All Quiet Under the Thunder
A single shot from an airship's cannon announces the war.
Rhodes Island is approached by Duke of Caster's envoy, 'Trilby Asher'.
After weighing every factor, Rhodes Island chose to work with him.
Meanwhile, the Self-Salvation Corps is betrayed by the workers as they attempt to evacuate.
Things are spiraling out of control.
What will become of Rhodes Island, caught in the maelstrom?
- 12-1: Heat Wave (Interlude)The Military Commission of Kazdel's airship fires the opening salvo of the war, and Norport Borough, having been separated from Londinium, bears the brunt of the coming storm. Reunion, led by Nine, is also moving towards Londinium with the goal of gathering strength.
- 12-2: Reception Party (Before Operation)Victoria's dukes have begun to respond to the developments in Norbert Borough, but rescue does not seem to be their objective. At the same time, the tragedy in Norbert has begun to unfold.
- 12-2: Reception Party (After Operation)The Glasgow Gang, under the leadership of their new boss Cador, arduously defends their gym. Golding, under close monitoring, has no choice but to send Molly to warn the Self-Salvation Corps to evacuate.
- 12-3: Benevolent Betrayal (Before Operation)The Self-Salvation Corps suffers internal strife over their course of action, while Siege insists on returning to Norport Borough to back up her Glasgow friends. At the same time, all Self-Salvation Corps bases find themselves under assault. The situation is dire.
- 12-3: Benevolent Betrayal (After Operation)The entire Self-Salvation Corps plunges into a crisis because of Golding's mistake, and Lettou attempts to break her psychological defense. Meanwhile, the Duke of Caster's emissary, the 'Trilby Asher,' provides Rhodes Island an opportunity for cooperation.
- 12-4: Unity is Luxury (Before Operation)After her long disappearance, Ines finally reappears before the Doctor, while Logos catches the Damazti Cluster, who has been disguising themselves as Molly, red-handed. The riots in Norport Borough are getting further and further out of control.
- 12-4: Unity is Luxury (After Operation)Feist and his group organizes the Self-Salvation Corps' evacuation. In the meantime, although Rhodes Island still cannot fully trust the 'Trilby Asher,' they have no choice but to cooperate with him. The Damazti Cluster shows Golding the harsh truth.
- 12-5: Brittle Steel (Before Operation)The Self-Salvation Corps find themselves betrayed by the factory workers while evacuating from Highbury Borough. Catherine is held hostage, while Clovisia has disappeared.
- 12-6: Whose War (After Operation)Horn and Misery cover the Self-Salvation Corps' evacuation, and the Last Steam Knight appears at the most crucial moment. W arrives to lend Feist's team her support, while the Glasgow Gang in Norport is beginning to run low on supplies.
- 12-7: Discourse of Life and Death (Before Operation)The kind Paprika runs food to a Sarkaz pub owner in Norport amidst the chaos. Logos and the Damazti Cluster delve into a debate on civilization and survival.
- 12-8: Reunion Under Fire (After Operation)With the help of the 'Trilby Asher,' Siege returns to the boxing gym in the lockdown zone with Rhodes Island's people in tow, and is met with Glasgow members old and new. Meanwhile, Manfred makes a test of teaching Paprika that only hate can unite the Sarkaz.
- 12-9: Years of Passion (Before Operation)Now back home, Siege discovers the rift that's formed between her and her good friends of old. Rhodes Island and the Glasgow Gang decide to save Norport Borough. The Damazti Cluster leads Golding to sink fully into her own despair.
- 12-10: Broadcast Hotline is Busy (After Operation)W escorts the gravely wounded Kal'tsit. Rhodes Island accepts Delphine's proposal, now settled on a plan to pressure the Dukes into launching a rescue. Meanwhile, the embittered thugs of the lockdown zone are the latest to learn of Siege's royal status.
- 12-11: Ticking Clock (Interlude)The Damazti Cluster reflects on the significance of their existence throughout history. Kal'tsit reflects on her longevity, and places her hopes for the future of the Sarkaz on W.
- 12-12: Hats Off (Before Operation)A perplexed Siege fails to get Cador's approval, and the rift between the Glasgow Gang members new and old grows even deeper. Rhodes Island tries to use the hotel's communication station.
- 12-13: Against the Light (After Operation)The Doctor talks one-on-one with the 'Trilby Asher.' Meanwhile, Amiya helps Siege through the bewilderment she's in.
- 12-14: Ears Muffed (Before Operation)Reunion, the 'Trilby Asher', Rhodes Island and Dublinn forces all converge on Norport, the situation growing further chaotic. There, Siege's status as Aslan royal family and the Sighs of Kings in her grasp render her the center of the maelstrom.
- 12-14: Ears Muffed (After Operation)Siege, devoid of any goal, begins to doubt herself. Dublinn forces, the 'Trilby Asher' and Rhodes Island spar verbally over the comms station, only to discover in the end that it had long ago been removed.
- 12-15: Battered and Bruised (Before Operation)The Damazti Cluster of all their endless years bares their soul to the young Lord of the Banshees. In the wake of a fire at the hotel, true chaos in Norport finally sets in.
- 12-15: Battered and Bruised (After Operation)The 'Trilby Ashers' ascertain Amiya's status as the King of Sarkaz. Siege draws up plans to rouse Norport's citizens for self-salvation.
- 12-16: Clouds Burn Red (Before Operation)Amiya is being forced to help penetrate the airship's defense systems. Ascalon arrives in the nick of time to save her, but she must face the revenant as the King of Sarkaz. The Damazti Cluster formally meets Eblana for the first time.
- 12-17: The Abandoned (After Operation)The battle between the Damazti Cluster and Eblana causes an explosion in the blockade area. The Glasgow Gang organizes an evacuation of the district. Baird goes missing in the chaos, and Siege leads the effort, sword in hand.
- 12-18: Good Night (Before Operation)Golding dies in the presence of the Damazti Cluster. The heavily injured Baird also walks alone towards the end of her life.
- 12-19: Fly, Fireworks (After Operation)Ines breaks into the airship alone, and abducts Paprika. Encircled by Manfred, she leaps off the airship, and sounds out a warning to the dukes.
- 12-20: Sincere Invitation (Before Operation)Manfred's plan to use the airship as bait to destroy the dukes' main forces goes bust. Ines jumps off the ship, only to be saved by W and Hoederer, and the three reunite. The Damazti Cluster finds Amiya.
- 12-20: Sincere Invitation (After Operation)Amiya defeats the ancient Damazti Cluster. The Lord of the Banshees' bone whistle rings throughout the Royal Court, celebrating the Damazti Cluster's rebirth into a new form.
- 12-21: Quiet On the Front (Interlude)The Nachzehrer King's Army has been assembled, and the Duke of Wellington's as well as Dublinn's troops are primed and ready. Meanwhile, the new Reunion, led by Nine, has found its way into the chaos.