Date: Unspecified
Time: Unspecified
Location: Zhongguo (China), Liaodong Province, Shuntian Prefecture, Shenyang City, Imperial Palace
There was a reason Corey chose to detonate three mortal stars in succession instead of forming one massive mortal star. She wanted to keep the area of effect as small as possible. The last thing she wanted was for the blast to spill beyond the palace grounds and harm the civilians in the city. By using three separate detonations, she could confine the destruction to the palace and the sky above it.
A larger mortal star would have created a far wider blast radius. Three consecutive detonations, however, allowed the explosions to stack on the same spot, making the impact far more intense while keeping it tightly contained within the palace grounds.
