Events proceeded easily from that point on. Now that Tephit was tucked away in the Sanctuary and his n was in shambles, the biggest threat in the Prominence War had been totally eliminated. It was now a stage for the remaining four ns to battle it out.


    Between the Ruvia and Oga ns, the rtionship was still unknown. Now that they''d gone through such an experience together, the members of the two ns had formed bonds that were extremely hard to break. Something like betrayal in the face of power was still difficult for them.


    As for the Hubo and Verxis ns, they likely weren''t even aware of the massive war when it first broke out. Information about the Tephit n''s defeat should''ve just recently reached them, their reactions still in the midst of taking ce.


    The question was, who would take the central position of this war from this point forth?


    The Oga n was different from the rest. Despite how others still lumped them together, the higher-ups of the Oga n were well aware of their separation from the remaining ns.


    After all, they''d sword loyalty to a different leader, an outsider. To others this looked like a hasty and stupid decision, but to those who''d felt Zara''s bloodline pressure and seen what it did to the former Great Elder, this choice wasn''t just smart, it was genius.


    Someone of Zara''s caliber would go incredibly far in life. Perhaps, she would one day even surpass the universe.


    And that wasn''t even mentioning the people she surrounded herself with. If Damien was any example, it was clear that Zara didn''t make friends with anyone normal.


    The Oga n''s lower members were incredibly reluctant to ept Zara as their new n Head before the war, but after seeing the carnage the Sanctuary''s forces wrought, they changed their minds.


    They wanted to be like that too. They wanted strength like that too.


    Now, the Oga n''s fierce loyalty to Zara was already established and set in stone. They would from now on be inseparable from her…


    At least in some form.


    Zara didn''t have a method to keep arge number of people for a prolonged period of time. Her shadow realm ability was only meant for short-term inhabitance by outsiders. Unfortunately for both her and the Oga n, she didn''t have the facilities to keep them with her.


    It was a conundrum she faced for many hours. She didn''t want to throw away her first followers just after receiving them. It felt like she''d finally taken a step towards her goals, and she didn''t want to lose that feeling.


    Zara stood with Damien, handing him an assortment of technological parts and a few stranger fantasy-like items. These were the machinery Zara stole from the underground space. The base structure for a realm-breaking teleportation device, a rudimentary version of the Blood Sacrament God Array, and many other useful trinkets were stored there.


    It wasn''t just any day when one got the chance to raid such a vastly beneficial treasure chest.


    Nevertheless, as Zara handed the items to Damien, she actually voiced another request. It was the final solution she came up with after so many hours.


    "Can I…house the Oga n in your Sanctuary?" She asked hesitantly.


    She knew that the Sanctuary was Damien''s life''s work. Even whenpared to his Voidprehension, the Sanctuary was still a better representation of him as an individual.


    Zara didn''t want to taint thatnd he was growing himself with troops that weren''t his own.


    But contrary to her expectations, Damien just shrugged. "Why not? Tell me when they need entrance and I''ll help you out."


    "Really?" Zara eximed with excitement.


    "Of course! Not even counting the fact that you''re my precious little beastpanion, the Sanctuary has always been its own isted world. You know how little I interfere in its growth." He continued.


    "I''ll let people into the Sanctuary andter, once they''ve been limated and have sworn their loyalty, let them out. Besides the people I''m actually close to, that''s the extent to which I interfere in the Sanctuary''s happenings."


    "The Sanctuary has always been strange in my heart. I''ve always been aware that it''s my world. If I wanted to, I could ughter every single existence living within in a few moments. But still, I don''t like being too involved in it."


    "That ce is its own world, after all. Especially now that it''s evolved, it''s looking more and more like a true world in outer space. I don''t want that world to take on my characteristics. I want it to grow through its natural course of action until the Sanctuary universe would be so independent that it''s nearly inessible to those who aren''t epted by its residents."


    Damien''s spiel wasn''tpletely meant for Zara, more for himself. Seeing the Sanctuary again with Tephit made him desperately want to change many things to make function better.


    Unfortunately, he had to remember his own ideals.


    He was letting the Sanctuary grow on its own for a purpose. Rather than a conscious thought, it was more of a hunch; a hunch that would onlye true far in the future, if ever.


    Nevertheless, his opinions about the Sanctuary didn''t have any ce in his mind at the moment.


    After his conversation with Zara, the Oga n naturally settled in the Sanctuary. They decided to live nearby the continent of White Dragon Grotto and the Demons.


    Their belligerent personalities fit well with White Dragon Grotto''s ideals. With them in the ocean and the grotto onnd, the two were an invincible duo.


    Left in Aquazyl were 3 ns. And of the Oga n, only Ria remained in the Real ne.


    She stood facing Maximus, her mouth moving but no wordsing out. She didn''t know how to exin the situation to him at all.


    "You''re leaving?" He asked. He had known Ria for too long. He could easily read her thoughts through her face.


    "M-mm. The n is leaving. I…might stay," Ria said with difficulty


    Unlike the others, she had things she didn''t want to leave behind. Mainly…


    "Just go," Maximus said softly.


    The man in front of her. He was always quietly supporting her and making sure everything went her way. Despite his cold attitude, she was well aware of his heart''s warmth.


    If he annoyedly spat at her to go, it only meant that he''d be disappointed if she wasted the opportunity.


    In the end, she took the offer. As she turned to leave, she found herself incredibly reluctant.


    She looked into Maximus'' eyes and in the next moment…


    A pair of lips firmly pressed onto his. Maximus'' eyes widened in shock as he watched Ria passionately kiss him, eventually joining her in the fun.


    "I…don''t want to go yet…" Ria muttered.


    "But if you don''t go, will you have timeter? Your entire n is going. Even if you''ve chosen to serve a different leader, you''re still their central point. You can''t just leave." Maximus said realistically.


    Ria already understood. He didn''t want her to miss something so major simply because of him…


    Especially since he might not survive until the end of the Prominence War.


    In their current society, theing of a Prominence War cut off any possibility of a rtionship.


    Because it was entirely possible for those n members to die instantly, their rtionships meaning nothing but emptyfort in the end.


    And Maximus…he didn''t want to devalue Ria into a mere emptyfort.