(Many thanks to GS Chaoshi, Kong Shui Yin Yue, Pokémon, Hymn of Light and Wings, The Durability of Ordinary People, I am Gentleman hatin, and Wufeng Haotian for their tips!)
Cobra's voice sounded especially abrupt atop the cliff, which had been charred black as though scorched.
Before Cobra spoke, everyone present, friend and foe alike, had had their attention stolen by the Ornate Scabbard that had suddenly appeared in Noah's hand.
Thus, by the time Cobra's voice rang out, Noah had already made his move.
"Bloom... distant utopia..."
A clear chant rang out, as though echoing down from the farthest reaches of the heavens.
Clang—!
Amid a powerful impact, the scabbard gleaming with brilliant golden light was driven heavily into the ground by Noah.
Bzzzt—!
The next moment, an incomparably dazzling light blossomed from the scabbard, its surface flowing with radiant gold. Like a tidal wave, it surged outward and, in an instant, enveloped the entire cliff.
Beneath that dazzling golden radiance, the injuries of the wounded Mages scattered across the ground began healing rapidly at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"Ah... huh?" Natsu, who had been struggling to stand, suddenly felt his pain-ridden body grow lighter. He looked at his hands in surprise.
"The pain... is gone?"
"My injuries..." Gray also felt his body recovering at an astonishing speed, leaving him frozen in place.
"My wounds... are getting better?"
"This feels so nice..." Even Lucy wore a blissful expression.
"What is this feeling?"
"That scabbard..." The instant Erza felt her body rapidly recovering, she turned her gaze toward the Ornate Scabbard shining with golden light.
"Is that scabbard's power healing our injuries?"
It was not just Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy of Fairy Tail. Hibiki, Ren, and Ichiya of Blue Pegasus, along with Lyon and Sherry of