"Pray with devout faith."
"Call with vast victory."
"Beseech as the children of the Blazing Sun."
Along with the devout prayers within Monarch City, the sky grew brighter and brighter. Countless people raised their heads fanatically, staring at this radiant world. On the eve of the Miracle's descent, this was the only moment when they could lift their heads and gaze upon the Deities.
The bright sky began to shift into another color. Only when their eyes could no longer bear the price of staring did the people of Monarch City finally realize that the color was actually countless densely packed, burning lights.
The radiance of the Blazing Sun fell to the earth in kindled form. Flames rained down like meteors across the sky. They possessed scorching energy, yet they caused no harm to this world.
The magnificent sky made Ryan's heart pound with alarm. This should have been the first time he had seen the power released by a Deity in its full, flourishing state. Everything he had witnessed before, whether Surtr, Nidhogg, that Demon Dragon, or the Dragon God, had not been complete.
The Blazing Sun was different. His origin was thriving, even far surpassing what it had once been.
So much so that, at this moment, the mere arrival of His will had already triggered celestial phenomena that shook the entire world.
He had answered Hildegard, and so the skies of the world blazed with hundreds of millions of rays, covering the entire span of sky that mortal eyes could take in.
"Has He awakened?"
Ryan curiously asked Adriana, but the latter frowned slightly. Even she could not answer that question.
"I don't know."
Deep within the flames of light that filled the sky, at last, a gorgeous wing flashed past.
In that instant, every mortal gaze