The path ahead was clear: strike at Azazel and his forces.
Cain did not delude himself into thinking he could slay the True Depravita outright. That would be arrogance bordering on madness, as the survival skills of a True Depravita were truly monstrous. But the first strike would serve another purpose—showing the entire Empyrean World the might of the Scarlet Path. And if fate favored them, perhaps an Archdeity or two would fall in the chaos. Victory was not always measured in absolute conquest; sometimes it was measured in blood spilled and banners raised.
Yet before steel could clash, they had to prepare themselves properly.
