Crimson red, like the glow of dawn, spread from the torn sky, like a translucent crimson curtain that instantly covered the star-filled heavens.
Then the crimson curtain of light descended from the sky, like flickering monochromatic auroras stretching across the firmament.
In that instant, a peculiar emotion rose in everyone's hearts, as though a silent horn were sounding beside their ears, urging them to take up their weapons and charge onto the battlefield.
But that emotion quickly faded, as though its spreader had drawn most of it back, leaving behind only a trace of restlessness.
At the same time the red radiance emerged, countless brilliant starlights descended from the sky and gathered in the southwest of the city.
Those lights intertwined like densely woven threads, swiftly outlining a majestic and immense figure.
He was so towering that even the several-hundred-meter-tall buildings beside him seemed somewhat short. From every corner of the city, anyone who looked up could seemingly see that Starlight Figure.
"Submit beneath the vast starlight, you ignorant fools."
The figure raised both hands, and streams of starlight gathered within them, forming an enormous staff.
Diffuse starlight spread from that staff. In that instant, countless mad whispers echoed beneath the endless starlight.
The sound was like the sharp grinding of teeth in the night, yet also like melodies drifting down from heaven. It echoed between distortion and sanctity, like tiny worms trying to burrow into everyone's minds and pierce their souls.
Boom--
But those horrifying whispers did not last long. Almost the instant the Starlight Figure condensed, the gigantic arm tearing apart the sky exerted force once more and, accompanied by a thunderous roar, ripped the starry sky on both sides even farther apart.
Boom--
Then, a brilliant crimson pillar of light descended from the heavens, piercing through both