Darkness

Darkness (闇 Yami) is a recurring concept throughout the Fairy Tail series.
==Description==
Darkness exists as a functioning concept within the world of Earth Land, it is said to be a tremendous source of power that any Human being can possess unrelated to the concepts of good or evil.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 498, Pages 11-12 All sentient beings such as Humans have both light and dark within themselves, those who take a dark path by letting their negative emotions and outlook take over will have Darkness released upon themselves, especially when tragedy has befallen them such as the loss of a loved one.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 498, Page 18 Some can be brought from that Darkness, being illuminated by the Light of someone dear to them.Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 144, Pages 12-13Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 507, Pages 2-11
Light and Darkness while opposites, the two attributes maintain a balance throughout the world and cannot exist without the other. Just as Darkness gives birth to Light, so too does Light give birth to Darkness.
==Notable Examples==
*When a young Gray Fullbuster became obsessed with revenge to kill Deliora for the death of his family, Ur claimed she’ll seal his Darkness away by freezing the monster itself.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 38, Pages 10-14
*Jellal Fernandes himself fell into Darkness under Ultear Milkovich’s influence, leading him to cause all sort of heinous acts towards others.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 102, Pages 18-20 Upon being freed, he returned to his old self but was still burdened by his sins and the Darkness within him as noted by Midnight, but Erza Scarlet intervened saying she knows there’s light within him.Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 154, Pages 22-24
*Nirvana, an ancient Magic Item could convert the world’s Darkness into Light. However, it in turn converted all the Light within the Nirvits into Darkness causing them to fight and kill each other until a single survivor remained. This is due to the nature of maintaining balance between the two attributes.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 164, Pages 10-11
*Gray would reiterate his master’s words to her daughter; Ultear, sealing away her Darkness by defeating her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 240, Pages 13-14
*During Precht’s travels, he went down a dark path into obtaining The One Magic, the root of all Magic which he believed to be Darkness.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 216, Pages 14-15 Others however would contradict this by saying that Magic takes on many forms and conceptFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 249, Pages 11-12 and that all of which branched from The One Magic.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 410, Page 13
*Future Rogue fell into Darkness upon Frosch’s death, causing him to be consumed by his shadow and gaining a nihilistic view on life.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 337, Pages 13-14 believing he could create a better future for himself, Rogue went back in time to conquer the present with an army of Dragons against Acnologia, even if it meant endangering his old allies.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 329, Pages 11-13 He then claimed his shadows will become the ultimate Light that illuminates the world only for Natsu Dragneel to refute him.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 332, Pages 16-17
*Invel Yura adds that Darkness itself is the origin of Black Magic as well as Zeref’s power.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 498, Page 12
*According to Invel, those who hunt Demons such as Devil Slayers will have their souls tainted and are at greater risk at losing their minds as Darkness slowly seeps into their hearts. Therefore, he attempted to force Gray to loosen himself upon witnesses Juvia Lockser’s death.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 498, Page 8Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 498, Page 11
*When Natsu believed Lucy Heartfilia had died, he lost himself to his demonic power and became obsessed with killing Zeref.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 504, Page 11
*Mages of Darkness Dragon Slayer Magic not only manipulate this and consume this element, but it is also capable turning a target’s sins and inner Darkness against them, effectively destroying their bodies.Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 144, Pages 10-14
*Eventually, Jellal came to terms with the Darkness within himself, saying that it has illuminated by Erza’s scarlet Light.
==References==
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