Diplomatic action
The distant descendant of Photrin, the current Sage of the Sword in a village called Emwood, fears the Lord's return. He senses great weakness among the Sages and deems it safer if he gave into the Lord's power.
The Sage of Emwood transitioned to the assist the Lord after realising the lack of strength left in the Sages’ descendants, he thought it would be safer to live if he joined the Lord to save himself and his family. He finds the Diabolous and swears his allegiance. The Diabolous grants him the Orb to witness its sheer power and to communicate with Gallaroth in the Void. He still held a sense of free will, but over time, he was corrupted and turned mad by it.
Luxrin, his son, was brought up with the ideals of the Lord but didn't agree with them, but realised that to save others, he may not be able to save himself. He complies with the Lord but yet despises him a lot.