The moment the Realm Lord and his army took their first step toward battle, a dark, ominous energy rippled across the vast expanse of space. The Realm Lord paused, his senses attuned to the subtle changes in the fabric of reality. Something was stirring, something massive, hidden in the shadows, and it was rapidly gaining strength.
Back in the Empress's palace, the hidden beast, its jagged smile and glowing red eyes looming in the darkness, finished its ritual. The Empress stood nearby, watching with an emotionless expression, knowing that once this ritual was completed, the final piece of her plan would be in place. The beast had sacrificed its own life force to speed up the summoning, its twisted form shriveling as dark magic poured out of its body. It collapsed, a shell of its former self, but its purpose was complete.
