Synopsis

Lloyd Frontera, an angel bearing the "Golden Hammer of Punishment" (actually the Multipurpose Official Business Hammer), arrives and decrees Aotearoa, a structure with unique artifact properties, an illegal building that must be destroyed. Javier Asrahan, refuses to comply, protecting those in Aotearoa from Lloyd's demands. Javier's defiance is interrupted by a third party arriving who sensed 'absurd mana' and is interested in the angel. The chapter focuses on the conflict between the angel's demands and the inhabitants' resolve to protect their home.