What Kaos truly wanted to know was this: with Starfont Divine Court and the Divine Court of Reincarnation pouring fire upon each other in a mutual deluge of war, did the Crossbridge Empire genuinely have the backbone to withstand the wrath that might one day come pouring down from one of those colossal behemoths?
Aurek rose slowly from his throne.
In that instant, behind him, the void erupted with billions upon billions of radiant beams. A haze of luminous brilliance flooded the entire Starvault Hall, casting his silhouette into something vast and imperial—like the living incarnation of sovereign will itself.
"This empire is mine to rule,"
his voice was calm, yet it carried an absolute, unshakable intent,
"and therefore its fate is destined to burn with eternal splendor—
not to fade into dull ashes."
His gaze seemed able to pierce straight through a soul, striking directly at the secret Kaos had buried for far too long.
