What had happened?
What had led to this contrived set of events, one might wonder in confusion.
Well...
The plan Skullius had, had borne incredible fruit!
What was this plan?
The one that hinged on him having Null Life Essence in reserve?
The one that needed the Cluster General to get near him?
Well...
It was to get rid of what Skullius considered the biggest pain in the pelvis – the nullifying ability of the greatsword!
This skill was a problem to Skullius as it threatened to dispel any of his skills, thus cutting off his possible channels of victory.
Just as it had portrayed, the greatsword's halo had dispelled Skullius' [Silent Revelation of the Bright King] leaving him susceptible to the atrocious heat belched up by the serpent which was also summoned by this damn weapon!
To solve this, Skullius wanted the Cluster General to get close enough for him to extract it with his Null Life Essence!