"RUMBLE!"
The entire Heart of the Root trembled, but this time the shudder did not come from pain or from damage inflicted upon it. No—this one rose from the dark and corrupting aura spilling through the newly formed portal, an aura so immensely powerful that for a breath, it washed across all the layers.
A thrill, a sharp current of excitement, and an overwhelming sense of triumphant purpose flashed through the eyes of every Champion and Higher Lord of the Root. They felt that presence, recognized it instantly, and exalted in it. Their purpose had been achieved. They had done the impossible. They had completed the portal that connected them to the rest of the Root in the Emptiness.
"Hahahaha—we won!"
