"Why do they exert so much effort to weaken the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe?" The question echoed in Cain's mind, deeper and heavier than any wound he had received.
He could not help but feel that answer would hold an immense and far-reaching meaning—perhaps a truth capable of reshaping the path ahead. Yet no matter how much he wished to unravel that mystery, now was not the time. Other matters pressed upon him, urgent and unforgiving.
Resurrección deactivated the next second, and an overwhelming wave of exhaustion washed over Cain's body and soul.
He had grown powerful—so powerful that the backlash of Resurrección no longer crippled him outright as it once did—but even so, he had burned his life force, his soul force, and his ego during this confrontation.
That sacrifice was the reason he had managed to defeat Draco even after the Lord of the Tenth Empyrean Sun World interfered. But every victory had a cost, and now he had to pay it.
