from Samuel's grasp and demands to know if he is an Exceed that was sent to Earth Land too, and Samuel confirms it. When Gajeel and the others get the clock piece, Samuel stops fighting and starts fretting, which gives Panther Lily an opening to defeat him. Panther Lily then offers to battle again, but Samuel goes on about how next time he will be able to defeat them when he improves his calculations. Panther Lily gets annoyed by this and sends him flying.

Panther Lily heads back home with the clock part.

Afterwards, Panther Lily and the others head back home with the clock part. While travelling, they notice that Samuel is following them, and Panther Lily calls him a pushy one. Samuel states that he thinks it's best that he doesn't retrieve the clock part, which catches Panther Lily's attention. The black Exceed is then asked to speak in private with Samuel. The two discuss the book, "Key of the Starry Heavens", and Panther Lily is told that Samuel saw something jump out at him after reading the story. He listens as Samuel states that he will do his job as member of Legion Corps, but even so, he knows that there's no telling what how the crusade will end.

Exceeds listen to Lucy

Panther Lily partakes in the battle against the Reborn Oración Seis but ends up taking most of the damage instead, mainly from Cobra's Sound Wall. He and his guildmates are left utterly defeated and left to die in the cryptic ruins. Luckily, the Blue Pegasus Guild was flying through the air with the use of the Magical Bomber Christina and rescues the guild. Panther Lily and the others are taken back to the Blue Pegasus building, where he recuperates and chats with the others.

Panther Lily teams up with Happy and Carla

After returning to the guild, the group of Mages soon decides that they will pursue the Infinity Clock and the Reborn Oración Seis, and get Cana to use her tarot reading abilities to form compatible groups and find the location of the dark generals. Panther Lily is teamed up with fellow Exceeds Carla and Happy, who both question whether or not their team is as appropriate as the others, as technically Panther Lily is the only one who can fight well. Not wanting to go against Cana's prediction though, the group heads out.

Panther Lily's re-encounter with Sammy

As they travel, Happy talks about what they all like, Panther Lily starts to compliment kiwis and their skin. Before anyone can comment though, Samuel interrupts them, and after saying what likes to eat, he explains to the Exceed team that the Infinity Clock has been completed by the Reborn Oración Seis and that the situation is becoming so complicated that he needs their help. Later on, Panther Lily, along with Happy, Carla and Samuel is flying towards an unknown destination, while he listens to Happy expressing his doubts and fears about forgetting something very important concerning Michelle, since things became complicated after her unexpected appearance.

Panther Lily punches Sammy

When Panther Lily and the other Exceeds ask Samuel what he meant by saying that the doctrine is being misused, Samuel challenges Panther Lily to yet another duel, saying that he will tell them everything after their fight, and he accepts. While clashing, Panther Lily demands to know what Samuel wants to tell them, and the other Exceed says that he worries about the missions he and Byro were given, as well as about the Mage that replaced Coco in Legion, Guttman Kubrick. Upon hearing this, Panther Lily worries about Coco's safety, as he learns that she was punished for defending Fairy Tail earlier.

Panther Lily beats Sammy

Panther Lily continues to exchange blows with Samuel, while questioning him, and, as soon as he understands that the other Exceed only allied with his team in order to learn from Carla what will happen in the future, he defeats him, declaring that he will never be defeated by Samuel unless he focuses on his battles and gets rid of his hesitation. After witnessing the revival of the Infinity Clock, Panther Lily, along with Samuel, Happy and Carla, flies towards it, only to be prevented by Samuel, who says that he will go to Zentopia alone to witness the truth with his very eyes, leaving Panther Lily worried about his former rival.

Team Fairy Tail and Ichiya aboard Christina

After learning that Lucy has been kidnapped, one of the Archaeologists reveals to Panther Lily and the rest of the Fairy Tail Mages, who have returned to the guild, that he is a descendant of Will Neville. Soon after all the explaining, Christina appears in the sky, and a team of Fairy Tail Mages accompanies Ichiya and heads towards the Infinity Clock. However, when everyone gets on board, Christina is hit on the bow and begins to descend. Mirajane takes on Racer, who was responsible for attacking Christina, and Panther Lily, along with the rest of the Fairy Tail Mages, continue making their way towards Zentopia.

Panther Lily affected by Real Nightmare.

On Christina, Panther Lily begins to feel the effects of Real Nightmare and transforms into a rabbit. However, thanks to Erza, he is knocked back to normal shortly after. Panther Lily, as well as his fellow guildmates, are then attacked by Kanaloa. Under Ichiya's orders, they exit the Magical Bomber and onto the Clock itself. There, Panther Lily learns from Warren that the Archbishop is being mind controlled by Lapointe.

As Panther Lily's group reunites with Natsu, Gildarts and Coco, they witness a defeated Lapointe revealing that the only way to stop Real Nightmare is to kill the source of the Clock's power, Lucy Heartfilia, only to disappear soon after saying this. As Legion is determined to dispose of Lucy in order to save the world, the Fairy Tail Guild divides into two groups, one in charge of healing the Archbishop and one in charge of saving Lucy.

