Tokyo - Jyuban Mall
Darien walked along the row of stores and outlets that lined the street running through the open air Jyuban Mall. The mall was over three blocks in length and had virtually every type of store one could desire. Darien moved with disinterest in what the stores had to offer. He was simply taking a stroll, admiring how much his home city had recovered from the destruction of the previous year.

Tokyo bore almost no battle scars from Dark Mercury's rampage, an amazing tribute to the people who had pieced this city back together. Though the city's economy was still shaky from losing most of the big corporate anchors that had made up its money base before, the replacement businesses thrived here, and most of the population returned. Sometimes the resiliency of these people amazed him. ... Continue