Fear of death gave the celestials just enough courage to fight back.
They nervously summoned the power of the Stars again, but unlike before, they refused to get close to the Summit people. They stayed somewhere they felt safe before daring to retaliate. It was a pathetic display of cowardice.
And the more timid they became, the worse the battle went for them. The Summit people had not only secured a foothold near the makeshift Sun Disc, but were also working together with increasing ease. They even seemed to have enough strength left to keep climbing.
The Aspects were still resisting, but it looked more like a show than a genuine defense. If anything went wrong, they would abandon their Aspect bodies without hesitation and return to the Heavenly Realm, becoming wandering gods before Sol could turn his gaze on them...
Twilight was frantic and furious.
Like the other celestials, he feared death. But he was clearly more rational than his kin. More importantly, he was the unquestioned mastermind behind both the plan targeting Aurelion and the scheme against the Darkin. The other celestials might abandon their constellations and become wandering gods, then somehow scrape by. But Twilight would be hunted down to the ends of the world.
Everyone else could run. Twilight couldn't.
In this situation, Twilight had to do everything in his power to secure that one and only chance of survival.
The order of Runeterra could not be allowed to fall into ruin, and Aurelion Sol's bonds absolutely could not be undone!
Seeing that the celestials were useless, Twilight finally fixed his gaze on his former Aspect, now a member of the Twilight Avengers: Zoe, who was clapping as she watched the celestials make fools of themselves.
As long as he severed the connection between Aurelion and