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==History==
The daughter of Irene Belserion and the general of a foreign country, Erza was conceived four hundred years ago, prior to the Dragon King Festival, but was kept from growing in Irene's womb by magical means. She remained unborn during Irene's several-hundred-year-long physical stint as a Dragon, and was finally born after her mother, who regained her human shape courtesy of Zeref, tried to become a true human again by enchanting herself onto her unborn child. When this failed, Irene considered Erza to be worthless and discarded her in the back alleys of Rosemary Village.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 515, Pages 2-18
Erza remained in the village, and grew up there, alongside Kagura and Simon. When Rosemary Village was attacked by a Zeref-following cult, Erza managed to save Kagura from capture by hiding her inside a crate, but got caught herself as a result.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 315, Pages 12-14 She was enslaved by the cult and forced to build the Tower of Heaven, a structure developed for the purpose of resurrecting the Dark Mage, Zeref.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 80, Page 13 She was imprisoned together with several other slaves, most of them were children. Among these children were Jellal Fernandes, Shô, Simon, Wally Buchanan, and Millianna. While they were asking each other for their names, she said that her name was just "Erza," so Jellal decided to give her the surname "Scarlet" after her scarlet hair so they would never forget it.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 163, Pages 16-17 Despite the harsh conditions of her enslavement and labor, Erza became close friends with the other children. She also formed a strong bond with Rob, an elderly Mage from the Fairy Tail Guild, who taught her about Magic and his guild.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 81, Pages 14-15Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Page 3
One day in X776, Shô came up with a plan for the eleven-year-old Erza and all their friends to escape from the tower. They were unfortunately caught by the guards, who decided to send the escape's mastermind to the tower's disciplinary chamber, while the rest would be deprived of food for three days. Seeing how fearful Shô was, Erza prepared to take the blame herself, but Jellal announced himself as the mastermind instead. However, the guards reasoned that Erza was the one responsible and sent her to the disciplinary chamber,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 78, Pages 11-15 where she was tortured to the brink of death and lost her right eye. Jellal rescued her, but was captured soon after. Finally fed up with their torment, Erza staged a revolt against their captors so they could escape and save Jellal.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 80, Pages 14-22
The revolt appeared to be successful at its inceptionFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 81, Pages 1-3 until the tower's Mages arrived to repress the slaves, causing most of the other slaves to retreat. During the attack, Erza watched in horror as her friend Simon's lower jaw was blasted off by a magical attack, while Rob sacrificed himself to defend Erza from another Mage's attack. In her rage, Erza's latent Magic Power was activated for the first time, and she used it to turn all of the discarded weapons and tools around her against the guards, finishing the revolt.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 81, Pages 9-20Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 82, Pages 2-4
As the other slaves boarded ships meant to ensure their freedom, she reunited with Jellal, but discovered that he had changed; the kind and compassionate boy she knew him to be was suddenly twisted and violent, using Magic to slaughter the defenseless guards around them. Jellal had been possessed by what he claimed to be the spirit of Zeref, and decided that the only way for them to attain true freedom was to complete the Tower of Heaven and revive Zeref. Erza refused to help him, prompting Jellal to cast her out of the tower by herself, only letting her live because she helped take care of all the guards who would have opposed him. Before letting her escape, Jellal told Erza to keep the Tower of Heaven a secret from the government, as well as to never return to the tower, threatening to destroy the tower and kill everyone in it, including their friends, if she disobeyed.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 82, Pages 4-19
After washing up on the shores of Fiore, Erza made her way to and joined the Fairy Tail Guild. She habitually began to wear armor and acted distant from the other members.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Pages 10-11 After Gray, who tried picking fights with the reclusive Erza, saw her crying by herself and questioned why, she began to open up to her guildmates more.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 89, Pages 18-20 Around this time, Fairy Tail's master Makarov brought Erza to see Porlyusica, who gave her an artificial eye to replace the one she lost. With her eye healed Erza shed tears of joy, which only came out of her real, left eye, though Erza didn't mind as she said she had already shed half of her tears.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 100, Pages 2-4
When Mirajane first joined the guild, Erza tried to welcome the girl and commented that she had heard about her strength. However, the Take Over Mage left the building without speaking a word.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 381, Page 9 As the years passed, Erza became more and more strict until she could be called the guild's disciplinarian. She took responsibility for breaking up fights between Gray and Natsu. At the same time, however, she was driven to constantly fight and bicker with fellow member Mirajane, which eventually ended after Mirajane greatly mellowed out in the wake of her younger sister Lisanna's apparent death in X782. In the year X780, Erza passed Fairy Tail's annually held S-Class Mage Promotion Trial, becoming the youngest member of the guild to do so at fifteen years of age.Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 27 Q&A
==Synopsis==
===Eisenwald arc===
While returning home from a mission to slay a colossal horned monster (bringing its horn, decorated and given to her by the locals, as a souvenir), Erza stops at a pub where she overhears a group of Mages discussing a sealed Magic called "Lullaby", with one of the members, Kageyama, claiming he will be able to break the seal. She doesn't give them much thought until she hears Kageyama mention Erigor, the "Death God" and ace of the Dark Guild, Eisenwald. Too late to act against them in time, she decides to enlist Natsu and Gray to help her fight Eisenwald and discover what the Lullaby is, as well as what they intend to do with the spell.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Pages 12-18
She returns to the guild with the intention of discussing the matter with Makarov, only to learn that he is away at a meeting with the other guild masters in the country. After ritualistically berating her guildmates for their poor conduct, she tells Natsu and Gray to accompany her on her mission, shocking the entire guild with the idea that she has just formed the strongest team in the history of Fairy Tail.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 10, Pages 10-16 They are joined by Lucy, the guild's newest recruit, who is requested by Mirajane to keep Natsu and Gray from bickering behind Erza's back. Before setting out the next day, Natsu challenges Erza to fight him after they return, which she accepts.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Pages 2-7
Erza discusses her mission with Lucy and Gray of her mission on the train ride to Onibus; Natsu, however, is left in the dark since Erza knocks him unconscious to ease his motion sickness.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 11, Pages 9-10 They are so caught up with their discussion that they accidentally leave Natsu on the train, prompting Erza to temporarily stop the train via its emergency stop signal and chase after him on a borrowed Magic Four-Wheeled Car. Upon retrieving Natsu, he says that he briefly fought with Kageyama, who had escaped, prompting Erza to berate him for not stopping him and paying attention to their discussion. Natsu further explains that the Mage was holding a skull-shaped flute, which Lucy recognizes as the Lullaby, a mass-murder curse that kills anyone who listens to its music.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 12, Pages 1-24
Desperate to stop Erigor from playing the Lullaby, Erza and the others rush for the nearby town of Oshibana, where they find Eisenwald waiting for them inside the local train station. Before escaping with the Lullaby, Erigor claims to use the Lullaby to kill everyone in the city.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 13, Pages 6-20 Erza sends Natsu and Gray to chase after him while she fights against the members of Eisenwald, easily taking them all out at once. Having used up much of her Magic Power in the fight and on the Magic Four-Wheeled Car,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 14, Pages 2-15 she goes outside to evacuate the citizens gathered around the station. However, Erigor reappears and casts a Wind Wall around the station, trapping Erza inside.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 15, Pages 4-15
She interrogates the defeated Eisenwald members in the station and realizes that Eisenwald's true target is Clover Town, where Makarov and the other guild masters have gathered. Remembering Kageyama's power to dispel Magic, she and Gray find Kageyama after he is defeated by Natsu and demands that he lift the Wind Wall, but he is stabbed in the back by fellow Eisenwald member Karacka to keep him quiet.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 16, Pages 2-20 Fortunately, Lucy acquires the key for the Celestial spirit, Virgo from Happy, allowing the team to burrow beneath the Wind Wall and escape; before doing so, Natsu brings Kageyama, not wanting him to die.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 17, Pages 12-17
Natsu sets out to fight Erigor while Erza and the others chase after him on another Magic Four-Wheeler with Kageyama in tow.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 18, Pages 2-5 By the time they catch up, they find that Natsu has successfully defeated Erigor. However, Kageyama steals the Lullaby and hijacks the vehicle, setting off for Clover Town to kill the guild masters himself. Erza and the others chase after him, but by the time they find him at the masters' meeting hall, they witness Makarov persuading Kageyama to stop his plan. Suddenly, the Lullaby comes to life and unveils a Demon that was sealed inside the flute.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 20, Pages 2-20 Together with Natsu and Gray, Erza battles and destroys the demon, reverting the Lullaby into an ordinary flute, but destroying the entire meeting hall in the process.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 21, Pages 2-21
Shortly after returning to the guild, Erza keeps her promise to fight Natsu, holding their battle in front of the Fairy Tail guildhall. Before the match can be concluded, however, a messenger appears and arrests Erza on behalf of the Magic Council for the damages caused during their battle against Eisenwald.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 22, Pages 9-19 As she is escorted to her trial, she encounters the Council member, Siegrain, who reveals that the Council is using her as a scapegoat to display their authority. Siegrain once again reminds Erza to keep the Tower of Heaven a secret from the Council before leaving to oversee the trial. During the trial, Natsu barges into the courtroom, while dressed as Erza, and tries to pass himself off as her in an attempt to save her, not realizing that the trial is a formality and she wouldn't be punished. As a result, the two are imprisoned together for the night. Although angry that Natsu's rampage had ruined her chance to return home for the day, she warmly admits that his gesture did make her happy.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 23, Pages 5-20
===Sub-Zero Emperor Lyon arc===
After returning to Fairy Tail, Erza is challenged by Natsu, but quickly hits him with her sword, knocking him out. The guild members, besides Makarov, then all fall asleep when Mystogan walks in to take a job, waking up soon after he leaves.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 24, Pages 2-10 After Natsu, Lucy and Gray steal a S-Class job and go to Galuna Island, Erza goes after them to stop them and return them to Fairy Tail. She hijacks a pirate ship to go to the island.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 29, Pages 19-20 Erza arrives and saves Lucy from Sherry Blendy and detains Lucy and Happy for their breaking of the guild's rules.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 34, Pages 19-23
The next day, Gray walks into one of the Galuna Islanders tents to find Erza sitting with a tied up Lucy, and Happy. Erza tells Gray to leave the island, since they broke the rule of taking an S-Class job.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 35, Pages 5-8 Gray refuses and tells Erza to do whatever she wants, but it won't stop him. Shocked that someone actually stood up to her, Erza has a slight change of heart and decides to punish them after they finish the mission.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 35, Pages 10-14 
Erza slices Toby, to stop the Moon Drip from releasing Deliora, but doesn't make it in time.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 42, Page 18 However, Deliora is found to have already died.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 43, Pages 14-15
Erza interrupts their victory by reminding everyone their mission hasn't been complete, as they haven't saved the villagers from the curse.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 44, Pages 3-4 Once back at the village, Erza is the one who figures out the secret of the villagers, and uses her Giant ArmorFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 44, Pages 14-20 to throw a spear to the moon with the help of a very motivated Natsu. With this, they destroy a layer created by the Moon Drip, revealing that all the villagers were originally monsters who are able to turn to humans and not the other way around, and that the Moon Drip layer was simply causing their confusion.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 45, Pages 2-18 She then leads the team off the island, only taking the Celestial Spirit key as a reward, and not the money. She then reminds Natsu and co. that despite finishing the mission, they are all going to get punished.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Pages 5-8
Once everyone returns to Magnolia, they are surprised to find the guild completely trashed.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Pages 15-19
===Phantom Lord arc===
Erza and the others return from Galuna Island, only to find that the guild has been attacked by Phantom Lord. Later, Erza goes to Lucy's apartment with Team Natsu, and explains the power of Phantom Lord, and that they have a Dragon Slayer as well.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 47, Pages 1-16 Shortly after, Shadow Gear is attacked as well, leading to a Guild War between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 47, Pages 20-23 Fairy Tail assault Phantom Lords guild,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 48, Pages 7-9 but after the sucker punch defeat of Makarov by Aria,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 49, Pages 17-20 Erza demands the guild to retreat.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 50, Pages 3-7 As Erza takes a shower, blaming herself for Makarov's defeat, the walking guild of Phantom Lord attacks Fairy TailFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 51, Pages 14-20 with its Magical Convergent Cannon: Jupiter. Erza stops the first shot with her Adamantine Armor, but loses consciousness.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 52, Pages 2-12
Later, Erza reappears when Natsu is being beaten by Aria. Erza, angered by what he did to the master, is able to quickly defeat him.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 58, Pages 9-20 As she collapses, she implores Natsu to protect Lucy and the guild from Jose and Gajeel, as his power will one day surpass even hers.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 59, Pages 17-18 Gray and Elfman find Erza, but before they can aid her, Jose himself appears before them. He quickly defeats Elfman and Gray. After Erza fights him briefly, Jose remembers how Erza took the Jupiter Cannon head on, and asks her how she was able to do it. Erza replies her love for her friends makes her who she is. Jose laughs, and finds Erza to be a person worth killing.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 60, Pages 2-10
After Natsu beats Gajeel, she reminds Jose that he lost the war because he didn't calculate Natsu's destructiveness into his plans. Erza then berates Jose's reasons for attacking Fairy Tail, and defends Lucy. Jose soon defeats Erza, but is saved by a recovered MakarovFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 64, Pages 6-19 who finally finishes Jose with Fairy Law.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 66, Pages 2-8
As she helps to rebuild the guild, Erza follows Gray and Natsu to Lucy's apartment only to find her not home. They all read Lucy's letters, and find a note from her claiming she is going back to her home.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 67, Pages 16-19 After Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Happy arrive at the Heartfilia Konzern, they see Lucy, who just came back from telling her father she will never stay, and to leave Fairy Tail alone. Team Natsu all share a laugh, and afterwards everyone is impressed by how much land Lucy's dad owns.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 68, Pages 16-19
===Loke arc===
Erza is sent to help a theater in trouble; it is here she reveals her love for the theater and the dramatic arts. She signs the others up in a play to help the owner recover from his tragedy, wherein most of his actors and actresses had quit. Erza spends a long time and effort practicing for her role as the prince. During the play, Erza gets stage fright and forgets most of her lines when it comes to performing her part, to which, in some moments, she improvises to fill up sentences in her dialogue. Later though, she gets too deep into her character, as she cuts Lucy's clothes up on stage. The team ends up destroying the theater due to their recklessness, but still get a standing ovation, successfully making Rabian's play entertaining.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 70, Pages 5-20
Team Natsu finishes up a job and run into Loke shortly after. After Lucy thanks him for finding her keys, he quickly runs off though.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 71, Pages 2-5 When Loke is missing from the guild the next day, Erza searches for him with Natsu.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 72, Page 18
===Tower of Heaven arc===
Erza is one of the members invited by Loke to go with Team Natsu to an expensive resort. At the beach, Erza has a quick flashback of her slave life at the Tower of Heaven. When she wakes up from the daydream, Lucy invites her to go to the resorts casino.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 75, Pages 5-15
While at the casino, Lucy and Erza are playing cards when one of Erza's childhood friends, Shô, steps in to rotate the dealer position.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 75, Pages 22-24 Suddenly, the casino lights turn off due to Simon's spell, then comes back on with Shô behind Erza, telling her that he can use Magic as well, and demonstrates this by trapping everyone in the casino inside playing cards.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 76, Pages 6-9
Another friend of Erza, Millianna, appears from behind Lucy and ties her up using her Magic ropes. Feeling insulted, Shô tells Erza that they were her friends too once, until she betrayed them. The group tells Erza that they are here to take her back home. Erza, pleading for Wally to stop, gets shot in the back by Wally's tranquilizer shot. Before their departure, Wally gives Millianna a sleeping Happy as a gift. Shô is excited to reveal that Erza will be returning to the Tower of Heaven, where Jellal is waiting.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 76, Pages 9-20
Erza later wakes up in a ship on the way to the tower, bound by Millianna's Nekōsoku Tube. Shô then appears, and yells at her for betraying Jellal. Erza then has another short flashback, revealing her imprisonment with Jellal and the rest of her old friends.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 77, Pages 15-20
As Erza arrives at the Tower, she is thrown in a prison. Shô tells her she will stay there until the "ceremony" starts tomorrow. He then tells her that she will be the sacrifice for "Paradise". Erza tells Shô not to use the R-System to resurrect the Black Mage, Zeref, because of the consequences it will bring to the Magic World. Erza then brings Shô to his knees by kicking him in the face, and then sets out to search for Jellal.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 78, Pages 10-20
Erza fights her way through some guards, asking where Jellal is, and eventually comes across Natsu and co., who has also teamed up with Juvia Lockser. Although she is surprised to see them, she tells them to go back. Natsu refuses, one reason being because Millianna has Happy. Erza apologizes, saying that she will lose this fight no matter what. Erza then tells them about the Tower of Heaven and about her past.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 80, Pages 5-13
After sharing her past, Erza tells Gray, Lucy, and Juvia, that she is destined to fight Jellal.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 82, Page 20 Meanwhile, Jellal's Thought Projection, Siegrain, is gathering votes at the Magic Council to destroy the Tower of Heaven with the Etherion.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 83, Pages 2-5 Back at the Tower, Erza tells the others that Zeref was the strongest Dark Mage ever. He created horrible and destructive monsters. Lucy points out that the Lullaby was one of Zeref's monsters. Erza also thinks that Deliora was one, too. Lucy then asks why Erza is considered a traitor to her old friends. Erza doesn't know why, but suspects Jellal made something up. Shô then appears, hearing what actually happened eight years ago and cannot believe that Jellal was tricking them all this time. Simon then appears, revealing he knew all along that Jellal was lying. They all decide to work together to stop Jellal.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 83, Pages 5-18
Everybody follows Simon in an attempt to look for Natsu and stop Erza's other friends from attacking.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 84, Pages 3-4 The company learns that they can't escape, because they need to defeat Jellal and the assassins of Death's Head Caucus', Trinity Raven, before Jellal activates the tower that will cause the Council to release the Etherion, which will destroy the tower and them along with it.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 85, Pages 5-8 After hearing what will happen, Shô traps Erza in one of his cards and runs off with her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 85, Pages 9-10 Erza and Shô run into Ikaruga. Ikaruga claims that she can slice anything, even separate dimensions like Shô's cards. With this, she quickly defeats him.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 90, Pages 10-14
Ikaruga starts attacking Erza, who is still inside Shô's card. After a few more slices, Erza breaks out of it. All of a sudden, Erza's armor is cut into pieces, showing that she didn't dodge all of Ikaruga's attacks successfully.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 90, Pages 15-20 She then Requips her Heaven's Wheel Armor. The two girls attack each other head on. Erza Requips several armors, but all of them easily break by Ikaruga's sword. Erza then gets up and Requips a sarashi, with a flame patterned bottom hakama.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 91, Pages 2-14
Erza explains there is nothing special about her armor. All her life she had locked her heart away in her suit of armor, and that had made her weak and afraid. Now that she wears none, she believes she can defeat Ikaruga.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 91, Pages 14-20 The two ladies charge towards each other, their swords clashing for the final time. Although Erza gets slashed, Erza's slash to Ikaruga is able to defeat her. Erza tells Shô to get everybody else out the tower, claiming that she will fight Jellal and end this.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 92, Pages 1-8
Erza makes it to the part of the tower where Jellal is. Jellal claims the game is over, and Erza asks if playing with people's lives are fun. She thinks Jellal is bluffing about the Etherion falling, but he claims that he is not and that either way, she will be a sacrifice for Zeref. The two battle, and Erza eventually pins Jellal to the ground with her sword at his neck.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 93, Pages 2-7 
She then tells Jellal he failed at completing the R-System because the tower has no Magic to resurrect. There needs to be 2.7 billion Edeas in order for the tower to activate. Trying to make her give up, he explains how his body was possessed by Zeref and how he is nothing more than a doll doing his bidding.
