Master Gu Yi was Earth's true ruler. That title had not been earned through attention-seeking elections or empty political promises, but through a throne pieced together from magic and the corpses of Extra-dimensional Beings. Everyone could smell the blood on that throne. As a ruler, the Sorcerer Supreme held the power to decide the fate of every life on Earth. That authority was beyond question.
Although The Venerable One had never interfered with the development of human civilization or exercised authoritarian rule over Earth, when she made certain decisions, she was like a king—she permitted no one to question her. Or rather, others' doubts could not affect the Sorcerer Supreme at all. Democracy, human rights—all the order developed by human civilization lost its meaning before that throne of bones, because seated upon it was the embodiment of the cruelest competition in the universe.
That was the continuation of humanity, the most basic right to survive.
Salomon did not know what possibilities The Venerable One had seen through the Eye of Agamotto, nor did he know her plans for Cereza. But he still wanted to persuade his teacher to keep Cereza away from that place. Cereza was innocent. He could kill a Werewolf cub without changing expression, but when faced with a young human child, Salomon simply could not bear to push her into the abyss, to face that trial of blood and fire.
"Teacher," Salomon said. "I don't know what role Cereza will play in this plan, but it's too dangerous. She has no ability to protect herself. One mistake and she could die."
"Only if Cereza goes to Wigrid can Bayonetta kill Balder." The Sorcerer Supreme remained unmoved by Salomon's doubts. "Besides, Cereza will be fine. Balder will not hurt her, nor will any Angel."
"I think that even