Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters; they belong to the one and only Hiro Mashima.

I do own the idea for the fic though.

AN: *sighs* Okay, this chapter was written because someone told me it would be cool to see this happening in the story… plus, I think it fits… somehow… *shrugs* You know what? I'm just winging this… there's a major idea of what can/will happen in the story but the rest is up to assumptions. Oh, but I do inform you all, this happens before the Sun Village Arc and after the Grand Magic Games.

Stargazer.

The next day…

"Ah~!" Lucy heaved out contently, walking down the road next to the canal towards Fairy Tail with her arms stretched out to the skies. She had a nice night of sleep and today she was as good as new, ready to face the world again with her spirits high. "I wonder what job we'll do today."

"H-hey! A-are you alive, kid!?"

"H-here, help me get him out of the water!"

"Uh?" Her attention drifted to another point when she heard the voices of the two guys that usually greeted her whenever she walked close to the little canal, her eyes widening in shock at the sight of the new guy from yesterday being taken out of the water with his clothes in poor condition. "I-Isn't that Jonah?"

"O-oh! Lucy-chan!" One of the fishermen called, struggling to keep the boat floating while he and his partner dragged the man of blue-hair out of the water. "D-do you know this man?"

An hour later…

"You say you found him like this?" Gray asked curiously, eyeing the unconscious man lying on his teammate's bed while he and the rest of the team waited for him to wake up. He could see some cuts and bruises on the man's arms but they weren't anything to be fretting about. "Someone beat him up good."

"He still smells like the forest so… maybe he got into a fight with vulcans?" Natsu offered silently, standing close to the door of the apartment with his arms crossed, and his eyes checking the wounds too.

"Those wounds are too small and precise to have been made by vulcans." Erza pointed out as she finished bandaging the last of the guy's wounds with the blond girl, taking the chance to give the man's face a good look. She didn't get to see anything the day before with him shying away under his armor. "He got into a fight with another wizard."

"Hmmm…" The Ice wizard hummed in wonder, slightly irked about this man joining the guild and bringing troubles to their doorstep with him. He frowned and inspected the wounds closer, seeing most of them as the result of a close-quarters fight. "Most of the bruises are pretty small… it looks like he managed to dodge most of the attacks sent his way."

"Erza and he fought yesterday," Lucy shared with the others, surprising the boys while the mentioned woman only nodded absentmindedly. "He was pretty fast back then."

"S-so he's not a pushover…" 'And he has some guts.' Gray commented slowly, thinking about how lucky the guy was for not getting pulverized badly by their short-tempered S-class friend.

"Yeah, he seemed like he could take care of himself."

And silence fell in the room.

"Hey, aren't you more curious about who did this to him?" The Dragon Slayer asked roughly, changing the subject, or better said, bringing up what should be the main concern of the group. "New guy or not, someone still attacked him and he's part of Fairy Tail."

"We need answers about who he is, why he is here, why he joined Fairy Tail…" Erza told them firmly, standing up from the bed with her eyes still inspecting the sleeping man's face. Many of his features were close to the other man of blue hair she knows, but it wasn't enough to draw some conclusions. What bothered her most was the armor he was wearing the day before, the familiar insignia stamped to the cape he wore around his waist-line. He surely was related to Crime Sorciere and Jellal, but in which way, she wanted to find out. "Let's wait for him to wake up."

She got silent nods of approval in answer.

At Michello's place…

"Can you see anything?" Jellal asked hurriedly to the person standing next to him inside the blood-stained room. He was rummaging through some documents while the person next to him checked the body hanging from the wall opposite to the door. "Meredy."

"It's the same we saw at Crawford's place." Meredy informed absently, tracing a gloved finger through the wounds inflicted on the half-cat former Councilor. She, as well as her partner, was disguised as a soldier, doing a small investigation of their own while the militia took care of the rest. They needed to find whoever did this atrocity before it could do the same to other people. "Only that this time, he nailed the old man to the wall first and then proceeded to torture him."

