It was to prove the superiority of the sect in question; they wanted to use the god they were summoning against humanity as a whole, to prove their right to inherit the world and remake it as they saw fit.
They weren't successful; I've been told that much by someone who had the means to know and no reason to lie about it.
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They weren't successful; I've been told that much by someone who had the means to know and no reason to lie about it.