Solomon locked his eyes onto Uriel. The blood rushed to his ears and entirely drowned out every other sound in the ruined cathedral.
The surrounding cathedral walls, the unconscious bodies of his newly met companions, and the floating chat interface all melted away from his perception. Only the towering angel remained in his line of sight.
Uriel turned his golden eyes toward the ruined entryway.
The angel spotted the pristine steel of Eden's Penance and physically recoiled. He dragged his boots backward across the marble tiles, instinctively retreating from the executioner's sword.
It was the weapon that had slayed his kin and nearly ended his immortal life centuries ago was suddenly pointed directly at him again.
A sudden cracking noise echoed off the high walls. The stone altar at the far end of the cathedral violently shattered apart. Chunks of rock crashed against the floorboards, exposing the Crown of Eden resting untouched within the rubble.
