A new portal opened in front of the gathered Mage Kings, and the Lightning Emperor walked through.
All the people in the hallway of the Lightning Manor stopped walking and looked with awe at the Lightning Emperor.
Everyone knew what he looked like, but very few people had actually seen him.
When the other Mage Kings saw him, a huge part of their worry disappeared.
The Ancestor was still alive.
The portal behind the Lightning Emperor closed again, and he let out a sigh.
"Well, that was an adventure," he commented.
"Welcome back," Wester said politely.
The Lightning Emperor smiled a bit and nodded toward Wester.
Whoom!
A second later, another portal opened, and Emilia walked through it.
Based on her unsurprised attitude about seeing the Lightning Emperor, it was probably him that had called her over.
