In just the blink of an eye, the power of Authority nearly killed Booker and the other two.
Thankfully, the high Energy within all three attracted the attention of Authority. If the power of Strife had just indiscriminately spread towards Wieldor City, when Wu Chang returned, at least one-third of the city's population would've died in senseless slaughter, directly failing Main Quest Three.
Wu Chang controlled the Authority, drilling towards the breach in Joy's palm. Just then, Joy, who had previously been unaffected like a reef, suddenly had purple-black energy rise in his eyes, and with a backhand slap, struck Mercury.
Mercury, seeing the incoming slap, his body flashed with light, swapped positions with Perun who was furthest away. Perun didn't even have time to scream before he was slapped to death.
Died completely, even the healing specialist Aksu couldn't bring him back.
