The Tome of History: a re-c(r)ap of the story =(^.^)=

Greating

 

Page VII - A Waifu appears

Since the RPW is the oldest and most knowledgeable person in Adventure City, you ask her first.
But even she knows nothing about the Holy Jewels, except that they are made by the elves of 2nd Town.
And since the Holy Jewels are so popular among Adventurers, the travelling merchants sell them in many places. Maybe one of them knows more about how they are created.

So you visit the Wanderer's Camp again. A lovely chibi girl with fluffy ears sits in front of a big tent, waiting for customers. Her lovely name is Pelulu<3.
You ask her about the Holy Jewels, but she doesn't have any. But as you are about to leave and look elsewhere, her true nature reveals itself.
Her strong greed for shiny things and lust for profit make her cling to your leg and stop you from going away. She insists to come with you, so she can find out about the Holy Jewels as well and make much profit of it.

Since you have a sick desire for treasure as well, you wouldn't want to share, but having someone by your side to carry your stuff is very helpful.
You two make an agreement and set off to your adventure.
It feels good not to travel alone anymore and your back is lighter, you can fight much better now.

She heard about another chibi merchant with fluffy ears who sells Holy Jewels, but he is very elusive and hard to find.
That is why you must go see Pelulu<3's most hated archenemy: another chibi merchant with fluffy ears and a weird funny name.
He claims to have seen the jewel merchant wandering inside the Fiery Volcano.

The volcano is a hot place, you want to take your shirt off...
But since you are no longer travelling alone, you have to show some manners and keep your clothes on.

You find that the area is empty, the merchant does not seem to be here.
Suddenly, Shreya the Cat Burglar appears. She tricks you and tries to steal your stuff. You notice it and she calls her Pokemon, Mochelo, to defeat you.
Mochelo is a tough furry, but now that Pelulu<3 carries your stuff, you can fight freely and are able to beat Mochelo.

It turns out that Shreya is also an Adventurer, following her friends who set off to found a village for themselves.
But she didn't know da wae and lost her bag, so she had to survive by stealing from others.
Since you are both Adventurers, you forgive her and you become friends.
Shreya advises not to go deeper into the volcano. The Flare Volg lives there, a fierce monster who hates flowers. That's why there aren't any flowers in the volcano, and many Adventurers who went to fight it got (b)eaten by it.
She hasn't seen the gem merchant either, because she would have robbed him if she did.
But she tells you that the elves, who make Holy Jewels, live in 2nd Town.

 

age VIII - Do u know da wae?

Enthusiastic and excited, you make your way to 2nd Town, as you unexpectedly come across a small factory in the middle of nowhere.
The machines are working soundly, piping and puffing steam while producing masses of shiny little balls. Holy Jewels?
Pelulu<3 sounds a super high pitched screech and runs off towards the factory to seal a deal for trading with Holy Jewels.
You watch the peaceful scenery: Endless green fields, a few yellow sheep and monstrous apples hopping around like bunnies.
Suddenly an enraged scream breaks the silence! You turn around and see Pelulu<3 walking back to you. In her hand she holds a Holy Jewel, but then she throws it up in the air and catches it with her mouth. As she eats it, she reveals to you that the factory just produces candy, which happens to look like Holy Jewels.
Slightly depressed you continue on your way to 2nd Town.

The town is completely different from what you expected: It is a weird labyrinth of modern art.
No elves, or any people at all, are in sight. Instead shady creatures are roaming everywhere.
You venture deeper into the town, trying to understand what the artist wanted to express in their work...
Eventually you run into a dead end. A massive wall surrounds the town centre and the gate is sealed.
A mysterious Gothic Elf Lady appears to tell you that no one can enter the town right now.

You are standing in front of the back door of the town, the district where they used to confine monsters for magic ingredients, but because of an outbreak, strong monsters are running rampart and they had to seal all gates.
The mood changes from depressing to super depressing.
Out of pity, the mysterious Gothic Elf Lady gives you a bouquet of flowers, which the Flare Volg hates so much.
So you walk the long way back to the Fiery Volcano. If you can't get into 2nd Town, then at least you could get the Flare Volg's fabled treasure.

Back in the volcano you meet Shreya the Cat Burglar again. Since she also loves treasure just like you do, she agrees to help you fight against the Flare Volg.
Together you have a good chance of defeating it, especially since you have it's nemesis - beautiful flowers.
You perform a heroic high jump and slap the flower bouquet on the Flare Volg's head, defeating it with a single strike.
Congrats, the Fiery Gem is yours now.

 

Page IX - A Sticky Situation

The Jewel Merchant was not in the Fiery Volcano, but since he always opens his shop in places that people never visit, he might be in Yorl Highlands now.
To get there, you have to cross the Land of Chaos.
A sign is placed there, reading "Hippety, Hoppety, get off my property!".
Chuck Norris appears and yells at you to get off his lawn. You get ready for battle, while epic music is playing; but Pelulu<3 intercepts and tells you to run.
Later she explains that he is a Fixion - people who don't socialize with others in towns and live on their own. They are still weak, though, so he would have gotten seriously injured if you had fought him.

