--Volume II: Awakening of Ruin--
The darkness of the sky was, as usual, over the central continent, which had just left December. Cold, a little chilling... but at the same time adorned with stars, beautiful... alluring. Mesmerizing, even.
The sky frightened many people, but it also gave peace to many others, especially the dark but stunning sight of the star-studded night. And it was still the same now.
But it was in its last moments... at least for this particular moment. Because the moon, accompanying the stars of the night, was slowly setting. Slowly rising from the east, another tiny, pale star, as bright as it was pale, appeared among the gray that replaced the darkness.
The central continent was waking up to a new day. And so did every other city... and so did the capital of the Empire.
The dawning of the new day slowly woke people from their slumber as the sun began to rise.
"Ugh..."