Panther Lily listens to Happy's plan

Panther Lily joins the first group, and he watches as Wendy tries to heal the Archbishop. When she manages to do so, Happy understands that in order to save Lucy, the Reborn Oración Seis has to be defeated. Panther Lily and Happy then decide to go after Lucy as well, in order to help their friends defeat the Dark Guild.

Panther Lily and Happy are unsuccessful in locating Lucy, which upsets the latter. They, then have a discussion about Samuel's motives, which are tied to the similar goals of Legion Corps. Panther Lily and Happy arrive just in time to prevent Samuel from killing Lucy. Panther Lily begins a fierce fight with the other Exceed once again, questioning the decision he has reached. However, after the Archbishop tells them how to slow down the procedure of Lucy uniting with the clock, Samuel and Panther Lily reconcile and have a contest about who of the two will destroy more clock chains.

Panther Lily later listens as Warren explains to Lucy how she can free herself from the Infinity Clock, while also getting rid of Real Nightmare.

At Fairy Tail, Coco ask forgiveness from Panther Lily to which he forgives and is glad to see "Coco" again. As Coco tries to state to him, Samuel appeared and asked another fight from him to which he accepts thus they begin to duel around the guild. Panther Lily watches as Legion Corps leaves and they stated that their new mission is to track down the pieces of the infinity clock and find better ways to seal them thus leaving saying goodbye.

Grand Magic Games arc

Whilst the guild members are talking about the current situation in Fiore, Panther Lily catches the eye of the young Asuka Connell, who strokes him with pleasure. He also comments about Happy's feelings toward Carla.

Gajeel and Panther Lily training

When the guild decides to participate in the Grand Magic Games, the returned members separate into four teams, all heading to train in four different locations, and Panther Lily accompanies Gajeel for some secret training. Levy wants to go with them, but the two refuse her proposal. After arriving at their training grounds, the two immediately begin training and collapse at dusk, exhausted but happy with their progress.

Panther Lily, Macao and Happy watch the Grand Magic Games

The Grand Magic Games later begin and Panther Lily sits in the audience alongside the other nonparticipating members of Fairy Tail, bragging to Happy about how strong Gajeel has become. Upon Sabertooth's arrival, Panther Lily notices Lector and Frosch cheering for their guild and questions if the latter two are Exceeds. He watches with interest as the first event of the tournament begins, and upon seeing Rufus Lore of Team Sabertooth take out all of his opposition in less than two moves, Panther Lily comments on the man's incredible abilities. When Lucy battles Flare and has her Urano Metria spell cancelled, Panther Lily critically notes that Flare made no attempt to cancel the Magic, heightening everyone's feeling that someone outside the battle did so. When the third battle of the first day is announced, Panther Lily remarks that they will finally get to see Sabertooth in battle, seeming intrigued to see how Fiore's strongest guild is in a fight. Orga unleashes a huge wave of black thunder at Warcry, prompting Panther Lily to become scared and try to cover his ears, shaking in fear. When Jellal later appears to be choking on something during the final battle of day 1, Panther Lily can only watch in confusion.

After Fairy Tail's general failure in the first day, Panther Lily joins his guild in drinking at a local bar. Though most of the guild seem pretty downhearted, Gajeel and Panther Lily both express their excitement for the next two days, with Panther Lily commenting that they will finally get to see the results of his and Gajeel's training. After hearing Makarov's encouraging speech, Panther Lily sits back to watch the antics that take place between the drunk members of the guild.

When the event of day two begins, Panther Lily is seen to be utterly shocked at the Dragon Slayers' poor performances. Though not surprised by Natsu's characteristic hatred of transport, Panther Lily cannot contain his shock that Gajeel is having similar issues. Despite his confusion, he is seen smiling at Natsu and Gajeel's stern willpower to complete the task, as well as their words to the Fairy Tail members who missed them for seven years. During the battle portion of the day, after seeing Carla released from the sick bay, Panther Lily asks if she has fully recovered, and then he and Happy both express their slight embarrassment at Mirajane and Jenny's battle, which is taking place below. He later wonders aloud if there was some sort of rule the two implemented to allow such a competition to take place. Despite the odd contest though, Panther Lily is shown to be happy at Mirajane's victory.

Panther Lily happy at Laxus' victory

On the third day of the Grand Magic Games, Panther Lily, Happy and Carla discuss the day's event and the different aspects that need to be taken into account to perform well. However, when Erza disregards strategy altogether and wins despite challenging all 100 monsters in the event at the same time, Panther Lily is seen smiling at the pure recklessness and strength she displayed. Mato then declares that a secondary event will have to take place for the other competitors, and upon seeing Obra step forward to compete, Panther Lily and his fellow Exceed comment on his attacking of Wendy with general looks of discomfort. He is also seen to be very pleased with Cana's use of Fairy Glitter, the attack that wins her the secondary event. Seeing the fight in which Laxus defeats all of Raven Tail participants by his lonesome, a proud Panther Lily smiles. Later that day when Wendy represents Team Fairy Tail A in a battle against Sherria Blendy of Lamia Scale, Panther Lily is seen shocked at Wendy's unleashing of Shattering Light: Sky Drill.

