The Eternity Legion struck first, followed by the Hollow Saints and the Parasite Kings. Although these were the probing forces, they were all linked to Primordial powers and contained hundreds of Old Ones, and their entire troops were counted in the tens of billions.
Their advances in the desert were like the movement of tectonic forces, their footsteps cracking the earth. This was not just due to their powers but because a force in the desert made it impossible for anything to take flight, and so this army had to walk across the sands while carrying weight that could crush a universe on their backs.
However, these were all immortals who were extremely powerful and under protection from countless formations, spells, armor, and all the myriad treasures and abilities gathered from all around Reality.
