" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

3rd Person POV:

Shô: It's the R-System...

Natsu: WHAT ?!

Wally: It's the true form of the tower of paradise that we constructed... Now being activated.

Lucy: Activated ?!! Are you saying that Zeref has been revived ?!

Shô: I don't know... It's our first time seeing the system in action too.

Your POV:

"GUAAAHHH !!"

Jellal: Come on, where's all your bluster from before ? Did you already use up all your power sooner, between Ikaruga and the Etherion ?

"Shut... Your trap... You motherfucker..."

Jellal: Right now, the council is completely paralyzed. I'll have to thank Ultear, she did well. In paradise, everyone is of one mind, so she isn't afraid of death. Really, having to thank such an idiot...

Erza: YOU'LL GET WHAT'S COMING TO YOU, BY ALL THOSE YOU HAVE MANIPULATED !! U- Ugh... ! What, what is this ?

Jellal: A binding serpent spell. I set it on you while we were in each other arms.

Erza: Ergh... I... I CAN'T MOVE !!

Jellal: The magic has been collected here already, and now the sacrifice is ready, Zeref can finally be revived. I don't have any more time to play with you two. I will take the 27 billion idea of magic collected and fuse it with your body. You will then be broken down and used to reconstitute Zeref's new body.

Jellal: Farewell, Erza. OH EXALTED ZEREF !! I AM HERE BEFORE YOU ! OFFERING THIS WOMAN'S BODY AS YOUR SACRIFICE !!

Erza: Jellal... JELLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL !!!

"Don't yell your triumph so soon, Jellal. But here's a little tips, just in case. When you're moving on to a new opponent, just make sure that the previous one is really done for."

Erza: Y... Y/n... What are you still doing here... You need to get away... You have sapped half of Etherion's power, if you exit the tower, Jellal won't have enough magic left...

"Erza, you know like me that you cannot handle Jellal on your own. At this point, I doubt that you could even move your body at all."

Erza: You can't... he's too dangerous... You don't understand him at all. Please... Do as I say, for once...

"Erza, there's a lot of things I don't know about you, or about Jellal and about this whole story, but there's something I know right now."

Erza: W... What ?

"You should rest now, and let me handle this right now. Nighty-night, for now."

Erza: UGH... ... ... ...

Jellal: And you're the one calling me a coward... Do you enjoy striking down your "friends" when they can't even move ?

"... I've never seen Erza cry before... Or having such a shaky voice... But that's okay, because when she wakes up, all of this will have faded away like a bad dream. You, that tower, and those years she lost because of you."

Jellal: if you say so. I think we both saw what you were capable of already, didn't we ? But I do need that crystal of yours after all, so it doesn't matter.

"... There's another reason why I knocked her out. I... I just don't want her to see this side of me... I don't want anyone in the guild to me like that..."

Jellal: Interesting. Then let me see the power of a so-called "Dragon God".

"No, Jellal, you won't see anything. For this will be over before you could even register what's happening... But very soon, you'll understand the true terror, that is playing with what goes way beyond your comprehension... Draconic... Destructive... Chaotic... BALANCE BREAKER !!!"

Jellal: 'What ?! This power has nothing in common with sooner... How could he...'

"Jellal. What i'm showing you here is still a mere glimpse of my complete strength and power. Now you see why I don't want the others to see it. But that sight, you'll take it with you into your grave !!! GIGA IMPACT !!!"

Jellal: URGUAAAAH !!

"DRAGON RUSH !! HYDRO CANNON !! SHADOW FORCE !!"

Jellal: GAAAAH !!! ... ... Alright... I may have underestimated you... But that level of magic, is still within what I can manage. You had the nerve to interrupt my ceremony, so I'm going to crush you with my heavenly magic ! METEOR !!

Jellal: NOW YOUR ATTACKS WON'T EVEN SCRATCH ME ANYMORE !! IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO HAVE A GLIMPSE, OF REAL DESTRUCTIVE POWER !!

Jellal: This magic is comparable in power to an actual meteor. He has been reduced to dust now. On the other hand, it looks like I went a little too far. Further damage to the R-System would be troublesome. The magic is already starting to leak out. We'll have to hurry. Right, Erza ?

*BTOOOOOOOOOMMM !!*

Jellal: How... HOW COULD YOU STAND FINE AFTER THAT ?!!

"That's the whole point of wearing an armor, genius. So you're basically saying, that this tower would lose its power if more damage were inflicted upon it ? There couldn't be any worse news for you. You see, utterly destroying things that are not needed anymore, is basically my job. To be honest, I've never felt so eager to rampage in my whole life..."

Jellal: You little punk... ! I'm going to finish you in an instant... You're going to regret going up against me. I'll send you straight to hell.

"Hell ? I've already been there, and returned !"

