Far above, Aurora continued its peaceful evening. Citizens laughed, restaurants overflowed with customers, and musicians played in the streets completely unaware that beneath their feet, an entire organization had already begun changing shape, not because they were afraid, but because someone had forced them to acknowledge a new variable.
Team Bahamut.
And if the hunters continued progressing at their current pace, then Phase Two would begin much sooner than originally planned.
...
Morning arrived over the Kingdom of Solaria beneath a blanket of pale golden sunlight.
The capital city of Aurora slowly awakened to another day as merchants rolled open the shutters of their shops, children laughed on their way to academies, and the aroma of freshly baked bread drifted from bakeries into the bustling streets. Noble carriages rolled along paved roads while adventurers departed through the city gates in search of fortune.