In Yorl Highlands you run into an elf butler. He recognizes you as a merchant and bodyguard and asks you to save the young master, who was kidnapped by a monster. Pelulu<3 takes control of the conversation and advertises you as her strongest bodyguard, according to her it is no problem to save the young master.
You enter the cave where the monster was seen, and reunite with Hot Guy Balft and Triel the Lady Elf Knight.
They just happened to be there by coincidence and help you look for the monster.

As you go deeper into the cave, the number of normal monsters decreases, while you encounter more and more slimes. The floor and walls are sprinkled with sticky liquid...
You are the first to arrive in the deepest part of the cave, but there is nothing here.
Strangely, you feel like you are being watched.
A giant blob of sticky liquid sneaks up to you from behind and tries to lick you with it's tongue. You can barely avoid the assault and draw out your weapon.
But the monster pulls out the young master from it's back and threatens to kill him if you get any closer.
Balft and Triel are not here yet, there is nothing you can do.
Suddenly the Black Power Ranger appears, wearing the same axe as Balft does.
With a swift strike he charges at the sticky liquid monster and snatches the young master from it's dirty hands.
Now you can fight the monster without holding back, and with the Black Power Ranger as your ally it should be very eas...
"I'll leave the rest to you." he says before he leaves as quickly as he entered.
Looks like you are on your own after all...

The monster is enraged, now that it's prey had been stolen.
Hot sticky liquid drips into your armor and wets your clothes.
You are relieved that Balft and Triel are not here yet to see you in this embarrassing position.
Shortly after you defeated the monster, Triel appears on the scene with the young master; Balft shows up, too.
They both claim to not have seen the Black Power Ranger.
Even though the cave is not so big and not much time has passed, very mysterious...

You exit the cave and return to Pelulu<3 and the elf butler.
He thanks you deeply, and mentions how rare it is to see a Lady Elf Knight.
Then he recognizes Triels crest, and just as he is about to explain, Triel invents a fake urgent matter so that she and Balft can leave immediately.
But why? Perhaps she is hiding something about her identity?
The unexpected side quest is completed and you move on into the Nehelo Swamp to find the Jewel Merchant.

 

Page X - The Wizard's Trials

You finally found the Jewel Merchant; turns out he is a messy alcoholic.
Yet, his senses are sharp. He immediately sees through Pelulu<3's plan to get Holy Jewels, so he won't trade you any.
But he agrees to answer your (the Adventurer) questions about them.
However, you must first bring proof that you overcame the Trials of Mauez.
So you embark on a quest to the New Moon Palace.

In the garden you see Cippiwon the Clown Wizard and his ninja squad.
Only secret agents are allowed to enter the palace, but if you came for the trials you may enter as well.
To prove your strength, you have to defeat 20 magical marionettes, roaming the garden. An easy task, and so you are granted entry into the palace.

The 1st Trial is to collect 20 stone coins by defeating more marionettes.
You hold up the coins in front of the door, and the stairway to the inner chamber opens up to you.
For the 2nd Trial you have to find and push 3 hidden buttons to open the door to the roof terrace.

On the roof terrace, the moonlight shines brightly, tainting everything with shades of blue and silver.
Mauez the Moon Wizard awaits you.
The Final Trial is to defeat him in battle.
He claims to be unable to use strong magic, because his body is incapacitated, yet he is still extremely powerful.
It's a tough fight and you barely manage to win. He just gets up quickly, fully restored, like a Terminator - you feel uneasy, but he compliments you for clearing the trial, you have to fight no more.

"Listen to my story..." he says, and tells you how he, Naiata and Majua tried to open a gate to another world to summon the Lost God.
But it was not a god that came from the gate. Weird deformed monsters came from it and invaded this world. They barely managed to push them back, and paid a high price for it.
Naiata lost her ear and eye-sight, Mauez lost half of his body and Majua had to sacrifice himself to keep the gate closed.

Mauez replaced his lost body parts with life-supporting magic devices so he can survive, but he can't fight the monsters again.
He warns you that he feels the presence of the deformed monsters getting closer, and tasks you to investigate.
But first you should visit Naiata, since you were looking for her to learn about the Holy Jewels.
He gives you a ring (not The One Ring) as proof of overcoming the Trials.

Show it to the messy alcoholic Jewel Merchant and he will guide you to Naiata.
But when you return to Nehelo Swamp, he is no longer there. Looks like he tricked you...

At least you have a ring, so you can finally marry Pelulu<3

 

I knows what I gonna say is silly and I also didn't do the latest MQ but I will say it anyway :
The Cule merchants know the location of mines. They side with a Slebinian faction (forgot name) or the Empire or maybe both but only interested in selling the ores. So they funded the mine site but not knowing the Empire's miners found Goddess Beads. So the Empire, under Lil Spoiled Empress's order, rebuilt the Magic Cannon based on Gulie (Iruna era)'s design which already have enough power to destroy everything. The energy which is used by 4 Horsemen of the Empire might come from Goddess Beads's shard because when u defeat Guenov and the cut scene shows that Guenov's new power come from the shard, which is broken when the boi hit it with the hammer.

