Tower of Heaven arc

The Tower of Heaven arc is the seventh story arc of the Fairy Tail series.

As Team Natsu take a vacation away from work, Erza suddenly remembers her horrific past. Not long after, a few of her old friends kidnap Erza and plan to make her a sacrifice needed to revive dark mage Zeref. Now, Team Natsu must find a way to rescue her and Erza must face her pain which involves fighting against her closest and most important friend...

The Ruined Vacation: Battle At the Casino!
After Loke gives the gang tickets to a resort, Erza Scarlet already has her stuff and is ready to go. At the beach Natsu and Gray, who is naked again, play in the water while Juvia Lockser stalks them. Later they make Lucy Heartfilia play pinata, but she hits a muscular guys head instead, who then chases her. After some volleyball and fish eating from Happy, Erza unwinds in her room and drifts off into her sleep. She dreams of her childhood horrors at the Tower of Heaven where she worked as a slave to build the R-system. She hides in a corner and cries as Jellal Fernandes's voice wispers to her that freedom is just an illusion. Erza wakes up suddenly and looks at herself in the mirror. She changes back into her Heartz Cruz armor thinking it fit her personality better. Lucy comes in and tells Erza to get dressed to go gamble at the casino downstairs. Erza then changes her clothes into a dress deciding its okay to loosen up once in a while. At the casino, Natsu Dragneel causes problems when playing Roulette's since the ball didn't land on his number. As Gray plays at slots, Juvia reveals herself and admits she tagged along. Natsu starts complaining again, when suddenly, a blocked man, named Wally appears and tells him to enjoy himself in an adult place. Natsu and Happy are shocked by his appearance. Wally spins around and points a gun to Natsu's head. Everyone in the casino starts running. Gray and Juvia start talking how she left Phantom Lord Guild and became an independent mage. She tells Gray she's interested in joining the Fairy Tail Guild. Just then, another man appears named Simon. He swats Juvia aside and demands to know where Erza is. While that was going on, Erza was playing a card game. One of Erza's childhood friends, Shou comes in to rotate dealer positions, but instead spells out the words DEATH with his cards to Erza. Erza stares at Shou, shocked to see him.

Shou remarks how its been a while since they saw eachother. Erza is surprised that Shou is safe. Back where Gray was, Simon asks again where Erza is. Juvia suddenly appears ready to attack in water form. She tells Simon she won't let him hurt Gray and she will take care of Simon, and tells Gray to go find Erza. Just then, Simon gets told, through his headpiece that Erza was found. He then uses his Instant Dark magic to blind Gray and Juvia. While in the dark, Natsu gets shot in the mouth by Wally, and a bang is heard throughout the casino. When the light reappears Shou is gone but reappears behind Erza and shows her his magic by displaying the trapped people inside his card deck. Shou remarks how it strange he learned magic too. Just then another of Erza's past friends, Millianna meows and uses her rope magic to grab Lucy. Erza gets mad and tell her that Lucy is her nakama (friend). Shou finds it insulting and thought they were friends, but then adds that it was until she betrayed them. Wally then reanimates himself to where Shou and Milliana were and tells Shou to calm down and tells Erza she turned out to be good looking. Simon then appears as Lucy falls to the ground with her hands and feet tied. Lucy asks Erza why they are calling her sister, but she tells Lucy they were just old friends. Not liking, the remark, Wally points his gun at Lucy who starts freaking out. Erza begs Wally to stop. Wally reanimates his hand behind Erza and shoots her with a sleeping bullet. As Simon grabs Erza, Lucy struggles in her position to get Erza back. Milliana just remarks how she'll be "cat food" in a few minutes. Wally then gets reminded that he has a gift for Milliana and presents Happy to her knowing she loves cats. Shou gets excited and reveals that Erza will be returning to the Tower Of Paradise, where Jellal is waiting.

After Erza and her former friends leave, Lucy summons Cancer but fails to reach her keys, when she is suddenly poked by a knife belonging to someone inside of Shou's cards. He ends up cutting the ropes for her. Once freed, Lucy runs over to Gray and mistakes the body for Gray's, but is shortly revealed to be just an ice sculpture. Juvia then gets up and let Gray out of her body, where she was hiding him. This weirds Lucy out so Juvia gets in her face and says how it was her body and not Lucy's. Gray sheds his shirt and asks where Natsu is. Just then a breath of flame appears and Natsu starts yelling how it was rude for someone to shoot inside his mouth. Natsu runs out the casino wanting revenge on Wally. Everyone else follows.

