As satisfying as the summoning had been to watch, Jade was alarmed by how quickly others were dropping their guard. Of all the times to offer mercy...!

"All of you--! Don't forget Palitutu's reports!" He should have reminded them before the battle. Damn. "This isn't his true self! Before he became Garland, he was akin to an Eidolon -- we have yet to see his true form as Chaos!"

One of the ending lines in Palitutu's final report came back to him. Chaos will never let the cycle end and any that should oppose him will become an enemy of Crystallis. There was no doubt in his mind. Something very, very bad was about to happen.