"I see…" The blue-haired man, having taken the appearance of a blond soldier he saw once during the fight in Crocus against the Dragons, nodded and continued to rummage through the documents sprawled on the floor, seeing many of them had nothing relevant to show him. He stopped when he caught sight of the words of a small letter though, taking it in his hands and reading it silently with eyebrows rising at every sentence. "Meredy, I have what we were looking for… let's go."

"Okay!" Relieved that their job inside the house was done, the young girl followed her Master outside, passing through several other legitimate soldiers who were keeping the people from eavesdropping, and heading towards the safety of the forests again. Now in the clear, they stopped and returned to their real forms, Meredy walking next to the man as he re-read the contents of the paper he found. "What does it say?"

"It's a response to a letter from the current Chairman to Michello," Jellal told slowly, turning the letter around to see the rest of its contents. "It's about Crawford's death and how it can be related to an occurrence from a few weeks ago."

"Uh? Related? Was it another killing?"

"No, it says 'I'm aware of the strange portal that opened shortly after the Games ended, but I don't see a connection between the death of our former leader and this anomaly'." His eyes narrowed in thinking. "Anomaly… I don't remember anything happening after the Games were over."

"Me neither." The girl ran a hand through her hair in wonder, her eyes widening when she realized something. "Hey, could this be related to the Eclipse Gate?"

"No, Natsu destroyed it, I remember it clearly." Jellal reminded the pink-haired as he continued to check over his memories. "After the gate was destroyed, everything that arrived here from the future and the past got sent back…" He shook his head. "It's unlikely someone remained behind."

"If you say so…" Meredy sighed in defeat. There were just more questions to answer with this new lead they got. "Let's return to Yajima-san's place, we have to protect him in case the one we're looking for attacks him next."

Jellal stared at the letter a moment longer and then saved it inside one of the inside pockets of his coat, nodding to the girl and urging her to lead the way. 'An anomaly… a killing spree… this doesn't make sense… who would target the members of the old Council? And why?'

Back to Magnolia…

"Remember, aim down the sight and always keep your finger on the trigger."

"Like this?"

"Yes, like that, also remember to see what you're shooting at before pulling the trigger."

"B-but… it's just the two of us, dad."

"Doesn't matter, you don't know when an innocent or a friend might show in your line of vision."

"…d-dad?"

"Yes?"

"…e-everyone is dead…remember?"

"E-everyone… is… dead…" Jonah whispered in his sleep, squirming at the dream he was having and how he would rather forget the words he said. He could feel his consciousness returning and his mind starting to get back to work slowly, a hand coming to cover his eyes from the harsh light and his upper torso rising from whatever surface he was over to force him into waking up completely. He couldn't open his eyes with such strong light. "…it's morning already."

"Yes, it is."

He heard a voice confirm the information for him, making him open one eye to look at who was with him in the forest before he had to open the other one as well, both open wide in shock. He was not in the forest but inside a strangely cozy apartment, he wasn't on the cold ground but on a soft bed, and he wasn't alone as he thought, there were four other people with him.

"Are you okay?" And the one to talk to him was the blond girl he saw yesterday, sitting next to the bed with a worried glance shifting between him and the other person who was at arm's reach.

"I-I'm… fine… thank you." Jonah answered lamely, shrinking inside at the amount of people in the same room with him and more than anything, staring intently at him. He looked down to avoid the stares and then noticed of his own state, seeing several bandages wrapped around his torso and arms, feeling some covering his legs as well, and the only piece of clothing on him being his boxers. What happened while he was unconscious? Did he get into a fight or was he attacked without him even noticing it?

That was for later; right now he needed to do something else. He looked to the side shyly and pointed to a far wall, trying to hide his clear embarrassment at the situation. "C-can you please look away while I change?"

The wizards blinked a couple of times, trying to register what the guy said.

Until Gray spoke… "Look away? What are you? A girl?"

…and he was silenced by a fist…

"Hahaha! Serves you right, big mouth!"

