Title: The World After the Fall Vol. 12
Author: singNsong (Original Story), S-Cynan (Adaptation), Undead Gamja
Publisher: Ize Press
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Genre: Fantasy, Action
Publication Date: January 20, 2026
The Story
We open with Jaewhon and Edan trapped inside the cube, leaving Lunard and Anderson to deal with Jihan on the outside. However, when we left off, Eunsae from the group Rupture showed up and intervened. While that fight was going on, Jaewhon was actively trying to find a way out of the cube and thought he had found a path. While this is happening, one by one, three of the six gods make an appearance… Gallatheon, God of the Spears (Ranked 5th among them), Lakus, God of Assassins (Ranked 4th), and Justice, God of Righteousness (Ranked 3rd).
Jaewhon eventually escapes with Edan, and that leads us to an epic battle between him and Lakus. In addition, Edan cashes in his trust and reawakens his power as one of the six gods, going head-to-head with Justice. It’s all fun and games until they realize that the volcano that Jaewhon was trying to set off is moments away from blowing. It’s either retreat or die; however, Justice isn’t about to make their escape an easy one!
Characters
Even though this was an action-heavy volume, there was some great lore building here around Justice. We learned what happened with him 500 years ago, why he turned his back on Edan, and why he joined the Union. The reason wasn’t too in-depth, but you could clearly tell that it was motivated by personal feelings for one of his fellow gods. He only betrayed them because he felt that he had been betrayed first. Also, we learned more about Jihan and his motivations, too, although most of it was a reiteration of what we already knew… aka… he’s just selfish and power-hungry.
While Lakus was a powerful foe for Jaewhon, we didn’t learn all too much about him. His main purpose for showing up was because he sensed that Jihan was going to betray the Union, so he came to personally put a stop to all of that, then got mixed up in the fight with Jaewhon, feeling that he needed to test his strength, as it had been a while since someone like him had come along. Lakus served more as a world-building tool than a character, as we learned through him that Jaewhon wasn’t the first of his kind. We learned about others who reached the top floor… others with powers beyond the gods’ own capabilities, so it was neat to get a bit of a history lesson from him.
Final Thoughts
While there was some interesting lore and character development to be had, the majority of this volume was packed with colorful action. We got to see some of the gods’ power on display, but between Eunsae and Jaewhon’s actions and comments, it kind of destroyed the mystique about their strength a little bit. They felt that the gods weren’t as strong as they could have been, but that was rectified when Lakus and Justice decided to go all-out… especially with Justice, as, for the first time that I can recall, Jaewhon needed a bit of help to have any chance in the fight.
It was refreshing to see Jaewhon put in check by an opponent. We could definitely use more of this in the future, as seeing an insanely overpowered main character pull plot device after plot device out of his rear end to win every time gets old and boring. He did plenty of that in this volume, too, so to see him have to rely on other people for a change was refreshing. At the same time, though, even if he had to rely on other people, because of the huge power imbalance between him and the other characters, I was left wondering if the power he received would even do anything since they are, technically, weaker than he is.
That’s the drawback to a series (and others) like this, where the main character is just god-like. However, since Jaewhon did finally struggle, and it was mentioned that those higher-ranked could stand toe-to-toe with him, I’m hoping for some more even fights, and maybe… just maybe… fights where Jaewhon loses and gets knocked down a peg or two. We’ll see, but this fight isn’t over, and an escape needs to be had before the volcano blows, so we’ll see how they get themselves out of it next time around.
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This item was provided for review by Ize Press
