The Eternus Bastard

As Leonardo expected, by the next day, word had been transmitted to the various factions in Valdmor to distance themselves from the conflict between Xavier and Leonardo. Furthermore, the orders were passed down directly from the high crowns, leaving no room for discussion whatsoever.

It was said that when the orders were passed down, Andrew had a fit of anger and ended up directly killing three of his attendants then and there. As for Mason, the businessman was awfully silent. Jeffery was told by Leonardo to withdraw from the contest for the energy vein and keep to himself as any gains during the calm before the storm was akin to a fleeting cloud.

They can toss their net around it but they'd never be able to hold it down.

As the news of the incoming conflict of tigers spread through the upper echelons of Arcadia, the civil unrest began to creep into the day-to-day lives of the common populace, especially in the lawless Forbidden Domain.

Skirmishes riddled the forsaken land.