Oulu Continent, a hidden location.
The gray mist drifted, and the ancient castle seemed to vanish from the world.
Within the cold and bleak castle, there were only a few devotees in black robes and a Bloodbeard steward.
He had already dispatched the rest of his people to the various ritual sites.
Now, as the arrangements at those ritual sites neared completion, Priest Pukala's lips curled into a smile.
Especially since...
He looked eastward, "I had thought that old Maggot Man was well-hidden, but to think he was actually expelled by the Blue Star World."
"Foolish old Maggot Man."
As a fellow Priest, one who spread the glory of the gods, Pukala had clashed with that old Maggot Man, as well as Priests from other cults.
Most of the time, it wasn't the native forces of the world that hindered their Crimson Sect, as those weak natives couldn't manage it. Only the cults of other Ancient Gods merited caution.