The crowd outside the palace surged like ocean waves, their shouts hammering against the soldiers' shields. Yet in an instant, the noise died.
Every throat clamped shut as a wicked pressure pressed down on them…. A killing intent so pure, so monstrous, that even seasoned warriors flinched.
Then—
Crack…
A thunderous split tore through the palace walls.
BOOOOOOM!!!
A pillar of blinding red and searing white ripped the air apart, colliding with such fury that reality itself seemed to recoil. The impact devoured everything in its path. Stone, trees, ground, buildings, and bodies… all erased into nothingness.
Those unfortunate enough to stand near the gates didn't even have time to scream. They were vaporised in the blink of an eye.
Dust rolled out like a storm cloud, and others stared at the carved destruction in horrified faces.
Then came a cough.
Cough... Cough.
