Lawless City

Lawless City (無法むほう 都市とし) is a city that basically known for its slums to which regarded as the world's cesspool of crime and villainy; where every illegal or corrupt acts are prevalent and encouraged.

The city is in a constant power struggle between three powerful monarchs who considered the most notorious that are reigning the city as the ruler, with each residing in one of three territories marked by towers that dwarf the surrounding architecture.

Due to Shadow's independent meddling in recent events, two monarchs were removed, one through abdication and the other through regicide. Yukime became the sole undisputed ruler of the Lawless City.

History
Lawless City is a sovereign city that doesn’t belong to any country and is considered to be one of the most dangerous cities in the world, due to its unique atmosphere, where the city is like a slum area and a suitable place to become a breeding ground for criminals. Also, there is never a crime nor at least shady activity this city hasn't done as they openly supporting any corruption and deceitfulness things which is become a habitual occurrence. In fact, Lawless City operates on survival of the fittest, where evil, wealth, and power from all over the globe congregate.

The city is not an ordinary slum as the people who lives in Lawless City were not ordinary vagrants, but ruthless hunters wrapped the search on their surroundings with a gleam in their eyes to aimed their prey by glaring their target. Inhabitants are used to these conditions and grow stronger as not a single one of them seemed like an easy target for being used to it. Any weakling who stepped foot in this city was simply just nothing but a prey in the residents eyes.

Unlike other cities or countries, there exists no moral order, security, or legal regime of any kind in the Lawless City. Citizens often commit many illegal acts, such as abuse, killing, harassment, robbery, rape, prostitution, murder, slavery, smuggling contraband, et cetera. The city retains its dangerous atmosphere during the day, but at night it becomes increasingly hazardous.

In this city, the only law that applies is "Might.” Everyone who lives there, whether man, woman, boy, or girl; who is born, grows, or comes there, regardless of their race and species can only survive with sheer force and whatever means are available to them to protect themselves from their surroundings. The strong create and exercise their laws before other inhabitants in their area, although to some extent, it has a partially deficient order.

This city is inhabited by various races, classifying it as a multicultural city. However, because there are no formal rules that limit them, they are free to do anything to fulfill their needs with no employment restrictions. No one can intervene in the Lawless City. Be it kings, knights, or monsters.

As far as is known to the current date, the Lawless City has existed for a long time, but its origin is unknown. Although Lawless City’s history is unspecified, it was not always ruled by the current three monarchs, Elisabeth, Yukime, and Juggernaut. Each of them came later, due to different circumstances, but since getting established, they or their subordinates built the three towers that mark their third of the territory.

Red Moon Incident
After their defeat at the Bushin Festival, Quinton and Goldy venture into Lawless City for honor and wealth. The death of Elisabeth, the Blood Queen, by their hands would accomplish that goal. The two reach the Crimson Tower, but a guard hinders additional progress. The guard introduced themselves as the White Demon, the watchdog of the tower. The two men engage in combat against this unknown warrior, undeterred by his appearance. Their fate became sealed once swords crossed. Quinton and Goldy lost the fight and their chance at redemption.

Later, Claire aggressively proposed an excursion to Lawless City. The Royal Knights were planning a subjection force due to The Blood Queen’s increasing influence outside Lawless City. Claire supposed it would give Cid needed additions to his sparse resume. Encouraged by the imminence of physical motivation and the Eminence in Shadow opportunities, Cid follows her to the slum city. Refusing to haggle for two damaged Dark Knights, Claire advances with him to the Dark Knight Association headquarters in Lawless City. She states, in simple terms, that Cid should behave himself and confine his actions to outside the base. Cid heeds this advice by going off on his own to explore.

Cid meanders down the cramped streets, enticing pickpockets to try their luck, only to steal it back with a hefty profit. The residents look unimpressed at the sudden appearance of a ghoul and start to beat it up. Cid began to quietly chortle, amused by the violence. The insistent drubbing ceases when the ghoul, changing red, initiates a violent counterattack. The ghoul’s life bloodily ends when a mysterious redhead wearing a cocked hat bisects the monster. She warns Cid to evacuate with ominous statements about a rampage and a red moon. Before parting ways, Cid asks for her name and she calmly complies. Mary reveals her occupation as Vampire Hunter and asseverates her mission to kill The Blood Queen. Another smile and laugh creeps into Cid’s face as he contemplates the potential Eminence prospects.

