User blog comment:Henshin1971/Fairy Tail Blog Part 2/@comment-4985657-20130116083455/@comment-5552025-20130116215646

As possible as it is, I still think there are other options that may have happened instead. Erza is not a finished character, and her death would not conclude her development, instead, a character like Sho would have a good purpose in dying here.

Another interesting alternative is Ultear. It seemingly doesn't make any sense, but she was the one who drove Jellal over the edge in the Tower of Heaven and caused him to do these things, and that could be her way of redeeming herself. Of course, anyone outside of the GMG would disqualify Fairy Tail, so that would have to be taken into account.

Either way, I can't see him killing important characters unless their development is completed before or because of such. If he does, it would be a waste and a poor move, especially since so many people look down on Fairy Tail for no reason and are unwilling to give it a shot. The last thing they need is a reason.