Ren’ō Kagenami: The First Light
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Ren’ō Kagenami

The First Light

The Road from La-Sol 7 to the First Light

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THE ARCHIVE

A story built to be explored.

A soldier survives the death of his world, five thousand years without sky, and a war that reaches beyond creation—without surrendering the choice that made him human.

Divisions8
Reading Entries38
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CHAPTER DIRECTORY

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PROLOGUE

THE LAST QUIET HOUR

1 entry
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PrologueTHE LAST QUIET HOUR
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ACT I

SOLDIER BENEATH A DYING SUN

5 chapters
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Chapter 1THE SCIENCE DIVISION
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02
Chapter 2DR. LAANA RHEE
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Chapter 3THE RED DESERT CONVOY
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04
Chapter 4TWO BOWLS BEFORE DAWN
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05
Chapter 5THE SHAPE IN ORBIT
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ACT II

THE FALL OF LA-SOL 7

5 chapters
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Chapter 6FORTY-THREE MINUTES
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Chapter 7DIVINE REMNANT
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03
Chapter 8GOLDEN EYES
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04
Chapter 9THE LAST SOLDIER
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05
Chapter 10NO WORLD BENEATH HIS FEET
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ACT III

FIVE THOUSAND YEARS WITHOUT SKY

5 chapters
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Chapter 11NO STARS
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Chapter 12HUNGER WITHOUT DEATH
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03
Chapter 13THE VOICES HE MADE
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Chapter 14THE FIRST LIGHT
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Chapter 15THE DOOR BEYOND NOTHING
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ACT IV

THE ORACLE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE MAN

5 chapters
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Chapter 16IZANARA NOZOMI
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Chapter 17A UNIVERSE THAT FORGOT HIM
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03
Chapter 18THE DEAD ARCHIVE
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04
Chapter 19RAMEN AT THE EDGE OF CREATION
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05
Chapter 20THE NAME THAT FOLLOWED FIRE
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ACT V

ACROSS THE WOUNDED COSMOS

6 chapters
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Chapter 21THE WORLD BENEATH THE BELL
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Chapter 22THE OATH OF DAWN
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03
Chapter 23THE CHILDREN OF BROKEN MOONS
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Chapter 24A MAP WRITTEN IN GRAVES
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Chapter 25WHAT IZANARA REFUSED TO FORESEE
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Chapter 26THE NAME FIRST LIGHT
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ACT VI

THE LAST WAR OF CREATION

6 chapters
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Chapter 27THE THRONE BEYOND TIME
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Chapter 28EVERY LA-SOL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
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Chapter 29THE GOD WHO FEARED A SOLDIER
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Chapter 30THE LAST SOLDIER OF LA-SOL 7
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Chapter 31A FIST AGAINST ETERNITY
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Chapter 32RESET
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ACT VII

THE WORLD AFTER EVERYTHING

5 chapters
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Chapter 33WHITE SILENCE
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Chapter 34REBORN WITH EVERY SCAR
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Chapter 35A RANDOM WORLD
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Chapter 36NIGHT CITY RAMEN
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Chapter 37THE WOMAN WHO FOUND HIM AGAIN
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EPILOGUE

BROTH BENEATH NEON RAIN

Closing scene
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EpilogueBROTH BENEATH NEON RAIN
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