The arc of lightning appeared between Cain and the three Champions of the Root, so sudden and sharp that even his heightened senses barely registered it before impact.
A heartbeat later, it detonated—an expanding crescent of annihilation that erased matter, energy, and spiritual essence with the clean precision of a blade. For an instant, it looked as if a lightning sun had bloomed in the void, a newborn star forged entirely from devastation.
The eruption swallowed the Scarlet King and the Champions of the Root whole. And due to the vibration of the energy, the lightning sun acted as a form of cage, keeping those inside trapped so they would be pulverized until there was nothing left.
For a moment, there was only blinding white, but then a figure emerged.
Cain carved his way out of the lightning sun a breath later, thanks to the formidable endurance of his body. Of course, he did not come unscathed.
