A Dreadful Existence

Shortly after Zodreg complied, a round spatial rift opened in the room's ceilings. The boundless sky was revealed on the other side of it, including Zodreg's huge draconic figure.

Roar!

As Zodreg's dragon roar resounded in the bedchamber, space and time were seemingly locked down. Vaan's fire barrier disappeared, but the black fog of various diseases oozing out of Marchioness Belline's body did not spread; they were frozen in stasis.

Next, a blue-lit magic circle appeared above Marchioness Belline's body, expanding to cover her whole body. After it descended and phased through her body like a scanner, it disappeared without a trace.

However, moments later, several more magic circles of blue, green, golden, and white light appeared in tiers like stacking a tower of colorful mana rings.