Go See My Real Business

Within any organization, someone had to maintain its public face, and someone had to handle the dirty work behind the scenes. The public face could not be stained in the slightest. If blood had to be spilled, the one behind the scenes had to contain it. If they failed and it leaked onto the public face, it would become a disaster capable of ruining the entire sect. The public face might treat someone to a cigarette, while the one behind the scenes might have to eliminate a person.

And in the current Kamar-Taj, the public face and the dirty work were both shouldered by Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, alone. She had established the Sanctums to watch over Earth, taught her disciples without holding anything back, and conducted herself with righteousness that earned everyone's respect. She was the one who upheld Kamar-Taj's public image.

Yet behind the scenes, she used the Void's dark powers, unacceptable to ordinary people, to strengthen herself and earn her illustrious reputation as the strongest spellcaster in this world. She swept away demons and intimidated foreign enemies. Many powerful foes her foolish disciples could not handle were quietly eliminated by her in advance—or she would beat them to within an inch of their lives, then let those disciples come over and claim the kill. Thus, she kept anyone from realizing that Kamar-Taj was really one max-level player happily leading a bunch of level-ten alts around.

In this way, she had also held the line for Kamar-Taj.

But after handling both the public face and the dirty work by herself for so many years, only she knew the hardship and difficulty involved.

Now, Ancient One wanted to choose a true disciple. Since that disciple would receive her true teachings and prepare to inherit her position, they would