Caelus played the final part again.
The Heavenly Lord walked through the opening with Bane and Jeffrey in his hands. Behind him, the ruined world burned without anyone left to call for help.
Bane had refused to fight in another war.
That refusal had cost his people their lives.
Caelus closed the recording and flew back to John. He kept the device in his hand as he looked once more at the dead planet.
"What did you find?" John asked.
"Someone from the Heavenly Faction destroyed this place and took the Ender of Fate."
John's face lost its color.
"The Ender of Fate was here?"
"He was, and he didn't want any part of their war."
Caelus could not forget the ease with which the Heavenly Lord had beaten him. Worse, that had only been a clone.
What were they trying to gain by making the Enders fight?
He had expected enemies and old grudges. He had not expected someone to hunt them down and force a war even when they refused to take part.
His thoughts returned to Sylvia and Freya.
