Cain returned her gaze with a warm, genuine smile—an expression of pure affection and appreciation for his partner. Yet even as the moment passed between them, his eyes sharpened once more, returning to the focus of a hunter with prey in sight.
He inhaled deeply, opening his mouth as he began to draw in all the destructive and chaotic energy that had flooded the Divine Kingdom during their cataclysmic battle. The vast storms of unstable Origin Power and violent force swirled toward him like rivers of cosmic fire, streaming into his body, reaching his stomach.
Once the destructive energy faded, the true state of the Divine Kingdom was revealed. While its size remained impressive—still nearing that of a Late Prima Deity's domain—its condition was utterly ravaged. Cracks and canyons stretched in every direction, massive fissures splitting the landscape like scars, while parts of the space-time matrix lay broken, leaving zones of collapsing void where no mortal life could survive.
