'This changes everything…'
Rey's mind churned with strategic calculations as the team's conversation continued around him.
The revelation about Lucifer, the True Realm's power structure, and Ater's possible connection to the ancient rebellion had fundamentally altered his understanding of his situation.
He wasn't just pursuing revenge against the Archdukes who'd destroyed H'Trae.
He was potentially caught up in a millennia-spanning conflict between forces that operated at scales he could barely comprehend—Ancients with Authorities that granted absolute dominion over fundamental reality, Archangels and Archdukes wielding Ethereal Conceptions that transcended normal Ancient Majik, a cosmic power struggle that made his previous manipulations seem like children's games.
And somewhere in this vast conflict, Ater might still exist.
That thought alone changed everything.
'I need to quickly become stronger,' Rey concluded with cold finality and deep restlessness.
