Rakan makes the bold decision to return to the other world with Chigusa and the others. But what awaits them is a world without light or green, a world that is beginning its end. To top it off, as soon as they arrive, Rakan is immediately mistaken for the Prince and attacked by a strange group of people. Who are they, and what do they want?
After capturing Tohji, the assassin sent after them, Rakan and his two guests return to squabbling over what to eat for dinner. As they discuss things with Tohji, they come to realize that he may not be so different from themselves. Meanwhile, Chigusa begins to realize that his growing affection
It's just one thing after another for Rakan and co. Strange houses with no walls, stone creatures, black beasts, and yet another assassin sent to finish off the Sanome Prince once and for all... and while Rakan heads toward his confrontation with the Imperial Prince above ground, below his personal
The Imperial Prince releases a new prophecy--that the world is coming to an end and all will suffer many trials along the way. But is any of it true? Or is it the Imperial Prince himself who is turning it into truth? And in this new ocean of unrest, Rakan is beginning to turn the tide.
