FT100YQ Episode 18

Burning Will is the 18th episode of the Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest anime.
While Natsu fights God Seed Aldoron, a giant Gajeel, due to the power of Brandish, begins his retaliation on the main body. After defeating the Wood Dragon God, multiple parties that include Ignia, Selene, and Diabolos all independently convene and begin plotting out their next move.
==Summary==
As the God Seed attacks, Natsu manages to dodge it, now able to see what sends. Aldoron notes that he may be weakened by the destruction of the other God Seeds, but his powers can still kill him. Additionally, the other God Seeds will come back with time as the Wood Dragon God has power over life. Natsu charges at him, but the God Seed uses Leaf Tempest. The Fire Dragon Slayer tries to burn them with his roar but the leaves are unaffected and hit him. The two then enter a fistfight, in which Aldoron remarks that there is no way the Dragon Slayer's attacks can hit him. However, immediately after, he gets punched in the face and senses something, questioning what is happening outside.
At that moment, a giant Gajeel punches Aldoron in the face as the other Fairy Tail Mages cheer on. Lucy comments to Brandish that she should have made him bigger, but the green-haired woman notes that this is his max size and would revert back to his normal size after three minutes. Meanwhile, the other Fairy Tail members in the other towns watch as their giant comrade fights the Wood Dragon God. Aldoron summons branches from the ground to impale his opponent, but Gajeel turns his body into iron to counter it and slams the Dragon's head into the ground. Inside, the God Seed Aldoron knows now that the humans are trying to anger him, making him wish to show them the Forest of Swords.
Aldoron makes thorns grow from above and launches them at Natsu. The Dragon Slayer evades them, but spikes start growing from the ground as well, piercing his hand. He dodges as more keep coming, as the God Seed tells him to savor this endless dance of swords.
Meanwhile, thorns start raining out from Aldoron's neck. Worried about the others, Gajeel rushes in to shield them, managing to get most of them. The Iron Dragon Slayer attacks the Wood Dragon God once more, but Aldoron creates a large thorn to impale him. Fortunately, Brandish's Magic wears off and Gajeel is safe. Soon another storm of thorns rains down, injuring a number of people as they try to get to safety.
Back inside, Natsu tries to burn the thorns away, but his fist gets pierced by a stray one and is soon covered with more thorns, making him fall on his hands and knees. Aldoron faces away, claiming this is what happens when someone defies a god. However, the Fire Dragon Slayer is engulfed in flames, finally getting that he can burn these thorns with a higher temperature, getting ready to fight once more.
Aldoron is surprised that a mere human would resist the power of a god, but quickly retracts this, calling Natsu the child of a Dragon, as well as a demon. The Fire Dragon Slayer does not care what he is, as he has friends and people who believe in him, proclaiming that he is no one but Fairy Tail's Natsu Dragneel. He punches the God Seed, who then summons more thorns. Natsu burns them with ease, as Aldoron recognizes these flames as Igneel's and gets hit with another punch. However, he remembers that his opponent is just a human using a Dragon's power, slamming Natsu into the ground, and claims that it is 100 years too early for them to defy a god. Natsu points out that it has already been 100 years, many wizards have failed to defeat the Dragon Gods, and now he is here. Aldoron exclaims that humans are nothing but nourishment for him and that humankind will never triumph over Dragons, clashing their fists. Natsu asks how many humans the Wood Dragon God has killed. Aldoron surmises that there were roughly 300,000 who lived on him for the past century, all revering him. He calls them fools as they were merely nourishment for him and declares that all humans will bow before him and nourish him.
Hearing this, Natsu accepts that Aldoron is a villain. He and the others decided that if the Dragon Gods were good, then they would not fight them, like Mercphobia. Because of Aldoron's apathy towards humans, Natsu declares that he will beat him here and now. Aldoron retorts that humans do the same with animals. Natsu counters that they do that to survive, not to kill haphazardly, adding that they can co-exist with Dragons. Aldoron fires a blast, stating that Dragons are the pinnacle of all life and to converse with humans is absurd. Natsu remarks that he was raised by a Dragon and that Igneel was different. Natsu punches Aldoron once more, who recognizes that the flames are not only of Igneel's, but also Atlas Flame and Ignia's as well. The God Seed questions if this fire is a mixture of different Dragons. However, Natsu proclaims that this is his fire, unleashing a punch imbued with these flames that sends a blast through the Wood Dragon God's back. Aldoron cannot believe that he is burning, questioning if the Dragon Slayer can burn the world with this power as he turns into ash. The others wonder if Natsu did it, but just then the Dragon begins falling apart and they make their way to safety. Natsu answers Aldoron that only if the world makes an enemy of the Guild.
At Magia Dragon, Elefseria watches as Aldoron's image fades in color, signifying that he is sealed. The old Mage is impressed by how strong wizards have grown over the past century. Elsewhere, Ignia is proud of Natsu's accomplishment, telling him to keep burning until there is nothing left in the world. At Blackmoon Mountain, Selene is surprised by Aldoron's defeat, having hoped the White Wizard would have made things interesting, and decides to take over herself.
At Diabolos, Skullion's team reports to Georg what happened, that the Wood Dragon God's body crumbled into dirt and trees, Nebaru missing, and Wraith moving on to the afterlife. They also report Fairy Tail's involvement, noting how they underestimated them and their research tells them that they are Ishgar's strongest Guild, with many members having exceptional battle prowess. One such member, Laxus Dreyar, caught Kiria's attention, who plans to eat him. Georg gives them their next target, Selene the Moon Drago God. He also has one of the Dark Dragon Slayer Knights to accompany them, Suzaku the Vermillion Dragon, not accepting any more failures and demands they bring him the Dragon God's flesh and blood.
