Beyond the shattered gate to the sealed core space, the sight was like a wound in the universe.
The Void Dragon's mountain-sized body of liquid starlight was riddled with horrifying patches of absolute nothingness under Arrow of the Hunt's precise "erasure."
Every eruption of its authority was effortlessly neutralized by Lan.
Its radiance rapidly dimmed. The pain and weakness born from the weakening of its very existence washed over its pride like an icy tide.
What drove it even further into despair was that there was not just one C'tan. There was also that vast, sacred domain enveloping the entire planet, forcibly smoothing over the apocalyptic disaster caused by its breaking free!
That blonde woman's power was equally unfathomable, and she had clearly refrained from entering the battle directly only to protect this planet and the humans upon it!
Then there was Iglanias, the unfathomable little girl holding him, and two other bird-people eyeing him hungrily.
"Why?!"
The Void Dragon's grand, distorted voice, echoing with the scrape of metal, was no longer an enraged roar. It was filled with incredulous grievance, stifled indignation, and the immense sorrow of feeling targeted by the whole world.
Its "gaze" swept frantically across everyone present before finally locking onto the cluster of starlight in Pandora's arms, which emitted a familiar ripple.
"Iglanias! You disgrace of the C'tan! Traitor! C'tan-loving scum!!" Its thoughts were like steel blades scraping bone, filled with deep-rooted hatred. "You knew all along! You knew how powerful they were! Why didn't you tell me?! Fine, you didn't come save me, but you even stayed to laugh at me! You enjoy their protection while watching me get sliced apart here! You even... you even pity me?! What kind of look is that?! Put away that disgusting air of superiority! Even if I'm