The Emperor wore a tense, subtly furious expression. He had sacrificed the Empire's Sacred Treasure to win this fight, something completely unexpected. His plan had been to save that secret power so that, in the future, once he had control over the Nether Beasts, he could kill the entity who had dominated the Divine Nether Beast.
Now, even if he won, that figure would know about this card and wouldn't fall for it again.
In short, it was exactly as Darian had predicted. These people's plans never involved peace or stability; before long, they would try to kill each other and restart the war in a different way.
But...
At that moment, as the Roc's body flew through the skies and would arrive within the next few seconds, everything changed.
Suddenly, that figure in the sky stopped. Then, its body pulsed with an intense light. All forms of life, on every island in this universe, felt it or saw it.
