" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

Simon: Damn !! My contact with Wally and Millianna is being blocked !! Now I have no idea where they are !

Lucy: "Contact" ?

Mew: Thought-transmission magic...

Erza: ... Are you okay, Shô... ?

Shô: Yeah. As long as you're here...

Gray: Hey... Are you sure we should actually be trusting that guy ? I mean, I'll accept he actually didn't try to kill us, and that's very well, but in that situation, Natsu and Lucy could easily have died...

Simon: I do not plan on making excuses. If you were the sort of mages who could be killed that easily, then you could never have fought Jellal anyway. Besides which, I had faith that Natsu would not die.

Lucy: And... What about me ?

"Natsu's true power... I think you've already witnessed it, Lucy. When Natsu holds the true power of a dragon... Everything in his way will perish."

Mew: Why do I feel like he's doing something incredibly not epic at the moment...

Jellal: Shô and Simon have betrayed us. Wally and Millianna have been defeated by the Salamander... Hm. Yes, this is how a game should be. There's nothing more boring than a one-sided game.

Vidaldus: Lord Jellal, let us quickly capture Erza and hold the ceremony. This is no longer the time to be playing around.

Jellal: In that case, why don't you go yourself ? Vidaldus.

Vidaldus: Are you sure... ?

Jellal: Well... They've finished their turn, have they not ?

Jellal: Special raiding squadron of assassin's guild "Skull order"... Trinity raven. It's our turn now.

Vidaldus: GOOO TOOOO HELLLLLLLLL !!!! HELL !!! LET ME SHOW YOU THE DEEPEST AND DARKEST DEPTHS OF HELLLLLLLLLLLL !!!

*Assassins' guild, Skull order, Vidaldus Taka*

Fukuro: Who-Who-Whoo !

*Assassins' guild, Skull order, Fukuro the owl.*

Ikaruga: Perhaps it is the fate of both love and life to scatter on the wind... Tonight shall be a festival.

*Assassins' guild, Skull order, special raiding squad captain, Ikaruga.*

Jellal: Welcome, all of you. To the tower of Paradise !

Gray: What are these stupid mouths ?!

Juvia: They... they spoke !!

Simon: They seem to be conveying Jellal's words throughout the entire tower.

"These things are creepy as hell..."

Jellal: I am Jellal, ruler of this tower. The pieces of both sides are now in place. I think it's about time for us to begin. The paradise game.

"Paradise game... ?"

Simon: Jellal... What is all this ?

Jellal: The rules are simple. My goal is to use Erza as a sacrifice to revive Zeref. In other words, if I can open the gateway to paradise, I win. And if you people can stop me from doing that, then you win. However... That in itself wouldn't be too much fun. Si I've arranged for three warriors to fight on my behalf.

Simon: Three warriors... ? Who are they ?

Jellal: if you cannot first get past them, you will be unable to reach me. In other words, this is a death battle, three versus seven. And there's one last rule I should probably tell you about. There's a possibility that the council could launch an attack on this place using the satellite square. They possess the ultimate magic of destruction, Etherion, with the power to reduce everything to naught.

Vidaldus: You never said anything about that, Jellal !! if we got hit by a thing like that, every one of us would be going to hell !!

Ikaruga: Why, Vidaldus, are you afraid ?

Vidaldus: NOT A BIT !!! JUST THE OPPOSITE !! THE REVERSE !!! THAT'S THE BEST NEWS I'VE EVER HEARD !! A TREACHEROUS JOB LIKE THIS IS JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOOOR !!!

Jellal: The time limit is unknown. But the moment that Etherion strikes, everybody here will die. It will be game over, and this game will end without a victor.

Lucy: Th- That's insane... What on Earth is that Jellal thinking... ?! Playing a "game" when he himself could die any moment... !

Erza: Etherion ? The council ? Im... Impossible !! I mean-

"Erza !!"

Simon: Shô !! What are you doing ?!!

Jellal: Now, let's have a little fun.

Shô: I'm not gonna let anybody lay a single finger on Erza. I'll defeat that asshole Jellal myself !!!

Erza: H- Hey !! Shô !!

Simon: Stop !! You can't do this alone !!

