Half-step Purgatory

For a long time, Malin always felt that Fate had been quite generous to him. Although he had to face that life-threatening job every day, as long as he had the lovely Leopard Girl cooking delicious food for him daily, and as long as there was meat to eat and cats to stroke, life wasn't too unbearable. Working a bit harder and facing some difficulties on the job weren't really an issue for a man.
Moreover, being able to live two lives meant one shouldn't have too high demands, right, Mr. Different-Kind?
Having said that, and without waiting for an answer, the young man snapped his fingers, and the white flame on his fingertip lit the tobacco in his other hand, then he flicked it towards the non-human entity on the stake.
Welcome to Abield, to witness the last splendor of the steampunk era.
And the madness.

Steampunk Era: Mad Abield

The new mayor of Waldin Town watched the struggling refugee caravan and felt an indescribable sense of desolation — in the chaotic attack on Waldin Town this morning, his father, the former mayor Elder Hawk, and the captain of the Town Guard had both died. After a hard fight against the necrotic corpses, the remaining elders and the deputy captain of the guard decided to burn the town and flee.


Firstly, with these chaotic necrotic corpses attacking, there would undoubtedly be Nagoth war parties following them. By then, it would be impossible to inhabit the town as the corruption from the corpses would definitely contaminate it. Rather than return and burn the town, it would be better to set it ablaze while they were leaving.


So the young Sudel, son of Elder Hawk, was elected as the new mayor — after all, he had apprenticed at the Church in Copenhagen, mastering a Healing Spell. At this moment of widespread panic, no one could provide more reassurance than young Sudel.


Section 518: Scenery of Light (Part 3)