The ritual of the Vanity Sect cannot be stopped once it has begun.
Thirteen individuals will inevitably become one entity.
And this entity will be dominated by the will of Alfaria.
In a sense,
the thirteen have become a new Alfaria.
Their power, will, memory, and abilities, all unified and gathered into one "person."
The ritual is still underway.
Lord Ferran is struggling immensely right now.
His will is resisting.
He is not willing to let the Vanity Sect succeed so easily.
He became an undercover agent for the Church,
but he never imagined that sudden changes in the world would prompt Alfaria's plans to advance, completely upsetting Lord Ferran's own pace.
But...
The significance of his resistance is not great.
A voice echoed in Lord Ferran's mind.
It sounded like the tide crashing against the shore, as well as the painful moans of a maiden's defloration.
His will crumbled in an instant.