He says he knew he could not finish the R-System, but Zeref would not stop him. He asks Erza to strike him down. She refuses and hugs Jellal as the Etherion hits the tower, completely destroying the outer structure of the tower.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 93, Pages 8-20 
Surprised that she is alive after the blast, she looks around and notices there is Lacrima everywhere and that the structure is an absorption crystal. Jellal explains that the Council's Etherion provided the tower with 2.7 billion Edeas to bring Zeref back. Just then, Siegrain shows up and reveals that he and Jellal are the same person, and that he became a Council Member just to cast the Etherion down on the tower. They both reveal that they are the same person and that Siegrain was just a Thought Projection. Now that the two have morphed back together, Jellal's full Magic Power returns.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 94, Pages 1-20
A Bind Snake Jellal cast earlier stops Erza from moving. Before putting her in the Lacrima to be the sacrifice for Zeref, Natsu arrives to pull Erza out. Erza tells Natsu to leave and not fight Jellal, because she is afraid of the consequences that will happen to him. Natsu then punches her, causing her to faint while mentioning he'll win this fight. Enraged by how much Jellal has hurt Erza, Natsu flares up and goes to fight Jellal.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 95, Pages 6-19 
Erza then wakes up to Natsu being blasted by Jellal's meteor attacks.
Natsu starts destroying the tower so the resurrection cannot occur. Jellal prepares another attack on Natsu, but Erza gets in front, hoping that he won't attack her. He still prepares to launch it, claiming that it does not matter who the sacrifice is, now that there is so much damage. He launches his attack. Opening her eyes, Erza sees that Simon is in front of her and that he used his body as a shield to protect her. He falls to the ground, confesses his love for Erza, and then dies. Erza screams in anguish as Natsu continues his battle with Jellal. By eating the Etherion,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 97, Pages 6-20 Natsu manages to defeat Jellal,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 98, Pages 2-20 but the tower becomes unstable and is ready to blow up, which will kill anyone near it.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 99, Pages 2-7
Back in the tower, Erza carries Natsu on her back. She shortly realizes that she needs to be the sacrifice to control the Magic Power and stop the explosion. She then puts her body half-way in the crystal, only for Natsu to wake up and ask her what she is doing. She tells him she cannot imagine a world without her friends and if she dies saving everybody, then she has no regrets; she then offers her body to the R-System so that she can control it. She blanks out completely.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 99, Pages 8-20
Erza wakes up in a dress, wondering where she is. Everything is white around her. The scene turns to her funeral. Erza realizes that she is dead and that nobody is happy. Natsu doesn't believe Erza is dead and refuses to accept it, causing a ruckus as the funeral. As everybody cries, Erza realizes that she made a mistake.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 100, Pages 9-21
She then wakes up, realizing it was a dream. All of her friends run towards her, and Natsu carries her towards them. He lays her in the water, to which Erza is amazed that he was able to not only find, but also take her out the vortex alive.
Natsu in tears tells Erza not to sacrifice herself ever again. Erza promises him to do so, and she comes to the realization that she doesn't need to die for her friends, but to live for them, because that is that only way to bring the best future. For the first time since eight years ago, she cries tears of joy, out of both eyes.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 100, Pages 22-31
Wally, Millianna and Shô apologize to Erza, saying they didn't want to hurt her. Erza suggests they come to Fairy Tail. Later, Lucy asks where Shô and the others went. Erza dashes out to go look for them.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 101, Pages 13-20 She then realizes that her former comrades decided to leave Erza’s side, saying that they have caused her too much pain for her. Erza then prepares for them the official Fairy Tail’s Farewell Ceremony. After a few promises, she recites the rules when leaving Fairy Tail, and cries goodbye to them, hoping to see them again someday. After that, Natsu, Lucy, Gray and Erza throw a farewell bash, wishing Shô, Millianna, and Wally well as they depart, finally free and living their own lives.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 102, Pages 2-17
===Battle of Fairy Tail arc===
Erza comes back to the guild to see it rebuilt and in great condition; but her happiness is interrupted when she finds that Gajeel Redfox has joined Fairy Tail. She voices her concerns with Makarov, but as he gives her his confidence, she petitions to have Gajeel watched.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 103, Pages 1-12
Later, when a reporter from Sorcerer Magazine comes to Fairy Tail to interview the members, she wears a modified version of her Heart Kreuz Armor. She surprises everyone when she expresses her desire to be interviewed.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 104, Pages 4-8
During the festival, Erza competes for the title of "Miss Fairy Tail", Requipping into a beautiful dress that Lucy recognizes as goth lolita style in front of everyone, and states that victory is hers. However, she is turned to stone, along with all the other Miss Fairy Tail contestants by Evergreen.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 107, Pages 9-16
Natsu and Gajeel try to turn her back to normal with Natsu's flame, thinking that it would release her from the stone. She does get revived, but due to her artificial eye halving the effect of Evergreen's Magic. She soon realizes that even Mystogan has arrived to fight Laxus Dreyar, in order to help save the guild.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 111, Pages 14-20
She then goes to town to find Laxus, but encounters Evergreen instead. She threatens Evergreen to release the other girls, but Evergreen is more interested in claiming the title of "Titania" for herself instead. After fighting her for some time, Erza pins her against a wall. Evergreen reveals to her she'll kill the girls if Erza doesn't strip to degrade herself. Erza responds by Requipping into her Heaven's Wheel Armor and threatens to kill Evergreen herself if she doesn't revive the girls, and thus, Evergreen concedes and the girls are released.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 112, Pages 5-22
After her fight with Evergreen, both Erza and Natsu find Laxus and Mystogan already fighting in the Cathedral. When Erza witnesses the true face of Mystogan, it turns out to resemble Jellal's completely. Not knowing it wasn't Jellal, her eyes begin to shed tears and she becomes emotionally unstable for a moment. Mystogan claims he is not Jellal, but he knows who he is, and then quickly disappears, leaving Laxus to Erza and Natsu.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 120, Pages 14-19 She recovers from the surprise though and prepares to attack Laxus with her Lightning Empress Armor, but later decides to trust Natsu to stop Laxus, and goes to destroy the Thunder Palace instead to protect everyone in Magnolia.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 121, Pages 11-18
With the help of Warren Rocko, she communicates with all her comrades, and they help her to destroy the Thunder Palace's Lacrimas. In the end, she manages to take out two-hundred Lacrimas, which are the majority of them.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 122, Pages 2-18
After Laxus is defeated, the Harvest Festival continues with the Fantasia Parade. Erza performs with her swords on her float, not knowing Mystogan watches her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 128, Pages 8-9 When Laxus leaves the guild, Erza and the rest of the guild puts up the sign he and Makarov made up, meaning they will always be watching over him.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 128, Pages 14-16
===Oración Seis arc===
Erza begins to try and find out about Mystogan; however, she realizes Makarov knows nothing about him. Stumped, Erza wonders about Mystogan's relationship to Jellal, and why they both have the same exact face.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 129, Pages 7-8
Later, Erza and her team begin to go on a mission to hunt a Mage hunter, but she becomes surprised when she hears Lucy went off to Acalypha and took out the Naked Mummy Guild by herself.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 130, Pages 15-16 
Later, Makarov reveals that an alliance of guilds has been made in order to take down one of the Dark Guilds part of the Balam Alliance, the Oración Seis, and that Fairy Tail is a part of it. Team Natsu is chosen as Fairy Tail's representatives.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 131, Pages 11-17 They meet up with the Blue Pegasus Guild delegates, The Trimens that are none other than, Hibiki Lates, Eve Tearm, Ren Akatsuki, and to Erza's horror, Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki. They also meet the delegates of Lamia Scale Guild: Jura Neekis, Lyon Vastia and Sherry Blendy, as well as the delegates of Cait Shelter Guild: Wendy MarvellFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 132, Pages 3-20 and Carla.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 133, Pages 3-5 As all the delegates get together, Erza follows Natsu and Gray as they run to find the Oración Seis.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 133, Page 13
As the Oración Seis finds them, Erza battles Cobra in her Flight Armor. However, she is bitten by his snake and she suffers from the extreme poison.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 134, Pages 2-17 As Lucy gives Erza her belt to strap on her arm, she begs for someone to cut her poisoned arm off. Lyon steps forward to do this, but this is denied by her fellow Fairy Tail members and an argument erupts. However, Carla explains to them that Wendy, who was kidnapped by Brain, can help her, as her Magic allows her to heal the injured.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 135, Pages 12-20 As the others leave to rescue Wendy, Lucy and Hibiki Lates stay behind to take care of her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 136, Pages 7-8 After Natsu arrives with Wendy, she treats Erza and removes the poison.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 141, Page 13 When the others notice a pillar of black light in the sky, Natsu knows Jellal is there and rushes forward.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 141, Pages 21-23 In the ensuing confusion, Erza slips away, intending to find Jellal as well.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 142, Page 6
Because the others are impeded in fights against the Oración Seis, Erza manages to reach Jellal first, although she is unsure of how to act towards him. To her surprise, she discovers that he has become amnesiac, and is only able to remember her name.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 145, Pages 16-20 As Erza explains who he is and what he did to his comrades, Jellal breaks down in tears upon learning what kind of person he is.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 146, Pages 2-6 Suddenly, Cobra appears and attempts to take Nirvana, but Jellal reveals that he put a Square of Self-Destruction around Nirvana to destroy it. However, he also put the spell on himself so he can end his life, and free Erza from the pain he has caused to her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 146, Pages 15-21
She doesn't take this too kindly and runs up to him, grabs him and demands that he cancel the spell and live. Moments later, Brain appears, revealing that he taught Jellal the Square of Self-Destruction, and easily cancels it, before activating the second stage of Nirvana. Erza and Jellal are caught in Nirvana's skywards eruption, as she holds onto Jellal with one hand. She pulls him up, saying that he should live on to see the future as Fairy Tail members do with their connection of "hope".Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 147, Pages 2-19
Later, Midnight appears before her and quickly defeats Jellal, revealing his Reflector Magic to her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 153, Pages 13-20 She tries her best to fight him, but all her attacks are reflected and her armor becomes reflected to confine her. As Midnight tortures Jellal with the truth of his deeds, Erza reassures Jellal that she believes that there is still goodness in him, and Requips to her Robe of Yūen, readying herself for round two against Midnight.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 154, Pages 2-27 Erza reveals all three of Midnight's weaknesses, which are not being able to reflect two things at once, her not being able to work on humans, and Erza's current armor being made out of rubber.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 155, Pages 2-9
Midnight says that at midnight, his refracting gets to his peak as he transforms into a giant monster. He creates a giant explosion and stabs Jellal and Erza.
He is then successfully slashed and defeated by Erza as she reveals his transformation was all just an illusion.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 155, Pages 10-20 Afterwards, she manages to get into contact with the others through Hibiki's telepathy, only to learn that Nirvana is controlled by six different Lacrima Crystals.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 157, Pages 2-18
After their discussion and planning, Hibiki implants a map to guide them towards the location of each Lacrima Crystal. Erza says she will handle Lacrima number five. When Jellal is about to say he'll destroy the sixth Lacrima, she immediately interrupts him. She whispers to him that Natsu still doesn't know his relation towards the mission and might mistake him as an enemy. When Erza finishes, Natsu answers that he seemed to have heard a familiar voice, but Hibiki's connection is then lost.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 158, Pages 5-6
Erza arrives in front of the fifth Lacrima, waiting for the appointed time to arrive and destroy it.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 160, Page 12 After Natsu's victory over Zero, the rest of the Mages including Erza manage to destroy all six Lacrima Crystals, destroying Nirvana.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 161, Page 17 Everyone rejoices as they are reunited. Erza says that she will support Jellal and he does not need to care about his memories. At this moment, they stare at each other, only for the New Magic Council to interrupt and arrest Hoteye and Jellal for their past criminal acts.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 162, Pages 6-20
As Jellal willingly gives himself up to the Council, Lahar warns him that this will probably be the last time he ever sees them again, for he will either be given the death sentence or life imprisonment. Suddenly, an angered Natsu starts to fight against the Council, trying to bring Jellal back. This causes every other Mage to fight for Jellal as well, except for Erza, who can only tremble in anger and watch the chaos. Erza decides to stop the commotion once and for all, and lets the Council take Jellal away. Jellal looks back at her in relief, but not before he mentions her scarlet hair, implying that he remembers the time he chose her last name, Scarlet.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 163, Pages 3-14
They say their final farewells and as Jellal is taken away, everyone looks on sadly. Erza later sits alone, crying for the loss of her friend as she remembers when she and Jellal were together as kids, and him choosing her last name based on her hair color.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 163, Pages 15-20
Back at Cait Shelter, Roubaul reveals to Allied Forces that Wendy's whole guild was just an illusion he made after she was left in his care. Wendy, now alone,is comforted by Erza and invited to join Fairy Tail.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 164, Pages 9-20
===Daphne arc===
After Erza orders cakes, she is randomly attacked by a concealed individual. Erza is able to fend him off for a while, until the enemy quickly disappears. Erza returns to the guild and informs Makarov about her strange encounter. She points out the the attacks was not human. Makarov tells her to just be patient, as the group the enemy belongs to will certainly strike again.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 69
thumb|200px|right|Erza battles with a Lizardman
Later in the day, Erza worries about the location of Natsu and Wendy, and wonders if they were attacked by the same creature she faced earlier. She asks Lucy to come along with her as they search for them. When the two arrive at the coordinates Gray gave, they are confronted by Erza's attacker. As Erza fights, the attacker is revealed to be a Lizardman, who can mimic anybody's Magic. Erza is able to defeat the Lizardman though, after she realizes the Lizardman lacks the same Re-equip speed she has.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 70
Their victory is short though, as soon a being using Natsu's Magic Power, the Dragonoid, appears with the creator of the Lizardmen, Daphne, controlling it. Wendy, Carla, and Happy meet up with Lucy and Erza, soon after, and explain the situation to them.
