Friction and Conflict

Seleucia, Locke Great Rift Valley.

This rift zone lay in central Seleucia. It was the largest fault zone on the Feanso Continent, stretching for over a thousand kilometers. From high above, it looked like a massive scar.

The Locke Great Rift Valley began in the downstream valley of the Doyle River to the south, passed through the Tevayi River Valley northward, and reached Sunset Lake. To its southwest lay the boundless Talilo Desert, birthplace of the Gulanen Empire and the main territory of the Blue Dragon Cult.

At that moment, two immense, mixed torrents had gathered at the northern and southern ends of the Great Rift Valley, their momentum utterly staggering.

In the north of the Locke Great Rift Valley, countless Wyverns circled through the sky. Airships and magic vessels over a hundred meters long hung high on the horizon like giant whales amid a sea of clouds. More than a dozen Golden Dragons, Silver Dragons, and Brass Dragons roared furiously at the forces across from them.

The air was thick with acrid Gunsmoke. Hundreds of Steam Tanks stood on the plateau, churning out rolling clouds of smoke like a herd of primordial beasts. Humans, Half-Dragons, dwarves, elves, Hobgoblins, and other races stood within the allied positions, ready for battle in neat military formation.

Behind them stood tens of thousands of howitzers, cannons, and mortars, all their barrels aimed at the enemy across the rift.

Meanwhile, in the south of the Locke Great Rift Valley, tens of thousands of Dragon Beasts of all shapes charged forward with frenzied eyes, kicking up dust that swept across the land as they panted heavily.

Dragonborn and Half-Dragon Fighters rode atop the Dragon Beasts, raising spears, blades, and swords as they let out thunderous battle cries. Countless cultists in black and gray robes shouted