As a C'tan, Aurikan's senses instantly caught the Silent King's presence. He raised a finger slightly, intending to manipulate the laws of matter and create an arrow of entropy to pierce through—
Aurikan was startled to discover that the energy within him was rapidly draining away. The tidal energy he had seized was swiftly spiraling out of control, ebbing away toward the backdrop of the universe.
The Astromancer realized that the trajectories of the stars had changed. The fragments of The Deceiver that he had torn apart and swallowed suddenly began to stir violently within him.
"Szarekh, once I force you into a corner, I can't underestimate you in the slightest."
In the distant reaches of the stars, several suns had already been on the verge of destruction. Under the Silent King's control, their destruction was instantly accelerated. They went supernova, becoming several dazzling points of light amid the stars.
This was a technique the Silent King had learned from the craftsmen of the Oluska Dynasty. It could force stars into supernovae a thousand years ahead of schedule, and the Oluska Dynasty had used it to forge resplendent star charts. As for the chain reactions this technique might cause, the Silent King had no mind to care.
The trajectories of the stars were disrupted at that moment. The tide Aurikan had restrained instantly lost control and ebbed away behind the backdrop of the universe.
The radiance around Aurikan also began to fade rapidly, and the might of the C'tan gradually weakened.
Without the slightest hesitation, the Silent King threw several Hyperdimensional Cubes into the void. Layer upon layer of dimensional labyrinths instantly trapped Aurikan as he fell from his position as a C'tan.
Watching Aurikan become restrained within them, Silent King Szarekh's will, which had been stretched to its limit,