After the giant bird flew off, Viggo kept his eyes on the sky above the Etherstorm, his gaze unreadable. He was even more certain than Scorpia—there was no doubt that it was Felix. After all, the Etherstorm was directly over Trinity Falls, and there was no mistaking that location.

However, it had only been a little over a year, and somehow, Felix had grasped something so powerful that it triggered the arrival of the Etherstorm.

"Duncan, even you have moments when you're wrong," Viggo mumbled.

He recalled how the Duncan had made a bet with him, giving Felix a full ten years to reach enlightenment, implying that any progress within that window would already be extraordinary. And yet, Felix had accomplished something unimaginable in just over a year.

"I just hope you can hold on... The Etherstorm targets the soul. One misstep, and you're dust."

Beneath Trinity Falls, Felix looked up at the strange black clouds swirling in the sky, trying to make sense of what he was seeing. The stor