____ _ _ / ___|_ _ __ _ _ __ __| (_) __ _ _ __ | | _| | | |/ _` | '__/ _` | |/ _` | '_ \ | |_| | |_| | (_| | | | (_| | | (_| | | | | \____|\__,_|\__,_|_| \__,_|_|\__,_|_| |_| _ _ | | | | ___ _ __ ___ ___ ___ | |_| |/ _ \ '__/ _ \ / _ \/ __| | _ | __/ | | (_) | __/\__ \ |_| |_|\___|_| \___/ \___||___/ Guardian Heroes text script Version 0.2--12/20/04 by Megnetto, the classic gamer-- megnetto@hotmail.com a. k. a. Joseph T. Peitler-- peitlerj@yahoo.com This Megnetto document is a 2003 copyright that should not be duplicated, reproduced or distributed outside this website mention here without notice, written permission and proper ID from the people who want this to the author. INTRO: This is just a simple text script from the TEASURE game, Guardian Heroes, for people who have the import version and don't understand the language. NOTE: I am not fluent in Japanese or any other languages. I am just copying it off from the American version. The translation the company did itself may not be actuite. Nevertheless, here it is. All of the Character's names are in BOLD, meaning you can play them in Battle Mode. The names for stages in Battle Modeare also in BOLD. The GUARDIAN HEROES (HAN, RANDY, GINJIROU, NICOLE & SERENA) would sometimes have (P) next to them, meaning that what they would say if the player is playing that particular character. FAQ updates: Version 0.1--7/31/03: first draft, playing as HAN. This is far from complete, but at least people will see what most of it says. Version 0.2--12/20/04: Finally got around to finish playing as HAN and completed all the choices and decisions in the game. Also added the music data track. Sorry for the wait. Planning to use another character, starting with RANDY in the next update when I find time again. ======================================================= STAGE-01 Awakening ======================================================= (Takes place in a hideout. HAN, RANDY, NANDO, GINJIROU, and NICOLE are surrounding a table. HAN holds up the sword.) HAN: Heh, heh! This is great! I never thought we'd find such a great sword by ourselves! I wonder if anyone else is looking for it. RANDY: Hey! Be careful! It is an old sword! What will we do if it breaks?! GINJIROU: Don't worry! A great sword doesn't break easily. RANDY: Is this really the sword we've been looking for? Let me see it! NICOLE: I don't care about that old sword! I'm tired! Let's eat now. (SERENA burts through the door.) SERENA: The royal knights are coming! Get ready! HAN: What? Who are you? (ROYAL SOLDIER leaps in and SERENA knocks him away.) SERENA: Don't use that sword! RANDY: What? This is getting weird! GINJIROU: There's nothing we can do! Retreat! NICOLE: Let's get moving! (They all leave except the one played who says this before going.) HAN (P): It's getting ugly in here! We'd better escape! (They arrive in a town, where ROYAL SOLDIERS and KNIGHTS stand nearby.) RANDY: The royal knights have arrived. There's no way we can get away from them! GINJIROU: Everybody split up! We'll be able to lose them. SERENA: They are after the sword. NICOLE: But where do we go from here? HAN: There is no time to talk ! Let us meet at the graveyard ahead. (They all leave except SERENA and PLAYER, as they fight the SOLDIERS and KNIGHTS before leaving town.) (Scene changes. SERENA and PLAYER arrive at the graveyard, where VALGAR REINHART, the black knight, and ROBOT meet them.) SERENA: Valgar. VALGAR: You have betrayed the khans. You were chief of the royal knights and gave it up. What are you up to, Serena? SERENA: I won't let you have the sword. VALGAR: Then, suffer! (VALGAR leaps away and ROBOT attacks SERENA and PLAYER, who begin to defeat it.) SERENA: As a knight, I must fight till the end. HAN (P): I'll give him the sword! Blade first! (Lightning strikes the sword, giving HAN 16 HITS. Sword floats there as HAN stands up.) HAN (P): Arrrggghh! What? What happened? (Sword dissappears and appears over a grave in the background. UNDEAD HERO comes out of the grave and takes the sword. He attacks the ROBOT, destroying it, then roars.) ======================================================= STAGE-02 Prelude to hope ======================================================= (The others arrive and UNDEAD HERO attacks SERENA.) HAN: What is this monster? Isn't he one of them? NICOLE: Oh, please stop! (UNDEAD HERO stops attacking and stands there.) RANDY: H...hey, he really stopped! Does he obey our commands? This is gonna be fun! SERENA: My goodness... This warrior is the one that will bring back light to this world of darkness! GINJIROU: What? Bring back light...? You know something we do not? (ZUR and SOLDIERS arrive.) ZUR: Where did they get that big golden freak? What are you waiting for!? Attack! Do not disgrace me! SERENA: We'll talk about it later! Hurry! Give him an order! (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO attack SOLDIERS and defeat them.) ZUR: How dare you! You've got some nerve defeating my soldiers! You will regret this. (SKELETONS come out of ground, causing ZUR to fall down.) ZUR: Wha...what now? Eeek! Skeletons! (ZUR flees.) HAN (P): The dead rising from their graves! Is this power coming from this golden warrior? But this is only a town. Why was the body of the knight resting here? (UNDEAD HERO and PLAYER attack and defeat the SKELETONS.) ------------------------------------------------------- (ALTERNATE SCENE ONE: Two ROYAL MAGICANS appears putting up a force field. It traps UNDEAD HERO, PLAYER, 3 SOLDIERS and a CYCLOPS. SOLDIERS salute and CYCLOPS slams his hands down, scaring SOLDIERS and making them flee. The battles continues. Afterwards VALGAR appears.) VALGAR: It is of no surprise to me that Kanon ordered us, the black knights, to sieze the sword. I always thought this mission to find some old sword was meaningless. I didn't realize it had the power to summon such a monster. This will amuse me. (VALGAR leaps away) ------------------------------------------------------- (ALTERNATE SCENE TWO: if PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO run across to the far right, the scene pans to where ZUR is speaking to VALGAR.) ZUR: Hey! What's going on? Where did those monsters come from! VALGAR: It is of no surprise to me that Kanon ordered us, the black knights, to sieze the sword. I always thought this mission to find some old sword was meaningless. I didn't realize it had the power to summon such a monster. This will amuse me. Leave at once, Zur. ZUR: What? You must be joking. I am the leader of this mission. You are here only to aid me. You shall not take the credit from me! VALGAR: Do as you wish! (VALGAR leaps away, as ZUR addresses the SOLDIERS) ZUR: Everyone attack! Do as I say or you will pay for your disobedience! (The SOLDIERS join in the attack with UNDEAD HERO, SKELETONS and PLAYER. After they are all wiped out, PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO face ZUR.) ZUR: You... You fight well. But you are still no match for me! I shall let you go this time. (ZUR disappears.) ------------------------------------------------------- (After the battle, the others gather together.) NICOLE: The sword we found, it is his after all. GINJIROU: What...? Is it not the sword we were after? Ooops! SERENA: Yes, this is the sword. This golden warrior wielded it long ago. Legend has it that the sword possesses the power to wipe the darkness. I had no idea it would summon the golden warrior. Tthe kingdom has been desperately seeking this sword and now I know why they are afraid of it. This warrior has the power to end the evil reign of the kingdom. GINJIROU: Indeed, the plan to build the wizard's kingdom enforced by the royal family, is against the will of the villagers. Are you planning to revolt, with the golden warrior? SERENA: I did not plan to involve all of you... But when the royal family discovered I was going to revolt, I did not think they would use so many troops. I cannot fight this battle alone. Do not be fooled by the royal family. Whoever has the sword will be captured and executed! From now on, all of you will be targets as well. We must leave here immediately! ------------------------------------------------------- You may go to town without fear. HAN: Don't be afraid. Remember, we have the golden warrior with us. (They all leave, heading for STAGE-04) ------------------------------------------------------- Go to a nearby small village. SERENA: I hear there is a group of people gathering at the village who plan to rebel against the kingdom. (They all leave, heading to STAGE-05.) ------------------------------------------------------- Go to the forest and rest. RANDY: My master lives in this forest. He will be angry when he finds out about this. (They all leave, heading to STAGE-03) ======================================================= STAGE-03 Monster in the forest ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO go through the FOREST, facing Plants, Flies, WOLVES and GOBLINS. Scene changes back in the thick forest where WOLVES run across the screen and a giant plant called MID jumps in. After defeating it, it changes into a small hare. Then after wacking it a few times, lightning stikes the ground and an Old Master appears.) HAN (P): What is he...? He looks just like Nando! Are you Randy's friend? Old Master: That's right. The magic Randy holds is something I gave him. He was so eager to learn! But please accept my apology. These times are dangerous, so I use bodyguards. HAN (P): No, I should apologize to you. I had to escape from the royal knights. I came here... Old Master: The kingdom, eh? If we find that sword Kanon wants so badly, he will still make us pay. What's the use? Does that strange warrior over there have something to do with the sword? Anyhow, the forest is becoming dangerous. Come along with me. (PLAYER, UNDEAD HERO and Old Master begin to walk till VALGAR and SOLDIER appear) VALGAR: I have finally found you. You are a wizard, eh? I don't know who you are, but don't get in my way. Take him away! (SOLDIER escorts Old Master away.) VALGAR: You disgraced me before, and you will pay it now. Here I come! ?: Wait a minute. They aren't worth your effort. (KATRINA and two KNIGHTS leap in.) KATRINA: Let my soldiers handle them. Come on. Let's go over there my love. I wouldn't want you to get hit by flying bodies. (KATRINA and VALGAR begin to walk off screen. KATRINA stops and looks at the KNIGHTS.) KATRINA: There they are. Finish them! (KNIGHTS and SOLDIERS attack PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO. Afterwards they face KATRINA and VALGAR.) KATRINA: You have done well against my soldiers! I, the new chief of the red knights, will be your next opponent. VALGAR: I have many soldiers. By now my knights should have finished off those green armed wimps that call themselves the the Resistance! You have no place to hide! Surrender! KATRINA: VALGAR, stand back! I can handle them! Prepare to meet your doom! KATRINA fights PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO. After they defeat her, VALGAR and Old Master show up.) VALGAR: You! Old Master: Heh, heh, heh... If you want to kill me, do it, if this is the way the kingdom protects its people! VALGAR: Katrina! (VALGAR picks up KATRINA and leaps off.) Old Master: It began when the golden one rose from the grave! Kanon will make his move now... He has the power to destroy the entire kingdom! HAN (P): He may have power, but we have the sword and three hundred pounds of undead fury. We will crush Kanon. Old Master: You are going to fight the khans? I knew the kingdom would