Or was it just as cold, detached, and calculating as the others?
The Mysteries of the White Flame Cosmic Tree swept her fiery gaze across the entire assembly standing on the platform, silently sensing the auras of the many true gods present.
Eventually, her eyes settled on Orion. Her lips, which seemed capable of splitting a planet in half, parted.
Orion reacted instantly, casting a protective barrier over the entire group.
Just hearing the voice of the Mysteries of the Twelve-Step Stairs had once been enough to reduce a demigod to a vegetative state, their will completely overtaken by the overwhelming intent of the Mysteries, so he wasn't going to take any chances, especially not with a Mysteries that was even more powerful than the Mysteries of the Twelve-Step Stairs.
Though most of the group now were powerful in their own right, he focused particularly on shielding the weakest link among them.
A transparent barrier quickly enveloped the entire platform.