At the Tower Of Heaven, Jellal sits on his throne as Vidaldus Taka walks in reporting Erza was sucessfully captured. Jellal laughs to himself and tells Vidaldus why he didn't kill Erza which was because Erza was going to be the sacrifice to the tower. On Shou's ship Erza is tied to a pole. While everyone else is asleep, Shou comes down to Erza. She demands to be released, but Shou denies her calling her a traitor again. Erza starts struggling to get free but Shou tells her its futile because Milliana's ropes can seal magic. Erza states she just wants to equip her armor so she can feel secure. Shou then hugs Erza and tells her he never wanted to do this, but then screams why she betrayed Jellal. Erza has another flashback of her old friends and her escaping. They are all worried, but Jellal tells them it will be okay, and that they will have their freedom soon.

Infiltrate! Staircase to Heaven
At the Magic Council, the magic council reacts to the news of Siegrain telling them the R-System still exists. They remember shutting down the R-System projects, but other members point out there was an 8th tower they mustv'e missed and that it is almost completed. Siegrain interrupts the conversation saying the name of the 8th tower is The Tower of Heaven. The others tell him to shutup and to organize an army to take it down. Michello feels they don't have enough information to do that, but they do know that a cult leader, Jellal is in control of the tower.

Gray, Juvia, Lucy, and Natsu travel by canoe to the Tower of Heaven. Gray thinks their lost and Natsu is sick from the transportation. Juvia says how she's surprised Erza got defeated. Gray gets angry refusing to believe Erza got defeated. Lucy tells Gray to calm down since they don't know much about Erza. Soon they see the tower ahead of them and continue sailing towards it

Inside the tower,As Erza arrives at the Tower, she is thrown in a prison. Shô tells her she will stay there until the "ceremony" starts tomorrow. Then, he tells her that she will be the sacrifice for "Paradise". Erza tells Shô not to use the R-System to resurrect the dark mage, Zeref because of the consequences it will bring to the Magic World. Shô then says that Jellal is reviving him to bring them to "Paradise" and that they will rule with him. Erza then brings Shô to his knees through kicking him in the face and requips her Hearts Cruz armor.

Happy wakes up in Millianna's room surrounded by plushie cats and cat pillows. Miliana asks Happy hows it going, and Happy replies, making her happy. Wally then shows up to tell her the cat must be a robot or something because cats cannot talk. Simon then comes in to tell the two Erza escaped. Happy is surprised Erza is here. Simon tells them she's probably going for Jellal and they all set out to find her.

In the throne room of the tower, Vidaldus worries of the Magic Councils actions

At the magic council everyone is still arguing, about what should be done, until Siegrain says the tower is way too dangerous to let it stand and reccomends using the Etherion. Everyone is shocked and refuses claiming the Etherion is their ultimate weapon and is every MORE powerful than the R-System. Ultear agrees to use the Etherion. Siegrain begs for three more votes to let the weapon be used.

Back at the tower, Erza continues fighting and looking for Jellal. On the outside, Natsu and co. think there are too many guard to just walk in so Juvia reccomends they swim under to a secret entrance she just found. She makes them all water helmets to give them oxygen underwater. After they go through, Lucy points out how useful the water helmets were. Juvia is surprised Lucy didn't die, after admitting she made Lucy's tank smaller than the others. Guards spot the gang so they attack and quickly defeat the enemies. The door leading to the inside of the tower all of a sudden opens for them. In the throne room Vidaldus asks why Jellal is letting enemies enter. Jellal just claims that everything is a game and they just passed a level. At the Concil, Siegrain is able to gain one more vote, which leads him with two more needed.

Once Natsu and co. get in, Lucy changes her clothes that Cancer gave her. Enemies start running towards the gang as Erza shows up. Erza fights her way through some guards asking where Jellal is. She eventually comes across Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Juvia. Although she is surprised to see them, she tells them to go back and that this is her problem to deal with. Natsu refuses, one reason being because Millianna has Happy. Erza apologizes saying she will lose this fight no matter what. Erza tells them about the Tower of Heaven, otherwise known as the R-System.

Erza's Past: The Battle For Freedom!
A cult tried to build a tower to resurrect Zeref. This was called the R-system, or Tower of Heaven They used slaves to build it, of which Erza happened to be one of them along with Wally, Shou, Millianna, Jellal, and Simon.

After an escape attempt, Erza was taken to the dungeons and was tortured with such severity, she lost her right eye. Her friend Jellal arrived to save her and told her they have to fight to survive now. Caught by another guard, Jellal gets beaten and Erza gets sent back to her prison.There he was possessed by what he believed was Dark Mage Zeref, supplanting his former kind personality with a more violent one, which made him almost completely insane. No longer able to take the abuse Erza attacks guards and starts the revolt. At its inception, the revolt appeared to be successful.

The sudden presence of Mages, however, begins to dampen their chances at victory. All seems lost the moment a magic blast comes towards Erza, but Rob, another slave that was forced to work on the R-System, interferes, saving Erza, but sacrificing his life in doing so. To see Rob, who had nurtured her in the manner of a grandfather, blown to dust in an attempt to save her life seems to unlock something inside of her. She discovers her magic. In vengeful fury she calls to all manner of pickax and shovel in her proximity and sends a barrage of steel at her captives; and in that moment of rage she finishes the revolt.

