1914. Chance

It wasn't hard to understand the nature of King Elbas' creation. The dust had the properties of a disease meant for creatures that carried Heaven and Earth's influence. The expert had even made it hard to dispel since the symptoms fed on the rulers' power to intensify.

The middle tier flying cockroaches saw the dark-golden runes becoming bigger until they filled their entire bodies. Some of them would fuse with them while others would directly die.

Something strange happened after a few middle tier specimens managed to stabilize the disease. Faint golden shades fused with the white light radiated by their bodies before spreading into the glow of the magical beasts nearby.