Jack Kaiser stood motionless in the dead zone. The black lightning that surrounded his frame crackled with patient intensity, waiting for the moment when the Herald would finally understand the true scope of what he was facing.
The Mask of the Soul Warden resonated against Jack's face. The ability that Jack had unlocked, [Phobia], allowed him to perceive the Herald's deepest terror. The dragon's paramount, crippling fear was spelled out in a single, definitive word: [Power].
It was pathetic. The grand commander of the draconic empire, a creature who actively coveted dominion and hungered to usurp the Dragon King himself, was fundamentally terrified of anything stronger than him.
He didn't revere absolute strength; he feared it. He craved the throne while shivering at the weight of a crown.