As day turns to night in Lawless City, the red light district becomes animated. The standard activity has devolved into violence with the presence of a ghoul. Marie finds herself saved from death by Shadow. Shadow, taking a lesson from Beta, says Mary’s lines verbatim, warning of a rampage and the blood moon. His additions to the plagiarized statement are a few original words, his name, and the iconic catchphrase. The mysterious Shadow then vanishes into the night, gaining a quiet thank you from Marie.

The Dark Knight Meeting adjourns and Cid is missing. Claire races through the streets endeavoring to ascertain his location. She notices a ghoul feeding on a body of a black-haired body. Claire desperately flings herself at the ghoul and kills it. Embracing the mutilated corpse, she laments over her past failures and the lost future. A strange red-haired woman approaches Claire and introduces herself. Mary says she saw two boys that match Cid’s description. One boy was abducted as a sacrifice for the Blood Queen; the other was giggling in the corner over the bloody sights. Claire dismisses the latter and joins forces with Mary to storm the Crimson Tower.

Cid, now returned to the Dark Knight association, fails to locate his sister. He does not give it much thought and decides to sleep. After awakening, he discovers a dark sky during the day and ghouls rampaging in the city. Armed with the keywords Mary gave him: “Rampage,” “Crimson Moon,” and “Blood Queen,” Cid races off to the Crimson Tower. Shadow crosses paths with Marie again and Claudia, the dark knight leader of the Blood Queen subjugation detachment. He provides vital assistance against the hordes of ghouls and saves their lives.

Two other forces converge on the Crimson Tower, Yukime the Spirit Fox and Juggernaut the Tyrant. All three trespassers collide with one another, forming a three-way deadlock. Shadow is the first to break this standoff, dismissing such actions as juvenile. Yukime and Juggernaut do not pursue him. Yukime stays for a second to thank Shadow for saving her workers and gives him an open invitation to visit her. The watchdog, White Demon, acknowledges the strength difference and allows Yukime and Juggernaut to pass without incident. His hostile restraint diminishes when Shadow appears. The White Demon's decision to attack was his final act. After Shadow decollates the watchdog, he scrambles up the face of the Crimson Tower, making a beeline for the treasure room.

Claire and Mary tumble into the Crimson Tower basement and encounter Beta. The buxom elf recommends a cease-fire. Her objective was to verify a hypothesis that vampires and the possessed are consanguineous, not to fight. Beta asks the reason for their assault. Claire confesses that her brother was kidnapped, drawing a reaction from a previously hidden figure. Claire, in turn, questions Beta about a possible cure for the possessed. The elf equivocates, stating that Claire has nothing to worry about. The two excavators depart, leaving behind a reprimanding Beta, brought on by 666’s actions. Killing any minions in their path, Claire inquires about Mary’s vampire knowledge. She disregards such questions, stating that everyone has their secrets. After a retort about her interest in the possessed, Claire ceases cross-examination.

The slayer and the sister arrive at a room where sounds of violence can be heard. The two agree to observe and then decide on action. Juggernaut is engaged in combat against vampires inside the room. Noticing someone at the door, Juggernaut attacks, forcing Claire and Mary into battle. He quickly overpowers Claire and fatally wounds Mary. Mary unexpectedly places her mouth on Claire’s lips, drinking the blood that formed from her injuries. Using her now-revealed vampire powers, she attempts a counterattack on Juggernaut. It proves futile as the Tyrant once again overpowers Mary. All hope is lost, Claire waits for her death. It did not happen. Shadow, appearing in the middle of the feud, uses his boot to construct a new window, assisted by Juggernaut's body. It is met with fierce dissent from the Tyrant as gravity takes effect.

