Jùdiǎn-31/12/999-23:45

The day of collectivity approached closer and closer as time matched on, the people who remained tried to stand strong but as the walls started to fall one by one, the people went silent. But as foretold, a great power would end the war, favorably or not.

XIAN:  “We need to band together, to fight back!“

ORIQUA: “And then what, lose more lives than we already have, don’t you realize that we aren’t the first people to try?”

XIAN: “We can’t just do nothing, we can’t just run away again and ‘hope’ for ‘The great power’ to end the war.”

ORIQUA: “If we keep on fighting, there won’t be anyone left, Antarctica is the only place left!”

Ashwin enters the military camp tent.

ASHWIN THOMPSON : “Sir and madam, you need t-to come with me immediately.”

Ashwin gestures for them to follow and they comply.

Dashing outside and down the path of densely packed trees, through the rest of the camp and emerged into the grand city that is Jùdiǎn.

ASHWIN THOMPSON(continued): (fearful)”L-look over t-the second sec-section of the n-north wa-wall.”

As it was the coldest time of winter, a thick fog limited their vision but the panicking mass of people was not a positive omen of what was to come. In the distance, a thunderous metallic crash could be heard.

ORIQUA: “The communication lines! I told you should’ve used stronger materials.”

XIAN: “That didn’t sound like an ordinary collapse, that sounded like sabotage.”

Noticing his younger sister's gasp, he received no reply except…

ORIQUA: “Look up.”

ASHWIN THOMPSON: “Uhhh…”

XIAN: “Dear Etien…”

ARQU: “Looks like you couldn’t hide forever.”

And standing on top of the wall was…

ILLA: “What clever people you are…”

A bell rang in the distance.

Jùdiǎn-1/1/1000-00:00

ARQU: “It’s the end of the road for you it seems.”

Arqu the Raven and princess Illa were sieging the last stronghold of the world together, Jùdiǎn for the Meyarini Empire, the world would be theirs soon…