Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. (Photo : Facebook/Fairy Tail fan page)
Chapter 496 of "Fairy Tail" has been reported to feature Gildart defeating God Serena and fighting August in the succeeding events. It has also been speculated the Fairy Tail and Spriggan 12 may just battle against each other as well.
In a discussion thread at Manga Helpers, users translated the Japanese characters that were posted by Jump-Natarbe. The spoilers discussed that Gildart will be facing Serena alone in battle so that Natsu and company can move forward. On the other hand, a lot of encounters are expected to happen in the as Lisana and Elfman encounters Ajeel, Mira come across Jacob, and Wahl and Bradman meets Rogue and Minerva.
The fight between Gildart and God Serena will conclude with the latter being defeated by the former using his single blow of Empyrean. Fans have sympathized over Serena's two in a row defeat, with others pertaining to the character as a measure of others' strength during battle.
The upcoming chapter will also reveal that Invel is watching over the battlefield in a not so faraway hill. This destination will be reached by the Fairy Tails as they run through the Alvarez forces.
Meanwhile, in a separate discussion at Reddit, AstonishingSpiderMan suggested a fight between August and Gildart may happen. This may be possible as it can be seen the events in the succeeding chapter suggests the latter already being at the middle of the battle zone. It may be likely the characters will be showcasing their respective fighting prowess against each other.
But some fans believe the face-off may be postponed in the next chapter, and the story will focus on other things instead. Some also believe both characters will be teaming up instead to defeat Acnologia. With all these predictions, others are also looking forward when the fairies finally face the soldiers of Spriggan 12, although the likeness of the event is not guaranteed as of this writing.
Readers are advised to take everything with a pinch of salt as these are only rumors and speculations. "Fairy Tail" chapter 496 will be available in manga by Aug. 3.
For other speculations surrounding the next chapter, watch the video clip below.
