Chapter 354 - The Realm Reforged

Five hundred years after Selena's rebirth, the world had transformed so completely that the age of guardians seemed more myth than history. The Commonwealth system had evolved beyond recognition, spreading not through conquest or even deliberate expansion, but through the organic adoption of principles that simply worked better than anything that had come before. One hundred and forty-seven cities across four continents now governed themselves through elected councils, settled disputes through negotiation and law, and approached problems with the assumption that mortal wisdom was sufficient for mortal challenges.