Book excerpt: THE BATTLE IS WON Although it happened sooner than anticipated, Neveria has survived the Demon Beast Invasion. With the threat having passed, Eryk has decided it’s finally time for him to create his own sect, one that will do the things the Nevarian Spiritualists and Imperial Royal Guards cannot. But not everything is calm. Empress Hilda has shocking information that could shake the foundation of everything Eryk thought he knew, Kari’s youngest brother is acting even more surely than usual, and creating a guild from scratch, without the aid of his friends from the past, is much harder than he anticipated. The Demon Beast Invasion might be over, but Eryk’s life is only just beginning.