…and then Natsu followed.

Taking the chance created by the red-haired woman, how the blond girl was looking at the mess in her place and how the other two were out for the moment, Jonah used his magic and changed into his regular clothes, knowing by experience that the use of armor while he was injured was not a wise decision. He breathed out a silent word of gratefulness and faced the wizards with a bit more confidence. "I'm dressed now."

"Good, you have manners, Jonah." Lucy complimented to the shy blue-haired, giggling in amusement when he faced the wall to hide his embarrassment and thanked her for her words. She sighed and pointed a finger to the dark-haired lying on the floor close to her table, seeing he already stripped of his shirt and trousers. "Unlike that other guy over there."

"H-hey! It's not like I do it on purpose!" Gray yelled in defense, recovering from the fist of earlier instantly just to do so.

"Whatever you say, Gray, put some pants on."

"Not again!"

"Jonah, that's your name, right?" Erza asked cautiously, seeing the guy turning to see her for a second before averting his gaze from meeting hers to look at the sheets covering the lower part of his body. He nodded slowly at her question. "Who gave it to you?"

Jonah remained silent for a moment, thinking over what he was asked and what he should answer. The time he took to think was enough to allow the Ice wizard get some clothes on and return to his seat while the Dragon Slayer tried to regain his bearings. He swallowed hard when he figured it would be best to tell the truth without entering into details. "…m-my mom, I think."

Gray quirked an eyebrow in curiosity; this guy couldn't be an orphan like all of them were, right? "Who's your mom?"

The man fell into silence again, thinking of his answer slowly before opening his mouth. "I-I don't know."

"You… don't know." The stripper repeated, his eyes now narrowing in suspicion. The time the man took to think of his answers was really irking him, it was as if he was hiding information on purpose. "Oi, shy or not, we need to know about you some more," he told him flatly. "We found you floating down the river this morning and you were in bad shape."

Jonah turned to look at the man in confusion. "…f-floating down the river?"

"Y-yeah and you were badly injured from what we got to see." Lucy added nervously, catching up to Gray's discomfort of the slow answers and taking the lead in the interrogation. If the new guy continued to be like that, a fight would break out and her apartment would suffer the consequences. "Don't you remember?"

"I-I don't… seriously…" The blue-haired answered in thought, recalling the small chat with the girls the day before and how he left to another secluded part of the forest. "I left to the north of the forest and stayed there all day… I didn't fight anyone."

"Man, you got served." Natsu commented from his position on the floor, using his arms to stand on his feet again and stare at the guy with an amused smirk. "You don't even remember what happened."

"I-I'm pretty sure I didn't fight anyone." The guy insisted, bringing a hand to rub his sore forehead. His mind was a mess, yes, but not enough to completely miss a part of his memories. At least, he hoped so. "I found a high branch in the forest and slept there…"

"Your wounds are cuts and bruises," Erza revealed to him, seeing him inspect his wounds again with a critical eye this time. "There were many and some were serious," her eyes narrowed when she thought about the other thing that caught her attention and that was making her distrust his claims of not fighting anyone the night before. "But you managed to lessen the damage by dodging the strikes sent your way."

"D-dodging…?" He stuttered, his gaze leaving the sight of his bandaged arms and torso to the wall at the other side of the room.

Something clicked in his mind.

His eyes opened wide in realization.

"You followed me here!? Insistent moron!"

"Stop! This is not-!"

"Shut up!"

'W-what… was that…!?' Jonah thought slowly, shaken to the core when a sudden pain assaulted his mind and made him replay a bunch of words he traded with another person that he couldn't quite get the picture of. He saw himself in the forest, late at night, trailing behind someone who was escaping him… and then it was all black. He lowered his hand and shook his head, closing his eyes strongly to get rid of the pain in his head. "I-I…!"

"You remember now, don't you?" Erza sat on the bed and fixed the man with her eyes, expecting him to raise his head and look her way this time. He didn't. "What happened?"

