The situation continued to worsen, little by little, for a few months.
Sunny, Nephis, and Cassie had played their cards well, managing to avoid major losses. However, it was hard to call their achievement a triumph — if anything, it resembled a controlled fall.
The Human Domain had reached the bottomless abyss and was now careening dangerously on its very edge, slipping lower and lower with each day.
There were more Nightmare Gates. Abominations continued to threaten the southern coast of the Western Quadrant, and were already drawing close to the remaining cities in the Eastern Quadrant. The settlements in South America had to be evacuated, dealing a blow to the food supply across both the walking world and the Dream Realm.
In the Dream Realm itself, more and more battles and skirmishes were being fought to defend the Citadel Cities.
