The succubus Briar couldn't believe her eyes. Klaus had just taken down an actual Tyrant.
Of course, she knew the creature was only an Awakened Hollow, not a fully Corrupted Beast, but that didn't make the feat any less shocking. Even as she replayed the battle in her mind, the reality of it remained staggering.
An Awakened Ghoul was one thing. An Awakened Tyrant was another thing entirely. Despite both sharing the same rank, the Tyrant's original soul state placed it leagues above a mere Ghoul. That was the inherent hierarchy among Hollows dictated by their existential weight rather than just raw power. The same principle applied to Ascendants who had once stood at the peak but suffered grievous injuries, forcing them down a rank. Even weakened, a former high-ranker retained certain advantages that set them apart from those who had never ascended in the first place.
This was simply the order of the world.
