"How strange. After all these years, why hasn't Heavenreach Sacred Academy made a single move?"
"Exactly. After Heavenreach Sacred Academy wiped out more than a dozen factions with thunderous force, it went quiet again."
"By my reckoning, decades have passed since then. Nearly a century, perhaps."
"But Heavenreach Sacred Academy seems to have grown a little too fast in that time... Unreasonably fast."
"What's happening with Ironblood Sect?"
"They're getting restless. They seem to be losing patience."
"Alliance Leader, the envoy told us to watch and wait, and not alert them. Should we warn Ironblood Sect?"
At this, the Alliance Leader of the World Alliance frowned. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "No need. Those people from Ironblood Sect have never been ones to sit still."
"I don't like them. If they want to stick their necks out, why stop them?"
"In any case, the World Alliance hasn't disobeyed the envoy's orders."
"Besides, I'd like to see what Heavenreach Sacred Academy is doing and what's changed there."
"Yes, Alliance Leader!"
The World Alliance held its position, but Ironblood Sect could no longer sit still.
"Damn it. They fooled us."
"They must have fooled the envoy too."
"What Heavenreach Sacred Academy did back then was meant to tie our hands and keep us from making a move."
"That gave them room to breathe. I never thought the envoy would fall for it."
"No. We can't let them keep growing, or Ghost Abyss may truly change hands."
"Heavenly Dragon Pavilion has no backbone, and the World Alliance is all pretense. Neither has the guts to act."
"Now only Ironblood Sect can carry this banner and restore Ghost Abyss to its former strength."
"Pass on my orders. Tell everyone in Ironblood Sect and every faction under us to gather their best fighters and