Our numbers shrank while theirs barely changed, yet despite that we still believed we could endure because several Demi-Gods remained among us. As long as they stood, we thought the Prime Territory could still be defended."
"Then Theras came."
I couldn't stop myself from asking, "He came here personally?"
"He did," Evelyn replied quietly. "You've fought Verilux. You've crossed paths with Saints powerful enough to make entire regions tremble. Forget all of that. None of it matters when speaking about Theras. He wasn't fighting a battle that day. He was carrying out an execution."
Her gaze drifted toward the window, but I could tell she wasn't seeing the city anymore.
"Our strongest Demi-Gods challenged him first because they believed that if they could slow him down, the rest of us might survive.
They died. Entire armies charged afterward hoping numbers might accomplish what strength could not. They disappeared just as quickly.