thumb|200px|left|Erza climbing on the DragonoidAfter Daphne reveals her lifelong ambition of creating an artificial Dragon, Wakaba, Macao and Elfman soon arrive. Elfman is able to knock out Gray, but the situation worsens when the Dragonoid takes flight to Magnolia. Erza says she will stop the Dragonoid, and that everyone else should mobilize at camp. Erza is able to get onto the Dragonoid's tail, where she finds several Lizardmen ready to do battle with her. Erza is victorious, just as the Dragon lands in Magnolia. Erza is thrown off the Dragon, but is quickly backed up by Fairy Tail.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 71
Erza fights the Dragonoid head on while everyone else fights the Lizardmen. Eventually, Natsu is somewhat able to communicate through the Dragonoid. Everyone encourages him to fight against it. Erza starts attacking one of the vital points of the Dragonoid. Gajeel appears though, and if effectively able to finish it off. Erza then celebrates with the rest of the guild.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 72
===Edolas arc===
thumb|right|200px|Erza and Gray return
After the return of Gildarts Clive, he says to Natsu he has something to tell him, while Erza urges Natsu and Lucy not to take on the Hundred Year quest that Gildarts had recently failed.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 166, Page 11 Later, Erza comments on Bisca Mulan and Alzack Connell getting along well. Erza tells them to treasure these memories so they will not regret them later. Makarov then calls Erza over, telling her that about his choice to pass the Hundred Year Quest to another guild, to which she agrees.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 166, Pages 9-10 Later, the Anima sucks up Fairy Tail, and all of Magnolia into Edolas, including Erza.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 168, Pages 12-23Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 169, Pages 2-3 However, Gajeel releases her and Gray from the LacrimaFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 180, Page 14 with Mystogan's help. Mystogan then sends them to Edolas with X-Balls that allow Earth Land people to use Magic freely in Edolas.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 180, Page 17
When Erza Knightwalker is about to kill Happy, Erza and Gray bash some of the Edolas Guards and show up, ready to attack, and declare Erza Knightwalker to be an enemy of Fairy Tail.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 179, Pages 18-19 Seeing that her counterpart is about to strike Gray, Erza quickly blocks her counterpart's spear with her sword, and the clash of their weapons. Realizing that her group cannot not proceed any further than they already have with Knightwalker hot on their tails, Scarlet orders her friends to carry on without her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 180, Pages 5-7
As the two Erzas fight, Knightwalker explains her Magic Item, The Ten Commandments. Scarlet notices how her counterpart's Magic is a lot like hers.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 180, Pages 8-12 
Erza is successful in defeating her counterpart, and takes on her guise as Knightwalker afterwards.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 187, Pages 7-9 Erza, still in disguise, catches up with Natsu and Gray and captures them. She drags them to the Dragon Chain Cannon room, commenting on how she can see eternal Magic coming.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 186, Pages 18-20
thumb|left|200px|Erza takes Faust hostage
She then orders Gray to activate the cannon aiming towards the island, with the threat that she would kill Natsu if he did not comply. Right at the crucial moment, however, Erza Scarlet suddenly shouts at Natsu to fight, before quickly holding her sword at Faust's throat, revealing her true identity to everyone else, and that the entire plan to be a ruse. She then tells the soldiers to move the coordinates to fire at the Lacrima, or she will kill the King.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 187, Pages 2-10
However, the real Erza Knightwalker vaults over the wall of the control room and frees Faust, which leads to the release of cannon on the Lacrima island. Just then, an ally of theirs, Coco, arrives on her Legion, helping them all escape. They then set flight towards the Lacrima island to save Magnolia.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 187, Pages 11-16 She then helps everyone to push back the Lacrima island, enough for Mystogan to send the giant Lacrima back to Earth Land. Just when everything seems over though, Erza's counterpart shoots Panther Lily, declaring the battle is not over yet.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 188, Pages 2-20 When the Dorma Anim shows up, Natsu tells her that he, along with Gajeel and Wendy, would take care of Faust, while she and her group should protect the Exceeds.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 190, Pages 19-20 However, as they try to catch up, Knightwalker ambushes the legion that they are on. While Lucy, Gray, and Coco fall, Erza merely chains on to another legion and clashes with her counterpart once more, with both of them declaring that there is only room for one Erza, and the other one must perish.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 191, Pages 16-20
The second round starts off with each Erza fighting ferociously, as Scarlet uses several different armors, and Knightwalker changes her spears forms. Eventually, Erza comments on how they're both evenly matched, but then Knightwalker decides at that moment to use her trump card, Ravelt. Erza then Requips into the Armadura Fairy Armor. As the two Erza's clash, they create an explosion large enough to shatter the entire island, and in the process, Erza's armor is destroyed along with Knightwalker's spear.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 193, Pages 4-10 
thumb|left|200px|Erza grappling with her counterpart
However, even though they both have already run out of Magic, they have a fist fight, while debating about whether it is wrong to extort Magic from Extalia. Erza finally manages to knock some sense into Knightwalker, telling her that they can still survive without Magic, and that it can be overcome. She then tells Knightwalker that they are the same, and as Erza herself has the same evil qualities and weaknesses in Knightwalker, Knightwalker herself has the same compassionate heart as Erza. The falling island then crashes into the ground, and both Erzas no longer have the strength to move. Knightwalker then admits defeat, but Erza denies this, saying that there is no such thing, seeing as they're the same person.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 193, Pages 11-19
With the two Erza's peace is made, the Reverse-Anima begins to take Scarlet back to Earth Land. The two Erzas bid one final farewell.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 197, Page 14 After returning to Earth Land, she is surprised to see the Exceeds have arrived in Earth Land, and after hearing about their story, no one has grudge against them. The Exceeds decide to find all the eggs they sent to Earth Land, and bid a final farewell to Fairy Tail.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 198, Pages 3-15 
However, when the Exceeds leave, Erza, along with Gray and Natsu, are surprised when Panther Lily drags out the captured Lisanna.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 198, Pages 18-20 However, Lisanna reveals that she was never dead, but that she was merely transported to Edolas by the Anima, and she is in fact the Lisanna everyone knows. Erza, alongside Natsu and the others, helps Lisanna to return to her siblings.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 199, Pages 2-20
===Tenrou Island arc===
Back at Fairy Tail, everybody is acting hyper again. Panther Lily tells Erza that it's comforting to see a familiar face like hers, even though she's not the Erza he knew.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 200, Pages 4-9 Later, Erza is by Makarov's side for the announcing of the S-Class Mage Promotion Trial. Gajeel is not elected to participate, as Erza claims it is too soon for the guild to trust him yet.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 201, Pages 13-19 After the rules are explained, it is revealed that Erza will be participating along with Mirajane and Gildarts. Their main role in the trial is to attempt to hinder the selected teams in some way.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 202, Pages 3-5
After the participants get to Tenrou Island, Makarov tells them there will be eight paths, and of them, seven will result in battles.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 203, Pages 5-7 She waits in Path D, and battles both Juvia and Lisanna.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 205, Pages 2-5 Despite a valiant fight, Erza easily manages to defeat them.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 207, Page 15 After the first part of the exam is over, she, along with Juvia, Lisanna, and Mirajane, all rest at the camp on the island. She questions why Mest and Wendy aren't at the base, which sends her and Juvia out to look for them.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 208, Pages 9-11
Later, Erza and Juvia both find an injured Levy McGarden. Erza, with Juvia and Levy go to help Gajeel, to find he successfully beat Kawazu and Yomazu, members of a Dark Guild, Grimoire Heart. While they check up on Gajeel's condition, Yomazu announces that The Seven Kin of Purgatory is coming, the aces of Grimoire Heart. Erza immediately announces that the exam is now on hold, and sends a warning flare signal to the rest of the guild members present on Tenrou Island.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 212, Pages 17-20 
Erza goes over to Yomazu and asks what their goals are. He then reveals they are here for the Black Mage, Zeref. He tells them Zeref lived 400 years ago, and has since been in a "slumbering" state.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 213, Pages 5-7 When the Grimoire Heart Guild arrives on the island, members surround Juvia and Erza, and they prepare to fight them.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 215, Pages 14-15 They easily defeat all the members in their immediate vicinity, but are then confronted by Meredy. Erza warns Juvia not to underestimate her just because she is a kid, saying that she can sense a strange Magic from the girl.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 217, Pages 17-18
In her battle with Juvia against Meredy, Meredy uses Maguilty Sodom, which creates Magic swords that are sent flying towards her and Juvia. The attack manages to pierce Juvia's water body, which causes Erza to question what type of Magic it is.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 225,Pages 4-5
As they battle continues, Meredy goes on to explain her rankings for people to kill, and says Gray Fullbuster is first, since he is the reason Ultear's mother Ur was killed. Meredy then sends more swords towards Erza, but Juvia uses her water to surround and knock all of her blades away. Juvia then says she can't forgive Meredy now. Erza, with a nervous look, remarks that Juvia should calm down.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 228, Pages 25-33
Juvia proceeds to attack Meredy with astonishing strength. This shocks Erza, who notices that Juvia's fighting is nothing like how she was during the exams. She finally understands that Juvia's true powers come out when she fights for a loved one. Juvia tells Erza that she will handle Meredy and that Erza needs to go find Wendy and Gray. Erza departs leaving Juvia to her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 229, Pages 2-7
As Erza runs around looking for her guild mates, Azuma emerges upside down from a tree and provokes her into a fightFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 231, Pages 9-10 After Requipping a few more armors, she and Azuma battle for a while longer. Azuma comments that he and Erza are the same as they both pursue the strong opponents. Erza, however, replies that she only needs the strength to protect her comrades. Azuma smiles after hearing the statement and activates his Lost Magic, Great Tree Arc to uproot Tenrou Island's tree,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 235, Pages 6-13 which had the ability to protect and give strength to every Fairy Tail member. Azuma then tells Erza that her friends' lives are on the line, and to show him if she has enough power to protect them.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 235, Pages 18-20
Erza asks Azuma why she's the only not affected by his damage to the Tenrou Tree. He says he wants to fight her when she's serious, to which Erza responds by claiming she will defeat him no matter what, but makes Azuma promise if she beats him, he'll return the guild's Magic Power. Erza and Azuma square off once more, but she has great trouble gaining the upper-hand. She decides that she needs to put all her Magic Power into one attack without using any power for defense, so she Requips to just a sarashi and a single sword. She goes all out using her Crimson Cherry technique, but Azuma is easily able to ensnare Erza before she gets to him, and uses the Terra Clamare send Erza to the brink of defeat.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 236, Pages 4-19
While Erza is unconscious, she hears Jellal's voice telling her not to lose, and she wakes up, telling herself it's just her imagination and that she needs to focus on Azuma. She attacks him, forcing him on the defense for a bit, but once again, he bind her arms and legs, hitting her with his strongest attack once more. As Erza falls to her defeat, she hears Natsu's voice asking her if she was going to give up, and has other visions of her friends in the guild. This gives her the resolve to get back up. She apologizes to them, mentioning that she wasn't protecting everyone but instead, she was the one being protected.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 237, Pages 5-16
As she comes toward Azuma, he is surprised that he has lost control of the Tenrou Island Magic and that it now protects Erza. He thinks to himself that their true strength is not in the individual but the sum of them, and calls them an amazing guild. Erza lands a finishing blow, defeating Azuma.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 237, Pages 17-20
After defeating Azuma, Erza falls to the ground, battle worn, and notices Azuma's body transforming into a tree. He states that it is a side effect of overusing his Lost Magic. He then tells her that, as promised, he would return everyone's Magic Power to them. She then asks him if he knew a man name Jellal. Azuma states that he does and explains that Jellal is a sad man whose become obsessed with the idea that Zeref ghost exist and that he lost all sense of reason. Erza then asks him why they are after Zeref. Azuma states that it is to get closer to the very first Magic in the world, as it would lead to what Jellal called, "Paradise". Azuma tries to explain further but is completely transformed into trees.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 238, Pages 2-5
Erza soon meets up with Gray, Natsu, Wendy, Lucy, Panther Lily, Happy, and Carla and they all head towards the Grimoire Heart airship to fight Hades, the final enemy on the island.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 242, Pages 16-20 Before going on the ship, Natsu tells the Exceeds to search for the ship's power source and destroy it in order to prevent it from taking off. After Wendy casts Troia on Natsu as a precautionary measure, the group head inside the airship. Erza reminds the group that Hades is a powerful Mage and that to use their full power from the start. All the Mages fight to the best of their ability, and send Hades crashing into one of the walls. He emerges unharmed though, and claims he is ready to get serious. He screams out "Katsu", and Wendy disappears.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 243, Pages 2-20
A voice is heard above all of them, as it is revealed Horologium saved her at the last second by forcing his gate open, commenting that since the danger was higher than normal he came out to help. Horologuim's time is spent so he releases a newly clothed Wendy and tells the group to be more careful before disappearing.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 244, Pages 4-7
Everyone prepares to attack again. Hades mocks the current Fairy Tail, and tells his opponents he was the second master of Fairy Tail. A disbelieving Natsu charges, but Hades attack him, as well as everyone else, leaving them all on the ground. As Team Natsu lay defeated, Hades starts to belittle Makarov, but Natsu defends him, prompting Hades to brutally beat up Natsu, while Erza and the others watch in horror. Just when Hades is about to finish Natsu off, Laxus appears and headbutts the former master.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 244, Pages 8-22
After Laxus fails at beating Hades, and gives his Magic Power to Natsu,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 245, Pages 2-20 Erza remarks how the situation is similar to when Natsu ate the Etherion.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 246, Page 2 After Natsu attacks Hades with his Lighting Flame attacks, Erza is shocked to see Hades is still okay. Hades then removes his eye patch and shows the group the "Abyss of Magic", which transforms Hades and increases his Magic Power drastically.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 246, Pages 17-19 After displaying his Living Magic spells, Natsu tells the group to use the fear they are experiencing to become stronger. With that, everyone helps launch Natsu at Hades, even though none of them have Magic Power left. Natsu and Hades's final collision ends with the ship exploding.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 247, Pages 3-19 Natsu prevails punching Hades in the face. Hades doesn't know how he lost, until he feels that his heart had been destroyed somewhere on the ship. He reveals his heart was the only thing that let him use all his Magic. Wendy shows Erza, Gray, and Lucy that the Tenrou tree is back up, which was thanks to Ultear's Arc of Time.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 248, Pages 2-11 Everyone then attacks Hades, with Natsu landing the final blow to defeat him.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 248, Pages 14-18 
thumb|left|200px|Fairy Tail flees as Makarov holds off Acnologia
After their success, the rest of the injured Fairy Tail members show up and scare off the remaining Grimoire Heart members. Afterwards, all the guild members head back to camp and rejoice in their victory.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 249, Pages 2-17 Their rest, however, is cut short when Acnologia arrives and attacks the guild members. Erza watches as Makarov holds the beast off and tells his guild members that his final order is for them to escape.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 252 However, she, along with the rest of Fairy Tail, comes back and attempts to fight Acnologia. Their attack amounts to nothing, and all the Fairy Tail members hold hands in an attempt to negate the attack as the island is destroyed by the Dragon's Dragon Roar. They fail and Tenrou Island is destroyed.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 253, Pages 8-17
===X791 arc===
Erza along with the rest of the Team Tenrou are rescued by Bisca, Alzack, Jet, Droy, Max, Warren and the Trimens from Blue Pegasus. She watches as Mavis Vermillion reveals that she was the one who saved them and then disappears. She returns to the Fairy Tail Guild and, along with Natsu, Gajeel and Gray, defeats the members of Twilight Ogre who were threatening Romeo, later being welcomed back by him and the older Fairy Tail members.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 255, Pages 10-19
Erza joins their welcome back party, and is surprised to hear that Bisca and Alzack have gotten married and have a child.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 256, Page 6 Erza is later confronted by the couple again in Magnolia Town, and they reveal startling information about Jellal to her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 256, Pages 16-17 Later, Erza, along with Mirajane, accompanies Makarov to the Twilight Ogre Guild to pay them back everything they owe. She dons her Purgatory Armor and she, along with Makarov and Mirajane, proceed to fight the entire guild.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 256, Pages 7-11
===Key of the Starry Sky arc===
Whilst Fairy Tail practices their dancing in preparation for a ball, Erza shows up and states that she is known as the "Dancing Demon", but she basically spins her partner like a top. After being rejected by many in the guild due to this, she is then seen dancing with Fried. After the practice, Erza decides to accompany the group to the ball. Once there, they are greeted by the client's daughter, Aceto. Inside, the client, Balsamico, tells them that the purpose of the ball is to pick Aceto's future husband. He tells them that criminal Velveno is believed to be sneaking into the ball to steal a precious heirloom, and asks them to guard it. During the ball, a man asks Erza to dance, and Warren thinks he might be suspicious. Natsu and Gray start towards him, but when Erza starts spinning him, everyone realizes she is fine by herself. When Velveno does appear, Erza tries to use her Purgatory Armor against him, but it is ineffective due to his Magic. She is then shocked when Velveno reveals that he only came to the ball to ask for Aceto's hand in marriage.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 125
thumb|right|200px|Erza watches as Lucy vanishes
In the guild, Erza is listening to Natsu being angry about being kicked out of Lucy's apartment. She agrees with Carla that trespassing is a flagrant breach of manners and they ought to draw a line with just flippantly entering Lucy's house. When the guild starts fighting, she states that being calm is a sign of being an adult, but soon joins the brawl as well. When they find Lucy, she and the others listen to her as she explains how she became invisible. When Natsu suggests burning Lucy, Erza openly supports this, considering that when she was a statue, he had used the same technique. When the guild toys with Lucy's face, Erza also tries painting Lucy. After Lucy vanishes completely, she and the others go back to their work, having forgotten about her. When Lucy turns back to normal, Happy spills the ointment, which turns everyone, invisible except Lucy.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 127
When Michelle arrives at the guild and asks if she can join them on their job, Erza agrees, saying that everything is an experience and people get the most out of the things they are not ready for. Later, Erza borrows a wagon from the client, and explains the plan to capture the bandits. She and Lucy will drive the carriage while Natsu, Gray and Michelle will ride at the back. They will distract them while the boys defeat the bandits in a sneak attack. Before she goes any further, Natsu interrupts to refuse to ride in the carriage. When Michelle volunteers to be decoy, Erza ponders over whether it will work. When the plan is in action, Erza gets disappointed that her plan fails due to the bandits being homosexual, and fights them angrily. After they defeat the bandits, Erza asks Michelle how she found the experience. Back at the guild, she listens as Natsu and Lucy discuss putting the mystery of the memento up as a job. She then watches as the key levitates and ancient letters start appearing on it.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 128
A while after Michelle arrives, Erza and Gray ask Lucy go on a job with them, which she decides to pass. When they find out Natsu is also unavailable, Erza decides that just she and Gray will go to the mission, much to Juvia's dismay. Upon arriving at the bandits hideout they are meant to be finding, the two notice that the bandits have not yet returned, so they decide to wait. Erza then asks Gray why he hasn't stripped yet, with Gray answering that he’s not in the mood. She then orders Gray to sleep and sleeps herself. When Gray is secretly admiring her sleeping face, she wakes up, sensing the bandits arriving. They corner the bandits and Erza asks them to surrender, but the Vanish Brothers appear, having been hired by the bandits as bodyguards. Gray tells Erza that he wants to fight the Vanish Brothers alone, to which she agrees. When Gray is victorious, she tells the bandits that she is going to give the stolen gold back to its owners.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 129
Erza interrupts the fight of Gildarts Clive and Byro Cracy by throwing a spear on Kanaloa and joining Gildarts in an attempt to defeat Byro.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 131
thumb|left|200px|Erza Scarlet vs. Dan Straight
Together with Team Natsu, Wendy, and Carla, they search through the Heartfilia mansion for possible clues regarding the “crusade” and the clock. After uncovering the secrets of the anagram, they are confronted by Samuel, who they decide to attack, which is repelled by Dan Straight. After a brief stall, Erza tells Lucy and the others to go with the book as she takes care of Dan. She Requips to her Flight Armor and clashes with the knighted man, but she is unable to attack him with her weapons due to his Ricochet's abilities. Eventually, she is defeated by him and left immobilized in the room.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 132 
When Fairy Tail decides to separate into teams in order to gather the five remaining keys, Erza teams up with Cana, Wendy and Carla. Erza sets up a picnic, stating that it is her plan, much to her teammates’ confusion. But the picnic is interrupted by a group of muggers, who destroy and eat all of Erza’s food. Erza in complete anger mode, attacks all muggers with her Lightning Empress Armor, sending all her enemies away.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 133
Erza states that her group is lost, and Cana says that they have been going in circles. Carla begins to think that someone may be playing a prank on them by switching the sign directions or trying to trap them. After some trouble, Erza's group reaches its destination: a magical library. Erza opens the door and sees a huge room filled with many books. Upon removing a book from a bookshelf, some other books fall out, revealing a Jiggle Butt Gang's member wiggling backside.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 135
thumb|left|200px|Erza meets the Jiggle Butt Gang
Erza pokes the mysterious backside, causing somebody to scream and the books start toppling over them. Luckily, she and the others manage to dodge it in time. She watches as Carla and Wendy recognize the three men and berates them for forcing Wendy into their outfit. After Carla expresses her nightmare, the Jiggle Butt Gang praise themselves about how evil they are. Erza is annoyed and demands they tell them why they came to the library, to which the leader express that every criminal knows that Fairy Tail is searching for a treasure. Wendy asks the leader to listen to her. He agrees, but insists that Erza wears their attire in exchange, which she stoically agrees. Finally wearing the attire, she fixates a white flower into her hair that she got from the picnic earlier. She then lectures them about true evil, questioning why they pride themselves with such an outfit. The Jiggle Butt Gang weeps after their leader explains the origin of their suits. Erza says that she cannot cry over a story so shallow and belittles their futile attempts of "evil".
