mtgowns said:
It would be really lame if Laxus beat Jura through "nakama" - not only because of the "nakama power" itself but it would also imply that Jura doesn't have it when he quite clearly cares very much about his guild.
I think Jura comes out on top, but just barely.
Other predictions:
-Gray and Juvia beat Cheria and Lyon, but Sting comes around to collect the points. Then Gajeels shows up to fight him.
-Erza gonna Erza (hopefully by using the Fairy Armor and not just nakama power). Mashime can please the audience if Minerva is finished off through either a choke slam, a superkick or a stunner.
I read somewhere that Arcadios might be one of the Gods of Ishval; one of the shadows does resemble him in his "white armor" a lot. It's a bit hard to tell who's pulling the strings at this point.
yup, i totally agree, with about everything you just said
specially de arcadios, bit...that'd be surprisingly a very good twist, of the sort we haven't had in a while now