Years after a magical cataclysm summoned monsters into the empire, a fresh-faced cadet in the Imperial Army and an unassuming delivery man get wrapped up in smuggling illegal firearms to rebellious…
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Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst
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In the capital of a retrofuturistic empire with Ancién Régime elements, a troubled emperor deploys the army and grants emergency powers to his senate, the Diet. In many…
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Headkeeper stops at a village for car repairs and come across the remnants of an Imperial research camp.
Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-: Episode 2
Headkeeper manages to escape to another town with Innumael in tow, but an Imperial blockade cuts off their options.
Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-: Episode 4
With most of the smugglers still on the run, the Imperial Government cracks down even harder as their own corruption starts to come to light.
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After checking back in with HQ, Headkeeper moves back into the Imperial Capital to extract their spies and find out what exactly the Empire has been hiding.
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