Erza implies that to be a leader, they must be a paragon. She demands the boss to do 100 push-ups to show his lackeys at least a "fraction" of his power. The boss agrees and begins to do push-ups at a quick speed. He struggles with his 38th push-up, and Erza continues to disdain him. The leader then shows Erza his gluteus maximus and proudly exclaims it is the gang's pride and joy. He assembles his lackeys and they prepare to use Gas Butt Triple Ecstasy and fire the blast at Wendy, who pushes Erza out just in time. Wendy informs Erza that Cana has found the clock piece. When the gang hears this, the boss attaches his posterior to Erza's nose, firing Point Blank Ecstasy before running off. Later, Erza is seen on her way out to find Jiggle Butt Gang. Erza cries out that they deserve a punishment for ruining her flower and sends the gang flying away. When Erza sees the clock part, she comments that it's nothing and they can just carry it along with her luggage.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 136
Later, Erza along with Cana, Wendy and Carla plans to have their first picnic, however, the Jiggle Jugs Gang arrives, saying that the land is theirs. Angered by the Jiggle Jugs Gang for interrupting her plans of having her first picnic, Erza glares at them, telling them that she will teach them a lesson, and Requips her Demon Blade Benizakura.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 138
Erza arrives at the location of Lucy's group just in time, in order to save Coco from Byro's Divine Arrow, saying that it makes her sick when one attempts to hurt their own ally. When it is revealed that all the Fairy Tail Mages have succeeded in acquiring one of the clock parts, Erza declares that what is left is the clock part that Byro stole from Lucy. She tells him to give the part, as he would not be able to fight all of them at once, and that Fairy Tail will protect the Infinity Clock. When Byro refuses to surrender, she, along with other Fairy Tail Mages, attempts to attack him, only for her Magic to be nullified. Erza then mentions they just have to defeat him in hand-to-hand combat, but asks the other Mages to be careful, as Byro mentions he is an extremely skilled fighter. However, they are interrupted, as the Infinity Clock is reconstructed by the parts, which unite. Erza then witnesses the appearance of the group Reborn Oración Seis.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 139
When Racer and Cobra attack Fairy Tail, Erza Requips into her Robe of Yūen armor and attempts to attack Racer, however, Racer attacks her with his Magic before she could. Erza then tries to attack Erigor, but is blown away with his Storm Magic. After their defeat with the new Oración Seis, Erza and the other Fairy Tail Mages are brought to Blue Pegasus Guild by Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki using Christina. Erza then thanks Master Bob for saving them. Later on, Erza listens as Lucy states that they have done the opposite for collecting the clock parts, and watches her cry while apologizing to them but cheers her up. While riding Christina, Erza and the other members of Team Natsu search for the source of the Infinite Clock's sound.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 140
thumb|left|200px|Erza and her guildmates studying Will Neville
Erza and the others return to the guild, still depressed that they weren't able to stop the Reborn Oración Seis from taking the Infinity Clock. She is present as the Thunder God Tribe returns and the guild tells them what happen. She later watches as Cana does a tarot reading to find the location of the Oración Seis and put the guild into groups to split up and find them. She is revealed to be with Evergreen, which starts a quarrel between the two until Macao states Max is also in the group.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 141
Erza, Evergreen and Max depart in search of the Reborn Oración Seis. While crossing a mountain, Erza bickers with Evergreen when the latter continues to complain over walking in high heels.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 142 Erza, Evergreen and Max finish climbing the mountain to find Cobra at the top. The group try to attack him, with no success. Erza tries many tactics, still not touching Cobra, until she dons her Robe of Yūen. Despite almost landing a few hits, Cobra still appears to have the upper hand, the dark Mage continuously talking about Cubellios, much to Erza's confusion.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 143
Nonetheless, she continues to fight Cobra. She is almost attacked by his Sound Magic though thankfully Max steps in, saving her at the cost of his own safety. Erza rushes to Max when he collapses from his newly-gained injuries. Nearby, she overhears Cobra insulting them for their friendship and also his sadness at the thought of Cubellios. She tells him that he can overcome his heartache, which is a pain everyone has in their heart. He does not reply but soon leaves, as he remembered his goal from earlier. Erza Requips to her normal attire while she looks on at Cobra's leave.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 144
Later, when the Archaeology Society arrive, they present Erza with a giant hammer, claiming it can grant her the ability to seal away darkness.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 145 
They watch as the Fiore Guards attempt to fire at the Infinity Clock using Lacrima cannons. Suddenly, they begin to experience similar effects from the magical object; however, Erza is the only one without change. She wonders why and summons her new Magic Hammer, which she uses to hit everyone with. As she hits them, each one of them returns to normal within a few seconds. Later, when Kanaloa boards on Christina, Ichiya orders them to get on Zentopia and that he will handle this. Erza convinces her guildmates that this is the right choice and that Ichiya has survived worse than that. Erza's group later contacts Gildarts, via Warren's telepathy, and learns that the Archbishop is being mind controlled by Lapointe.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 146
After Erza's team finds Gildarts, Natsu and Laki, the Mages witness Lapointe's ultimate goal, shortly before he disappears, being another puppet used by Brain II. As the Legionnaires are determined to dispose of Lucy in order to stop Real Nightmare, the Fairy Tail Mages decide to divide into teams, with the team consisting of Erza, Natsu, Gray, Elfman, Gajeel and Coco being in charge of finding Lucy. Coco leads the group to the Infinity Castle, and when the group meets Cobra, Erza is the one to step up against him., as the other Mage says that she is the one he wants to dispose of first.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 147
As Erza begins her fight with Cobra, Sugarboy suddenly appears and attacks her, telling her that Byro's orders were to keep Fairy Tail away from the Infinity Clock. Erza explains to the Legionnaire that the circumstances have changed and that, right now, Oración Seis is Legion's enemy, but Sugarboy doubts her. Cobra soon gets rid of Sugarboy, and tells Erza that they can now continue their fight. 
Erza and Cobra then continue their fight with Erza unable to land a hit on Cobra. Erza tries many weapons and armors, but all with no luck. Their battle is taken outside when the two crash through the wall of the Infinity Clock, with Erza still unable to land a blow.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 148
As they fight, Cobra senses Erza's need to have him defeated to free Lucy, and tells her such a thing is impossible, as he has lost something in order to gain his powers, and therefore bears weight far greater than hers, strengthening him. Erza scolds him for using such power for evil and Cobra responds by stating that if he didn't he could never look Cubellios in the face again; Cobra prepares to use Poison Dragon's Roar, but Erza Requips to the weapon given to her by the Archaeological Society, cancelling the spell. Erza is then contacted telepathically by the Archbishop, who states that the Infinity Clock can be slowed if the chains linking it to the ground are broken, and Erza proceeds to destroy the chains around her, aiming at Cobra at the same time. However, Cobra surprises Erza and pins her down, but just before he can deliver a blow to defeat her he stands, distracted, claiming he can hear the voice of Cubellios. Using Cobra's slip in concentration to her advantage, Erza rises and smashes Cobra with her hammer, defeating him and sending him falling from the Clock.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 149 
Erza, now destroying chains outside the Clock at the request of the Archbishop, asks Warren about the situation, to which he replies saying half the chains are still intact. She then continues to destroy the chains as Lucy is swallowed completely by the Infinity Clock. However, Lucy finds out that she can control Real Nightmare and uses it on Brain II, giving Natsu the chance to defeat him. They then learn from the group at the guild that Lucy can free herself, but will be shot around the world with the clock parts. Despite Erza being concerned for Lucy's safety, Lucy bravely decides to do so. Later, Erza and the others are saved from the Clock by Ichiya and Kanaloa, and together they find Lucy falling from the sky. Natsu then runs to catch her, and Erza returns with her friends to Fairy Tail, their adventure surrounding the Clock finally over.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 150
After the events around the Infinity Clock end Legion Corps comes to the guild to apologize and say goodbye to Erza and the others. They then head off on their life long mission to find the pieces of the Infinity Clock scattered around the world.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 151
===Grand Magic Games arc===
Erza and the other members of Fairy Tail go to the beach to train for the Grand Magic Games.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 261, Pages 2-20 On the second day of training, Erza and co. are interrupted by Virgo, who tells everyone the Celestial Spirit World is in great danger and requires everyone's help. They are sent to the Spirit World, where they find out there is no trouble, but all of Lucy's Spirits had planned a party to celebrate everyone's return. After a day of celebrating, Virgo informs the gang that time runs different in the Spirit World than in Earth Land, thus they have lost almost the whole three months of training in the one day.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 262, Pages 2-20
Once they realize this, Erza and the others become depressed until the group is contacted by Jellal, Ultear, and Meredy. After a brief reunion, Ultear decides to increase Fairy Tail's Magic Power by unlocking their "Second Origin" with her improved Arc of Time.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 263, Pages 6-20
Erza and Jellal go off to talk privately, and she asks him if all of his memories have returned, with him confirming that they have. He tells her he's prepared to die if she wants to seek revenge for him killing their friend Simon, however Erza says she won't because Simon wouldn't have wanted that. When he says that he thinks death is the only way to truly redeem his sins, Erza slaps him and pulls on his collar, accidentally causing the two of them to fall off the rocky ledge they were sitting on and into a large flower field, with Jellal landing on top of her.
While on top of her, Jellal and Erza kiss. However, Jellal pushes her away and tells her that he can't because he has a fiancee. When Jellal, Ultear, and Meredy later take their leave, Erza sees them off.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 264, Pages 5-17 She smiles and remarks to herself that Jellal's a clumsy liar, referring to the fact that she knew he lied about having a fiancee, but accepts his decision on their relationship.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 264, Page 20
Later Erza along with Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Wendy, Happy and Carla arrive in Fiore's capital Crocus. After a brief meeting with the rest of the guild members that have arrived, Erza goes to the room provided for them to see if something is amiss.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 265, Pages 3-10 Later, when Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy return to the Honeybone Lodge, Erza scolds them for their lateness, but it is interrupted when Lisanna and Elfman walk in. The meeting is interrupted, however, when it is announced that the preliminary for the Grand Magic Games is about to begin. They are informed that in order to be in the games, they must be one of the first eight teams to go through the Sky Labyrinth. Erza and the others are worried because Wendy is nowhere to be seen, but Elfman decides to take her place and they set off. Eventually, by defeating other guilds and taking their maps of the Sky Labyrinth, they arrive at Domas Flau, but are informed that they are the last of the eight teams to make it.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 266, Pages 2-19
Erza and the others change into their team outfits before they head out to hear which teams made it out of the labyrinth before them. As the teams are introduced, they learn that Raven Tail has entered into the competition, and are angry when they learn that they are the ones who injured Wendy and Carla.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 267, Pages 2-19 She is also shocked to learn that there is a second team from Fairy Tail in the running, consisting of Gajeel Redfox, Mirajane Strauss, Laxus Dreyar, Juvia Lockser, and Jellal Fernandes disguised as Mystogan. A few minutes later, after they hear the rules for the first event of the games, Gray decides to enter for them in that round.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 268, Pages 4-19 When Gray loses the event and the crowd mocks him and Fairy Tail for it, Natsu comes to his defense, but Erza stops Natsu from acting rashly.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 269, Pages 21-22 When the first battle of the day is chosen, Lucy vs. Flare Corona, Erza encourages Lucy to win.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 271, Page 2
After Lucy's defeat by Flare, due to the outside help she received from a fellow Raven Tail member, Jellal and Jura eventually step up to fight. Jellal loses the match because Ultear intervenes because he was about to give away his identity accidentally.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 274, Pages 16-18 After the guild's terrible first day, they go to a nearby bar and celebrate.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 275, Pages 2-3 When a Mage from Erza's past, Bacchus, enters, the two talk briefly and he vows that they will settle their score for good. When Lucy asks Erza who he is, she replies that he is a Mage that she fought constantly in the past, but neither ever beat the other, much to Lucy, Natsu, and Gray's shock.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 275, Pages 16-18
When the second day's battle begins, Erza listens to and is moved by Toby's greatest secret, being subsequently angered to the point that she has to be held back when Kurohebi rips Toby's sock.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 277, Pages 12-13 Later, she gives encouragement to Elfman when he has to fight Bacchus.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 277, Page 16 Erza also watches Mirajane and Jenny's fight and comments on Mirajane's Satan Soul: Sitri.
