Fortune never comes in pairs; misfortune doesn't walk alone.
As if to prove these words, the teetering Empire welcomed its final straw—or rather, an iron hammer that weighs countless times heavier than straw.
Dragon Tide.
Originally, because of the Ancient Dragon Heart enshrined in the Fiji Forbidden City's underground palace, the Empire and numerous dragonkind in the mountains were constantly at odds.
And seeing the Empire's weakness, dragonkind also poured out from their nests, launching a direct assault towards the Imperial City.
Of course, the reality was that the royal family secretly had a covenant with dragonkind: not only would they use the pressure from dragonkind to temper border troops, but there was also a secret dragon knights unit.
And dragonkind who signed the pact would join the Imperial City's theater forces upon death, fighting to liberate the Ancient Dragon King.
