The flattened mountain had become a tense place for the Fiends. They waited for years to see if another round of death would come for them from their leader.
The Great One was the unchallenged lord of them all but recent events had put more fear into them rather than reverence. After living for so long, the fact it was all coming to an end was clear to the Fiends.
Still, they never considered turning against him. They literally could not.
Just as with beasts, the Great One was above them all as a fact of existence.
Something had happened that caused the Great One to consume massive amounts of life to the point that they all wondered if the end was coming any day.
Now, they knew something had gone wrong and the Great One had been recovering.
The fear never faded but suddenly, a pillar of pure Fiend Qi shot skyward and the massive figure of the Great One flew up to fill the vision of all.
