He would not, however, keep it coming. Because very soon after he said that, the ship rumbled and shook. And then the deck exploded.

It all happened so quickly that Sam could barely comprehend it. Dozens of tendrils erupted from the hull and split the boat apart. The gargantuan roots of an ashen tree writhed wildly, stretching up further, further, further. The Solar Barque folded inward and Sam began to slide down. A wall of roots surrounded him. He lost sight of Sephiroth, of Alucard of the Earth starts above. He was falling fast. Sam plunged his sword into the deck as it bent to a full vertical and looked down.

The Styx had been hollowed out. Tree roots erupted from a dark abyss into which dark waterfalls poured their celestial matter. He heard a voice echoing from somewhere. Sephiroth.

“The time has finally come. The Qliphoth has taken root.”

- Ragnarust Round 4