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When strange omens appeared in the sky, a monster was sure to follow!
That held true in every plane.
Outside, the Destruction Demon Domain was in turmoil. Countless streams of energy surged through the night, converging on its very center.
A faint, almost imperceptible pressure seeped out from that center. It spread farther and grew stronger, gradually filling every living creature within its reach with fear.
The vast Magic Network began rapidly drawing in energy from all around it: ordinary magic energy drifting through the air, emotional energy from Hell, and the many tangled energies released by creatures already connected to the network. It took everything.
Rumble! Rumble!
Lightning raged. Enormous bolts pierced down from the distant reaches of the Universe and crisscrossed the sky above the Destruction Demon Domain. Each blinding strike seemed capable of tearing the entire domain apart.
Even the Magic Network carefully avoided those violent bolts, retreating into the void as though it dared not meet them head-on.
Crack!
A bizarre purplish-red bolt thousands of meters wide came rolling in with terrifying force. In an instant, it struck the very center of the Demon Domain, sank into the earth, and vanished.
The Mutant Beasts, demonized plants, and low-level Specters and devils that normally stirred at night all fell silent.
Some hid trembling in dark caves, glancing around with terror in their eyes.
Others, possessing a little intelligence, pressed themselves flat against the ground and muttered something over and over. It sounded like...
Baal!
"What is going