The excitement in Ethan's eyes was impossible to hide now.
This proved it—Ataneya's energy really did come from The Infernal Abyss. At the very least, she could genuinely merge with that kind of power now, instead of only borrowing it from an external source.
Right now, Infernal Primordial Power was still one of the most brutal forces in this world.
But among Ethan's people, the ones who could truly wield it were rare. If Ataneya could control a similar power, then it meant his followers weren't incapable of fusing with Infernal Primordial Power. They'd just been missing the right pathway… and the right source.
That discovery was worth more than killing a single terrifying enemy.
Ethan didn't stay where he was.
He turned toward a cliff not far away. With a flicker, he vanished—and landed between the rock faces. Beneath his feet, a pulse of energy tugged at his senses. It was muffled by layers of stone, but it still carried a faint resemblance to the Infernal Abyss.
