The central spire hummed with newfound purpose. The installation of the Alliance Teleportation Gate, gifted by the system as part of the Ascendant Pact, was now complete. It rose like an obsidian arch laced with radiant veins of silver mana.
Suddenly—
WORLD SYSTEM EVENT – ANNOUNCEMENT
"GLOBAL EVENT: FRACTURED THRONES"▸ Time Limit: 7 Days▸ Participation: All Candidates, Overlords, and Recognized Settlements
▸ Objective:Reclaim Lost Thrones scattered across the world — remnants of the Old World Sovereigns. Each "Throne" is hidden inside a deadly ruin, trial domain, or sealed pocket realm.
▸ Rule:Each Throne must be cleared, claimed, and linked to a recognized capital.
▸ Rewards (Per Throne):– System Artifacts– Tiered Summon Tokens– Mythical and Legendary Skill Orbs– Resource Caches
▸ Bonus:Reclaiming 3 Thrones unlocks Throne Integration System, enabling massive global buffs for the capital.
[FRACTURED THRONES – LIVE LEADERBOARD]
[Sanctum – Ascendant Pact] – 1 Throne Claimed (Throne of Bonefire, D-Tier)
[Ironwall Alliance] – 1 Claimed (Trial of Steel Echo, D-Tier)
[Crimson Flamebound Guild] – 0 Claimed
[Obsidian Pact] – 0 Claimed…Leaderboard refreshes hourly.
[System Alliance Feature Expanded]
Alliance Gate Activated▸ Linked Capital: Sanctum▸ Allies may now teleport directly to Sanctum Gate Plaza at will (Cooldown: 1 hour)▸ Hostile candidates barred
▸ Alliance Buff Activated: "Convergence Surge"– All allied candidates receive a 5% stat increase near Sanctum territory– Passive XP gain +10% inside allied-controlled zones
▸ Sanctum HQ Granted: "Command Throne Room – Tier 1"
The newly claimed Throne of Bonefire was now installed inside the underground crystal sanctum. It radiated passive buffs across all undead units: increasing resistances and regeneration rates by 15%. It also unlocked:
▸ Throne Command – Allows Iden to direct all allied garrisons from Sanctum directly.
Within hours, the teleportation array flared.
From Ironwall: A defensive logistics team of engineers arrived, bringing siege blueprints.
From Flameglass: Their fire-forging Grand Smith and his daughter, a candidate smith-mage.
From the Eastern Veilwood: A druid-witch whose summoning focused on beasts and nature.
Each knelt before the Sanctum Banner.
"We respond to the Call, Lord Iden," one said. "Let us win these Thrones together."
Nyra scrolled through the digital event map projected by the Skyforge's system link.
"There's a high-risk, triple-reward throne in the Dead Frost Crypts. That's your level," she said.
Rael pointed to another glowing zone.
"But this one… it's not just a Throne. It's marked with a lost language rune. A Covenant Sigil."
Nyra narrowed her eyes.
"Then we raid both. We split and strike before the others catch up."
"We'll claim three Thrones before the next sunset," Iden ordered. "Not for power—"
He paused, eyes sweeping across the updated alliance map pulsing in the hologram, threads of glowing lines connecting new cities and outposts.
"But to shape what comes next."
Arlen locked the next fusion core blueprint into his workshop queue.
Kael, now bearing dark regal bone-plated robes, nodded solemnly.
"Then let us make war... in the name of the living and the loyal dead."