'Gaia must've told him to intervene if Typhaon proved too much to handle.'
"Okay," Emma said cautiously. "The two of us should be able to hold back Typhaon until reinforcements arrive—"
"I don't need reinforcements."
Thanatos interrupted her, unsheathing a black blade that radiated an eerie, consuming aura.
The moment he slashed, a wave of destruction rippled outward.
Typhaon's minions, who had almost reached the awakeners' position, were bisected in a single strike.
A moment of stunned silence enveloped the battlefield.
"Everyone, retreat," Thanatos commanded.
His voice was as cold and sharp as his blade.
"Gaia has sent me to deal with Typhaon."
Before anyone could react, he raised his sword again and swung downward.
The sheer force of the strike obliterated everything in its path, carving a direct route to Typhaon's Core.
As he walked forward, one of the awakeners whispered shakily,
