With Maximillian's ascension to the Mana Core Rank, the Ignisra Kingdom's position within the Union changed overnight.
A Mana Core-level ruler was no longer a negotiable entity. It was a constant. From this point on, Ignisra could not be casually pressured, sidelined, or used as a proxy by larger factions.
Any policy affecting the kingdom would now require careful consideration, because retaliation was no longer theatrical.
Politically, Ignisra had gained leverage. Its voice in the Union's council would carry greater weight, its objections harder to ignore. Other smaller factions that once dismissed it as a peripheral power would begin seeking alliances, while rival states would begin reassessing their strategies.
Even the Union itself would have to tread more carefully, aware that overreach could provoke consequences it could not easily contain.
