Defiance of the Fall Chapter 1409: Ghost Markets

Zac confronted Astora Theomore, who revealed that the Realmsinger Seal forged a Karmic Link to Ultom's Mercurial Domain, siphoned by the Limitless Empire for a grand project, redirecting Sealbearers to the Outer Courts instead. She offered a blessing to restore his link and ally in her siblings' competition, demanding answers about the unsettling recognition her bloodline felt toward him. Zac refused, unable to disclose the truth, and departed the island, where it became encased in amber as a sixth halo crowned the Mercurial Court's pillar. Aboard his gondola, he and Esmeralda assessed their failed prophetic heist, concluding Zac must reach Peak Hegemony within three months to bolster his Void Energy reserves for the [Second Singularity].