Panther Lily in a cutout

After the third day's events and battles, the Fairy Tail Mages head off to Ryuzetsu Land in order to relax after the day's events. While there, Panther Lily enjoys some fresh Kiwi juice. Later alongside Happy and Gajeel he sticks his head through a cutout appearing as an octopus. Later in the day, the Fairy Tail members celebrate their victories by throwing a party and having fun. Panther Lily complements Wendy's effort and the development she displayed during her awestruck fight against Sherria.

Panther Lily, along with Carla and Happy, watches anxiously as Team Sabertooth confronts Team Fairy Tail A after Minerva drops Lucy. He later watches as the new Fairy Tail team is announced and enters the arena.

Panther Lily shocked to see the identity of Rabbit

On the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games, a tag battle between Quatro Cerberus and Blue Pegasus takes place with participants Bacchus and Rocker versus Ichiya and the Rabbit. Panther Lily is seen eager to know the identity of this mysterious rabbit. He is utterly shocked to see that the rabbit is his comrade from Extalia, Nichiya. Later, the most anticipated tag battle;Fairy Tail versus Sabertooth involving Sting and Rogue versus Gajeel and Natsu is announced. Panther Lily is seen very concerned about this fight.

Panther Lily smiles

Panther Lily watches the battle of the Dragon Slayers alongside the others. During the climax of the battle, Panther Lily is shown smiling at Natsu's and Gajeel's extreme endurance, which has allowed them to continue fighting despite the grievous blows they have taken. Panther Lily again smiles at the sight of Natsu overwhelming the Twin Dragons of Sabertooth with his attacks. He later becomes shocked following the explosion created by Natsu, Sting and Rogue's collision.

Panther Lily going to the Dragon Graveyard

Later, Panther Lily and the other two Exceeds accompany the Dragons Slayers as Gajeel takes them to a location he has found. When they arrive, Panther Lily is shocked to discover that they've found a Dragon graveyard, making a remark that this confirms the existence of Dragons.

Panther Lily visibly shocked after learning about Acnologia's past

Not long after, Wendy suggests that she uses the forbidden technique, Milky Way, allowing her to be able to summon a Dragon's soul and learn the truth about the species' massacre. When the actual process takes affect, Panther Lily shows surprise at the fact that a soul is being brought forth, let alone a Dragon's. He then bears witness to the arrival of Zirconis' soul, showing great shock at the latter's appearance. He regains enough composure though to explain that he and his guildmates want to know the truth about the Dragon's. Despite some reluctance, Zirconis finally explains about the Dragons and Dragon Festival, adding additional information about Acnologia; the last piece of information visibly shocks Panther Lily.

Panther Lily kicked out from the building

Soon after, the group is approached by Arcadios and Yukino Agria. Natsu shows immediate hostility towards the former, causing Happy and Panther Lily to remind him about Arcadios' high-ranking status in Fiore. Arcadios brushes it off, however, and tells the Fairy Tail Mages to follow them to Mercurius, where he elaborates on the details of the Eclipse Plan. Soon after, members of the Fiore Guard surround the Mages, with Darton leading them. Darton kicks Panther Lily and his guildmates, save for Lucy, out of the building.

Panther Lily then returns to the guild with his guildmates to discuss what to do about Lucy's arrest. He wonders if the Kingdom let they know about the Eclipse Plant so they would eventually speak against Arcadios; Carla, however, says that they wouldn't risk so much to achieve so little. Makarov then makes up a plan to rescue Lucy: while a team competes in the Games to get an audience with the King, another team composed by Panther Lily, Happy, Carla, Wendy, Mirajane and Natsu goes to Mercurius to rescue Lucy directly. While on their way to Mercurius and with the last battle of the games about to begin, the team wonder how they would enter the palace. Panther Lily listens to Happy and Carla talk about Happy's ridiculous plan and when it is ultimately decided against, Mirajane suggests her own with Panther Lily wondering why Mirajane is still wearing the hockey mask Happy gave her. Later, Mirajane sneaks the team into the palace under the disguise of a palace guard and while pretending to capture Natsu and Wendy with the Panther Lily and the other Exceeds hidden in her disguise.

Panther Lily and the group are confronted by someone

Soon after, Panther Lily and the rest of group locates the cell Lucy and Yukino are locked in. After Natsu melts the bars and frees Lucy and Yukino the group stands outside the cell. Suddenly, the floor collapses beneath them sending Panther Lily and the rest of the group falling into the unknown. Soon, Panther Lily lands in an underground cavern where a strange voice tells him and the rest of the group they're in "Abyss Palace".

Panther Lily then spends some time examining his surroundings, along with the other Mages, later grumbling to himself that he would have drawn a map of the vicinity on his body had he known what was to become of his team. The Mages eventually find a way out from their pit and are lead into another, where they find a wounded Arcadios. Panther Lily studies him quietly when he and the others are suddenly attacked by the Garou Knights.

