The moment the wise one gazed at Apexion, the entire forbidden echo froze, and Apexion felt as if two all-encompassing eyes were staring at him. His body uncomfortably shivered slightly, but his starry eyes remained calm as he asked,
"Have you attained truth?"
As if his question triggered something, the wise one's body started to pulse with a terrifying and indescribable will, so terrifying that once it manifested,
pash!
The entire kingdom shattered apart like glass. Erased. Complete annihilation of every single creature inside, leaving him and Apexion standing in a void of complete darkness.
He vanished and reappeared a meter before Apexion. His body was no longer hunched; his grey hair floated upwards as if it were being blown by a storm, and he gazed directly into the frozen Apexion's starry eyes and spoke in a deep tone,
