Eclipse of Ouroboros

In the apocalyptic age of rust and roaring gears, alchemy is not a gift, but a shackle. The classicists abide by the iron law of "equivalent exchange" and maintain the appearance of the world with precision and sacrifice; the reformists drink the power of the soul, steal memories and emotions, and pursue omnipotent illusions; while the mysterious Ouroboros Secret Cult watches everything with cold eyes and maintains the eternal cycle they call "truth." Eric, a young apprentice, is trapped in the middle of this torrent. The classical alchemy he mastered can turn stone into gold, but it cannot change the words that his mother never said before she died. This deep-seated regret drove him to touch the forbidden soul refinement, and also allowed him to unintentionally disturb the ancient laws that maintain the balance of the universe. When he used a withered rose and a precious memory as a bet, trying to ask fate for an answer, what he got was a whisper from the eternal observer: "Variables were observed. The cyclic sequence, the seventy-four thousand three hundred and twenty-second cycle, began to change." The rusty chain of the world began to break, and the torrent of emotions broke down the dam. The classical order, the fantasy of innovation, and the cold will to maintain the cycle collided fiercely because of him. In this war that engulfs matter and soul, Eric must face the ultimate truth The so-called "Eclipse of Ouroboros" is not the end of the cycle, but the most cruel exchange of equal value arranged by the cycle itself in order to survive. This is a tragic journey using the soul as currency to inquire about the truth. This is a story about finding what "human" is in an eternal cycle. This is the most decisive reversal of destiny.