After the second day ends, Erza and Jellal meet under a bridge in Crocus. The two discuss the sudden disappearance of the strange Magic that was at the tournament every year. Jellal decides to inspect the organizers directly now and starts to leave, but not before Erza tells him not to overdo it.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 281, Pages 6-7 As Erza walks back to her lodging, she is approached by a member of Mermaid Heel, who reveals herself to be Millianna.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 281, Pages 9-10 Erza and Millianna talk about her joining a guild and Shô and Wally, who Millianna states are still traveling. Erza soon mentions Kagura, and compliments her on her strength. She then asks about the woman's sword, Archenemy, to which Millianna explains that Kagura will never unsheathe it until she faces the man who destroyed her life: Jellal Fernandes.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 281, Page 23 Millianna declares her hatred for Jellal as well, for forcing her to remain a slave and for him killing Simon, under the assumption that Erza feels the same way. Erza can only guiltily look away in response.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 281, Page 24
She is later seen gazing over Crocus from a high position, thinking about her recent conversation, when Gray joins her. When Gray asks her what's wrong, she changes the subject to what has been happening with him recently. After revealing that he escaped the whole "mess" with Juvia and Lyon, Erza encourages him to respond to Juvia's feelings, before turning back to go to bed at their lodgings.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 282, Pages 12-15
On the third day of the Grand Magic Games, Erza chooses herself to represent Team Fairy Tail A for the Day's event. The event, Pandemonium, consists of defeating monsters of different levels to earn points and progress. It starts with a drawn participant choosing how many monsters they will fight. Erza is drawn to go first and decrees the end of the game by defeating all 100 monsters alone, an unheard feat.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 284, Page 7-20
After Millianna wins her fight against Semmes, Erza comments that she has improved and later looks at her, worried.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 286, Page 9 When the third day's 3rd battle is announced, Erza becomes shocked after knowing that Laxus' opponent, Alexei, is from Ivan's guild.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 287, Page 15 As soon as the match begins, Laxus is completely overwhelmed, something which shocks Erza. However, a few minutes into the fight, it is revealed that the match was fake and that Alexei was really Ivan Dreyar and that Laxus had defeated every member of Team Raven Tail. Erza comments on Lucy's kindness when Lucy says that Laxus didn't have to hurt Flare Corona as badly as he did.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 287, Page 12 
When the final battle of day three begins between her own team-mate Wendy and Sherria Blendy of Team Lamia Scale, Erza is seen smiling in acknowledgement of Wendy's heightened abilities after seeing the young girl cast Shattering Light: Sky Drill at her opponent.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 288, Page 15 However, when Sherria later stands up seemingly unharmed by the attack, Erza notes that Sherria is quite the opponent.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 288, Page 18 As their match continues, Erza is shocked at Wendy's determination to keep fighting until the end of the match.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 289, Page 4 After Wendy's and Sherria's match ends in a tie, Erza talks about how impressive the match was.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 289, Page 12
After the third day of the Grand Magic Games ends, Erza heads out to a bar with the rest of Fairy Tail to celebrate. Lucy comments on her speedy recovery, which Erza puts down to Porlyusica's great healing skills.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 290, Page 14 Despite Natsu, Happy and Gray being told off for barrel surfing through the bar, Erza is quick to set a bad example by giving the game a shot as well, flipping out at the end of her ride.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 290, Page 17
Later that night, Erza, Lucy and Wendy are approached by Levy, who tells them about a popular leisure center in Crocus. Deciding that they have to check it out, the guild head to the center straight away, and Erza, despite still having injuries from her participation in Pandemonium, decides to go too.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 298, Pages 2-4 At first, she and Lucy decide to sunbathe, but soon become annoyed when the Trimens of Blue Pegasus appear and flirt with them. Not being able to stand their presence any longer, Erza proceeds to yell at each of them, though she can't find the words to scold Ichiya.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 298, Pages 9-10 After leaving and walking around, Erza spots Jellal and questions why he is there, annoyed with him for his poor disguise.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 298, Page 11 The two begin to talk, though in the midst of their conversation, Ichiya -who is running dangerously beside the pool- trips over and flies in their direction. In a split second attempt to stop Ichiya from hitting Erza, Jellal forces the two of them down into the water, and though Erza is saved, she becomes embarrassed to see that Jellal groped her chest in the process, much to Jellal's embarrassment, though Erza says it was okay despite Jellal apologizing.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 298, Page 16 When Lyon and Gray later fight and freeze the pool, Natsu uses his Magic to melt the ice, causing a large explosion. Erza and Jellal are both sent flying, and Erza lands atop him, not being able to contain her shock at the destruction the guild has once again caused.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 298, Pages 19-20
On the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games, Erza cheers on Lucy on as the latter participates in the Naval Battle event.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 291, Page 6 When only Lucy and Team Sabertooth's Minerva are left, Erza notes that Minerva is able to create heat inside the water.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 291, Page 15. As Minerva starts to torture Lucy, Erza, along with Gray and Natsu, stands shocked as Minerva proudly proclaims Sabertooth's superiority, as her teammates smugly look upon the battle.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 291, Page 22
Erza watches as Minerva comes out of the water and stops Gray and Natsu from fighting. She threatens Sabertooth, saying that they have made the enemies of the worst guild to anger. In the infirmary, after Lucy asks forgiveness for losing, Erza and Gray try to comfort her. Makarov arrives and announces that the administrators have told them to join both teams together, which consists of Erza, Gray, Natsu, Laxus and Gajeel. Erza glares at Minerva when they see Team Sabertooth.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 292, Pages 3-17 
During the first battle of the day, Blue Pegasus' rabbit member is revealed as Nichiya from Edolas. Erza, after seeing him and Ichiya standing next to each other, faints due to their similarities.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 293, Page 4 When Ichiya wins the battle against Bacchus and Rocker, she looks at him and is surprised with the battle's outcome.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 293, Page 11
Before the battle of the Dragon Slayers begins, Erza, as well as her guildmates, tells Natsu and Gajeel to fight with everything they've got.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 294, Page 1 During the course of the battle, when Sting and Rogue enter Dragon Force, she recognizes the state from when Natsu ate the Etherion back at the Tower of Heaven. She is shocked by Sting's vastly-improved strength in such a state.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 295, Page 4 & 10 Later, when Natsu forces Gajeel away to fight Rogue and Sting alone, Erza smiles at the sight of Natsu overwhelming the Twin Dragons of Sabertooth with his attacks.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 296, Page 9 Her smile remains after he has defeated them, following which she also hugs him, much to his displeasure.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 297, Pages 3 & 15
After hearing about Lucy's arrest by the Fiore Army, Erza reiterates what she heard and asks Makarov for his opinion on the matter.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 303, Pages 2-3 While wondering about Lucy's arrest, Erza questions why the kingdom only arrested her and not the others while suggesting that they likely consider their actions justified. As Makarov gives his take on the matter, Erza listens in.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 303, Pages 4-6 The next day, Erza arrives at the Domus Flau with the rest of Team Fairy Tail, ready for the final day of the games.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 303, Page 17 As the announcers explain the rules for the final day, Erza and the rest of the team listen in. When the rules explained, Erza tells her team that they have to win for the sake of Lucy. With everyone determined to win, they all join in a group cheer.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 304, Pages 5-7 When the games start, the members of the other teams scatter but Erza and the rest of the team stay put, much to everyone's surprise even as battles rage.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 304, Pages 8-10 Soon after multiple Mages are knocked out by opponents, Mavis explains that she presented them with a strategy for victory and gives them the command to go, at which point they rush into battle.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 304, Pages 16-18
Upon Mavis' command, Erza goes forward soon confronted by Rufus' Falling Stars spell. But, due to Mavis' plan she easily avoids it and proceeds forward. Soon, Erza crosses paths with Jenny Realight whom she quickly defeats, gaining another point for Fairy Tail.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 305, Pages 4-9
Following Mavis' strategy, Erza searches for Minerva. While walking she hears a noise from behind her, turning around she finds Kagura lunging towards her. She draws her sword out attempting to block Kagura's attack as she is shocked by Mavis' prediction proving false. As the battle continues, Minerva suddenly joins in, shocking everyone.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 311, Pages 15-21Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 312, Page 1
Erza boldly proclaims that she will not hold back against any of her opponents, later making a comment about Minerva's own self-confidence. Afterwards, the three women begin their battle; throughout the event, Erza mostly strikes with her swords, though she does manage to land a powerful kick upon Kagura's left cheek after being pushed aside by Minerva's Magic. Erza and Kagura are soon ensnared in Minerva's Magic where they are subsequently struck with a powerful spell that, despite its flashiness and very destructive nature, leaves the two Mages with moderate injuries. A pleasantly surprised Minerva then reveals to have captured Millianna sometime prior, shocking and infuriating Erza.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 312, Pages 5-21
As Erza continues to glare down Minerva, Kagura moves to grab her sword, threatening Minerva with her life if she does not immediately release Millianna. This seems to merely amuse Minerva further, the Sabertooth Mage tempting Kagura on in her threat. As Kagura charges, Erza remarks on her speed, only to suddenly find herself right in the range of Kagura's attack, Minerva having used her Magic to switch places with her. In a last second reflex, Erza throws up her sword, managing to just block Kagura's attack as Minerva calmly walks away from them. As she watches Minerva teleport Millianna away and promise to face the victor of her and Kagura's fight, Erza angrily points out the Sabertooth Mage's shamelessness, having interrupted their battle to merely pull such a stunt. Minerva though doesn't seem to care, stating that she is merely acting as a King and doing anything necessary to win. Annoyed, Erza once again demands Millianna's release, only to be shocked when Kagura suddenly attacks her, screaming for her to stop pretending to be Millianna's friend. Stunned, Erza watches as Minerva claims that the two have a lot to talk about and vanishes, commenting to Kagura that the Sabertooth woman has gotten the better of them both. Kagura, however, turns her steely gaze onto Erza, vowing to defeat her and then Minerva.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 313, Pages 8-15
As the two resume combat, Kagura delivers a strike with her Archenemy so strong that Erza is blown away despite blocking it. Immediately Requiping her Heaven's Wheel armor, Erza tries to counter using Pentagram Sword which Kagura evades by jumping, then switches to her "Strong Form" landing a clean blow on Erza, destroying the platform they are fighting at. As the two fall, Erza Requips her Adamantine Armor, but this proves to be ineffective as Kagura cuts through it, gravely wounding Erza with her "Slashing Form".Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 314, Pages 3-7
With no time to waste, Erza Requips her Flight Armor, performing Sonic Claw to fight back, but Kagura's speed proves to be superior as she slashes her multiple times, knocking her down. As Erza continues to be overpowered by Kagura, she expresses her surprise that there is someone like Kagura and asks the latter if her strength comes from her hatred for Jellal, which earns Erza a kick from her opponent, sending her through several pillars. When Erza asks Kagura about what happened between her and Jellal, Kagura tells her that she is the little sister of Simon, someone who worked as a slave for Jellal just to be then killed by him. However, Erza corrects Kagura, saying that Simon died because of her weakness, making her the real murderer. Kagura is pushed over the edge, finally unsheathing her Archenemy and delivering a strike.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 314, Pages 8-20
However, Erza blocks the sword with her own and apologizes to Kagura, claiming that dying would be disrespectful to Simon and her comrades.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 315, Pages 5-6 The two fight and Erza says it is fine if her hatred is the source of her strength, stating she has no intentions of trampling on her feelings but neither will acquiesce with them, before overpowering Kagura with a fast strike. Rubble begins to fall over Kagura, but Erza pushes her out of harm's way with her right foot getting stuck. The two then recognize each other from their time at Rosemary Village when Erza had saved Kagura, with the latter crying at the realization of who Erza was. Eventually Kagura removes the rubble from Erza, saying she needs time to process all the information and tries to admit defeat but is stabbed by Minerva who sadistically reminds to Erza her speech about Kings while bursting into an evil laughter, with Erza scowling at Minerva for her cruelty.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 315, Pages 7-19 As her anger slowly starts to build up, Erza is asked to save Millianna by Kagura, immediately saying that she will. Then, Minerva unexpectedly releases Millianna. Erza hurries to her friend and discovers that her back is heavily slashed and bloodied. After hearing Minerva's words about it, this finally sends Erza into a rage.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 316, Pages 2-5
Despite her wounds from previously attempting to save Kagura, Erza manages to stand and face Minerva, however the Sabertooth woman quickly utilizes her Magic to grab her by the ankle and pick her up, throwing her through the air. As she smashes Erza through one of the pillars nearby, Minerva delightedly claims that she will deliver Erza's public execution.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 320, Pages 4-5
As Erza lies bloodied on the ground and attempting to stand up, Minerva remarks that her feet are far too injured, and that she will not be able to rise once more. Erza rebuts this, stating that she will be able to stand, as, when she is fighting a battle she cannot lose, she will get up as many times as necessary to defeat her opponent. Proving her words by standing, Erza glares angrily at Minerva, who comments that malice doesn't suit her, nor make her in any way scary. Continuing, Minerva uses her Magic to flick Erza back to the ground, explaining that with her Magic she can manipulate any space or territory, and that this Magic makes her the strongest Mage in Fiore's strongest guild. However, whilst speaking, Minerva fails to notice that Erza springing from the ground to strike her, Erza's summoned blades slicing through the Sabertooth woman's chest. Minerva tries to hit Erza back with her fists, but Erza dodges the blows and continues to slash, angering Minerva, who moves to cast another spell. Before she can though, a furious Erza willingly activates her Second Origin, Requipping into Nakagami Armor to continue the fight.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 321, Pages 10-15
An undeterred Minerva continues her attack, referring to Erza as "pathetic" and fires. However, Erza dissipates the blow, to Minerva's surprise. Erza tells a stunned Minerva that she's hurt too many people close to her and so she will deliver upon that herself. A frightened Minerva tells her to stop, to no avail as Erza takes her out and earns five points for her team.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 322, Pages 6-11
Soon after, Erza witnesses the Sabertooth symbol sent into the sky by Sting Eucliffe and heads off to fight him. Arriving with the rest of her teammates, she listens to Sting mock the group over their injuries and claims he can beat them all by himself. Hearing him state that he wants to fight and defeat all of them at once, Erza tells Sting that all of them will be his opponents, as he desires.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 322, Pages 14-16 Erza stands with the rest of her team as Sting powers up to take them on. Even as Sting comes forth, Erza does not move. Ultimately, Sting concedes that he cannot win and surrenders the battle, giving a point to the team and winning the Grand Magic Games for Fairy Tail, to the happiness of the guild members as well as Erza.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 322, Pages 17-24 Erza approaches Sting and asks why he didn't attack them and is told in response that he fought because he thought he could see Lector again, puzzling Erza. As Sting says he now feels he can no longer see Lector, Erza tells him he can as Millianna appears with the Exceed in hand, allowing Sting to be reunited with his companion, a reunion at which Erza smiles.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 322, Pages 25-27
Once their victory is announced to all, Erza stands with the rest of her guildmates as they are seen by the others around Crocus, who acknowledge their strength. Soon after, Erza asks whether anyone saw the signal flare Natsu was to use upon rescuing Lucy, to which nobody replies in the affirmative. Spurred by a discussion with the others, Sting asks why Natsu didn't participate in the final day, a question Erza avoids answering.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 323, Pages 2-5
Soon afterwards, the guilds are gathered in Central Square of Crocus to be addressed by the King. The King reveals the upcoming attack at the hands of 10,000 Dragons and requests that the guilds assist the kingdom in combating them. Erza, with the many other Mages, enthusiastically agrees to do so. As she begins wondering about Lucy's conditions after her capture, she is told that she is fine and that she is with the princess now. As the other Mages express interest in fighting, the King begins crying and thanks them all, ending his words with a verbal quirk which causes Erza and the rest to stare at him.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 325, Pages 12-16 As the guilds prepare themselves for the upcoming battle, Erza is approached by Cana, who suggests her to take a bit more time to rest due to her wound, but Erza dismisses it and states that she will be fine.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 326, Page 3 
Later on, an alarming noise emits from the castle, to which Erza questions what it could be.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 327, Page 4 Suddenly, a wave-like assault originating from the location of the Eclipse Gate shreds through Crocus, catching Erza and the rest of Fairy Tail by surprise.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 327, Page 10 Unexpectedly, a Dragon fully made of flames, then appears in front of them. Claiming that they will experience "the flames of hell," Atlas Flame unleashes a giant wave of flames out of its mouth, causing Erza and the others to be thrown away.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 328, Pages 15-16 However, everyone survives the attack and Erza then proposes to reorganize their stance. After Makarov's attack is proven to be ineffective, Atlas Flame attacks Erza and others one more time, claiming that they cannot defeat a Dragon as long as they are human.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 329, Pages 6-8
Afterwards, Future Rogue commands Motherglare to release eggs of Dragon-like monsters that instantly hatch and proceed attacking the Mages. Laxus then decides to battle Atlas Flame as one of the Dragon Slayers, supported by his Thunder God Tribe, while Erza and other Fairy Tail Mages attack the newly-hatched creatures.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 330, Pages 2-6 While fighting them, Erza gets separated from the others. The monsters begin to overpower her and Erza notes to herself that her injury isn't healed yet, contrary to what she told Cana earlier. With her legs unable to move, Erza begins to give up as the monsters attack her. However, Jellal appears, blasting away the monsters with his Heavenly Body Magic and asking Erza if she needs help. That is when Millianna notices them, enraged to see Jellal again.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 331, Pages 14-18
As Millianna utters Jellal's name, Erza attempts to calm her down and tells her that she has already forgiven Jellal. Unable to accept that, Millianna asks Erza why she's covering for someone who killed Simon. She then yells out that she cannot forgive Jellal so she will kill him, however, Erza argues that such action won't change anything. That is when Ultear appears and takes all the blame on herself, much to Erza's surprise and Millianna's confusion. As Ultear takes her leave, Erza states that Ultear is also a victim because she was led down the wrong path from young age. When Jellal questions the twisted world they live in, Erza simply states that no matter what, they have to live on.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 334, Pages 2-7 With Jellal's help, she is then seen walking away while holding a sword as a means of defense.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 335, Page 2 After the Dragons return to their time, Erza and Jellal are seen smiling at each other, delighted that everything is over.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 337, Page 13
