I made this before writing the "Thirteen Keys", and it's what happened to Erza on this version. This is just to entertain you while I finish the second chapter! Enjoy!

Prequel~

Louder Than a Dragon's Roar

Jellal helped her walk to a safe place, but truth was she felt like there was little he or anyone could do for her. She had committed a lot of excesses this time, it was a miracle she was still up and fighting. And she was very sure that wouldn't last long. The wound on her lower belly had reopened, she could feel the blood escaping. No one could help her now, because everyone was too busy trying to get rid of the dragons.

"Let's find Lucy and Natsu." She said.

"Erza, you need to rest, you fought enough already."

"I'll be fine, Jellal. We need to help as much as we can."

"And I will. But I don't think you are well enough for that."

She rolled her eyes, trying the hardest to convince him. Yes, she had promised Natsu once that she wouldn't waste her life, however, that wasn't on her hands anymore. She couldn't just hide and stay safe while all of her family fought for their lives, when she was already feeling life desert her. She needed to help, because that was what she knew how to do – she protected her loved ones.

"I'm going with or without you."

Jellal sighed.

"Fine. But if I think it's too much for you, you'll stop, even if I have to knock you down."

She smiled to him and nodded.

"That's fine by me."

In the fastest way they could, they made their way through the chaos, killing as many mini dragons as they found on the way. Erza saw Mirajane helping Wendy, and Levy supporting Gajeel. She saw the Twin Dragons fighting back to back, and Natsu on top of a fire dragon while fighting future Rogue.

She couldn't help but smile. How truly beautiful her family was! Fighting together to protect one another fiercely. There wasn't any time in Erza's life when she feared death. Quite on the contrary, actually. And seeing all that, it just helped her remind why she always wanted to protect Fairy Tail so badly. She had failed her first family because she was just a child at the time, but she wouldn't fail now.

Tears began to form on her eyes, as she behold her friends for the last time.

Forgetting the pain on her leg and the weird feeling coming from her stomach, she reequipped into the Knight armour, sending her swords in all possible directions, hitting as many dragons as she could, until she had no strength left on her body.

Jellal thought time had stopped when the great Titania fell for the second time. He hadn't witnessed the first one, only felt it, and it had already been terrible for him. Even though he felt numb on the Council's cell, the feeling of losing her almost made him lose his mind.

Now, however, he honestly thought that first time was child's play.

Her armour disappeared when she fell to the floor, and it was the first time he noticed her soaked bandages. Had she been bleeding that much all the time? How had he not seen it?!

"Erza!" he shouted.

He managed to catch her before she could actually hit the ground, accommodating her gently on his arms.

"Erza!" he whispered, his throat burning from the eminent tears.

She smiled at him, that beautiful smile that was only hers – that showed the bitter sadness she had always held within.

"I lied to you, and I'm not sorry." She told him, her hand reaching for his face.

"I know you're not, but I am. For not protecting you properly, for not telling you sooner that I loved you."

Her smile only got wider.

"I'm just really glad I could meet the real you again." By now, the pain had completely vanished, and she knew her time was ending. "And I love you too, Jellal."

His desperate scream was the loudest sound anyone heard on that battle. His pain was even louder than a dragon's roar.