Chapter 5! We think this is the BEST chapter so far, and we hope you think so too.

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Weeks passed, and the war dragged on. Neither side backed off, and morale was dwindling. Protests happened frequently, and many soldiers simply deserted. Both Jellal and Gray knew they had to end this, and soon.

The time came exactly two moons after Jellal and Erza escaped from the dungeons. Gray had amassed a huge force of all the remaining forces he had left, and invaded Fiore, destroying all resistance in his path. Jellal had gathered the Fiore army at his castle, all ready to defend it to their last breath. As Gray's soldiers closed in, Jellal had walked forward, alone, from the castle gate, and requested to talk to Gray. After a brief discussion, the two agreed to fight to the death on the spot. Erza had grabbed a bow from the armory and was holding it tightly, ready to shoot Gray instantly if Jellal lost.

Jellal drew his sword. Gray summoned an ice sword to his hands, and the two lunged. Jellal's first strike was intercepted, but his second one grazed Gray and caused him to fall back slightly.

"Ice Make: Hammer!" Gray made a large ice hammer, jumped up, and slammed it downwards. Jellal raised a palm glowing with golden light. As the hammer struck his hand, there was a flash and an explosion. and Gray was thrown back. "Ice Make: Saucer!" Gray made a disk and sent it spinning towards Jellal. It crashed into the blue haired mage and pushed him back, but it didn't do much harm.

"Meteor!" Jellal enhanced his speed and ran behind Gray, punching him in the back. Gray turned desperately, but Jellal was already gone.

"Ice Make: Cocoon!" A spiky cocoon surrounded Gray, making it impossible for Jellal to attack physically.

Jellal placed his hands together as seven magic seals formed in the sky, glowing with power. "Grand Chariot!" he shouted, and beams of magic came down, destroyed Gray's cocoon, and damaged the ice mage.

"Ice Make: Fishnet!" Gray released an icy wind, freezing Jellal in a block of ice. "Ice Make: Lance! Freeze Lancer!" Large ice lances flew from Gray's hands and hit Jellal, leaving him writhing in pain.

Jellal unleashed several small bursts of light at Gray, attempting to slow him down. "Ice Make: Shield!" Gray yelled. A shield of ice came and blocked Jellal's attack. "This has gone on long enough!" Gray shouted. "Time to end this! Ice Make Unlimited! One-Sided Chaotic Dance!" Large icy swords began to form in a spiral formation, heading towards Jellal.

Jellal appeared calm as the ice came, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Right before the swords collided, Jellal bent down and plunged his fingers towards the ground. "True Heavenly Body Magic: Sema!" Storm clouds gathered in the sky, and a brilliant burst of magic fell like a meteor, hitting Gray and exploding into dazzling light. When it faded, and everyone could see again, the infamous Ikreasian king was dead.

As Jellal won, Erza relaxed, glad that she did not have to interfere in order to protect him. The Fiore citizens cheered while the Ikreasian army retreated. "The war is over!" cried Jellal, holding his sword up in triumph. Erza ran down from the castle walls to congratulate Jellal for his victory.

"Jellal! Jellal!" cried the citizens as Jellal ascended the steps of the castle. Upon reaching the top, he turned and spread his hands. "Yes, I have won a great battle." The citizens cheered louder. "However, I did not do it alone. All my soldiers and commanders assisted me, but one person in particular." He grabbed Erza's hand and pulled her over. "This is Erza Scarlet. If not for her bravery and determination, I would be in Gray's dungeon right now, or even be dead, and Fiore would be conquered."

"Erza! Erza!" they cried, but it soon turned into "QUEEN ERZA!"

Jellal's hands fell to his side awkwardly. Erza turned away, face red. "Let's go." Jellal muttered, and the two entered the castle. But even inside, they could still hear the crowds chanting, shouting for their marriage.

The first chance she got, Erza dashed back into her own assigned room and stayed there a while, thinking. The rest of the day, she did her best to avoid eye contact with Jellal. When they passed each other, they stayed on opposite ends of the halls. It was as though there was an invisible wall between them. The couple hours avoiding on the walk back to the castle did not nearly rival the tension between them now.

Little did Erza know that she had chosen the worst day possible to stay away from Jellal.

In the Ikreasian castle, Juvia seethed with anger. "That bastard killed my beloved Gray!" she yelled, and punched the nearest wall, cracking it. "Gray was my everything! Now, Jellal, just wait. I will get my revenge. You will feel my pain, thousand fold."

At night, she stormed down to the dungeons and released a prisoner, promising freedom afterwards as long as he followed her specific instructions.

"Kill Jellal." She said, each word dripping with hatred. "Use your poison, whatever it takes. When Fiore's ruler dies, you will be released. Oh, and make it painful." The man nodded. His name was Cobra, and his magic carried a poison that caused excruciating pain and was nearly impossible to cure. Once an attack had been landed, the victim was almost sure to die.

So Cobra left the Ikreasian castle and began to journey towards Fiore, ready to kill Jellal. That evening, the castle came within sight.

Cobra scaled the walls easily. The guards were all resting after the long war, so it was easy for an intruder to enter the castle. While on the wall, he spotted Jellal walking in the gardens, thinking to himself. The only other person in sight was Erza, but she appeared to be staying away from Jellal, so she was too far away to interfere. Cobra leapt from the wall and caused his teeth to become fangs, sinking them deep into Jellal's arm and feeling the deadly poison enter his body.

Erza jerked upright and a chill ran down her spine as Jellal's agonizing scream of pain resounded through the night.

So, a battle at the beginning, some more awkward Jerza(the crowd is such shippers haha)and then PSYCHO JUVIA STRIKES

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Cliffhanger haha