But he did not interrupt the scholar again, instead noting this question in his heart and planning to ask the Book of Knowledge's spirit after its recovery.
Amides continued, "According to some clues we have gathered from historical ruins, we infer that during a certain period in the middle of the Second Epoch, the Black Fog appeared."
"There is a significant gap in this part of history, and many truths have been obliterated. We only know the outcome."
"Gods fell one after another, either vanishing entirely or being eroded by the Black Fog and degenerating into monsters. Divine Cities were annihilated, and humans were defeated utterly."
The room fell into silence, the breathing of those present seemingly held in suspense, leaving only the aged voice of Amides.