Panther Lily draws his sword to protect Yukino and Lucy

With the Garou Knights moving to attack, Panther Lily takes on his battle form and gets in front of Happy and Carla, telling the two to stand back. As Mirajane, Wendy and Natsu fight off Kamika's spells, Panther Lily notices a large group of vines rising from the ground to attack Yukino and Lucy, and quickly draws his sword to slash through them before either of the girls is harmed. Effectively destroying the onslaught, Panther Lily notices that the largest of the knights has come up behind him, and, as the giant man tries to crush him with both his large fists and acid Magic, just manages to avoid being hit by swiftly jumping backwards. Landing, Panther Lily is struck by one of Kamika's attacks, becoming paralyzed as Cosmos summons a gigantic flower on the roof of the cave to suck them all in. As a result of Wendy's healing Magic curing them of their binding, Panther Lily moves with Mirajane and Natsu to destroy the plant before it can consume them, the explosion of the three's attack smashing the cavern walls and separating everyone in a landslide of earth. Emerging and questioning where the rest of his comrades have disappeared to, Panther Lily is confronted once more by the largest member of the Garou Knights.

Being attacked by the huge man, Panther Lily draws his sword as a flurry of acid begins to swirl towards him in a wave. Needing to move to evade the attack, Panther Lily comments on the difficulty of facing acid, as he cannot utilize his sword to stop the attacks. As the battle proceeds, Panther Lily begins to remember the strenuous training he went through with Gajeel, which in turn gives him the strength to cut through the acid, defeating his opponent.

Panther Lily and the other Mages then try to find a way out, discussing Arcadios' health and Princess Hisui in the meanwhile. Soon, however, a hooded woman appears in front of the group, startling the Mages. Panther Lily is shocked to see that the other woman is Lucy, who came from the future using the Eclipse Gate. When Happy asks what is going on, he admits that he has no idea. The group then decides to leave and shoot a signal, meaning that Lucy's rescue was successful.

Panther Lily sees Future Lucy wake up

After the group becomes lost in the castle, Panther Lily notifies the group of the difficulty of contacting their guild in their current situation. After Lucy from the future awakens, he and the others learn of how she and her friends from her timeline were captured by the royal army, and why she came back to the past. After hearing about the impending attack, Panther Lily notes Natsu's loud reaction and also wonders whether it has anything to do with the events in the Dragon graveyard, as Wendy does. Later, the future Lucy explains her story of coming back in time, unfortunately without a strategy, at which point she is comforted by Natsu, who says he will protect the future. During their escape from the castle dungeons, and their subsequent battle with the castle knights, Panther Lily enters his Battle Form and protects Lucy, warning her to stay back, much to the latter's protest.

Panther Lily faces Neppa one more time

During the battle, Panther Lily tells Happy and Carla to get behind him as he fights the army. However, he is attacked himself by acid from a member of the Garou Knights, whom he immediately recognizes. The other Garou Knights arrive as well, claiming they won't let the rescue team leave the castle. During the battle, Panther Lily reverts to his chibi form, much to his disappointment. As they fight, a shadow envelops the area and swallows the Fiore army as well as the Garou Knights. As the shadow begins to dissipate, a man reveals himself. When he is recognized, he addresses Natsu, stating he came from the future and he is Rogue. Panther Lily and co. recollect him as Rogue from Sabertooth abd ask about his return to the past. Rogue simply reveals that he returned to open the gates, and continues on to explain the methods of which the Eclipse Gate may be utilized. Rogue reveals that a certain individual prevents the opening of the gates and he has come back in time to eliminate the person, to which Panther Lily says that killing is not necessarily essential with reasoning with others. After stating that words cannot remedy their situation and that the future is inevitable, Rogue reveals that the individual is Lucy Heartfilia, to which he lunges towards her with an assault. Before Rogue's strike connects, Lucy's future self defends Lucy with her own body and in turn, takes the assault from Rogue and loses her life. After Panther Lily and co.'s emotional parting, Rogue prepares for yet another assault, to which Natsu intervenes and strikes Rogue.

Panther Lily and the others appear at the Eclipse Gate's location

Natsu then tells Lucy to leave the place and despite her initial resistance, she is taken by Loke and together with Panther Lily, Happy, Carla and Wendy escape from the battle. They then find themselves at the location of the Eclipse Cannon as Hisui approves of the start of the firing sequence. When Happy asks about Loke's whereabouts, Panther Lily replies that he had to leave due to Eclipse's power to drain Magic. Suddenly, they are found out by Arcadios who tells them to reveal themselves. When Hisui congratulates them for winning the Grand Magic Games, Panther Lily smiles, saying that it was to be expected. Arcadios then asks about Future Lucy's location, to which Panther Lily replies that she's been killed by another person from future, surprising both Hisui and Arcadios. Afterwards, they watch, together, as the Eclipse Gate opens. Feeling the pressure of the Magic power the Eclipse Gate contains, Panther Lily and his Exceed friends stand awestruck, Panther Lily shocked that such a vast amount of power can be confined to one space; the group no longer doubting the Gates ability to take on the incoming Dragons. However, Lucy suddenly steps forward and demands that the Gate be shut. As Panther Lily wonders why on earth she wants such a thing to occur, the Gate fully opens and the ground begins to shake, Panther Lily gazing on open-mouthed as a humongous Dragon walks through it and into Crocus. With the Dragon causing mayhem in it's wake and sending everyone flying in all directions, Panther Lily quickly worries about Lucy when she rushes towards the Gate, trying desperately to close it.

