Erzo's POV

I was halfway down the hallway to Jade's room when I heard a scream. I sprinted over to the end of the hallway. The door was left slightly ajar, and I peered inside. I felt my breath catch and my eyes widen. A purple shadow surrounded Jade as a red substance began crawling up her neck and into her eye. Her mouth was open in a silent scream, and her body was being thrashed in spasms. I burst into the dorm, but was stopped by an invisible wall.

"Jade!" I shouted. I banged against the wall and used multiple swords and armors, but to no avail. I saw Jade's face begin contorting from a look of pain to a look of happiness, as if she was happy about the pain being inflicted. Her eyes looked to me for a moment, but then she was again lost into another person. I then remembered what Carla had said; The dark lord Zeref will return! No. This can't be happening. She will kill us all! I crashed my shoulder against the barrier, but I just bounced off.

"Jade! Can you hear me? Hang on a little longer..." Then what? I would defeat this shadow? I would free Jade? I would...what? The red tendrils were almost 3/4 of the way into her eye, and I could see that she was beginning to loose control of this...beast inside her. "Awaken the memories of a love long forgotten to calm the beast." Beast as in Jade?

Jade's POV

I could feel my sanity slowly slipping away, my down-turned mouth turning into a twisted smile, my screaming turning into mental laughing. What's happening to me? I thought. To my surprise and horror, another part of my mind answered. {I think you already know what's happening, Jade.} This second voice sounded like a snake slithering in and out of my consciousness. {You-or should I say I- are finally coming alive, finally living up to our hidden potential.} The voice had a strong grip on my mind, but I turned away just enough to see Erzo lunging at a barrier that I couldn't see. Suddenly, one of my eyes went black. I could feel some dark magic crawling into my brain through my eye, but I could not see it, let alone stop it. I felt a stab of pain in my eye, and a flood of dark energy trying to take over what was left of me. {There is no use fighting back, the pain will only get worse!} It was right. Another stab of pain, this time much stronger and lasted longer than the first. It caused me to loose me concentration for a moment, and the dark mind took hold of my mind. {Sayonara, Jade.}

Erzo's POV

I saw Jade give me one last glance before she erupted into a fit of giggles. I felt a chill run up and down my spine. The force that was keeping her pinned against the wall let go, and she dropped to the floor.

"Jade!" I called out. What else was I supposed to saw? The invisible wall was still there, and I could not rush to her like I wished I could. She slowly stood up and shook herself. Her head was looking down, her hair covering her face as she walked towards me. I tried to reach out to her, but my hand just came in contact with the wall.

"So, he ends up being as weak as before. No princess to save now!" Jade slowly made her way closer to me, her head still hanging. I took a step back. Her voice sounded like it was being synchronized with another person, and I could tell that she wasn't winning.

"Erzo...Help..." I heard Jade's old self reappear. She put one hand out to me, but her head still hung low.

"You don't want help! You won't need help! You won't need him at all! You know how I can prove that?" The new voice was back, even deeper than before.

"You will kill him with your own two hands." Jade looked up, and I gasped. The one eye that hadn't been possessed by Zeref was gone, and in it's place was a large, gapping hole.