Hearing Derik's words, Lucien's forces slowly retreated into his shadow making Emperor Slade frown. Everything happening right now is far beyond his expectations and control. He hated the fact that he could just watch these two do whatever they want without bringing him into the equation.
For most of his life, he has been a powerful figure in the empire who is always feared and respected both by friends and foes but now he felt insignificant.
"Our time has passed… The future is now in their hands and there is nothing we can do about it. All I can say now is wait and watch. They know what they are doing" Belize said stunning the emperor.
He didn't expect the dragon to talk to him and even worse he couldn't explain how the dragon could tell what was going through his mind. He wanted to say more but the massive purple dragon didn't bother looking his way anymore so he could only hold it in.