Even with the odds stacked against them, Damien Ryker did not let up.
To him, Vanitas Astrea was no different from the demons and anomalous phenomena that plagued the world.
Whether the threat took the form of a monster, a catastrophe, or a man made little difference. If it endangered humanity, then it fell within the Grimreapers' jurisdiction.
The Grimreapers existed for that very purpose.
They were Aetherion's primary extermination unit, tasked with protecting the nation from threats lurking beyond the public eye.
While ordinary citizens lived their lives unaware, countless battles were fought in the shadows to ensure those lives could continue peacefully.
The Red Moon phenomenon?
The reason Aetherion continued surviving year after year was because the Grimreapers confronted it time and time again.
Demons?
The reason demon attacks remained relatively infrequent was because the Grimreapers dealt with them before they could ever become public knowledge.
