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****❌ Moderate Spoilers!
Sunset turns inward as much as it looks toward the gathering war. Majora sets out in search of a rumored “Shard of Varuna,” while Akima Ciberling begins her rise to power. Newly freed from the Shard of Jethro, Forza Ninetails discovers that his liberation was only temporary as another, more gentle and curious presence he calls “The Passenger”, has taken root in his mind. Uncovering its nature may finally explain why Jethro was never able to possess him completely—and draw him into the buried history of the Tanukian Templar.
Beyond these personal reckonings, the Sun Jin Empire’s fleet presses onward toward Amber Krowe, led by the Esther at the tip of the spear. At the same time, Kiara Quall follows the trail of her own hidden lineage toward Majora, hoping not merely to find her mother, but to reach her—and bring her peace.
At the heart of Sunset, Forza Ninetails and Kiara Quall must each confront a destiny that appears to have been laid out long before either of them understood it. Their stories turn on whether they accept that path, deny it, or attempt to reshape it—and on what they still need to do before making that choice. Fulfilling their destinies could bring salvation or catastrophe, not only to the people they love, but to the wider conflict gathering around them.
The Neverborn Templar are now aware that the Nightfall Templar are backing the Sun Jin Empire, and the succession of uncanny events surrounding that alliance has become impossible to ignore. To Bezekira—a being who measures history across millions of years—an extraordinary amount has changed in only a few: Tanuki has died; Majora has reemerged after being sealed away during the First Battle of Eveny (Majora); Flarion has become increasingly active; and Jethro appears to be making deliberate moves, including the event known as Sunset near the end of 🟩 RSR - Bloodtiger. Within a single year, Forza Ninetails and Kiara Quall—both heirs to significant bloodlines—were infected by shards of Jethro, even if those infections were ultimately resolved. Meanwhile, the trusted elder dragon Ukatan has become entangled in another emerging conflict.
Despite this sudden convergence after ages of relative calm, Bezekira adopts a position of deliberate nonintervention. Rather than direct events herself, she entrusts Forza, Kiara, and their allies to proceed according to their own judgment. Her restraint hints that she sees a larger pattern taking shape—a fate that must be allowed to unfold, and one she refuses to prevent through her own interference.
One future development is already certain: Jethro will find a new true host—the third confirmed host in the series. The identity of that host, and what the transition will mean, remain unrevealed.
Sunset introduces Dare, an old friend of Forza’s who was only briefly name dropped in 🟩 RSR - Bloodtiger. Dare remains active within the Shrike program. It also brings several previously established figures closer to the center of the story, with Amos, Ukatan, and Atomis Silverwolf taking on substantially larger roles than they held in the first part.
Like đźź© RSR - Bloodtiger, Sunset is intended to remain a first-person story, though its viewpoint characters have not yet been locked in. Forza Ninetails is not guaranteed to return as a POV character; Sun Jin Kaisara and Akima Ciberling have both been considered as possible perspectives.
Unlike 🟩 RSR - Bloodtiger—a story developed across several decades, completed once from beginning to end, and repeatedly transformed through drafts such as rev2.5 and the revisions that followed—Sunset is largely unwritten territory. Its opening and ending are known, but much of the journey between them remains in development.
An extremely early precursor to the story exists outside this wiki, predating many of the worlds and ideas now central to Red Sun Rising. That version will not be revived directly, but some of its DNA—particularly the conflict between Akima Ciberling and Kiara Quall—may be reimagined within Sunset. At that stage, Forza Ninetails, Flarion, Kaisara, and several other central figures did not yet exist. What did exist, though, is some pretty dark and mature themes, and while the shape of that material remains uncertain, Sunset could borrow some of those more mature themes and lead Sunset into some of the series’ darkest territory, including themes of depression, self-harm, and suicide. Whether those subjects belong in the story—and how to explore them with the necessary care without overwhelming everything around them—is still being considered. Time will tell.
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