On the distant horizon, a towering spire that pierced the clouds gradually came into Blanc's view.
So that's the Tower of Heaven...
It was even more oppressive than he had imagined.
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon had barely flown within a few hundred meters of the tower when a platform jutting from its side below lit up with magic.
"Stop!!"
Several guards in Cult robes stood at the edge of the platform, spears in hand, shouting up into the sky at the top of their lungs.
One of them raised a Magic Crystal high overhead, projecting an image into the air even larger than the previous one-
Erza had been moved to another cell. She was now bound inside a stone prison.
This time, however, she was awake. Her head hung low, her face filled with sorrow, and her body trembled slightly with fear.
An eerie pressure of magical power radiated outward. Bearing the terrifying pressure from the man atop the dragon, the lead guard forced himself to shout, his voice shaking:
"Forest Blanc! Y-you listen closely!"
"Lord Jellal has ordered that if you want to take another step forward, you must submit to restraints!"
"Otherwise, we can't guarantee what will happen to Titania!"
Blanc looked down at the image and confirmed that Erza had not been hurt.
Then he ordered the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to land.
The white dragon gave a low, drawn-out cry and slowly descended to the edge of the platform. The instant its enormous body touched down, it dissolved into countless drifting motes of light.
Blanc landed on the platform and walked toward the guards.
The guards all took a large step back. Although the dragon had vanished, they knew that the person before them was the truly terrifying one.
For Lord Jellal's sake, they forced down