Gritting his teeth, Ash set a flame to his crumbling self, his very soul. Whoosh— The fragments of his shattered memories ignited with spiritual flames. The disintegration of his soul accelerated. In exchange, the ritual burning of the spirit granted him the strength to move his body. “Haah…” Strength coursed through his body, which had…

Crossroads. Atop the rampart. “Haah, haah…” Dusk Bringar exhaled heavily. She had barely managed to block Night Bringer’s fifth breath attack just moments ago. While Night Bringer’s breath was overpoweringly strong, Dusk Bringar could withstand it with the aid of all the remaining magic support and recovery support artifacts at the Crossroads. Crackle, crackle… However,…

A little while ago. In Zone 1 of the Lake Kingdom, ‘The Dried Sewer’. “Crawling out here is no small feat…” Ash grumbled as he disembarked from the narrow boat. As the great flood struck, black rain poured over the Lake Kingdom, and the underground drainage pipes filled with black water. Riding through these pipes…

Currently. Crossroad. North Gate. “…” King Miller Ariane, who had fled and now returned with his people, looked sternly ahead. At the North Gate, the kings of the World Guardian Front looked at him in dismay. King Miller Ariane, unabashed, composed his expression and then, with a calmness and politeness previously unseen, spoke before them….

Night Bringer and Dusk Bringar, The first Black Dragon and the last enemy Red Dragon. People thought for a moment as they looked at the point where the breaths of the two dragons met. Perhaps there was such light and such heat when the world was created at the beginning. The light was dazzling and…

“To put it simply, instead of my soul that had already lost its flavor, I had wrapped a substitute personality around it like a wrapper…” While smoking a cigarette, Ash explained his situation. “That substitute personality is what you knew as Ash.” “…” “But then, when Night Bringer pierced through my soul core, shattering my…

One day ago. After the heroic expedition was defeated by Night Bringer and retreated, Immediately following the meeting between Night Bringer, who had polymorphed into a human form, and Ash, Whoomp…! Night Bringer’s Royal Sword pierced Ash’s chest for the second time. If the first strike was meant merely to inflict physical pain, this second…

Thud. Thud. Dusk Bringar staggered out of the barracks and walked the streets. She did not care that her long black hair was getting soiled by the falling snow or tousled by the hot wind blowing in from the east, she just kept walking forward until— She paused when she saw a group approaching from…

The Crossroad, drenched in snow, was chaotic. The sky remained dark, the damage from the last Breath strike was still evident, and the plains to the east were ablaze. In such a disordered atmosphere, a considerable number of people, led by the people of the Ariane Kingdom, fled the city heading north. “…” Bringar Duchy…

Hotel Crossroad. Temporary meeting hall. “Has the extermination squad… been annihilated?” The kings were in shock. They had braced for casualties. They had even considered the possibility of total annihilation in the worst case. But they had not anticipated being so overwhelmingly massacred. At the very least, they thought they could inflict a fatal wound…