The Christina lures Acnologia towards the invisible time rift, but when he passes through it unaffected, Anna discovers that the rift is being closed by Zeref. While Anna attempts to reopen the rift with her magic, Jellal prepares to distract Acnologia by battling him personally. Meanwhile, Mavis arrives at the guildhall as Natsu uses his Dragon Force to free himself from Zeref's grasp. Mavis attempts to reason with Zeref a final time, telling him she has found a method to kill him, but Zeref refuses to listen and extracts Fairy Heart from her, rendering her unconscious and using it to assume a godlike form.