The Duke of Bloodust's plan failed to materialize, with a third of the extraordinary beings present voicing their opposition.
Blatcher Bloodust, a devotee of biological alchemy, stood among the most radical of those who held mortals in contempt. The casual consideration of nine million lives as mere resources was a notion that even numerous fifth-stage extraordinary beings found unconscionable.
However, the dissenting third could not sway the course of the plan. The true catalyst for the demise of this cruel design was singular in nature.
Ansel's rejection.
The moment Ansel heard of the proposal to transmute nine million souls into fuel, an overwhelming revulsion surged within him.
His instinctive veto of the proposition was immediate, despite the undeniable efficacy of the Duke of Bloodust's suggestion when viewed through an amoral lens.