Panther Lily faces Zirconis

As more Dragons begin to flood through the Eclipse Gate, Panther Lily grits he teeth worrying about how many are entering the city. After Lucy and Yukino close the Eclipse Gate, Future Rogue arrives on the scene, commanding the Dragons to hunt down the Mages left in the city. Panther Lily questions how Rogue is able to make the Dragons do his bidding, to which he smirks telling him he has obtained Dragon Manipulating Magic and heads off to view the battle from above on a Dragon, leaving those stationed at the gate at the mercy of the Dragon Zirconis. Panther Lily is then left speechless as Zirconis demonstrates his ability to rid people of their clothes.

Panther Lily watches as Zirconis threatens to devour Lucy twice, but is halted by Wendy and Mirajane, who promise to defeat him, while Happy takes off to find and save Lucy. He and Yukino remain on the ground, watching those events.

After Ultear's noble sacrifice to turn back time allowing all the Mages in the vicinity to envision the subsequent minute, Panther Lily remains perturbed by the occurrence and questions whether it was Carla's doing or not, despite Happy chiming in and receiving an apathetic retort from Panther Lily. Suddenly, Lucy runs in and joins Panther Lily and the rest of the Mages with important news. With her future counterpart's diary at hand, Lucy reveals that they must destroy the Gates to prevent the catastrophe from occurring, with Panther Lily analyzing the situation and noting that they may rewrite the past in theory by disrupting Future Rogue's means of travel.

Thanks to Natsu, the gates are destroyed not long after. Hisui notes that in the future, they should no longer be usable, to which Panther Lily states that such should prevent Rogue will no longer have any means to come to the present.

Panther Lily hugged by Millianna

Later, Panther Lily is present at the great banquet of the Grand Magic Games Mages. With Millianna still feeling down, Erza uses Panther Lily along with Happy and Carla to distract her. While Millianna hugs all three Exceed, Panther Lily states that they're not stuffed animals.

When Panther Lily and the other Fairy Tail Mages return back to Magnolia, the whole town celebrates their coming first in the Grand Magic Games, leaving Panther Lily visibly impressed.

Eclipse Celestial Spirits arc

Note: Events in this arc occur only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

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Lily, along with the other Fairy Tail Mages, arrives as a reinforcement to help the main group through the use of Warren's Telepathy. This causes the Celestial Spirits to return to their gates due to being outnumbered. After taking one of Hisui's Celestial Spirit Banishment Keys, Lily and Gajeel track down Gemini, who await them in the forested area.

Gajeel and Panther Lily are looking for Eclipse Gemini to close their gates. Due to the duo not playing with them, Gemini use their Magic on them. They end up being turned into squirrels. As Gemini try to pet Gajeel, they end up doing him more harm than good, with Lily questioning their careness about pets. In order to help him, Lily attracts Gemini's attention, giving Gajeel an opportunity to escape. After Gajeel tricks and defeats Gemini, Lily asks him why he didn't use his magic in the first place.

Panther Lily and the others reunite

After reuniting with the Mages who have closed their Spirits' gates, they decide to go look for Natsu and the others. As they venture about, they hear Ophiuchus' voice. Being informed that the Celestial Spirit King is the one responsible for all that's happened so far, Levy informs Panther Lily and the others about Liberum Verus. She also uncovers that the only way to stop Liberum is by destroying the Astral Spirytus and the Celestial Globe at the same time. The Mages then make their move, destroying every last bit of the place. As the Mages deliver the last strike, Lucy, Yukino and Hisui strike the Globe with Gottfried, all the while Natsu defeats Ophiuchus with Darkness Phoenix Blade.

Panther Lily,Levy and Gajeel ready to go to Celestial Spirit World

After reuniting, the Mages wonder about their current situation. Horologium then appears, stating that Liberum was completed and that the Eclipse Celestial Spirit King is demolishing the Celestial Spirit World at the moment. After receiving some special clothing to enter the dimension, Lily and the others ready themselves to go to the Celestial Spirit World. After being sucked in by the Eclipse King, Panther Lily and the others find themselves facing a giant beast, whom Lucy recognizes as the Spirit King. Erza signals them to attack, but to no avail as all of their attacks prove ineffective. The Celestial King then starts turning every Mage in front of him into a sky constellation, Lily eventually turning into one as well.After the defeat of the King, however, Panther Lily is turned back to normal alongside his comrades. He then listens as the Celestial Spirit King expresses his gratitude to the Mages regarding the past events, although not clearly remembering them. After that, Lily and the others return to their world.