When everyone is on the boat to go home, Erza goes back in the dungeons to look for Jellal. Already possessed by Zeref, Jellal attacks Erza and tells her he is going to complete the R-System to resurrect Zeref's body. He tells her not to tell anybody about the tower or he will kill everyone. She then wakes up on an island crying about the events just witnessed.

Back in the present Erza wipes her tears infront of her friends, and claims she will be the one to face Jellal

The Countdown to Death Begins: The Satellite Square, Etherion
Back at the Magic Council, Siegrain continues to try and get two more votes. They argue that by using the Etherion, it would kill everyone in the tower, including the innocent bystanders. Siegrain is willing to take the risk though. Eventually Beluno also agree to use the Etherion and so one more vote is needed. In the tower, Siegrains main body Jellal smilies and claims there is one more vote until everything ends.

Meanwhile, Erza and the others discuss Zeref. Erza talks about Zeref and how the R-System is beiing used to resurrect him. She says he was the cruelest and most powerful dark mage in history. Erza points out that Zeref created the Lullaby monster, and she also thinks he created Deliora. Zeref can create these powerful monsters with little effort. Lucy then asks why Erza is considered a traitor to her old friends. Erza doesn't know why, but suspects Jellal made something up. Shô then appears, hearing what actually happened eight years ago and cannot believe that Jellal was tricking them all this time. Shô says that eight years ago Jellal told him that Erza planted bombs in their ships and that if Jellal hadn't noticed everyone would have died. Jellal then made everyone get back to work on the tower claiming it was a sign that the tower must continue to be built. Erza tells Shô she never did that. Shimon then appears revealing he knew all along Jellal was lying. They all decide to work together to stop Jellal.

After finally arriving at Millianna's room, he tries on a cat-themed costume head but finds that it is stuck. But when Wally tries to ambush him again, he is saved by Millianna, who believes that he is a real cat, and doesn't want Wally to hurt him. He is nearly killed again when Wally points his gun at Natsu, but Milliana stops him claiming Wally shouldn't shoot cats.Wally convinces Millianna that he is not, in fact, a cat, and the two attack in tandem, but he is saved by Happy's return. He ends up defeating both mages by using a joke-move, the "Ultimate Strike: Kitty in Pain" to invoke Millianna's pity and make her release him from his bonds, allowing his magic to return and beating them with a single attack using his Fire Dragon's Wing Attack.At the tower again, after Natsu defeats Milliana, Jellal goes to his chess board made of pieces that represent all the people in his “game” and knocks Milliana’s and Wally’s pieces over symbolizing their defeat. He then tells Vidaldus that Simon and Shou have betrayed them but he’s okay with it since that’s how a game should be. Vidaldus just tells Jellal to hurry up with the ceremony. He gives Vidaldus the job of doing it instead, and Vidaldus awakens his true form, and his allies, Fukuro and Ikaruga appear alongside him. Jellal tells them it’s their turn to move.

Natsu and Happy are able to get the cat head off Natsu. Just as they do, Wally gets up to attack the two again. But Jellal uses magic to send an audio to everyone in the tower. He tells everyone it’s time to begin the Paradise Game. He states the rules are to try to prevent him from using Erza to resurrect Zeref and that they must get past Trinity Raven to get to him. He then informs everyone that the Etherion will also hit them soon and destroy the tower so they have an unknown amount of time. He then states that either way nobody will win and everyone will die.an angry Sho claimed that he well protect Erza and defeat Jellal so he use his magic to trap Erza at one of his cards and run however simon followed him. After hearing this Natsu and Happy are excited to play a game, but instead decide that it would be easier to fly straight to the top, but they are stopped by Fukuro. When they land, they end up with Simon who tells them to run away from Fukuro. Simon uses his darkness magic, but since Fukuro is an own he still saw Simon and beat him. Simon defeated, tells Natsu Fukuro is of Trinity Raven, a guild that goes around assassinating people. Natsu gets angry about hearing about a guild that only kills and prepares to fight him. Natsu and Fukuro send attacks back and forth,but Natsu starts to lose his lead immediately. Somewhere else, Juvia and Lucy wander the tower.

The Tide to Reach your Friends
While Lucy and Juvia wounder in the tower hoping to find Natsu.Juvia tells Lucy's why she have to look for Natsu with her however she remember that Gray told her that he is worried about Erza so he well go after sho while the girls look for Natsu Juvia said to herself that she would do it though she would be stuck with her love rival ,later the girls were attacked by one of Trinity Raven's Vidaldus Taka with his rock music Lucy thought he was loud while Juvia said that he is good Juvia fought him for while assuming traps him in her water lock but his hair absorb the water much to Juvia's surprise,Vidaldus said that her want to turn one of the girls into his slave he chooses Juvia for it and eventually turn her into his slave thanks to his Rock of Succubus magic.