After the Dragon War, Erza and the rest of the Mages who helped in the fight are invited to Mercurius for a celebratory banquet. With her drink in hand, Erza greets Lucy and some of the others when they arrive in the ballroom, and later also finds and greets Kagura, asking if her wounds are okay. After recalling that a lot happened between them during the Games, Erza asks if Kagura will accept her as a friend, only to be surprised when Kagura blushes and asks if she could be her big sister instead. Glancing over her shoulder, Erza spots Millianna, who still seems to be wearing a glum expression. Asking her to cheer up, Erza pulls forth Happy to try and tempt Millanna to smile, though the Mermaid Heal Mage tries to ignore the cat until Erza also brings forward Carla and Panther Lily, whom Millanna happily attacks with her love. As Millianna hugs Happy, Erza asks him if he has seen Natsu, becoming a little concerned when the Happy replies that he hasn't spotted him anywhere.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 338, Pages 9-11 Shortly after, Erza stands strong by her guild and asks Yukino to join them when the Celestial Spirit Mage is attacked by the other guilds, who all want her to accept their requests for membership. In the brawl that follow, Erza and Kagura lock horns, only to be stopped when Natsu enters the room dressed as the King, shocking them all into silence.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 338, Pages 16-21 
Later, Erza and the rest of the team leave Crocus, riding a carriage to get back to Magnolia. Erza notes that it feels like they've stayed in Crocus for quite some time, even though it's been a little more than one week.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 339, Page 14 When they finally arrive to Magnolia, they are welcomed by a cheering crowd. Erza states that some of those people aren't even from Magnolia. She is then praised by some of them for her performance in the Games, which leaves her embarrassed. Erza is then seen smiling as Magnolia's Mayor reveals their reconstructed guild building.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 340, Pages 3-8
===Eclipse Celestial Spirits arc===
With strange natural disasters and weather phenomena occurring around the world, jobs flood into the Fairy Tail Guild, however Erza takes one unrelated to the weather and instead assists in a construction job. She performs her job extremely well, earning her great respect from the laborers she is assisting. She later returns to the guild after finishing her job only to witness Yukino stumble in and explain to them all that her Gold Keys don't work, the reason is unclear, and that she is worried that Lucy's don't work either.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 205
Erza, along with the other Fairy Tail Mages, arrives as a reinforcement to help the main group through the use of Warren's Telepathy. This causes the Celestial Spirits to return to their gates due to being outnumbered. After taking one of Hisui's Celestial Spirit Banishment Keys, Erza tracks down Sagittarius, who awaits her at the battlefield of some sort.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 208
Erza listens to Sagittarius' explanation of the rules of their showdown and commends the design of their setting, requipping into a suit of samurai armor to match the mood and prepare for their match.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 212 Erza and Eclipse Sagittarius prepare for their match, with Erza using her Requip to put on the samurai armor. Erza tries to remind Sagittarius of his time spent with Lucy and her good intentions but Sagittarius doesn't care. He and Erza then start their showdown, consisting of 3 matches, the first one being horseback archery which Erza wins. Next match is a race as a test of speed which Sagittarius wins easily. Ultimately, the third match turns out to be a battle on horseback, with Sagittarius warning Erza about the landmines spread across the battlefield. With Erza summoning the Spear of Lightning through the use of her Requip, the battle begins. Sagittarius empowers himself and initially has the upper hand. Erza tries to overpower him with swift blows of her spear to compensate for the power she lacks but fails as she steps onto a mine, giving Sagittarius yet another advantage as he unsuccessfully tries to deal the finishing blow. Erza gets an offer to surrender but she denies and manages to escape from Sagittarius' clutch. Briefly after getting back on her feet, Erza starts falling into series of mines, with Sagittarius managing to evade every single one of them due to his improved instincts so he takes the advantage to disarm Erza in the process. Now disarmed, Erza manages to trick Sagittarius by riding on his horse back. Sagittarius unsuccessfully struggles to get Erza off his horseback and thus ends up activating a mine, marking his defeat. Wishing to fight him again in the future, Erza successfully closes Sagittarius' gate.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 213
===Sun Village arc===
With the Fairy Tail guild receiving a lot of requests after their victory in Grand Magic Games, Erza, Wendy and Carla take on a job and play as actors at Rabian's performance, with Erza playing the character of Elie.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 341, Page 6 Later, much to her surprise, Lucy finds them at her place. Erza tells her that they want to share the sweets they got as a reward for their job. Afterwards, they wonder about Natsu and Gray's job, as they have been away for 3 days. Worried that something happened, they head to their location. When they arrive, they find an unconscious monster that Natsu and Gray were supposed to defeat and next to it, Natsu and Gray engaging in a fight. Erza attempts to stop them but much to the shock of everyone else, she gets punched in the face by Natsu and Gray and angrily retaliates afterwards.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 341, Pages 11-17
Back at the guild, Erza and others find out that Natsu and Gray were working together due to the request demanding so. Erza states they should be thankful that the guild has so many requests again just as another request arrives, asking Natsu and Gray to take care of it. Makarov then reveals that it's a request from Warrod Sequen, ranked fourth in the Ten Wizard Saints. Hearing this, everyone is surprised and Erza wonders what happened.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 341, Pages 18-20
Walking to the location specified in Warrod's request, Erza comments on the breeze in the open mountain air, stating that it feels nice. She then turns to Natsu and Gray, who are still arguing, and demands that they stop as they are going to be meeting with someone of extremely high standing; upon hearing Lucy ask if she is right about her description of the Ten Wizard Saints, Erza tells her that she is correct and that Makarov and Jura are amongst them, Jellal and Jose were, and that the four highest ranked Saints are referred to as the Four Gods of Ishgar. Then when Erza hears Wendy ask what Ishgar is, she explains that it is the old name for their continent; Natsu and Gray continue bickering and drag Erza into the conversation, making Erza wonder if she is the one being insulted instead of them.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 342, Pages 3-5
Erza and the group then arrive at Warrod's house and enter, with Erza explaining that they are from Fairy Tail; the group is silenced by Warrod, who is watering his plants, making Erza nervous. Erza's nervousness is quickly broken by Warrod's playful attitude, which leaves her taken aback. Erza then apologizes before speaking to Warrod and asks the man if he is who he is, which he states that he is, if he wasn't joking, leaving Erza dejected; he quickly states that he was joking about joking, leaving Erza annoyed. Erza then listens as Warrod talks about a village with an everlasting flame that was frozen solid and that he doesn't know how the disaster occurred, but adds that the villagers are alive; Warrod asks them to unfreeze the villagers and the flame, prompting Erza to say that someone of his power could easily solve the issue by himself. She is quickly corrected by Warrod, who explains that the Ten Wizard Saints are not omnipotent and that countless Mages more powerful than himself exist, adding that if he were to leave the continent, he would be insignificant. Erza, however, is left awed after Warrod explains that those in a guild make up for what their partners cannot do. She and the rest of Team Natsu then formally accept Warrod's request and the Wizard Saint uses his Magic to send them the needed 2000 kilometers; Erza smiles at this, marveling at his Magic to control mother nature itself.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 342, Pages 6-17Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 342, Page 19
Arriving at the destination, Erza notes to Wendy that it took no time at all, with the latter stating it was amazing. Looking at the village, Erza sees the frozen structures but does not see any frozen people, despite Warrod saying there would be some. However, everyone soon sees a large number of frozen giants and wonders whether the village belonged to them.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 343, Pages 2-6 Seeing such large people, Erza is surprised. Gray and Natsu attempts to melt the ice but are unable to with their Magic. Suddenly, the group is spotted by three men, whose identity Erza asks for. The men reveal that they are treasure hunters from the Sylph Labyrinth Guild and as they repeat it, Erza tells them there's no need.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 343, Pages 8-12 The men claim that they are going to get the flame which guards the village while Happy states that they are going to free the village, shocking the men who claim that such will oppose their plans, which Wendy and Lucy oppose. The men begin running, determined not to let themselves be stopped. Hearing that the flame is frozen, the men reveal that they have Moon Drip in a vial which they can use. Erza is surprised that they were able to liquidize it and, hearing Natsu state it can help save the villagers, gives chase with the rest of her guild.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 343, Pages 13-16
However, as the others begin to pursue the treasure hunters, Erza decides to stay behind in the village and look for further clues that could help them to identify the freezing Magic. Looking around at the frozen giants, she notes that each of them is holding a weapon, and that they are all facing one direction. Thinking this over, she concludes that perhaps the village was under attack before the spell was cast, and that the giants were protecting the Eternal Flame. Reasoning that the flame must be in the opposite direction of where the giants are heading due to their protecting it, Erza runs through the village and comes to a mountain. Convinced the flame will be at the top, Erza runs up the slope, only to be despaired when she finds nothing at all. Moving to look around some more and wondering what her real goal was in trying to find the flame, Erza suddenly spots her reflection in a nearby slick of ice, shocked when she sees that she has turned into a little kid.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 344, Pages 14-19
Surprised, Erza wonders if she has an armor that will fit her in her current size. She then tries to take a step but slips, falling down off the mountain. She realizes that she will have trouble moving, as her mind remembers her former physical appearance. Imagining the reactions of her friends, Erza insists that she absolutely must return to her original looks.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 345, Pages 2-4
Attempting to use her Magic to gauge how it may have potentially been altered, Erza releases a large amount of Magic Power, but only succeeds in summoning a small sword. Commenting that both her physical and Magic abilities seem to have been lowered significantly, Erza is approached from behind by Minerva, who shocks the red-head when she reveals that she is part of the Dark Guild Succubus Eye. When Erza asks if Minerva has lost every ounce of pride as a Mage, Minerva ignores her and asks for a fight, stating that Erza stands no chance in her current form. Questioning if Minerva was the one who changed her, Erza prepares to defend herself, whilst Minerva, explaining that her partner is the one with the age-manipulating Magic, moves to begin her assault.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 346, Pages 1-5 
Despite her attempts, fighting Minerva in her child-like body proves meaningless as she is effortlessly dominated by the Dark Mage, who ridicules her and tells her she fully intends to torment her as payback for what happened in the Grand Magic Games. As she is kicked in the stomach, Erza wonders about the spell which turned her into a child and wonders if she needs to defeat the caster in order to end its effects.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 348, Pages 6-8 
However, Minerva has the upper hand and Erza finds herself lying on the ground. Minerva, pointing at Erza with a sword, states that killing her like this won't suffice and tells Erza that if she begs for her life, she might spare her, wanting to hear the screams of a 'shamed warrior'. Not complying with this, Erza states that Minerva has lost a pride as a Mage, claiming that Magic exists to be used for friends. Erza then tells Minerva that it's not too late to escape the darkness, but this just angers Minerva, who readies to give Erza the final blow. At that moment, Erza suddenly returns to her adult form and defends herself by striking Minerva with kicks. Minerva wonders if Doriate was defeated and then mocks Erza for her attire. The latter returns the favor as it's revealed that Erza grabbed part of Minerva's clothing, leaving her underwear exposed. As Minerva becomes even more enraged, Erza simply says that it wasn't intentional.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 349, Pages 10-16
Before too long though, Doriate once against spreads his Magic and turns Erza back into a child, much to her frustration. However, as Minerva mocks her, Erza points out that the Magic has affected her as well, much to her frustration.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 350, Pages 5-6 During their battle, their actions are paused momentarily as the goings-on of a battle in the distance are noticed. Hearing Minerva inquire as to what it is, Erza states that is it Natsu.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 352, Page 15 Not long after, both Erza and Minerva notice the ice melting, with the former happy that her teammates managed to pull it off. The two female Mages are then approached by a now-awakened giant, who is surprised to see humans in their village. At that moment, Minerva decides to flee the battle, stating that they'll finish it later. Even though Erza attempts to talk it out one more time, Minerva states that her darkness will corrupt the world, not the other way around.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 353, Pages 13-15
With the giants and the village saved, Erza takes the opportunity to question them as to what happened. The giants reveal that they attempted to fight but were frozen before they could do so. Lucy remembers Atlas Flame's words about an Ice Devil Slayer and suggests he froze Atlas Flame thinking him to be one. As Erza suggests that it was an accident, Gray butts in, telling them they still don't know his true intentions and that Doriate's warning about the gate to the netherworld still stands. Hearing this causes Erza to think about Tartaros, to which Gray suggests that they were behind the freezing of the village and had Succubus Eye guard it.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 354, Pages 2-5 Soon after, Erza and the group spend the night partying with the giants, going on till sunrise.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 354, Pages 12-13
After completing Warrod's request, Erza and co. return to Warrod's home to deliver the news, with Erza noting how she is relieved that they completed the request without any further incidents. As Warrod prepares to deliver the payment for their completed task, he presents Erza and co. a potato, leaving them astonished. Later that night, Erza, Lucy and Wendy arrive at a secret hot spring, with Erza mentioning how it is expected of Warrod to know of such a secretive location. As the girls relax in the hot springs and enjoy their relaxing experience, Erza comments about the rejuvenation properties of the hot springs. As they bathe, their attention turns towards Natsu, Gray and Happy, whom are also relaxing in the hot springs.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 355, Pages 2-7
After Lucy and Wendy attempt to cover themselves up in embarrassment from bathing with men, Erza asserts that it is nothing to lose their composure over, and recollects a time when she would bathe with both Natsu and Gray as children, with Erza subsequently offering Natsu to wash his back. After Warrod's revelation as being one of Fairy Tail's founders, Erza and co. express their astonishment. After a bit of correlation, Erza deduces and questions Warrod whether his reasoning of personally requesting Natsu and Gray is indeed relevant to Warrod's relation to the guild, to which Warrod affirms. As Warrod lovingly recollects Mavis' words and her morals, Erza and co. attentively listen on, with Warrod continuing on to sing a song once sung by Mavis. After Warrod's song, Erza requests Natsu to wash her own back, and Natsu astonishingly deduces that Warrod is older than their Guild Master, to which Erza chimes in that it was rude of Natsu to announce such a thing. After Warrod provides his limited knowledge over Tartaros, Natsu expresses his rage and bursts out in anger, flailing his fists directly in front of him. However, forgetting that he was initially washing Erza's back, he looks down to see Erza, mortified by his assault and responds with aggression of her own.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 355, Pages 7-19
===Tartaros arc===
At the guild, Erza tells Makarov about Minerva enlisting in a Dark Guild. Makarov briefly comments on the information, calling her a "brash and reckless lady" and then asks about Jiemma's whereabouts, just to learn that nothing is known of his location at the moment. Makarov proposes reporting this to the council, with Erza stating that she was thinking of contacting Sting, the acting master of Sabertooth, as well.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 356, Page 18 A little while later, Erza watches as Jet barges into the guild hall, claiming he has bad news.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 356, Page 23 Shortly thereafter, she stands next to the others as they await for Porlyusica to reveal Laxus, Yajima, and the Thunder God Tribe's condition, momentarily thinking to herself that Jellal might be one of Tartaros' targets.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 357, Pages 18-23 
While Natsu is eager to wage war on Tartaros, Erza agrees with Makarov's statement that it is too early, admitting that they do not know their intentions or the location of their headquarters, something even the Magic Council knew.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 359, Page 9 However, upon learning some of their locations from Loke, the guild decides to take down the Dark Guild and protect the former council members. Soon, Makarov gives a speech to everyone which Erza listens to as they then set out.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 359, Pages 14-16 Later, after the deaths of numerous ex-Magic Council members, Erza and Mirajane are sent to protect the former Magic Council chairman as a means of avoiding the catastrophe that would mean Tartaros activating Face.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 363, Pages 19-20 While taking a break on their way, Mirajane notes that Jellal has most likely become a target as well. Erza replies that even she doesn't know where Jellal is, but even if she's not with him, he can defend himself just fine. The two then state that they must protect the former chairman of Magic Council. They eventually reach his house, with the chairman, Crawford Seam, offering them a cup of tea.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 364, Pages 2-3
Crawford then questions the reason for Erza and Mirajane's visit, wondering how they got his adress. Erza apologizes and the ex-chairman reminisces about Erza's trial in past, much to Erza's embarrassment. The group continues their discussion, with Erza stating that they plan to destroy Face. However, Crawford claims he knows nothing of its whereabouts, not even the three former council members that are protecting it know where it is located. Suddenly, both Erza and Mirajane stand up just as a group of attacker barges into the house. Erza and Mirajane face them, using the Black Wing Armor and Satan Soul respectively. The female Mages are happy to work as a team for the first time, determined to protect the ex-chairman together.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 364, Pages 4-14 They continue wiping out the attackers, with Erza requipping into her Heaven's Wheel Armor. However, the two find it odd that Tartaros sent such weak enemies, when suddenly, both fall down. Crawford is then shown holding the two Fairy Tail Mages' bodies, while contacting Kyôka about the news of him capturing two subjects.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 364, Pages 26-31
Erza eventually wakes up in a jail. She realizes she is naked and chained up just as Kyôka welcomes her to Tartaros. Erza questions the whereabouts of Mirajane and Crawford, and Kyôka reveals that the ex-chairman is a traitor, having allied with Tartaros, much to Erza's shock. Kyôka then notes that any resistance is futile, as the shackles have sealed Erza's Magic. Erza asks about Mirajane one more time and Kyôka reveals that Mirajane is currently under the effect of her ability, in order to make the Fairy Tail Mage into her slave. Erza tries to make her stop, but Kyôka tells her not to whine and instead asks about Jellal's whereabouts.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 365, Pages 9-14 Erza questions the reason for that, but Kyôka tells her one more time to reveal Jellal's location, while using her ability to cause Erza great pain. When Erza states that she doesn't know, Kyôka slashes her, much to Erza's agony. The Demon then reveals that they found out the names of the 3 former Magic Council members that have sealed Face, with Jellal being the only one alive out of them. Kyôka insists that Erza reveals the information about Jellal to her, proposing to free her and Mirajane in exchange, otherwise, both Fairy Tail Mages will die. However, Erza continues claiming that she doesn't know, asking Kyôka to spare Mirajane. Kyôka smiles as she asks whether Erza will let her have some more fun.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 365, Pages 22-27 A moment later, when Kyôka heads out to check the commotion, she summons Yakdoriga to watch a seemingly unconscious Erza, ordering the Demon, however, not to touch the Fairy Tail Mage as not to let all the fun Kyôka had while interrogating Erza go to waste.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 366, Pages 3-4 
Eventually, Kyôka returns to Erza in order to find out Jellal's location. She has Yakdoriga torturing the Mage using its electric ability. After a short while, Kyôka orders the Demon to stop, again asking about Jellal's whereabouts. However, Erza tells them to return Mirajane. Kyôka ignores this, while telling Yakdoriga to continue. She grasps Erza's hair, noting that she'll double her sense of pain again just as Erza's screams are heard through the dungeon.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 368, Pages 12-14 Erza is then briefly shown again, seemingly unconscious, just as the Face's seal is being undone.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 369, Page 18 Later, when Fairy Tail successfully avoids the exploding Lacrima and attacks Tartaros' headquarters, Kyôka heads to Erza's location to use her as a hostage, however, she is intercepted by Natsu and Lisanna. The female Mage is then revealed to have broken free and is shown in her armor-less attire, covered with the unconscious body of Yakdoriga. With a smirk on her face, Erza states that she was just returning the favor.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 371, Pages 16-18 
