The spiritual veins erupt, threatening to plunge the realm into endless dark. A sword-forging apprentice and a Night Watcher each hold half of a broken blade—hilt and edge. Forced to unite their halves, they learn the path onward allows only one to leave. Journeying from bitter rivals to allies in arms, they test their bonds through illusions and sacred flames, uncovering the calculated manipulation behind the catastrophe. The gatekeeper, revealed to be the previous sword bearer keeping the gate intact with dying embers of will, merges into the blade so the pair may guard the passage together. In water's reflection lie worlds reset countless times, while a primordial voice echoes from behind the gate: the world is a giant furnace, and the sword bearers are merely its kindling. Thus, a new choice and cycle begin.

Night Shines Without Light (20 episodes) - AllShorts