The small sphere manipulated by the Usurper—an attack condensed with all the power of descent.

But it wasn’t the Usurper’s power.

It carried an alien presence, different from the Usurper itself.

It was the authority of another Old God.

The Usurper had consumed the authority of another.

[I never thought gaining the power of descent alone would be enough to defeat you.]

The Usurper now wielded the combined powers of descent and the authority of the Old Gods.

But Taesan could do the same. Moreover, he possessed the Abyss and Immutable Self.

Even with its warped power, the Usurper was …