Resist or submit?
When Vaan asked the Celestials this question, they struggled internally between their pride and survival, deciding whether their honor or life was more important.
Living in the Southern Sea, they have experienced their fair share of life and death at the Southern Border. Thus, although they were afraid of Vaan's power, they didn't fear death; they only feared a meaningless death.
"Wait… This aura…!" the Garrison Captain's eyes widened in shock, sensing the Conqueror's Aura on Vaan's body.
He immediately recalled the radio silence from the Ocean Master and the entire Southern Border after the last powerful earthquake. In that instant, he couldn't help but shiver uncontrollably.
"You… Your Excellency… May I ask what happened to our Ocean Master?" the Garrison Captain asked nervously.
"Dead, flattened by death by something beyond his understanding," Vaan casually answered.