have a savior, but I never thought that it would be you! ------------------------------------------------------- Go save the village (Fade to black, heading to STAGE-06) ------------------------------------------------------- Head for the castle Old Master: The black knight doesn't know the truth! He doesn't know that the khans are false khans created by Kanon. He doesn't even know that he is not the real prince. HAN (P): Not real? The khans? What do you mean by that? OLD MASTER: Calm down. This is only the beginning. Soon you will know the whole truth! (Fade to black, going to STAGE-08.) ======================================================= STAGE-04 Wizard Weapons ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO are in town, fighting SOLDIERS and KNIGHTS. Scene changes, they enter the side of the castle and fight SOLDIERS, MAGICIANS & ROBOTS. Scene changes, deep within the castle, three SOLDIERS run away, as PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO leap in.) SOLDIER: K-Kanon, sir! We have to give up here. HAN (P): Kanon...? That creep! (Three SOLDIERS get thrown back as PROTO SILVER and KANON G. GREY appear.) KANON: Don't panic! I thought you would join the resistance. My mistake. That's why I sent my men to the rebal village. Well, that's O. K. They were in my way anyway. Now I will take care of you... Silver! Show our guests your magic! (P. SILVER attacks PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO. After it is defeated, P. SILVER flies to Kanon's side.) ------------------------------------------------------- Close in on Kanon (SERENA appears.) SERENA: You won't get away with this! You destroyed the khans so you could build a wizard's kingdom! KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Why do you care about that? You betrayed us from the start, didn't you? You sneaked into the royal knights just to find out about that sword. Well done, Serena. HAN (P): Hey! Wait a minute! The royal family is a fake? Is that true? KANON: It is not what I wish, but let us stop now. I still need my power. Well, well... Look! They want to play a game of tag with you! (ROBOTS drop in and attack as P. SILVER and KANON escape. After they destroy them all...) HAN (P): We defeated many soldiers. They must be hurting. But it is far from over! We must get Kanon! (They leap away. Fade to black, going to STAGE-12.) ------------------------------------------------------- Retreat and go the village. (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO run off, head to STAGE-07. Fade to black.) ======================================================= STAGE-05 Powerless Resistance ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO arrive at the RESISTANCE'S VILLAGE, where they see three SOLDIERS beating up one RESISTANCE. After they get rid of them..) RESISTANCE: They are really after us now... We must hurry to the village! (They all run till they see a group of RESISTANCE and SOLDIERS fighting and join in. Fade to black. Scene changes. PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO arrive at the end of the village, where a MAGICIAN, RESISTANCE and a VILLAGE GUARD are. They are attacked by ZUR and SOLDIERS.) ZUR: Caught you at last! I knew you joined the resistance! Now all of you will feel pain! (VILLAGE GUARD rises from the ground.) ZUR: So your village guard is operational. RESISTANCE: Oh, loyal village guard, protect us in our moment of need! Attack the king's men! They shall do evil deeds no more! ZUR: I don't think so! That's right you overrated hunk of scrap metal. Attack! VILLAGE GUARD: Destroy those who side with the resistance! (VILLAGE GUARD attacks PLAYER and RESISTANCE.) HAN (P): Hey! Not at me! ZUR: Heh, heh, heh, heh! I've reprogrammed your guard to follow my commands! (VILLAGE GUARD, ZUR and SOLDIERS attack.) ------------------------------------------------------- (ALTERNATE SCENE ONE: When VILLAGE GUARD explodes, ZUR leaps to a deserted area and summons more SOLDIERS and KNIGHTS.) ZUR: I like these odds better! Charge! (ZUR, SOLDIERS and KNIGHTS attack.) ------------------------------------------------------- (ALTERNATE SCENE TWO: ZUR runs to the center after the VILLAGE GUARD, KNIGHTS and SOLDIERS are destroyed.) ZUR: There is a price on your head. You guys are fugitives. If I get you now, I get the reward! (ZUR and two SOLDIERS attack them.) ------------------------------------------------------- (After they are defeated...) ZUR: How dare you attack me! You would attack a member of the royal kingdom? How could you? (SERENA arrives.) SERENA: Kingdom? Huh! I see that you've been promoted from dung inspector since I've been in the castle. Didn't you know that the khans are fake dictators, who replaced the real royal family? They caused a revolution to seize control! HAN (P): Fake? The royal family? ZUR: Ahhhhhhhhhhh! You were chief of the knight troupe! How do you know about that? Now you have a big golden freak for your ally! Nobody told me about that! I have no other choice. I have been holding back back! Now, I must show my real power! On second thought,...er...uh...I have urgent business back at the castle! You're lucky I have to go! (ZUR disappears.) HAN (P): Then, my blue knight troupe is not made of real royal knights? SERENA: I don't know their purpose. But I know that imposters have gained power. They are planning something horrible. Creating a wizardly kingdom is only part of it! HAN (P): They are manipulating the whole kingdom for their own personal benefit? No way! I will destroy them! ------------------------------------------------------- Approach castle from the forest (Fade to black, going to STAGE-11) ------------------------------------------------------- Approach castle from the town (Fade to black, going to STAGE-10.) ------------------------------------------------------- Avoid the battle in town. (Fade to black, going to STAGE-09.) ======================================================= STAGE-06 Royal trap ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO walk through the vast wilderness until they are surrounded by GODATS and GAMBO SHINAYUMA.) GODAT: Swift, yet strong! There is nothing we fear. What's everyone's is ours! We shall put our lives on the line for our boss. We are the Muscle-Heads! (MACHO GORO leaps in.) MACHO: Hey, you there! You have such a rare golem. Hey, Macho, that golem will look good in our cave! Take it! (GAMBO walks towards UNDEAD HERO and gets knocked away by him.) HAN (P): I guess he is not interested. MACHO: So, you wish that I use force to take it from you, eh? So be it! GAMBO: Wait up, boss! Let us handle this. (MACHO leaps to the back ground and a fight breaks out. When it stops, the GODATS form a circle around PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO.) MACHO: Hmm, not bad, eh? Now, it is my turn! (Another GODAT walks in.) GODAT: A squad of knights are coming! (SOLDIERS appears and GODATS surround them.) MACHO: So, this is a trap! You shall keep that golem for now. They are prey as well. I shall deal with you later! (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO leap away from the fray. Fade to black. Not far away, ZUR and SOLDIERS walk from the other side till PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO leap in.) ZUR: What's going on? Why are you here? What is Valgar doing? (The SOLDIERS just stand there.) ZUR: What's the matter with you? Get them! (SOLDIERS attack PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO. Each time the two get close to ZUR, he leaps away and more SOLDIERS come. Afterwards...) ZUR: Huh! The rebel village has been totally destroyed! Those pesky flies have been exterminated! Oh...and you were thier friends...too bad. I planned to blame it on poor thieves, now that you are here, you have spoiled it. My ingenious ideas have gone down the drain! (ZUR and SOLDIERS fight PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO, till finally...) ZUR: Are you insane? What were you thinking, fighting against Kanon and the khans? (SERENA runs in.) SERENA: The khans? Stop this nonsense! The royal family are impostors, who replaced the real khans in an attempt to seize power! You did special missions, didn't you? Ever since I was in the castle, you worked for the knights who performed special missions, didn't you? HAN (P): Hey, wait a minute! The royal family is fake? ZUR: You were just a chief. How do you know that! What is that monster! Nobody told me things would turn this way! I surrender! I acknowledge your power. I'll listen to anything you say! Just kidding! (ZUR disappears in a flash of light.) HAN (P): Are they the royal family? SERENA: I don't know their purpose. But I know the royal family has devised some terrible plan. Thier desire for a wizard's kingdom is only a part of it! HAN (P): They are destroying the kingdom for their own sake? I won't allow that to happen! ------------------------------------------------------- Approach castle from the forest. (Fade to black, going to STAGE-11.) ------------------------------------------------------- Approach castle from the town. (Fade to black, going to STAGE-10.) ------------------------------------------------------- Avoid the battle in town. (Fade to black, going to STAGE-09.) ======================================================= STAGE-07 Captured Kingdom ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO arrive at the RESISTANCE'S VILLAGE facing 3 ROBOTS. Afterwards UNDEAD HERO gets caught in a force field, but breaks free.) ?: Well done. A mediocre fighter would have been imprisoned. How well will you do against my sword? HAN (P): What's up with that! They got here before us! VALGAR: Now my knights will destory you! (VALGAR, BANISHERS & SOLDIERS attack them.) VALGAR: My knights are being beaten by wimps like yourselves? (After they are all defeated...) VALGAR: I underestimed the power of that monster. (Suddenly, CITIZENS run across the screen.) VALGAR: What's going on? ...Why me? It's those (VALGAR runs off as more SOLDIERS attack. Fade to black. PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO arrive at the village, helping RESISTANCE fight off the SOLDIERS. Afterwards, ZUR appears.) ZUR: Well, well. I know you joined the resistance, but got here too late. Come on! Let's show these fools the power of the wizard's kingdom. (Four MAGICIANS revive the VILLAGE GUARD and they disappears as the machine raises upward. It attacks PLAYER, UNDEAD HERO & RESISTANCE. After they destroy it, they run to ZUR.) ZUR: Wait a minute! Do you know what you are doing? Do you think you can survive a fight with Kanon and the khans? (SERENA enters.) SERENA: The khans? How can you say that? You're part of Special Missions. Don't you know the truth? The royal family is fake! They replaced the real khans. They took over the kingdom for their own purpose! HAN (P): The royal family is fake? ZUR: Aghhhhhhhhhhhhh! As a mere chief of the knights, how dare you think such thoughts? Besides, that monster is your ally. No body told me that things would turn this way! You leave me with no choice. I must unleash my most powerful technique! Hyper, dangerous, parallel extra strong super retreat special! (ZUR disappears.) HAN (P): They are not the real royal family? SERENA: I don't know what their purpose is. But they have devised a horrible plan with their dark power. The wizard's kingdom they've built is only part of their scheme! HAN (P): They have taken over the kingdom for their own purpose? I won't let that happen! ------------------------------------------------------- Approach castle from the