"I'll go after him !! You guys must find Natsu, before he destroys the whole place !!!"

Mew: OH, you're not going on your own again, young man !!

Gray: GAAAH !! EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM !!!!

Juvia: Juvia will go this way with Mr.Gray. Lucy, you go that way.

Lucy: Wait a minute !!! You're sending the weakest of us on her own ?!!

Org: On the matter of firing upon the Tower of Paradise with Etherion... There are four votes for, versus five against. The result of voting: Etherion will not be fired.

Siegrain: WAIT !!! Do you all truly understand the situation in which we currently Stand ?!!

Org: Stop this now, Siegrain... The debate has gone on long enough. There are peaceful ways to approach this matter, as well.

Siegrain: PEACE ?!! While we're standing here wasting time debating petty moral victories... History is about to be altered forever !!! JELLAL IS TRYING TO RESURRECT THE DEAD, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD !!!

Org: You say that, but we still have no way of knowing whether the R-System is even functionnal at the present time. It is too early to resort to offense.

Siegrain: Can't any of you feel it... ? The dark magic dwelling up as we speak... The sheer horror of the man he is trying to resurrect...

Michello: What's this, now... ? Siegrain, what are you... ?

Siegrain: Black mage Zeref.

Leiji: Y... You... What did you just... ?!

Org: SIEGRAIN, HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW A THING LIKE THAT ?!!

Siegrain: ... I didn't want to cast any unnecessary suspicions upon myself, so I didn't mention this, but... I know that man, the one known as Jellal. And I know what he means to do.

Belno: Siegrain... Tell us everything.

Your POV:

Shô: Jellal... !! Shit... Shit... !! How dare you deceive us like this... ?!

Erza: Shô !!

Shô: Even hurting Erza...

Erza: Shô, you have to calm down !! Let me out of here !!!

Shô: Don't worry, Erza... I'll protect you no matter what.

"Shô !! get back here that instant ! You can't beat them by yourself, be reasonable !!"

Mew: Keep it quiet, you two, or you'll attract the enemy !

*Toc... Toc... Toc... Toc... Toc... Toc...*

"Way to jinx it here, Mew... And who might you be ?"

Ikaruga: I am called Ikaruga. Greetings.

Shô: Move it. What the hell do you want anyway ?!

Ikaruga: Oh my... Such a boorish young man.

Shô: I AIN'T WASTING MY TIME ON TRASH LIKE YOU !!!

Shô: No way...

Ikaruga: there exists nothing under the sun that I cannot slice.

"This... This is not just plain skill... There's something fishy about that..."

Shô: GUAHHH !!! WHAA... AGH... Wh... When did you...

Erza: SHÔ !!

Shô: Erza...

Ikaruga: Oh, my... You were hiding away in a place like that ? Lady Erza.

Erza: You have to let me out of here right away !! She's not an opponent you can beat !!

Shô: Don't worry... That card has protection on it... Nobody on the outside should be able to hurt you at all...

Ikaruga: Oh... ?

Erza: SHÔ !! LET ME OUT !!! THAT WOMAN'S SWORD... IT ISN'T NORMAL !!!

Shô: Don't worry... She can't...

*TSING !!*

Shô: See... ?

Shô: She cut inside the card... Cut into a completely separate dimension ?!!

Mew: That... Sounds oddly familiar...

Shô: ERZA !!

"Trans-dimensional rift... GRAVITY WELL !!!"

Shô: WHA ?!!

"Never... Never would I though I'd encounter someone capable of wielding my own powers that well... A human, none of the less. Even if it's not perfect yet, you have a good grasp on it."

Mew: Impossible... This was... ?

"The only force that can pierce through dimensions... Gravity itself. Isn't it ?"

Erza: So that's what it was... Thanks to you, there was a distortion in the fabric of space. Slicing right through it allowed me to escape.

Shô: 'Incredible... Weapons that can surpass dimensional boundaries, this pretty amazing... But to be able to take advantage of that in a single instant... Erza really incredible... She's so magnificent, I'm completely lost for words...'

"We have no business with you. Leave."

Ikaruga: Hoho...

Ikaruga: That was by way of a greeting. Oh ? Don't tell me... You didn't see me move ?