A scene almost identical to the one that had unfolded before Aurelius repeated itself across the continent as Blue Raven personally visited the rulers of the remaining empires one after another.
Regor of Babylon, Selena of Sylvaris, Rominus Skybreak, Xaeroth Drakemore, and Vivianne Nightreign were all freed from the hidden Glutons that had silently attached themselves to their shadows, each discovery revealing yet another horrifying truth that none of them could have imagined even moments earlier.
Their reactions were almost exactly what William had expected. Every emperor initially believed they were being attacked, only to discover that an invisible creature had been feeding on them without their knowledge for an unknown length of time.
Although their personalities differed greatly, ranging from calm and analytical to hot-tempered and impulsive, every one of them eventually arrived at the same conclusion after witnessing the grotesque monsters emerge from their own shadows.
