In a city still under construction beneath a relentless summer sun, Max Dinger—a man posing as a priest but secretly an operative—oversees the building of a church that will serve as his base. The city, envisioned as a symbol of hope and progress, hides a far deeper purpose tied to forces beyond its concrete and steel.

  Max is approached by his superior, Joseph Christ, a calm and seemingly benevolent man whose true nature Max has never fully trusted. As they look out over the developing city, Joseph reveals the gravity of Max’s mission: he has been chosen to raise a mysterious entity known as the “Core,” a being whose existence will influence not only the present era, but fate itself across time and dimensions.

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  Though Max resents being sent to this harsh era and burdened with such responsibility, Joseph makes it clear that this mission is written in the Chart of Fate and cannot be altered. The conversation takes a darker turn when Max reveals that Joseph’s own son is deeply intertwined with the Core—a truth Joseph vehemently rejects.

  As resentment, destiny, and hidden agendas collide, the chapter establishes the city as the starting point of a far greater conflict—one that will shape the future of humanity and beyond.