Forest of Echoes

Despite Guardian Maiden Songmi's status as the grandest protector of the domain, her aeons-long efforts to maintain peace among the core citizens, and her sole guardianship of the Starbridge, the people of Savan found themselves in a dire predicament. Led by the charismatic Laofu, the people of the Divine Realm were forced to consider an option that was once unthinkable: admitting a mortal into their midst.

The danger was all too real, as great darkness had taken root in the woods, its malevolent energy seeping out and infecting the Divine Realm. Even with Songmi's protection, the villagers were powerless against this unprecedented threat. Madness was spreading like wildfire, claiming both people and creatures alike. The very fabric of reality seemed to be twisting with hysteria, and even Songmi could feel the edges of her psyche being consumed by the madness.

As if things couldn't get any worse, a member of the Dark Lord's Inner Conclave, Kumi, had somehow broken into the Divine Realm, bending the rules of reality to her will. With her arrival, Songmi realized that she could no longer rely on divine intervention from above. She had no choice but to turn to a mortal from below for help.