imagine someone so powerful that you're existence is like that of an ant. now imagine that both he and you would fight another being, but you don't know a whole lot about it. the powerful "ally" killed one of the ants daring to step forward and started floating mid air, just floating there for hours.
you start wondering whats happening "why is he not attacking" "wait is he attacking but I cant see it?" and suddenly... he drops his weapon, he screams not words or sounds but silence as his face contorts and blood gushes out, and then suddenly you see a black almost void-like smoke surround him and you swear you just saw indescribable mouths devour him whole. "what the fuck happend"
then realization hits, he just lost the fight... you don't know how, hell you don't even know what. who even is this bookstore owner? but that doesn't matter, in fact, only 2 things matter now.
firstly, the guy who was indescribably more powerful then you just BRUTALLY lost a battle, almost as if he was... an ant... but what does that make you.
secondly, you are supposed to go next.