In a space of pure white, twelve shadowy figures sat around the head of a circular conference table.
Their bodies were cloaked in pristine white robes, bathed in a milky light that emanated a sacred aura.
Looking closely, one would see there were actually thirteen chairs before the table, with one left empty.
This was the sacred hall of the Torch Church.
Simply put, it was the place where the Pioneers of the Holy Land convened.
In the center of that circular conference table stood an old man in a gray robe.
His face was covered in wrinkles, his eyes cloudy. Both his dull skin and robe seemed out of place in this sanctified meeting room.
His name was Alzu, and he had just returned from Brocade River City.
Facing the Pioneers seated at the conference table, his expression was devout and his tone solemn, as if he were delivering the news in prayer.
"Brocade River City's parish has fallen, and we have lost contact with the old parts of Singular Point City."