The apocalypse had lasted five years now. These were five long years of death, despair, loss, and struggle.
And now, as humanity started believing that it had found a way to survive, the world delivered its cruelest blow yet.
The continuous natural disasters that had been going on recently - earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, wildfires, and storms - they all led to one big consequence. They disturbed the Veil, weakening its ancient magic and the power of Spirit Stones Grace had fused in the previous cracks.
This time, the first crack appeared in the wastelands of what was once a prominent country in Eastern Continent. It was like a scar in the thin air, a distortion in reality that pulsed with a sinister energy.
And from it stepped through a Monster Beast. It was a hulking, four-legged creature with obsidian-black skin, green eyes, and jagged horns. It sniffed the air before releasing a deep growl that sent shockwaves through the land.
