One More Chance

Chapter 1

"Yes, do not look so surprised. To be honest, this was far..far more sinister than whatever you had just seen, Jellal Fernandes", the man sneered and switched the video.

This video was showing a place close to the forest and showed Jellal standing with a couple of men wearing black coloured cloaks.

"I request silence from the audience for a few minutes", he requested and played the video.

Video Start

"Oi, Jellal! What the hell, man? I thought you would have finished the job. What's with this D-class botched up job?"

"Exactly! What's going to happen now? That bitchy queen will double her security, and our plan will be delayed indefinitely"

"Well, shut up! I know that I was the one who screwed up. Luck favoured her. She tripped on a stone and I missed. It won't happen again", Jellal snapped at the two men who sighed in response.

"Considering the event that we accomplish our mission, you know you have to go public, Jellal"

"Of course I do"

"And that would mean you would have to go against your wife, your kid, your guild and Fairy Tail. I...I don't know, I think it is too hard"

Instantly, Jellal grabbed the man by the collar and slammed him against a tree nearby.

"If you don't have the guts to cross the entire bridge, say so and I can give you a merciful death. As for what you said...they are liabilities. Kill them all, and don't leave a single one behind"

"E...Even your daughter?"

At that moment, Jellal turned towards him and exposed a part of his neck. It was only an instant, but Erza's keen eyes caught a soft red mark peeking from his shirt - a hickey she had given him early that morning when they were busy canoodling in bed.

If it was entirely staged, that should not have been there. His gait, his aura, the throw of his voice, his mannerisms...all of them belonged to her husband and Erza's faith began to drop every second.

"What did I just say? I will first take out Laxus. It will be difficult, I know. That man...each time we fight he gets stronger, and to assure my victory I might have to use underhanded techniques. I will deal with Laxus, and when he's dead, Mirajane will be in a shock. We will use that moment to finish her off. With those two gone, Fairy Tail should be in chaos for a while. That time, you guys kill Erza and Azure. Erza would be a handful, so separate Azure from her. That would weaken her confidence and her strength might drop to your level. As for Crime Sorciere, I have made a fake corpse of myself and have planted some evidence of their presence in the area of attack. Well, prison is nothing new to them"

"But..."

"You know what, forget it. I will kill Erza and Azure myself"

"She's just a chi...(groan)"

The man dropped down to his knees and coughed out some blood. Jellal kneeled down and slammed his hand against his throat.

"That child will grow up with vengeance burning through her veins. The man in front of you is a perfect example of such a child. They let me live, and now they are all dead. I am not going to make the same mistake. Erza Scarlet and Azure Fernandes will die...tonight...by my own hands. Tonight, everyone in Fairy Tail will die. Tonight, marks the beginning of our era"