Editing Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume17 Chapter5 (section)

===Part 3===

With her jet-black wings outspread, the darkness spirit looked down at the giant pyramid from the sky.

The legendary Demon King's castle&mdash;The Zohar Palace&mdash;should have been wrecked thoroughly by the Salvation Army led by Sacred Maiden Areishia.

Come to think of it, that pyramid would be the tombstone for commemorating the Demon King, right?

(...No entrance. Are the walls made of orihalcon?)

Restia plucked a feather and tossed it at the giant structure beneath her.

Jet-black lightning immediately exploded on the surface of the pyramid.

It then disappeared without a trace.

(To think it deflected magic from me, a top-tier spirit...)

Making an expression as though her pride had been hurt, Restia murmured to herself.

A barrier had been erected, sufficient to nullify serious attacks from high-level spirits.

This was evidently no ordinary gigantic historical building.

"...Next, what shall I do?"

Restia crossed her arms and sighed.

"Since my magic is not working, then breaking the barrier would require Miss Sacred Sword infused with Kamito's serious divine power, or ''those flames'' of the hell cat girl's?"

''I shall investigate a little more first''&mdash;Just as she was about to land...

'Are you the darkness spirit Restia Ashdoll...?'

"...!?"

Suddenly, she heard a voice in her mind.

(...What?)

She heightened her awareness of her surroundings, but could not see where the voice came from.

Just then&mdash;

'I have waited for you so long&mdash;'

The voice spoke again.

At the same time, a change came to the part of the wall that she had just attacked.

"...Eh?"

The pyramid's surface became twisted like a marshmallow.

It suddenly cracked open to reveal a large hole.

The hole seemed to be beckoning for her to enter.

"Are you calling me?"

'Yes. You, as well as the successor you chose&mdash;'

At this time, Restia finally realized.

The identity of the ruler of this mysterious Demon King's Capital.

"I see now&mdash;"

Narrowing her dusk-colored eyes, she murmured quietly&mdash;

Next, the darkness spirit flapped her pitch-black wings and landed in the hole that had opened up.