The Magic Council discusses Tartaros's recent activity and the decrease in dark guilds under its jurisdiction. When the council decides to take action, Jackal of the Nine Demon Gates uses his explosion-based powers to detonate the building, killing every councilor and several others, including Lahar. As news of the Magic Council's assassination spreads to Fairy Tail, Doranbalt, one of the attack's few survivors, goes to the council dungeon to extract information on Tartaros from Cobra. Cobra tells him that the dark guild is composed entirely of demons from the books of Zeref, with E.N.D. serving as their master. Later, Tempester, another of the Nine Demon Gates, hunts down retired councilor Yajima. The Raijin Tribe attempt to defend Yajima from Tempester's storm-based powers before Laxus arrives to battle the demon.