"I inherited the legacy of the Time Giant Dragon, naturally also its shattered godhead. Once you grant me your power, I will become the new Deity."
"The space fissures you cannot repair, I, Lin Da, will mend."
"The tasks you cannot accomplish, I, Lin Da, will fulfill."
"This Deity position, I, Lin Da, shall take it!"
"Arrogant, reckless—just a mere insignificant human, and yet you dare spout such delusions!"
Tricia was so enraged her features twisted. Beneath her fair, pristine skin emerged jagged tree bark; her long emerald hair transformed into clawing branches.
She stretched out her left hand: "Vermin, vanish!"
Shluk!
The brown roots of the World Tree shot out from the earth below, piercing through Lin Da's heart.
But Lin Da's figure merely flickered before returning to its intact state.
"Just as you couldn't completely kill the Time Giant Dragon, you can't kill me either."
