Karyk turned around to see a tall, elegant woman standing behind him. Just like the old man he had seen before, he couldn't feel even the slightest trace of aura from the woman. She appeared like an ordinary mortal.
She was also the only person here who looked completely human with no strange physical traits that differentiated her. Still, it was clear that she was far from human.
Her attire was simple yet majestic, adorned with symbols that Karyk couldn't recognise imdiately.
"The Era of Destruction?" Karyk asked, studying her face for any hint of her identity. Hearing his question, the woman's eyes revealed quite a surprise but she recovered quickly.
"The Era of Destruction," she repeated, her voice barely audible. "A ti when darkness nearly consud everything, and only the bravest lights dared to resist."
Karyk heard her words, occasionally glancing at the portraits hanging on the wall.
"I am Seraphina," she continued with a gentle smile. "It's rare to see soone so deeply moved by a painting depicting that cursed era."
She waited for Karyk to introduce himself, only for him to completely ignore her and focus on the painting.
The words Era of Destruction were completely unfamiliar to him but the portrait did make certain unknown emotions rise within him.
"If people hate this portrait so much, why would soone hang it here for everyone to see?" he asked after a brief period of silence.
Seraphina's eyes sparkled with interest. "The battles we face are often not of our choosing, but they shape us in ways we cannot foresee."
"One of the lights that you see in the portrait depicts the Ti Lord himself," she further explained. "That's why this portrait is very close to his heart."
"The light depicts him? Then what about the other lights? Who do they depict?" Karyk further asked, certain that the other lights also depicted people who were on the sa level as the Ti Lord.
They were most probably the true rulers of this era in this vast foreign galaxy.
"The other lights depict the-" Seraphina started explaining, only to suddenly go silent.
The room's atmosphere shifted. The murmurs of conversation grew quieter as a figure appeared at the entrance of the hall. The Ti Lord had arrived, catching everyone's attention.
At that mont, ti itself appeared to have slowed down. Even Karyk could feel that his movents had slowed down. Or rather, his body was restricted by the uneven flow of ti while his mind was free.
His body could not keep up with his thoughts. It was the sa for other guests. Not just this place but this entire world was affected by the Ti Lord's abilities.
The Ti Lord was an imposing presence, cloaked in robes that seed to shimr with the passage of ti itself. His eyes contained vast knowledge of eras that were looking forgotten, and when he spoke, it was as if the very fabric of reality listened.
The Ti Lord looked extrely young, as if he was only a teenager. However, no one allowed his looks to fool them. He was one of the oldest monsters in this universe.
The Ti Lord stopped in front of the two people whose fight had temporarily left a scar on the river of space and ti.
Fortunately, the river of space and ti could repair itself, which was why he didn't need to think too much about it.
"I assu your father has been well?" he asked the young man first.
"He has been extrely upset that he couldn't attend the celebration personally. However, other than that, he has been healthy and well," the young man answered, his face slightly pale.
In the presence of the Ti Lord, he felt even more pressure than he did next to his father. This was truly an existence who stood at the peak.
"Is it because of the Angels? It is true that they have been very restless recently." The Ti Lord thought about sothing before shaking his head. "What am I even thinking? It can't be that."
He walked past the two youngsters, observing all the guests that had arrived here.
He recognised many faces but there were also faces that he did not recognise as so Clans had sent their youngsters because they couldn't attend for important reasons.
Amongst the people he could not recognise, there was also Karyk who was standing near the portrait on the wall. As he stood next to Seraphina, it appeared that they were from the sa clan.
He didn't pay much attention to Karyk, or else he might have noticed that the two of them were entirely different Species.
"Welco, esteed guests," the Ti Lord's voice echoed through the hall. "This old man is honored that all of you decided to grace with your visit."
The crowd listened in rapt attention, no one daring to upset the man who could make their clans disappear within a day.
"Today is my birthday, but more than that, it's the million year anniversary since the end of the Era of Destruction. That's why, I thought about making this day even more special by inviting you all here," the Ti Lord said.
"As you all attended this special occasion, I would also-" he continued, only to co to a sudden halt as he noticed another presence entering the world.
"It seems we have more guests that are running a little late. To think that the stars from the Era of Destruction will also co here. Hahaha, this old man is quite happy."
The Ti Lord increased the flow of ti in this world, making the arrival of the new guests even faster.
Soon, the door of the main hall swung open and guests who were on the sa level as the Ti Lord stepped inside. They were also ones who had lived from the Era of Destruction, being millions of years old.
There were those who could enter this world but there were also those who were too big to enter this world. The giant existence of an angel, thousands of tis bigger than this world, floated outside the world.
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