Sword Shadows and Myth: The Ruins of the Apocalypse

Autumn, Year 27 of the Tianqi Era, Great Yuan Empire.

The chief astrologer knelt on the observatory. Blood flowing from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth stained his snowy hair and beard red. The armillary sphere before him spun wildly in reverse without anyone operating it, while the stars' projections streaked across the night sky in ghastly trails of light.

"The Imperial Star... is extinguished..." He stared at the northern horizon, where a star was visibly fading. "The heavens collapse in the northwest, the earth caves in in the southeast... The void... has opened..."