"However, not all elves can endure such a cruel situation, as war ultimately goes against our nature. A small group of elves decided to leave their homeland ravaged by monsters, even if it meant entering the cold and sunless Underworld. They used a long staff to take a portion of the God of Prophecy's power, and even the essence of an Ancient God was stolen along with it."
The Empress paused, seemingly realizing she had misspoken: "I should say, the things they took originally belonged to the elves who sacrificed their lives, so 'steal' is not entirely accurate. They fought bravely underground but, due to insufficient numbers and strength, they abandoned the original Moon Goddess—Moonia, and turned to the Spider Goddess of the Underworld, thus becoming Dark Elves."
"I see," Lynch asked, "then why didn't the Great Mages of the past destroy the God of Prophecy's body?"
