A new action fantasy set in a steampunk Tokyo from the creator of the smash-hit Soul Eater!The city of Tokyo is plagued by a deadly phenomenon: spontaneous human combustion! Luckily, a special team is there to quench the inferno: The Fire Force! The fire soldiers at Special Fire Cathedral 8 are about to get a unique addition. Enter Shinra, a boy who possesses the power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous “devil’s footprints” (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can Shinra and his colleagues discover the source of this strange epidemic before the city burns to ashes?
THE INEVITABILITY OF DESPAIR At long last, the Evangelist’s true identity comes to light! Bearing the will of the divine, Haumea reveals her face to Shinra and Sho and divulges the truth of the world: that the end point of all evolution is a longing for despair. Thus, with the Great Cataclysm comes salvation. Once the world’s savior is consumed by the fury of despair, black flames shall engulf the earth. Who will come forth in the final battle between despair and hope?