They had stepped through the shimmering gates expecting to find organised civilisations, robust defences, and established high-tier forces to negotiate with.
They had prepared scripts for diplomacy and grand displays of power to facilitate a merger. Instead, they ended up standing amidst the smoking ruins of broken worlds, surrounded by scattered, terrified masters and traumatised humans who looked at them with hollow eyes.
All their carefully laid plans were rendered void and invalid at this point. Even after the various expedition teams from the Fox Guild, the Aspire Academy, and the Lockheart Impact managed to find one another in these desolate landscapes, they ended up facing a massive dilemma.