Mary, now admits her connection to Elisabeth. The Blood Queen did not hate humans. Her dream was to make a haven where vampires and humans could co-exist, but reality was not kind to that idea. Abstaining from blood caught up with her on the day of the Red Moon. She rampaged for three days, destroying countries in the process. Elisabeth felt only death could atone for her actions, driving a sword through her chest, but Mary could not find the resolve to burn her body and left the Queen in a suspended state.

Cid, stuffed to the brim with coins, finds his way to the top of the tower. Shadow makes an elaborate entrance, killing Crimson and supposedly resurrection. Confused by the absence of the Queen, Cid supposes her existence was a fabrication or she is somewhere else. He leaves just in time to miss the twitching body.

Claire and Mary, by this time, have completed their climb only to find a newly resurrected Blood Queen. They were too late. The Queen lashes at the pair, impaling Claire in the process. Out of nowhere, Beta, 664, 665, and 666 step in to subdue the progenitor, giving the team a fighting chance. They seem to be winning, but Mary warns that the Blood Queen is not at full strength. Yukime and Juggernaut join the allies in the struggle for life against the powered-up queen, but Elisabeth’s strength proves too much for the eight to handle. Salvation appears in the form of Claire, now possessed by Aurora. The Blood Queen and the Witch of Calamity battle for supremacy. Aurora lands a critical blow in the fierce duel, but the Queen recovers fast. Reaching her maximum potential in Claire's body, Aurora yields back control. Her maneuvering has bought enough time for Shadow to make his grand entrance.

Elisabeth, the Blood Queen, destroyer of counties and Shadow, the nuclear man who lurks in the darkness begin their showdown. The two seem evenly matched in high-speed combat, but Beta feels something is amiss. He appears slightly larger, but that was likely her imagination. The issue is the length of the battle and Shadow is rooted in place, not counter-attacking. She concludes that his inaction, reminiscent of being bogged down by weight, is because Beta and the others are behind him, all wounded. The Blood Queen lands a decisive hit, knocking Shadow into another room. Shadow gets up from the blow and walks out of the gold coin-littered room. He approaches slowly, perfectly countering every attack. The rampaging queen stops her onslaught for a second once Shadow is within touching range. One final moment of lucidity to ask another for death with her actions. Purple energy converges and swirls around Shadow's blade. Mary screams, pleading for another way and possible paradise. Elisabeth glances at Mary gently as a deep voice says ATOMIC. RECOVERY. The red claws and black sword make one final clash, awashing the tower in a purple light. Everyone wakes up later to find their injuries healed and the Crimson tower leveled to the ground. Beta wishes Mary and a crimson-haired girl luck on their haven and departs.

Claire makes her way back to Cid. A mark on her hand remains, indicating Aurora’s presence. Cid believes Claire to be in her chunibyo stage and vows to support her in any decision. Turning to leave, Cid notices a presence. The face is behind a black parasol, but crimson hair is visible on the girl. She bows deeply to him.

Great Trading Company Conflict
After the Red Moon incident, along with the destruction of the Red Tower and the defeat of its Monarch, Elisabeth (she withdrew with Mary the next day), only 2 towers were left standing along with their monarchs. Yukime, Monarch of the White Tower, upon being informed of the conflict between Mitsugoshi Company and the Great Commerce Alliance that were secretly taking place in Midgar Kingdom. Remembering and witnessing the power of Shadow, Yukime asked her servants to secretly invited him for asking him to join forces with her, so that Yukime could take revenge on the Alliance leader, Gettan who in turn, was her ex-boyfriend.

Soon after, Shadow went to Yukime request, and when she informed him of the situation, without telling him her reasons, plus the detail that she also ran a company on her own, Shadow ended up agreeing to help her, with the favor that will help him get a new outfit, without revealing his identity as such, to which Yukime agreed.

With Shadow's new outfit from Snow Fox Corporation, under the alias of John Smith, without revealing his identity as such, Yukime and him plan how they will carry out their plan to crush both companies, while they are weakened by the war in secret, while they were in the Lawless City, in the White Tower. It was at that time that John proposed to cause a "counterfeit notes" to Yukime, and after she understood how credit works as such, she agreed, and they both began distributing counterfeit bills throughout the circulation, of the city Midgar capital.

