[Black Emperor]!
Those words seemed to hold the terrifying power of [Word Becomes Law].
The instant Anna cried out that name, the mountain-heavy pounding that echoed through their souls suddenly grew fiercer and more relentless!
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
The entire illusory space of [Raven's Cage] began to warp violently and collapse beneath that terrifying roar!
The blood-red clouds overhead were torn apart, the buildings lining the streets crumbled wildly, and hideous, bottomless fissures split the earth!
The independent space Anna had constructed was being forcibly torn apart by an even more domineering, utterly unreasonable will!
"No... no..."
All color drained from Anna's delicate face. Her emerald eyes filled with a shock and terror she had never experienced in her life.
Even among Transcendents, there were different ranks and tiers.
Anna, the [Raven] of Sequence 097, and Basaka, the [Berserker] of Sequence 086.
To outsiders, they were gods walking among mortals, terrifying beings beyond any ordinary person's reach.
Yet they knew better than anyone that their sequence rankings mostly indicated the order of their [Extraordinary Awakening].
The truly terrifying ones were the ten beings at the very top!
The Divine Sequence!
They existed on an entirely different plane of life, in a realm that truly stood above all living beings!
And the [Black Emperor], Divine Sequence 003, was the most forbidden of all taboos!
"Hiss..."
Basaka's mountain-like body was trembling like a leaf.
The thirteen lives he took such pride in, his supposed [Undying] ability, seemed so feeble, so laughable before the name of the [Divine Sequence]!
"How could... that legendary lord... didn't he already... during the rebellion five years ago..."
Basaka's voice trembled. He did not even dare utter that word.
Rebellion!
A dark chapter of history that [Skull and Bones] had classified as top secret, forbidding anyone