That day, the Merchants' Union fell, and it wasn't Arad's hands but Gojo's. The black dragon of the north wiped the entire ruling merchant divisions, publicly executed their leaders, and shattered their influence over the region and the people. Tempo and Zeus, who came here for a peaceful diplomatic talk, found themselves having nothing to do as Gojo threw all peaceful talks out the door with the corpses of the merchant representatives and singlehandedly colonized the entire union in a day.
None in the Union had expected Gojo to be like that, a titanic black dragon that was far more capable with magic than an entire army of archmages, and one that didn't take a no for an answer.
He dispelled all of their slave contracts, which caused a quarter of their army and supply chain to crumble in seconds as the newly freed slaves rebelled. So, when Gojo's actual magic started, they found themselves baffled.
