The Faraway Paladin

Will was born in the city of the dead, where he was raised by three undead. Although he was nurtured with love, Will questions his existence in this life-forbidding place where he is the only human alive. He discovers his three parents are secretly hiding something that may explain this mystery, and as if this werent puzzling enough, he has yet to discover that still more secrets lie within him.

Turning 15, Will challenges Blood to a fight with real swords as his coming-of-age ceremony, but Gus asks Will to lose on purpose. Will doesnt get a chance to ask Gus about what happened that day in the ruins before he must head into his battle against Blood.

On the verge of death, Will swears an oath to Gracefeel and rises to challenge Stagnate again. However, Stagnate tricks Will into fighting his shadow while he goes off to attack Blood and Mary. When he realizes whats going on, Will rushes back to the Temple and arrives just as Stagnate comes within reach of the two wounded undead.

Menel leads Will to a village thats being attacked by monsters. As he banishes them, he learns gravity of the tragedies caused by the attack. Piled-up bodies and burnt houses are everywhere. Then, from their midst, a faint voice catches Menels attention. The voice belongs to a severely burnt young boy who has turned undead.

Will and his friends, who travel with Bee and Tonio, finally arrive at the target "City of White Sails (White Sails)". Will is impressed by the big city he sees for the first time and the people who live there. When healing the tiredness of his travels, the bell of an emergency rings. Looking out in a hurry, a big black shadow crosses over their heads--

Will, who was appointed as a paladin, was responsible for the reconstruction of the village and the extermination of demons. One day, he goes to "Beast Woods" with Reistov and Menel, who have two names, "Tsuranuki", in order to search for a unit that does not return. He feels something is wrong with the scattered bodies and proceeds to the valley in the back ...

Ethelbald invites Will to a celebration of the new year in Whitesails. He attends with Bee, who says she wants to visit the Academy afterward. Will agrees to take her, but the Academy is not so easy to get to...

Will talks to some of the dwarfs who have made their new home in Torch Port and learns about the history of the Rust Mountains.

As the party rests in the City of the Dead, Gus warns Will about how dangerous Valacirca is and tells him its okay to turn back. But Wills mind is made up. All Gus can do is send him on his way with a word of advice...

Wills crew saves Dine, an elf, from a hydras attack. Dine tells them that the dragons miasma has tainted her homeland of Lothdor and sickened its people, so Will decides to go there and heal them.

The battle between Will and Valacirca rages on. Will has exhausted his strength and depleted his mana, his companions have fallen, and his beloved weapon, Pale Moon, is broken. Then, just when the situation is looking dire...