A few weeks later.
Aksai rode his black steed through the dusty trails of the neutral state Haan Di.
The beast's hooves beat a steady rhythm against the packed dirt road. His dark cloak billowed behind him as the wind picked up.
Haan Di had been a relatively peaceful stretch, but the tension in the air as he approached the border was unmistakable. He was soon about to enter the den of demonic cultivators before he had a chance to explore the Eternal Beast Dynasty.
He could see the last city of Haan Di rising in the distance, a sprawling settlement of stone and wood that clung to the edges of the wild frontier.
It was a place of stark contrasts—order and chaos coexisted here, balanced on a knife's edge.
The Rai City served as the final stronghold of civilization before the lawless expanse of the Wild Devil Lands, where demonic cultivators and criminals ruled.
