The upper echelons had been called to an emergency meeting at the tournament meeting hall. They had been given messages that rocked their world already.
Mass deaths in strange but identical ways. Lind Frey and the Frey Clan were being called out but others saw the hand of a more serious enemy.
The Fiends.
Proof had even been found by some that left them shivering at how deeply the Fiends had risen in their respective powers. Some had better results than others, but a common theme had been found there too.
Those powers closely allied with the Frey Clan seemed to mitigate the penetration of their powers. The reason was well known.
Harmonic Qi was able to rip apart most tricks the Fiends used to get close but it seemed a new countermeasure had been brought to the battle.
