As Henry VI's death unfolded, the aerial fortress formed by his power crumbled into ruins.
The mechanical throne atop the stairs shattered and disintegrated until it became void, a process lasting just ten minutes, during which Solan and the Other Shore remained silent.
Then came Henry VI's body, from which flowed not blood, but codes that burned away in mid-air.
Solan approached the side of this tyrant, feeling inexplicably lost at that moment.
In an instant, countless memories surged through his mind.
The Imperial Capital, the very place where all adventures began, Solan recalled the times when he met Lance, Zophie, and...Ilya, Sera, Haitia at the tavern in the Imperial Capital, accompanied by the minstrel's melodious songs, discussing their visions of the future, he also remembered the buttered bread, roasted meat chops, and wild vegetable salad on the table.
