For a moment, even the timeless space seemed to hold its breath, reality itself recoiling from the implications of what had been spoken.
Zeus shot to his feet, lightning crackling around him in wild arcs. "You mad fool! Do you comprehend what you're suggesting?"
"The reunification of all realms," Odin said quietly, his single eye gleaming with terrible understanding. "The end of separation between divine and mortal, between order and chaos. You would collapse the barriers that have maintained cosmic stability for eons."
Baal nodded grimly. "I would save existence itself. There are forces at work here, powers that move beyond our perception. Realms that escape our sight, entities that plot in shadows we cannot penetrate. Protocol Zero would force everything into the light—every hidden realm, every concealed power, every secret that threatens the order we have built."
