The journey from the Crossroads to Region Three took almost an entire day.
Unlike the organized traffic surrounding the trade hub, the deeper routes leading toward the Prime Territory felt increasingly controlled. Even before reaching the region itself, I noticed patrols moving through the surrounding space. Phantom squads traveled along predetermined routes while larger formations guarded important transit corridors.
Most of them consisted of Grandmaster-level souls led by powerful Transcendents, and every group carried communication artifacts linked directly to the Eternal administration.
Morrow had spent much of the trip explaining how the territory functioned.
