That night, humanity celebrated.
Avalon's breakthrough into the Paragon rank had stirred a different set of emotions across the tier one families of the human domain.
Many had been openly and utterly shocked, but soon, that shock gave way to something else. A surge of joy, of relief, raged through their hearts.
In the past, this reaction would've been unthinkable.
Back then, the tier one families were locked in constant rivalry, vying for dominance at every given moment.
Any advancement from another house would've been met with suspicion, bitterness, and caution. A new Paragon? That would've meant civil unrest, power shifts, and the rekindling of old grudges.
But this wasn't the past.
War was coming, one that wouldn't spare anyone. The threat that now stood against them demanded their unity.
The rivalries that had once been their center of attention had crumbled, replaced by understanding.
