Sunny glided through the lightless currents of the deep void, his cosmic form leaving a faint trail of starlight that dissipated almost instantly.
Despite the immense, reality-warping power coursing through his Nihilium bloodline, his thoughts remained anchored within the Elsewhere of his soul.
No matter how much he tried to adopt the cold, detached nonchalance of a True God, he couldn't quite stomach the sudden surge in casualties within his inner world.
A trillion lives in a day, the statistic sat heavy in his mind. He was thankful for the Divine Immortality he had granted them; the fact that they possessed nine extra lives meant that this Era of Friction was a brutal learning curve rather than a final extinction.
'They'll learn,' Sunny mused, his eyes flickering with the light of a thousand distant suns. 'Pain is the most efficient teacher. Next time, that damage dealer's party will keep their shields up, and the merchants will invest in better security.'
