But...
These Devas had just lost a battle!
Under the effects of the Full Victory Festival, all of it transformed into Indra's power, giving him a wave of enhancement.
Whose buff were the Devas really providing?
"Garuda seems doomed to lose!"
Vishnu murmured.
...
"Eh?"
"Garuda's power seems to have weakened!"
Indra, holding onto Garuda's wrist, placed it in front of himself, tilted his head slightly, his gaze focused and intense, watching the Golden Wing Bird before him.
Garuda's arms trembled.
Below his large biceps, blood coursed wildly, producing thunderous roars, and a torrent of colossal force surged out, capable of overturning the seas.
"Perhaps it is I who grew stronger?"
Indra's body shook slightly, he thought to himself.
He was aware of the Golden Wing Bird's power; it shouldn't be like this now!
Could it be the power of the Full Victory Festival, the blessing it provided him?
Whoosh!