Sharky had considered heading over to try to prevent what was happening, but the battle was at the earth immortal level, making it difficult to get closer.
The hall trembled. Dust fell from the ceiling like rain. The sound of bones reshaping and flesh knitting echoed through the vast chamber — crack… crack… crack!
Before their eyes, the skull became a head — tall, proud, and radiant like molten gold wrapped in divine fire. Then, a torso emerged, covered in scarlet armor engraved with ancient runes. Veins of light pulsed beneath his skin, like rivers of molten sun coursing through him.
Sharky's heart clenched.
"Impossible…" he whispered. "That body— that radiance— it's Surya's bloodline!"
Golden flames burst forth as the man finally rose from the coffin. His long hair flowed like liquid sunlight, and every strand seemed to hum with the hymn of the heavens. A single glance from him made even the Fiend Emperor step back unconsciously.
