The Door of Humans (Episode)

is the 108th episode of the Fairy Tail anime. It first aired on December 3, 2011.

After a challenging battle, Loke defeats and frees Capricorn from his former master, Zoldeo. Meanwhile, Erza and Juvia begin battling Meredy. Natsu encounters Ultear while Lucy, who is put to sleep, is found by Kain.

Summary
Capricorn summons the Hunter of Belparaso, Samagui, to hunt Lucy. Though the huntsman is skilled, Loke is able to intercept his attacks to Lucy and defeat him. Loke then confronts Capricorn about his seventeen-year absence from the Celestial Spirit World. Capricorn was formerly contracted with Layla, Lucy's mother. With Layla's death, Lucy should be his master, though it seems that Lucy knows none of this. Capricorn answers that it is because he tried to break the rule of his Magic and starts to laugh.

Meanwhile, Natsu slips on a leaf and upon landing, he and Happy see the black-haired boy, Zeref, unconscious below a tree. He also finds Ultear, whom he was previously hunting as "Zalty". After Ultear introduces herself, Natsu scolds her and her guild for their actions. The two then prepare for battle.

Erza and Juvia square off against Meredy, who summons Magic blades to attack them. Initially, Juvia is confident in her water body that renders physical attacks ineffective. However, Meredy's blades are able to slice through her water body, shocking her. They figure out that she is also one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory. Meredy ignores them and considers eliminating them as her mission.

Back with Loke, Capricorn begins to cast Huma Raise, the spell which allows a Human Subordination user to "capture" a human. It is considered a taboo to use it against someone who is not human, like Loke who is a Celestial Spirit, and would cause the user to fuse with the target. Loke figures out that Capricorn actually has a human fused into him. He manages to transfer Regulus to Capricorn before he gets possessed by Capricorn's master, Zoldeo. Capricorn manages to recover and uses this Magic to cast Zoldeo out of Loke's body, defeating him. Zoldeo soon fades away from existence. After this, the two retire to the Celestial Spirit World, with Capricorn joining Lucy's team.

Lucy reports Loke's victory to Cana and Gray. Cana later suggests that they split into two groups so they could locate the Seven Kin of Purgatory faster. Although Gray thinks it is smarter to attack together, he consents with Cana's plan and leaves. At the base camp, Elfman and Evergreen arrive heavily-injured after their defeat at the hands of Rustyrose. Levy cries as she calls out to her teammates all over the island to unite in order to defeat their enemy. Later, Cana asks Lucy about the grave of Mavis Vermilion that they were supposed to go to for the second test. After Lucy relays to her the information about the grave's location, Cana puts Lucy to sleep and leaves to look for it. After she leaves, Kain arrives and looks down on Lucy's sleeping form.

Battles & Events

 * Loke vs. Caprico (concluded)
 * Erza Scarlet & Juvia Lockser vs. Meredy (started)
 * Natsu Dragneel vs. Ultear Milkovich (started)

Spells used

 * Hunter of Belparaso, Samagui (ベルパラソの狩人 サマグィ Beruparaso no Ryūdo Samagui)
 * Regulus Punch
 * Knights
 * Parallel Worlds
 * Parallel Worlds
 * Parallel Worlds
 * Parallel Worlds

Abilities used

 * Marksmanship

Weapons used

 * Bow and arrows
 * Maguilty blades
 * Orbs

Items used

 * Sleep Card

Manga & Anime Differences

 * Loke had a hard time against Samagui in the anime, while in the manga, he defeated him quickly.
 * In the manga, Natsu's fight against Ultear started after Loke's fight against Capricorn, while in the anime, it happened during it.
 * In the manga, Juvia's and Erza's fight against Meredy started after Loke's fight against Capricorn, while in the anime, it happened during it.
 * In the anime, Meredy states that her blades attack the sense of pain directly.
 * In the manga Elfman was more severely wounded on his return, with pieces of rubble sticking out of his chest. These are absent in the anime.