Fairy Tail 97

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Fairy Tail
Chapter 97: Life Shield
[in-picture top-left: Only three chapters left until the hundredth instalment, but right now...]
[insert: It's thanks to all of you!♡ // I have to hurry up and make my big debut too!]
[bottom-right: TWO YEARS OF SERIALISATION! / Thank you for all your support. I'm going to keep at it!!]

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[insert text: Preventing the resurrection of the ultimate Dark Mage, Zeref! // The future of the whole world depends on Natsu's battle!!]
Gérard: I'll end this in an instant. // You can go to hell regretting that you ever took a stand against me.
Natsu: I'm pretty confident in my own toughness. // You go ahead, if you think you can do it.

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Gérard: HUAAHHH!!
Natsu: Hup - ! // Keep it comin'!!!!

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Natsu: Nghhhhhhhhhh!
Erza: !

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Natsu: Ngaaahhh!!!! // What's wrong? So scared of smashing up the tower you're not even trying properly? // *pant* / *pant* // *pant* / *pant* // That didn't hurt one bit.........
Gérard: How long do you intend to stand around acting all cocky, you brat?!!!!

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Natsu: Ngahhh!
Erza: Natsu!!!
Natsu: Karyuu no...

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Natsu: KOUEN!!!!
[TN: "Fire Dragon Glittering Blaze"]
Gérard: !!!
Erza: He's... the tower...!

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Gérard: I've spent... eight long years constructing this tower... // You fiend...!!!!
Natsu: *pant* / *pant* // *pant* / *pant*
Erza: (Natsu... // You're... using an incredible effort just to remain standing...)
Gérard: I will not forgive you!!!!

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Natsu: Aaahhh! // Wh... What is this magical force...?!! // It's making me sick... // And my shadow's stretching out towards the light source?!!! // What's this magic?!!!
Gérard: PLUMMET INTO ENDLESS DARKNESS!!!! // FOOL OF A DRAGON MAGE!!!!

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Erza: AND CAN YOU KILL ME?!!!
Natsu: !!!
Erza: You need my body to revive Zeref, do you not?!!
Gérard: That's right... I need the body of a mage roughly on a level with the Ten Holy Great Mages. // However, at this point, I'm not too bothered whether that body is yours or not.

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Erza: !!
Gérard: Now the two of you... // ...can be destroyed together!!!
Natsu: Erza!!! Move it!!!
Erza: Don't you worry about a thing. // I'll protect you.
Natsu: STOP THI~~~~~~~~~~S!!!!
Gérard: Heavenly Magic... // Altearis!!!!

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Natsu: ERZAAAAAAAA!!!!

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[no text just shimon]

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Erza: Shimon...
Shimon: Er... // ...za...

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Erza: SHIMOOOON!!!
Gérard: So you were still hanging around, were you, little worm?
Natsu: ..................
Erza: Why?! Why...?!!! // Why didn't you run?! // Shimon!!!
Shimon: Th... Thank good...ness... // I always... wanted... to be... of... // ...use... to you... // *cough* // some...day... / *cough*

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Erza: All right!!! I know, so just don't try to talk!!!
Shimon: You were... always... so kind... // *pant* / *pant* // *pant* / *pant* // ...so kind... // ..................
Erza: Shimon...
Shimon: (I loved... / ...you...)
Erza: !!

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Erza: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Gérard: Pathetic!!! // Absolutely pathetic!!!! // He went to an absolutely worthless, pointless death!!!
Erza: SHIMOOOON!!
Gérard: Nothing has changed in the slightest!!! Nobody is leaving this tower alive, whatever may happen!!!

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Natsu: SHUT UUUUUP!!!!!
Gérard: *cough*
Erza: W... What... / ...are you...
Gérard: This guy...!!!

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Natsu: GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
[Text: I'LL EAT THE FUCKING AETHERION!!!!]
[insert text: Natsu goes into a wild rage?! To what will this madness lead?!]
[bottom text: To be continued in Chapter 98: "Dragon Force"]