Although this boy’s blood does not warm your blade, just like the last one, it will forever stain your hands.

Although this boy’s blood does not warm your blade, just like the last one, it will forever stain your hands.

Slumped on the floor, Nevain’s lifeless body was framed in the elegant light. Idly staring up at the ceiling, his dull eyes reflected the moons’ soft glow. The cinders that were crusted around the gaping hole of the young man’s charred chest cavity were now cold, but despite the open window, the scent of burnt flesh still enveloped the room.

Slumped on the floor, Nevain’s lifeless body was framed in the elegant light. Idly staring up at the ceiling, his dull eyes reflected the moons’ soft glow. The cinders that were crusted around the gaping hole of the young man’s charred chest cavity were now cold, but despite the open window, the scent of burnt flesh still enveloped the room.

Instead of being illuminated by a sun, Terra’s daylight was a gift of the Arkai, and shone down from the Zenith of each continent’s sacred mountain.

Instead of being illuminated by a sun, Terra’s daylight was a gift of the Arkai, and shone down from the Zenith of each continent’s sacred mountain.