The Night Plane had completed its leap and ascension. The Light Army that had withdrawn to defend it once more set out for the front lines.
Across the many-layered worlds of the Primal Abyss, war flared anew in the twelve Purgatory Worlds occupied by Abyssal Demons.
The Light Alliance did not attack the Origin Planes occupied by the Seven Deadly Sins. The Seven Virtues had deliberately turned a blind eye.
The Seven Virtues knew the War of Light and Dark would yield no result. They didn't want to suppress the Seven Deadly Sins too harshly, lest the Star Sea Rules intervene.
Conquering these Origin Planes would amount to diminishing the Primal Abyss's foundations.
The Primal Abyss was already falling behind the Light Alliance, and now it was stealing their resource-rich lands, too. How could anyone stand for that?
The Seven Virtues had other reasons for leaving these Origin Planes alone.
If they occupied the Origin Planes to close the gap between the two sides, the Seven Deadly Sins would surely make up for their losses by taking from the Purgatory Demons and the Star Sea's myriad beings.
The Seven Virtues were kindhearted and didn't want the Star Sea's myriad beings to suffer such a fate. They deliberately left these planes untouched to give them some breathing room.
"The Light Alliance has gained another high-level Origin Plane, and there'll be more to come. To balance Light and Dark, the Seven Deadly Sins will surely target us. We have to prepare!"
When the Light Alliance resumed its offensive, the leaders of the Purgatory Demons and the Star Sea's myriad beings gathered secretly for a meeting.
This latest leap and evolution of the Night Plane had robbed the Purgatory Demon Gods and the Star Sea's Gods of their former composure as they watched