The Throne Room, City of Gods.
The atmosphere in the Hall was heavy, pressed down by the weight of impending destiny.
Standing before the throne were three figures who had once stood at the apex of their respective multiverses.
Cai Zhen, the God of Cultivation; Thera, the Goddess of Annihilation; and Beru, the God of Evolution.
They stood shoulder to shoulder, their postures stiff, their eyes betraying a mixture of confusion and concealed terror.
They knew the rumors. They knew demons were coming.
When the Emperor's summons had appeared before their eyes, their hearts had sunk.
In their minds, this was a war notice. The Emperor was calling them to the front lines. He was going to ask them to be the vanguard, to throw their bodies against the tide of 2,000 Demon Gods to buy time for the rest of the city.
