There was simply no time to react. No chance to dodge, counter, or even think. But instead of despair or dread, instead of fear or hesitation, the trio received only one thing from the Scarlet King—eyes burning with raw brutality—and two quiet, merciless words.
"Final Eternity Breaker."
For a heartbeat, those words meant nothing to them. They were confusing, meaningless syllables muttered in the face of imminent death. But in the next instant, their meaning became violently clear, for a force field burst outward from Cain's body like a collapsing star.
It swallowed the three Champions and even the rod behind him, sealing all of them inside a gray world where motion itself had ceased to exist.
The power of the trio was immense, however, and their collective might allowed them to tear out of the gray stillness in barely a heartbeat. But in the brief moment they were frozen, everything had already changed. The rod—and the Scarlet King—were gone.
