@Pachylad:
Well, it's time we get to see the last of the Balam Alliance. I wonder how strong Tartaros might be though - better than GH or worse than OS?Mind if I use this for my sig?
Hey, do whatever you want, I didn't copyright it!
@Thousand:
Hahahaha, no. Guys like Gildartz, Erza and Markarov are S-ranked guys. Since when have Natsu and his peanut gallery acquired that level of strength? Passing this test doesn't mean anything really as exemplified by Kana. Just because Kana found some dumb grave doesn't change her power or experience at all. But now she's suddenly S-class? lol This entire arc is pretty dumb because its based on the premise that our protagonists have got what it takes to fight with the best when we've seen for ourselves that they don't. Imagine Luffy and the crew immediately going into the New World after Arabasta. Mashima could have salvaged this by making it an arc where the protagonists realize how much farther they have to go but now that window has long closed. Gildartz said something about accepting your weakness? Nope, don't think he said anything at all.
What? Natsu fights strong guys all the time, what makes these guys so different really save for Hades? The GH is playing out a lot like the Oracion Six, sure they look tough but they are, again, overhyped and short on character. It's a similar case for Leo, he's only had a few fights but he did most of the work against Bixlow who's still a tough mage. Luvia I meant to say was a stretch, but hey she managed to make S rank in one guild so maybe she'll surprise us. Meanwhile, every other Fairy Tail member is losing. I meant to say, I'm surprised that Mashima is consistently giving the more realistically strong members the wins in this arc. It speaks well for the future of these characters if Mashima choose THEM to be the champions of Fairy Tail (also poor Elfman:sad:). Of course, I kind of forget why GH is supposed to be such a strong guild at this point. Was there a good reason?
About that line Gildartz said…I don't think it means what you think it means. Gildartz meant there's a time to fight and a time when discretion is the better part of valor. He didn't say puss out and hide from any remote challenge that comes your way. The entire guild is fighting, Natsu would actually be getting his friends killed if he "accepted weakness" and ran. Sorry, but I don't think Fairy Tail will ever get the deep character development you think it will.
@Kaba:
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Ha! I love these expressions. Lucy looks so horrified…how can you web browse with those eyes looking at you! And of course, Erza being a bro in a woman's body is totally cool with it.