When Loki descended as the Goddess of Radiance, she showed no mercy. The halos behind her seemed to possess the power of guaranteed hits; no matter how Thor dodged, they always struck him.
The tide of battle gradually began to shift, and everyone was terrified by the change.
Before this, no one had believed Loki could truly defeat Thor. In their eyes, the little prince who had always hidden behind the front lines casting spells was probably just going through the motions. Before long, Thor would chase her into a frantic retreat, and then she would shout, "Everyone, attack together!" and start a chaotic battle between armies.
But the situation was clearly not like that. When the halos behind Loki lit up together, she was practically pressing Thor down and beating him. The power of the New King that had once made them tremble now seemed utterly vulnerable before this unavoidable force.
Along with the changing battle, the attitudes of some of Loki's followers also began to change.
Before this, they had felt that even if the little prince took the throne, she would only be a puppet. Without sufficient power, there would be room to manipulate many things.
In Schiller's words, this was never about ideals. It was still about business. The benefits of supporting a puppet king were simply too great: greater power meant greater profits, which meant a more prosperous family, which in turn meant even greater power.
When they had chosen Loki's side, everyone had thought this way. But clearly, the world was unpredictable. They had never witnessed the might of Loki, the Goddess of Radiance.
But now they understood. If they placed such a princess on the throne, she was destined to become an iron-blooded empress, stronger and more ruthless than Thor.
Everyone had seen