Beneath the murky sky, the streets of "Yuncheng" reeked of damp and rot. This was the most run-down slum in the entire Eastern Region, and Kute's home was in a rickety two-story building deep in its alleys.
Kute was eighteen, thin and pale. His family, the Colt family, had once been one of Yuncheng's most prominent houses, controlling the city's entire trade network. But a disaster fifteen years ago sent the family plummeting into ruin overnight. Their once-grand mansion had long since fallen into disrepair. Moss covered the walls, and the doors and windows were broken and incomplete.
