When Cain finally opened his eyes, a somber and shadowed light flickered within them. "Apex was right."
Although he would have preferred a different truth, there was no denying the reality now carved into his mind.
What had reached the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe was only a fragment of the Root—nothing more than a shard of something far greater. The true body of the entity still lingered somewhere in the Emptiness, and Cain could not even begin to estimate how much stronger it might be.
Yet despite the grim revelation, one detail brought him a measure of reassurance. He could clearly sense that there was no connection between the Heart of the Root that had infiltrated the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe and the main body wandering the Emptiness. They could not communicate with each other. They did not share thoughts, will, or power.
