Plato’s Shadow: Epitaph of a Summer's End
Summer was almost over, and the sun was shining bright as we packed our gear. It all started with a simple mission: our squad, led by Akira from Behemoth, was assigned escort duty. We were to see that Alexander, the new leader of The Hidden Dragon Village, got back to his kingdom safely. His father, King Atem, had been the leader for many years, and ensuring a smooth transition of power was paramount to keeping the peace. Against all odds, the journey started perfectly. We made it to the village hidden in the waterfall without a hitch. Mission accomplished—or so we thought. "Oh no!" Akira shouted suddenly, his eyes widening as the brilliant daylight abruptly fractured, swallowed whole by an unnatural, suffocating darkness. "It's the Yao, the kings of the night! There's a gang that takes over the sleeping forest at night!" The lush, sunlit greenery of the waterfall village vanished, replaced by the twisted, ancient trees of the Sleeping Forest under a star-ch...