Liang Shuang — Background Designer
Episodes 9
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts
The Northern Union of Patria and the Southern Confederation of Patria. They fought a long civil war, which finally came to an end when the North used a forbidden technology. They created Incarnates, beings with godlike powers, and this quickly turned the tables in the war. The Incarnates brought victory to the North and they were regarded as heroes, but their tremendous power became a double-edged sword, as it slowly made them lose their minds. Because of this, the Incarnate squad captain, Hank, swears an oath with his squad.
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Schaal’s father, William, ran an orphanage on the outskirts of Livletwood Village, where Schaal lived a modest life with her father and the orphans. Because of the Civil War, prices on various goods increased, causing Schaal and her family to try to become more self-sufficient. Then one day, military intelligence visits William. William is told that has a unique skill. To make sure that Schaal and the other children have a secure future, William decides to go to war. After the Civil War ended, William returned to the village as the Incarnate, Nidhogg.
Read MoreGargoyle's Judgement
The City of Steam, Whitechurch. Hank and his party head there in order to find Cain Madhouse, the man who unleashed the Beasts into this world. According to Liza's intel, he appears to be killing random people in the slums there. Hank and Schaal go to investigate why these murders are happening, when another body shows up. After seeing the claw marks on the newest body, Hank determines that it wasn't the work of Cain. A witness appears before them and tells them that he saw a demon statue murder the victim, which confirms Hank's suspicions on who is behind the murders.
Read MoreThe King of the Beasts
Hank's nemesis, Cain Madhouse, finally appears before them. The sudden appearance leaves Hank in shock and Schaal is taken. In order to get Schaal back, Hank accepts Cain's invitation to a party, even though he knows that it's a trap. There are many wealthy people among the crowd at the party. Eventually, Cain appears before them and the crowd applauds. Cain sees Hank in the crowd and begins to laugh ominously. What was the truth behind this?
Read MoreThe Trigger of Memories
After the incident at Whitechurch that Cain Madhouse had instigated, Hank disappeared. The speech that Cain made at the banquet that evening would eventually rattle Patria to its core, causing a rebellion. The country seemed to be marching towards another war. One month later, Schaal appeared back at her hometown of Rivuletwood Village.
Read MoreSongstress of Sleep
The North Patria Union tries to quickly exterminate all of the Incarnates before the impending war. The captain of the Coup de Grace, Claude, had appeared in the port town of Port Gulf. Schaal is also there and happens to hear a beautiful singing voice. She heads toward the cave that the voice is coming from and encounters the Incarnate Siren, otherwise known as Beatrice, and her friend Charles.
Read MoreTwo Oaths
Despite having each other's backs during the civil war, now Hank and Roy face off with each other. The Incarnates Werewolf and Garm have an intense battle, but because the Coup de Grace interfered, Hank ended up going over a cliff. Hank continues to have hallucinations of all of his fallen comrades, when he's met with a familiar face...
Read MoreThe Start of Troubles Ahead
New Patria built a huge fortress in Bold Creek. The northern army is sent in to take the fortress down. Claude and his Incarnate extermination squad, Coup de Grace join up with them to help. Hank goes with them, wearing a northern army uniform in order to blend in. After hearing what Colonel Martin Wall had to say about the current situation, Hank deduces that the enemy that they're facing is the Incarnate Centaurus, otherwise known as Miles Byron. Hank encounters Miles, who hadn't changed since the last he saw him, on the battlefield, and then...
Read MoreThose Who Seek
The Incarnates Hank and Miles face off with each other on the battlefield. They exchange words and blows, but their battle comes to a rather unexpected conclusion. Then, Cain appears in front of Hank. What is the ambition of the man who shot Elaine and unleashed the Incarnates upon the world?
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