227 Sinners Mark (1/2)

Although they were not visible even for Rank 4 life forms, a powerful type of energy had affected the ocean, creating instabilities in the space and twisting time. This would be known from now on as a danger zone of the Beta Heavenly World were even Soul Forging existences could perish.

Every single magic creature, from the weakest Rank 0 to the strongest Rank 4 were disintegrated to an atomic level by the shock wave. Their souls vanished from this world and whether or not they managed to reach The Eternal River of the Afterlife was a mystery.

If that shock wave had landed in the Fornes Continent, then more than ninety percent of the life in it would have been annihilated and it would have become a deserted place where no life could survive.

The portal was shut down and the shock wave disappeared but the vacuum remained there, and even with the millions of tons of pressure that the ocean was generating in every direction, it showed no sign of shrinking.

Everyone in the group was tired and wounded, but none of them could stop looking at the effect that a roar from a Being of Laws could create.

Heinz, Totto, and Zitra had once seen a river of fire in The Ocean of a Thousand Wonders, but that was only on the surface of this one, and in no way did it reach the seabed.

The scene in front of them was created by a shock wave provoked by a roar that passed from dimension to another and weakened by the World Consciousness, and yet the destruction was hundreds of times greater than the once a Rank 6 life form could produce.

Every single one of them had heard fantastic tales of the power a Being of Laws could display and how they were known as the destroyer of worlds. It was only now that they understood those tales were not an exaggeration.

Some of the Fallen stared at the Lich and although they were annoyed with him, no one had died and they did not feel the need to start throwing accusations. It also helped that he used Jupiter's Night to protect them from the explosion.

As they were resting, they felt a powerful presence focusing on them. When Heinz detected, he was sure it was the World Consciousness that was going to throw him out to the void.

But it was not on him, in whom it converged. The World Consciousness targeted Totto and before he could do anything powerful energy invaded his body and reached into his soul.

The energy transformed into a strange rune that branded itself in Totto's True Soul. The Lich felt immense pain when it happened and he almost fainted.

After leaving that rune, the World Consciousness disappeared and did not act on anyone else.

Totto focused on the rune but he could not detect anything. Other than the immense pain it caused when it was branded, it did nothing more.

The Lich was worried, after all, one's True Soul was very important, and having something attached to it and not knowing what it is was extremely dangerous.

”We will ask my brother, I am sure he knows what just happened.” Heinz detected the anxiousness that Totto was feeling.

When Totto heard that he relaxed a little. He was certain that Zatiel will know what this rune is but whether or not he will be able to remove it, is a different thing.

The group did not move from where they were. Heinz had detected Zatiel coming their way and they were all very tired so they took the chance to heal some of their wounds and replenish their energies.

After a couple of hours, Zatiel appeared in the vision of everyone. He was on the shoulder of a giant who was covered in red lightning.

Flanking Ezequiel, there were two great obsidian dragons and powerful flames were surrounding their wings, which increased their speed.

This was an impressive view, but for the group who just saw a pupil bigger than an entire city and encountered a roar that could destroy a continent, it was nothing.