 

Page XI - The Secret Formula

You meet again with Pelulu<3's archenemy; of course he knew that the Gem Merchant was no longer there, because he just passed him.
After Pelulu<3 almost kills him, he tells you that the merchant went to 2nd Town.
So you return to 2nd Town, still not understanding what the artist wanted to express whith his work.
You meet the mysterious Gothic Elf Lady again, who also tells you that the Gem Merchant just had passed here.
For the 2nd time you arrive in front of the back side of 2nd Town. In front of the gate that should be closed, because there are monsters inside, but now it is open...

You go inside and find the Gem Merchant fighting with the angry Mr. Krabs.
Mr. Krabs crusty shell is tough, the Gem Merchant’s magic attacks do not even scratch it. Mr. Krabs swings his mighty claw to crush the little merchant, but at the last moment you jump in to save the day. It is proper hero etiquette to always wait until the situation becomes most dire before making your appearance.
You defeat Mr. Krabs and obtain the Secret Formula, which he was guarding with his life.
The Gem Merchant was tasked by Naiata to bring her the formula, that is why he left the swamp before you returned.
Since he was injured by Mr. Krabs' attack, he asks you to deliver the Secret Formula instead.
You wanted to meet Naiata anyway, so you accept.
Her laboratory is hidden somewhere in the Saham Crater.

At Saham, you encounter the research team from the Underground Ruins. Their names are York, Mondan and Yarn.
When you ask them how to find Naiata, Mondan totally freaks out and releases her devastating lightning magic in all directions.
Something must have happened between her and the wizards; she hates them so much that you better not mention their names in her presence.
You back away and continue your search as sneaky as possible.
Eventually you find the entrance to Naiata's laboratory, but the gate is protected by a Door Demon.
Unfortunately, Mondan can smell magic and instantly recognizes the odour of the Door Demon as Naiata's.
She rushes over to the gate, screaming like crazy and attacks the Door Demon.
But the Door Demon strikes back and knocks her out, along with Yarn who tried to stop her.
York joins you in the battle against the Door Demon and together you are able to defeat it and open the gate.
York, Mondan and Yarn return to Adventure City to cure their wounds.
Now you can enter the laboratory to see Naiata.

 

Page XII - Omen

The laboratory was build inside a complex cave system. The paths are crooked, you can't see far ahead.
Strangely, there is no one inside, just monsters.
A new breed between goblins and orcs is raiding the caves and destroying the Holy Jewels. You make haste to find Naiata before it's too late.
In the next room you find a team of researchers being attacked by the strange goborcs. You defeat the monsters and ask about Naiata. They tell you that she is at her workshop deep in the cave. She was immersed in her work, so she didn't notice how everyone evacuated because of the goborc attack.
Venturing further into the cave and fighting the goborcs, you finally find her: Naiata the Star Wizard.
But because of her lost ear and sight, she has developed a serious paranoia problem and attacks anything nearby.

Dodging her deadly magic attacks, like a ninja, you get close to her so that she can hear you.
You deliver the Secret Formula and tell her what happened, but she just takes it and continues her work. Compared to Mauez she has a rather rude personality.
But she sure knows her stuff - she shows a big sparkling gem, different from any you have seen before.
It is a Sorcerer Ball, better than a Holy Jewel. She is creating Sorcerer Balls specifically to repel the deformed monsters from Another World, but they are not powerful enough yet.

Naiata's explanation gets interrupted by the appearance of a Two-Headed Blue Hulk, who came to destroy the Sorcerer Balls.
Naiata attempts to kill it with her explosion magic, but the strange creature seems to be immune to magic...
You have to defeat it with other weapons.
The battle is hard, the Two-Headed Blue Hulk is different from all adversaries you have faced before.
Despite having a massive body, it moves swiftly as if it wouldn't have much weight.
When you finally kill it, the creature just laughs, claiming that the Sorcerer Balls will not stop their boss.

Naiata thinks that this boss is the one who once came from the gate that she and the other wizards opened. She asks you to take the Sorcerer Balls and use them to defeat the deformed monsters at the gate.
But first she must complete a functioning Sorcerer Ball.
Since she can not tell when it is going to be finished, you have to visit her more often.
For now, you return to Adventure City to report to the RPW.

 

Page XIII - Another Side Quest

The RPW doesn't know where the Gate to Another World is located, you are on your own for this.
But she gives you another side quest to keep you busy.
Unfortunately she doesn't know any details about that either. Nani the fuck! Pelulu<3 wants to break up with you, because she couldn't get any trade deals for Holy Jewels from Naiata. You feel heartbroken that she just leaves you after all that time you spend together...
But the RPW tells her that Naiata is not the only one creating Holy Jewels. Many elves research them individually, that is why there are so many different types. Someone might sell them to you.
After hearing that, Pelulu<3 is back to her cheerful greedy mood, pressing you to continue the adventure immediately.

