Scarlet Conservatory

Tayhu, the mysterious and captivating Empress Dowager, was shrouded in whispers of celestial origins. Legend had it that she descended from the Divine Realm during the last Heavenly Sacrament to serve the Stratus Emperor and his subjects. Despite the hardships her people endured, she gazed upon them with regal hope, and they eagerly obeyed her every command. After all, she had willingly forsaken her divine privilege to dwell among mortal beings.

One fateful dawn, a seemingly mundane fog veiled the streets of Dasari Palace. Yet, this mist was unlike any ordinary haze; it clung to the air and grew increasingly noxious with each passing hour. As the Dowager secured the palace gates, the mist began to assail her soldiers, entwining their flesh with tendrils of vapor. Some succumbed to fits of sudden violence, unleashing unbridled malice upon their comrades. A young recruit, barely of age, chose to impale himself on his sword rather than endure the choking clutches of the fog. Those who survived found themselves desperately clawing at the palace gates, begging for deliverance, but their pleas went unanswered.

Tayhu's reign caused the Stratus Empire to crumble, and the people rose up against the Ebondrake and all those responsible for the madness that had befallen them. Guided by the clairvoyant Chundoon, they managed to break the Ebondrake Seal that protected Tayhu's fortress. However, they did so at great peril, for what was once a beautiful royal garden had been transformed into a research facility where Ebondrake-grown monstrosities lurked, innocent lives grotesquely twisted by Dark Chi, and unspeakable terrors awaited them.