The Radiant Stars Nation had been reduced to utter ruins.
The Order Celestial God had burned away everything she had, yet still failed to prevail against the two Abyss Holy Lords.
Helping several members of the Human Race escape the Eighteenfold Dark Sky had been the last thing she could do.
The Order Celestial God's broken body fell onto a dark planet, riddled with wounds. She was well and truly dead.
As though her anger remained unsated, Lucifer, the Fallen Heaven Shaking God Holy Lord, planted a foot on her chest and curled her lips into a cold, cruel smile.
"You should feel honored that your death will usher in a new era for the Abyss..."
Lucifer was still delivering her "victory speech" when her eyes abruptly widened, as though she had sensed something.
"My curse mark... one of the curse marks I planted has disappeared?"
The Butterfly Holy Lord was baffled. "Which curse mark?"
Lucifer froze at the question. "I don't know..."
She had no memory of when she had planted that curse mark, nor the slightest recollection of whom she had placed it on...
That realization sent a sudden shock through Lucifer!
"No! Someone must have traveled through the River of Time!"
Her tone was utterly certain.
Yet a moment later, both Abyss Holy Lords abruptly turned to look in the same direction... toward Blue Star.
"A Sacred Beast!"
"That's right! The Sacred Beast's aura has appeared again!"
"Damn it!!"
The Butterfly Holy Lord and Lucifer exchanged glances, a trace of anxiety on both their faces. Something beyond their expectations seemed to have happened.
"We must kill it immediately!"
The two Holy Lords reached an instant agreement. Abandoning the remnants of the Radiant Stars Nation, they charged straight toward Blue Star!
They did not know the Sacred Beast's