Hearing Erend's words stunned Billy and Adrien for a few seconds. They looked at him, then at each other, exchanging worried glances filled with fear.
They had never heard Erend fail at solving a problem before. And now, even with four other Dragonborns beside him, they had failed.
This was unexpected, unthinkable, and it left both of them frozen.
Erend himself still could not reconcile his mind with what had happened. All of it still felt unreal.
First, he and the others had encountered an existence so strong, so overwhelming, that it faced all of them head-on without hesitation and was able to get the upper hand.
Then that being defeated them.
He had moved further and faster than anything they had ever imagined.
That being who called himself Zerathul had planned everything. He planned for them to come to that ruined world then executed his plan flawlessly.
He was even able to take Krono and absorbed him.
