“They say volcanic dust covers the entire plane, but it’s really only partial,” Sein remarked, gazing into the hazy sky above.0

At the fortress base, it had been harder to discern, but now, standing on the Akre Plains, Sein could see faint traces of light filtering through the dark clouds of volcanic dust.0

The varying thickness of the clouds allowed occasional rays of sunlight to pierce through and reach the ground, bringing a faint glimmer of brightness back into the world.0

Still, the overall atmosphere of Gumo Plane remained oppressive and gray.0

Only a small portion of the world’s light and heat now came from the sun. Most of them emanated from the active volcanoes scattered across the...1