As the New Year approached, snow drifted down over Winter City.
White snow covered the city's buildings. There were fewer pedestrians on the streets, with only snow-clearing robots carrying out the city's cleanup work day after day.
Red lanterns and decorations had been put up throughout the city in advance.
The red stood out against the white snow. Though the New Year had yet to arrive, the festive atmosphere was already there.
At that moment, on a street in Winter City Eastern District.
"Hey, tasty."
Atop Winter City's central tower, Mu Yao sat on the edge, clutching a fistful of skewers in her left hand. She looked down over Winter City, eating with an expression of pure enjoyment. Her dangling legs swung back and forth as she ate.
Before long, all the food in her hand was gone.
She licked the seasoning from the corner of her lips. Just as she was about to praise the food again, her brows furrowed slightly. She slowly rose to her feet and looked north of Winter City.
Her gaze pierced through the falling snow and stared into the unknown distance.
With a flick of her wrist, the silver-patterned bracelet on her right wrist turned into a streak of silver-white light that flew into her palm, transforming into a silver dragon spear.
The spear was six feet long. A silver-white dragon coiled and danced along its shaft, while a red tassel and black banner hung beneath its tip.
Looking toward the Northern District of Winter, curiosity appeared on Mu Yao's face.
"What powerful Sword Intent fluctuations... Domain Creatures?!"
After gathering strength briefly, Mu Yao suddenly hurled the spear in her hand toward where she was looking.
The silver spear tore through the wind and snow, vanishing from sight in an instant.
Northern District