Caelus immediately set off for the location John sent him. Everyone else was still training, so he saw no reason to disturb them before learning what had happened.
John was waiting above a dead planet.
Brown cracks covered its surface, cutting through empty seas and fallen cities. Caelus could see where rivers had once crossed the land, but not a drop of water remained.
"This planet has been completely destroyed," John said. "We were tracking someone from the Heavenly Faction, but his trail ended here."
Caelus studied the world below.
Whole stretches of land had been burned flat. Farther away, a city lay beneath a thick layer of ash with only the tops of its tallest buildings showing.
He had destroyed enemies before, but looking at an entire world left like this made his stomach tighten.
"If I use Time Authority, I should be able to see what happened here."
