Matter, energy, time, space—even concepts themselves would vanish before it.
"We twelve Guardians joined forces to face it." Astra's voice grew heavy.
"But the power of the Chaos Void exceeded everyone's imagination."
The image showed that brutal war.
The twelve Guardians unleashed everything they had learned in their lives, yet they seemed so insignificant before the Chaos Void.
The Aries Guardian was the first to fall, his flames extinguished within the chaos.
The Taurus Guardian followed soon after, his solid earth Devoured by the Void.
One after another, the powerful Guardians died in despair.
Scorpio watched his comrades sacrifice themselves with his own eyes, and the light in his eyes began to fade.
"That helplessness... that despair..." Astra said painfully.
"Even I nearly gave up."
"But Scorpio did not give up. He fought harder than anyone else."
"To protect the remaining civilizations, he was even prepared to sacrifice his own life."
The image showed the turning point of the war.
When only four Guardians remained, Astra made a dangerous decision.
He began using a forbidden technique, transforming his life force into the power of a seal.
The other three Guardians followed his example, and the four of them joined forces to create a massive seal.
The Chaos Void was forcibly suppressed by the seal's power and eventually fell dormant in the depths of the universe.
But the price was immense.
The other three Guardians died on the spot, and Astra was gravely wounded as well.
Only Scorpio barely survived, but both his body and mind suffered tremendous trauma.
"I thought he would choose to withdraw and recuperate, just as I did," Astra sighed.
"But I was wrong. That war changed him completely."
The Void Emperor's voice came from outside the temple, confirming Astra's words.
"I spent ten thousand years searching