In another direction, at a different location where darkness consumed every source of light in sight, nine beings gathered. They were no strangers to the world's upper echelon, as they were the Sinvairas. Originally, they had been ten, but Malrik, the First Sun, had killed one of them, hence reducing their numbers.
They too had been watching the battle unfold between Arianna Haellight and Asher Wargrave. Not just the battle, but the entire Inter-Empire Tournament. They weren't new to the tournament; they always watched as they had to take note of the growing generation and make a list of those they could assassinate before they became too troublesome, like the Wargraves.
And at this moment, most of them wore dark expressions as they watched the battle draw to an end, leaving them shaken and shocked.
