Roland's expression did not change, but the brilliant light newly born in his hand had already let out a vast, majestic roar at the world.
Then its chains, spreading like a spiderweb, continued to multiply. Centered on the collapsing darkness in Roland's hand, they unfurled like petals, like wings.
The power of the source of the Elf Corridor, which held heaven and earth as its reflection, also shrank visibly as the spreading light swallowed and exhaled it.
To manifest the desire in his heart, the materialization of the Void Virus and the AT Field alone could not contain it. Even forcibly restraining this energy would be no more than enclosing a bomb in an empty shell.
But Roland had previously gone to considerable trouble to create a True Canon several times stronger than the original Star Killer, and not merely to pierce the Star Core.
Having undergone Ascension through the source of the Elf Corridor, it was already the finest vessel.
Thus, the Star Killer, only just filled with nothingness, became a meal for another power. But unlike the source of the Elf Corridor, which merely elevated its energy, this change was more like fusion, or even evolution.
After absorbing this essence, it would transcend its original name of Star Killer and become part of this world-devouring weapon.
Once the blood-colored Heart Light completed the first stage of its configuration, the black-hole-like gravity of the manifesting Void finally allowed Roland to discern Artosh's movements.
The God of War was struggling forward through the spreading light as though through a mire.
"Though the power of the Old Deus is hardly worth mentioning, excessive arrogance is itself a sign of weakness. In terms of the types of concepts you embody, Cairneas might not even qualify to compete on the same stage as