The throne room remained silent.
Everyone was still processing what they had just witnessed.
Nina's power was not ordinary.
Even among gods, such a combination was almost unheard of.
Techno stared at her with disbelief.
"T-That power..."
His voice trembled.
"It wasn't disappointing."
He looked toward Nike, then toward Cronac.
"That was the King's power and Lord Nike's power..."
He swallowed.
"Sublimed together."
The young demigod looked at Nina.
"You possess the powers of the two strongest lightning gods."
The words spread throughout the room.
Some gods narrowed their eyes.
Others looked at Nina with curiosity.
But one person reacted differently.
Nila.
She stood silently.
Her expression remained calm.
But deep inside...
Jealousy began to grow.
She had always believed her bloodline was special.
She was the daughter of Cronac.
A descendant of the ruler of the universe.
But now...
Someone who appeared from nowhere possessed the powers of both Cronac and Nike.
Her half-sister.
The person who had just arrived.
The person everyone was looking at.
Nila clenched her fist.
'Why her?'
From that moment...
Nila decided.
In her heart, Nina became her rival.
"Children."
Cronac's voice suddenly echoed inside their minds.
Everyone turned.
The young gods walked toward the center of the throne room.
Nila walked first.
Behind her followed Lee, Techno, Nina, and Mayaa.
Mayaa hid slightly behind Nina.
The attention of countless gods was overwhelming.
Cronac looked at the five children.
"I will give you a test."
The atmosphere became serious.
"Imagine a group of people who caused a war in their own country."
"They are now moving toward your country."
Cronac paused.
"What will you do?"
"Allow them to enter and observe their actions?"
"Or prevent their entry?"
The children became silent.
They thought carefully.
After a few moments...
Nina was the first to answer.
"We know they caused war in their country."
She spoke calmly.
"But now they are approaching ours."
"If we allow them entry without knowing their intentions, we risk causing another conflict."
Her eyes became serious.
"They could start another war inside our nation."
"Sometimes protecting peace requires preventing danger before it arrives."
The gods slowly nodded.
Cronac looked at the others.
"What about the rest of you?"
Nila stepped forward.
"I disagree with Nina."
The room became quiet.
Nila looked directly at her half-sister.
"What if they don't cause a war?"
She continued.
"Stopping them from entering could also be wrong."
"They may possess something useful."
"Knowledge."
"Resources."
"Information."
"Perhaps they could benefit our country."
A few gods nodded.
Nike remained silent.
But he noticed something.
This was not simply an answer.
It was a challenge.
Nila was not only answering Cronac.
She was opposing Nina.
However...
Nike and some of the other gods chose not to interfere.
After all...
This was a lesson.
Not a battle.
The Boundary Between Galaxies
Far away from Crysdom...
Between Andromeda and the Milky Way Galaxy...
A massive spacecraft moved through the darkness.
The vessel was unlike anything created by ordinary civilizations.
Inside it were beings known as the Gahrons.
A green-skinned humanoid approached a larger figure.
The creature's language was strange and ancient.
"~√^-&•^√~"
Translation:
"Lord Rak, we are nearing the Milky Way Galaxy."
The pale green humanoid opened his eyes.
Lord Rak.
One of the leaders of the Gahrons.
Without moving...
He disappeared.
The next moment, he appeared before the spacecraft window.
Stars filled his vision.
A twisted smile appeared on his face.
"Galactus."
The creature behind him turned.
"Speak normally."
Rak smiled.
"After all this time..."
"The Milky Way Galaxy is finally near."
He looked ahead.
"Find a planet with life."
Galactus hesitated.
"Lord Rak..."
Rak turned.
"What is it?"
"There is a planet."
Galactus lowered his head.
"But..."
"It possesses the energy of gods."
For a moment, silence filled the spacecraft.
Then Rak smiled.
"Change direction."
"We need to investigate."
His eyes narrowed.
"After all..."
"We are searching for the Orb..."
"And the Seed of Power."
A terrifying laugh echoed through the ship.
The other Gahrons trembled.
Because they knew.
Rak was not only powerful.
He was insane.
Crysdom
"That concludes the meeting."
Cronac sighed.
The gods slowly left their seats.
The atmosphere remained heavy.
The threat of the Gahrons was now known.
Outside the throne room, Nike and Nina stood with Rosalia, the Goddess of Regeneration and Physique, and Eunice, the Goddess of Health and Nature.
They discussed the situation quietly.
Then a voice interrupted.
"Am I interrupting something?"
Everyone turned.
Cronac stood there.
Nike looked at him.
"No."
A pause.
Then Nike asked:
"But where is the King of the Underworld?"
The moment Nina heard those words...
Her body froze.
"The King..."
Her expression changed.
Fear appeared in her eyes.
Nike immediately noticed.
He held her hand.
"Don't worry."
He smiled.
"He's our brother too."
"His name is Raqual Kronicson."
Nike chuckled.
"And honestly..."
"He's a sissy who transformed himself into something he calls the Nightmare Beast."
"He is just a clown."
The moment he finished speaking—
A powerful killing intent filled the hall.
The temperature rose.
Fire appeared in the center of the room.
Every god stepped away.
The flames grew.
Then...
A man stepped out.
He possessed the same face as Nike and Cronac.
But his hair was sharp and crimson.
A burning tattoo covered his left cheek.
The pressure from him shook the entire palace.
He looked directly at Nike.
"What did you say?"
His voice carried pure rage.
Nike smiled.
"Clown."
Silence.
The gods froze.
Even Cronac looked amused.
The man clenched his fist.
The flames around him erupted.
The King of the Underworld had returned.
Raqual Kronicson.
And he was not happy.