To everyone's astonishment, after the dragon fell to the ground dead, the core of the dragon's magic, the magical sphere in which he was once confined—that same sphere that made it possible for him to channel his magic powers to make him practically invincible by instant regeneration—remained floating in the air for a few seconds after the Crimson Dragon fell.
Then suddenly it moved with noticeable speed into the outstretched hand of a faintly familiar figure nearby. Hana looked as hard as she could because she could not believe her eyes.
"Senator Kohana?" she said, confused. As she said this, Hotaru's eyes widened as her gut told her that this was bad.