The difference between the 8th Order and the 9th Order wasn't a matter of simply possessing more mana.
The 8th Order was the mastery of a Concept, becoming a Law of the world. The 9th Order the realm of Demigods was the ability to impose that Law upon the universe, crushing all other rules beneath it.
When the entity from the deep finally reached the precipice of the chasm, it didn't roar as Its mere presence deleted the sound of the battlefield.
The roaring cannons fell silent. The screams of the dying mercenaries faded into a muted hum.
Duke Ferro, the massive iron construct, suddenly dropped to both knees. The superheated steam venting from his gears instantly cooled, turning into heavy, freezing water.
"My... my furnace..." Ferro choked out, his internal fires sputtering under an invisible, conceptual weight.
