Chapter 35: The Birth of the One True God (Continued)

"All right, enough of that. Time to get down to business."

The boy who tossed the War God's divine essence into the Ring of Usurpation clapped his hands, and the Star Cup's power manifested once more.

Everyone in the world witnessed that scene.

Thus, in this story, it became one of the few historical facts preserved in the records.

—First, light enveloped the world.

The light spreading from the distant horizon dyed both the red sky and blue earth white, erasing the boundary between heaven and earth.

The moment the silently spreading light stopped—the world abruptly lost its color.

As they looked across the sky and land, everyone was bewildered, then realized a beat too late.

The ash drifting through the sky hung motionless in midair, the flames of war forgot to flicker, and everything came to a halt.

—Even time. Everything except living beings had stopped.

After leaving all living creatures staring blankly at that sight behind, several moments passed.

—Then impact enveloped the world.

Clearly different from destruction—a gentle force raced across the world as though licking it.

Those who looked up at the sky all widened their eyes. Before that scene beyond all reason—all creatures and races could only watch in incomprehension.

"O Sixteen Races who claim to possess intelligence, in the name of Veleslava, the Sole God, I declare this battle over."

The God of Victory, who had ended the war in the most violent manner possible, raised the Star Cup in hand. By virtue of the Sole God's throne, disregarding the consent of the Sixteen Races, the God calmly declared the end of this great racial war.

From that day onward, the world changed.

After the voice announcing the end of the war rang out, a girl's shocked cry came from the Winged Species' new