The Legion Void had extracted something shiny from within Gran and let loose an explosion which left a fissure in the sky, forcing the crew to retreat. Back on New Utopia, Repti explains that it was the Omnipotent's clone that the Legion Void had absorbed.
Lyria
...!
Gran! Watch out!
The Legion Void pierced Gran's body with its tentacles to access the "boundary" within.
Using the captain as a gateway, the tentacles wriggled about in search of something inside the boundary.
Gran
...
Katalina
Gran!
Vyrn
Crud! Gran's unconscious?
White Knight
I will not allow you to defile the True King!
Alliah
I don't know what you're plotting, but we'll simply have to cut you down!
The Golden Knight Alliah, the White Knight, and Katalina strike at the Legion Void's tentacles.
But before those strikes can connect, the tentacles manage to pull out something shiny from the boundary.
All Three
...!
The next moment...
Lyria
...!
Katalina
Lyria!
Lyria immediately erects a barrier to shield everyone from the sudden blast.
The Legion Void continues pulsating as it gradually consumes the light.
Eugen
What the heck is that!
By the time the clouds of smoke clear, the crew looks up to see a giant crack in the sky that seems to extend in every direction.
Io
D-did that come about from the explosion just now?
Rosetta
I can't believe the shock wave alone was enough to fracture the sky...
Violet Knight
This is really bad, isn't it?
Violet Knight
That explosion wasn't even aimed at us.
Violet Knight
We can't dodge what we can't predict. What say we create some distance?
Vyrn
I dunno... Gran's still unconscious...
Eugen
Sticking around's not an option! We're getting off this island!
Shortly after the crew takes off on the Grandcypher, the entire island is rocked by another explosion.
Io
Phew, that was too close.
Rosetta
As fortunate as we were to escape the impact...
Rosetta
I can't help but wonder what exactly that was.
The inexplicable luminescence on Edan Island is especially conspicuous as the Grandcypher gets farther away.
It's as if the cocoon-like structure atop the Legion Void has borne fruit.
White Knight
For convenience's sake, let us call that mysterious crystal above the Legion Void the "Otherworld Cocoon."
White Knight
It appears to be silently biding its time and observing things for now.
Having evacuated from Edan Island, the crew makes a stop at New Utopia.
At the True King's palace, they try to make sense of the recent series of events.
Alliah
As much as I detest not knowing what the Otherworld is up to...
Alliah
We're fortunate to have withdrawn without suffering any major casualties. And most importantly, the True King is safe.
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It's thanks to Lyria.
Lyria
I'm glad I was able to help in that moment of desperation.
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You were so cool, Lyria.
Lyria
Me? Cool? It feels a bit funny hearing that, but thanks.
Katalina
I never could have imagined you coming this far when we first started traveling and I vowed to protect you, Lyria...
Katalina
Haha... I'm more proud of how much you've grown than I am disappointed in my own shortcomings.
Lyria
Ehehe...
As Katalina extends a hand to stroke Lyria's hair, the shrill sound of a staff striking the floor echoes across the room.
Repti
Though I hate to pour cold water on this heartwarming conversation of a maiden's growth...
Repti
Should we really be acting so carefree right now?
Alliah
What do you mean?
Repti
Consider it a friendly warning from yours truly.
Repti spins around in an affected manner and looks straight at the crew despite his lack of eyesight.
Repti
I am afraid that you may all be underestimating the gravity of the situation.
Repti
What the Otherworld has acquired by poking about in the True King is omnipotence and omniscience.
Repti
In other words—the Omnipotent himself, who has made a home of Estalucia.
The others gulp at the mention of Estalucia and the Omnipotent.
Lyria
The god of... Estalucia?
Repti
Indeed, you have it right. Though being dragged into a lower realm may have weakened him a bit.
Repti continues on, a hint of disappointment in his expression.
Repti
You have the great dragon, worshipped as the sky god, who birthed the Sky Realm via the process of destruction and rebirth.
Repti
His existence came about by being split off from the Omnipotent—a primordial source of all things and god of Estalucia.
Repti
The source of power that the True King draws from is the Omnipotent.
Shitori
The Omnipotent's power... So now we know what that massive vortex of energy is...
Repti
The sky god is the source of all life in the Sky Realm. You could say that the Omnipotent and the sky god are like parent and child.
Repti
As if tracing the world's ancestry, the True King was fortunately able to connect to the Omnipotent.
Repti
Or should I say... unfortunately?
Repti
Because the Otherworld, in all its blasphemy, ended up using the True King as a means to access the boundary that is Estalucia.
Repti
And the Omnipotent has now been dragged out to become one with the Legion Void.
Lyria
...
Vyrn
...
All are rendered speechless by Repti's revelation.
Katalina
So the source of that power Gran used was in Estalucia all along...
Io
M-meaning that, in a way, Estalucia was right in front of us this whole time?
Eugen
Well, it ain't like Gran willingly became a portal to Estalucia, so no, I wouldn't say that...
Alliah
I can hardly believe it... All this talk of gods... It's as if we're living through the creation myth.
Repti
The Otherworld devours other worlds. That's what we're up against.
Vyrn
Somethin' doesn't seem to add up though...
Trying to find a glimmer of hope, Vyrn raises a question.
Vyrn
If the Omnipotent became the sky god, and the sky god became the Sky Realm...
Vyrn
Then the Omnipotent shouldn't be around anymore, right? What was he doing in Estalucia?
Repti
I believe the girl in blue is better equipped to answer that question than I.
Lyria
M-me?
Repti
God is omnipresent. Creating a clone to do your bidding couldn't be easier for such a being.
Repti
Both the girl in blue and the True King should understand the benefits of that very well.
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Primal beasts...
Lyria
Now that you mention it... Even when primal beasts remain on their island, they still come to aid me with a clone if I call on them!
Repti
Yes, a fair analogy. Because only god knows what is most fearful...
Repti
The Omnipotent created a clone of himself in the very beginning and placed it in the ends of the world.
Repti
That place is what we call the "boundary" or Estalucia, the Holy Seat of Genesis.
Repti
The Otherworld has captured that clone and every shred of its power.
Repti gracefully bows like an actor exiting the stage and ponders a thought.
Repti
(Though it's simply a clone, how the Otherworld managed to absorb it remains a mystery.)
Repti
(Providence dictates that the Omnipotent is an all-powerful being who could never be overtaken.)
Repti
(Yet the Otherworld has presently come out on top. There's only one answer I can think of...)
Repti
(Something must have happened before even the creation myth we know of... Something that no one knows about.)
Repti
(In which case, there's only one thing I can do for that person...)
Though this harlequin who observes all wears no mask...
He continues his plan in secret, his true intentions oblivious to everyone else.
173: Omen of Disaster 
