VOLUME 4: ECHOES OF WHAT WAS
Six months had drifted by since Amthar crossed blades with the Demon Lord of the Gaia Demons, Sylvathar, and his monstrous legions. In that span of time, the Kingdom of Solara struggled to breathe again. Recovery within Zones 19, 17, and 16 had been a sluggish grind. Citizens, displaced and weary, spent nearly five months confined in underground shelters, clinging to hope while their shattered homes awaited resurrection.
To hasten the rebuilding, males aged fourteen and above were called upon, their hands turned from pen and play to hammer and brick. Slowly and steadily, the heartbeat of Solara began to pulse once more.
Far across the lands, the Tempest Kingdom bore its own scars. Zone 13 had nearly been erased from the map—but it stood, barely. Reconstruction was swift, taking just under a month's cycle, but the air still clung to loss. Nothing truly felt the same.
