Great Sun Traversing the Sky
A crimson ball of fire, the size of a human head, burst through the roof of the conference room like a meteor, leaving a magnificent trail as it shot straight into the sky. In the end, it mysteriously hovered high in the air, and from a distance, it looked as if a spark had appeared above the Magic Council.
At first, the residents of the town below the Magic Council did not notice this commotion.
Suddenly, the crimson ball of flame hanging high above the Magic Council emitted a roaring burning sound, which spread widely through the air.
Those in the town with keen ears, having heard this strange sound, had already looked around, searching for its source.
Before they could react, a violent explosion suddenly came from above the Magic Council, and shockwaves filled with terrifying force swept across the entire village from the Magic Council as the center.
As if a natural disaster had struck, the sky shattered, the earth shook, and within a radius of a thousand meters centered on the Magic Council, all seemed to fall into silence, the world turning deathly white.
After the terrifying explosion subsided, a terrifying ball of fire, seemingly indistinguishable from the Magic Council, rose in the sky. Below it lay the Magic Council, scorched and deformed.
"What... what is that?"
In the town below the Magic Council chamber, a middle-aged man dressed in a rather wealthy manner pointed upwards with a horrified expression.
The townspeople, who had just recovered from the tremors, looked in the direction he was pointing and immediately froze.
One breath, two breaths...
"Run! What are you standing there for?"
One person, regaining their senses, cried out, breaking the brief silence on the street, and in an instant, the entire street erupted into chaos.
No, the entire town was suddenly plunged into panic after that exclamation.
Magic Council, Hughes sensed this scene using his Observation Haki and couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly.
He kept the flame in his hand for so long precisely because he was afraid of accidentally harming the people below. During this time, he had been controlling the flame.
Despite the impressive display of energy release and the massive enlargement of the flame orb, its temperature and destructive power are confined to the Magic Council under its control.
If these people had calmed down and taken a closer look, they would have discovered that the entire town was intact.
Not only that, but in the process, he didn't even kill a single ordinary person in the Magic Council.
All of this is thanks to the terrifying range of perception granted by Advanced Observation Haki, and the extraordinary control over flames granted by the Flame-Flame Fruit with Awakening level of up to 58%.
The giant fireball hanging high above the Magic Council was a technique that Hughes created in a sudden burst of inspiration, based on the Great Flame Commandment - Flame Emperor.
The Great Flame Commandment - Flame Emperor condenses a giant fireball behind him, then draws flames from within the giant fireball, thus easily using various fire-based techniques.
After successfully cultivating the Great Flame Commandment - Flame Emperor in Thunder Valley, Hughes felt that this technique was not quite suitable for him, mainly because the fireballs generated by the Great Flame Commandment - Flame Emperor were too large.
Placing it behind you would be a constraint, binding you to the giant fireball.
With a giant fireball following behind him, he could no longer freely use various Taijutsu as before.
This is completely self-inflicted, a self-inflicted wound that cripples both hands!
Therefore, Hughes borrowed the principle from his previous development of flame thrusters to give the giant fireball generated by the Great Flame Commandment - Flame Emperor a thrust, allowing it to hang high in the sky.
... This has absolutely nothing to do with Hughes liking to be on top...
The enormous fireball hung high in the sky, completely under Hughes ' control. He could use the massive flames inside as Hughes pleased, and even manipulate the entire fireball to descend and incinerate everything.
Hughes even gave this modified Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor a name: "Great Sun Traversing the Sky"!
He hoped that in the future this giant fireball would be able to move freely, rather than being fixed in one place.
At this moment, looking into the distance, it seemed as if two suns appeared above the Magic Council, one large and one even larger.
The Magic Council Plaza was already packed with people, all gazing up at the blazing flames in the sky with solemn expressions.
The intense heat from the massive fireball scorched them, causing them to sweat profusely, especially the Custody Enforcement Unit, who were drenched in sweat and panting heavily.
"Where are the Speaker and the other members? I can't see them! Quickly, have people look for them! We can't let anything happen to them!"
The senior Toad messenger stood at the front, constantly croaking.
Given the current situation and the alarm that had just sounded, everyone had some uneasy thoughts, but no one dared to voice them.
The Magic Council, which governs the entire continent, has been invaded, and they still don't even know what's going on.
If word gets out, the whole world will laugh at us, especially for dark mages...
Just then, a burst of laughter faintly drifted over, as if the villain Hughes had suddenly appeared in the center of the square, grabbing Crawford Him by the neck.
Inside the square, the Toad messengers and members of the Custody Enforcement Unit were stunned, as if petrified.
What did they see? The chairman of the Magic Council was being held in someone's hand like a dead dog.
Has such audacity ever occurred since the founding of the Magic Council?
Thoughts of dereliction of duty... this was a serious dereliction of duty, flashed through the minds of the Toad Messengers and the members of the Custody Enforcement Unit in an instant.
Oh no, my secure job... my prestigious status!
The two groups quickly composed themselves and surrounded Hughes from different directions. The Toad Messenger was responsible for verbal coercion, while the members of the Custody Enforcement Unit released magic from time to time, attempting to intimidate Hughes and force him to release Crawford Him.
Hughes gave them a mocking smile, and with a slight exertion of his left hand, Crawford Him's eyes instantly rolled back...
"Hughes, don't do anything foolish! Crawford Himm can't die! If he dies by your hand, no one can save you!"
Yajima, panting heavily, jogged over, with councilors Ogre and others following behind him.
Hughes glanced at them, clicking his tongue inwardly. The world was a microcosm of human nature; who wanted Crawford Him dead, and who wanted Crawford alive? You could tell from the expressions on their faces.
He knew that the current members of parliament were divided into many factions, including the radicals led by Ogre and Michello, the neutrals led by Belno, and the moderates led by Yajima.
At this moment, the radicals' faces were full of excitement, wishing that Crawford Himm had died at Hughes's hands, especially Michello the cat, whose tail was standing up excitedly.
"His ambition for power is obvious!" Hughes thought to himself.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Yajima's diminutive figure slowly approached Hughes...
"Hughes, I know the whole thing is Crawford Him's fault, but he's the president of the Magic Council. If something goes wrong, it will definitely cause a lot of turmoil, and you will definitely be held accountable, and even labeled as a dark mage."
Leave Crawford Him, then go back to Fairy Tail. Makarov and I will handle the rest.
"Don't worry, I assure you with my life, you will be fine!" Yajima said earnestly.