A story of love, war, friendship, and equality.
"I couldn't stare at the remains of the war. It devastated me.
After several hours of traveling by air, I could finally see the vegetations below. Nature reclaims man-made structures made of stone and concrete. Those towers were tall but not anymore as they collapsed, and the ruptured columns could no longer hold it all. It seems all quite down there. The roads were filled with tall green grass and bushes. Trees grow from every direction. It is the remains of the Advancement Era, the time when humans saw hope and progress but eventually it didn't last. A man-made fossil.
Based on my studies, of different historical accounts from across the globe, this was all because of one man who sought to change the world. His name is well-heard of, one that is accounted for evil. All the people, at least those minds were still intact, curse his name as he brought a century of suffering to all of mankind.
But I would like to know about his life, his motives. His name is Azrael. "
- Mr. Nicolas (Year 2023)
Lumaking hindi kilala ang tunay na mga magulang, maagang namulat si Leroncillo San Roque sa kalupitan ng mundo. Ngayong nabigyan siya ng pagkakataong maipaglaban ang pagkakapantay-pantay, handa ba siyang isakripasyo ang lahat maatim lang ang hinahangad na tagumpay?
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Mulat sa bulok na sistema ng lipunan, tumatak sa isipan ni Leroncillo San Roque ang kawalan ng hustisya at hindi patas na trato sa mga mahihirap. Bagama't lumaki sa kalinga ng isang prayle, hindi pa rin naging madali ang daloy ng kaniyang buhay. Patuloy pa rin siyang sinusubok ng mga tao, ng pagkakataon, at ng tadhana. Ngayong naipit si Leron sa isang sitwasyon na maaaring magpahamak sa mga taong mahalaga sa kaniya, ano nga ba ang tamang hakbang upang makamit niya ang inaasam na kalayaan at hustisya? Magagawa ba niyang linlangin ang kalaban at mailigtas ang kaniyang amain at mga kaibigan? O mapupunta lamang ba sa wala ang lahat ng kaniyang pinaghirapan?
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