During that time Jellal knock Juvia's piece as she is out while he knocks Lucy's piece assuming that she is next to go.

Juvia starts to attack Lucy's with her water magic while Lucy tried to reason with her but with no use,Juvia attacked Lucy a couple of times first by ripping her dress off then by whipping her.Vidaldus stated that if her turn the two of them into slaves things would become boring so he wanted to see cat fight girls fighting over some boy which make Juvia attack Lucy again while Lucy was under Juvia's water stated that she can't defeat her while series ,However she hears Juvia's real consious speak telling Lucy Juvia isn't doing that to her friend saying it's ok to call her friend despite she sees her as her love rival,and Juvia came to love Fairy Tail ,thought that she is finally made friends Juvia called her self a women of misfortune crying Lucy felt Juvia's tears inside her water,While out of the water prepared one last time for one more attack, Lucy summoned Aquarius using Juvia's body while Aquarius attacking everyone including Lucy,Somehow together they join hands as Aquarius attacks and they perform Unison Raid"which shocked Jellal" to defeat Taka who couldn't absorb the whole water stating it's too much.while they celebrate there victory Aquarius throw an tantrum on Lucy saying how dare she summon her in a place like that and she is going on vacation so she better not summon her.Juvia tells Lucy that she defeated Taka which Lucy corrected her that they both defeated him during that she reminded her that she called her Lucy that time.Since both of them tired they decide to rest for while and regain there strength.

During that time Jellal who said he heard a lot of people tried to use unison raid but it was never achieved he praised the girls by saying they maybe girls but still Erza's friends.

The Owl Assassin
During the council meeting when the members of the council rejected the idea of using the atherion,Seigrain start to argue by saying the situation that they are in right now and he know what Jellal want to resurrect cause he knew him very well he tell them that Jellal want to resurrect Zeref,The council is all stunned and asks Siegrain to tell them everything he knows.

During that time Natsu who is fighting Fukrou ,Fukrou lunched his missile which caught Natsu resulting his motion sickness to kick in and which Fukrou aware off and took advantage of it and he ate Natsu ,Happy tried to attack Fukrou but fukrou attacked him with Natsu's attack since he absorb it.

Meanwhile the council re-vote in 8 in favor and 1 against so the atherion is now approved,Yajima who was against it and tells Siegrain if he’s ready to accept the consequences of firing it. Siegrain says he is, but Yajima then gets very angry and tells him if he’s ready to accept all the death he will be causing. Siegrain says to wait and see.

While Jellal during that time knocks Natsu's piece wounder how Erza well win after maybe her strongest piece have gone.

In a flashback Cana was reading Gray's cards and say he well be lucky tonight but Gray complain that he lost his wallet and falling in ditches so his day so far have been nothing but trouble,At that time Erza have arrived at Fairy Tail she said that the place that grandpa Rob was talking about.

Gray at the time was running looking for Sho who has Erza trapped and Simon in his cards,Gray run into Simon and Fukuro who told Gray that he got held up because of Fukuro,Gray indicate that they need to find Erza as soon as possible because as long as she is stuck in his card she is defenseless,Happy told Gray that Fukuro have ate Natsu.Fukuro indicate that under ten minute Natsu body well dissolve,Gray decide to take matter in his own hands tired to attack Fukuro but since absorbing Natsu he used Natsu's attack to counter attack Gray's ice magic attacking Gray.

While in another flash back Cana was talking that Erza always by herself Gray suggested that she talk to her but told him that she completely ignored her,Gray tried to talk to Erza but she ignored him as well which pisses Gray off and knock Erza of the chair he told her "This is a mage guild you don't go around wearing armour"however she replied by "Why don't you take a look at yourself before telling the other how to wear is this a guild for perverts" which causes the rest of the guild to laugh at him which pisses Gray off telling him don't concern himself with her.

During the fight against Fukuro while Gray still under his fire Gray mange to froze the flames and call Fukuro fake,Fukuro got impressed by Gray suggest that he well capture him as well,But when Fukuro attacked him Gray froze his mouth,Saying they don't have time to play around.

Another flash back Gray got beat up by Erza,Wakaba and Macao praised Erza,Which make Gray angry and said that he refuse to accept her as one of us,Gray found Erza and challange her to another fight but he saw her crying rather than challenging her ,he asked her "Why you always by yourself ?" she replied by saying " I like being alone i don't feel comfortable around others" which Gray asked her "then why are you crying by yourself".

When Gray and Fukuro were fighting in order to hurry to Erza,Gray used one of his technique called The Seven Slice Dance, which resulted in Fukuro's defeat and Natsu's got freed out of his stomach'''. '''He indicate in regarding Erza that "she was ... always by herself .... her heart clad in armor ... crying all alone,Erza has to be with us in Fairy Tail so she dosn't have to cry".

