Ethan adjusted his breathing, just a little.
Then, using the dimensional barrier as cover, he pulled the Emerald Castle fighters back fast, retreating to a safe zone several thousand feet away.
Only after he was sure his army had cleared the most dangerous collision zone did he lift his gaze to the sky again.
Up on The Dominion, the old man watched it happen—and his face went completely dark.
His teeth ground so hard they clicked. He was obviously right on the edge of losing it. If this kept up, The Dominion's firepower wouldn't crush Ethan quickly, and the ground legions would get dragged into a drawn-out war of attrition by Emerald Castle.
He stopped hesitating.
He raised a hand and clenched it hard toward the heavens.
"O great Titan Sovereign!"
The old voice spread through The Dominion, stamping down on every roar of the battlefield until it felt like the whole world went quiet just to hear him.
