"And though the king commanded that the sun be down by dusk, and that the stars arise by midnight, there were a few that gathered in the darkest hours of night. They were unafraid of the mortal man who hid behind jeweled walls and armed soldiers, and their hearts beat with courage and golden strength. They connived all the ways that they might overthrow this king, this human who thought he owned the world. And they waited in the dark, wrathful but patient, waiting for the perfect time to strike."
–El Rey Loco, a commonly told child's fairytale
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Uprising
FantasyWhen Ria was younger, little more than a child with a heart of gold and a head full of fairytales and adventure, she vowed that she would not live as a slave beneath the Dorado Empire. When she came of age, she swore she would find a way to rebirth...