Later, Kyôka is seen tied up similarly to when Erza was being tortured. Erza, with an evil grin, states that she will get a revenge for all the things done to her, much to the confusion of Natsu and Lisanna. Natsu then asks about the whereabouts of Mirajane and Elfman. Kyôka, threatened by Erza's sword, gives a reply. Natsu and Lisanna head to Mirajane's location while Erza continues questioning Kyôka. She learns of the seal on Face being undone and expects Jellal's fate to be grim, but Kyôka reveals that they did not kill him as Face was unlocked through other means. Erza then asks about the Demons' goal, which leads Kyôka to reveal that they intend to destroy the Magic of the entire continent in order to return to Zeref's place. At that moment, Kyôka breaks free and attacks Erza, stating that the shackles do not work on Curses. However, Erza manages to block her attack and delivers a powerful kick. She asks whether the Demons blindly believe Zeref, with Kyôka responding affirmatively, admitting that they were born thanks to his love. Erza is then a target of a barrage of attacks as Kyôka extends her claws to strike. When Kyôka tells Erza that humans would not understand, Erza states that humans have faith as well. Subsequently, Erza dons a full body armor equipped with a giant lance, using it to strike at Kyôka.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 372, Pages 1-10 Ultimately, Erza, with her lance, pierces all the way outside, creating a hole in Cube.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 372, Pages 16-18
Erza then notices everyone from Fairy Tail just as she lands while switching back to her previous attire, affected by the gravity of Undercube. She questions the situation, but Gray states that there is no time for explanations and tells everyone to enter Cube through the hole that Erza created. She then reveals that Natsu and Lisanna are fine, and with Elfman confirming his well-doing as well, the only one to be found is Mirajane. Erza smiles as everyone from Fairy Tail springs into action, however, she is suddenly grabbed by Kyôka's extended claws. She tells a worried Lucy that she will be fine and they should focus on stopping the Face, as the seal has been broken. Kyôka then smashes Erza into a rocky surface, however, Erza doesn't seem to be affected. With a grin on her face, she states that her payback is far from over.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 373, Pages 9-11 With her blade, Erza repeatedly clashes with Kyôka, admitting that the Demon is strong.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 375, Pages 17-18
The two continue their showdown and Erza notices Cube trembling one more time, with Kyôka stating that the end is near.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 378, Page 5 However, after Face's supposed activation, Kyoka notices that Erza's Magic remains, which leads her to ponder if the Face operation failed. Erza then watches as Kyôka makes a run for it, leaving the battle to Minerva, whose appearance leaves Erza dumbstruck. Introducing herself as Neo Minerva and a Demon of Tartaros, Erza can only call the declaration absurd.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 379, Pages 7-9
Being hastily attacked by Minerva, Erza swaps blows with the new Tartaros member before she is contacted by Warren, who is using his telepathy to inform the Fairy Tail Guild that they can consider retreating now that they have rescued all of their lost comrades. Before Erza can contemplate her next actions though, Warren's telepathy is high-jacked by Mard Geer, who greets the Fairy Tail members and bids them farewell as he moves to cast Alegria, a Curse which causes Cube to begin deforming. Being struck with sticky tendrils of the guild building, Erza begins to be pulled into the floor, the redhead soon realizing that the guild building is consuming her. Angry at her prey being stolen, Minerva attempts to stop the process, but to no avail, with Erza becoming frozen alongside the rest of her guild as part of the newly transformed Cube: Plutogrim.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 382, Pages 10-22 After the Celestial Spirit King casts Galaxia Blade to dispel Alegria, Erza is freed of its effects and charges at Minerva. The two clash one more time just as an excited Minerva exclaims that Erza should show what she is made of.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 386, Pages 8-10
The two continue clashing and even though Minerva makes use of her Territory Magic to push Erza back, the latter counterattacks by delivering a punch to Minerva's face. As the reborn Mage proclaims that she is the strongest, Erza questions Minerva's enemy just as she strikes her one more time. While recalling the time she spent training with her father, Minerva continues the fight, but is yet again punched into the ground by Erza, who tells her to wake up. As Erza shows understanding for Minerva's actions, Minerva states that she wants Erza to kill her, but the Fairy Tail Mage argues that there is someone surely waiting for her to come home. At that moment, a figure appears behind them and Erza recognizes the Underworld King, Mard Geer. As Mard states that he has come to clean up the place, Erza, seeing that Mard targets Minerva with his Curse, yells out her name, however, she is then shocked to see that the attack does not connect and Sting and Rogue arrive to assist in the battle.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 388, Pages 4-18
Questioning their arrival, Erza soon recalls the letter about Minerva joining a Dark Guild that she sent to Sabertooth a while ago, but her surprise is then changed to embarrassement as the two Exceed, as well as the Twin Dragons state that the letter was so badly written that it took them this long to arrive. Listening to the conversation, Mard states that it doesn't matter as the world of Magic will soon end. Erza is shocked to learn that there are 3000 more Face devices and her surprise grows as Mard claims that the now-deceased Crawford Seam is controlled by Keyes' Necromancer to activate all the Faces in one hour. The Twin Dragons tell Erza to go and stop Face from activating, while they head to battle Mard. Seeing this, while helping Minerva and the two Exceed in escape, Erza warns Sting and Rogue of the Underworld King's immense power.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 389, Pages 2-10 As they walk through the destroyed Cube, Erza asks Minerva if the latter knows where the control room is. After getting a negative reply, the group happens upon Happy and Panther Lily and Erza watches as Minerva rips Franmalth off Happy's head, smiling that he is the one who can reveal the location of the room.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 390, Pages 17-19 With a threatening expression, Erza asks Franmalth to confirm that they are heading the right way and afterwards, reassures Minerva about Sting and Rogue, stating that they have to deal with Face. She then warns the Exceed that they will be left behind after their short banter.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 395, Pages 5-7
Arriving at the control room shortly after, Erza and her friends find the Chairman still working to activate Face. Starting towards him to cease his actions, Erza suddenly finds herself unable to move and begins to choke herself, the group realizing distraughtly that both Seilah and Kyôka have found them, with the former utilizing her Curse to trap them. Unable to move, Erza listens as Kyôka states that Face will soon be activated; however, Mirajane suddenly rushes into the room, slamming Seilah harshly into a nearby wall with all of her might and freeing everyone from her possession. Erza's happiness at seeing Mirajane safe is short lived though, as Kyôka reveals that the Chairman has completed his activation sequence for Face, and that it shall fire soon; the Demon woman also approaches Seilah and absorbs her powers, vowing to fight on for the both of them. Knowing she needs to defeat Kyôka in order to stop Face's firing, Erza Requips into Armadura Fairy and moves to face the Demon head on once more.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 398, Pages 10-19 
Vowing to stop both Kyôka and Face, Erza rushes the Demon woman, the two exchanging blows until Erza manages to push past Kyôka's defenses and slice her through the side.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 399, Pages 2-6 Unperturbed by the attack, Kyôka stands and chuckles, commenting that she and Erza are very much alike before she is interrupted by a strange noise that can suddenly be heard.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 399, Page 10 As the noise grows louder and louder, both women look to the sky in disbelief as Acnologia descends upon the destroyed Tartaros Guild.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 399, Pages 16-18 Both Erza and Kyôka express their shock as Acnologia rampages around the ruins of Cube.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 400, Page 4 Subsequently, Erza and Happy turn their attention towards the fire Dragon that appears soon after Acnologia, questioning if it could be Igneel.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 401, Page 5 However, unbeknownst to Erza, Mard Geer instructs Kyôka to speed up the activation of Face via Organic Link and Erza watches as the Demon does so, soon learning that Kyôka's death will mean Face's end. She points out Kyôka's confidence as the Demon enters her Etherious form and strikes Titania, destroying a part of her armor, much to her shock.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 402, Pages 10-19
As her Armadura Fairy crumbles and Minerva, seeing that Kyôka is capable of decreasing the timer at will, urges her to hurry up, Erza requips and charges at Kyôka. As they continue clashing, Erza questions the Demon's actions and their will to die for Zeref, learning that Kyôka will be no more once Face activates. At that point, Kyôka hits everyone with her Curse, manipulating their sensation of pain. She continues to hurt Erza, soon taking all her other senses as well. Kyôka rejoices over her seeming victory, however, Erza manages to stand up and after claiming that this means nothing to her as she has her friends to lead her way, she strikes Kyôka with her fist, much to the Demon's surprise.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 403, Pages 2-19
Erza then rushes forward, delivering a strong kick, shocking Kyôka yet again. However, due to the effects of the Demon's Curse, Erza feels pain and momentarily backs away just to return with yet another punch. This enrages Kyôka who speeds up the Face's activation one more time and Erza, unable to hear the screams of her companions, takes an attack from Kyôka's claws followed by an excruciating pain. The Demon then launches a barrage of attacks until Erza manages to counter-attack and, requipping a pair of swords, slashes through Kyôka's body. Later, after Minerva finishes Kyôka off and Erza regains her senses, she is shocked to witness that Face is about to activate, with the timer having reached zero.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 404, Pages 2-19 Erza is upset to have failed to stop the Face, however, she then notices all the Face devices being destroyed and wonders what is going on.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 412, Page 6Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 412, Page 19 Realizing that the continent's Magic is saved, Erza's expression changes to that of relief.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 413, Page 4 Erza later joins the rest of the Fairy Tail members to listen to the Dragons' final words.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 415, Page 5Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 415, Page 13 A week later, Erza sits out by the river as she recalls being tortured by Tartaros which evokes bad memories of her childhood. She wonders if she will ever be able to trust again. As she sits there though, Jellal passes by, saying she will be fine. He tells her she knows the weaknesses of man well enough, so she should keep on her path of light as she has always done and he will walk the path of darkness and tells her to move forward.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 416, Pages 17-19
===Avatar arc===
In X792, Erza appears at an unknown place. After Gray is forced to save Natsu and Lucy at the Avatar HQ, he contacts her through a phone and hands it to Natsu afterwards, from which the Dragon Slayer can hear Erza's voice asking what he has done to Gray's undercover mission.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 429, Pages 15-18
As the group departs, Erza, continuing to use the communication lacrima, reveals to Natsu that she was investigating Avatar as a request from Jellal and, having met Gray, she asked the Ice Mage to infiltrate them. She also claims to be the one who stopped Gray from letting Juvia know in order to increase the chances of the plan, as well as to keep her safe. Erza then explains that they couldn't just crush the group that Gray had infiltrated, it being just a small cell of a bigger organization. Even though she is initially against involving Natsu and Lucy in the plan, she smiles as they all state to be "fired up", getting to fight together for the first time after a year. Eventually, while Natsu and others protect the town that the cultists intend to annihilate, Erza attacks the dark Mages from rear, striking down anyone in her way.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 430, Pages 2-22
As soon as her opponents attempt to use Magic against her, Erza requips into an armor with several blades surrounding her, commanding them to attack the cultists in a circular motion afterwards. With everyone around them lying on the ground, defeated, Erza questions if they still insist on resisting. That is when Jerome appears and Erza has to use one of the swords to defend against his Dark Sword, causing it to melt. As Erza deflects further attacks, the affected blades are met with the same fate and Jerome explains that his sword rots anything it touches. However, Erza states that her sword strikes without making a contact and Jerome is found on the ground, unconscious. Erza then repeats her question, asking if her enemies still intend to fight.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 431, Pages 11-29 Afterwards, she requips back into her usual armor and continues making her way through the horde of cultists.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 432, Page 18 Later, Erza is able to feel an unknown Magic, wondering what's going on.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 433, Page 12 
After a figure of a gigantic being is revealed, Erza recognizes it to be one of the 18 Yakuma Gods, much to her anger.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 433, Page 18 As the summoned God attacks, splitting the ground in two, Erza watches Natsu climbing its sword, eventually reaching its head.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 434, Pages 3-5 She smiles as Natsu defeats the God with one of his techniques, recognizing the Fire Dragon Slayer's improvement in his power.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 434, Page 17 Afterwards, just as the Magic Council's army arrives to arrest the cultists, Erza approaches Gajeel and punches him, believing Natsu's words that he's not the real Gajeel. After learning the truth, Erza informs him that it was them who stopped Avatar's plans. Together, they then cheer on their victory. Later, as Frosch appears, Erza joins her friends appreciating the cute Exceed.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 435, Pages 11-20 Before heading back to Magnolia, Erza states that she has to report back to Jellal.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 437, Page 3 She is then seen with the rest of now-reformed Fairy Tail as Lucy and others arrive to Magnolia, with Erza greeting Bisca and her family. She then smiles as Lucy cries over the guild's return.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 437, Pages 15-18
===Alvarez Empire arc===
Erza later helps in rebuilding the Fairy Tail Guild building, proposing to divide the chores so that they finish faster.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 438, Page 6 When many of the guild members start brawling, Erza intimidates them into getting back to work, earning herself the position of the seventh Guild Master of Fairy Tail, despite that not being her intention. As Erza attempts to dissuade them, Mest unexpectedly appears, telling everyone that now that the new master has been appointed, they need to rescue Makarov.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 438, Pages 16-19 Erza then follows Mest to the building's basement, learning that it is restricted to only the Guild Masters. As Erza is astonished upon seeing Lumen Histoire, before she can express her shock any further, Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Wendy, Happy, and Carla accidentally reveal that they followed them. Erza asks Mest to explain Lumen Histoire; however, not even he knows its true nature and instead shares his memories with everyone, telling them about the mission he received from Makarov, as well as the danger that the Alvarez Empire presents to their guild.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 439, Pages 2-20
Surprised, Erza realized that Makarov disbanded the guild for their sake. The group then discusses all the possibilities of Makarov's whereabouts; just as Mest is about to mention the worst case scenario, Erza stops him. They are all eager to go and save Makarov, but Erza halts their enthusiasm, saying that they cannot go without a plan against someone that Makarov considered unbeatable. Claiming that as the guild master she wishes to focus on rebuilding the guild first, she also states that as a guild member, she wants to save Makarov and proposes that only those present in the room go on an infiltration and rescue mission.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 440, Pages 2-9
While heading to the Alvarez Empire via boat discussing Makarov's mission, Erza asks how long it will take to reach Alvarez. Mest explains that it'll take a few days and that they have to make a stop at Caracole Island to get supplies.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 441, Pages 2-6 As they approach the coast, Erza is shocked to see Alvarez Navy ships and learns through Wendy and Natsu's hearing that their troops are on Caracole looking for a spy. To avoid suspicion, Erza and the others change their Fairy Tail Guild marks to Cait Shelter Guild mark and tell the Alvarez Navy soldiers that they are just on vacation. Flirting with the soldiers alongside Lucy's, Erza and the group make it past the guards; but once the group sees a child about to be killed by one of the soldiers, Erza, Natsu, Lucy, and Gray attack the Alvarez Navy.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 441, Pages 11-19
With their cover blown, Team Natsu takes out the rest of the Alvarez soldiers who attack them, settling afterwards to await any more who may come. As Wendy and Carla take the child to safety and Mest teleports away to look for the informant, Erza and the others sit down with a local vendor and talk to him about his business; however, the man's shop is suddenly blown away in a large explosion. From the rubble, a stranger approaches, introducing himself as a member of Alvarez Empire's Brandish Squad, Marin Hollow. Erza, enraged that the dessert stand was blown up, tries to Requip to attack the man, though he reveals that he has blocked off her Magic, as his own involves the manipulation of space. Lucy's attempt to summon a Celestial Spirit is also blocked due to its spatial relation. Smiling at the two, Marin then reveals that he has his own special space reserved for those who break his rules, and spirits Erza and Lucy away in a cloud of smoke.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 442, Pages 2-14
Erza and Lucy are later released as per the instructions of Brandish μ, a member of the Spriggan 12, expressing relief that they are out of the creepy room. Afterwards, Erza notices Brandish, wondering about her identity. She then watches in shock as Brandish annihilates Marin as compensation for the latter injuring Mest. Erza soon realizes that their opponent knows who they are, as Brandish reveals that Makarov is alive. However, she also warns Fairy Tail to stay away from Alvarez and Erza soon finds no ground below her feet, falling into the water as Brandish shrinks the island down to only a sliver of land. With that final testament to the Spriggan 12's strength, Brandish departs.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 443, Pages 16-27 In the aftermath, Erza and her teammates help the island's residents into nearby fishing vessels. After they are finished, Mest teleports the group to an unknown location underwater, and Erza is surprised to see that Sorano is the spy, as she was expecting Erik. Erza is also shocked when Sorano says she knows where Makarov is, and that she is going to take them to his exact location.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 444, Pages 2-13
Later, Erza and her friends sit and wait somewhere near the Alvarez Empire's capital city, Vistarion. During that time, Mest teleports to their location with Makarov in tow, and everyone is overjoyed to see him. Unfortunately, their revelry is cut short when Mest informs them that Zeref is in the empire as well,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 445, Page 19 with his true identity being Emperor Spriggan. Erza confirms to Makarov that Mest has told them everything and then watches as her master sheds tears over his wasted actions, while she tells him that as long as they were for someone else, they weren't meaningless. Before they can take their leave, they are halted by Ajeel Raml, another member of the Spriggan 12. Even though Erza and the others get ready to battle, Makarov orders them not to fight and escape instead, with Erza equipping an SE plug to drive their magical vehicle after throwing numerous blades as a means of distraction. Even though she speeds up as much as she can, Ajeel quickly catches up with them, standing on top of a gigantic sand golem. In spite of her efforts to evade the monster, as well as Lucy and Gray's attempts to intercept Ajeel's attacks, Erza and the others eventually end up in a pit of quicksand, losing the vehicle. However, Natsu manages to save everyone by evaporating the sand and Erza readies to fight alongside her comrades.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 446, Pages 2-28
As the group battles, Ajeel's overwhelming strength becomes apparent as Makarov intervenes, grabbing the Fairy Tail Mages in his giant state in order to protect them. Though Erza tells Makarov that they can still fight, Makarov refuses to let them be harmed. Facing Ajeel's Sands of Death, Erza insists that Mest teleport them away; a confused Mest asks where. Before the tidal wave of sand can reach them however, a bolt of lightning strikes, dispersing the sand. Mest then teleports Erza and the others onto Blue Pegasus' Christina, the airship that Laxus and the others used to reach their location and, with Laxus launching one more attack, they safely fly away. Afterwards, Erza faces Gajeel's critique for not letting him and the others know about the secret mission before Makarov tears up over finally getting his family back, everyone smiling over his joy.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 447, Pages 2-19
Back in the guild, as everyone is confused about what to call Makarov now, Erza announces that she is stepping down, so that the title of Master can go back to him. After partying, Erza listens to Makarov's apology and smiles when Natsu states that no matter what happens, they will fight against Alvarez in order to survive. As Makarov begins talking about Fairy Heart, Mavis appears, with Erza wondering whether it's her spirit form. Erza is then surprised to hear of Mavis' "sin," as the First Master gets ready to explain why Zeref is after Fairy Tail's greatest secret.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 448, Pages 2-19 
