Asterion stepped onto the empty chain and walked across it, wearing no armor and wielding no weapon.
And yet, with each step, it felt as if invisible pressure descended on the Ebony Island, making it hard to breathe.
Cassie exhaled, then straightened and rubbed her face tiredly. The pieces of shrapnel had left a few cuts on it, so her hand ended up bloody.
'So, he decided to enter the battle personally, after all…'
Mordret, who was standing nearby, looked across the Tear and smiled faintly.
"Looks like this is my cue."
His original vessel was the strongest he possessed — it was the body of a Supreme Titan, after all. So, if anyone could face Asterion in battle, it was him.
Mordret glanced at Cassie and hesitated briefly, then sighed.
