That wide, traditional grin was uncharacteristic for the usually restrained Emperor. His gesture had been swift, quick, and natural, an instinctive reaction he must have actively worked to suppress due to the catastrophic repercussions it created.
As the Emperor showed his long canines, the whole area fell prey to a natural catastrophe. Zedekiel's firm, brown grown was usually able to handle the strongest Thilku's steps, but his instinctive, sudden grin shattered it, making its debris fall prey to a violent earthquake.
The arena, its four pillars, and the entire banquet resting on it suffered from a similar fate. The structure's metal, red floor broke, bending and crumbling into shards under the violent pressure released by such a simple gesture.
The red symbols on the black pillars went dark before those tall structures fell, shattering into pieces once they hit the trembling ground, piercing its now-brittle surface.
