Chapter I – RESURGENCE

A hundred years have passed since The Purge sealed the Tears and dragged Ayelette back from the brink of annihilation. The world has rebuilt itself, but its scars have never truly healed, and the tensions between nations remain taut—each wary, each watching.

Now, unsettling rumors begin to surface. Whispers of banned elemental practices, sightings of Shadow-touched anomalies, and reports of forbidden technologies long outlawed since the Purge spread quietly across borders. Old fears stir, and the fragile peace between Ayeleen, Huatlan, Paxatan, and the distant outer regions threatens to fracture.

In response, cadets of the Mantodean Academy—young, untested, and burdened with the legacy of those who saved the world a century ago—are assigned to investigate these claims. Their orders are clear:

Seek the truth.
Expose the resurgence.
Ensure the Purge never returns.