Adventurers are being attacked in elven territory, you are on your way to investigate the case, while searching for the gate.
In the Darkanon Plain you find a near-dead Adventurer being bullied by chickens.
You chase the chickens away and take care of him. Just then, Cippiwon the Clown Wizard arrives at the scene.
As he sees Pelulu<3's evil plotting face, he mistakes you for the culprit, but you can explain and resolve this peacefully.
The only clue you got so far, is that all the attacked Adventurers were using axes.

You continue the search in the highlands, where you find Hot Guy Balft and Triel the Lady Elf Knight.
They were also searching for the culprit, and since Balft also uses an axe, they tried to bait him/her but ran out of food. Now they are starving and can't move.
Pelulu<3 tasks you to fetch her some ingredients, none of them sound like food, though.
After hunting some monsters, you return to her with the disgusting ingredients she requested.
Pelulu starts cooking something, making horrible noise in the process.
What kind of evil witch brew might that be?
"Trust me, I know how to cook everything right." she says.

She hands the meal to Balft and Triel, who are amazed how good it tastes.
They would never want to know what they are actually eating there...
While they are eating up, you go back to Cippiwon to report what Balft and Triel told you: A suspicious person was sneaking around here.
Cippiwon is thankful for your help and asks you to continue the investigation in other areas of the elven territory.
Since you have nothing else to do, you accept this side quest.

 

Page XIV - Tomb Raider

You walk further into the elven territory, just to find that you ran into a dead end.
A sleeping Snorlax is blocking the road to 2nd Town, you are not allowed to wake it up, because it is a messenger from god.
The only other road is guarded by an elven guard. "You shall not pass!" he proclaims, "Unless you receive 'the blessing' to prove you are worthy.".
You have no clue what this 'blessing' is or where to get it, but finding that out is part of the trial.

You find a hobbit house, where you meet Delma, the key figure for this trial.
He gives you the key to the Ancient Empress' Tomb. She will give you the blessing, if you are brave enough to face her.
The Empress is a ghost from the past, she lives deep within the tomb that was once her imperial palace.
Her ghostly aura attracts evil spirits, scaring away most people who tried to set foot in there.

With the key you unlock the Tomb’s door and enter the dark hallway.
Pink ghosts, wearing evil purple frill capes are spooking around, trying to scare you.
They do not look that scary, but Pelulu<3 thinks different.
Trying to be brave, she runs off into the darkness to escape from the ghosts, just to run into more of them.
Chasing after her, you eventually reach the throne room, where the ghost of the Empress resides.

She immediately turns down your request, as she doesn't care about the elves and who enters their territory.
Her past empire had nothing to do with them and she is quite bored of everything.
As you mention that Delma send you, her attitude changes. Delma is the descendant of her most trusted imperial general.
She accepts to give you the blessing, under the condition that you defeat her in a battle. (Why is everyone here a freaking psychopath?)

The Empress draws out her ancient imperial sceptre and summons her ancient imperial mecha robot suit.
Using her ancient imperial technology, she teleports and fires ancient imperial laser beams.
She is a challenging opponent, and the evil spirits attracted to her do not make it easier.
But using all your might you can best her in battle.

You did it! You can now receive 'the blessing' and enter all of the elven territory.
She calls you and Pelulu<3 close to her. Then...
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The Empress expresses her gratitude to you for ending her boredom.
She looks happier than before and sees you off with a smile.
You return to Delma to report what happened and he congratulates you for your achievement.

 

Page XV - The Mysterious Masked Man

Now that you both have 'the blessing', the elven guard, guarding the road to the elven territory finally lets you pass.
Soon after, you arrive in a settlement called Figo's Manor. A suspicious sign at the entrance reads "Come here if you want to earn big money".
A shady, strangely dressed merchant with a moustache greets you.
He introduces himself as Figo, a fixion and a merchant. This extravagant housing was funded by money he earns from his network.
His ...merchants... are gathered from many different places, he scouted them for their ...abilities...
Recently he earned so much money from them that he can now ...invest... in Adventurers as well.

When hearing that he also deals with Holy Jewels, Pelulu<3 becomes excited.
She asks him for a contract, he smiles and makes her an offer, but...
...the conditions are unacceptable!
Still he doesn't want to let you go off. Now he inspects your trained Adventurer body, you start to feel uncomfortable...
He offers you to earn some money by getting rid of the monsters in the forest.
*phew* Sounds like a normal request. You accept.

In the forest you encounter Triel the Lady Elf Knight. She came here with Balft, under similar circumstances like you did.
But she lost sight of Balft when he was chasing a mysterious person, so you split up to look for him. Deeper into the forest, you come across a wide open grass field. The sunlight is blinding after stepping out of the dusky forest.
You blink a few times to see better: And you see Balft, fighting a Mysterious Masked Man.
They are shouting at each other, so you can overhear the conversation.
The Mysterious Masked Man is challenging the strongest warriors; he wants to be the very best, like no one ever was.
He always dreamed of battling the Power Rangers of the southern empire, but he never got to meet them.
Then he heard the rumours about the Black Power Ranger often appearing around here.
He figured that the Ranger was in disguise, so he randomly attacked Adventurers and any guys with axes.
Balft is enraged about how he would hurt innocent people just for that. As a fellow Adventurer you also cannot let that slide.
So you rush in and fight. The Mysterious Masked Man is stronger than Balft, but both of you together manage to overpower him.

