User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 314: Erza vs. Kagura, Review./@comment-4047931-20130112041327/@comment-4047931-20130112220359

To be honest I can't agree with much of your points at all. Firstly though, Kagura and Erza drawing is unlikely so I agree there and also about the hate for Erza but it shouldn’t be forced upon then to like here. Anyway a draw would leave a unsatisfying conclusion to their battle as we wouldn't get to see the full extent of what this battle would have on the victor if any of the tragic theories were to come true and also leaving Minerva to handle Jura is probably a worst case scenario for Sabertooth seeing how nobody in the competition is quite on the level as Jura with the closest most likely being Laxus so if Sabertooth were to fight Jura there would be two mages needed to gain victory over him and Lyon is still about leaving the chances of even a potential two on one battle coming to a terrible end for the attackers.

As for that bit about hating Erza, I personally consider Erza one of the greatest character in the series but I can see why people can dislike her as she has gotten lucky in some battles with the most obvious being ,in probably one of the worst arcs in the series, her battle against Azuma were that whole business about the Tenrou Tree being the most blatant and annoying piece of plot armor in nearly any series ruined this battle as the battle between them was actually quite good until the end where Azuma used the power of the tree to attack Erza as that should have honestly beaten her but the annoying fact that this tree saves the Fairy Tail members was just unsatisfying as to made Erza win by a cheap plot device when usually she wins through her own strength on battle skills like when she fought against Midnight when she was able to observe her opponents powers and exploit their weaknesses and when she overcame the illusion it shouldn't have left people thinking she had gotten lucky as she was all ready a skilled fighter so being able to look past an illusion should possible and we learned earlier that see had this eye implanted beforehand and we knew it didn't function exactly like a normal eye with it being unable to shed tears so why couldn't be able to look past the illusion with that? Still I may be boring for some to see Erza triumph over and over again which honestly I believed this chapter has made up for the battle between Azuma which I was gravely disappointed in but I don't think there should be that much hate for Erza for some as there is but I'm not saying you have to like her. But think about it, if your somebody who hates Erza for the amount she wins then you must despise Natsu.

Now as for your ideas of the battles I find that they couldn't be any worse, well expect for the first idea but it's still a little dodgy. It would be nice to see Kagura defeat Minerva but if it was to be a one sided battle it would just be dull as we already saw Kagura dominate someone and Minerva's magic has to been displayed more to reveal the rest of her powers. A one sided battle would show none of this and be absolutely boring to watch. The Laxus and Orga battle is just stupid as it would be the worst to see a epic lightning battle which has been hinted at through the arc being the third confrontation between a Dragon and God. If anything, Laxus should be the person out of the two being dominated as God Slayer magic is noticeably stronger then Dragon Slayer with multiple other advantages and we've already seen Laxus have his moment beating Raven Tail by himself so it would aggravate me so much if we didn't get to see a solid performance from Orga and a satisfying battle between the two. Now what you're wanting from Gajeel vs. Rogue is just the worst. Rogue could be considered to have the same luck as the members of Quatro Cerberus just to be beaten in his first appearance in one of the worst battles of this arc and even when his side was getting the upper hand he was left behind to watch. If Gajeel was to just beat Rogue once more with ease like in the tag battles, it like Orga and Laxus, would be terrible as it would just be a awful not to see Rogue have his time to shine in this arc, an arc where he was depicted to be incredibly powerful. I like Gajeel a lot but if he was to just over power Rogue without an epic struggle, it would make this so far superb final day go right downhill. This is a time for epic battles where the final man standing is unpredictable not a pile of crap in the form of a one sided battle with no meaning or emotions behind it as what made this current battle with Erza and Kagura so great even with it's onesidedness was the fact that Erza had already had her moment this arc destroy all 100 monsters while Kagura's battle was too short and she was definitely the one to get the worst of the threesome it was great to see more of Kagura's skills and given this battle was great to shine. Also the amount of emotions riding behind this battle made it a spectacle to behold and rather brought different emotions in myself. The it little to nothing behind Laxus and Orga's battle just the fact that they are rivals so being rivals a pointless onesided would not suit them and looking a Gajeel and Rogue, the Shadow Dragon appears to have a greater reason to win if the past between the two is down correctly. Nevertheless these ideas for onesided battles are something I find awful.