When advocacy had just become a consensus, this kind of confrontation was highly effective. Claw Marks had even wrested control over several cities from the kingdom, showing signs of establishing their own rule.
But at that time, flourishing and beginning to look towards the future, Claw Marks forgot one thing—head-on confrontations lead to bloodshed.
This trend, about twelve years ago, came to an end with a kingdom's siege.
It wasn't the usual comradely civil war conducted with tender feelings. Gardeners from the Garden arrived in the Material Realm wielding scissors, turning all self-confidence into fear.
A large number of Magical Girls from Claw Marks lost their lives in that siege, and many more who didn't die were arrested by the kingdom and dragged back.