Under red skies, Warren and the three rulers sat astride their horses. Warren pulled out the map and said, "The Sea of Connection is solidified. Take positions as stated." He flanked right with half the mages before Szloth's army arrived.

  To the absolute right, the horizon stretched endlessly. Sho rode on horseback, looking tired and bored. His inner thoughts ran: Ahh, I don't want to kill any angels, but I think the world needs a reuniter. I'll start working for it behind everyone. Yep yep, you can reunite and stop war—trust yourself.

  A large crowd of army approached with Szloth and two other generals, Szlut and Wrthas, plus a massive force of archers behind everyone.

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  As Maia swung open her blowing fan, the army of demons rushed toward them. Seeing this, Szloth raised his arms and ordered, "Fire!”

  Before he could lower his hands, a horse charged from his right straight into the demon army—it was Wrthas. He swung his large poleaxe through the demons, yet Szloth bellowed, "Fire!" as all angels loosed arrows into the air.

  The arrows penetrated the sky. Thunderbolts landed on the demons' chests and Wrthas's back, yet he remained unfazed. Trazx stopped Wrthas with his halberd, which enraged Wrthas more as he roared, "Fuel me—the spirit of El Gordo!”

  A single small red glowing point appeared on his chest. His veins turned red, fire covering his poleaxe as he swung back at Trazx's neck.

  The scene shifted to Szloth, sleeping with a mat on the ground beside his horse. Maia pointed at him from inside her shogun armor, her veins popping out colorful like the rainbow. A small energy ball formed on her fingertips as she said, "Rye!”

  The beam released, its length and width as large as a mountain. Szloth woke up, saw the beam traveling at light speed, said, "Meh," and slept again.

  As the beam was about to hit him, he said, "Fuel me the—”

  Chapter ends.