Trapped inside the portal

The old man nodded in agreement. His gaze now shifted from the orb on the table to the spherical orb displaying the celestial heavens amid the assault of the fleet.

"Any important information from the other realms?" he asked, still staring at the celestial heavens orb.

"Nothing significant, sir, except that the Seraphis Vali race has halted their attack," Aric replied candidly, hiding nothing.

"Seraphis Vali?" The old man repeated, as if recalling someone. "What is Aurelius thinking?" he continued, sounding somewhat intrigued.

"When did they stop?"

"A few minutes ago, sir, around 20 minutes ago."

Hearing Aric's response, the old man's gaze drifted toward the altar of the Seraphis Vali race. Indeed, he could see that no energy was being emitted from the altar, meaning it had ceased operation.

"What's their reason?" the old man asked again.