Last Fall; Fallen Tree Arc

Eustace Alard is an artist haunted by vivid, prophetic dreams, yet duty-bound to his country—and more importantly, to his father-in-law, Ludwig. As a Warrant Officer for the Conglomerate of the People's Republic, he pilots high-tech Icarus Units alongside his squad-mates. With his wife Muriel, he manages a quiet life, even though his service has given him nothing but sorrow—including the Flux-induced infertility that plagues most pilots. Despite this, Eustace remains upbeat, finding comfort in the history of his lands, and the Swan Legion, the legendary order that ruled their land over a thousand years ago under King Grain and Queen Selene. For centuries, the Mourning Star has hung in the skies over King's Lake. In conjunction, a rogue entity known as the Ferryman—a skeletal warhorse and tattered rider—appears yearly to guide the dead to the Star. He has never interacted with the living... until now. A burning spaceship crashes through the Mourning Star. The Ferryman breaks his usual pattern to stop it, but fails as the ship sinks beneath King's Lake, crashing into their world of Flux. Flux is the regulated magic that combines with technology to power the military’s Icarus Units. But from the wake of the crash, something else appears: a literal Knight in shining armor riding a pegasus. Tasked with bringing the Knight in, Eustace eventually finds him camping in his own backyard. His name is Benjermin, a warrior from a thousand years ago. Benjermin demonstrates a raw power that dwarfs modern technology, claiming that the Flux of this era is dull and the world is dead. He is too powerful for one man to handle, yet he seems tame. But when morning comes—and after a chaotic bar brawl reveals Benjermin has infiltrated the base with two others—Eustace and his squad realize that bringing in a time-traveling legend won't be as simple now as he's not willing to comply with the modern era's rules.Once over, his life as a Father truly begins as Charlotte is born, and soon after Sasha, his two daughters with Muriel.