The Unbeatable Opponent: The Woman That Can Cut Through Anything
After Gray's battle with Fukuro,Simon praised him saying that he is alot stronger than the imformation have on him implies,he said that his feelings for his friend has fueled his magic power to a greater lever,Gray said that he has to Hurry to find Erza before collapsing due to his wounds,Simon added that Erza joined in a great guild.

Back at Era,where the council prepare on firing the Ethrion twenty-seven minute until it fired,Org thinks that they may have mad mistake on firing it,Michello stated that they need to take full responsibility in maintain order in magic world,and this is Zeref that they talk about so they can't let him be revived,While Ultear talk to Siegrain asks him if he is happy that his plan is finally going to be achieved after eight years.He asks if Ultear is afraid but she isn’t and says she always trusted him. Siegrain realizes this is only because her life is not on the line. Siegrain then tells her that he is shaking up a little bit if the Etherion is to fail then he would die. Yajima, who is eavesdropping on their conversation, overhears this.

Back in the tower Jellal knock Fukuro's piece he said is time to say goodbye Siegrain,meanwhile Sho who is running looking for Jellal still have Erza in his card,Erza tried to reason with him to tell him to let her out,he tell her that he is going to protect her no matter what.He run in to the final member of Trinity Raven Ikaruga who greet him,Sho tells her to move out he is not interested in her trying to attack her but she cuts all his cards,And attack Sho also,Erza tried to reason with sho that she is not the opponent for him he told her that card is protected no one on the outside can attack it,However Ikaruga attacked Erza who mange to slice through the card and Erza fight her the inside successfully Erza manage to break free out of Sho's card ,She told Ikaruga that thank to her cut she made in the fabric space Erza manage to get out she told her to leave but surprisingly Ikaruga destroy Erza's basic armor Ikruga told her that she is sorta surprised that Erza didn't notice the attack.

Ikaruga told Erza that you were too busy concerning about finding Jellal to the point she didn't notice the attack,The battle started Erza start to look serious which was noticed by Sho soon she equipped her Heavens Wheel Armor, Which resulting starting battle as they battle Erza used her circle swords which Ikaruga destroy them all and destroying Erza's armor in process she Attacked Erza again using flame attack however Erza equipped fast The Flame Empress Armor to defend herself however it as quickly got destroyed too.Ikaruga praised her that she can equipped in instant,She suggested that about time that Erza to use her strongest armor,Erza do so by equipping her strongest armor which is Purgatory Armor ,She told Ikaruga "None has seen this armor and lived to tell the tale." Before Erza began to use it Ikaruga destroy it in instant she told Erza no matter armor she wear she can't stand a chance against her blade.However Erza stand on her feet and equips a sarashi (long, winding strip of cloth, usually thick cotton, wrapped tightly around the midriff up to the chest) with flamed bottom hakama. Ikaruga felt underestimated since she dosn't feel any magical power coming from her outfit,Sho said that she still have alot of strong armors and she is stronger than that however she replied him as follow "I am not strong...so many of my nakama died before my eyes i failed to protect the people that i cared about...And...I was always crying always trying to make myself look stronger...I locked my own heart in a suit of armor...And cried.Because i am week that i always hide behind a suit of armor,i could never take it off".Ikaruga told her that even if my opponent naked i could slice them,however Erza continued by saying "I always believed that the armor could keep me safe but that wasn't right,that chink between people's hearts that allowed them to connect and i was just blocking that up,But Fairy Tail taught me the truth that is so much better to be close to people to feel their warmth ...I have no longer any doubts i well change my very being to strength and defeat you".

Preparing for one last attack both Ikaruga and Erza launched one final attack their swords clashing for the final time. Erza's arm gets slashed twice, and her enemy tells her that she has lost. But then, Ikaruga realizes she got slashed too. Blood comes out her heavy wound and she falls to the ground, before Ikaruga loose her conscious she tells Erza that both of her and Jellal well lose because 15 minute until the firing off the Etherion.Erza tells Sho to find Simon and take her friends from Fairy Tail out of the tower Sho tells her what about her she told him that she is going to finish things off between her and Jellal.

The Dark Reunion: Erza vs. Jellal
Natsu finally wakes up,he didn't remember what happened to him but getting caught by the missile which made him got sick and Simon yells at him for that,Simon told him that Fukuro ate him and Gray saved him but Gray took amount of damage so he told Happy to take him outside of the tower for him,Natsu got Surprised by what happened that Gray won and he lost,So he wanted revenge on Fukuro but Simon pulled him telling him there is no time to do that,He told Natsu that he got message from Wally and Millianna that they found collapsed Lucy and Juvia along with a Trinity Raven member since they don't know what going on Simon told them to take the two outside the tower and protect them and also got another message from Sho that the three Trinity members all defeated Natsu got even more surprised that he didn't do a thing,Simon told him all is left is Jellal and Erza is on her way to face him ,He add that the two of then are destined to battle but Jellal is simply more powerful so Simon begged Natsu to save Erza which he quickly refuse.

