3/5- Hey! The exceeds! Remember The Edolas Arc? Haha.
To be honest, I kinda expected the final battle to end this way with a "power of feelings/friendship" attack. Looks like Natsu gets to be the first and only Dragon Slayer kill a dragon. I know everyone gave him the power to do so but it was by his fist regardless. I also loved that Natsu said he doesn't need to be a king, that's a good line.
I thought it was super cool that Meredy used her link magic to save the day but that is probably the biggest ass pull I've ever seen. Since when can she link an entire continent's magic?! Based off my memory since it's been a real long time since she's been relevant but I've only ever saw her link with 2 people.
Anyways, final chapter next week...Despite how annoyed I am with how this last arc unfolded, I personally still love Fairy Tail. It's been part of my entire adult life up to this point. I started reading this when I was 19 in the Early 2009 and now I'm 27 (almost 28).
I'm going to feel a deep and sad void when this is gone but at least I can look forward to the anime whenever that returns.