The Tree of Life was hidden inside Villa Three of the Morhaven base, known only to the Cross family.
In just one year, the spatial rifts on Earth had disappeared almost completely. The few remaining tiny spatial cracks were all distributed among the nine great secret realms.
The nine great secret realms were minor worlds formed from the annihilation of other, shattered worlds. The original natives of those worlds still lived there, making the realms fraught with danger.
The lands on Veridia's northwestern border covered a much larger area than the seven existing human bases combined. A year ago, a mysterious organization from space established a new base there.
Aethelgard City.
After their forces were completely wiped out, all the great families of the Ancient Universe—with the exception of the Vaughn family—sent more people, establishing new cities across the vast northwestern region.
