[Moments Earlier]
The skies were dark.
The earth was melting, dissolving into a murky dark liquid that seemed like an endless swamp of boiling tar.
The pungent odour in the air was so toxic that a single whiff could kill anyone, and the intensity of negative energy was enough to melt anyone to the very marrow of their bones.
In essence, this was hell.
And in this hell, there was something magnificent—no, perhaps the word ought to be jawbreaking— occurring.
"ROOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!"
A colossal beast, only about the size of the tallest mountain one could imagine, bellowed with an enraged voice, sending it echoing through the disgustingly dark area.
Its power sent shockwaves and bursts of energy filling everything around it, and the melting world around it shivered in response to its roar.
