EXTRA - The Eternity of Ethan Smith

Thousands of years. That was the estimated duration of his penance… if time still held any meaning in that crimson abyss, where even the concepts of "yesterday" and "tomorrow" were swallowed by screams, fire, and constantly rotting flesh.

Ethan Smith — once an emperor, born with the royal blood of the Western Kingdom — had, in ages past, been a hero of legends. A symbol of hope for his people. A warrior clad in glory and pride.

Until the day he betrayed Dante.

It was during an expedition into one of the forbidden Dungeons, where the true danger lay not only in the dark creatures that lurked within, but in the hearts of men. Ethan, seduced by the promise of absolute power, tried to take by force what was never his to claim. He nearly killed his own father. Stabbed his sister without hesitation. And in the end, he tried to dethrone Dante — the one who had trusted him. A mistake that sealed his fate.