A warm breeze rolled across the wasteland that had once been a thriving forest.
Now, it was a jagged scar on the land — a freshly formed valley, deep and unnatural, as though the earth itself had been torn apart. The sky above was clear, tinted in warm shades of crimson and orange, painted by the light of the twin suns that hovered over Orimund, casting long shadows over the broken terrain.
From the horizon, the thunder of hooves echoed across the scarred terrain.
A convoy of armored riders approached swiftly, a midnight blue flag billowing in the breeze at their front. Embroidered in its center was a striking golden six-pointed star, encircled by a ring of interlocking chains, all outlined in brilliant white.This is the symbol of Valdoria kingdom.
This was Division Nine of the Valdoria Kingdom, codename: Cipher — the kingdom's elite investigation and disaster-response unit.