Meanwhile, in the small town of Dramil, Lucy writes in her diary the recent events. After Aldoron's destruction, an army showed up and the Fairy Tail members came to the small town that was built to monitor the Wood Dragon God. The others were told that they were mind-controlled by the White Wizard and brought here. They clarify that Touka is an Exceed whose body was stolen by the White Wizard, while the two have remained unconscious for three days. In the meantime, the Guild celebrates their reunion in Guiltina. Outside the bar, Erza finds Jellal by a bridge, and the two converse about the recent events. Jellal remarks that he will no longer beat himself over every mistake, continuing to reflect on his past sins and to find a path that will lead to tomorrow. He thanks Erza, because of her he can love people freely now, and the two share a hug.
==Characters in Order of Appearance==
==Battles & Events==
*Natsu Dragneel vs. Aldoron (God Seed) (concluded)
*Gajeel Redfox vs. Aldoron (started and concluded)
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==Manga & Anime Differences==
* A view of Aldoron's main body is added before Natsu's clash with the God Seed begins. 
* Aldoron's attacks are seen being charged up as a ball of wind instead of being immediately fired as in the manga.
* The hand-to-hand clash between Natsu and Aldoron is slightly extended in the anime.
* Instead of a cityscape, the anime pans upward when Aldoron realizes something is happening to his main body.
* Brandish's parfait is half-eaten in the anime instead of barely-eaten as in the manga.
* As the roots sprout from the ground, Gajeel is shown from behind in the anime instead of from the front in the manga, making it more ambiguous as to whether or not the attack affected him. His body also remains ironclad when his counterattack finishes.
* In the anime, Natsu identifies the thorns from Forest of Swords aloud. He also notes its danger when the thorns are first fired instead of during the first barrage.
* In the manga, a thorn from the first barrage pierces Natsu's hand. This does not occur in the anime, and in its place, a thorn from the second barrage grazing his arm is added.
* In the anime, there is no spurt of blood when a thorn pierces Natsu's foot. The blood on his face is also removed after the second barrage relents.
* Juvia only gasps when she sees the thorns growing on Aldoron's main body in the anime instead of noting that they are growing as in the manga.
* The anime version of the thorns from Aldoron's main body split open to reveal multiple smaller thorns.
* Macao questions what he is seeing in the anime, instead of only shouting, when the thorns start raining.
* When Gajeel blocks the rain of thorns, the manga shows his back impaled by some, while the anime shows his back devoid of any.
* In the manga, Gajeel appears to be pierced by the large thorn sprouting from Aldoron's chest before mysteriously remining unharmed when he shrinks. In the anime, the scene cuts away as the large thorn is sprouting, showing it missing Gajeel as he is shrinking instead of after he has shrunk.
* The large thorn landing creates multiple shockwaves that blow away many Fairy Tail guild members in the manga, while in the anime, it creates one shockwave and a circular blast that all guild members present avoid by hiding behind rubble. Accordingly, the following scene shows those guild members emerging from behind the rubble before going toward Gajeel and asking if he is okay.
* The anime adds a scene of Gajeel and Levy changing expressions right before another set of thorns erupts.
* In the anime, the guild members' clothing remains intact from the rain of thorns after Gajeel shrinks to his normal size.
* A location title card is added when the scene transitions to Erza and Laxus, and another when the scene transitions to Warren's group.
* Lucy does not raise her right hand toward Cana in the anime when she assures that she is okay.
* In the anime, Natsu does not collapse from the thorn until after God Seed Aldoron begins walking away.
* There are no thorns embedded in the ground when Natsu stand back up in the anime.
* In the anime, the other guild members are seen when Natsu tells Aldoron that he has friends.
* Aldoron's face is less contorted when he recognizes Igneel's fire.
* The anime removes the blood splatter from Natsu's arm when his fist clashes with Aldoron's. It also does not show his leg, which also had a blood splatter in the manga.
* In the anime, Aldoron does not smile when he reminisces the "nutrients" that lived on his main body.
* When Aldoron in hit by Purgatory Slashing Dragon Fire, wood chips are not seen flying out from his mouth, and his body is not cracked with energy leaking out immediately afterwards.
* Natsu gives Aldoron his answer before the main body collapses in the anime.
* Aldoron's energy in Elefseria's stone fades from left to right in the anime, instead of from right to left as in the manga. There are also magic snowflakes present in the anime.
* Black Moon Mountain and the Diabolos Guild Building are not given location title cards in the anime.
* As the scene cuts away from Selene, the anime shows her shadow being cast on the ground, in dragon form.
* In the manga, Georg is devouring a meal before assessing the report from Skullion. This is not present in the anime.
* The anime does not show a close-up of Skullion's shadowed face when he names Fairy Tail, and adds a flashback of Laxus when Kiria thinks of him.
* Different scenes of Dramil are shown in the anime.
* In Drameel, Lisanna and Jellal are wearing different outfits in the anime.
* When Lucy states that three days had passed, guild members are not seen changing shifts to watch over the White Wizard and Touka.
* The anime cuts out group shots showing multiple guild members celebrating.
* In the anime, Happy is covering Gray's bare buttocks.
* When Cana pours a drink, Lucy is not already drunk in the anime.
* The shelves in the inn have a different design in the anime.
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