Standing beside Calistes, Aegon looked down at the severed arm.
"Is this the key?" he asked. And Calistes nodded.
"The runes on Blattier's forearms serve as the activation keys for the War Angels. With him weakened to this degree and his arm removed, he can't stop me from taking control any longer."
Clutching the severed arm, Calistes poured out sacred power, triggering the blood runes etched into his own flesh as well.
"Since I carry power equal to Blattier's, since he's too weakened to resist, and since I possess the same lost runes—we meet all the conditions. From this moment, the War Angels will obey me entirely."
As he spoke, he destroyed Blattier's hand with a burst of power and drew the runic energy into himself.
The blood sigils flared ominously, winding around Calistes—who now stood as absolute master of those mighty angels.
"The War Angels are at my command—and I am at yours, Aegon Valerion."
Bowing to the prince, Calistes displayed complete fealty.
