DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWNYota faced off against the wicked Empress who rules his new world--only to be brutally defeated. He and his companions were forced to flee, only surviving their grievous injuries with the help of elven medicine. Devastated and alone, Yota struggles to figure out what to do next...only for his childhood friend, Nishina, to suddenly appear, offering a cryptic clue about the Empress's fears. Could it be the key to her weakness?