Aglaea did not speak aloud. Instead, using the authority of a demigod, she pulled Anaxas's soul directly into the Vortex of Genesis.
"Was that grand yet absurd performance truly the sum of your life's pursuits?"
"I sacrificed everything for the sake of truth, just to buy this very moment. As for you, you were just as I expected, seizing any opportunity to grasp power without a moment's hesitation. Just like..." Anaxas accepted Aglaea's sarcasm with equanimity, firing right back at her.
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