In the top of tower Erza made finally to where Jellal,He Knock Trinity Raven's pieces claimed that the game is over,Erza asks if playing with peoples lives are fun,Jellal asked her she could have fled this place if she want she told him that she well free her friends he told her he doesn't need them anymore,now that The Tower of Heaven is complete she told him it well be destroy in matter of minute Jellal told her that she meant the Etherion.Erza thought that he was bluffing but Jellal confirmed that the Etherion well fall however Erza got relieved that she said she can delay him enough until is firing however Jellal told her that she well die as Zeref's sacrifice it's her destiny.

Meanwhile Natsu and Simon argue over why Natsu don't want to save Erza,his friend.Natsu added that she need to settle this on her own that something that he don't wanna interfere in,Simon replied that she have no hope on defeating Jellal Natsu got angry and yells at Simon for bringing her down Simon corrected him that he didn't talk about magical power that Erza still trying to save Jellal and she can't hate Jellal she dosn't have that in her and Jellal is clever and well take advantage of her emotions and it get even worse reminding Natsu that the council is about to fire the Etherion if that happen every person in the tower is dead and according to Sho massage they have about ten minute,at the moment Natsu got shocked ,Simon continue Erza headed to face him alone after telling everyone to evacuate,He added that Natsu know Erza for long enough to see right through her plans,Simon display his concern that she might take advantage of the Etherion to die and take Jellal down with her. With the idea of his friend's suicidal plan made Natsu reach boiling point and asking Simon where did Erza go.

During that time Jellal tells Erza that they have about seven minute and he hope the have fun together Erza replied him that she fear nothing even if the Etherion got shot she well be satisfied as long as bringing him down with her.Jellal attacks Erza with shade magic. She dodges all them and cuts them up. Jellal then attacks her again making her fly out the side of the tower. She manages to get back up by jumping on the crumbling rocks. As she swings her sword she asks why Jellal is damaging his tower so carelessly. Jellal doesn't seem to care, but Erza does because Sho and her friends spent years making it. He uses his shade magic again hitting Erza.She manages to break out of it, slices Jellal who got surprised by saying is that the same Erza he knew in the past,Erza then holds Jellal down on the ground.

Erza asked Jellal what he is after,She told him that she didn't do nothing in the past 8 years she has looked to the R-system it was never complete there was something missing in eat,Jellal repeat himself that she is the sacrifice however Erza told him that not what she meant thats is something even more basic the R-system needed magic.In order to activate a strong magic like that he need amount of 2.7 Billion Edeas in order for the tower to activate.Jellal reminded her that is now three minute untile the Etherion is fired,She angrily told him that his dream is over is he wanted to die now,He try to make her give up by saying that his body was possessed by Zeref and how he is nothing more than a doll doing his bidding. He claims it was all over before it had even begun and that nobody could save him.

Back at the Era the Etherion finishes charging and all the members pray.Outside the tower in the escape boat Happy saw the light he said that Natsu and Erza to get out of here.At the tower, Jellal says he knew he could not finish the R-System but Zeref would not stop him. He asks Erza to strike him down. She refuses, and hugs Jellal as the about to Etherion hits the tower,Simon saw the light he said there too late and Natsu was climb the tower looking for Erza ,upon the Etherion hitting the tower Jellal showed his true face.

Outside the tower it destroyed the escape boat that Lucy,Gray and co which wake them up however Juvia protected them by using her water magic.Back at Era Org say how many people was in the tower Michello told him that sacrificed must be made which Org replies him that we can justify our action but it well not heal the damage that they done to the families of the people in the tower.On outside the tower Lucy,Gray and co show there concern that there friends might be dead,Back in the tower,Surprised she is alive after the blast;back at Era everyone is stunned that the tower is still standing.Outside the tower Lucy,Gray and Co surprised to see the the outer structure of the tower only got destroyed Lucy displayed her concern that is the other who still inside are going to be ok.

Back at the tower Simon surprised that he still alive while Natsu wonders what just happen,in the meantime Erza realized that Jellal tricked her ,explaining that was the true form of the tower a gaint lacrima and thank to the council attack he succeed on gathering the power he needed to resurrect Zeref.Back at Era everyone at the councile surprised to see the tower still standing then everyone asks Siegrain in shock what happened. Yajima yells at Siegrain as he teleports away.Back at the tower Siegrain is in the tower as he say had no choice since he couldn't have produce his powers,and reminded her how they met and it was his biggest mistake ever, Since he finally mange to become part of the council then he later reveal Siegrain and he are one person in order to invade the council and he ask Erza did she enjoyed her freedom cause it was part of Zeref resurrection plan all a long and he reveal his powers came back to him.

