One on one battles continue with Becky vs. Millihiore, Rebecca vs. Hina, and Sink vs. Gaul. A wild card appears to shake the battle up even more.

Shogo is getting a new neighbor and an unexpected surprise.

As Natsu and other Fairy Tail members race to save Lucy before she's sacrificed by the new Oracion Seis, Gildarts has a non-magic showdown with Byro. They also learn the secret of Cardinal Rapowant, that even he didn't know!

Now safely ensconced in their rightful place, Remus becomes the heir he was always meant to be. Yet Rinda begins to feel something is not quite right with this supposedly happy ending. Guin, meanwhile, begins a new journey but is interrupted by a surprising foe intent on stopping him.

When Shidoh’s plans to kill Guin are thwarted, he escapes and lures the Parros twins into a deadly trap. But Guin discovers the ruse. In his attempt to save them, he injures Shidoh—an injury that causes Shido to reveal his true, terrifying self.

Kumn troops and Parros troops wage a fearsome battle. With Mongaul forces taking heavy losses, Lady Amnelis is forced to surrender. But the real battle rages in a secluded palace, where the mysterious Shidoh has captured and tortured Guin for his own dark purposes.

As Mongaul and Kaulos suffer setbacks from their battles, Duke Norisse takes advantage of the unrest—and Remus’s growing confidence—to plot a sly intervention. But Guin grows suspicious of Norisse’s motives, as well as Remus’s intent to go along. Meanwhile, the evil sorceress Anak arrives to destroy Guin.

When Lady Amnelis is betrayed, not even her handmaids can offer her solace. But Prince Scaal is empowered by the events and vows to take back any ground Duke Norisse has gained in his power grabs. And, despite her feelings, Rigea knows Norisse must follow through with his betrothal to Princess Rinda.

As various peoples begin rebelling against the royal authorities seeking to control them, those authorities begin trying to crush any resistance. The power hungry Caaslon, scheming to become a ruler in his own right, falls into Norisse and Rigea’s plan to use him as their own pawn. And a faction of seekers begin to see the vital power of the ancient device in Crystal.

Istavan begins planting seeds of revolution with some of the rebels. And when certain generals begin making their own plans for attack, Remus claims himself the de facto king and sends out troops to exercise his control. Guin begins to wonder if Remus will fulfill a greater purpose—or fall victim to a darker destiny.

Prince Remus, now becoming more confident in his role as the heir to Parros, begins to exert a confidence that is both admirable and more than a little dangerous. He negotiates with King Volgo for troops while performing a little romantic maneuvering with the King’s young and impressionable daughter, Almeena.

Though Malius grows ever more fond of the little prince Mial, other forces are beginning to become concerned about his seemingly divided loyalties. And as the Duke Norisse and Lady Amnelis enter the city of Crystal for the arranged wedding, one at the ceremony takes violent action to stop it.

Malius continues to befriend the prince Mial. But as the young boy grows fond of him, trusting him even more, Malius begins to doubt if he can follow through with his evil task. Duke Norisse and the Lady Amnelis’ wedding approaches, and Vlad plans to finally kill the Duke during the honeymoon.

As Remus begins to grow in confidence, he also grows more suspicious of Guin—and vice versa. Rinda, meanwhile, has a terrifying vision about a coming revelation that will threaten them all. And as Norisse schemes, Archduke Vlad commences his own plan to stop the Duke from making any further headway in his plans for domination.

When Guin is lost at sea, Istavan and the royal twins seek refuge on a mysterious island. Unfortunately, the pirates are in hot pursuit, though they are not the only dangerous force on this strange paradise. Meanwhile, Duke Norisse and Lady Amnelis’ continue their courtship. But are his affections romantic or just another scheme for Crystal to become the sole ruling kingdom?

As Rinda, Remus, Istavan, and Guin use a pirate ship to travel the sea, the captain grows suspicious when Guin continues to hide beneath a cloak. And after trying to drug the group to discover their secret, there is a mutiny aboard the vessel. A mysterious ship from Istavan’s past suddenly makes an appearance during a dangerous storm.

Realizing his presence places the Parros twins in greater danger, Guin separates from them, sneaking them onto a pirate ship so they can escape Mongaul with greater ease. Lady Amnelis, falling deeper under the infuriating but captivating spell of Duke Norisse, finds herself in the center of the weapon that all of Mongaul would kill for.

Captured by the Mongaul and tortured by Caaslon, Duke Norisse still refuses to yield, keeping the secret of their much-coveted device under wraps. But when he is suddenly released, Norisse realizes there is tension between the Red and White Knights of Mongaul, a weakness he vows to use to his advantage. Astrias’ deepening affection for Lady Amnelis proves dangerous.

Defeated and humiliated by her loss to Guin, Lady Amnelis returns to her court and accepts her fate. Stripped of her military rank, she is subjected to the state she loathes—that of a maiden betrothed to be wed. Meanwhile, Duke Norisse steals into the city of Crystal much to his own peril.

After learning of Marus’ death, Lady Amnelis is blinded by sadness and rage. She orders the troops to attack at will and places them all in either a place of victory or in terrible danger. Outnumbered, the Sem troops begin to see their inevitable loss until help comes from an unexpected source.