Darkwood

Illum also considered the possibility of his servants joining forces with Selena and attacking Kastil as a united front, but there was a better chance that the sun would rise in the West than that Selena would accept his aid.

The only saving grace was that Kastil was still in the early stages of growth, so his avatar was unable to move away from his real body and the influence he could exert outside the sea of trees was limited by the host he could possess, so Selena would be safe as long as she didn't attack him personally.

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In the southeast of the Caprio continent, in the darkwood forests.

"Huff...huff..." Selena was breathing heavily after destroying everything in her reach. She was in her office when she got the call from Illum and went into a rage as soon as the call ended.