Sun Village arc

Some time after returning, Panther Lily goes on a job alongside Gajeel. Forced to go alongside Jet and Droy, the group comes across a band of masked fighters who kidnap and tie up Jet and Droy. Preparing to fight, Panther Lily asks Gajeel why he brought the two of them, to which he is told that they simply followed him.

Tartaros arc

Panther Lily and the others listen to Porlyusica's plan

As Levy researches the Books of Zeref, Panther Lily questions Gajeel about the Demons from them, but Gajeel states he doesn't know. Later, standing beside Gajeel, Panther Lily sternly listens in as Makarov lies to a grievously wounded Freed about the village that was harmed by his, Laxus, Yajima and the Thunder God Tribe's battle with Nine Demon Gates member Tempester, wherein he is informed that all the villagers escaped perfectly unharmed; a far cry from the truth. After Loke appears and helps the Fairy Tail Mages track down some of the former Council members, Porlyusica tells Panther Lily and the other Mages that they should gather as much intel as possible from the Council members, as well as get a blood sample from the one who injured Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe. Panther Lily then listens to Makarov's inspiring speech about avenging the injuries that Laxus, Freed, Evergreen and Bickslow suffered.

Panther Lily, accompanied by Gajeel and Shadow Gear, is assigned to protect former Council member Belno from Tartaros, however when they arrive at her home they find her already dead and are contacted by Makarov for a status report, wherein Panther Lily tells him that her death was most likely an assassination. Later, with all their Lacrima connected, Panther Lily listen to Michello as he explains the necessary requirements to fire Etherion, one of the Council's most powerful weapons, where he states after listening that with the murder of all the Council members, Etherion was successfully nullified. Michello then reluctantly explains what Face is: a Magic Pulse Bomb, one that nullifies all Magic across an entire continent, and upon hearing that Tartaros doesn't use Magic, Panther Lily notes that with the dropping of Face, they would be able to do as they please with no resistance.

Returning to the guild, Panther Lily hears from Lucy's team that they lost Natsu and were not able to find Erza, Happy or Mirajane upon going to the ex-chairman's house. Panther Lily asks Gajeel if he could find them via scent but the latter notes that if Wendy could not, neither can he. Suddenly, Happy stumbles into the guild and reveals that Natsu, Erza and Mirajane were taken prisoner by Tartaros and that the ex-chairman is a traitor. As he expresses sadness over not being able to save them, Panther Lily tells him not to dwell on it and asks about their hideout. Finding out that Tartaros has a mobile base, the guild prepares for an invasion just as Elfman suddenly arrives.

Panther Lily helps to fly Fairy Tail to Cube

After Elfman explains that Lisanna got captured and Yuri was already dead when he found him, Panther Lily reassures the Mage, telling him that Levy has already began calculating the location of Tartaros' headquarters. After Levy manages to pinpoint Tartaros' location, she reveals that it currently flies just above Magnolia, and Panther Lily along with the other Fairy Tail members prepares to fight Tartaros. However, as they get ready, a huge explosion suddenly goes off and destroys the guild, leaving the fate of its members unknown.

Panther Lily and the rest of the guild manage to survive though due to the quick thinking of Cana, who used her Card Conversion to seal all of the members into a deck of cards. Handing the decks to Panther Lily, Carla and Happy, Cana requests that they quickly fly towards Cube, the Exceed doing so just as the guild explodes. As they approach the floating Tartaros headquarters, they are suddenly pulled towards the underside of the cube by some sort of gravity field, and realize their presence is known. Allowing Cana to free the guild from the cards, Panther Lily prepares to face Tartaros. Exhausted from the fighting, Panther Lily worriedly states that while he and the other Mages tire themselves fighting the Tartaros army, Erza and the other prisoners are in danger. He is then sucked into Cube and petrified due to Mard Geer's Curse, along with Gajeel and the rest of the guild.

After being freed from Alegria, Panther Lily runs about the destroyed Cube and finds Happy, whose presence he finds relief in, as he lost sight of Gajeel. When he sees a mushroom on Happy's head, however, Panther Lily becomes rather perturbed and unsuccessfully tries to pull it off his head. Giving up, the Exceed merely walks down the destroyed corridors with his companion.

Panther Lily and Happy are forced to choke themselves

Panther Lily and Happy soon reunite with Erza, as well as Lector, Frosch and a redeemed Minerva. After the latter swiftly removes the mushroom attached to Happy's head, explaining that it actually is one of the Nine Demon Gates and thus can help them find the control room, Panther Lily congratulates Happy for his actions. With the group now walking towards the control room, Panther Lily mentions that regardless of all the things that happened during the Grand Magic Games, it's possible that those of Sabertooth are in fact good people; upon hearing from Lector that Minerva's specialty is cooking, Panther Lily comments that she would make a fantastic wife. However, his daydreams are cut short by an intimidating Erza, whose gaze prompts him to continue to walk forth, though as he does so, he wonders about how Gajeel is fairing. Later, Panther Lily and everyone else arrives at the control room, where he spots Crawford preparing Face for detonation. Before they can stop them, Kyôka and Seilah appear, and Panther Lily is forced to choke himself due to Seilah's Macro; when Kyôka threatens Erza, Panther Lily tries to move, but curses his inability to do so. However, his movement is restored when Mirajane arrives and takes out Seilah, though his happiness quickly turns into fear when he realizes that Face is close to activating.

