When the Starsea Roars Instead of Remaining Silent, Even the Undefeated God Must Fall from His Altar
The sword of "Annihilation," forged from the anger Sargeras had accumulated while walking the starsea, had already been swung.
More precisely, because Diakum and the Argus Lord had taken the initiative to intercept him with considerable agency, Sargeras's destructive momentum had not reached its peak. That crafty Vigilant was also clad in invisible Glass Armor, using the War Armor specially prepared for this battle to take Sargeras's killing stroke head-on.
Sargeras sensed that Diakum had struck back as well.
After all, during their first clash, the Vigilant's sword had been powerful and scorching enough to leave a Dawn Sword Scar on his chest that still could not heal.
It was a power beyond time.
Even after Sargeras drew upon his arcane authority, he still could not restore it by reversing time.
That was enough to prove that Diakum had gone farther along the Holy Light Path. He was already very close to the Dark Titan's standing within fel, except Holy Light was not skilled at destruction, which kept Diakum's power from becoming as overwhelming as Sargeras's.
Yet the Power of Holy Light was willing to serve him. That gentle power was willing to follow him in challenging the strongest being in the starsea.
It was difficult to imagine how Diakum had continued stacking this "Heaven's Reckoning" amid Sargeras's relentless killing blows during this "second phase of battle," until merely swinging his sword could now make Sargeras feel pressure.
But he had not lied. This was the final sword.
Even if Light-Shadow Shift granted immortality, Sargeras's strikes, carrying the aura of Annihilation, had still weakened Diakum to the point where he would die at a touch.
The worst situation the Vigilant had imagined during their earlier battle had arrived.
He was still immortal, but after Annihilation suppressed and sealed most of