The description left everyone bewildered. All Twelve Zodiac Guardians were already here. Where could a thirteenth person come from?
"Perhaps it's some kind of symbol in your prophecy?" Seraphina suggested. "Representing a power we haven't discovered yet?"
Just then, the conference room door suddenly opened.
A tall figure walked in, the golden Leo Mark shining on him with an imposing radiance.
"Leo!" Sagitta exclaimed.
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 self-imposed exile.
Leo looked far more mature than they remembered. His once-youthful face now held a profound wisdom, but a lion's pride still burned in his eyes.
"Everyone, I'm sorry it took me so long to appear." Leo's voice carried a natural authority. "But the news I've brought may change everything."
Lin Ye stood up. "Leo, this isn't the time to catch up. The Void Ark is about to..."
"I know," Leo interrupted. "That's precisely why I rushed here from my retreat. I've found a lead on the blond Guardian in Pisces's prophecy."
His words shocked everyone.
Leo walked to the center of the conference room, the radiance of his Leo Mark illuminating 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 had brought with him, displaying a complete map of the Milky Way. At its outermost edge, a blinking point of light marked the Starlight Empire's location.
"The inhabitants of this empire possess an innate ability to manipulate concepts. Not through Constellation Marks, but as a racial gift."
"More importantly, their emperor, Augustus,