The Bugle Call: Song of War, Vol. 12

A young bugler with supernatural powers is swept up into an epic struggle for the fate of the world. Cry havoc and sound the song of war! In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires--remnants of an advanced civilization, they are filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge that nations struggle to possess. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions! Forces opposed to the Pontiff are making their move against him, and someone within the Branched squad has turned traitor. Luca, his friends, and the Pontiff must go on the run, but a terrible price will be paid for their escape. Then the war continues as plans are made for a new campaign into the Empire. Elsewhere, Kayano, a.k.a. the Garland, begins to wonder if there is more to life than simply doing Akira's bidding, and by extension, the Druid's...