Verlina managed to resist the Ends' attack, but that alone did not signify the conclusion of the war. The armies of monsters reassembled and the Black King strengthened his hold on the land that had already been seized. While that was happening, clashes sprang up in all corners of Orte as the remaining troops tried to keep hold of power over the demi-human races, who had long been kept in subjugation. As the Ends grew more potent and Toyohisa Shimazu lay comatose from the injuries he incurred during the Battle of Verlina, the fate of humanity hung precariously, with foes encroaching from all directions.