>>5881588>>5881597>>5881803>>5881879>>5882114>>5882484Running your finger up the spine of a book with a vibrant floral pattern on its cover, you delicately remove it from the shelf and examine the front, which contains no text. Unexpectedly, the first page hosts but a single paragraph, explaining that this is a translated work from a distant land, meant to be read from right-to-left, and that what you are reading is the final page, rather than the first. Incredulously, you flip the book over and inspect the cover again. On the back - or 'front' as you now know - is the title, 'Shura no Hana,' imprinted onto the surface using silver leaf.
Captivated by the apparent exoticism of the object, you deem it worthy of devoting a few hours of attention to. Curiously, there is no reference whatsoever to the author of this piece. You are aware that a book could be published anonymously, though have yet to see this firsthand until now. Returning to Amaranth's quarters, you gently shut the door behind you and assume a comfortable sitting position in the long chair, ready to immerse yourself in some other world.
The first page is an illustration of surfacer flora in a style which is somehow more exotic than the art that which you have laid eyes on previously. Striking imagery depicting ruddy flowers in bloom invites you to read further, piquing your interest as your proceed. First impressions can deceive, however, as the page which follows does not contain the engaging fiction which you had expected. Chisel, hammer, crowbar - what follows reads as a checklist of common tools, complete with utilitarian descriptions of their intended functions.
