Meanwhile, at the New Jersey Air Force Base.
Howard and Carter both asked Alvin the same question at the same time.
"The Ascend to Daemonhood Ritual?!"
"Simply put, it is the ultimate reward Chaos bestows upon its strongest, most loyal servants."
Behind Alvin, the holographic projection laid bare all of Cairo's chaos, disorder, and horror before their eyes.
The enormous Pyramid, the eerie light, the thick, sluggish waters of the Nile River.
Frenzied crowds, fractured screams, monsters of twisted flesh!
Compared with what was happening in Cairo, a city of tens of millions, the Warp incident at the New Jersey Base had been trivial. The devastation was on an entirely different scale!
And this gave Howard and Carter an even deeper understanding of the Warp's horror!
After witnessing Cairo's horrific devastation for themselves, Howard and Carter's doubts about Alvin's order to slaughter tens of millions vanished completely.
"Normally, only mortals who have achieved unparalleled feats, shown absolute devotion, or won a Chaos God's favor are granted this exalted reward. Once they ascend to daemonhood, they gain an endless lifespan and supernatural powers tied to the evil
god they serve, along with a daemon's nature and a body of the Warp," Alvin continued, explaining what ascending to daemonhood meant.
Then he paused, his voice sinking low. "And we usually call such beings Daemon Princes!"
"A Daemon... Prince?"
Howard sucked in a sharp breath.
"How do they compare with the daemons that appeared at the base earlier?" Carter was more concerned about another question.
"There is no comparison whatsoever." A rare trace of gravity entered Alvin's voice. "You had better pray the ritual never reaches completion. Otherwise... the birth of any Daemon Prince will unleash an unimaginable war, with tens of billions of lives offered as sacrifices to his master!"
"Understood."
Carter