"Hahaha... The Great One has answered us!"
"It's real! This is true divine power!"
"A miracle... an absolute miracle!"
"Is this the birth of a new Holy Order?"
"My strength... it had stagnated for so long, but now it's surging. I can feel it—I'm breaking through!"
Disbelief had initially run rampant among the second wave of recruits to Hellscream. Many doubted that mere mortals from a backwater like Grimm could truly possess a channel to communicate with a god.
But now, feeling the visceral feedback of power coursing through their veins, they had no choice but to believe.
Naturally, the blessings were not distributed equally. Those who offered the most devout loyalty and the richest sacrifices reaped the greatest rewards.
This was most evident in the four Divine Envoys: Kharos, Raveth, Ashkar, and Eryx. Their strength shattered previous limitations, vaulting them directly into the realm of Legends.
