If the damage to the first core had merely surprised the new and old Prophets, then the complete destruction of the second core filled them both with boundless fury!
After all, a damaged core could be repaired, but a completely destroyed core could never be rebuilt!
"That bastard plans to ruin us all?" the new Prophet roared.
"It seems it had planned this from the start," the old Prophet said.
"At all costs, the core must be protected, even if it means using your own lives to do so!" the two Prophets simultaneously issued the deadly command.
This Mechanical Planet was the foundation of everything they had; not even the slightest loss could be tolerated!