The Other Powers Arise...
Manu's hunt for power was bold, and it shook the world. At least parts of it that knew what it entailed.
Even the other continents were shaken by it, and the gold rank and demi gods that ruled them.
And within them were plans for ruin.
Not all powerful people loved beyond the veil. Some preferred the air around the vanity of mortals, after all, cultivation although the norm, was of different types.
...The Shrouded Council in the Mountains of Ash of the Continent of Ash and Stone....
This continent was entirely ruled by beasts, extensions of the Zodiac families.
Beneath the ever-spewing volcanoes of the Ash Mountains, a hidden cavern glowed with molten rivers of magma. The chamber's heat was suffocating, but the figures seated around the stone table were unbothered. Each exuded a pressure of power that warped the air around them.