A flashback reveals that the ribbon belongs to Sonya, who is mortally injured by Animus's gang of dragons 400 years in the past, prompting Acnologia to kill them in retaliation a dying Animus inhabits Sonya's body during this time, enabling their survival. In a post-credits scene, the ribbon is picked up by Acnologia in his human form. The broken staff reverts to its original form, a ribbon, which is blown away in the breeze. Meanwhile, Sonya shatters the Dragon Cry, deactivating the soldiers and causing Animus's body to fade away. Returning to normal, Natsu is deeply shaken by his transformation, but Lucy comforts him, saying he still looks like himself. Natsu survives his injury and viciously attacks Animus, half of his body taking on the appearance of a dragon Animus recognizes Natsu as E.N.D., the "destroyer of all", before Natsu defeats him. In their struggle for the staff, Animus impales Natsu on one of his spikes and finishes absorbing the staff's magic, regaining his full strength. Summoning an army of artificial soldiers against Fairy Tail, Zash attempts to destroy Fiore with the staff, but is disintegrated by its magic energy. Unable to escape Sonya's body, Animus performs the ritual to free himself using the staff's magic, but only manages to emerge in an imperfect form after Zash steals the staff for himself. Animus reveals himself to be a dragon who sealed himself within Sonya's body to cheat death, appearing in her mind in a human guise to manipulate her. Natsu arrives and sees Sonya speaking to herself, revealing her to be possessed by the king. Sonya grabs the Dragon Cry and, confirming its true nature, refuses to give the staff to Animus. The wizards re-infiltrate the city to retrieve the staff, defeating the Three Stars in the process. However, Natsu rebuffs her request, sensing that the staff contains the malicious intent of dragons that were killed by Acnologia. Sonya pleads with Fairy Tail to leave the Dragon Cry in Stella, explaining that their ritual with the staff could prevent a potential magical disaster from destroying her kingdom. The wizards evade Zash with the help of Sonya, Animus's aide and childhood friend, and Zash's reluctant accomplice. Natsu escapes from his airborne cell and frees the others, stopping Zash from using Lucy Heartfilia as a blood sacrifice for his magic.
Eventually, Fairy Tail is defeated by Zash and the kingdom's elite wizard unit, the Three Stars, who place them under arrest and take the staff back. Upon touching the staff, Natsu triggers an alarm and attracts Zash's attention. The wizards follow Zash to Stella, whose ruler, King Animus, intends to use the staff for a ritual. Fiore's royal family enlists Natsu and his team from the Fairy Tail guild to recover the staff, detailing that it is imbued with magical power capable of annihilating the kingdom. Zash Caine, the Kingdom of Stella's minister of state and a practitioner of black magic, infiltrates the Kingdom of Fiore and steals the Dragon Cry while defeating Riana's White Tiger force that protects the mystical staff discovered in the dragon graveyard beneath the capital city long ago. Within the interlacing ulterior motives, Fairy Tail fights against the danger that is the menacing world!Īnd in the middle of this heroic battle, Natsu's instinct awakens.?! Sonya wants to save her country, what secret is she hiding? What does Animus plan to do with Dragon Cry?
During their mission, they meet Animus' aid, Sonya. The request of recapturing Dragon Cry was accepted by the Mages from Fairy Tail: Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Gray, Erza, Wendy and Carla whilst in the midst of chasing Zash, they infiltrate the Kingdom of Stella. The artifact, that has enough power to destroy the world, was stolen by a traitor of the kingdom, Zash, and delivered to the king of the Kingdom of Stella, Animus.
Dragon Cry is a magic artifact, enshrined within a temple in the Kingdom of Fiore.