After Mavis finishes her story, Erza is shocked to learn of Fairy Heart being an infinite supply of Magic Power. As the First Master gets upset over dragging everyone into this, Erza tells her not to blame herself. Afterwards, the topic of Zeref's immortality is brought up, with Erza wondering how they can defeat him.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 451, Pages 13-19 Just then, as Natsu mentions that his right arm is something that can do the job, Erza wonders about this secret weapon that he possesses. Even though Natsu refuses to speak about it, Erza smiles when Mavis decides to leave it to the Dragon Slayer. When Makarov goes over all the information he has gathered about Alvarez, Erza comments on Brandish as someone they came into contact with at Caracol Island and then wonders whether or not Dimaria is a Mage when described as a female knight. She is also shocked to hear that August's knowledge of Magic may be greater than that of Zeref's.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 452, Pages 5-16 
Afterwards, Erza relaxes in a hottub along with Wendy and Carla. She confirms that Crime Sorcière will most likely make a move as well when the young Dragon Slayer asks about it. With Carla mentioning that a part of that independent guild is responsible for Cait Shelter's destruction, the group recall the time when Wendy joined the guild. Worried that she got such a little girl involved, Erza states to herself that she must protect everyone at all costs. She is surprised when Wendy hugs her from behind, asking Titania to let Carla and herself protect her this time and an overjoyed Erza comments on Wendy's growth, calling her the pride of the guild.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 453, Pages 8-10 Not long after, Erza looks out her window and sees the Alvarez Empire finally start their attack.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 453, Page 16
Later, Erza reaches Ajeel's ship just in time to save the motion sickness-affected Dragon Slayers aboard by cutting the ship in half. As the Exceed to take care of Natsu and others, Erza defeats several soldiers and faces off against Ajeel.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 454, Pages 17-19 Charging at her enemy, Erza finds her attacks unsuccessful as Ajeel blocks her swords and abilities. He questions whether there is anyone stronger than her in the guild and Erza responds, telling him not to underestimate Fairy Tail. However, Ajeel surrounds her with his sands and Erza finds that her Requip isn't working.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 455, Pages 11-14Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 456, Page 12 Soon after however, Erza manages to requip her Wind God Armor, blowing away the sand and striking Ajeel, much to his amusement.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 457, Pages 13-14 At that moment, Natsu's punch causes Bakel to shoot through Ajeel's ship and Erza, taking advantages of the provided distraction, slashes through Ajeel.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 457, Pages 19-20
As the fight continues, Erza uses the Sea King Sword, a water sword, to counter Ajeel's sand ability. The Sand Mage continues his attacks, but Erza claims that they will no longer affect her, having developed countermeasures. When Ajeel summons a sandstorm, covering not only the whole ship, but the whole town as well, with sand, Erza is surprised to see this and comments on the overwhelming power of the Spriggan 12. While Ajeel approaches her through the sands, eventually managing to grab her neck, Erza notices that her power is being drained. Ajeel insists that Erza call him a god, however, she states that the guild won't fear even a god and requips into her Morning Star armor. This lets Bisca see Erza's location, enabling her to fire Jupiter one more time, hitting Ajeel and allowing Erza to use Nakagami Starlight to finish her enemy off.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 458, Pages 2-19 Her Requip undone, an exhausted Erza falls to the ground before being caught by Natsu. Even though he expresses worry over her injuries, telling her Wendy will arrive soon, all Erza does is raise her fist in victory as the two smile at each other;Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 459, Pages 1-5 she later rests as Wendy heals her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 460, Page 19
After waking, Erza listens as Mavis sends Gray, Juvia, Laxus, Wendy and Natsu to Hargeon Port to reclaim it alongside Lamia Scale and Mermaid Scale, but when Natsu turns up missing, Erza, still heavily wounded, offers to go in his place, as she wishes to reunite with Kagura.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 462, Pages 13-14 However, the group is then informed that Natsu has gone to face Zeref alone. Gray plans to go aid him, but Erza insists that they continue with Mavis' plan as instructed; the two begin to argue, with Gray accusing Erza of having too much faith in Natsu. Lucy steps in to break up the debate and Mavis sides with Erza, telling the guild to continue as told.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 463, Pages 2-4
Erza travels south with her party, deciding to rest for the night. Telling everybody to sleep well in order to be in top form for the battle,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 471, Page 6 she snuggles up with Juvia in the latter's double sleeping bag and happily nods off.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 471, Page 9 Reaching the battlefield the next day, Erza thanks the other Guilds for lending Fairy Tail their aid, then teams up with Kagura.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 471, Pages 21-22 As they proceed fighting through a group of enemy soldiers, Kagura suggests that they move further into the enemy territory and when Erza notes that there are still enemies around them, the other members of Mermaid Heel insist that they will take care of them, telling Erza and Kagura to head to the port. Knowing that there is another member of the Spriggan 12 besides Wahl and Dimaria, Erza and Kagura decide to go together in order to defeat him.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 463, Pages 10-11 However, they stop for a moment, in shock, as they are able to witness one of Wahl's fire attacks.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 463, Page 18 Heading to the port, Erza and Kagura encounter two members of the Neinhart Squad. Erza quickly requips to her Clear Heart Clothing and the two girls make quick work of their two opponents. However, just as they finish them, two more opponents appear. Before they can even react, though, Jellal Fernandes takes them out. Surprised to see him, Erza tells him to cover his face, however he tells her that he is done hiding. Erza shoots a worried glance at Kagura, who appears frightened by Jellal's sudden arrival.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 474, Pages 10-13
The three soon make their way to Neinhart's ship in the port, where they board, but are quickly blinded by a veil of darkness and struck away by an unseen attacker. When the Magic is lifted, Erza sees the long-dead standing before her, leaving her awe-struck, but quickly becomes confused when Jellal states that the Simon before them is fake. With that revelation, Erza and her companions come face-to-face with Neinhart himself, who ominously declares that what they see is their Historia.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 480, Pages 15-19 After Neinhart reveals his Historia and attacks Kagura, Erza watches as Jellal jumps to save her, knocking the two below the ship and leaving her alone with Neinhart. As Erza looks down at the hole in the ship, she is suddenly attacked by Ikaruga, who asks if she had forgotten her. The two clash swords before Ikaruga slices her shoulder, noting she is not as sharp as she was. Suddenly, Azuma appears, stating that its due to her injuries. Erza engages the two, holding her own for a bit but quickly becomes overwhelmed. As Neinhart delights in her suffering, he summons Kyôka. The three Historias then gather and attack as Erza is too injured to fight back.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 481, pages 2-19
Receiving further injuries from her enemies, despite her effort to defend, Erza is only helpless as Azuma ties her up, allowing Kyôka to torture her by increasing her sense of pain. Fatally wounded, Erza finally retaliates by terrifying her foes. As she mentions their defeats in the past, Kyôka tries to silence, but to no avail as Erza sends a petrifying stare at them, causing them horror. Now ordering them to be gone, the entities of her past foes suddenly dissipate entirely. Collapsing from her severe injuries, she immediately receives aid from Jellal and Kagura, the former of whom fiercely intends to end her battle.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 482, Pages 7-19 As such, Jellal ultimately defeats Neinhart by casting Grand Chariot, with Erza commenting the beauty of the scarlet sky after the battle.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 483, Pages 17-19
She later regains consciousness in a makeshift infirmary, surrounded by her friends and is informed that they have obtained almost complete victory in the battle for Hargeon. While Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel plan to clean up the mess in the port city, Fairy Tail decides to head back to their Guild, although Erza is advised to recover from her injuries. Immediately afterwards, as way of apology for resuscitating Jellal, the completely clueless redhead is kissed by Kagura, rendering Erza speechless.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 484, Pages 2-6 Later, she is carried out of Hargeon by Gray, but remains unconscious even when a suspicious glow appears on the horizon and soon covers the landFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 489, Page 19 and transports her, Gray and Juvia to an unknown wasteland.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 490, Page 9 The trio wanders in search of Wendy, but instead find Natsu, Happy and Lucy near Mercurius,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 491, Pages 7-8 Erza's presence unsettling Irene, who is currently inside the castle.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 491, Pages 12-14 The group then heads for the Guild, guided by Zera,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 492, Pages 2-3 and finally arrives to see that it has fallen to the enemy. Erza, who has regained consciousness, keeps watch while the others rest, after which they prepare to take back their home.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 494, Pages 19-20
Together, they try to assess the situation, with Erza noting it would be foolish to attack with no plans. However, she also exclaims that until the rest of the guild arrives, they should take out as many enemies as possible to get closer to their guild. They charge at the army awaiting them and while everyone else makes use of their Magic to defeat their enemies, Erza requips several times, swiftly destroying the soldiers. Erza is later seen surprised upon witnessing God Serena's display of power and begins to be overwhelmed by Ishgar's top Wizard Saint, until Gildarts' sudden arrival saves them, much to Erza's delight.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 495, Pages 2-22 Erza then watches as Gildarts takes on God Serena,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 496, Page 3 but she is momentarily distracted by Ajeel's Sand World, commenting that the location is surrounded by sand yet again.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 496, Page 7 Afterwards, as Gildarts defeats God Serena, Erza, along with everyone else, smiles and joins the group continues marching towards their guild.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 496, Pages 16-17 As they proceed, Erza crushes several more enemies, commanding everyone to follow her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 497, Pages 8-9 She is later seen defending against the Alvarez's troops.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 500, Page 8
In light of her guildmates' stamina dwindling in the face of Alvarez's overwhelming army, Erza cuts a path open for them to continue forward, after which telling Makarov not to overexert himself, and that they shall all return to the guild together. However, Irene's eye appears in the sky again in search of Mavis; when Mavis creates a giant illusion of herself to rally the Fairy Tail troops to victory, Erza comments on her ability to easily do so.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 504, Pages 13-18 But the tides of war continue to flow against Fairy Tail as Irene's Berserker Enchantment allows the Alvarez troops to overwhelm even Erza, despite her determination to carve out a path to victory.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 505, Pages 3-8 In this dire situation, Makarov decides to give up what remains of his life to cast Fairy Law. Erza's desperate entreaties against following such a course of action are ignored and she watches numbly as her foster parent sacrifices himself for his children.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 505, Pages 12-20 Although devastated, the knight composes herself and pays her respects to her former master, considering herself to have been blessed to have such an outstanding parent.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 505, Page 5 Soon afterwards, she breaks up the fight between Gray and Natsu and finally breaks down even as she questions their lunacy.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 506, Pages 18-20 She urges the friends to recall their past together instead of falling prey to momentary outbursts of emotion. As the two males begin to regain their sense of reason, Erza commands them to listen to their late Master's lingering thoughts and tearfully pulls them into an embrace.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 507, Pages 4-9 Soon after Happy, Lucy, Carla, Wendy and Juvia arrive on the scene, they decide to have Porlyusica tend to Gray, Natsu and Juvia, all of whom have collapsed, but the group is suddenly attacked by Irene, who cryptically remarks that she and Erza are one and the same.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 507, Pages 18-20
Erza begins by telling Irene that she doesn't know what she means, but after seeing her become affected by Larcade Dragneel's Pleasure, she tells her comrades to flee with the injured. She then charges at Irene, intent on finding out what she meant, but is retaliated against with an atmospheric Enchantment that, to her surprise, Wendy blocks and diffuses.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 508, Pages 14-16 Erza continues to attack Irene using various methods, but her attacks are easily parried, with even the Heaven's Wheel Armor's Blumenblatt being simply rearranged into a mocking hanamaru. At Erza's request, Irene identifies herself as her mother, something which Erza says is a lie, as she was always alone in Rosemary Village. She then completely rejects Irene, claiming that Makarov was her only parent; after her mother expresses indifference to her existence, Erza tells Irene that anyone who stands against Fairy Tail is her enemy. Erza immediately rejects Irene's subsequent desire to tell her the secret of her birth, but her advance is halted, and Erza is forced to listen to Irene begin her tale, learning that she was once called the Queen of Dragons.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 513, Pages 5-19
Erza listens as Irene reveals that she was the queen of a Dragon-loving country called Dragnof four hundred years ago, and was present when the Dragon King Festival started. Surprised that her mother is four hundred years old, Erza wonders how she looks so young, but Irene brushes that comment aside, and continues her tale, revealing that she was the one who created Dragon Slayer Magic. This shocks Erza, who also learns of the negative side-effects of enchanting humans with a Dragon's power, including, but not limited to, the Dragon Seed, which slowly turned her mother into a Dragon, all while she was pregnant with her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 514, Pages 2-19 Erza also learns the identity of her father, and hears of her mother's imprisonment and torture by said man for undergoing dragonification, the subsequent complete transformation thereof, and her encounter with Zeref that restored her to human form after several hundred years. Finally, Irene's story comes to an end when she states that she failed to enchant herself onto her unborn baby to become human again and discarded her, and Erza thanks her mother for birthing her. While Irene rejects Erza's gratitude, she reveals, while requipping into a new armor, that the thanks is that because of Irene's abandonment that she found her true family in Fairy Tail.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 515, Pages 2-20
After once again denouncing her mother, Erza dodges Irene's ensuing Enchantments and clashes blades, telling her condescending mother that she can beat her because she has her real family with her; Wendy lands a hit, which allows Erza to use her Red-Black Twin Blades to land one of her own. After, Erza listens to Irene try and scare Wendy with the Dragon Seed, but after she learns that the Dragon Grandeeney stopped the seed from ever sprouting,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 516, Pages 2-8 Irene becomes enraged. Erza is enhanced by Wendy's Deus Eques, and remains so because Wendy negates Irene's Deus Zero with her own. The Fairy Tail Mage then combines her two swords into one and slashes her nonresistant mother on the head, only to listen to a largely unfazed Irene say that the truth of Enchantment isn't in blood relations, it is in magical compatibility, and that that is why she failed to enchant herself into Erza. Citing that she has a Dragon Slayer and an Enchanter in front of her, Erza turns around, horrified, to see that Irene has completely taken over Wendy's body.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 516, Pages 13-20
Erza wonders what happened to Wendy, only to learn from Irene that she is the girl, prompting her to charge at her mother; as she is kicked away, Titania is told that she is not possessing the little Dragon Slayer, and that she has actually become Wendy. Erza is then bombarded by a series of explosions and Irene making full use of Wendy's Dragon Slayer Magic, all while futilely trying to get through to her friend's ego. The woman runs at Irene yet again, but stops after the Spriggan 12 member asks her if she actually wants to harm Wendy's body; thinking back to many emotional moments with Wendy, Erza falters, and is overwhelmed yet again. Her armor explodes, but she comes out unscathed due to Wendy revealing herself to have found her way into Irene's body and casting Deus Corona. Erza goes on to watch as Irene and Wendy battle each other, with Wendy using the higher Magic Power in Irene's body to successfully put them back in the correct bodies, but not before Irene maims the abdomen of Wendy's body. Wendy then collapses and asks Erza if she can finish the fight, which the woman angrily says that she can.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 517, Pages 2-20
Erza goes on to immediately the dodge her mother's barrage of Enchantments, and tells her disparaged foe that she can sympathize with her misfortune, but must defeat her regardless. Irene wonders how she could possibly understand her; Erza reveals her past as a slave, but adds that she wouldn't change a single thing she underwent, as it led her to people she now loves. These words anger Irene, who screams for Erza to die and changes into her true Dragon form. Though she is shocked, Erza can do nothing to defend herself from a powerful swipe that leaves both her legs and left arm broken. Listening to her mother explain that her form as the Sage Dragon lets her cast Master Enchantments, the Fairy Tail Mage can do nothing as Irene enchants an asteroid to come crashing down to the battlefield. Upon seeing Deus Sema, Erza realizes that it is a stronger version of Jellal's Sema and realizes that if it hits, it will kill everyone on the battlefield. Realizing that she can still move her right hand, Erza requips a gauntlet to launch her upward, and after saying that being the Queen of the Fairies means more to her if her mother is the Queen of Dragons, and that her job as a queen is to protect the ones she loves, Erza requips her sword once more and calls out for Makarov to give her the strength she needs to destroy the meteor.fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 518, Pages 2-20
Erza manages to destroy Deus Sema, and as she falls, she aims her blade at her mother; Irene points out that Erza cannot pierce her Dragon scales, but a barely conscious Wendy enchants her sword with Dragon Slayer Magic, which allows Erza to deal a crippling blow. She then lays on the ground, helpless, as her mother points her own sword at her. In response, Erza smiles, which triggers Irene's temper; Erza pushes herself up, allowing her own sword to impale her, to headbutt Irene, claiming that she hasn't given up yet. After she lands, Irene reveals to have her sword yet again, but opts to instead commit suicide, leaving Erza bewildered. Erza proceeds to ask Irene why she stabbed herself, and with her last breath, Irene tells Erza that her smile made her remember just how much she loved her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 519, Pages 2-19 With her mother now having passed, Erza bids her farewell; Wendy comes over to her and asks her how she is doing. Wendy expresses more concern about Erza, to which Erza replies that she is fine, and that her only parent was Makarov. The Dragon Slayer then notices, much to Erza's dismay, that the aforementioned master's scent has disappeared. In response, she embraces Wendy and tells her that she is with her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 520, Pages 2-5 Due to Irene's death, Universe One dissipates, and the two Fairy Tail girls are caught in the flash of light that returns Fiore to normal.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 520, Page 16
When the light subsides, Erza is healed enough so that she can walk, and, after Wendy confides in her that if she had been with Makarov then he may have lived, the S-Class Mage tells her he knew Fairy Law would burn up his life. The two then sense an enormous Magic Power approaching them, which belongs to Acnologia, who lands right in front of them;Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 523, Pages 16-17 Erza recognizes Acnologia's Magic Power, but fails to identify him due to his arrival in human form. She then watches in horror as Acnologia defiles her mother's corpse upon recognizing her as the mother of all Dragon Slayers.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 524, Pages 2-5 Upon regaining her composure, Erza demands that Acnologia leave her mother's corpse alone, but is instantly rendered silent as the Black Dragon comments that she and Irene share identical scents. She watches in shock as Wendy successfully deduces the dragon's identity, and can only stand still as Acnologia proceeds to attack her. However, Jellal manages to arrive in time to shield a surprised Erza from the blast before going to attack the Black Dragon with his own magic. Despite his efforts, Acnologia emerges from their spar unscathed, revealing himself as the Dragon of Magic before reverting to his dragon form. Erza acknowledges that Acnologia's magic power is far greater than when they last confronted him on Tenrou Island, and is forced to watch in horror as Wendy attempts to challenge the Black Dragon herself. Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 528, Pages 4-16
The trio are saved by Ichiya, who rams the Magic Bomber: Christina into Acnologia and urges the group to board the ship. Although initially hesitant, Jellal persuades Erza that it is their only option while Ichiya scolds the swordswoman for underestimating Christina. He proceeds to explain to the shocked S-Class mage that he has found a way to prevail over the Black Dragon, which is confirmed by a mysterious woman who approaches Erza and the others.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 528, Pages 17-19
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