Sovereigns, Adrian knew, stood at the absolute apex of power in this world. They were unrivaled, their might a force of nature that defied all conventional understanding.
Many years ago, when the first Sovereigns had clashed, their battles were cataclysms, reshaping landscapes and turning entire regions into desolate wastelands.
They had fought with their full, unbridled power, and in doing so, they had stumbled upon a terrifying discovery: the tribulation.
It was a rain of lightning, a celestial punishment from the heavens themselves, as if the world itself rebelled against such immense power being unleashed.
This tribulation was unavoidable, a raw, untamed force that dealt unimaginable damage. After costly, grueling experiments, the early Sovereigns determined that this was the universe's consequence for their unchecked might.
