User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 334: Sin and Sacrifice, Review./@comment-175.136.146.183-20130608051815

I see a lot of talk about this being an ice clone or Rufus's memory of gray. Here's my opinion on why that's not possible.

Ice clone: Ice clone's don't bleed, don't talk, don't move and most importantly, the ice clone will definitely shatter when hit so many times.

Rufus's memory: Rufus's memory won't get hit. As seen when Nullpudding tried to attack him during "Hidden"/

Conclusion? It was Gray. Just waiting to see how Mashima saves him.