Sternly, Panther Lily watches Erza and Kyôka fight; he listens to Mirajane explain what happened to her after Alegria was dispelled, until he hears a roar and expresses his wonder at what could be making the noise. Having learned that Acnologia is coming, Panther Lily looks on towards the sky with the other Exceed. Panther Lily then watches as Kyôka performs an Organic Link with Face's activation Lacrima, and wonders aloud as to what the markers that appear are, to which he is answered that they represent the number of Face bombs on the continent. Panther Lily then watches as Kyôka breaks Erza's armor, much to his surprise; before long, however, he is beset with incredible amounts of pain, courtesy of Kyôka's sensory manipulation. Watching the same fate befall Erza, Panther Lily grits his teeth in anger as Kyôka completely takes away all five of her senses.

Happy and Panther Lily watch as Face activates

His anger turning into cheer as Erza fights back, Panther Lily speculates that Erza's ability to continue to fight is due to her awakening a sixth or seventh sense, but then expresses bland surprise when Happy says that the reason is because she is simply Erza. Mere seconds later, with Happy calling out to Erza about Face's timer rapidly accelerating, Panther Lily yells out that Erza cannot hear them, and soon comments that Kyôka's strength keeps increasing whilst Erza's sensitivity does the same. Then, as Erza defeats Kyôka and Face's timer continues to rapidly approach zero, Panther Lily calls out for Erza to deal the finishing blow, but even when Minerva does so in her stead, the timer reaches zero regardless and Face activates, leaving Panther Lily stunned. Panther Lily watches on the projection as the Face bombs begin to go off all around Earth Land, but not for long, as the Dragons return and take them down one by one. When all of the Faces are destroyed, Pantherily is visibly relieved. Panther Lily later stands by Gajeel in awe as the Dragons come to greet them.

A week after Tartaros' fall, Panther Lily watches Wendy as she has her hair returned to normal by Cancer. Curious, he asks Carla how Wendy has been, and when she returns the question to him about Gajeel, he urges her to look for herself at a silent and upset Gajeel. When Carla expresses worry over Natsu's wellbeing, Panther Lily reminds her that he should be the least of her worries, because Happy is with him.

Avatar arc

Panther Lily stands by Gajeel as they prepare to raid Avatar HQ as the members of the Council's Custody Enforcement Unit. Later, Panther Lily sits with Gajeel and the rest of the Custody Enforcement Unit at their camp and tells Gajeel that someone is approaching their camp; Gajeel remarks to Panther Lily that he too can hear and smell the person, who is Levy. After Levy delivers her information and remarks that Gray appears to have sunk into the darkness, Panther Lily asks Gajeel whether he can strike down Gray, as they were friends, to which Gajeel replies that if their paths are different they are enemies and he will be defeated.

Panther Lily arrives

Panther Lily and the other Custody Enforcement members eventually arrive at the battlefield to round up the defeated Avatar members, wherein he strikes down a resisting D-6. After, he is greeted by Natsu and clears up any confusion that surrounds Gajeel actually joining the Magic Council, and reveals that Gray is not actually in any trouble, as he was the one that led the Magic Council to Malba City to help stop the Ultimate Elimination. After this, Panther Lily and the others heed Erza's request for a shout of victory, which he joins in upon, and then converses with his fellow Exceeds in his small, altered form, including a mysteriously arrived Frosch, who has strayed away from Rogue, before it is taken and cuddled by Gray and everyone else.

After leaving their jobs with the Council to rejoin Fairy Tail, Gajeel states his disappointment, prompting Panther Lily to tell him to make it at least seem like he is joking. Panther Lily then shows up at the actual revival of Fairy Tail, on Gajeel's shoulder, and then stands beside Levy; he watches as Lucy catches up with everyone else in the guild and cries tears of joy at their reunion.

Alvarez Empire arc

Carla and Panther Lily talk about the guild's revival

During Fairy Tail's reconstruction effort, Panther Lily tells Wendy and Carla that he, Gajeel and Levy have been laying the foundation for the day that Fairy Tail could be properly revived. When the topic of who will succeed Makarov arises, Panther Lily implies that anyone should do, as they would only be a temporary guild master. Later, as Gajeel listens in on the conversation taking place between Mest Gryder and others underground, Panther Lily asks him if anything is wrong. Then, when Gajeel says he's going to form the "B-Team," and that they're going to hunt down the one who uses lightning, the word "lightning" puts Panther Lily at unease.

