Dimensional Descent

"Esteemed Imperza. is this really okay?"

Not long after Leonel and the others had left, the clergymen of the Zoltene Faith couldn't help but say something; While the lower ranking members didn't dare to speak, those who had been beneath Zoltene's statue alongside the Imperza couldn't hold it in any longer;

"We must have patience," the Imperza said lightly, his hands still pressed together; "The Faith of his Gloriousness will be spread regardless of its obstacles; We will make a comeback in due time, but for now, it is best to take a step back;

"We can only say that we were unlucky. but this tribulation will be weathered by us; When we come out the other side. we will be stronger than ever;"

Although the Imperza didn't say it in so many; those that were intelligent understood; Soon; the Ascension Empire would be experiencing more pressure than they knew how to handle; When that time came and they chose to come back; they wouldn't even have the time to deal with them; After they reaffirmed their position in Earth's territory; there would be nothing the Ascension Empire could do; The seeds had already been sown;

"Imperza! Imperza!"

It had only been several minutes. but an attendant had already run into the prayer hall. rushing forward with information;

"One must maintain a calm mind beneath the presence of His Gloriousness. mind yourself." the Imperza said lightly.

"Yes, yes…!" The young clergymen took deep breaths, but eventually wasn't patient enough to wait until they had calmed down completely; "… Shrine, the shrines; The branch shrines… destroyed…"

The Imperza's pupils constricted. "How many—?"

Before the Imperza could finish his question. another attendant rushed in with the same news. then another;

those shrines were exceptionally well hidden; He had expected to lose some in the worst case scenario. but by the time the fifth attendant rushed in. he realized that they had all been destroyed with a speed that didn't even feel like it made sense; It was as though Leonel could cover the whole Ascension

that was the case. their comeback would be almost meaningless; They would have little to no momentum. and by the time they gathered some up again. whatever troubles the Ascension Empire might be facing just might be over. and in the worst case. even if the Ascension Empire fell. Earth's territory would be gobbled up by others and

Imperza couldn't

Faith was able to overtake them in a lot of ways; But now, the situation had been

his cool entirely, the

he normally was, it was impossible for him to maintain it; His immediate assumption was that Leonel had made them begin a retreat sequence so that they couldn't react to the destruction of their shrines, then he doubled back to finish off the job for

Earth's territory in just a handful of seconds. Unless… Unless Leonel had already set up

happening until there was suddenly a burst at the doors

team, it was a group he had never expected to see at

the backs formed out of human hands. These weren't

Clergyman of the Evergreen led the charge, her strides long and her brownish-gold hair fluttering

Irotha, what is the meaning of

However, deep within her brown eyes there was a hint of disgust and

ago, when you all destroyed the main shrine of our Evergreen Faith, did you think that such a day would come? This is nothing more than the cycle of karma," Priestess Irotha said lightly. "The Faith of Evergreen may not be the most powerful, but we are the most resilient. So long

Imperza's expression changed

They had never

feel his power slipping away. With

sneered, clearly not

her hand.