Our World
She had been the one to possess him and plant ideas of resurrecting Zeref in his head. They had both been very young but Ultear had been able to appreciate the ideals they were trying to achieve and she had needed him to do the same as well. She had believed that he could understand her as well. She had chosen him.
They had strove to unravel the mysteries of the lost magic to create an ideal world where only the strong would live. Power was everything after all. And though she was not with Jellal physically, her magic had allowed her to stay by his side as he had started his task after killing off the ancient cult.
Jellal had used the ex-slaves to build the Tower of Heaven. He had wanted to achieve freedom and to lead everyone into paradise. He had an exceptional gift in manipulating people and he utilized it to his advantage. In many ways, he was the ideal puppet in her plans. He had tried so hard to gain his twisted, distorted form of freedom. He had tried to set the others free but they would not listen. They did not know how to. They did not understand the scale of his plans or Zeref's greatness. They had been beyond salvation. But as long as he was with her, as long as he was saved then she was content.
But still, he had never fully submitted to her wills and ideals. Something in his heart held him back. Ultear could see the darkness in his soul, could feel the hatred coursing through him. He could have been perfect. They could have ruled the world together. But something stood in their way. Someone stood in his way.
Jellal would often seek Erza out before he had succumbed to Ultear's control. They would look up at the starry night, painted a blend of blue and gray, and dream of escaping. They had an inexplicable bond between them. Erza would never come to understand what she and Jellal had tried to achieve but Ultear knew that he had loved her with all his heart. He had loved her so much.
Ultear had witnessed the entire fight in the tower between Fairy Tail and Jellal and she knew that the only way Fairy Tail had won was because he had suffered doubts. He had questioned his motives and his faith. He had held back for her. And as he watched Erza sink into the lacrima as his sacrifice to Zeref, Ultear had thought for a moment that maybe Jellal could stand firm for the greater good of the world. Maybe with Erza out of the picture, everything would go back to the way it was. But in the end, he hadn't been able to go through with it. The man had struggled against her control and it was when he had caught sight of Erza, crying as she begged Natsu to leave her, that he had snapped. Jealousy had flooded through him as he watched his beloved cry in the arms of another man. Sorrow had gripped at his heart as he realized the pain and hurt he had caused her. At that moment, he was torn between his desires for true freedom and between what he felt was right. And though Jellal had rushed into battle with Natsu in a fit of blind rage, Ultear could feel her control slip away slowly as he struggled for his sanity.
As the tower crumbled around Jellal, when no hope was left, he had sacrificed himself in place of Erza in order to save her. He had hoped to make amends for the wrongs he had done with one final act.
Ultear shook her head as she stood in the middle of the snowy land, gazing at the violet sky, the memory of Jellal's weathered face lined with pain etched in her brain. A single drop of tear rolled down her cheek.
I could have told you Jellal, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you…
Just this stupid idea floating around in my head as I listened to Don Mclean's Vincent. Took some lines from the song because it's such a beautiful song and the lyrics are so awesome. Can anyone find them all?
I found it really hard to pen this down. I wasn't quite sure about the grammar and it's just that the idea is kinda hard to write down I guess. I was trying to capture Ultear's twisted love for Jellal and her crazy beliefs while trying to show Jellal's struggle between good and evil with Erza acting as a sort of anchor. So yeah, not satisfied with this draft but then again, I probably can't improve it anymore.