Apotheosis

Nearly all of the palace had disintegrated. Only Zen, Barnaby, Natasha, and the men in black remained intact.

From the looks if it, Athemar only needed to activate a simple command to dissolve them into pieces as well.

Everyone stood frozen, careful not to make even the smallest movement.

Barnaby wasn't incredibly inferior to Athemar, but his special ability, the Illusory Eye was almost useless during a face-to-face battle. If he really fought with Athemar head-on, he'd probably lose to him.

Natasha was definitely powerful, but not as powerful as Athemar.

The men in black were the backbone of the intelligence agency. They were warriors at the Chaotic Source Realm and they were unable to challenge Athemar.

Since Athemar had told them that Gethin had already given up, none of them could resist. They would easily die if they did.

"Buzz..."

Barnaby withdrew his Illusory Eye.

The illusion went away and Zen reverted back to normal.

He finally saw Athemar who was standing not far away. "Master Athemar!" he greeted enthusiastically.

"Are you all right?" Athemar asked with concern.

Zen shook his head and smiled. "I'll be alright

y needed an explanation from Gethin.

Despite the pressures, Gethin maintained his calm.

He kept silent and fixed his eyes on the exit of the hall.

Natasha came rushing in. She went straight towards Gethin and knelt down in front of him.

"What's going on, Natasha?" Gethin asked, pretending that he knew nothing.

"This is all my fault," Natasha cried. "I shouldn't have kidnapped Zen and taken him to the Vastness Mountain. I only did it to avenge Marco's death. I'm so sorry to have caused you trouble!"

Tears poured down her face.

"Marco's death? What happened to Marco?" Gethin asked in shock.

Natasha wiped her tears as she got up on her feet. "He killed him." She pointed at Zen and went on to tell his husband how their son had died a tragic death.