When the counterfeit notes began to be distributed throughout the capital, Shadow Garden soon realized their plans to ignite a "credit collapse", which could result in their downfall, so they sent to the "numbers", to find out who it is and to recover the stolen gold, before it is too late. The "Numbers" were sent, but they were defeated by the mysterious man, John Smith, when his superiors reported this, Alpha ordered Delta to go and investigate everything, and to defeat that subject. Delta soon found himself face to face with said subject and prepared to attack him, but when he launched himself at her, he immediately overwhelmed him when he learned from the smell that she was his Chief, to which Cid surprised him. Fearing that Delta would ruin his plans, he immediately stopped her and told her that she was on a top-secret mission that only he can do, and to avoid any trouble, he whimsically and improvisedly ordered Delta, to go to the Lawless City, and that he assassinate the leader of the Black Tower called Juggernaut, in exchange for granting what was within his reach.

Delta went to happily accede to her Boss's order and went to the Lawless City, where she once found the Black Tower and its leader quarreled with it, resulting in Delta killing him, happily fulfilling her Boss's order, and then retreating without a trace. This caused no one to know what happened to Juggernaut, leaving the Black Tower Inactive, until it was too late for it, leaving only Yukime in the end, as the only active monarch of the Lawless City.

With the sudden disappearance of Delta, the members of Shadow Garden took the situation very seriously, believing that their partner had died, so Alpha went in person to confront John Smith. During that event, the Commercial Alliance discovered about the "credit crunch" plan, but believing that it was Mitsugoshi, he ordered his servants to go and inspect everything, but they were liquidated by John, shortly after, he found himself with Alpha, don when colliding attacks, Alpha discovers that John is his lord Shadow, Alpha felt full of anger, rage, pain and sadness, when asking his lord why he did all this, to which he said that he had something To do alone, Alpha got serious against her lord, demonstrating her new abilities, but in the end she was defeated by him, and then Shadow knocks her out.

After Yukime and Shadow's plan took their wins, Yukime told Shadow about her motive itself and so on, while they arranged everything for the final fit. As the "Credit Crunch" took place in Midgar, both companies suffered damage while the Shadow Garden members felt that their lord had abandoned them for being useless, but upon being informed of what their lord was actually planning they were relieved with joy and cried with happiness, knowing that their Master had not discarded them. Shortly after Delta returned from her lord's secret mission, they felt more relieved and began to follow their master's final plans in advance.

When Gettan finally discovered who had, according to him, planned everything, he faced Yukime, his ex-girlfriend, but seeing that she had gained more power, he lost the first match, but seeing that she did not have the Courage to kill him, Gettan used the Diabolos pills, to increase his power, and managed to seriously wound Yukime in the chest with his sword, but then John Smith appeared, Gettan faced him, but lost the death match, even with his powers increased by the metamorphosis of the pills.

After Yukime was healed by Shadow, she remembered that he was the one who saved her in the past, but after that, she was scared that all the gold had disappeared, but then she found out from Alpha about Shadow's true plan. Among other things, Yukime ki let Shadow pass by as gratitude and then, she became an ally of Shadow garden along with those who Yukime had in command, making Shadow and hers have an ally, who would rule in the Lawless City, causing Yukime to become the only standing and active ruler of the Lawless City in the end.

Monarchs and its Towers
Lawless City is ruled by the Three Monarchs (三人の 支配者しはいしゃ) who are ruling over the city as each of them control a third of the city and residing in their own towers (White, Black, and Crimson). However, the Crimson Tower was destroy by Shadow during the Red Moon Incident and the Tyrant was killed by his orders, leaving the Enchantress as the remaining Monarch in the city.

White Tower
Yukime the Enchantress : Yukime rules the White Tower (白しろ の 塔とう), where everything related to prostitution and sales of some is directed.

