It was still early in the night, and the party was getting livelier by the minute.
The three emperors knew that now that Darian was back, the Shadows of Heaven clan would once again have new people wielding the Heroic Shadows. And since the three empires had become true allies, there were no longer any restrictions on people joining the clan. So everyone brought their most promising young talents and introduced them to Darian, hoping he'd recruit them.
There were over fifty outstanding figures, all with six or seven rings. Every one of them was under two hundred years old — if they were on planet Vadise, they'd be considered below average, and just for being human, people there would only marry them off to beasts.
But on Earth, they were all seen as incredible geniuses, only made possible because Darian had refined the techniques of the three empires.