As you take off his mask, you recognize him as... That Guy!
'That Guy' from Cippiwon's ninja squad who broke the seal of The Gleam Eyes.
You bring him to Cippiwon and report what happened. He is furious about finding out that the culprit was one of his own agents.
He bestows upon him a punishment harsher than death: Banishment.
A banished person is excluded from all factions and cannot get support from them. Poor 'That Guy', but consequences are consequences.
The case is solved and thus the side quest is completed.
It is time to get on with the plot. Cippiwon tells you that the Gate to Another World lies beyond Figo's Manor.

 

Page XVI - 500 Miles

The evil energy emanating from the gate is influencing nearby monsters. To protect the mansion from the monster invasion, Figo has build a fortress.
The road should be safe, but it is not: The fortress is partially broken, undead unicorns and goborcs, like the ones who raided Naiata's laboratory have invaded the fortress.
Normally the soldiers at the fortress are strong enough to hold back the goborcs, but now the goborcs have brought strange poison that weakens the soldiers.
The only one unaffected by the poison is the Mysterious Handsome Traveller.
He claims to be resistant because of the many poisons he encountered on his travels.
A Holy Jewel is needed to clear the poison, but the Mysterious Handsome Traveller can't leave the fortress or else the goborcs would break through.
So you have to go and get the Holy Jewel. It will be a long way to walk, but the Mysterious Handsome Traveller gives you a mysterious package as reward.
Since it is a reward, you are not allowed to open it until you get the Holy Jewel.

Eager to find out what is in the mysterious package, you start the long journey to Naiata's laboratory.
*music starts playing*

When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
If I get tired, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets tired next to you
And if I fall asleep, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's sleeping next to you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at Naiata's door

When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money, comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I get there (when I get there) well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets there along with you
And if I fall down (when I fall down) well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's falling over you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To knock on Naiata's door

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

Naiata is still busy creating the Sorcerer Ball, but since it is a life-or-death situation, she helps you out.
However, the creation of a Detox Jewel requires a rare material from a far away place.
*music starts playing*

When I'm lonely, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
And when I'm dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you
When I go out (when I go out) well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
And when I come back (when I come back) yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's coming back with you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at Naiata's door

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

Now that you have obtained the Detox Jewel from Naiata, you can finally open the mysterious package, which the Mysterious Handsome Traveller gave you.
It contains a magic feather that flies you back to the fortress. Sure, it is a rare item and very handy, but not a treasure...
Back at the fortress, the Mysterious Handsome Traveller activates the Detox Jewel to clear the strange poison.
You have seen Holy Jewels many times before, but this time it behaves completely different:
Not only does it have a different colour, but instead of shattering and releasing a sparkling wave of light and glitter, it inflates to enormous size and hovers above the fortress like a shining disco ball.
This can't be the Jewel's power alone, the Mysterious Handsome Traveller must have done something to it.
He evades your questioning by praising the skill of the jewel creator. Well, Naiata is amazing after all. Since you haven't seen her jewels before, it might be the normal effect.
The fortress is save, so you continue your quest to look for the gate.

 

Very well! I shall leave my mark here for future readings. Hopefully you'll still be here by the time the MQ ends (which, probably, will never end..). Hopefully, I'll still be here as well when that day finally arrives xD (if the day actually arrives)
It's quite interesting as I don't know of anybody who have tried retelling the story before. I myself like telling the story of Toram to my RL friends (even though they don't seem to grasp everything). Keep up your work! ^^

 

Page XVII - Memory of the Lost

Beyond the fortress lie the ruins of a town.
At first glance it looks like a normal town, just with fog and some cracks and holes in the walls. But there are no people inhabiting this town. Only their shadows remain, still walking around as if nothing happened. Their movements are repeating every so often, like a record playing in an endless loop.

Shortly behind the town gate, the town ends.
Not like it was a small town, it just ...ends. As if it was cut off with a giant laser sword.
A huge crater extends beyond, as far as the eye can see.
Down in the crater you spot Mondan, surrounded by a pack of hell hounds.
You rush down to help her, but it looks like your interference was not needed at all. She uses her summoning magic to call a badass MagiTek Armor, wielding two heavy lances.
The MagiTek exterminates the Hell Hounds in one fell swoop.

She came here through a Rabbit Hole found at Saham, although she did not want to come back here ever.
This, once flourishing elven town, was her home town. The three Wizards came here to open a gate to another world to summon the Lost God, and ask him to repair the damage caused by the Cataclysm.
But instead of the god, Titans came through the gate and ate all the townspeople.
Mondan was the only survivor, because she was under house arrest for sneaking into the library to read forbidden books.
From her hideout she overheard the Wizards' conversation when they left the ruined town.
"Even a town is a trivial sacrifice for the restoration of the world." they said.
That is why she hates the Wizards so much...
Later, York and Yarn found her and she joined their faction: Technista.

