My Name Is...Mavis telepathically orders Gray, Lucy, and Happy to rendezvous with her as part of her strategy against Zeref. The three leave Natsu as he continues fighting Zeref, who grows increasingly violent and bloodthirsty under the influence of his curse. Larcade attempts to assist Zeref in killing Natsu, but Zeref angrily attacks Larcade for interfering and denounces him as his son, revealing Larcade to be an Etherious he created. Meanwhile, August continues to question Gildarts and Cana's relationship as he withstands their attacks...