Legend had it that the You Dynasty had four major armies known as Blackwind, Rainstorm, Roaring Thunder and Lightning Bolt. Of the four, the Blackwind Army was the strongest and first in rank, which was why they were stationed at the borders to guard the gates to the empire.1

One day, the Blackwind Army received the order to reinforce a certain region. They were passing through the Blackwind Desert when suddenly, they were struck by a once-in-a-century black windstorm. Such was its power that the sky was blotted out, and the sand was turned upside down. It was as if the apocalypse was upon them. As a result, the entire army was annihilated. Not a single soldier managed to survive that calamitous disaster.2

Maybe it was because they resented the way they died, or maybe it was because the black wind or the Blackwind Desert itself was special, but the deceased Blackwind Army was somehow reborn as an Anomaly. Whenever the black wind blew in the Blackwind Desert, the Blackwind Army would awaken and march together with the elements....0