In Era everyone want to know what happen during that time the HQ start to crumple Yajima saw Ultear using her magic to destroy the council HQ saying Jellal dream finally realized.Back at the tower Jellal pushes Erza,Erza tried to fight him a couple times but he dodges her easily he stated that thanks to Ultear his plans is finally realized,Erza tried to fight him back again but he used a Binding Serpent to stops her from moving and he put it on her when she hugged him,And all he need now is a living sacrifice and her body well be composed and decomposed into Zeref's new body ,Before forcing her into the R-System crystal in order to be sacrificed, he claimed that he loved her.

Preparing her as a sacrifice,however Natsu arrive just in time to pull Erza out telling Jellal "Erza belong to Fairy Tail..I won't hand her over to you".Natsu told her that they need to go back to work, otherwise they won't have enough money to pay Lucy's rent on time. Erza told him that she can't move which he took advantage of as he comically tickles her. Erza tells Natsu to leave and not fight Jellal because she was afraid of the consequences that will happen to him.She tearfully beg him to listen to her,however Natsu asked her why she is being like this,And he can win surprisingly to even Jellal Natsu knocked Erza unconscious,As he turn his attention to Jellal who told him did he enjoy striking his nakama who can't even moves.Natsu told him "Erza...She was crying...And saying depressing things with a shaky voice...I have never seen Erza like that,Erza should be strong,mean and scary...when she wakes up i hope she well be the Erza that i knew that what i well fight for".

Jellal get excited as he want from Natsu to show him the Dragon Slayer ability.

The Fight for a Friend's Freedom
As The battle for Erza's freedom start, Natsu flare up at Jellal, Natsu got the upper hand attack Jellal several times using his fire attacks however Jellal told him is that all he got Jellal told him he wanted to test the The Dragon Slayer abilities before destroying him,Jellal start to get serious and start to attack Natsu,Since he can't catch a serious Jellal he tried to predict his movement but failed do so,Jellal told him his attack well never touch him again,Jellal attack Natsu using his attack Grand Chariot which cause a blast on both Natsu and the tower.When Jellal was taking about that the damage that he done to the tower,And he must hurry to continue the resurrection ritual,Natsu overhear what Jellal said and he began to destroy the tower so the resurrection don't happen,Telling Jellal that breaking stuff is Fairy Tail specialty and he is more fired up than he is ever been.

As the battle continue Natsu fight off Jellal only to got overpowered by Jellal, Erza wake up only to see Natsu got thrown by Jellal's Meteor's attack,After several more attacks Natsu asks if Jellal is holding back because he doesn’t want his tower destroyed. This angers him and he hits Natsu again. Natsu get up and uses hin attack to make more damage on the tower,angered by Natsu action Jellal Launched another attack on Natsu but Erza stepped in hopefully he won't attack her since she is the sacrifice but Jellal told her it dosn't matter who is the sacrifice anymore due to the tower have to much damage in it so he launched his attack that well kill both Natsu and Erza, he launched his Altairis attack at them as Natsu tells Erza to move but she told him that she well protect him however when Erza open her eyes only to see Simon took the attack for her,as she run towered him he confess that he was in love with Erza as he dies in her arms and Erza cries and scream in agony,Jellal laughs at him for sacrificing his life and stating that no one well leave the tower alive,Out of his rage Natsu punches Jellal starting to eat the lacrima which almost kills him due to the lacrima fused with the other elements not just fire,However Natsu mange to absorb it reaching the Dragon Force for the first time.

Natsu start to attack Jellal blaming saying "It's all because of you! You're the one that made Erza cry!".And that he made a promise to Simon that he well take care of Erza,After a battle back and forwards Jellal rants how he cannot be defeated and that he must bring freedom because Zeref chose him and he is going to build the kingdom of freedom,He tried to use Abyss Break which surprises Erza because it will destroy the tower. Before he can launch it he feels the aftershock of a slash Erza gave him during their fight and his magic fails.

Natsu saw an opening telling Jellal that he well never find freedom and that there is no freedom to someone who got posses by ghost and he should free himself first.his gives Natsu and opening and he charges at Jellal’s chest. He then finishes him off with a huge smash to the ground which eventually leads up to Jellal's defeat.

Erza who witness Jellal defeat up-close she said to herself "So this is Natsu's true power... This is Dragon Slayer".

Live on for your Friends
The aftermath of the battle Erza stated that the battle that she was fighting for 8 year is finally over,She said to herself everyone is now free when Natsu turn his back towered her he faint out of exhaustion,Erza quickly embrace him saying that he is truly amazing,at the moment the tower start to goes out of control,Erza took the unconscious Natsu and run hoping to find an exist soon she realize that the tower have a strong magical power it isn't stable and it won't be stable for long it well create a massive explosion which well kill even the people outside,she said she is not give up now it's her turn to protect Natsu, soon she realized that she need to be sacrificed in order to control the tower to prevent it from explosion,She put her arm in the liquefied Lacrima which got work ,at the moment Natsu finally wakes up he saw Erza's half body into the Lacrima and ask Erza what she is doing she told him this is the only way,he told her to stops cause if she keep that she is going to die,However Erza told him "I cannot live without Fairy Tail. I can't imagine a world without my nakama. That's how much all of you mean to me. If doing this can save all of you then I have no regrets even if it take this body...SO BE IT."Offering her body to the R-system she blank out while Natsu calling her to get out ,from inside the vortex she told Natsu to take care of everyone cause she well always be there for them,Natsu was crying calling Erza as the tower explode.

at the time Lucy,Gray and others notice that the tower isn't exploding but is going up to the sky.

