"You dare protect him?"
A divine voice thundered across the battlefield, and its sheer force pressed down on everything as layers of space quivered and warped under its weight.
Helios stepped forward without haste, and although the battlefield was already collapsing into chaos, his presence remained steady as golden light gathered around him and flowed like a calm yet unyielding tide. His eyes did not waver as he looked toward the opposing gods, and there was neither fear nor anger in them, only a firm resolve.
"You are all heading toward mutual destruction," he said, his voice controlled yet heavy with meaning, as if he was stating an inevitable truth rather than making a warning.
The response came instantly, sharp and furious.
"You dare!"
Before Helios could continue, a violent surge of divine power descended without warning, and the attack struck him directly as an overwhelming force collided against his body.
The explosion that followed tore through everything.