Jellal: DON'T GET TOO COCKY, YOU LITTLE PUNK !! My tower... I spend 8 years building it... You... UNFORGIVABLE !! FALL INTO THE ENDLESS DARKNESS ! DRAGON !!!

Erza: JELLAL ! WILL YOU GO AND KILL ME TOO ?!

"E- Erza... ?"

Erza: Y/n... You didn't wanted me to see you like this, right ? You feared, that we couldn't accept you like you are.

"Heh. Looks who's talking. Miss secret past herself."

Erza: I understand now... We're all going home, together. Jellal won't kill me, Zeref's revival still needs a sacrificial body.

Jellal: That's true... The conditions roughly require the body of a mage on par with one of the ten saint mages. But at this point, it makes no difference with or without you. THE TWO OF YOU, ARE GOING TO BE SMASHED TO BITS !! HEAVENLY MAGIC, ALTAIRIS !!

Jellal: Haa... haa... Haa... They've been smashed to bits...

"Protect... I see someone hasn't done his homework."

Erza: S.. Simon... Why are you here ?

Simon: I just... Wanted to make sure that you were alright... Although it seems that wasn't necessary...

Erza: Simon !!

"He'll be alright. Nearly all the blast was either absorbed or deflected, so there's only slight damages. Don't worry."

Jellal: So this little bug was still crawling around ? Pathetic. How utterly foolish. He would've been best dying silently on his own. The situation hasn't changed one bit ! No one can escape this tower alive !

"SHUT YOUR GOD DAMN MOUTH FOR ONCE !!"

Erza: Y... Y/n ?

"Erza, if you can, take Simon with you and try to get away as much as possible. At this point, even I cannot guarantee that you'll be safe from what's about to happen. Jellal... For you who find it so funny, toying with life, trying to bypass the fundamental laws of nature, you who doesn't care about natural order... Upon you, and this tower... JUDGEMENT WILL NOW BE GIVEN !!"

Jellal: W... What's happening... His magical power... It just grew up ten folds again !!

Erza: Etherion... Etherion's power, that was sealed inside his crystal, he's absorbing it !!

Jellal: You've got to be kidding... That brat... HAS THE POWER OF ETHERION ?!!

"DEVASTATING DRAKE !!!"

https://youtu.be/v6qxJ1XBI3E

Jellal: IM... IMPOSSIBLE !!! I CANNOT BE DEFEATED !!! I WILL CREATE A LAND OF FREEDOM !!! ZEREF CALLED TO ME SOFTLY, THROUGH THE PAIN AND THE FEAR ! HE ASKED ME IF I WANTED TRUE FREEDOM !!! THAT'S RIGHT... I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SENSE ZEREF'S PRESENCE !!! I AM THE CHOSEN ONE !!! TOGETHER, WITH ZEREF, I WILL CREATE A NATION OF TRUE FREEDOM !!

"A NATION BUILT FROM INNOCENT PEOPLE'S TEARS... WILL NEVER KNOW FREEDOM !!!"

Jellal: THE WILL TO CHANGE THE WORLD, THAT ALONE IS ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEELS OF HISTORY ! WHY CAN YOU FOOLS NOT UNDERSTAND THAT !!!

Erza: Abyss Break ?!! ARE YOU TRYING TO TAKE DOWN THE WHOLE TOWER ?!!!

Jellal: Just give me another 8 years... No, this time I'll build it in five years... Zeref... Just wait a little longer. Ngh- !

"AERIAL ACE !"

Jellal: T... that wound...

"That freedom you seek... YOU'LL NEVER ATTAIN IT THAT WAY !! NOT BY BLINDLY OBEYING SOME GHOST !! FIND YOUR OWN FREEDOM YOURSELF, JELLAL !! ETERNAL RETRIBUTION, OF THE DIVINE DRAGON !!!"

Erza: ... So this is Y/n's true power... the power, of a dragon god... he actually defeated Jellal... My battle... Spanning these eight long years, is finally over... At last... Everyone can have true freedom...

"Ugh... gah..."

Erza: Y/n !!

"I... It's fine... My body couldn't keep up with Etherion's power, that's all. I'll be alright."

Erza: You are absolutely incredible. You really are.

Natsu: The tower... !!! What the... ?!

Gray: D... Don't tell me the Etherion's power is going wild !!

Lucy: Going wild ?!

Happy: Just having all that magical energy stored in one place is incredibly unstable...

Juvia: And now all that magical power has nowhere to go... It's going to erupt into one gigantic explosion...

Wally: WHOA !! But then if we stay here, we'll... !!

Shô: What about Erza and the others inside ?!!

Gray: there's no use talking about saving people at this point... Every single one of us, is doomed.

"Don't worry about me, Erza. We need do something about the Etherion and Simon..."

Erza: Ngh... Aaagh ! The power... it's actually deforming the very lacryma containing it... It's destructive power is greater than I imagined... Even if we escape the tower, we'll still be caught up in the explosion. DAMMIT ALL !! IS THIS IS ?!!!

