Introduction: The extinction of dragons is near. Dragons have existed in the continent of Shieldrake for as long as human history, but nothing lasts forever. This is the story of Akai, the dragon that was destined to bring an end to all dragons. Akai was a black dragon who roamed the continent disguised as a human vagabond. One day, he discovered a degenerative disease to his kind that would render dragons to lose their sense of self and become uncontrollable monsters. Upon seeing a vision of the future, he saw the world filled with ash as armies of dragons flew above raining fire down on all other life. Time is short, and only he can prevent the coming future that haunts him....