Tony and his party boarded the ceremonial ship and met General Sarl.
General Sarl displayed the poise of a great interstellar power, neither servile nor arrogant. He warmly welcomed them and personally led them on a tour.
General Sarl also contacted Nova Prime on the Capital Star.
Nova Prime could not come in person, but news of important guests arriving was broadcast widely across the Capital Star, making sure its residents learned one thing as quickly as possible.
Don't be stupid enough to provoke these big shots.
The Bone Lord had taken the form of a muscular man in armor. He squatted on some steps, a cigarette between his fingers, puffing away.
He stared at Tony and his party's friendly smiles on the giant screen, then took several harder drags.
The Blood Lord was dressed as a nobleman. He squatted beside the Bone Lord with a cigarette in hand, questioning his life choices.
Decay, the Mad Wolf Lord, and the Fallen Lord sat in a row, holding cigarettes and staring despairingly at the giant screen.
Smoke enveloped the five of them.
Deep sorrow and despair hung over them.
The Bone Lord felt like crying. "I even gave up my Essence. How did he find us?"
He wasn't like Dormammu, refusing to let go of his Essence.
After all...
As an undead being, he didn't need to risk his life stabbing people in the kidneys to grow stronger.
The other lords were questioning their life choices too. They had even abandoned their Essence, so why was he still relentlessly pursuing them?
The Blood Lord exhaled and said seriously, "Do you think there's any chance they're only here by coincidence?"
The other four lords looked at him as though he were an idiot.
"We'd barely landed before they showed up right