[: 3rd POV :]
The battlefield remained deathly silent.
The shattered glaciers no longer moved.
The corrupted sky above no longer roared.
Even the violent dark energy leaking from the Black Meridian Leader had become unstable.
It trembled as if it no longer dared to exist too loudly in Daniel's presence.
Meanwhile, Daniel simply stood there calmly.
Golden eyes quietly observing the kneeling abomination before him.
And the more he observed, the more absurd the situation felt.
"…So even if I don't do anything,"
Daniel muttered softly, almost amused to himself, "it would still have this kind of effect…"
He slowly looked down at his own hand again.
Not a single ability had been activated.
Not a single ounce of intentional pressure had been released.
And yet, a being powerful enough to dominate countless worlds was currently kneeling like a broken insect unable to even look at him directly.
Even Daniel himself found it difficult to properly adjust to this change.
