[VOLUME 14: THE SHATTERED HEAVENS][ARC 2: THE QUEEN'S RETALIATION]
The battlefield exploded into chaos.
Elara's declaration shattered the momentary hesitation of the golden armada. A horn, sharp and discordant, ripped through the ash-choked sky. The Pantheon forces descended like a swarm of glittering locusts, desperate to eradicate the anomaly that dared to claim absolute sovereignty.
They never even got close to her.
Li was a terrifying blur of silver and absolute zero. He moved with a dancer's grace and an executioner's precision. Every swing of his celestial sword froze angels mid-flight, their bodies shattering into sparkling dust before they even hit the ground.
Aldren was his perfect, brutal inverse. The Abyssal Lord waded into the thickest ranks of the golden soldiers, a laughing nightmare of dark matter and jagged teeth. He tore wings from backs and crushed divine armor with his bare, clawed hands, leaving a trail of beautiful, horrific ruin in his wake.
