The High Order members who had remained emotionless until now finally reacted.
Not because they realized Leon was still alive after the combined multi-domain assault, an attack powerful enough to destroy an entire world if unleashed in the First Layer.
No.
They reacted because they felt their life force draining away.
Whrmm!
A massive energy construct began forming in the void beside them. The surrounding space warped violently as abyssal energy condensed, twisting into a familiar silhouette.
It was Leon.
"Priest Leon, you cannot do this to us!" one of the High Order members screamed as terror finally surfaced on his face.
It was the last thing he ever said.
His body was pulled apart mid-sentence, reduced into pure energy as he was forcibly dragged into the forming construct. The other three High Order members followed, their forms collapsing as they were swallowed without resistance.
The construct pulsed.
Then it stabilized.
"…What?" Luca's expression changed sharply.