At the final flash back Makarov took Erza to Porlyusica in order to fix her damaged eye,When Porlyusica ask Makarov where she is from ,Makarov told her that Erza knew Rob,Porlyusica ask where is Rob now Makarov told her that he is dead,Back at Porlyusica's house she took the bandages of Erza and saw her eyes fixed so she told her to leave immediately,Erza shed tear about her eye however Porlyusica notice that Erza crying out of one eye which she tried to look if she made mistakes however Erza replies her by saying "Oh, its okay, I already shed half my tears anyway!".

Out of nowhere Erza finally wakes up in a white dress wounding where she is eventually came in a scene that is her funeral,and every members of Fairy Tail attending it,Makarov was delivering a speech on her behave saying that she was like a daughter to him,during the funeral the council members appeared they award Erza as a member of the Ten Wizards Saints but no one seem to care they are only crying,the funeral was cut short by an angry Natsu who said that is no way that Erza is dead refusing to accept the facts, kicking the flowers on her tombstone,and everyone in fairy tail pin him on the ground,seeing Gray's,Lucy's,and Happy's sadness over her loss and mostly Natsu's anger and denial affected Erza and made her cry saying she did sacrifice her life to give them a happy future and that is not the future that she wanted to see any of that.She closes her eyes as she slowly fade away from the vision to reality.

Suddenly Erza wake up don't know where she is,she saw Lucy,Gray and co running towered her relieved that she is ok,she realized that she is alive she notice Natsu carrying her ,Erza realized that Natsu somehow not only find but mange to take Erza out of the vortex alive,as he Lay her down,as he told Erza " We are the same....It's the same for all of us...Don't you ever do a thing like that again...NEVER".Touched by his words she promised him no to risk her life again as she embraced him and give him a genuine thanks,Erza finally said to herself realizing"That's right I don't have to die for my nakama sake, I have to live for their sake. Because that's the only way to bring about a happy future." As for the first time ever since 8 years she cried tears of joy of both eyes.

Farewell
Back at the hotel Natsu slept for three days straight he wake up for seconds once Gray insulted him,Wally,Milliana,and Sho apologize to Erza, she told them since they dosn'have a place to go she invite them to Fairy Tail while she took them to introduce them to her teammates,she heard Jellal voice telling her that she become strong She turns around and sees nobody denying she heard anything.As Lucy was in her room writing what Erza told her,that Jellal maybe the one who saves everyone once he got released of Zeref's posses,she said to herself that she kinda felt sorry for him since Jellal one of Zeref's victims,as Erza enters the room she ask Lucy's where is Sho and others, she told Lucy's to tell Natsu and Gray to prepare the fireworks.

While Sho,Wally,and Milliana decide to go on the journey to discover the outside world,Erza found them and give them Fairy Tail Farewell bash as team Natsu throw for them fire works,as they promise that they well see each other again, as Erza's friends set off on their journey and finally free to live their own lives.

Anime Differences

 * In the manga, Wally originally pinned down Natsu with his gun and shot him in the mouth. Natsu's dragon slayer powers allowed him to survive. In the anime, Wally uses his block powers to pin Natsu to the game machine he was playing at. Then transforms his arm into a cannon and fires at him. Natsu lives through this as well.
 * In the Manga when Simon attacked Gray and Juvia, Simon slaps Juvia away when he first appeared. In the anime, he blows her up, using magic.
 * In the Manga, Jellal spoke to the contestants of the game through the use of mouths that were set up all over the walls and ceilings in the tower. In the Anime, his voice is transmitted through the statues.
 * Originally on the manga, Lucy summons Cancer to fight off the guards and to give her her dress. In the anime, she summons Virgo.
 * We see the child versions of the Oración Seis (minus Brain) during Erza's flashback. They weren't included in the manga.
 * Originally the fate of Trinity Raven was unknown in the manga and it presumed they we're caught in the blast when the Etherion fired down on the tower. In the anime, its shows that the three managed to escaped thanks to Fukuro's jetpacks.
 * The Trinity Raven's battle ground is different in the anime.
 * In Erza's vision when she wakes up in anime, a hand came and pull Erza out of her vision to reality. In the manga, Erza slowly fades away from dream to reality.
 * In the manga, when Lucy Invited Erza to go to the casino, Lucy wore a shirt with a floral design and skimpy shorts. In the Anime, Lucy wore a darkish red long dress.