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Inna and her companions enter a guarded, ancient passage leading to a fluid-filled room concealing an aggressive relic from the Last War. Inna, whose domain is the night, controls and retrieves the relic after revealing her high-level power to Attir, making him recognize, fear, and yet respect her immense mastery.
Inna felt as if she was being pulled into the void. As she felt the drag she started having flashes of her past. In one of the vision, she saw her younger self standing at the edge of the cliff and looking down nervously. Every time she walks to the edge, looks down and moves …
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Using an ancient script and a spirit crystal, Inna resurrects Lord Attir as an Ethereal. Revealing his existence to his old acquaintances, and showing his jovial and remorseless personality, he is then accepted as servant by Inna, the Devil of the night, in an event known as "harmonisation". The ordeal's aftermath leaves Inna unconscious while Lord Attir remains faithfully by her side, anticipating their shared ventures.
On a regular evening, a Shizian family discusses their day over dinner. Later that night, a fire in the fields awakens the son, who finds his father is missing. Searching, they discover the father's hanging body. As the fire surrounds them, an Azgorian stranger appears, pacifying the flames. Awakening among corpses, the boy, Hamir, accepts the stranger's offer to become his aide, anxious to start a new journey.
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Rialz finds a malnourished, imprisoned group, but they refuse to leave. He then encounters Hamir, leading to a fierce battle in which they exchange blows, causing significant damage. Weakened, they both fall through the floor, with Rialz succumbing to his injuries. Suddenly, the Devil appears, commends Rialz’s effort and reveals a mysterious tube, signalling the start of 'Phase-II'.
"His body could not be found mi Lord. We searched the whole and nearby areas of the forest. It's unnaturally dark tonight. Half of the search party did not even return from the expedition and they are believed to be lost." said the Butler. "No point in searching for him anymore, Hamir. His bond with …
In a haze of pain and confusion, Shizian warrior Rialz is confronted by a spectral figure, later revealed to be the devil Inna. After experiencing a nightmarish vision of his loved ones disappearing, Rialz recollects his recent sufferings and his failure to save his family. Inna catches Rialz off guard with her unexpected knowledge of his past and proposes to help him seek revenge, leaving Rialz speechless and startled.
