Ethan felt the flow of Yahweh's energy flooding every fiber of his being, filling him with a divine and overwhelming force. His body tensed, and every fragment of his spirit seemed renewed in power, rising beyond all limits. However, as he absorbed that essence, he once again encountered the same obstacle: the bottleneck, the invisible wall that separated him from the true power of a great god. For a brief moment, this disappointed him, but he didn't allow himself time to dwell on it. He knew that merely absorbing power wasn't enough to break that barrier.
Suddenly, a piercing scream pulled him out of his thoughts. Lucifer, with wide eyes filled with disbelief and horror, struggled to process what he was seeing.
"No!" Lucifer exclaimed, unable to accept the reality. "You killed Yahweh! Do you realize what you've done? He was the only one who could keep the gods in check!"