by Charm Mango
Sea of Stars For three months, Alto has been swinging an axe at a tree that refuses to fall. Condemned by his village and sent to the Forest of Judgment, he was expected to die long before he ever made a dent in it. Then one day, the impossible happens. The tree falls. Alto returns home to his unusual family, a mysterious squirrel named Ichi, and a world that seems determined to become stranger by the day. Ancient forests. Spiritual beasts. Powerful families. Sacred weapons. Hidden organizations. And people whose paths begin crossing for reasons none of them fully understand. Some are searching for strength. Some are chasing answers. Some are simply trying to survive. Alto? He’d really just like to know why everyone keeps dragging him into their problems. In a world where even the smallest encounter can become the beginning of something much greater, countless stories are unfolding beneath the same sky. And somewhere among them lies the Sea of Stars.
