The Slates embedded within Arceus's body distributed the impact force of the ten-kilometer-wide, planet-destroying meteorite across all of the Slates, averting the risk of severe and critical injury.
Even so, Arceus's aura plummeted rapidly, and all the Slates shattered under the massive damage sustained in a short span of time. Like the unified entity they were, the Slates scattered without exception, falling across various nearby locations.
The Slates were nearly synonymous with Arceus's life source; losing them meant its vital essence dropped to an extremely low level.
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