Bellserion looked at the setting sun in the west: "The Dragon groups in the west will devour humanity completely, and sooner or later, they will invade Ishgar, where we reside."
"War seems to be unavoidable now!"
Erza said sadly, "Is that so? Dragons actually prey on humans."
"Don't worry, Erza, I will protect all of this, even if it costs me my life."
"War?"
Yanemus was very confused after hearing this word. It was the first time it had heard this word in its small head, and it couldn't understand what war was.
But seeing the solemnity on its uncle Dragon's face, it knew that it seemed to be something bad.
...
Its feeling was quickly confirmed. After that incident, its uncle was often absent from the kingdom.
It didn't have time to show its uncle the new crystals growing on its back.
However, the people in the kingdom and some Dragons were often in low spirits, as if the situation they called 'war' in the distance was not very optimistic.
Her Majesty the Queen, Erza, invented a very powerful Magic—called Enchantment.
It could attach the hardness and sharpness of steel to a wooden stick, easily cutting a sharp sword in half.
"Great! This will make the Dragon groups even stronger!"
"This war, we can win!"
Everyone cheered, and it watched, feeling happy in its heart, wondering if its uncle would be back soon this way.
However, the situation remained grim.
There were many Dragons on all sides, and some Dragons here had also been swayed in their thinking, defecting to the other side.
The Dragons it knew around it went out to fight, but it never saw them return.
Until that time, when its uncle returned injured, after talking with Queen Erza, his state of mind was somewhat different; he seemed reluctant to agree to the Queen's request.
"Uncle, what's wrong? I can also participate in the war, I'm very strong! Look, my crystals have grown out!"
The Crystal Dragon turned its head to look at its uncle, asking worriedly.
Seeing its uncle gaze at the starry sky, ignoring it.
It even flapped its wings, flying in front of Bellserion, twisting its body to show its uncle its newly grown crystals.
Under the starlight, they were very beautiful.
It made Bellserion pause, as if he had made some kind of decision in his heart.
He absolutely could not allow the kingdom to be destroyed, otherwise, how could he repay the kindness of the previous king, and how could he fail the trust of this little one's parents who entrusted him with their child?
"You're not needed yet! Go and rest assured!"
"Ow~"
Bellserion's Dragon claw flicked the little one's Dragon head, directly flicking it into the cave, regardless of how the little one clutched its head and cried out in pain.
He immediately flapped his wings and flew towards the royal palace.
Leaving the Crystal Dragon staring blankly at the receding figure.
Unbeknownst to it, this was the last time it would see its uncle.
After some time, humans appeared who were called Dragon Slayers; their power was enough to rival that of Dragons.
However, this powerful force also began to erode the human body, gradually leading to berserk transformation.
Even worse, this power would give birth to Dragon Seeds, directly turning people into Dragons.
...
The Crystal Dragon's fragmented memories were directly displayed before everyone through the effect of Magic.
Wendy, Natsu, and Gajeel stared intently, wanting to find the figures of their respective fathers and mothers (Dragons) among them.
Seeing the scene of humans and Dragons coexisting harmoniously, they also smiled knowingly.
Seeing Dragons fighting Dragons, because one side protected humans and the other wanted to devour humans, the Dragons who fought clenched their fists again.
Until they saw people turning into Dragons due to Dragon Slayer Magic, they were also very confused as to why they didn't have this problem.
So they eagerly wanted to keep watching, to find the specific reason, and it seemed there was something very important they still didn't know.
Erza at this moment looked at the crimson-haired Queen in the memories, and felt a different sensation in her heart, seemingly very warm, a desire to get closer.
Yet she couldn't believe it, shaking her head; it was something from four hundred years ago, how could it be related to her?
So, she tightly held Wendy's small hand, silently comforting her, and continued to watch.
To be continued~
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