"But there's something else you need to understand about how the system came," Dominus continued.
"Something about how the Will restructured reality after destroying the dragons."
Owen had thought the revelations were over. He was wrong.
"After eliminating the major threats—Celestials deleted, Demons sealed, Dragons destroyed—the Will looked upon the wreckage of the world. Ninety percent of all mortal life gone. Civilizations collapsed. Entire continents depopulated. From a purely practical standpoint, it was a disaster."
"Because dead mortals can't produce more life force," Owen guessed.
"Precisely. The Will had protected its immediate interests by removing threats, but in doing so, it had destroyed most of its long-term power source. The remaining mortals would take centuries to rebuild populations to pre-war levels."
"So it decided to... what? Accelerate their recovery?"
