The task ahead was anything but simple.
Leon understood that the moment he committed to this path.
The diversion missions were risky and burned time he did not have. He could not afford to repeat this twice, which meant everyone who mattered had to be present from the start.
Orders were sent out across the fractured network of the resistance. Divine stage experts operating beyond Zion's borders were recalled immediately. No explanations were given. Only one word accompanied the summons: emergency.
It was intentional. Among the scattered units, spies were not just a possibility but an expectation.
Demons had always been clever, and corruption thrived on leaks. The less information that traveled, the safer Zion remained.
Units returned in waves.
Some arrived battered, others cautious, all confused.
Among those recalled was Diana.
Elizabeth's mother had been stationed in a region crawling with high-lord activity, a place most commanders avoided unless desperate.
