Ascension Area, in a world filled with flames.
A goddess driving the sun across the sky suddenly froze, a trail of flaming tears inadvertently flowed from the corner of her eye.
Sizzle!
When that ribbon of flaming tears fell from the sun to the earth.
Countless spirit monsters born from the flames emerged from beneath the surface, letting out excited howls.
For these flame creatures, the tears of flame signify rebirth, transformation, a promotion in the hierarchy of life.
In the past, whenever the sun reached its highest point, tears of flame would fall.
Though it's unclear why this time the sun has not yet reached its zenith and the flaming tears fell prematurely.
But it didn't stop the flame creatures from chasing these tears, just as they chase the rising and setting sun.
However, the excitement of these flame creatures did not last long, swiftly turning to terror.