"I-I don't know…!" The man snapped, slightly surprising the wizards around him. He clutched his head with both hands and tried to erase the burning pain that was searing his mind. "I-I… I remember following someone through the forest… some words… and then nothing…!" He covered his eyes with one hand and let the other fall to the sheets, taking them in his grasp and holding them strongly as he tried to suppress the heavy headache. "Y-yes… I fought someone… I don't know who… but I lost…"

"Tch… that sucks…" Natsu grumbled quietly, keeping his gaze on the blue-haired man and how he tried to keep his mind together. "If it weren't for the water, I could've sniffed the scent of that other guy in a second."

"You could always check the place where they fought, idiot." Gray reminded him, sighing tiredly at the drama happening before his eyes. This new guy was proving to be a real pain in the ass. "Nothing else? Not a name or anything?"

"N-no… I cannot even make sense of what I do remember." Jonah murmured apologetically, feeling the headache leaving bit by bit. He looked at the wizards and nodded in appreciation, moving his legs under sheets to get out of the bed. "I-If I remember anything else, I'll inform you about it."

"What do you think you're doing?" Erza asked him plainly, standing up from her sitting position on the bed and facing the guy who was now on his shaky feet. He continued to avoid her eyes despite the closeness of the two. "You need to rest."

"I-I'm fine, your treatment made most of the pain go away." And it was partly true, yes; he couldn't feel the cuts across his body or the bruises, unless he moved his extremities too fast or harshly. Like now. He flinched but hid it the best he could, taking a few steps forward towards the door of the apartment. "I need to check the city today… I said I was going to find a place to stay."

The red-haired knight eyed him for a moment and then got in his way again, bringing a hand to his shoulder to stop him from reaching the door. When he looked at her hand in wonder, she spoke. "Natsu, Gray, go to where Jonah says he stayed last night and try to find a trace of the person he fought."

"Ah? And what're you going to do?" Gray asked, standing up from his seat and silently agreeing to her order, even if it meant accompanying the dense Dragon Slayer.

"Oi, why do I have to go with him!?" Natsu complained, obviously. He didn't want to be near the stripper when he was supposed to do an important task. It wasn't really important, but it was Erza who commanded them to do it, and that meant one thing. Do it or suffer. "Why don't you come with us!?"

"Lucy, I need you to tell Master what happened and then help the guys with their task." The wizards' eyes turned to confusion, even those of the new guy. What was she going to do while the others worked on finding the culprit? She eyed him with narrowed eyes and tightened the hold she had on his shoulder. "I'll go with Jonah and help him jog his memory."

'H-help me… j-jog my memory…?' Jonah thought in confusion, not understanding what the woman meant with that.

Though the others did understand, and their pale faces could only speak of one thing.

'S-she's going to kill him...!'

West of Magnolia…

"This place." Erza told the man out loud, stopping in the middle of a nice clearing with enough space for them to do what she wanted to do. She turned around and saw the blue-haired man standing a few feet from her, his gaze wary but still not meeting hers. "This place is excellent for what we have to do."

"U-uh? F-for what we have to do?" Jonah asked in cluelessness, still confused about the whole situation. He didn't understand anything back in the apartment and he didn't get any better with his thoughts on the way there. How was it that the woman wanted to help him with his memory? "What do you mean?"

She summoned a sword in answer, throwing the man completely off-balance when he saw the sharp blade being lifted and aimed at him. "If a strong hit to the head made you lose your memory, another hit will make it return."

'H-h-h-h-how does that logic even work!?' The blue-haired man thought in complete confusion, gaping when now he finally connected the dots and came to understand the pats of pity and silent good-byes from the other three wizards. His face paled. 'T-they knew and they still let her do this!?'

"Stay still," Erza ordered sternly, getting in position to lunge at the man. "If you move, I might cut your head off."

