At that time, Xilan and Schiller each held their own opinion, the former believing that miracles should not be shown unless absolutely necessary, while the latter thought quite the opposite. The fear brought about by miracles, he argued, was much more effective than persuasion.
Solamus immediately stood up from the midst of the clouds, his voice grave as he said,
"God, I must find him, I must stop him, I cannot let him continue like this.
If necessary, please do not consider his free will any longer, and destroy him!"
The words of the Great Angel hung above the Cloud Sea, and suddenly, the clouds ceased to move.
The Cloud Sea no longer flowed gently like subtle waves, but instead stopped abruptly, as still as a block of iron forged and cooled to quiet immobility.
