"Our contenders, the ones we must guard against the most, at least for now, are the Liberation Front, whose origin I still haven't been able to determine; the Varyn Magic Empire, now rooted in England; and the Jade Star Clan in China."
"Of those three, the one we should worry about most is the group in China. The Jade Star Clan may not be among the strongest factions right now after all, but they have invested the most heavily in this world. That alone makes them dangerous."
The mood in the hall grew solemn as Chief Dravak analyzed the situation. But noticing the atmosphere, he chuckled softly and added, his tone calm yet uplifting, "Anyway, now that the first sign has finally appeared, we can say our efforts so far have not been in vain. So let us rejoice at the bright future that lies ahead!"
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In France, in what was once Mont-Saint-Michel, but was now the grand temple of Aurelia… the goddess worshiped by the Eternal Light Order.
