The Rise of the Black Plain

Meanwhile, at the residence of the sect master...

Oswald was currently in the bedroom with his wife, Patience, fulfilling his responsibilities as a man, something he loved to do, even in his old age.

At the same time, Angelica Coleman, Maisie's younger sister, was in another part of that residence, meditating in her old room while waiting for her parents for dinner.

It was the end of the day in this part of the Flaming Empire, and many members of that organization were already in their homes, preparing for the night. But this 'young' lady had a matter to take up with her old parents, so she had left her residence and come to this place.

Since she could not sense their auras anywhere, she could only wait for them in her old room, knowing they were rarely late for dinner.

However, while the cooks at that residence were preparing dinner, the man who had questioned Minos earlier arrived at that residence.

"What do you want here?" The Spiritual Saint, who was watching the surroundings of that residence, asked such a newcomer.

"Senior, I am here bringing urgent information about the sect master's grandson!" He said in an agitated tone, still incredulous at Minos' behavior.

Upon hearing that, the guard looked seriously at this person and asked. "What happened?"

"Minos Stuart came to the sect and refused to come to see the sect master! Do you believe that? He said that we should inform our sect master and that it was his grandfather who should go to him!" Such a person said while waving his hands at that person.

"Is that so?" Oswald's family guard said, feeling this was not strange.

"Well, I will pass on the information to the sect master as soon as possible." He stated, knowing that, at the moment, Oswald was unavailable since the arrays around the room in that house had been activated.

Such arrays prevented anyone from checking what was happening inside that place, so besides knowing that Oswald did not want to be disturbed, this man had no idea what was going on there or how long it would take.

That man was not happy to find out that he could not speak directly with the sect master, but upon finding out that such a person was busy, he did not take long to leave.

On the other hand, the guard in question did not wait to break the news to Angelica.

"Young lady, your nephew is in the sect. Do you want to visit him? He is at the estate of elder Vince Miles..."

"Oh? Is Minos here?" She opened her eyes and heard the announcement from the person who had not even left his post outside that residence.

...

On the other hand, the news about Minos' arrival had also arrived in one of the estates of the families behind this sect.

"Patriarch, Minos Stuart made a mess while entering the headquarters and is now on Vince Miles' property." One of the people who had seen King Stuart earlier near the village of some mid-sized noble families of that organization were located informed his family leader.

Upon hearing that, the man behind that family, which was almost as strong as House Coleman, looked thoughtfully at that Spiritual Saint while the people in the surrounding area looked interested.

A young man who was standing there then smiled and said. "That's great news!"

"Hmm, with this fellow here, the sect master will probably change his successor. With that, Maisie will no longer be a competitor!" An elder there nodded in agreement, seeing this situation as their big chance.

The young man clenched his fists. "I may not stand a chance against her, but this Minos Stuart is just a kid coming from the northern region. With his appointment, we will finally have more support from the elders who supported Maisie until now!"

The patriarch of this family agreed with the comments of these two individuals.

A sect was an organization composed of several families and people not necessarily related to these noble houses. Because of this structure, the position of the main leader was not simply given to the son of the last sect master. Instead, this position was passed on by voting!

Therefore, whoever had the most influence and support from the elders, the ones who had the right to vote, had the best chance of becoming the sect master.

Since Maisie had a lot of support, given her talent, education, good background, etc., almost no one had a chance to compete with her. But if she dropped out of the contest to make way for Minos, then it would only be a matter of time before that support would be diluted among the various competitors!

In this case, this family and others trying to prepare young people to lead the sect would have a better chance of succeeding in their ambitions.

Having the leader of an organization on your side, be it a sect, a family, or any institution, always had its advantages. So no family part of this organization would pass up the chance to put one of its own in the central position of power!

As such, these people could not help but be pleased with the arrival of Minos, who could change many things in this place.

The patriarch then said. "Prepare our offerings. Let's try to move the hearts of the elders in the Coleman family faction once again!"

"But not only that. Spread the stories of how troublesome this young man is and how he has already arrived, causing mayhem at headquarters. We must convince everyone that they should support our family, not the sect master's irrational decision!"

"Yes, patriarch!"

That same man from before left the place to settle the matter along with the other elder who was there.

Then, when only the patriarch and the young man from before were left there, that older individual said to the junior. "Lance, you must seek out this King of the Black Plain and challenge him. Show everyone who is the strongest."

Lance smiled at the patriarch and left there right after promising to do his best.

...

Sometime later, Ruth's parents finally arrived home and found a big surprise in their living room.

"Ruth?" The two exclaimed to that young woman they had not seen in years.

The moment they heard the voice of those two people, Minos, and his wives took their eyes off each other, finally spotting Ruth's parents.

This woman rose from her husband's lap in surprise and ran her hands through her clothes. "Mother, father!" She said, not expecting her parents to arrive without giving them any signs.

Good thing Talia was there, and they were not doing anything...

But that sight had been enough to mark a few wrinkles near Vince's eyes as he looked at the young man who had taken away his little girl.

Elise was also surprised, but as she looked at those people, she realized that her daughter was humiliated by a man she had to share with others and had to accept that Minos had already impregnated another woman.

She could not ignore Gloria's belly, where Milo seemed to have found his place to sleep.

But then she heard something. "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, nice to meet you..."