Just as Aiden was about to be struck down by the Empress with a single punch, a voice suddenly boomed in everyone's ears.

"Enough!"

Reluctantly, the Empress withdrew her hand and swiftly moved Felix ten yards away.

The next moment, a burst of flames erupted from where she had just stood. It was so intense that it seemed to melt the very ground beneath it, a testament to the extreme heat.

Had Cordelia continued her attack on Aiden, she too would have been injured, a risk not worth taking as t