Mondan shows you how to use the Rabbit Hole and goes back to Saham.
You walk to the other end of the crater to find the Gate.
Some of the monsters are covered by the black crystal, just like Decelmon was.
It can not be just a coincidence that the black crystal would show up so close to the Gate.

Behind the crater, you find the Magic Barrier that Majua left behind to protect the Gate.
Naiata told you that the golem there would know how to pass.
You try to talk to the golem, it turns out not to be just a golem, but a Transformer and it is not a friendly one.
After destroying the Transformer you examine it's pieces for clues about the Magic Barrier.
You find a stone tablet, inscribed with the Mega Mythical Holy Text that only high Wizards can read. Placing the tablet in front of the Magic Barrier triggers a reaction, and the path opens to you.

 

Page XVIII - The Final Piece

Now that you know the location of the Gate, it is time to go back to Naiata and pick up the Sorcerer Ball.
Naiata succeeded in the creation process, but something is missing to it...
She asks you to bring the Sorcerer Ball to Mauez so that he may complete the refinement process.
Another long walk awaits you, but you got sand in your Walkman when you crossed the desert, so this time you have to go without music.
Pelulu<3 is seriously pissed about the entire situation.

Mauez says that the Sorcerer Ball is of such high quality, it is more like a Dragon Ball rather than just a Sorcerer Ball.
He can not complete it either, since anything he could do was already done by Naiata.
Perhaps it needs to be charged with divine energy, just like a real Dragon Ball.

So you bring it to the RPW. She is a goddess after all, but…
Her power is not enough to completely charge it. And she is the only goddess you know.
Heads up! She tells you that she can feel the presence of a god at the fortress these days. Maybe he or she can help you out.

Back at the fortress, you meet with the Mysterious Handsome Traveller and the soldiers.
Nothing unusual, no way there could be a god here. Because if there would, the fortress wouldn't be attacked like this, right?
The Mysterious Handsome Traveller only gives vague mysterious answers like "He might be watching how you overcome this trial.".
Just then, another group of goborcs attacks and the Mysterious Handsome Traveller sends you to fight them off at the fence.
Right after the battle, the Mysterious Handsome Traveller tells you to look at your Sorcerer Ball. It is fully charged! But how did he know about the Sorcerer Ball? You never showed it at the fortress or told anyone about it.
Could he be the one who charged it while you were distracted by fighting the goborcs?

Anyway, the final piece has been added and the Sorcerer Ball is now usable.
You head towards the Magic Barrier and step on the newly opened path. The world behind the Barrier looks like a piece of modern art, right out of a nightmare.
The monsters are strangely influenced by the Gate, but the Sorcerer Ball also has a strong effect on it's surroundings. It awakens Pelulu<3's greedy personality and she tries to run away with the Sorcerer Ball as her precious treasure.
"Yess, my preciousss! Me keeps you ssafe! Nassty Adventurerses! You sshall not have it, it iss miiiine! My preciousss!"
But she does not come very far: The light of the Sorcerer Ball attracts nearby monsters and she is quickly surrounded by them. You save her and take back the Sorcerer Ball.
For some reason you are not affected by it at all. This might be because of your 'special something' that the RPW mentioned when you first met her.

 

Page XIX - Interlude

The smell of death envelopes the land. It is rising from the ground itself, the earth and the plants are dieing.
You see a fleeing villager and his children. They come from Albatif, a tribe that does not belong to any faction. They live by themselves together with a Digimon - Yelbmon the Veggie Dragon.
Now they are fleeing, because the Gate to Another World has opened near their village and the monsters burned it down.
Yelbmon the Veggie Dragon tried to protect them, but something from the Gate has invaded his mind and now his body is withering.
And as the Veggie Dragon whithers, so does the land.

As an Adventurer you have to do something about this.
Since Albatif lies on your way to the Gate, there is no problem in doing this side quest.
In the Albatif village you find Yelbmon fighting with itself.
You inspect it's body, but there are no traces of the black crystal that Decelmon was covered with.
Yelbmon tries to speak with you to tell you to stay away from it. In that moment of diversion, the colour of it's glitter changes from white to red. Your appearance made it loose focus and now it's mind is completely taken over by the Gate.

The only way to disrupt the connection with the Gate is to knock Yelbmon out.
You have to fight it.
Not an easy task, unlike Decelmon who was driven by rage, Yelbmon, or rather the one who controls it, is far more composed and skillful.
Yelbmon unleashes it's dangerous flower power magic on you. The range of it's pollen is too far to avoid it.
You have to end the battle quickly before you get to sneeze.
This is your last chance. You charge forward and hit it hard - and succeed.
Yelbmon passes out and the mind connection is disrupted.

When Yelbmon awakens, it warns you to be careful on your quest.
The energy of the Gate is not only affecting the monsters, but also transforming the very world around it. This world is turning into Another World.
The withering will not stop, as long as the Gate exists. The land is dieing and Yelbmon will die with it. You are on your own to close the Gate.
You and Pelulu<3

 

Page XX - Showdown with a God

It is exactly as Yelbmon described: The world around the gate has changed. It is no longer your world, it is Another World. Even the monsters are not from your world.
You defeat them before they spread further, and suddenly Majua the Sun Wizard appears before you.
"These are my shadows, created from the parts of my body.
How dare you destroy them, you fool! Come to the Gate to Another World and I will destroy you."
Then he vanishes just as swiftly as he appeared.
Pelulu<3 is scared. Instead of going closer to the Gate, she just wants to go back now; hide in a safe place and forget everything.

