I looked down at them quietly for a moment.
Then I swung.
The axe cut downward through the air, and the accumulated force inside the domain followed the motion instantly, compressing into a single strike before erupting outward across the province below.
Golden light swallowed the capital first, then spread beyond it in a massive wave that tore through barriers, streets, fortresses, and living beings alike without slowing even slightly.
The layered shields shattered one after another.
The central fortress collapsed inward.
The ground itself split apart as the pressure drove downward, carving through the province until the entire capital disappeared beneath expanding destruction, and before the survivors could even react, Ruinous Touch spread through the remaining safe zones connected to the province.
The domain slowly settled after that, the violent currents of energy finally calming as the last resistance across the empire disappeared completely.
Then the system spoke.
