Ashguine Story 2: Citadel in the Void

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Story

DAWN

The planet Nepentes is a world that revolves around a binary star. Because the axis of Nepentes is always positioned parallel to the suns, the climate is harsh with the exception of the area near the equator, so an ancient people called the Pretarians built an underground civilization. The surface of the south pole is molten by the scorching heat of the two suns, the north pole is ruined by thick ice.

The civilization greatly advanced their scientific capabilities and achieved further development. They actively performed gene manipulation and made it possible for the Pretarians to even live deep within the planet. The ones on whom the operation failed were released to the surface. The majority died, being either burnt alive by the sunlight or frozen. And so people came to live in every corner of the planet, excluding the poles and the center of the planet. The effect of exhaustingly digging the interior of Nepentes together with extreme erosion expedited the decline of the planet.

THE AGE OF WAR

It was clear to anyone that King Dois XIV of the Ghouls was the cause. He was born being a member of the dominant Dji tribe, (the Dji tribe, the cruelest race, occupied the large majority of the Ghoul troops). Because he went ahead with self-indulgent policies in support of the military, life of the general populace became poor and their dissatisfaction kept growing day by day. The incompetent ruler came up with a simple solution. In short, he decided to turn the dissatisfaction of the masses outward. So first of all among relatively docile minority races the Ghoul army was sent to the entire area (the land of the Eletrians).

THE AZUMURAL

The time had come to put an end to the long and unproductive battle. This was brought about by the Azumural, the third race that came from the heavens. While both countries were fighting, the Azumural steadily developed their scientific capabilities and in the end even acquired aviation technology. They got to know about the world beyond the Ring. Because of their brutal nature they made a temporary alliance with the Ghouls and invaded Eletria. The balance of fight largely deteriorated and the Eletrians barricaded themselves in the last remaining fortress Nesha Castle. Even though the castle was boasted to be impregnable, it couldn't withstand the new weapons of the Azumural like the flying tanks and it surrendered after only three days.

PLANETARY LIFE-FORM "VIE"

In the end even with the Gui family living hidden underground he stretched out his grip of suppressive force. Both his parents were captured and murdered by Banutracus. Escaping the spot reminding of their inevitable deaths, Ashguine went even deeper underground to the temple, upon which he got into contact with the planetary life-form "Vie". Being the core of Nepentes, it was the life force of the planet itself. "Vie" hated the murderer Banutracus who spread catastrophe across Nepentes which was still restoring itself. So the planetary life-form informed Ashguine about the teleporters scattered across Nepentes since ancient times. Promising to support him, "Vie" gave him a powerful weapon.

Ashguine, who now had attained the power of "Vie", has become the warrior of legends. He starts on his journey to Gizemahl Castle, the castle of his mortal enemy Banutracus.