On a pitch-black street, a young man ran as fast as he could. His breathing grew heavier, and his strength was long spent, but he dared not slow down. A hideous monster was chasing him.
The monster stood about two meters tall, with four arms, four legs, dark brown fur covering its body, and a bone mask on its face.
It was agile and immensely strong. Every step it took left scorching lava beneath its feet. No Lower Sequence Beyonder could possibly stand against it.
The young man had encountered this kind of monster once before, in a mountain town in Feysac. It had killed everyone in the town. If he had not happened to meet the captain of the adventuring team he later joined, he would have died at its hands too.
Ever since, the monster had haunted his nightmares. But... he had never imagined he would encounter it again after entering the ruins!
This time, the captain and Mister had fallen to the monster almost immediately!
After watching the monster tear apart and devour the captain's sturdy body, the young man could no longer contain his fear. All he wanted was to escape the ruins...
But even after he ran back onto land and into the city, the monster remained on his heels!
Just as his strength gave out completely, leaving him unable to take another step, and despair closed in on him, stirring music suddenly rang in his ears.
The young man froze, then instinctively looked toward the sound. A brilliant beam shone down from above, cutting through the darkness and illuminating a corner of the street.
The monster stopped too, staring blankly at the sight.
Then a figure in blue robes and a Red Cloak descended slowly through the light, landing right in front of the