Under the night sky, on the rooftop of a building a few kilometers away from the Ashvale settlement, a group of figures had gathered.
No lights illuminated the rooftop.
None were needed.
The moonlight alone was enough for them to see everything they required.
At the center stood Alpha, dressed in her battle maid outfit. Around her, a small army of battle androids waited on standby, silently observing the distant settlement through telescope-like eyes and deployed drones.
Their gazes swept across the landscape with mechanical precision.
Only the faint glow of their eyes — barely noticeable unless one looked carefully, revealed their true nature.
The scene was quiet. Efficient. Almost purely science fiction.
Then, suddenly—
A fantasy element intruded.
The space above the rooftop trembled.
A ripple spread through the air, and two figures stepped out from the distortion as if emerging from an unseen doorway.
A young man.
And a teenage girl.