In this lawless area of the city, he handles everything related to prostitution, as well as sexual appointments, some restaurants (regardless, whether they are illegal or not), the sale and purchase of slave girls for those who want to have their own sex girls or cute maids, and as well as the sale of famous furs. Although most of said area is governed by Yukime, the branches of said place are also scattered in small areas of the Lawless City, in order to gain and attract the attention of those who visit their places, although at the risk of risking their personal, due to the constant power struggle of the monarchs, to see who would control their Zone.

Although although the issue of the sale and purchase of sexual servants and slaves in said areas governed by the leader of the white tower is handled, it seems possible that the girls who work in said places can win their freedom to leave that place and live outside the Lawless City if they like, without their Boss yukime being bothered, as was the case with Marie, who after being saved by Shadow, during the Red Moon incident, she went to try earn a better life in Orianna's kingdom.

Black Tower
Juggernaut the Tyrant : Juggernaut, ruled the Black Tower (黒くろ の 塔とう) with pure innate strength. (now the tower was left inactive, since Juggernaut died at the hands of Delta, by Shadow's capricious order).

In said Zone around the black tower, everything related to the sale of illegal weapons and equipment, along with chemicals, drugs, the sale of slaves, among other things, is usually handled in an industrial manner (as seen in the reports). trailer previews), said place was run by Jugernaut, where he ruled everything with brute force, unabashed instinct, and partly intelligence in a commercial way.

It is speculated that all those who work in said place, together with their trading points, manage in a strong, orderly and well-protected manner the merchandise that they sell and usually buy, under the hard and savage gaze of their boss, while at the same time These, upon entering their service, begin to be corrupted by the greed and arrogance of the place.

Red Tower
Elisabeth the Blood Queen : Elisabeth ran the Crimson Tower (紅くれない の 塔とう</rt>) as their queen, where vampires and their relatives, the ghouls, lived (now the tower was destroyed at the hands of Shadow).

The red tower was built as the headquarters, lair and refuge for the last vampires who survived the hunt for their race and species, at the hands of humans, more than a thousand years ago, but during a moonlit night, they took a strong power of this and with the strength and uncontrolled frenzy of the vampire Queen, Elizabeth, they managed to destroy 3 entire countries in just 3 days of the red moon, but after Mari defeated Elizabeth (without being able to destroy her heart as such), the vampires remaining, they took the body of their queen, and strengthened themselves and kept in the Lawless City, building their mighty tower, knowing him as the third leading force of the city, and therefore the most powerful of all, above the others. who ruled the black and white Towers, waiting for the opportunity of another red moon, so they could revive their vampire queen,

It is not known as such what the vampires dedicated themselves to directing or governing in their respective area as such, but it is intuited that they dealt with slaves, using them as food in order to continue existing, in exchange for allowing (ignorantly) that the residents They could live something close to their dominions. This is seen when the White Demon, who challenged the rulers of the red tower, to kill their queen (not knowing she was dead), easily lost the battle, but instead of killing him, the vampires let him live, like a guard dog at the entrance, letting only Queen Elizabeth's servants, relatives, guests, and those who were strong enough to defeat or kill, the "dog" of vampires.

As is known, the red tower was the first tower built in the Lawless City, with the arrival of the remaining vampires, becoming the first tower to rule over the city as such. Until the arrival of the other monarchs centuries later, the vampires showed disinterest in fighting land and disputes, against these monarchs, since according to them, they did not represent problems at all, and that did not interest them, but always keeping their territory well protected, against those who wanted to take them away or kill them.

Location
Lawless City is located along the border between Midgar Kingdom and Velgalta Empire.

Layout
The Lawless City is basically treated and seen as a gigantic slum where there were many huts are standing, shanties line the roads, the foul stench of garbage permeates the air and people who live freely on the streets. But, what prominently stands out the most in the city are the three enormous skyscrapers towering above its streets, namely White, Black and Crimson Tower.

People who only looked from the outside couldn't understand any aspect of the inside of Lawless City because they had never seen it in the first place and when proceed into the city center, the impression changed from a desolate slum to a miscellaneous city with a multicultural fusion.

The Magic Swordsmen Association had set up their base within the city, in order to quell the chaos due to disturbance which caused by the Blood Queen's underlings are having wreaked havoc around the city, resulting the surrounding countries close around the Lawless City had suffered from the damage they caused.

