"This is dishonorable cheating, Mr. Raven."
"What is the point of a card game that is doomed to be unwinnable?"
Lion El'Jonson stepped forward and raised an objection.
"This is fate, my little lion." Raven tilted his head. "If it were not cruel enough, how could it be called fate?"
Rogal Dorn stepped forward in support of the First Primarch.
"You are toying with us, Mr. Raven."
Raven crunched on a French fry before speaking leisurely.
"A card game is a battlefield, and I am your enemy."
"What enemy does not use every possible means to seek victory? I am merely playing the role of a qualified enemy."
"Using every means possible to lead you toward the ending of fate I have arranged."
"In this card game, I merely deprived you of victory. But what a real enemy wants is far more than that."
Raven looked at Koz. "Tell them, Little Bat. In those dark futures you foresaw, were humanity's enemies not cheating as well?"
Koz, his expression gloomy, nodded.
"By their reasoning, those enemies truly were cheating in their war against humanity."
Raven shook his head.
"I only wanted to teach Little Bat a lesson. Who knew you would all come join the fun? Then I have no choice but to let you experience the crushing force of higher-dimensional power together."
"Time Technology already saw preliminary application during humanity's Golden Age, manifested in basic fields such as time stoppage and time loops."
"It is not limited to technology. Certain unusual psychic creations can also affect time. The future is complex and ever-changing; it is always uncertain."
The Primarchs fell silent.
The methods Raven had displayed were nothing short of miraculous.
They made them realize how small they truly were.
The minds and strength possessed by the Primarchs vastly surpassed