"Where would you go then?"
You both turn around. Hot Guy Balft and Triel the Lady Elf Knight are standing behind you.
"Majua closed the Gate with his body. If he really created those shadows from his body, it means that the Gate is opening. When the Gate is fully open, more monsters will come into our world and it will turn into Another World. There won't be any safe places to hide then."
She is right. Defeating Majua and closing the Gate is the only option. Pelulu<3 accepts that,
and you finally hear the sweet words from her that you always wanted to hear, but never did, unless there was money involved: "I will follow you to the end of the world."

The path to the Gate divides into many smaller paths. Some may be shorter, others may be longer, but in the end they all lead to the Gate to Another World.
Let's split up and walk each path individually. It is totally not stupid and dangerous to do this.
Bowling balls of various size lie along the road, and even the monsters have bowling ball heads.
Their numbers increase as you get closer to the Gate, going forward is almost impossible, as they come faster than you can defeat them.
But then you hear loud noise and the monsters in front of you are blasted by a bombastic laser beam!
York, Mondan and Yarn have arrived with their badass Magitek Armors. They followed Balft and Triel here, and they will hold off the monsters so that you can advance to the Gate.

At the Gate to another World, Majua was waiting for you.
"<your name> the Adventurer, what an unexpected surprise.
And with 'unexpected', I mean TOTALLY EXPECTED!"
The Gate flashes in a bright light and a huge, ball shaped figure emerges.
"I am Nurethoth, the god of bowling balls. I come from Another World and the bowling balls there are different from yours.
I heard how this guy" (he points towards Majua) "was calling for the Lost God, so I came up with the plan to impersonate him and invade this world.
But when I passed through the gate, they found out who I really am and pushed me back.
I did not give up my plan, yet. I transferred some of my essence into the Gate, to slip through and affect things in this world."

"Come closer, Adventurer. Don't be shy, step into the light.
You are strong. Why don't you help me out and break the seal? We can rule this world together, I'll give you a part of it.
Join the Other Side, we have cookies~" As an Adventurer you could never accept this. You can't betray the entire world, and Pelulu<3.
But cookies... It is so tempting...

"Stop!"
Triel raises her voice: "Those are not your own shadows. You created them from Majua's body. And they look more like things from our world when they get far from the Gate.
That means you can't control them completely. Majua's body is sealed within the Gate, so you can't move and the range of your influence is limited.
That's why you want a new body. To be able to move in this world freely."

"Shut up! No one asked you!"
Nurethoth's reaction makes it clear. That is why he asked you to join his side: He wants to possess your body. No amount of cookies is worth this.
You have to fight him and close the Gate. But can you really defeat a god? Balft's axe crashes on his hard bowling ball body, a small crack appears in the shell.
Of course you can defeat him! He couldn't pass through the gate. This is just a shadow, a small fraction of his power.
You aim and roll a Strike. The lane is clear now, you take out the Sorcerer Ball and throw it into the Gate to Another World.
The Gate collapses and Nurethoth's shadow disappears along with it, leaving Majua's body behind.
He is gravely injured, but still alive somehow.

 

Page XXI - A New Adventure

You bring Majua to Naiata's laboratory. He seems to be alive, but not concious. Nurethoth must have taken a lot from Majua's body to manifest his shadow in this world. Recovery will take a long time.

Now that the presence of the beings from Another World has faded, Naiata can feel a different, darker presence that was overshadowed by Nurethoth's presence.
She had felt it before, but this time it is stronger, and it grows fast.
Sounds like yet another exciting adventure~
But you should not involve the RPW in this, it might put her in danger.
Naiata recommends to ask the Elf King in 2nd Town instead.

On your way to 2nd Town, Pelulu<3 finds a shiny object on the ground. With a super high pitched screech, she jumps on it. "TREEAAASURE!!!"
But it is no treasure, it is a trap! A magic circle glows up, the wind rises and traps you inside.
A girl clothed in a preposterous rainbow coloured bird costume appears.
She introduces herself as Tola the Shaman, and she was the one who put the trap here.
She also tells you how dumb you are, to fall for such a simple trap.
Her clan is practicing magic nearby and they do not want outsiders to go there.
Also, everyone is busy with the recent monster attacks, so she does not have the time to guide you around this area, you will have to stay here and wait.

Pelulu<3 bargains with her, she could let you pass if you help them defeat the monsters.
Tolan laughs: "You look weak. How would you be able to defeat a monster?".
You have never been insulted like this before.
Calm down and focus. Try to kill her with your meanest look: Death Gaze!
...
"Hoo? I see you have strong eyes. I like it!
Prove it to me, maybe I'll let you out if you can defeat this!"
She pulls a Pokeball from her pocket and summons a Meowth to fight you.
Another Insult. She should have summoned a dragon. You draw your weapon and charge...
Adventurer uses Hyper Beam.
It's super effective!
Meowth fainted.
Tolan undoes the trap and let you pass. Her friends are fighting monsters at the Gravel Terrace near here. Maybe you should lend them a hand.

