Fortunately, the demonic energy released during this incident and the number of human sacrifices had proven to be far fewer than anticipated.
As a result, the major demons had not been able to cross the threshold of the abysses to devastate the world of mortals. Far weaker entities, but just as insidious, had slipped through the breaches to possess the bodies of compatible mortals. At least that is what the Holy Cathedral thought; at least the demons could not yet come with their true bodies.
Moreover, these events did nothing to attenuate the political earthquake that shook the Empire just a few hours after the devastating offensive against Paragon County.
The news spread like wildfire: the Paragon family had been annihilated.
