"Medivh, the Goddess sent me to remind you: strike first, and the time to act is now!"
Sage Moana had only just left when Satena, the Fire-Praying Sage, came to Medivh and delivered the Goddess of Fire Prayer's oracle.
The Light Covenant had been abolished, and preaching was no longer restricted. The Goddess of Fire Prayer told Medivh not to wait any longer, but to seize the planes whose coordinates She had sent him as soon as possible.
Medivh learned more detailed information from the Goddess of Fire Prayer.
The Light Covenant wasn't being abolished all at once. Its restrictions were being lifted in stages.
The first stage was a preparation period. The Light Covenant's restrictions on preaching had been lifted, but those on Legendary power had not.
This stage would last ten years, corresponding to the time it would take for the Bottomless Abyss to be unsealed.
In ten years, the Abyssal Demons would escape their prison, and the restrictions on Tenth Rank Legendary powerhouses would be lifted as well.
These ten years were meant to give the Gods and the myriad races of the Star Sea Plane time to adjust.
Lifting the restrictions on the Gods' preaching first was compensation for the Gods who had been suppressed.
The God Rank powerhouses of the various races had their own peoples and forces behind them; their foundations were far stronger than those of the Gods.
"I understand."
These ten years were a time for strategic realignment, and also a chance to gain the initiative.
Medivh understood what the Goddess of Fire Prayer meant: make the most of these ten years to occupy as many planes as possible and build a solid foundation.
Medivh passed the information to the Spore Queen. The allied forces of the Spore Jungle and the Wrynn