His fingers tapped lightly against the map.
"The eastern regions still need stabilization. Resistance cells remain active in the lower territories."
Mhazul rolled his shoulders.
"Then we'll crush them."
Lysaria tilted her head slightly, glowing eyes narrowing.
"They're already terrified of us."
"Good," Gander said quietly.
The hall fell silent again.
Outside the palace windows, the capital city stretched endlessly beneath the afternoon sky.
Soldiers marched through the streets.
Black banners fluttered above towers.
And across the entire continent...
Alix's empire continued to grow.
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Far in the eastern region of the Ereborn Continent, beyond ruined fortresses and burned battlefields, the last resistance of the Bregion Empire remained hidden beneath the mountains.
Deep underground.
Buried beneath layers of stone and formations.
