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[ He doesn't see Hythlodaeus again. Not up close, that is. No, his friend must have known that showing his face now would only cause Hades' heart to waver at this most crucial junction. The Convocation must needs direct all their focus towards the creation of Zodiark, for a single stray thought could doom them.

Hades can see his friend's soul, however. He can see the faint candlelight shimmer somewhere in the midst of those gathered. He wants to linger on it, as long as he can, but he reluctantly drags his gaze away and looks to Elidibus, standing calmly in their circle of thi-- twelve.

They're running out of time. The walls shake as the beasts outside seek ingress. Hades closes his eyes and pushes all thought and distraction out of his mind, focusing on the form of the concept they had all agreed upon prior.

And yet...

As aether begins to flow and mould the shape of their would-be saviour, Hades cannot help but add a single, fervent prayer.

Please, save us.

All at once, a torrent of aether flows through them and rushes into Elidibus' shorter, slighter form. The answering shockwave is...violent. But not physically so. Never before has Hades felt aether like this: aether that touches the very depths of his soul and churns in his breast. When he opens his eyes, it is not to the sight of Elidibus but their new god. Zodiark.

As the terminus beasts tear apart the roof and descend, Zodiark erases them from existence with a blast of pure aether. And then, He lifts his hands to the firmament and pours even more into the aetherial currents, strengthening them, bolstering the natural shield they form about their star. The sky loses its hellish crimson tinge and silence finally, blissfully falls over the earth. ]