forest. (Fade to black, going to STAGE-11.) ------------------------------------------------------- Approach castle from the town. (Fade to black, heading to STAGE-10) ------------------------------------------------------- Avoid the battle in town. (Fade to black, heading to STAGE-09.) ======================================================= STAGE-08 Earth in Sorrow ======================================================= (SOLDIERS walk across the RUINS OF BATTLEFIELD, when they are stopped by glowing light and SKELETONS coming out of the ground. They get scared, run in another direction, and bump into PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO. A three-way fight breaks out and after the SOLDIERS and SKELETONS are wiped out...) HAN (P): An ancient battlefield, eh? I hate to fight war heroes, even if they dead. (They see SKELETONS falls and VALGAR before them.) VALGAR: You caught up with me because these corpses got in my way. It's a shock to see a dead knight draw his sword against his comrades! HAN (P): I know now... This is the graveyard of the true royal family. VALGAR: The true royal khans? What do you mean by that? (VALGAR leaps back as light comes out of the ground and a sword floats over it.) VALGAR: What is this place? What's going on? (UNDEAD WARRIOR comes out of the ground and grabs the sword. He hits VALGAR and knocks him out, then he faces PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO.) HAN (P): A chief? No, a higher rank than that! Looks like you don't care if we are friends or foe, eh? (UNDEAD WARRIOR attacks PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO until he is defeated and his body crumbles.) (The sword floats before HAN.) HAN: What is it...? What do you want from me? (HAN walks closer.) HAN: Are you asking me to...take this sword? (HAN grabs the floating sword.) HAN: What is this feeling? It's the power from the sword! They were in a rage just now. It is hard to believe. He wants to tell me something. Yeah... I understand! I will settle your grudge! (Fade to black.) (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO stand in the Ruins of Battelfield.) ?: Oh, it's you again! (They run towards VALGAR.) VALGAR: But I have enough of you! Defend yourselves! (VALGAR fights them, then stops.) VALGAR: You can handle that beast's sword!? What is that sword? What secret does that sword have? (SERENA arrives.) SERENA: The warrior's sword, was used in the age of swords. A sword you would never be able to see in the age of sorcery. The sword of the knight of the genuine royal family, that was annihilated by the false royal family. VALGAR: The sword of the knight of the genuine royal family? A joke one cannot laugh at. Very well, then you shall rest in peace in the grave of the genuine royal family. ?: No, there is no need. You don't want to expend the effort to fight them. Is it not so, dear prince, the black knight? (Blots of lightning strike the ground and KANON G. GREY appears.) KANON: The bloodline of the true khans was not completely destroyed, eh Serena...? Our troupe trained you well if you've survived this long. Now you think your day has come? The khans were slain long ago. Why avenge crimes that happened before you were ever born? SERENA: Shut up, Kanon! Even if the khans were wiped out of existence, how can I say nothing? I have seen the magic of a dark wizard mock the true glory of the khans. KANON: You are a brave to speak so freely. You have the royal fire, just like the dead Queen... Your mother. You look just like her... Princess Serena. HAN (P): Serena? A princess of the khans? VALGAR: Nonsense! My family has ruled this land since ancient times! My father, the king never spoke of any change in the royal family. (UNDEAD HERO roars and attacks KANON, who stops him, shoves him back and traps him in a force field.) KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha! I remember a warrior... He fought to his last breath the night your family was destroyed. He should have died along with the men he killed, on the outskirts of town. I never dreamed that I would come face to face with him again! SERENA: The warrior who died when my family was destroyed? I knew we'd we met each other before! I knew he was a knight of the khans. KANON: The King himself said just before he died... Now my kingdom is that of the sword. Destroy us now, the sword will return, and avenge us. As a precaution, I ordered my warriors to gather every scrap of steel and iron. Not one sword in the kingdom had such power. I should have looked more carefully. A sword found by a stranger turned to be the one. Serena...when your rebels and the sword worked together as one, that's when my troubles began. SERENA: What are you up to, Kanon? By the time I was born, you already held total power. Why in the world did you have to destroy my family? (SERENA attacks KANON, but he disappears. Then the area goes black and VALGAR, SERENA, and PLAYER start to fall and land in darkness. Pictures appears as KANON speaks.) In ancient time, humans mearly existed. Proud sky spirits ruled the sky and earth spirits ruled the earth. These mighty fought each other. Humans were caught in the middle and cowered in fear. Then the sky spirits gave us magic, a power beyond the imagination of most humans. We decided to help the sky spirits in their fight against the earth spirits. We fought with all our might. Most of the wizards died. But we finally succeeded. We banished the earth spirits into darkness. But the sky spirits were unhappy. They began to envy and fear our newly acquired power. They pushed us, the wizards, who would have died for them...into the same darkness as the earth spirits. The surviviors forgot about magic. This was called the Time of the Sword. I vowed revenge, and waited for the right time when I could revive magic in this world. (Fade to black, leaving VALGAR, KANON, SERENA, PLAYER. They fall and land back to the Battlefield.) KANON: I used spells to hold down the earth spirits and crawled from the darkness. The khans would not trust my magic, so I destroyed them. I replaced them with a wizard kingdom, where I hid and waited. VALGAR: You destroyed the khans for your own evil purposes? KANON: Evil purposes? No! To save humanity! I am sorry, Valgar. But you chose to live by the sword, like a fool. If you were a puppet like the king, you would have lived much longer. VALGAR: Father? He knew everything? (KANON blasts VALGAR away and turns to others.) KANON: But those who found the sword also found trouble, didn't they? Far better if they'd met me before they met this woman. Well, that's all right. Let it go. Everything's still on schedule. The dawn of the sorcerers is about to begin! ------------------------------------------------------- You are insane! KANON: Why not rely on magic? The world will spin the way I want it to spin. Humans will become the strongest species! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way... You can break my spells? What kind of power do you possess? Well, I guess the time has come to show you what I can do. (KANON attacks them and soon he is defeated.) You fools! You side with the sky spirits? (KANON disappears, then the sky grows dark.) ?: You who hate evil magic, I have been waiting for you. Warriors, don't be afraid. Come to me. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-13) ------------------------------------------------------- Replacing the khans was wrong! KANON: I couldn't help it. The khans just had different ideas than I did. (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way! You can break my spells? What power! So be it. You'll be sorry you were born. (KANON attacks them. After he dies, the RESISTANCE arrive.) RESISTANCE: We came to join you. We had doubts about the khans too, and vowed to fight them! Because we chose to fight, our village was destroyed and only we few survived. But now Kanon is gone, and victory is ours! (The RESISTANCE salute. Fade to black. Go to STAGE-14) ------------------------------------------------------- Upsetting the spirits is unwise. KANON: We have gained the power of the earth spirits, the time has come to defeat the sky spirits! As long as they exist, we will never have peace! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! Who are you...? Never mind. I'm just warming up. Whoever you are, you won't get in my way! (KANON attacks them. After he is defeated...) KANON: You can't rule this land without me! You can't challenge the spirits and live! (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-15.) ------------------------------------------------------- Was force the only option? KANON: Power is everything. I couldn't take revenge until I had the power of the earth spirits. But now I will show you my power the sky itself! (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! You... (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-16.) ------------------------------------------------------- This is the way it must be. SERENA: If you are telling the truth, we have enemies besides you. But I will not let you go. Accept my challenge! KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha. You'd better worry about yourself. If you only believe half of my story, you will become twice as endangered as I am. (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way. You can break my spells! What power do you have...? (KANON disappears and the screen gets dark.) ?: Warriors! I have something to tell you. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I might even let you see Kanon for a little while. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-17.) ======================================================= STAGE-09 Den of Thieves ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO walk across a spooky wasteland, when they are attacked by SOLDIERS. There are Ghosts floating around the area that soon become SOLDIERS. Afterwards, VALGAR appears.) VALGAR: Our knights must be getting soft because you are still alive. HAN (P): They look royal, but they lack true strength! VALGAR: What are you saying? How dare you insult my kingdom! (They fight. Soon the GODATS and GAMBO leap in, surrounding them.) GODAT: Everything here belongs to us! We take what we want! We have that right! We have big muscles! We are a gang of thieves! We are undefented! We are the Muscle-Heads! Got that? GAMBO: Hey, hey! You! Whose territory do you think this is? We will crush you! Oh no... Not you again. Well... I don't want to do this, but you must come with me. (Fade to black. Scene changes. GAMBO, UNDEAD HERO, VALGAR and PLAYER appear inside a cave with MACHO.) MACHO: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! You dare come to this land? Your flabby body is not worthy! (MACHO leaps to the other side.) MACHO: We had too many distractions last time, but it won't be that way now. I will get that golem this time. VALGAR: Put a shirt on steriod boy! (VALGAR attacks MACHO and a fight breaks out. After PLAYER, UNDEAD HERO, and VALGAR defeat all the GODATS, MACHO leaps to the middle.) MACHO: Those two swords are not just decoration, eh? I never thought there were men like this in the wizard kingdom. (SERENA runs in.) SERENA: Please wait! I have something to ask you. Where did you get the sword in that box!? MACHO: This sword caught your eye, eh? When we robbed the royal freight. This sword was part of the loot. It's too splendid a sword for the wimps in the wizard kingdom to have. VALGAR: Nonsense! Do you really think our kights would use such a rustic sword? SERENA: The sword doesn't belong