Erebus already knew this would happen. When he first devised his plan, he understood that invading another world would force him to kill people who knew nothing about his circumstances and had done nothing to deserve such a fate.
He had prepared himself for that possibility and convinced himself that he could bear the burden if it meant saving his people.
But now that the moment had finally arrived, he found himself hesitating. A part of him still resisted the thought of taking innocent lives, even when he knew that doing so might be necessary.
However, it was already too late to turn back. The faces of the suffering people in his world surfaced in his mind, reminding him of the children who had watched their families fall apart and the parents who had buried their own children after witnessing their endless suffering.
Their pain reignited his determination and silenced the doubts that threatened to hold him back.
