As Liora appeared beside the Founding Emperor, the shadows beneath his legs grew and wrapped around his calves, locking him in place.
At the same time, a pale domain began spreading with her as its center.
It expanded quickly, engulfing the Emperor's figure in just a moment.
Seeing this, Liora stretched her hand and brought it upwards.
White arms followed her command and appeared out of nowhere, drilling into the Emperor's body and coming directly into contact with his immaterial soul.
The hands grabbed the soul tightly and pulled it out of its shell, ready to banish it into Nothingness.
Clearly, since penetrating the Founding Emperor's defense had failed to work earlier, Liora had decided to use other means—Soul Annihilation.
This was an ability that had proved extremely useful, having helped her deal with a large number of enemies so far.
But for the first time since she awakened this ability, Liora sensed something different.
