…Approximately 30 minutes earlier.

While Damgaltwoil was still advancing.

A massive shadow loomed over the entire World Tree, causing all the fairies to fall to their knees in fear and despair. The creature was so enormous that no elf had been left without seeing it.

How could such a colossal being even walk, bearing that weight?

As it advanced, they all wondered—could they possibly resist such a monstrous lifeform?

Dread filled the air as the shadow of despair and the fear of imminent death covered the World Tree. The only thing they could do was brace themselves and accept the …