"MASTER!"
They all exclaimed in unison and got down on one knee upon seeing Dai Zhi appear at the top of the steps. Only the three in the front did not need to bow and simply lowered their heads as a show of respect to their 'great' leader.
Dai Zhi casually waved his hand allowing them to resume their positions. He took a moment to survey the crowd and smiled upon seeing their excited faces.
"The wait has been long my friends! Of the ones that fell with me from the heavens, only a handful remain. Either they have chosen to return to the greater world or defect and fight against us...and we all know how that turned out."
A roaring laughter spread among them like wildfire.
"But now you stand here with me, having lasted through the many ordeals that we have had to face and all the sufferings that we had to endure on this dying world...and you have become STRONG!"
The crowd erupted in another score of unified chantings, "FOR THE LIGHT!"
"FOR THE LIGHT!"