474 Worth, Sword, and Courage (Part Two)

Joshua had once said he wanted to turn things around.

He could not sit idly by and stay indifferent—such was his indisputable and honest wish—but would helping the survivors banish the Death Shades reverse the destructive decline of this world? Would helping these warriors fight and kill their foes save these diverse lives?

No. All men had their own paths, which was why the warriors that fought bravely in the Holy Cities did not need such shallow help. It would merely obstruct them as they seared their very own hearts, and the reason why Joshua did not have to do a thing.

What he had to do was head for the source—Guetard, the former capital of the Ulan Empire as well as the origin of the Death Shade calamity, and find the truth of everything in that place.