User blog comment:Uraharattack/Theories and Predictions, NO FAN FICTIONS/@comment-25693405-20150611143348/@comment-25334245-20150613001936

jellal did not save erza.... Natsu did. though we do not know how much time had past or the true purpose of the lacrima if zeref was alive. also she was already fully encased by it before natsu got her out.