A suffocating silence followed the roar of Flora Dragon. The air grew heavy, black clouds surrounded the sky, and golden lightning flickered through them.
"H-he is really here," Maximilian murmured, sweat trickling down his temple.
From the dark clouds covering the sky, a pair of sharp golden eyes, as large as the tower's diameter, appeared, staring down at Maximilian.
From the gaze alone, a bone-crushing pressure descended upon Maximilian and Evangeline, slamming the two to the floor.
Cracks spread across the stone floor before it broke apart. Their bodies hit the ground floor below, blood vomiting from their mouths.
"V-Vivi," Maximilian muttered, raising his hand to his side, where Evangeline lay pinned, her eyes squeezed shut in pain.
The six divine dragons surrounding the tower instantly shrank into their humanoid forms, each dropping to one knee, heads bowed low.
