Jessica Sterlion

"How can I be a traitor if I was never on your side?"

- Jessica Sterlion to Mard Geer in "A traitor to my kind"

Jessica Sterlion was once a student at a Mildian Academy in the Early X300s. She was a close friend of Zeref Dragneel. Five years after she was killed by the Contradictory Curse, Zeref revived her as one of his demons, the Demon of Assassination.

Appearance
Jessica has long, light brown hair, which reaches several inches below her buttocks. A few strands of hair fall in front of her face and down to her moderately sized breasts. She has blue eyes which turn black in her demon and Etherious form. Her tanned skin is covered by a tight, purple tank or halter top, which often shows her midriff. She can sometimes be seen wearing brown gloves that reach her elbows. Her black short-shorts leave little to the imagination, however, the rest of her legs are covered by long purple leggings. On her feet she wears brown laced boots with heels about an inch tall.

In her demon form, Jessica takes on a more sinister appearance. Her eyes turn black, as does some of her hair. Her hands turn into claws, and her teeth become sharper. She gains light tan horns and bat-like wings.

Her Etherious form is not too different that her normal demon form, though her color scheme becomes less brown and more purple. The obsidian-like material that forms her claws reaches up to her elbows and shoulders, and some guards her chest and pelvis area. Her wings and horns turn black, as does the rest of her hair. Her eyes become completely black as a majority of the skin on her face turns a dark shade of purple.

Personality
Jessica Sterlion's personality varies from "generation" to "generation." In Gen 1, during her time at the Mildian Academy, she was fairly friendly to others, but showed little interest in long term commitment. However, when it came to Zeref, she cared about him greatly, and often hung around him, even as he worked on his forbidden projects. The two had met when they were about ten, and had been friends ever since. She talked and laughed with him, but as time went on, they began to drift apart. By the time they were seventeen, they barely interacted with one another, leading to the distrust that caused Jessica to relay her worries about Zeref's studies to the professors.

After Zeref resurrected her, Jessica's character became much more serious. She was fully aware of her friend's crimes and blamed herself for not stopping him when she could. She also became colder, and the reason was clear: Zeref made a fatal error in Jessica's resurrection. He meant to revive her as the innocent girl he'd loved in the Academy. However, he somehow made the mistake of altering her personality and power. Her voice lacked emotion and affection when dealing with those unknown to her. She no longer seemed to care whose lives she took, and would plow straight through an entire guild if it meant getting what she wanted, thus, she became the Assassination Demon of the Books of Zeref

Later in her life, Jessica loses her memory thanks to Zeref. Her personality then reverts to that of when she schooled in Mildia. During the battle against Tartaros, however, Zeref gives her memory back, turning her into the grim young woman she once was.

It is shown that Jessica is not entirely heartless. She has a sense of humor, and often uses it to tease Zeref or her friends in Fairy Tail. She also cares deeply for her friends, and is willing to do whatever it takes to protect them. As for Zeref, her affection of him runs far deeper than friendship. Though it has never been official, she wishes to one day live with him in happiness like they did when they were younger. To do this, she must break the Contradictory Curse, something she has been striving to do since she ran away from him after her revival.

Generation 1
When she was about four years old, Jessica and her family were sailing aboard a ship in the sea east of Mildia. A storm hit, wreaking the ship and leaving its passengers in the ocean to drown. Jessica was supposedly the soul survivor. Her body was found on the coast of Mildia. She was taken to the Mildian Academy, for the closest hospital was to far away. A mage in the academy healed her. No one recognized her, and so she stayed at there for many years. However, after about three years, several people, the Sterlions, found her. The professors begged them to let her stay, and in the end, she did.

When Jessica was ten, she met a young boy her age name Zeref Dragneel. They quickly became friends, and shared their stories and work together. However, as the years when by, Zeref became more preoccupied with his studies and rarely talked to her. One day, when the two were seventeen years old, Jessica reported Zeref creation and continuation of the Eclipse project to one of her professors. A day later, Zeref was expelled from the academy. In that instant, he was also given the Contradictory Curse. With it, he killed everyone in the academy, including Jessica.

X300s
Five years after her initial death, Zeref resurrected Jessica as the Assassination Demon. He hid his curse from her, and for about a month, they lived together, though they weren't happy. Jessica knew Zeref has hiding something from her. He told her that someone stole Natsu's body, and the misfits that lived in the cave were going to help him retrieve it. She didn't fall for the bluff and later confronted him again. This time, he told her the truth, causing her to run away in search of a cure.

During the time of the Dragon Civil War, Jessica took the sides of the humans and killed four dragons with her demon power. However, the fifth fight ending in a forfeit. She ran into Acnologia (By this time he'd undergone Dragonification) and fought him. The two were evenly match, but in the end, the dragon slayer retreated, leaving Jessica to tend to her wounds. Around this time, she'd started writing in a journal.