"Wha-!?" He didn't have time to speak. In less than a second, the woman disappeared from his sight and reappeared behind him, aiming to him with the blunt side of her blade. He crouched and rolled back on the ground, letting her land on the place in which he was previously standing while he summoned a rifle and used it to block the next strike. She spun on her heels and brought her sword up, hitting now with the edge instead of the blunt when she noticed she got what she wanted. He clenched his teeth and forced his arms to remain still under the pressure of the attack, looking at the blade instead of the eyes of his opponent, which were glaring at him. "W-what are you doing!?"

"I didn't bring you here just to help you with your memory, Jonah," she said in the same tone she used earlier, pushing her sword harder against the man's steel rifle. "I brought you here because I have other questions for you."

"Q-questions?" The man repeated, pushing the sword aside and jumping back, the woman following his movements and slashing at him again. He blocked and pushed the blade once more, not jumping back but remaining on the same position for when she sent another slash his way. This time, he lowered his head and let the sword pass over it, using his legs to press forward and ram the knight with his shoulder. The action worked for she was pushed a meter away, and he took the chance of that distance to hold his weapon correctly and aim the barrel at her. Both fighters stopped. "What questions?"

"What's your relation to Crime Sorciere?" Erza asked straight to the point, catching the momentary look of astonishment the guy had before it returned to his normal façade, probably trying to come up with a way to ward off the subject or feign ignorance. "You know of what I'm talking about, don't play dumb with me." She summoned another sword and stood upright. "Your armor had the guild's insignia on its cape."

'…I'm an idiot.' Jonah thought in shame, mentally slapping himself for the huge mistake he made before returning his attention to the woman… who was not there… again. He lowered his rifle and looked over his shoulder, seeing and feeling her blade being pointed at the back of his neck, her stern gaze still demanding a clear and honest answer. "What makes you think I'll reveal what I know?"

"I have my ways." And to emphasize her point, she pressed the tip of her blade against his neck's skin, earning a quiet hiss from him and a slight flinch of his muscles. "Answer my question."

'She really is as you told me…' "Sorry, but I can't." The blue-haired man answered in amusement, thinking he could take the chance to do something new for a chance. He disappeared from sight, much to the knight's surprise, and reappeared a few meters ahead, facing her without his rifle. He narrowed his brown eyes at her form and let the light consume his body, showing him wearing the same armor she was talking about. "You will have to beat the answer out of me if you truly wish to know."

Erza was on him when she heard the word 'beat', slashing at the man with both her swords from the top right and seeing him block her with a pair of swords of his own that he summoned in the spur of the moment. She landed on the ground with her swords still clashing against his and forced them forward, feeling the man keeping his position despite her strength. He pushed her when he caught a slight change in her balance and managed to get her off of him, though, instead of pursuing with a flurry of slashes or stabs, he twirled on one leg and brought the other one up, kicking her on the chest to send her skidding several meters back.

She groaned at the strength of his kick but remained aware of her surroundings, turning around quickly to block a double stab to her shoulders when she sensed him trying to repeat the same action she pulled on him a moment earlier. She took a few steps back with him following her, keeping her swords locked with his to then moved them down, dragging the man down with his swords while she side-stepped to the left and let him fall, raising one knee to strike him in the gut. He gasped at the sudden loss of air but endured it, clenching his teeth to suppress the pain when he saw he was still falling and using the chance to regain his posture.

He somersaulted, digging his blades on the ground as base before taking them off, landing on his feet with a crouch and standing up to turn around immediately, there was a barrage of slashes heading his way that he needed to stop. He parried, blocked, dodged, side-stepped and dove, keeping his eyes glued on his opponent's swords before locking them with his to force them into a standstill.

"You're good." Jonah complimented mockingly, smirking behind his helmet at the sight of the knight's glare. "Dad wasn't kidding when he said you're the best."

"Who is your father?" Erza asked him through gritted teeth, not seeing but feeling the guy's smirk behind his helmet, hence her overall expression. "Who told you about me?"

"Sorry, I'm still standing." He mocked again, breaking the standstill and disappearing from sight.