When night falls on the Lawless City, the most crowded area is invariably the Red-Light District (色街いろまち</rt>), which is the bustling place where many scantily clad women with lots of exposure saunter up and down the streets and trying to entice male passersby.

Normally, when a beautiful woman standing in the windowsill wearing nothing but her underwear on would cause hordes of men to stop in their tracks and stare. All the prostitutes in this town don't think about the outside world, which to them is just an illusion and all they have to do is forgetting everything by indulging themselves into drown of the transient pleasures of the night.

Inhabitants

 * White Demon (Deceased)
 * Marie (Previously)
 * Crimson (Deceased)
 * Natsu
 * Kana

Trivia

 * The fact that Goldoh Kinmeki gets captured easily despite his skills and powers shows not only how powerful Lawless City is, but also that the citizens have been doing this for a long time. Goldoh may not have been their first victim and there had been plenty of others that came by here and never came back.
 * Everyone who comes to the Lawless City wants to leave at first. But as time goes on, that desire dulls little by little when everyone forgets about it, which eventually the Lawless City stains them over with its colors by becomes assimilated into this city and makes them part of itself.
 * According to Perv Asshat, the Cult of Diablos has been trying to spread its influence in the Lawless City and they haven't been able to worm its way into the inner circle of any of its three warring lords.
 * In the Web Novel, Cid Kagenō have able to sense the peculiar smell of a slum that instantly stimulates his nose hair long when he entered the city as he look down upon the city street, as he claims that only people who’ve experienced it first hand know, but people who live in environments with dirty air have longer nose hair.
 * The origin of the lawless city is unknown to date, but it is speculated (according to the reading), that it was formed through the grouping of bands and groups of corrupt mercenaries, among more bad people, and corrupting others, They started with everything illegal for the public, like illegal sales, of all kinds of things.
 * The City without Law is catalogued, interpreted and represented for those who do not live in it or only visit it, as the very personification of corruption, disorder, prostitution, among all the bad things, of all the countries of the other world ( as far as is known).
 * It is unknown (as far as is known), why the kingdoms around "The Lawless City", have not been able, or even tried, to eliminate and dissolve the residents of the city as such, since as they Time passes, said City becomes more evident its corruptive power, but it is believed that said city is under the protection, only of its rulers, but also of the corrupt noble parts of the kingdoms, since they also make use of the things they get from that place, be it merchandise or information. (it is not known who these people are).
 * As far as is known, The Lawless City is not appropriated, or affiliated with the Cult of Diabolos, since the members of the cult as such, have not shown interest at all, in what happens in said places, unless the people from said place, begin to show themselves in the light of the public, and begin to generate problems for the plans of the cult.
 * During the finals of the Bushin Festival, both in the manga and in the anime, Duke Doem showed concern for the subject named Jimina Sehnne, believing that this was a resident of the underworld, since he is concerned that the inhabitants of said place decide go out to the public, since in general, these only usually bring problems.


 * The designs of the Lawless City towers, unlike those in the manga and light novel, which are like some huge skyscrapers that are not that wide, in the anime and in the game, are more distinctive, more detailed, and in a more cultural style with more difference from each other, aside from the respective color of each tower.
 * The design of the white tower, is in the Asian style, like a huge feudal castle of more than several floors, from Japanese folklore, which is the opposite of the manga that a huge tall tower not so wide.
 * The design of the black tower, is similar to a huge industrial plant, with several buildings that expel the smoke produced in the plant, with a central building in the middle, very high, which stands out, which is the opposite of the manga that a huge tall tower not so wide.
 * The design of the red tower, is identical to the wide and ancient construction of the tower of babel, from biblical history, with the difference that it is red, with some murals around the building, whose only visible entrance, It is through the door guarded by the white demon, which stands out, which is the opposite of the manga that a huge tall tower not so wide.
 * Another difference in the design of the Red Tower is that it is not red in color, as reported in the light novel or manga, but instead is gray in the anime and game, which is counterproductive to how it is portrayed. understand. (The reason for this in the anime remains to be confirmed)