The attendant left without another word, leaving Alex standing at the entrance of the Hollow Ship with a far more complicated expression than the one he'd arrived with.
War with the Skai Heaven.
It wasn't something he'd never considered. However, with how little he knew about what the various Heavens were up to, he hadn't expected things to move this fast.
3 years ago, the System had practically dropped a bomb on the entire Real World. It had exposed the Thryskai as Demonic frauds and officially recognized the Grimblades as the sole hegemon of the Skai Heaven.
That announcement had been enormous, especially considering how long the Thryskai had held their place as one of the most powerful Clans in existence.
Of course, being recognized as a hegemon and actually having the strength to hold that position were two very different things.