to the new royal family. Long ago, in the Time of the Sword, it belonged to the real royal family who were destroyed by Kanon! VALGAR: Not that story again! What are you saying? You're a butch of low-life thieves! I'll let you go for now. Wait until next time! (VALGAR leaps and runs off. SERENA, UNDEAD HERO and PLAYER chase off after him. Fade to black. Scene changes, they catch up with VALGAR in the wasteland.) VALGAR: Do you know what you're doing? That sword, and that monster, what are you trying to do? ?: Let me answer that question. (Blots of lightning strike the ground and KANON G. GREY appears.) KANON: The bloodline of the true khans was not completely destroyed, eh Serena...? Our troupe trained you well if you've survived this long. Now you think your day has come? The khans were slain long ago. Why avenge crimes that happened before you were ever born? SERENA: Shut up, Kanon! Even if the khans were wiped out of existence, how can I say nothing? I have seen the magic of a dark wizard mock the true glory of the khans. KANON: You are a brave to speak so freely. You have the royal fire, just like the dead Queen... Your mother. You look just like her... Princess Serena. HAN (P): Serena? A princess of the khans? VALGAR: Nonsense! My family has ruled this land since ancient times! My father, the king never spoke of any change in the royal family. (UNDEAD HERO roars and attacks KANON, who stops him, shoves him back and traps him in a force field.) KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha! I remember a warrior... He fought to his last breath the night your family was destroyed. He should have died along with the men he killed, on the outskirts of town. I never dreamed that I would come face to face with him again! SERENA: The warrior who died when my family was destroyed? I knew we'd we met each other before! I knew he was a knight of the khans. KANON: The King himself said just before he died... Now my kingdom is that of the sword. Destroy us now, the sword will return, and avenge us. As a precaution, I ordered my warriors to gather every scrap of steel and iron. Not one sword in the kingdom had such power. I should have looked more carefully. A sword found by a stranger turned to be the one. Serena...when your rebels and the sword worked together as one, that's when my troubles began. SERENA: What are you up to, Kanon? By the time I was born, you already held total power. Why in the world did you have to destroy my family? (SERENA attacks KANON, but he disappears. Then the area goes black and VALGAR, SERENA, and PLAYER start to fall and land in darkness. Pictures appears as KANON speaks.) In ancient time, humans mearly existed. Proud sky spirits ruled the sky and earth spirits ruled the earth. These mighty fought each other. Humans were caught in the middle and cowered in fear. Then the sky spirits gave us magic, a power beyond the imagination of most humans. We decided to help the sky spirits in their fight against the earth spirits. We fought with all our might. Most of the wizards died. But we finally succeeded. We banished the earth spirits into darkness. But the sky spirits were unhappy. They began to envy and fear our newly acquired power. They pushed us, the wizards, who would have died for them...into the same darkness as the earth spirits. The surviviors forgot about magic. This was called the Time of the Sword. I vowed revenge, and waited for the right time when I could revive magic in this world. (Fade to black, leaving VALGAR, KANON, SERENA, PLAYER. They fall and land back to the wasteland.) KANON: I used spells to hold down the earth spirits and crawled from the darkness. The khans would not trust my magic, so I destroyed them. I replaced them with a wizard kingdom, where I hid and waited. VALGAR: You destroyed the khans for your own evil purposes? KANON: Evil purposes? No! To save humanity! I am sorry, Valgar. But you chose to live by the sword, like a fool. If you were a puppet like the king, you would have lived much longer. VALGAR: Father? He knew everything? (KANON blasts VALGAR away and turns to others.) KANON: But those who found the sword also found trouble, didn't they? Far better if they'd met me before they met this woman. Well, that's all right. Let it go. Everything's still on schedule. The dawn of the sorcerers is about to begin! ------------------------------------------------------- You are insane! KANON: Why not rely on magic? The world will spin the way I want it to spin. Humans will become the strongest species! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way... You can break my spells? What kind of power do you possess? Well, I guess the time has come to show you what I can do. (KANON attacks them and soon he is defeated.) You fools! You side with the sky spirits? (KANON disappears, then the sky grows dark.) ?: You who hate evil magic, I have been waiting for you. Warriors, don't be afraid. Come to me. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-13) ------------------------------------------------------- Replacing the khans was wrong! KANON: I couldn't help it. The khans just had different ideas than I did. (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way! You can break my spells? What power! So be it. You'll be sorry you were born. (KANON attacks them. After he dies, the RESISTANCE arrive.) RESISTANCE: We came to join you. We had doubts about the khans too, and vowed to fight them! Because we chose to fight, our village was destroyed and only we few survived. But now Kanon is gone, and victory is ours! (The RESISTANCE salute. Fade to black. Go to STAGE-14) ------------------------------------------------------- Upsetting the spirits is unwise. KANON: We have gained the power of the earth spirits, the time has come to defeat the sky spirits! As long as they exist, we will never have peace! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! Who are you...? Never mind. I'm just warming up. Whoever you are, you won't get in my way! (KANON attacks them. After he is defeated...) KANON: You can't rule this land without me! You can't challenge the spirits and live! (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-15.) ------------------------------------------------------- Was force the only option? KANON: Power is everything. I couldn't take revenge until I had the power of the earth spirits. But now I will show you my power the sky itself! (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! You... (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-16.) ------------------------------------------------------- This is the way it must be. SERENA: If you are telling the truth, we have enemies besides you. But I will not let you go. Accept my challenge! KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha. You'd better worry about yourself. If you only believe half of my story, you will become twice as endangered as I am. (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way. You can break my spells! What power do you have...? (KANON disappears and the screen gets dark.) ?: Warriors! I have something to tell you. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I might even let you see Kanon for a little while. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-17.) ======================================================= STAGE-10 Town of Traitors ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO are in town, facing CIVILIANS, SOLDIERS, KNIGHTS, and CYCLOPS. They go inside the castle and meet VALGAR.) VALGAR: I can't let you go any further. You're destroying the kingdom! I can't let it go on any longer! HAN (P): Who brought the destruction? Do you think people are happy in this wizard kingdom? VALGAR: You! Shut your big mouth! (They fight. If PLAYER goes to the other side, they go outside. Otherwise, VALGAR stops and faces them.) VALGAR: You've impoved a bit, eh? Not enough room in here! Let's take this outside! (They leap out. Fade to black. Scene changes, and they are outside the castle.) VALGAR: Come on, get ready! (They fight again. They stop and face each other again.) VALGAR: You! (Suddenly, two MAGICIANS appear and entrap PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO in a force field. ZUR appears behind VALGAR.) ZUR: Heh, heh, heh, heh! Having a hard time, chief of the black knights troupe? VALGAR: Zur? What are you doing here? Don't get in my way! ZUR: Not so fast! I have business with you, Valgar. (A MAGICIAN appears between VALGAR and ZUR.) VALGAR: What do you mean? (MAGICIAN entraps VALGAR in a force field.) ZUR: I mean that you are a wanted man. You'd rather be dead than know the truth. Me, I'm grateful to Kanon. I couldn't stop laughing, as I watched you pretend to be a prince! (VALGAR breaks free and strikes at MAGICIAN and ZUR, then faces PLAYER and UNDEAD, who are also free.) VALGAR: Something else has come up. I will deal with you later! (VALGAR leaves as PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO fight MAGICIANS. They finish and see VALGAR standing over ZUR.) VALGAR: Where is Kanon now? Take me to him! ZUR: I had nothing to do with this! I don't care if a king is real or false, I only work for the strong! ?: Yes, power is justice. And great justice calls for great power. (Bolts of lightning strike the ground and KANON appears. ZUR flees as SERENA arrives.) KANON: The bloodline of the true khans was not completely destroyed, eh Serena...? Our troupe trained you well if you've survived this long. Now you think your day has come? The khans were slain long ago. Why avenge crimes that happened before you were ever born? SERENA: Shut up, Kanon! Even if the khans were wiped out of existence, how can I say nothing? I have seen the magic of a dark wizard mock the true glory of the khans. KANON: You are a brave to speak so freely. You have the royal fire, just like the dead Queen... Your mother. You look just like her... Princess Serena. HAN (P): Serena? A princess of the khans? VALGAR: Nonsense! My family has ruled this land since ancient times! My father, the king never spoke of any change in the royal family. (UNDEAD HERO roars and attacks KANON, who stops him, shoves him back and traps him in a force field.) KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha! I remember a warrior... He fought to his last breath the night your family was destroyed. He should have died along with the men he killed, on the outskirts of town. I never dreamed that I would come face to face with him again! SERENA: The warrior who died when my family was destroyed? I knew we'd we met each other before! I knew he was a knight of the khans. KANON: The King himself said just before he died... Now my kingdom is that of the sword. Destroy us now, the sword will return, and avenge us. As a precaution, I ordered my warriors to gather every scrap of steel and iron. Not one sword in the kingdom had such power. I should have looked more carefully. A sword found by a stranger turned to be the one. Serena...when your rebels and the sword worked together as one, that's when my troubles began. SERENA: What are you up to, Kanon? By the time I was born, you already held total power. Why in the world did you have to destroy my family? (SERENA attacks KANON, but he disappears. Then the area goes black and VALGAR, SERENA, and PLAYER start to fall and land in darkness. Pictures appears as KANON speaks.) In ancient time, humans mearly existed. Proud sky spirits ruled the sky and earth spirits ruled the earth. These mighty fought each other. Humans were caught in the middle and cowered in fear. Then the sky spirits gave us magic, a power beyond the imagination of most humans. We decided to help the sky spirits in their fight against the earth spirits. We fought with all our might. Most of the wizards died. But we finally succeeded. We banished the earth spirits into darkness. But the sky spirits were unhappy. They began to envy and fear our newly acquired power. They pushed us, the wizards, who would have died for them...into the same darkness as the earth spirits. The surviviors forgot about magic. This was called the Time of the Sword. I vowed revenge, and waited for the right time when I could revive magic in this world. (Fade to black, leaving VALGAR, KANON, SERENA, PLAYER. They fall and land back to the front of the castle.) KANON: I used spells to hold down the earth spirits and crawled from the darkness. The khans would not trust my magic, so I destroyed them. I replaced them with a wizard kingdom, where I hid and waited. VALGAR: You destroyed the khans for your own evil purposes? KANON: Evil purposes? No! To save humanity! I am sorry, Valgar. But you chose to live by the sword, like a fool. If you were a puppet like the king, you would have lived much longer. VALGAR: Father? He knew everything? (KANON blasts VALGAR away and turns to others.) KANON: But those who found the sword also found trouble, didn't they? Far better if they'd met me before they met this woman. Well, that's all right. Let it go. Everything's still on schedule. The dawn of the sorcerers is about to begin! ------------------------------------------------------- You are insane! KANON: Why not rely on magic? The world will spin the way I want it to spin. Humans will become the strongest species! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way... You can break my spells? What kind of power do you possess? Well, I guess the time has come to show you what I can do. (KANON attacks them and soon he is defeated.) You fools! You side with the sky spirits? (KANON disappears, then the sky grows dark.) ?: You who hate evil magic, I have been waiting for you. Warriors, don't be afraid. Come to me. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-13) ------------------------------------------------------- Replacing the khans was wrong! KANON: I couldn't help it. The khans just had different ideas than I did. (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way! You can break my spells? What power! So be it. You'll be sorry you were born. (KANON attacks them. After he dies, the RESISTANCE arrive.) RESISTANCE: We came to join you. We had doubts about the khans too, and vowed to fight them! Because we chose to fight, our village was destroyed and only we few survived. But now Kanon is gone, and victory is ours! (The RESISTANCE salute. Fade to black. Go to STAGE-14) ------------------------------------------------------- Upsetting the spirits is unwise. KANON: We have gained the power of the earth spirits, the time has come to defeat the sky spirits! As long as they exist, we will never have peace! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! Who are you...? Never mind. I'm just warming up. Whoever you are, you won't get in my way! (KANON attacks them. After he is defeated...) KANON: You can't rule this land without me! You can't challenge the spirits and live! (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-15.) ------------------------------------------------------- Was force the only option? KANON: Power is everything. I couldn't take revenge until I had the power of the earth spirits. But now I will show you my power the sky itself! (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! You... (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-16.) ------------------------------------------------------- This is the way it must be. SERENA: If you are telling the truth, we have enemies besides you. But I will not let you go. Accept my challenge! KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha. You'd better worry about yourself. If you only believe half of my story, you will become twice as endangered as I am. (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way. You can break my spells! What power do you have...? (KANON disappears and the screen gets dark.) ?: Warriors! I have something to tell you. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I might even let you see Kanon for a little while. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-17.) ======================================================= STAGE-11 Uncertain Messenger ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO arrive in the FOREST and encounter SOLDIERS. After they are defeated...) ?: I never thought anybody would dare to challenge my blue knights! (GASH DEADEYE and SOLDIERS leap in.) HAN (P): C-C Chief! What are you doing here? GASH: HAN! I see... You are the revolutionaries, eh?! Is it time to see who is stronger? (GASH turns to look at the SOLDIERS.) GASH: You! Get the princess back! I'll be done here in a second. (SOLDIERS leap away.) HAN (P): Princess? Is Lucia there?! GASH attacks PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO. After GASH lies on the ground, SOLDIERS arrive and salute in front of him, allowing PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO to get away.) GASH: Fools! Stop saluting and help me get up! (Fade to black. PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO arrive to see GODATS walk off with Princess. One GODAT stays behind.) HAN (P): Darn it! Lucia! Yeah! The chief came here to take Lucia back! (More GODATS leap in, surrounding PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO.) GODAT: I have heard that the princess often sneaks out of the castle. When I met her, I thought she be snobbish, but no...she is really cool. (GODATS attack PLAYER and UNDEAD. Soon Princess arrives.) Princess: Han? What are you doing here? You don't by any chance... ?: Are you there, Lucia? Don't try to get away! GODAT: More searchers coming? You're keeping us busy! (GODATS run off. VALGAR and SERENA arrive from different directions.) VALGAR: You! Princess: Please stop, brother! These people saved my life. Besides, you need to know why I snuck out of the castle this time. It wasn't because I was bored! VALGAR: What? I know life in the castle is boring, but you could have worse to complain about. Princess: I found out something I shouldn't have. I got scared... I overheard a conversation between Kanon and that monster. Why have they built a wizard kingdom? What do they want from us? ?: It is not polite to eavesdrop, princess. I should punish you. (Bolts of lightning strike and KANON appears.) VALGAR: Lucia, leave at once. Undesirable elements are staying in our castle. Princess: But brother... VALGAR: Go now! (Princess runs off, as KANON addresses the crowd.) KANON: The bloodline of the true khans was not completely destroyed, eh Serena...? Our troupe trained you well if you've survived this long. Now you think your day has come? The khans were slain long ago. Why avenge crimes that happened before you were ever born? SERENA: Shut up, Kanon! Even if the khans were wiped out of existence, how can I say nothing? I have seen the magic of a dark wizard mock the true glory of the khans. KANON: You are a brave to speak so freely. You have the royal fire, just like the dead Queen... Your mother. You look just like her... Princess Serena. HAN (P): Serena? A princess of the khans? VALGAR: Nonsense! My family has ruled this land since ancient times! My father, the king never spoke of any change in the royal family. (UNDEAD HERO roars and attacks KANON, who stops him, shoves him back and traps him in a force field.) KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha! I remember a warrior... He fought to his last breath the night your family was destroyed. He should have died along with the men he killed, on the outskirts of town. I never dreamed that I would come face to face with him again! SERENA: The warrior who died when my family was destroyed? I knew we'd we met each other before! I knew he was a knight of the khans. KANON: The King himself said just before he died... Now my kingdom is that of the sword. Destroy us now, the sword will return, and avenge us. As a precaution, I ordered my warriors to gather every scrap of steel and iron. Not one sword in the kingdom had such power. I should have looked more carefully. A sword found by a stranger turned to be the one. Serena...when your rebels and the sword worked together as one, that's when my troubles began. SERENA: What are you up to, Kanon? By the time I was born, you already held total power. Why in the world did you have to destroy my family? (SERENA attacks KANON, but he disappears. Then the area goes black and VALGAR, SERENA, and PLAYER start to fall and land in darkness. Pictures appears as KANON speaks.) In ancient time, humans mearly existed. Proud sky spirits ruled the sky and earth spirits ruled the earth. These mighty fought each other. Humans were caught in the middle and cowered in fear. Then the sky spirits gave us magic, a power beyond the imagination of most humans. We decided to help the sky spirits in their fight against the earth spirits. We fought with all our might. Most of the wizards died. But we finally succeeded. We banished the earth spirits into darkness. But the sky spirits were unhappy. They began to envy and fear our newly acquired power. They pushed us, the wizards, who would have died for them...into the same darkness as the earth spirits. The surviviors forgot about magic. This was called the Time of the Sword. I vowed revenge, and waited for the right time when I could revive magic in this world. (Fade to black, leaving VALGAR, KANON, SERENA, PLAYER. They fall and land back in the forest.) KANON: I used spells to hold down the earth spirits and crawled from the darkness. The khans would not trust my magic, so I destroyed them. I replaced them with a wizard kingdom, where I hid and waited. VALGAR: You destroyed the khans for your own evil purposes? KANON: Evil purposes? No! To save humanity! I am sorry, Valgar. But you chose to live by the sword, like a fool. If you were a puppet like the king, you would have lived much longer. VALGAR: Father? He knew everything? (KANON blasts VALGAR away and turns to others.) KANON: But those who found the sword also found trouble, didn't they? Far better if they'd met me before they met this woman. Well, that's all right. Let it go. Everything's still on schedule. The dawn of the sorcerers is about to begin! ------------------------------------------------------- You are insane! KANON: Why not rely on magic? The world will spin the way I want it to spin. Humans will become the strongest species! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way... You can break my spells? What kind of power do you possess? Well, I guess the time has come to show you what I can do. (KANON attacks them and soon he is defeated.) You fools! You side with the sky spirits? (KANON disappears, then the sky grows dark.) ?: You who hate evil magic, I have been waiting for you. Warriors, don't be afraid. Come to me. