This description left everyone confused. All the Zodiac Guardians were here, so where had a thirteenth person come from?
"Perhaps it is some kind of symbol from your prophecy?" Seraphina analyzed. "Something representing a power we have yet to discover?"
Just then, the meeting room door suddenly opened.
A tall figure strode in, a golden Leo Mark shining upon him with majestic radiance.
"Leo!" Sageta cried out.
Leo Regas, the Leo Guardian, had once been the youngest and most promising of the Twelve Guardians. But five years ago, after witnessing the dark side of the Constellation Marks' power during a mission, he had chosen to exile himself.
Leo looked far more mature than he had in their memories. His once-youthful face now carried profound wisdom, yet the pride of a lion still burned in his eyes.
"Everyone, I apologize for appearing only now." Leo's voice carried a natural authority. "But the news I have brought may change everything."
Lin Ye rose to his feet. "Leo, this is not the time for reunions. The Void Ark is about to—"
"I know." Leo cut him off. "That is precisely why I rushed here from my retreat. Because I found a clue about the blond Guardian in Pisces's prophecy."
His words shocked everyone.
Leo walked to the center of the meeting room, and the light of his Leo Mark illuminated the entire space.
"At the other end of the Milky Way, on the edge of the spiral arm farthest from us, there is a forgotten civilization—the Starlight Empire."
He unfolded the holographic projector he carried, displaying a complete map of the Milky Way's structure. At its outermost edge, a flickering point of light marked the Starlight Empire's location.
"The people of this empire are born with the ability to manipulate concepts. Not through