Road to the Central Palace — Dawn
The streets of Vestria were surprisingly crowded for this hour.
Citizens lined both sides of the path, watching the Neudämmerung entourage pass.
They didn't cheer. They didn't insult.
They just... watched.
With curiosity. With fear. With the morbid fascination of those witnessing something historical.
Kaito walked at the front, dressed entirely in black with silver details that caught the dawn light. The clothing was a strange blend—a cut that recalled formal suits from his world but adapted with elements from this one: embroidery that looked like ancient runes, fabric that was half modern silk and half something that didn't exist on Earth.
Lilith had designed this personally. "You need to look like what you are," she had said. "Something that doesn't completely belong to any world. Something new."
Beside him, Naporia.
