"What the hell just happened?" asked Ventura as he finally recovered from the time freeze that had affected the whole universe. While the Dao Lords of the universe weren't able to sense the effect of that thought, he certainly could.
More importantly, even he hadn't been able to resist the influence of that time freeze, which could only mean one thing! Whoever caused it was even more powerful than himself and the seven others who were hiding all around this universe.
Could there be… a ninth?
An especially grave expression fell upon his face as he considered his actions. If he wasn't injured, there were many things he could have done. But since he was injured, he could only do one thing really.
Without hesitation, Ventura reached out to a Dao Lord known only as Speaker of the Senate. Naturally, the senate in question was the Dao Senate that worked for Eclipse, with their sole purpose being to complete her every whim and keep her happy.
