Jarrod watches the two massive griffins crash into the dirt. They do not just fall; they collapse into pieces, their hind legs and heads cleanly severed by the shadowless Z-slash. He stares at the corpses for a fraction of a second before dropping his gaze to find the thing who cut them. The voice hasn’t … Read more

It is a little past noon over the sprawling grasslands separating Titan City and Royal City. The sun hangs slightly to the west, casting its harsh light from the Royal City side. Beneath the shade of a massive tree, the food preparation has finally concluded, but the peace is entirely absent. Leon and Lesca are … Read more

It is a starry night under a crescent moon. Sitting on the soft earth is young Maven, looking to be in her early tens, perhaps even younger. Beside her sits her father, a man in his forties around 5’10”. They are surrounded by green grass, thick bushes, and blooming flowers, sitting peacefully in what appears … Read more

It is Lesca whose head snaps to her right. Standing perfectly still on the roof of a nearby building—the one closest to the sprawling Savanna on the East side of Titan City—is Maven. She is animating her hands through the air with fluid, precise grace. A second later, the sky above the falling meteors distorts. … Read more

“Fuck you all. Domain of the Shepherd’s Wisdom!” Intellectual roars. His Heat activates with a violent hum. The gravitational force within a ten-meter circular radius begins twisting and molting—a sickening, fluctuating tide that delivers bone-crushing pressure one second and absolute weightlessness the next. The maroon-blooded skeletons caught in the radius are instantly pulverized back into … Read more

It is a bright, sunny morning in Titan City. The reconstruction of the 1st Block cafe—the exact establishment blown apart by Taglia‘s wind cutters —has finally been completed. Because he was instrumental in the rebuilding and rescue efforts, Jarrod was personally invited as a guest of honor for its grand reopening. Leaving the penthouse, Jarrod … Read more

How much time has actually passed, no one can truly tell. Around that localized water hole, the terrain now looks like a violent impact crater. Massive, jagged chunks of earth have been violently ripped from the ground, pointing up toward the sky like broken teeth. Every trace of vibrant green has been entirely wiped out … Read more

Taglia and Makisa are in the western borders of Royal City. This jungle closely resembles an Amazonian tropical rainforest—dense, oppressive groves and towering, ancient trees with vines so massive they look like standalone trunks. Unlike the forest on the East Side, this environment is damp, muddy, and wildly overgrown. Sunlight only manages to pierce the … Read more

On the east side of Titan City, Leon‘s training is proceeding in a rather eccentric way. All he has been doing for the past couple of weeks is meditating—apparently, that is Maven‘s tutelage. Every morning, he meets her by the lake, sits on the grass cross legged, closes his eyes, and has to stay in … Read more

Taglia and Makisa reach the Royal City palace after crossing the dense jungle, the new black and gold scabbard of the katana in her left hand replacing her broken nodachi. From the looks of it, this is an ancestral mansion sitting in the middle of the city. There are no acres of sweeping grasslands surrounding … Read more