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-13) ------------------------------------------------------- Replacing the khans was wrong! KANON: I couldn't help it. The khans just had different ideas than I did. (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way! You can break my spells? What power! So be it. You'll be sorry you were born. (KANON attacks them. After he dies, the RESISTANCE arrive.) RESISTANCE: We came to join you. We had doubts about the khans too, and vowed to fight them! Because we chose to fight, our village was destroyed and only we few survived. But now Kanon is gone, and victory is ours! (The RESISTANCE salute. Fade to black. Go to STAGE-14) ------------------------------------------------------- Upsetting the spirits is unwise. KANON: We have gained the power of the earth spirits, the time has come to defeat the sky spirits! As long as they exist, we will never have peace! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! Who are you...? Never mind. I'm just warming up. Whoever you are, you won't get in my way! (KANON attacks them. After he is defeated...) KANON: You can't rule this land without me! You can't challenge the spirits and live! (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-15.) ------------------------------------------------------- Was force the only option? KANON: Power is everything. I couldn't take revenge until I had the power of the earth spirits. But now I will show you my power the sky itself! (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! You... (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-16.) ------------------------------------------------------- This is the way it must be. SERENA: If you are telling the truth, we have enemies besides you. But I will not let you go. Accept my challenge! KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha. You'd better worry about yourself. If you only believe half of my story, you will become twice as endangered as I am. (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way. You can break my spells! What power do you have...? (KANON disappears and the screen gets dark.) ?: Warriors! I have something to tell you. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I might even let you see Kanon for a little while. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-17.) ======================================================= STAGE-12 Head-On Charge ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO are in town, facing ROBOTS, SOLDIERS and KNIGHTS. Fade to black. They're in front of the castle, fighting SOLDIERS. Soon, they run into VALGAR and KANON. SERENA catches up with them.) VALGAR: You've been lucky so far. But this is as far as you go! (Princess Lucia runs in.) Princess: Please stop! VALGAR: Lucia! What are you doing here? This is no place for you! Go back to the castle! HAN (P): Lucia? Princess: Stop, Brother! What we are doing now is not helping the kingdom! KANON: What are you saying, Princess? Why does the kingdom prosper? Because of my wizardly power. Leave everything to me. Princess: No! No more! When the kingdom does as you say, you hoard all the power! (KANON causes bolts of lightning to hit the ground.) KANON: You should mind your business and obey me, princess. Don't argue with me just because you are sovereign. I gave you your royal position. You'd better be useful! VALGAR: Lucia, leave at once. Kanon has lost his mind! Princess: No! I can't just let this man go! VALGAR: You heard me! (Princess runs off, as KANON goes to the center to face the others.) KANON: The bloodline of the true khans was not completely destroyed, eh Serena...? Our troupe trained you well if you've survived this long. Now you think your day has come? The khans were slain long ago. Why avenge crimes that happened before you were ever born? SERENA: Shut up, Kanon! Even if the khans were wiped out of existence, how can I say nothing? I have seen the magic of a dark wizard mock the true glory of the khans. KANON: You are a brave to speak so freely. You have the royal fire, just like the dead Queen... Your mother. You look just like her... Princess Serena. HAN (P): Serena? A princess of the khans? VALGAR: Nonsense! My family has ruled this land since ancient times! My father, the king never spoke of any change in the royal family. (UNDEAD HERO roars and attacks KANON, who stops him, shoves him back and traps him in a force field.) KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha! I remember a warrior... He fought to his last breath the night your family was destroyed. He should have died along with the men he killed, on the outskirts of town. I never dreamed that I would come face to face with him again! SERENA: The warrior who died when my family was destroyed? I knew we'd we met each other before! I knew he was a knight of the khans. KANON: The King himself said just before he died... Now my kingdom is that of the sword. Destroy us now, the sword will return, and avenge us. As a precaution, I ordered my warriors to gather every scrap of steel and iron. Not one sword in the kingdom had such power. I should have looked more carefully. A sword found by a stranger turned to be the one. Serena...when your rebels and the sword worked together as one, that's when my troubles began. SERENA: What are you up to, Kanon? By the time I was born, you already held total power. Why in the world did you have to destroy my family? (SERENA attacks KANON, but he disappears. Then the area goes black and VALGAR, SERENA, and PLAYER start to fall and land in darkness. Pictures appears as KANON speaks.) In ancient time, humans mearly existed. Proud sky spirits ruled the sky and earth spirits ruled the earth. These mighty fought each other. Humans were caught in the middle and cowered in fear. Then the sky spirits gave us magic, a power beyond the imagination of most humans. We decided to help the sky spirits in their fight against the earth spirits. We fought with all our might. Most of the wizards died. But we finally succeeded. We banished the earth spirits into darkness. But the sky spirits were unhappy. They began to envy and fear our newly acquired power. They pushed us, the wizards, who would have died for them...into the same darkness as the earth spirits. The surviviors forgot about magic. This was called the Time of the Sword. I vowed revenge, and waited for the right time when I could revive magic in this world. (Fade to black, leaving VALGAR, KANON, SERENA, PLAYER. They fall and land back in front of the castle.) KANON: I used spells to hold down the earth spirits and crawled from the darkness. The khans would not trust my magic, so I destroyed them. I replaced them with a wizard kingdom, where I hid and waited. VALGAR: You destroyed the khans for your own evil purposes? KANON: Evil purposes? No! To save humanity! I am sorry, Valgar. But you chose to live by the sword, like a fool. If you were a puppet like the king, you would have lived much longer. VALGAR: Father? He knew everything? (KANON blasts VALGAR away and turns to others.) KANON: But those who found the sword also found trouble, didn't they? Far better if they'd met me before they met this woman. Well, that's all right. Let it go. Everything's still on schedule. The dawn of the sorcerers is about to begin! ------------------------------------------------------- You are insane! KANON: Why not rely on magic? The world will spin the way I want it to spin. Humans will become the strongest species! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way... You can break my spells? What kind of power do you possess? Well, I guess the time has come to show you what I can do. (KANON attacks them and soon he is defeated.) You fools! You side with the sky spirits? (KANON disappears, then the sky grows dark.) ?: You who hate evil magic, I have been waiting for you. Warriors, don't be afraid. Come to me. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-13) ------------------------------------------------------- Replacing the khans was wrong! KANON: I couldn't help it. The khans just had different ideas than I did. (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Agh! No way! You can break my spells? What power! So be it. You'll be sorry you were born. (KANON attacks them. After he dies, the RESISTANCE arrive.) RESISTANCE: We came to join you. We had doubts about the khans too, and vowed to fight them! Because we chose to fight, our village was destroyed and only we few survived. But now Kanon is gone, and victory is ours! (The RESISTANCE salute. Fade to black. Go to STAGE-14) ------------------------------------------------------- Upsetting the spirits is unwise. KANON: We have gained the power of the earth spirits, the time has come to defeat the sky spirits! As long as they exist, we will never have peace! (UNDEAD HERO breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! Who are you...? Never mind. I'm just warming up. Whoever you are, you won't get in my way! (KANON attacks them. After he is defeated...) KANON: You can't rule this land without me! You can't challenge the spirits and live! (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-15.) ------------------------------------------------------- Was force the only option? KANON: Power is everything. I couldn't take revenge until I had the power of the earth spirits. But now I will show you my power the sky itself! (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way... You can break my spells! You... (KANON disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-16.) ------------------------------------------------------- This is the way it must be. SERENA: If you are telling the truth, we have enemies besides you. But I will not let you go. Accept my challenge! KANON: Ha, ha, ha, ha. You'd better worry about yourself. If you only believe half of my story, you will become twice as endangered as I am. (UNDEAD HERO roars and breaks free.) KANON: Ugh! No way. You can break my spells! What power do you have...? (KANON disappears and the screen gets dark.) ?: Warriors! I have something to tell you. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I might even let you see Kanon for a little while. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-17.) ======================================================= STAGE-13 An opening ======================================================= (UNDEAD HERO and PLAYER arrive in the GRAND SHRINE, where a voice speaks to them.) ?: Humans, do not worry. You are in the clouds, looking down on the earth below. This is our world, the world of the sky spirits. I brought you here to tell you something. You learned some of the truth. He was evil, and had fallen into darkness. But he is not the threat now, it is the earth spirits, hiding beneath the castle. They were using Kanon to return to your world. To save humanity, you must destroy these monsters and the false khans. Will you do that for us? ------------------------------------------------------- Fight the earth spirits. ?: That's what I wanted to hear. Go to the castle. Rid the world of evil. (Fade to black, heading to STAGE-18) ------------------------------------------------------- Protect the kingdom first. ?: ...Oh well. Then I will send you to the castle. (Fade the black, teleported to STAGE-19) ------------------------------------------------------- Disobey the spirits. ?: You must not defy us! Here is just a sample of our power. (The VILLAGE GUARD and KNIGHTS come in and attack. After they are defeated...) ?: We acknowledge your powers. But the earth spirits are trying to change the world with their dark powers! Think it over. (VALGAR appears, floating in the air before them.) ?: You must fight evil! First, defeat the human who works for the earth spirits. ------------------------------------------------------ Vow to destroy all evil ?: That is right. But this man has been cleansed of evil. It was a test. This man is not your enemy now. Valgar is your enemy. King of the false khans, but more importantly, lord