The reception hall of the Immortal Flame manor was a bit too small to accommodate all the gathered dignitaries on the first floor. The most prominent figures were seated around a vast round table. Their trusted subordinates stood behind them, while the least esteemed of the exceedingly distinguished guests occupied the gallery, observing the gathering from above.
There were too many people in the hall to keep what was going to be said here today a secret, of course.
Earlier, Nephis had addressed the population of the Human Domain, confirming the return of a new Supreme.
They had chosen to reinforce the narrative first invented by the original Sovereigns — a narrative that insinuated that Anvil and Ki Song had challenged the Fourth Nightmare as a reaction to the Chain of Nightmares, and just barely managed to conquer it in time to avert complete disaster in Antarctica.
