This world wasn't exactly like the novel anymore.
His very existence had changed the flow or so he guessed.
Zayn was supposed to be dead by now.
He had joined Tobias, not Cedric.
He was also known by Eclipse…
It was no longer the same plot.
Still… some key beats were holding.
This was around the time the King, worried by cult sightings, would deploy the heroes to the outer regions.
The Hero of Light, Cedric's party, would head into one of the three marked zones.
And if the novel played true…
They'd find the cult's main stronghold.
"Which means…" Zayn opened his eyes, sitting up straight. "This arc is starting."
The second arc.
It was short.
More like a bridge than a full saga.
The cult didn't have the power to challenge kingdoms head-on, but they were the spark.
The Demon Lord used them to gain faith — and in this world, faith equaled strength.
Her true resurrection was bound to the number of true believers.