of the earth spirits. Han: No way! The king is a wizard! (Fade to black, going to STAGE-24.) ------------------------------------------------------ Tell them to leave you alone ?: Well, if you insist. You humans may end this battle your own way. (Fade to white, teleporting to STAGE-25.) ------------------------------------------------------ Refuse to kill Valgar ?: Fools! You could have been our allies. Go now. Leave this island. (VALGAR drops to the floor. He gets up and faces PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO.) VALGAR: .......... I was wrong. I was caught in my own pride. I thought everything I did was for the good of the kingdom. But it was all in vain. I thought myself superior to everything and everyone. Regret changes nothing. But from now on, I will protect my people and kingdom with my life! ?: Looks like humans want to live their own lives, eh? I have no objection. Humans are only humans after all. Show those earth spirits how much you have learned. (fade to white, teleported to STAGE-26.) ======================================================= STAGE-14 A Clan Charges ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO walk across town, meeting CIVILIANS, SOLDIERS, KNIGHTS and BANISHERS. They soon meet up with RESISTANCE, who are slicing up SOLDIERS.) RESISTANCE: Luck is on our side! Let's attack and expose the scemes of the royal family! ------------------------------------------------------- Destroy the earth sprits HAN (P): No! The royal family still has an army of creatures! We will go to the castle. You take care of the city! (The RESISTANCE run off.) ?: You who hate the evil power. I'm gald you found the truth. You will be of great help to us. The earth spirits are hiding inside the castle. Come on, let's go! (They run off, going to STAGE-18) ------------------------------------------------------- Raid the castle HAN (P): No! The royal family still has an army of creatures! We will go to the castle. You take care of the city! (They run off, heading to STAGE-19.) ------------------------------------------------------- Save the people. HAN (P): No! The royal family still has an army of creatures! We will go to the castle. You take care of the city! (The RESISTANCE run off.) ?: If you want the people to know the truth, you must destroy the remaining khans. Come over to me! I will give you a hand. (Fade to white, teleported to STAGE-20) ======================================================= STAGE-15 Wizard Fort ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD Hero head for the castle, fighting KNIGHTS, GIANTS and SOLDIERS. Fade to black. They are inside the castle, fighting KNIGHTS, BANISHERS, MAGICIANS and SOLDIERS. Fade to black. Scene changes. They are running into the throne Room. They stop when they see VALGAR and King.) VALGAR: Father! Kanon told me all about it! Is it true? We're not the real royal family? Are we just pawns of a sorcerer? King: None of your business! It doesn't matter what happens to the kingdom now. We should have let Kanon have his way. VALGAR: Father?... What are you saying! This is no way for a true king to speak! VALGAR looks at PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO.) VALGAR: You.... I will kill you! ------------------------------------------------------- Adminster a royal beating. HAN(P): Stop arguing! Get ready to fight! VALGAR: Arrgh! You again! Stay out of the way! (The RESISTANCE leap in and slay King Valgar.) RESISTANCE: The time has come! Time to be free from the royal family! (VALGAR leaps out of the scene.) RESISTANCE: I have heard about you. We will take care of things here. Please, go after him! (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO leap out. Fade to black, as they go to STAGE-19) ------------------------------------------------------- Help Valgar defeat the king. HAN (P): You knew what was going on and you let Kanon do as he pleased anyway. King: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! I'm sorry, but I don't care what happens to this world. As long as we are ready for the plan! And now, farewell! The next time I see you, I will be in another form. (King disappears.) VALGAR: He disappeared! Father! (VALGAR gets taken into the air by a big light. He disappears, then two GARGOLYES appear.) HAN (P): What! What are these monsters? Bring it on! (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO fight the GARGOLYES. Then the screen brightens.) ?: I'm gald to know you will fight the earth spirits. I believe you can defeat the real enemies of the earth. Won't you come over to me? (Fade to black, going to STAGE-20) ------------------------------------------------------- Comfront the king HAN: Why did you become a king? Because you do as Kanon wishes? KING: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! I don't want power in this human world! My only purpose for this kingly disguise is to help my fellow earth spirits take over this world. Once you have the power, the world is yours. Defeat these people and come under ground. I will greet you with my true self. (King Valgar disappears.) VALGAR: He disappeared! Father! (Two GARGOYLES appear beside VALGAR.) VALGAR: I can't believe it...? Father! Possessed by a wizard? (VALGAR leaps out of the scene.) HAN: What! What are these monsters!? Bring it on! (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO attack the two GARGOYLES. After beating them, fade to black, heading to STAGE-21.) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop him from killing the king HAN(P): Stop it! Killing the king won't solve anything! KING: Ha, ha, ha, ha! You will never understand. And you don't have time to get involved in this. Kanon's scheme is still running its course. This is better than I thought. (King Valgar disappears.) VALGAR: He disappeared! Father! Kanon's scheme is still going on?! (VALGAR leaps out of the scene. Fade to black, going to STAGE-22.) ======================================================= STAGE-16 Dark Labyrinth ======================================================= PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO arrive in a cavern. As they walk or run through, they face SOLDIERS, CYCLOPES, ROPERS, and GOBLINS. Fade to black. They catch up with KANON.) KANON: Stubborn, aren't you! I don't have time for this. Get out of here! ?: You're the one who has to get out! (VALGAR slides by and slashes KANON, killing him.) ?: You fools... If I die, do you think it's finished? My rage will live forever even if this body perishes. (KANON disappears, as VALGAR turns to face PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO.) VALGAR: I hate to admit it but what you said was true. I believed in Kanon, obeyed him. But all he desired was his own revenge! I thought a kingdom could be created with magic. I thought we could protect people with artificial soldiers. But I was wrong... All wrong... HAN (P): Hey, hey, it's not over yet. We can still save the kingodm! ------------------------------------------------------- Search Kanon's lair VALGAR: Did you say earth spirits? Are we going to fight them? (Fade to black, heading to STAGE-21.) ------------------------------------------------------- Destroy Kanon's army. VALGAR: Kanon's wizard soldiers! We've got to stop them! (Fade to black, going to STAGE-22.) ------------------------------------------------------- Ask about the earth spirits? VALGAR: There is a path in the back. Kanon closed it down, but maybe we can make it through now. (Fade to black, going to STAGE-23.) ======================================================= STAGE-17 Revenge ======================================================= (KANON walks in the cavern. He stops and turns to see PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO appear before him.) KANON: They caught up with me! Their powers are equal to mine!? How can this be!? ?: I summoned them here. (King Valgar appears near KANON.) KANON: King Valgar! What are you doing here? King: Foolish human. Did you really think you had control over the earth spirits? You are finished. Did you think we'd forgotten that you helped the sky spirits banish us to darkness? (King summons a lightning bolt and strikes KANON dead with it.) King: You don't realize it at all. Your king ceased being human. Our power will soon be complete. Humans need not fight the sky spirits. That mission belongs to us, the earth spirits. (King changes into XENOVIA.) XENOVIA: Humans, don't be afraid! I rule the earth spirits, one of the two species Kanonspoke about. I've observed many human battles over the centuries, but you seem to possess something different than those I've seen before. So now I will share a secret with you. Kanon didn't tell you everything you need to know. Listen and you shall learn the absolute truth. I will show you the real evil. HAN (P): Yeeeaaarrrgggg... The king was a wizard? ------------------------------------------------------- Don't trust the earth spirits. XENOVIA: Humans are no different. You can look the other way, but the truth remains the truth. (XENOVIA disappears. Fade to black, heading to STAGE-21.) ------------------------------------------------------- Return to the castle. XENOVIA: You still worry about humanity? I won't bother to stop you. Go discover what you must do. (Fade to white, then black, going to STAGE-22.) ------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the whole story. XENOVIA: Good. You are brave. You will now face our people. Should you defeat them, I will acknowledge you as true warriors. (Fade to black, heading to STAGE-23.) ======================================================= STAGE-18 Resistance Wing ======================================================= (UNDEAD HERO and PLAYER are outside the castle, facing SOLDIERS, KNIGHTS and GIANTS. They enter into the castle and fight SOLDIERS, KNIGHTS, BANISHERS and MAGICIANS. They run into the throne room and face VALGAR and King.) VALGAR: Hah, hah, hah, hah! So, the geniune royal blood shows up. You came up with a pretty good idea. Claiming we're fake. Nonsense, indeed. Both you and Kanon are after the royal family, simply to gain power. Now, in the face of King Valgar, you shall become dead meat! King: Hah, hah, hah, hah! Dear prince Black Knight, my son. Even you are a man that can only see the surface. There is no one you can trust. Not even I am an exception. (King then changes into XENOVIA.) XENOVIA: I am sorry to say, that what Kanon said is true. He was taking advantage of our power, to prepare to fight against the sky spirits. But it is not the humans that must fight against them. It is us, the earth spirits, that are destined to fight against them. VALGAR: What... Curse you, monster! You possessed my father! But, no matter who you are, I refuse to believe you. We are genuine royal blood. And it is my duty to protect the royal family! (Lightning strikes VALGAR.) XENOVIA: A pesky man indeed. Humans have no need to interfere in our affairs. Humans should mind their own business. (XENOVIA disappears.) ------------------------------------------------------- Battle the sorce of evil. ?: As you can see... She is the one behind all this, the one that rules the earth spirits. We have no time to left. She will come to the human world, and will expand her power. Go now brave warriors, to save the human world. (They run out of the throne room, heading to STAGE-24.) ------------------------------------------------------- Rid the kingdom of evil. ?: Heeey, Valgar! (ZUR and two SOLDIERS leap in.) ZUR: I don't know what is going on, but I guess I came at the