The crushed lump of gold hit the marble floor. It rolled to a stop at King Carlos's feet.
Lucifer stood over the broken monarch. The King of the human realm wept silently with his face buried in his trembling hands. The Royal Protectors lay paralyzed across the throne room, completely neutralized by the Sovereign's Eclipse aura.
Lucifer had secured absolute victory on the ground.
Then, his system interface exploded!
It was not a calm blue notification. A massive jagged blood-red alert completely covered Lucifer's vision! A deafening piercing siren blared directly into his mind and bypassed his physical ears.
[CRITICAL SYSTEM ALERT: Spatial Breach Detected!]
[Location: Zephyria - Deep Vault Level 1.]
[Target Proximity: Void-Core Reactor.]
[Warning: Sanguine Grid Integrity Compromised.]
Lucifer's void-swirling eyes narrowed sharply.
He did not look at the weeping King. He tapped his comms rune instantly.
"Vexia!" Lucifer barked. His voice was a low dangerous rumble.
