Looking up at the sky, I saw nothing but stars dying. Despite the constant bombardment from the Anti-Colossus cannons, everything seems to be swallowed up by the coming snowstorm.
From the Commanding Tower looking down to the battlefield, I can see one by one our SARU brethren being slaughtered by the NIOHs. Their blood shredded on the ground, turning the snow red. A scarlet winter.
“Every battle ends the same way." - I told myself - “But not every enemy devours the bodies of the fallen rival soldiers like the hungry beasts”
"Commander, we have lost contact with all but the StoneStorm Force,...They are holding the line, but not for long I'm afraid..."
"Morning is coming soon, Lieutenant" - I interrupted my lieutenant - “Steel yourself. If we keep our fortifications until the sunrise then the enemy will retreat”
"We're the SARU Temple Guards, the humble servants of the Great Balance and children of KARU, The God of Destruction. Do not let fear taint your courage!"
"I want all Elemental Tanks with all remaining Vanguards to the front line. Cover their back by the rest of the Anti-Colossus Cannons. The rest of the Temple Guards will protect the Balance Chamber.".
I did my best to give my order in my usual calm and decisive voice. But within my heart, I knew this is the end, the end of the Great Balance and the end of AEPIRAN.
Until I woke up… at a strange place that I had never been before. A warm and quiet chamber that looked like a smithy.
“Welcome back, Commander.” - I heard a strange voice come from behind me - “Are you ready for a new Winter?”
- Commander Nok's Last Battle Log Entry#1309 -