(Need! Need! Patience! Heart!)
Under the embers, buried are love and ideals crushed by theocracy, war and worldliness.
Tris & Elio
"If the gods really showed mercy to the world, the snowstorm in the north should have stopped long ago!"
"Farewell, my love. May your soul be free at last."
"Let your soul, just like when we first met, belong only to the wilderness, the cold wind and... Freedom."
Winter rages and the divine power decays. Tris North, the son of the North, with the wildfire of freedom burning in his chest, tore apart the defenses of the Muen River and established the Free City of Scotch - an ideal place that abandons gods, respects humanity, and pursues equality.
At the same time, a severely injured and amnesiac teenager woke up in Scotch. "Elio" on his pocket watch was his only identity. To repay his kindness and become part of the Light of Liberty, he joins the military. His sleeping wisdom and unique edge attracted Tris's burning gaze. In the dark night of war, two souls that are not tolerated by the world collide fiercely. They swear by pine needles and absorb the glimmer of love in the shadow of death.
However, Brick formed an alliance with the Golden Sun Divine Power of Aurelion in the south, and broke the peace with iron hoof. In the blood-stained wasteland, fragile hope is like a candle in the wind. When Scourge's utopia faces the most cruel trial, the surging public opinion turns into a noose, dragging the two souls to the edge of being torn apart.
Can the fire of freedom survive under the pressure of theocracy, war and secular prejudice? Can the fiery love break through the iron cage? When the embers dispersed, only the silent roar asked in the silence: What is true freedom?
Intent: The paradox of freedom - does true freedom exist?