Looks like a slow build up previous to the battle.
In a way it's a bit frustrating to see Griffith taking so much time of the story, because we all know how it's going to end: with him as King of Midland. The only thing I'm unsure about is the fate of Ganishka.
Since reincarnating, Griffith's actions have been kinda unsurprising. I mean, he's absolute and there's no way he can fail. Hell, he doesn't need an army of apostles or anything else than his ungodly powers, and he's just playing around as if he were the same old Griffith. But he's not, which makes his quest to take Midland a farce very predictable to the readers.
But hey, maybe Ganishka slays him and becomes the new villain