"Erza..."

Erza: No... I refuse to give up... It's my turn to save you now, Y/n... But we can't run from this... Can't defend against it... What can I do... ?!

Jellal: I will now proceed to fuse your body with this lacryma, and all of the ideas of magical energy it has absorbed. Your body will be broken down and reconstructed as Zeref's new body !

Erza: 'Fuse... if I were to fuse with the Etherion... Could I control this magical energy... prevent the explosion ?! It's the only chance we have left !!

Erza: Uuugh... 'All right ! The lacryma is still accepting me !!

"Erza... What are you doing... ? Why are you... With the lacryma ?"

Erza: This is our only chance of stopping the Etherion... Its energy within the tower has gone wild... it's about to cause a gigantic explosion. But if I can fuse with the lacryma, and seize control of that power...

"Wait, if you do that, you'll... Erza !!"

Erza: You don't have to worry about a thing... I'll stop it for sure...

"Stop this !! Erza !! Stop this nonsense !!"

Erza: Y/n... I cannot live without Fairy Tail. I can't even imagine a world without you... That's just how much... All of you mean to me.

"Erza..."

Erza; If doing this can save all of you... then I have no regrets. This one measly body... TAKE IT !!!

"ERZA !!! GET OUT OF THERE, ERZA !!!"

Erza: Y/n... I leave the others to you. I'll always be there, right beside you all.

"ERZAAAAAAA !!!"

Wally: THERE IT GOES !!!!

Shô: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH !!!

Gray: N... NO !! Something's not right !!!

Natsu: It's going back into the sky !!!

Happy: it's gone... It vanished into thin air...

Lucy: Is it actually... Over... ?

3rd Person POV:

Erza: Where am I... ? inside the Etherion ? No... This is different... warmer... I see...

*Here lies Erza Scarlet*

Erza: So... I'm actually dead...

Makarov: She... Erza Scarlet... Was loved by god, and she loved god... And she loved all of us, her dear friends... Her heart was bigger than the endless sky... And her sword gleamed brilliantly for the sake of those she loved. Her figure, dancing like a fairy, was more beautiful than any of nature's great vistas...

Makarov: Love makes people strong. And it is love, too, that can make people weak. I...

Erza: Master...

Makarov: I loved her like my own daughter... I pray... that she might rest in peace...

Org... the magic council has voted unanimously. One of the two newly-opened seats, shall be eternally granted to this woman. Erza Scarlet shall henceforth be counted amongst the ten holy great mages.

Natsu: STOP FUCKING AROUND !!! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE ALL DOING ?!!! THIS PIECE OF CRAP !!!

Lucy: Stop that, Natsu !! please... Stop...

Gray: Why, you... !

Natsu: Erza isn't dead !!!

Lucy: please, Natsu... Just stop...

Natsu: HOW THE HELL COULD SHE DIE ?!!!

Lucy: YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT REALITY !!

Natsu: GET OFF ME !! ERZA IS ALIVE !!!!

Erza: I... Did it for them ! For the sake of all their futures... And yet... This is the future I gave them... ? A future for those I left behind... please... Just stop crying for me... I didn't want to see a future like this... I did it... For all of your smiles... Stop this, please... this isn't..What I...

Y/n: Erza...

Erza: Y- Y/n ?! Where... I can't see him anywhere...

Y/n: Erza... Wake up now...

Erza: Wait... How can he... is he...

Y/n: Come back, Erza. Everyone's waiting for you. Wake up.

Your POV:

Erza: Where am I... ?

Everyone: ERZA !!!

Lucy: Thank god !!! You're okay !!!

Gray: Don't you make us worry like that, dammit !

Shô: ERZA !!!

Natsu: LET ME GO NOW !! Everything's okay now, so let me gooooo !!!

Erza: Wh... What's going on ? Am I... Alive ? I...

Mew: You are quite slow to understand, aren't you ?

Erza: What...

"Erza... Don't you DARE make the same thing again... You hear me ?"

Erza: Y/n... Did you... ? But, how... ?

Mew: When we got here, he was already here, with you in his arms, and Simon on his back.

Erza: 'You actually found me and brought me out of that magical vortex... ? You're... really something else...'

"Erza... Can you stand ?"

Erza: I... think so ?

"Good, because I can't feel my legs anymore. Urg..."

Erza: Y/n !

"We're the same..."

Erza: Huh ?

"It's the same for all of us... Don't you ever do a thing like that again..."

Erza: Y/n-

"NEVER !!!"

Erza: ... Okay. Y/n... Thank you.

Erza: 'That's right... I don't have to die for their sake... I have to live for them...'

*Because that's the only way to bring about a happy future... And their warmth was the proof of her irreplaceable bonds... For the first time, she cried tears of joy...*