•Back in the ruins, Porlyuscia treats Dimaria at Brandish's request.
•"Please Mari, can't you see reason? The fairies aren't bad people. They don't deserve to die." Brandish states, to no avail as Dimaria continues to ignore her.
•Finally, she speaks up. "I can't commit treason, Randi. Alvarez is my home."
•Brandish gives her a knowing look. "Alvarez is forcing you to fight. I can tell you don't even want to. We don't have to fight for either side. It can just be you and me, sharing an adventure. I don't want to keep fighting, Mari. Please. When this war is over, we can live our lives." Brandish holds out her hand.
•After a moment of hesitation, Dimaria takes it.
•It cuts to Natsu and Gray
•Gray is beginning to physically overwhelm Natsu, until a surge of magic and curse flares up, and in an instant, Gray is left gasping for breath with charred skin. Natsu is long gone, and as Gray finally begins to catch his breath, Wendy and Juvia appear, the latter to Gray's shock.
•Juvia kneels down and ruffles Gray's hair as Wendy works on healing him. He describes a scene similar to Dimaria's, and Wendy begins to worry.
•Ajeel and Jacob stand triumphantly over the Strausses. Ajeel prepares to finish them, but both him and Jacob are flung aside, bodies burnt. Jacob is knocked unconscious, and Ajeel is left shuddering in fear.
•E.N.D easily clears a path through the soldiers, leaving bodies in his wake, and races up the mountain.
•Larcade stands before the guild, and senses an intense heat. He lifts his hand up just in time to catch E.N.D's punch, calm smile resting on his face, before swinging him into a rock.
•"I've been waiting for this moment, Natsu. Will you give me a challenge?"
•"Flames swirl around the two Dragneels, neither of which will yield!"
Chapter 506: A Path of Flames