She growled in anger at his now constant mockery of her and made to follow him, disappearing from the clearing as well.

North of Magnolia…

"Got anything yet?" Lucy asked to the two boys in the middle of the forest, seeing them doing nothing and just standing under the shade of a large tree. She sweatdropped. "Guys?"

"Flame-brain says this is where he was staying last night." Gray informed her, pointing to the cup of the tree with little interest. "And yeah, there's another scent around… not just Jonah's."

"So…?" She waved a hand in motion for him to continue. "What else you got?"

"Well, there's also that." Natsu said pointing to a location not far from there, to the blonde's left. "That's the direction they took after talking or whatever in here."

"T-that…?" Lucy turned to look in the direction the pink-haired pointed at and her jaw fell to the floor; there was a path of destruction made with slashed, holed and burnt trees that headed all the way towards the river, the same river that went across Magnolia through its canals, which would explain how the man was found there and not here. "A-are you kidding me!?" She turned to the two wizards and stared at them in shock. "A-and how come you two are so calm about this!?"

"We wanted to see Erza pummeling the new guy." They replied flatly, Natsu picking his nose with his pinky finger while Gray stared at the clouds with his arms crossed.

'T-they can't be so simple-minded…!' Lucy stared at them for a moment longer before letting her head fall in surrender. There was no cure for these two and their antics. "P-please tell me you found something else…"

"Happy is up there…" The Dragon Slayer told her with the same disinterest, taking something from his nose and sending it away before jerking his head up to look at the top of the tree. "Happy! Did you find anything!?"

"Ayeeeeeee~!" The cat replied merrily, throwing something from the highest branch that was easily caught by the pink-haired wizard. It was a brown, worn out duffel bag with patches on different points. The winged feline descended from the tree and landed on his foster father's shoulders, heaving a tired sigh. "Naaaaaatsuuuuu, can we go eat some fish?"

"Can't you think about something other than fish?" The Celestial Spirits wizards mumbled quietly, turning her attention to the bag on Natsu's hands. It seemed pretty old and shabby, having been repaired many times to keep it usable. "Should we look inside?"

"Uh? Why?" Gray asked her, shifting to face his teammates and the bag. "It's that guy's personal stuff, Lucy, who knows what could be there."

"That's why, aren't you curious to know?" Lucy tempted him, changing her target when she noticed the Ice wizard was adamant in keeping the personal belongings, personal. "What about you, Natsu? Happy?"

"It smells weird…" Natsu muttered as he continued to hold the old bag with his hands, sniffing the air coming from inside with his nose twitching in slight disgust. "Ew… this is full with dirty clothes."

And he dropped the bag to the ground, much to the others' shock.

"M-moron! What do you think it'd have happened if there was something fragile in there!?" Gray scolded him, smacking his head upside down in the process to send his point across.

"H-hey! Ow! There's nothing heavy there! And it smells of dirty clothes!" The Fire eater yelled in defense, focusing on the brewing argument with the stripper and not paying attention to the blond.

"Let's see~!" Lucy hummed with mischief, opening the top of the bag to shove her hand inside. She moved it around, touching clothing at every corner she explored until she eventually reached the bottom and grabbed something that felt like paper. "Yes!" Pulling her arm out with her exclamation calling her friends' attention, she almost passed out when she saw what was in her hand. "W-what is this…!?"

Natsu and Gray leaned closer when they caught sight of something in the girl's hand, their eyes widening and almost reaching the side of the moon when they fully registered what the paper truly was…

…and what it showed.

West of Magnolia…

'She's being following me since I left the clearing.' Jonah thought analytically, pressing his back against the thick trunk of a tree with his swords close to his chest. He could hear her footsteps growing closer, heading his way, and her swings at random objects in her path to make him rush his actions. He shook his head in amusement. 'Does she think I'll head out like a scared cat?'

The footsteps continued for a minute more, going from one side to the other, getting closer and closer with each second, before stopping.

