The blast from the collision of their ultimate attack caused a terrifying earthquake and pushed the waves halfway across the water for a moment.
When the battle of these two giants finally ended, the beast acknowledged its defeat and bowed to its victorious foe and swore to him to do whatever he wished as promised.
Zion smiled and simply said to show him where this winged beast had taken his creature.
The beast, wounded in his pride, in his being, by Zion's indifference to his humility, his honor and his gestures of surrender, suggested that he do even better, that he accompany him to the very place where the winged monster had taken his creature.
Zion accepted his defeated opponent's proposal gratefully, but even that seemed so phony, as if he were simply unable to feel what he should feel.
