Raziel lay flat on his back on the dusty tiles of Level -1.
He stared at the empty space in the corridor where the colossal stone guardian stood ten seconds ago.
The red static faded and the digital ash dissolved into nothing.
The supreme commander of the Inquisition just typed a command into the empty air and deleted a god.
Caius collapsed onto his knees in the shadows near the rusted iron grate.
The transfer novice grabbed his head with both hands. He screamed in pure, visceral agony.
The localized connection between his mind and the Primordial Pantheon snapped violently when Lithos vanished.
The sudden absence of the divine frequency tore a massive hole in his mana channels.
Raziel forced himself up onto his elbows. He spat a mouthful of dark blood onto the floor.
He secured six Forbidden Gifts.
He carried the Umbral Paragon core.
He prepared to fight an ecclesiastical war against elite executioners and holy fire.
He could not fight a Moderator.