'Why did she stop?' The armored man quirked an eyebrow in wonder, resisting the urge to take a quick peek of what was beyond the tree and steeling his mind to the possible offensive. She was urging him to get out or was about to – he looked above him when he heard several whistling noises cutting through the wind and his eyes widened. A rain of blades was heading his way. 'D-dammit! I cannot dodge that in time!'

'Found you.' Erza thought calmly as she saw a cloud of dust rising from the position her swords bombarded, shredding the thick tree with ease and anything in their range. Her hands were holding an extra pair of swords while seven more floated behind her. Seeing that the man was fast and smart enough to counter her strikes when she was in her normal armor, she had to take it up a notch and change tactics. Her Heaven's Wheel Armor suited this fight better; it would allow her to overwhelm him and end the fight faster. 'Whoever told you about me forgot to mention this, Jonah.'

"Meteor!"

"W-what?" The red-head asked in shock, seeing the cloud of dust dissipated after the spell was mentioned and allowing her the sight of a pretty banged up Jonah surrounded by golden magic. Her swords were around him, dug into the ground with several cracks and chips on them, having been deflected the best the man could before he got to overwhelmed and had to boost up his speed. What about his armor's state? The sight of it made her freeze.

The cloth covering his upper body was gone, torn to little pieces because he was unable to block all of her swords. The metal still remained, almost of it, there were missing parts like a shoulder pad or part of his chest plate, or how both of his blades were broken from the guard up. But the helmet, that's what called her attention, his helmet was cut in half, allowing her to see one side of Jonah's face that was slightly cut and bleeding.

"If you go serious, I will too." The blue-haired man growled in between pants, trying to regain his breath after the defense he had to put up. The glow of Heavenly Body magic kept on resonating around him and keeping him protected, helping with his recovery slowly but consuming part of his magic reserves in consequence. He closed his eyes and called off his broken swords, straightening up his posture for his next move. "I hope you're ready."

He moved his arms around him, forming small spheres of golden magic that were close to the size of his head and let them float as he formed more. He swung one arm back and the spheres retreated to hover above his head, letting him form more spheres in front of him until he stopped. There were close to twelve orbs of Heavenly Body magic surrounding him, moving at his whim and waiting for him to order them anything.

"Orion's belt." Jonah named the spell, taking a hand to his helmet and ripping the remaining half to let his other eye see without obstructions. He opened them both and locked his gaze with the woman's for the first time since they met, letting her know, if she didn't by now, that this got serious. "Do your best."

Erza remained quiet a second longer, her mind still battling the similarities between the man standing before her and the one she last saw in Crocus. Blue hair, brown eyes, Heavenly Body magic… even now, the use of said magic was making his so far straight hair stand a bit with some spikes at the sides, bringing more resemblance between the two. All that was missing was the tattoo across his right eye.

"I will, you don't need to say it." Though, she heard him, and the fight was far from over. Her hold around her swords grew stronger and she slid one foot forward, jumping without hesitation to slash at his chest, the swords behind her lunging with her as if they had been shot by a gun. He smirked contently, bringing his arms forward and commanding the spheres around him, using six to block the swords in her hands while the rest focused on stopping the seven others she wielded through telekinesis. She glared at him from up close, ignoring the sparks coming from the clash of his magic and her swords, and narrowed her eyes. "Now I'm more curious to know who your father is."

"Really now?" Jonah scowled in challenge, his smirk in place and his eyes showing his interest in seeing how the fight would end. He spread his arms to the sides and brought them forward again, the action making his spheres push the scarlet-haired woman back little by little.

"Defeat me and get your answers!"

To be continued…?

AN: Here we are... again... heh. I gotta admit, writing this fight scene really made my day. It's been a long time since I wrote one, to be honest. And since this one feels like a Jellal vs Erza, I got even more motivated to write it. *chuckles* Not for the reasons you think, people. I really like Jellal's and Erza's magic, so to see a combination of the two fighting against the one basics is actually pretty cool and something worth the reading/writing. *nods*

Saludos.