X600s
Many years later, Jessica heard the rumor of a new guild being created in Magnolia. She visited and sensed dark magic reminiscent of Zeref's emitting from Mavis. She then encountered Zeref himself, who told her that he'd taught Mavis her magic. Thus, Jessica decided that she would look out for Fairy Tail, though she refused to join the guild itself. Instead, she joined the newly formed Phantom Lord, for she'd heard that the master was as sworn enemy of Mavis. She hoped to infiltrate the guild should anything that involved harming Fairy Tail come up. After shortly after the Second Trade War, Master Geoffrey ordered Jessica to assassinate Mavis Vermillion. She refused and instead killed him on the spot, and erased her guild mark.

One day, Jessica was wandering the forest, not far from Magnolia, when she sensed a great amount of dark magic. She followed its presence until she found Zeref crying over the body of Mavis. He told her that he was pure evil, and sacrificed the life of someone he loved for a single moment of happiness. Many tears wear shed before Jessica finally convinced him to return her to Fairy Tail, while on the inside she was jealous and maybe even heartbroken over the fact the Zeref's first kiss was shared with another.

X770s
In X775, Jessica was found by Tartaros. Mard Geer told her that he wanted her to become one of the Nine Demon Gates. She refused, knowing Tartaros's true purpose. Mard Geer then revealed that he'd been present when Zeref told Jessica why he'd created the Etherious, and that if hadn't been for her humanity, he'd never learned the truth of his existence. After a one-way battle between Jessica and the Nine Demons, Mard Geer gave up on her and left with the others, but not before he gave her the name "Khayin," meaning "traitor."

Soon after her encounter with Tartaros, Jessica was found by several members of the Death's Head Caucus. In her weakened state, she was unable to fight back, and was quickly knocked unconscious. She was brought to guild and forced to become a member, for the master knew of her connection to Fairy Tail, and threatened to destroy the guild and everyone in it should she try to back out. Upon being asked why he wanter her in the guild, the master claimed he wanted to have her power at his disposal, and then one day be able to control her power himself, sucking it out of her body and into his. She made him promise to release her in two years, and he agreed, thinking he would have her power harnessed by then. He was unsuccessful, and Jessica left unchanged.

During her time at Death's Head Caucus, Jessica took only two jobs. One asked for the death of Eisenwald's master, which she completed, along with killing nearly every member who was present. The second client wanted her to kill an ambassador from Mildia and the general of Fiore's army, a job she completed as effortlessly as the first. However, her only victims were those requested, as she did not want to cause a complete massacre in Mercurious.

After she left Death's Head Caucus, Jessica travelled back to Magnolia to check on Fairy Tail. It was the year X777 when she ran into Natsu. She quickly recognized his name, and her suspicions of him being Zeref's brother were confirmed when he told her his last name was "Dragneel." Later, she met with the dark wizard, and they engaged in small talk before he left for Alvarez in fear of losing control of Contradiction.

X780s
Jessica visited Lamia Scale during the infamous S-Class Promotion Trial of X784. After Mavis saved the Tenrou team with Fairy Sphere, she flew to the former location of the island and found Zeref about the wreak of Grimoire Heart's airship. She scolded him for letting Acnolgia to that to the guild's strongest, but he brushed it off with no cares. She realized that the era had ended and slowly lost hope in curing Zeref's curse.

Several years past with little significance. As Sabertooth climbed the rankings, Jessica became curious and joined the guild. To do so, she took an entrance "exam": a fight between her, and Sabertooth's strongest, Minerva. She one, causing her opponent to become agitated. After a couple days, Jessica took a job requesting that someone take out a dark guild. She did so with little remorse, but unbeknownst to her, the Twin Dragons, Sting and Rogue, witnessed the entire battle. They watched as she ruthlessly killed wizard after wizard. When it came to the master, she asked what he wanted: To rot in a jail cell or to die quickly and painlessly. He chose the latter, and she fulfilled his wish by beheading him.

When Jessica returned to Sabertooth, Minerva kicked her out for murder.

Later, Jessica joined Raven Tail. She stayed for several years, and was praised by Ivan for being one of his strongest wizards. Then, during the X791 Grand Magic Games, she abandoned the guild and watched in satisfaction as the Ivan and his team were taken away. She then watched the majority of the rest of the games, skipping a day or two.

X790s
When Eclipse was opened, Jessica fought Motherglare's hatchlings in Crocus. Zeref assisted her, recklessly. However, he lost control of the curse and killed her. If it hadn't been for Ultear's sacrifice, she wouldn't have lived. When the pair saw the vision of Jessica dying, Zeref left so he wouldn't lose control.

After the games, Jessica overheard the conversation between Doranbolt, Jellal, and Meredy. She decided to go to Fairy Tail and warn them of Tartaros's incoming attack. However, when she got yo Magnolia, Zeref found her, and, in desperation, wiped her memory.

Generation 3
Jessica, under the affects of magically-caused amnesia, went to Fairy Tail and was accepted as a member when Makarov sensed the great power within her. She was given the name "Fumei," in reference to her mysterious past. One day, Erza told her about Zeref's Demons, peaking Fumei's interest. She began researching the topic, leading her to the Magic Library. She journeyed there, but did not find the answers she was looking for. When she returned to Magnolia, she found the town in ruins, and the guild nothing more than a crater.

Zeref then gave Fumei her memory back, telling her that she would need it in order to fight Tartaros and help her friends. She changed back to Jessica, completely aware of her identity and power.