"You have grown."
Zarazel's eyes shone with a sharp, penetrating light as he uttered those words, and the Scarlet King responded with a small, composed smile as he acknowledged the True Depravita's words.
The first time Cain had interacted with the True Depravita of Fear, he had been filled with awe and reverence toward the Alpha–Omega Overgod standing before him.
Zarazel's presence alone had once felt overwhelming, a towering force that represented everything Cain aspired to surpass. Yet now, less than fifty years later, that sense of intimidation was gone. The power radiating from the True Depravita was no longer unfathomable in Cain's eyes.
Such evolution in mentality made sense. After all, he had faced entities far stronger than Zarazel and survived battles that should have erased his existence. He even faced a world-sized tumor full of immortal Alpha-Omega Overgods and made the entire place tremble.
