Kyoto – Shogunate Circle Shrine
In a tranquil garden framed by cherry blossoms, an elderly monk watched the footage on a floating crystal orb while sipping tea.
"To tame a beast… is to tame fate itself," he murmured.
Behind him, a shrine maiden in a white and red kimono bowed.
"Shall I prepare for travel, Master?"
He nodded.
His gaze lingered on the orb a moment longer, eyes filled with reverence. "The old prophecies stir. The Kami will awaken if he continues down this path," he whispered.
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Cairo – Relic Guard Citadel
In a citadel hidden beneath a sandstorm and shielded by hieroglyphic enchantments, ancient scholars rewound the footage on holographic tablets. Whispered chants filled the air.
"This is it," an archivist whispered. "The union of spirit and beast, foretold by the Scrolls of Al-Mutasim."
Warlord Abbas, adorned in obsidian-scaled armor, turned to his elite desert-runners.
