The ancient stirrings beneath continental foundations demanded strategic response that transcended conventional military planning, but Lucas's enhanced tactical intelligence recognized opportunities within the crisis that could establish permanent dominance through systematic exploitation of terror-induced worship. The dormant entities' awakening created urgency that necessitated accelerated resource acquisition, and the worship energies flowing toward Selena provided frameworks for sustainable power extraction that could fuel preparations for conflicts operating on cosmic scales.
"The ancient ones hunger," Lucas observed, his voice carrying analytical precision as he studied the dimensional resonances emanating from depths that predated recorded history. "Their awakening demands feeding on scales that require systematic population management rather than random territorial conquest."
