charbchillin said:
... and what the hell happened to jellal and the orician seis? (<-spell check)
I too am wondering what happened to Jellal. There's a lot of built up cards yet to be played like Lumen Histoire, Demon Slaying Magic, Oracion Seis...etc. Oh, and let's not forget, for what it's worth, there's still the matter of the magic council getting fixed up. What are the consequences of breaking a zodiac key and is it gone forever? What might this have to do with Lucy's past?
Also, I know there hasn't been really any formal training in Fairy Tail thus far, but I think it would be kind of neat if Gildarts ended up training Natsu or at least taking him on one of his missions for experience. He has to gain experience somehow if he and the team are going to have to take on E.N.D., Acnologia, and Zeref. And, unless I'm mistaken, the Baram Alliance is pretty much toast so there's supposedly not a whole lot of dark guilds left that they know of.
Powerful word from Igneel to Natsu at the end, though. If the power of feelings count for anything, Natsu could have gone off like a tactical nuke but this was more about saying goodbye to Igneel right now while he had the chance than avenging him right away. I think it was appropriate. Grandeeney and Metallicana were just as I expected given the personalities of their children (ie Wendy, Gajeel). It was sad but I'm looking forward to the future as Igneel urged/taught Natsu. I'm excited for the next arc!