When the team reaches their destination, after Mirajane questions if they are doing the right thing by splitting the teams, Panther Lily states that this is an infiltration mission and thus it's definitely right thing to do. Later, Panther Lily and the others all head to the Pegasus Village hot springs to relax. While there, they meet up with Ichiya, who tells them that Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe have joined Blue Pegasus, and Panther Lily watches Gajeel get infuriated for not getting to reveal the information himself. He later boards Christina along with the others, as they head towards the Alvarez Empire's capital of Vistarion. After rescuing their master and friends from Spriggan 12's Ajeel Raml, Panther Lily informs the astounded Team Natsu, as well as Mest, that they are still in enemy territory.

Lily figures Happy knows the secret

Back in the guild, after a short while of partying, Panther Lily listens to Makarov's apology and smiles when Natsu states that no matter what happens, they will fight against Alvarez in order to survive. He then pays attention as Makarov begins talking about Fairy Heart, however, Mavis suddenly appears. Panther Lily listens as the First Master prepares to explain why Zeref is after Fairy Tail's greatest secret. After Mavis finishes her story, Panther Lily is shocked to learn that Fairy Heart is an infinite supply of Magic Power. The First Master then gets upset over dragging everyone into battle, but everyone agrees that it's not her fault. Afterwards, the topic of Zeref's immortality is brought up, and Natsu mentions that his right arm is something that can do the job, but he refuses to tell what it is. Panther Lily immediately notices that Happy is aware of Natsu's secret technique. Shortly after, he listens when Makarov goes over all the information he gathered about the Alvarez Empire. Later, Lily sits outside as he notices Alvarez's invasion beginning.

With the attack in full force, Lily flies high with Gajeel as part of the Flying Dragon Squad. Using their swift speed and maneuverability, they are able to take out several of the Empire's ships. After Ajeel knocks away the shot of the Magical Convergent Cannon: Jupiter, Lily is shocked anyone could do so, but Gajeel says they will just have to do things the old fashioned way and commandeer the ship. They then fly aboard Ajeel's ship but the dragons slayers are quickly put down due to landing on transportation. Lily tells Wendy to cast Troia, but she is unable to. After Erza bails out the dragon slayers, Natsu is hesitant to leave her behind, but Gajeel states that the have to and Lily replies that its Erza, so she will be fine. After fighting the Empire's ground force, Lily looks to the skies and states that they are still coming. As Ajeel whips up a sandstorm that covers the entire town, Lily says he cannot see, but worries because more ships are coming.

After Erza falls from the sky, injured after defeating Ajeel, Natsu and Wendy go to help her while Lily states that he and Gajeel have things handled. As the Thunder God Tribe fights Wall Eehto, Lily stands with as Natsu announces that they have taken down most of the enemy forces. A day after Alvarez's initial assault, Lily, along with Gajeel and others are assigned to meet up with Sabertooth and Blue Pegasus in the north. Gajeel states he has wanted to arrest Sabertooth and Lily tells him to get his priorities straight. Resting up before battle, Lily watches and smiles on from behind a rock as Gajeel and Levy have a tender moment.

Lily holds Levy

Arriving in the north, Lily states they have found the enemy's main forces as he shifts to prepare for battle; however, before the group can take action, the defeated members of Sabertooth and Blue Pegasus are paraded before them on crosses, angering and shocking Lily. They rush to battle, Lily picking up Hibiki and Eve as to carry them somewhere to receive proper treatment. Soon after, the group prepares to battle three great enemies. As Panther Lily and the others prepare to battle the enemy troops once more, he tells Gajeel that the enemy's numbers are high and that there are too many of them to fight, which Gajeel says he heard the first time as he attacks the troops with a giant sword. Later, following Gajeel's fight with Bloodman and during his impending death, Panther Lily arrives on the scene and grabs Levy to stop her from approaching Gajeel and dying alongside him. Lily then painfully listens to Gajeel say his heartfelt goodbyes to Levy, and tearfully swears to Gajeel, when asked, that he will bring Levy back to the guild safely, before he disappears completely. His friend gone, Lily holds a sobbing Levy as she screams Gajeel's name.

Lily assists Gajeel

Some time later, Lily is caught in the light of Irene Belserion's Universe One, and warped somewhere alongside Levy. In their new location, he hears the voice of Zera telepathically telling him and other Fairy Tail members to head towards the guild and protect Mavis. Alongside the voice of Zera, Lily hears Gajeel's voice as well, his being alive shocking the Exceed. Not so long thereafter, Lily arrives to assist Gajeel in clearing a wave of enemy troops. After he, among others, witnesses Levy and the Dragon Slayer reunite, Lily hears the voice of Zera, who introduces herself in person to the group. Noticing her ethereal appearance, she explains how she's merely an illusion of Mavis' subconscious, explaining how she'll disappear next time Mavis thinks of her. And as predicted, the girl disappears very soon, earning nothing but gratitude from the Fairy Tail Mages for her help, Lily adding how they'll all get to hear from Mavis about her adventures with Zera after their victory. The group continues to fight; Lily and the others are caught in the light of Makarov's final Fairy Law, which leaves them confused following its subsiding.

A bit later, due to Irene's death, Universe One is undone, and Panther Lily is caught in the light that returns the country to its original shape.