The Hegemon (3)

The Demon Realm.

Uriel, the Goddess of Destiny, watched silently over the Gate she summoned. Unlike her previous, dignified self, the poise of the Goddess was nowhere to be seen. Her dress was in tatters, and her entire body dripped with sweat. Her legs crumbled under her weight, and she barely had the strength to move.

It was the aftermath of sending Thanatos over to Earth. For the sake of altering the future, Uriel had sacrificed her power, her lifetime, to open a Gate massive enough to send Thanatos through. Easily the most powerful Demon to ever invade Earth, the cost of opening the Gate was high.

Therefore, this final invasion had to succeed.

It must succeed.

Else…