Zeryathian Leader:"Intruder! You dare set foot on Zeryath? Leave, or be consumed by our wrath!"
Dharma (calm but commanding):"I come not for war, but for order. Kneel before the will of Rudra, and your people will be spared.
The Zeryathians hiss in defiance. Their leader raises his claw, summoning a tidal wave of crystal shards that surge toward Dharma.
Rudra's Voice Just a demonstration. Show them what means.
Dharma
Rudra's Voice:Enforcer
When Dharma rose, his eyes were clouded, his movements mechanical. With a single swing—far gentler than what Rudra demanded—he shattered the central crystals coming towards him and some of the spires of the colony. The inhabitants fled in terror, their harmonic cries of distress echoing across the barren landscape.
Dharma
NarratorKaldar
High Priestess
Rudra's VoiceThey question my divinity. Show them what happens to blasphemers.
Dharma:
Rudra's VoiceMore. Burn it all.
Dharma
Dharma
Narrator:
, the water world, Dharma no longer needed to be forced. He emerged from the portal with the sword already drawn, his eyes hard as he addressed the council of amphibious beings.
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Dharma
Arvakian Chancellor
Rudra's VoiceMake an example of one city anyway. Fear is a more reliable motivator than mercy.
Dharma
Rudra's VoiceYou grow defiant, Enforcer. Remember who gave you that blade.
Dharma
marked a turning point. The inhabitants—a warrior race that had conquered neighbouring planets—met Dharma with military force. Their weapons, advanced beyond Earth's technology, actually wounded him. As he knelt bleeding on their crimson soil, Rudra's presence surged within him.
Rudra's Voice(booms):
Dharma(loudly): Tomoe! Answer my call!!!!
Rudra's VoicePerfect. Now you understand your purpose.
Dharma
Narrator:Though he carried out Rudra's will with precision, the burden of his actions weighed heavily on him. For each world he visited, the line between justice and tyranny blurred further.
Dharma
Rudra
Narrator(grim):While Dharma's journey across the stars brought other worlds under Rudra's dominion, his homeworld descended into madness. For among those who had once sworn to protect, a dangerous philosophy had taken root.
Rogue Ascendant Leader:If there's nothing left to protect, there's no need for Sentinels. Let the weak perish. Let the world burn. We are gods among men.
ISS Soldier (panicked):Command! This is Delta Squad! We're surrounded in here! Civilians are being slaughtered—we can't hold much longer!
ISS Officer:"They're everywhere! The rogue Sentinels have united. They're targeting the Normies and ISS forces alike. We're spread too thin—we can't fight this on every front!"
Dharma (quiet, to himself):This... this isn't war. This is annihilation.