Even the Shadow Noble and Royal Tress, individuals who prided themselves on their unflappable composure, took an involuntary step backward.
The raw power emanating from Gladius was a tangible force, one that defied their understanding of the magical hierarchy they had long taken for granted.
In that moment of stunned silence, where the very foundations of their world seemed to tremble, the Shadow Noble made a desperate attempt to reassert control over the situation.
His voice, though tinged with a tremble he desperately wished to conceal, rang out in the tense atmosphere.
"You!" he began, his words directed at Gladius with all the authority he could muster. "You can't simply just brazenly attack a noble Mage! Such a thing is a serious crime-"
