The central plaza of the Human Domain Capital had never been this crowded.
People filled every street surrounding the grand ceremonial grounds. They stood on rooftops, leaned out of windows, and crowded onto balconies just to catch a glimpse of the heroes who had returned from the Devil Kingdom.
Banners hung from every building.
The flags of the Human Domain fluttered in the wind.
At the center of the plaza stood a massive stage built from white stone. Behind it, the emblem of humanity had been carved into a towering wall.
And before that wall stood the people everyone had come to see.
Mia Frostine.
Hiro.
Zion.
Lisa.
Sylvia.
Misha.
The elite survivors of the war stood in a line.
The crowd roared the moment they appeared.
"Mia Frostine!"
"Hiro!"
"The heroes of humanity!"
"Long live the heroes!"
The sound rolled through the plaza like thunder.
Mia maintained a calm expression.
Hiro smiled awkwardly and lifted one hand in greeting.
