The six billion Gods of the Pantheon, watching the live broadcast from the safety of their God spaces, were completely silent.
The shock of what they had just witnessed; their Emperor, God Cosmos, silencing an army of twenty-seven ancient demon gods with two casual words, was still settling in.
But their awe was quickly replaced by a new terror. They watched as the two leaders of the demonic pack, the colossal Edgar and the fiery Kash, broke the law.
They watched them struggle against that command, their forms convulsing, and then, with a final effort, they freeed themselves from the Emperor's will.
A ripple of fear went through the Pantheon. Their Emperor was mighty, yes. But he was not perfect. These... Beings... were on another level entirely.
This realization, this first taste of the real war, did not break their spirit. This made them even more resolute.
