"Dragons…" Rui continued, "Jotuns, basilisks, phoenixes, golems, inferno serpents…"
His pitch-black eyes grew more certain with confidence.
"We have defeated all of them before."
His eyes slowly swept across the Martial Sages of human civilization.
"We have defeated them once before, and we can do it once more."
The rationale inspired confidence among the Martial Sages.
It was indeed true that they had defeated almost every species, group, and impediment that they had come across. And now, with all the Martial Sages uniting in a single battlefield, they were stronger than they had ever been on the battlefield.
And yet, their expressions darkened with profoundly painful memories of the few times that they had failed miserably.
The few times that they had failed miserably against overwhelmingly powerful beings.
Creatures that were among the most powerful species known to man.
