“Fire consumes, ice freezes”

and in time, a seal was placed upon it, sending Ignis into a long slumber. The red runes carved across the body are both the mark of that seal and a warning sigil that grows brighter with each awakening—a signal to the world that something ancient stirs. The flame mane rises highest in anger; the ice horn shines sharpest in silence. When both reach their full expression at once, it is said the balance of the world will tremble again. Ignis and Void share an old bond—two sealed beings who recognize each other’s power—yet the paths they would walk could not be more different. Shirone, guarding the boundary, always senses Ignis beyond it. But those eyes hold no fear—only a quiet, unshakeable resolve.