As incendiary bombs were hurled into the Kymellian Clan settlement, one-fifth of the Inhumans' cities were officially declared fallen. As part of the psychological war effort, reconnaissance hover-drones equipped with broadcasts immediately delivered the news to survivors in other Inhuman settlements. Holographic projections displayed the city engulfed in flames, a sight enough to make many Inhuman survivors abandon resistance. But Legion Commander Malcolm did not focus all his attention on the psychological warfare campaign. Years of wartime experience on Earth had shown that short-term propaganda campaigns could never have a decisive effect in a land without a shared cultural identity. He was more concerned with the unstable factor in this war: Maximus, who had been confirmed to be connected to the Outer Dimensional portal.
"Possession?"
"Yes. That Outer Dimensional Entity has most likely bound itself to Maximus' body, controlling his thoughts and actions." This time, the Emperor no longer had Amon act as His messenger. Although the Sacred Guard's temporary study group that Amon belonged to had researched the relevant characteristics of "possession," the Sacred Guard had not learned enough. "We call the reflection of sentient beings' consciousness and intellect in the Sea of Aether the soul, but that term is not particularly accurate. What is known as the soul is far more complex and profound. However, that does not prevent us from understanding Maximus' current condition. His body in the Material Universe will change because of the Outer Dimensional Entity possessing it, breaking the law of conservation of matter. Judging solely by psychic signals, the psychic signal he displays is no stronger than those Outer Dimensional Entities we have encountered."
"But he is dangerous, isn't he?" Legion Commander Malcolm said. "Otherwise, you would not have ordered me to keep a rapid-response force ready at all times."
"So long as