Above the clouds, the gods' battlefield was silent but fierce.
The clash between Dies Martin, Lord of Lies, and the Lord of the Bone Abyss was not the exchange of raw power mortals might imagine. It was a collision of fundamental laws.
Dark-purple Deceit Runes clung like parasites, constantly trying to infiltrate and twist the Death Law of the Bone Throne. Gray-white Bone Vein Resonance became an invisible millstone, grinding every foreign law that entered it to dust.
Each collision sent ripples and collapses through vast stretches of space. The escaping shockwaves crashed against the teetering Magic City Stronghold like a raging tsunami.
"Bzzzt—warning! Outer defense node seven is overloaded by three hundred percent! Signs of meltdown in the energy transmission circuit!"
"Switch to backup energy core three! Now!"
Alarms rang out across the Command Center. Season Star's voice was hoarse, but her orders came swiftly and clearly.
She stared at the energy monitor, where the consumption figures poured down like a waterfall. It felt as though an invisible hand had seized her heart.
So this was the power of gods...
The mere shockwaves from their battle were enough to bring the defense system her guild had poured everything into building to the brink of collapse.
Even those among them who had kindled Divine Fire were no more than dust before power on this scale.
"Is that all you've got, bonehead?" Dies Martin's mocking voice rang out again. His form shifted among countless illusions, as though he existed in millions of dimensions at once. "Those bone scraps of yours couldn't even scratch my itch."
"You're asking for death!"
The Lord of the Bone Abyss unleashed a roar that shook souls.
The torrent of bones around his throne suddenly accelerated. No longer content to defend, it formed countless vicious bone spikes