 

Page XXII - Battle with a Witch

At the Gravel Terrace you find Tolan's friend being cornered by glittering fairy bird monsters.
After defeating the glittering fairy birds, she tells you what she and Tolan are doing here:
The Diel Kingdom was split up during the Cataclysm. Those who did not become Adventurers settled in small groups all over the place. But with the increasing number of monsters, they no longer can live by themselves. So they are travelling in caravans to meet at a certain place and rebuild the Diel Kingdom.
She and Tolan are here to pick up wandering Diels and guide them to the caravan.

Higher up on the terrace, you see a Magical Girl attacking the caravan. Are Magical Girls not supposed to protect the weak? How can this happen?
Getting closer, you see that the Magical Girl is wielding the black crystal that also corrupted Decelmon.
You fight her, expecting the crystal to disappear like it did on Decelmon.
But it only becomes worse: She transforms into a Witch, pitch black coloured by the crystal.
You have to kill her.
Witches are the most dangerous magical beings, they are like negative Magical Girls.
Magical Girls are born from wishes. The black crystal must have tainted her wish and turned it into sorrow, transforming her into a Witch.
Ominous black wings grow from her back and black feathers fall from heaven.
Every time you gain the upper hand, the crystals on her body grow and she becomes stronger.
Soon she will be stronger than you, you must stop her before it is too late.
But nothing you do seems to work, her power is already much stronger than yours.
Her black claw reaches out to kill you…
Suddenly she looses balance and falls down before you. The crystal has grown so much, she can not fly anymore. It continues to grow, enclosing her body within.
She raises her head, looks at you, stretches out her hand and tries to say something, but no human or elven words come from her mouth.
Then the crystal disintegrates along with her body, leaving no trace behind.

As reward for saving them, the caravan tells you a secret: There is an uncharted town in the Gravel Terrace. And in the centre of the town is supposed to be a big treasure.
Time to go treasure hunting, yay~

 

Page XXIII - Lost and Forgotten

Instead of an uncharted town, you only find a glowing sand pit. There is no time to be disappointed, though. It is quicksand and you are already sliding into the pit, unable to escape.

When you wake up, you find yourselves in a dark desert. Light is shining down from a few holes in the black sky.
Looks like you are underground; but the air is different... almost like a different world.
Dragon bones are buried in the sand, huge dragon bones, bigger than any dragon you have ever seen.
In the distance you can see a small town. If there are people here, they know what this place is.

The town seems to be empty, but eventually you find some people after all.
They are of the Catula tribe, one of the four tribes of the Dark Continent, which got lost after the Cataclysm.
The Queen explains the circumstances to you. As you guessed, this desert is not part of your world, it is a different dimension.
The Great God brought the people here to protect them from the Cataclysm.
He promised to bring them back when the world was restored, but he never returned...
They lived here for centuries, no longer waiting for his return.

The number of people slowly decreased over the years, only the Catura tribe is left now.
At the same time, new monsters appeared.
They cannot invade the town, because the power of the Great God protects it, even now.
She shows you the temple in the town centre. A large statue is holding a Dragon Ball, just like the one in your world.

Suddenly the alarm sounds: Monsters are attacking the town wall!
The Chief Warrior tried to fight, but he was taken away by them.
You follow their trail into the desert, where you find a Beetle Man using some strange magic on the Chief Warrior.
You interrupt the spell, Pelulu<3 drags the Chief Warrior away, so you can fight the Beetle Man.
He is mad at you for killing the monsters in the desert. They once were humans in this world, just like him.
You hesitate...
The Queen joins the fight. She followed you and brought the Dragon Ball with her.
She claims that the Beetle Man is no longer human, but a monster. He has lost the guidance of the Great God.
Using the power of the Dragon Ball, she defeats the Beetle Man.
With his last words he tells you that they did not loose the guidance of the Great God. They were transformed...

Back in the town, everyone is happy that you saved the Chief Warrior.
A little girl puts a red flower on your chest.
It is the flower that praises the brave. They brought seeds of it from their homeland and cultivated it here.
The Chief Warrior and the girl ask you to stay here, so you can protect the town and everyone will be safe.
You can not stay, but how can you tell them?
The Queen knows that you have an important quest in the real world. She wants you to go back, even if it means that the town will be lost one day.
But the Chief Warrior blocks the way, he wants to enforce your stay here if he must.
The Queen gives you a sign to run. You push back the girl, dash past the Chief Warrior and escape the town.
Outside the gate, you slip on the sand, it is glowing, and you are sliding into a quicksand pit like before.

When you wake up, you are lying in the grassy plains before 2nd Town. Probably you fell asleep on your way here and had a weird dream.
Strange, that you and Pelulu<3 had the same dream...

On your chest is a red flower that praises the brave.