Eldgrimm

In the floating city of Brasshaven, where airships rule the skies and steam-powered robots serve coffee, 17-year-old Finn Gearwright is just trying to survive high school at Machina Academy. He’s not a genius inventor like his father, nor a prodigy duelist like his rival, but he does have one thing—dumb luck.

Gears, Girls, and Total Chaos

The Empress, calmly sipping tea as explosions go off in the background: "Did you really think I'd let you steal my finest warship?"

The Empress, smiling: "No, dear boy. I let you take it because I needed it moved."

Zephyria, realizing: "Oh cogs… the ship wasn't the trap. We were."

Finn, groaning: "Can we go one day without being someone's grand scheme?!"

The Empress, grinning: "And now, dear Finn, you will personally deliver my fleet's greatest weapon to enemy territory."

Finn, dead inside: "…We're flying straight into a warzone, aren't we?"

Finn, throwing his hands up: "AND THE SHIP IS STILL GOING TO EXPLODE."

Ignis, laughing: "Best. Day. Ever."

The Empress’s Plan