Bab 243: The Dark Spirit speaks

In the past, Raze had tried to do everything by himself. In the end, he had ended up failing. When the hooded woman had asked her questions, it made Raze think back to why he had ultimately failed in taking the Grand Magus down.

There were five of them, and although he had gotten into battles several times before with them, he had never fully been the victor going head to head. That was because they were more than just 9-star mages. They had large groups and corporations that backed them up. They had their pockets in nearly every business in Alterian. This was what had given Raze the idea in the first place to create a group in Pagna by selling the Qi pills that he had received.

He needed a group of his own to control, and since he was unable to step into Alterian himself, he needed others to do it for him.