The Emperors narrowed their eyes.
"You don't have a choice," Empress Nivera said.
At this moment, several pictures shot through Gregorio's mind.
All of these were pictures of his adventure with Lucius.
All the fun they had together.
All the wonders they had discovered.
All the mysteries they had uncovered.
It was such a great life.
A moment later, Gregorio looked at the sky.
And for just a moment, it seemed like Gregorio could look past the sky.
A new picture appeared in his mind.
It was an image of him and Shang traveling across the stars.
They were finding huge beasts as big as planets and fighting Gods that could turn Aterium to dust with a mere step.
And maybe…
A distant silhouette grew closer and eventually turned into Lucius.
