While attention remained fixed on the Wall, the intelligent daemons adapted.
They discovered a concealed route — ancient and deliberately hidden — that bypassed Twin Peak entirely and led into the Central Forest, a nexus linked to all empires. Through this path, corruption spread silently, infecting lands far from the Cursed core.
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Pressure shifted.
- The Wall weakened less
- The Cursed Lands stabilized gradually
- The forests of the other empires began to rot
Unable to resolve their own crises and unwilling to admit failure, the older empires chose diplomacy over responsibility.
They assigned the Cursed Lands to the Crimson Empire.
Officially, this was recognition.
In truth, it was abandonment.