right moment. I shall help you! Be thankful! (The two SOLDIERS pick up VALGAR, and carry him. They and ZUR walk away. Fade to black, going to STAGE-25.) ======================================================= STAGE-19 New Beat ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO walk towards the castle, fighting SOLDIERS, KNIGHTS and GIANTS. Fade to black. Scene changes and they are inside the castle, fighting SOLDIERS, KNIGHTS, BANISHERS and MAGICIANS. Fade to black. Scene changes. They run into the throne room and encounter VALGAR.) VALGAR: You annoying rebels! You don't know when to stop! Forgive me, but I don't believe what Kanon said. Even if the wizard was behind the kingdom's prosperity, what's the harm in taking advantage of the situation? I want more power! I will abandon the ridiculous ways of my father and build my own kingdom! ------------------------------------------------------- Vow to destroy all evil (VALGAR arches his back and lightning strikes him. Then King Valgar appears.) KING: Heh, heh, heh, heh! Foolish man. He doesn't have any idea who's taking advantage of whom! (The king changes into XENOVIA.) HAN: What! The king was a wizard? XENOVIA: Humans, don't let overconfidence replace your common sense. There is no room for you in the inevitable battle between sky spirits and earth spirits. We will be forced to kill without mercy if you get in our way! (XENOVIA disappears. Fade to black, going to STAGE-24.) ------------------------------------------------------- Protect our kingdom from Valgar VALGAR: Huh! What can YOU do? (VALGAR leaps out and PLAYER & UNDEAD HERO follow, to STAGE-25) ------------------------------------------------------- Make Valgar come to his senses. ?: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Don't ever underestimate me. Do you think we earth spirits will listen to a man by the likes of you? Never! It is time! No more hiding from humans. No hoarding of power. The time has come to do battle with the sky spirits! (Two GARGOYLES appear. VALGAR leaps away from them.) VALGAR: Agh? You are monsters under Kanon's control? Earth spirits? You... (VALGAR leaps out of the scene.) HAN(P): Those things are earth spirts? (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO battle the 2 GARGOYLEs. After they are destroyed, fade to black, going to STAGE-26.) ======================================================= STAGE-20 Determination ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO appear in the GRAND SHRINE.) ?: Humans, do not worry. You are in the heavens, looking down upon the earth. This paradise is our world, the world of the Sky Spirits. I summoned you here to tell you something. You must understand what our intentions are. Listen carefully, warriors. If you wish to save this world, be aware that humans aren't your only enemies. You must fight the earth spirits who hide behind the khans. They used Kanon to reach the surface. If you don't stop them, the earth will be hurled into darkness. (VALGAR appears, floating in the air before them.) ?: Make up your mind. For starters, finish this man who is the minion of the earth spirits. ------------------------------------------------------- Vow to destroy all evil. ?: Superb! You answered correctly. But this man's will is not his own. He was used by the earth spirits. Your true opponent is not this man any longer. It is Valgar, the king, and ruler of the earth spirits. HAN(P): Like no way! You mean that king was a wizard? (Fade to white, teleported to STAGE-24.) ------------------------------------------------------- Tell them to leave you alone. ?: Is that the best you can do to survive? Well then, so be it. I will let you go. End you battle yourselves. (Fade to white, going to STAGE-25.) ------------------------------------------------------- Refuse to kill Valgar. ?: Not a wise answer. You could've joined us. Now you will wonder forever why you are where you are. (VALGAR is dropped. He gets up and faces PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO.) VALGAR: I was wrong after all... What I am seeing here is evidence of Kanon's story. An apology won't change a thing. But to make amends for what I have done, I vow to protect my kingdom and my people with my life! ?: Well... Humans choose to live their lives, eh? Intriguing answer. Prove that your words are not mearly just words. Show us what you can do. (Fade to white, then black, heading to STAGE-26.) ======================================================= STAGE-21 Battle in the Castle Town ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO are inside a broken-down castle, fighting ROPERS, GOBLINS, CYCLOPSES, SKELETONS and ROBOTS. Fade to black. They walk till they meet GARGOYLES and XENOVIA.) XENOVIA: Don't be afraid. I rule the earth spirits, one of the two species Kanon spoke about. I've seen many human battles over the centuries and you possess something different than those I've seen before. So, I better tell you this. You were born with the same purpose as we. Kanon did not tell you everything you needed to know. Listen and you shall learn the absolute truth. I will show you real evil. ------------------------------------------------------ (Alternate scene: If you came from STAGE-17, you'll get this:) XENOVIA: I will tell you again for your own good. Listen to me and learn the truth. ------------------------------------------------------- Protect the kingdom first. XENOVIA: You cannot be helped. You have caused enough trouble. Trust me, this will hurt you more than it is going to hurt me! (VALGAR slides in to attack XENOVIA, but she disappears. VALGAR faces PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO.) VALGAR: I was... wrong after all... I was caught in my pride. I thought I could do no wrong. I can never atone, for what I have done, I will protect my kingdom and my people for life! ?: Interesting. Humans choose to live their own lives, eh? You chose that answer from many. But what can mere humans possibly do? (Fade to white, going to STAGE-26.) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop Kanon's soldiers. XENOVIA: Protecting your people comes first, eh? Fine. Go now. We don't need to get involved. Just remember. Humans aren't the only creatures in this world. Like it or not, sooner or later, you will have to get involved. (Fade to black, going to STAGE-27.) ------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the story. XENOVIA: Humans, you have grown strong. You are ready to defeat the sky spirits. I have something to tell you about the world. All the creatures in this world were created by a supreme being. This being's sole purpose was to promote war! All of the life forms have been fooled into fighting each other so he could have ultimate warriors to serve him. In order to end this vicious cycle, you must defeat the sky spirits, and ultimately the sky beings. Fight for your freedom! (Fade to white, heading to STAGE-28.) ======================================================= STAGE-22 Steel Fort ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO are inside the castle, fighting KNIGHTS, SOLDIERS, BANISHERS & MAGICIANS. Fade to black. Scene changes. They arrive in the throne room, facing GOLDEN SILVER, Princess Lucia and ROBOT.) G. SILVER: I never fail to carry out my master's plans. Nobody stands in my way. Humans cannot defeat me, because their emotions interfere with logic. HAN (P): Lucia! They've kidnapped you?! Princess: Don't worry about me! You must destroy Kanon's evil creation! I didn't know that Kannon created a false kingdom of magic! You must save the kingdom! ------------------------------------------------------- Hope for a miricle. (lightning comes down, striking G. SILVER down. Pricess runs to one side as VALGAR slides in, destrying the ROBOT. VALGAR leaps to the Princess' side.) VALGAR: Don't worry about the artificial soldiers. You need to worry about the sky spirits and earth spirits! Go! I will take care of things on this end! (PLAYER & UNDEAD HERO run across the throne room, then stop.) ?: This is interesting. Humans choose to live their own lives, eh? Humans are only humans. What can you do with them? Show us, earth spirits, what you can do. (Fade to white, heading to STAGE-26.) ------------------------------------------------------- Try to save Lucia. G. SILVER: Humans cannot defeat us. Come with us, princess. You may still be of use to us. (3 ROBOTS leap in and attack PLAYER & UNDEAD HERO, while G. SILVER and Princess leave. After the ROBOTS are destroyed, fade to black, going to STAGE-27.) ------------------------------------------------------- Attack and sacrifice Lucia. (Lightning strikes G. SILVER down. Princess runs to one side as VALGAR slides in, destroying the ROBOT.) VALGAR: I knew Lucia didn't matter to you! I will never forgive you! (VALGAR and Princess run off. PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO give chase, but they are stop by 2 ROBOTS, who attack them. After they destroy them, XENOVIA appears.) XENOVIA: I understand your hatred of the royal family. They deceived you. But you musn't blame them. Think about the sourceof their sorrow and Kanon's rage. Isn't it the cold-hearted sky spirits who look down on us from the heavens? Humans you have grown strong. You are ready to defeat the sky spirits. I have something to tell you about the world. All of the creatures in this world were created by a supreme being. This being's sole purpose was to promote war! All of the life forms have been fooled into fighting each other so he could have ultimate warriors to serve him. In order to end this vicious cycle, you must defeat the sky spirits, and ultimately the sky beings. Fight for your freedom! (Fade to white, then black, going to STAGE-28) ======================================================= STAGE-23 Truth ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO are in the SUBTERRANEAN WORLD. They battle CYCLOPSES, ROPERS and GARGOYLES. Fade to black. Scene changes. They arrive in the SUBTERRANEAN ALTER. XENOVIA appears before them.) XENOVIA: I'm gald you came here, you warriors, who fight without seeing the truth. Listen to me. I rule the earth spirits. I have something to tell you about the world. All of the creatures in this world were created by a supreme being. This being's sole purpose was to promote war! All of the life forms have been fooled into fighting each other so he could have ultimate warriors to serve him. In order to end this vicious cycle, you must defeat the sky spirits, and ultimately the sky beings. Fight for your freedom! ------------------------------------------------------- Destroy rest of Kanon's army. XENOVIA: Well, that's O. K., too. The wizard's plan is not yet finished. I hear soldiers ranting in the castle. (Fade to white, teleported to STAGE-27.) ------------------------------------------------------- Comfront the sky spirits. XENOVIA: Fine. I will open the heavens for you. Now go learn who you really are! (Fade to white, then black, going STAGE-28.) ======================================================= STAGE-24 Fate ======================================================= (UNDEAD HERO and PLAYER are in the SUBTERRANEAN WORLD, fighting Black Plants, GOBLINS, CYCLOPS, GARGOYLES and ROPERS. Fade to black. They arrive in the SUBTERRANEAN ALTER. XENOVIA appears before them.) XENOVIA: I underestimed you. You have come this far. You cannot go back. We no longer have to hide behind humans and hoar our power. The time has come at last! We will destroy the sky spirits! You foolish humans will vanish with them! (XENOVIA fights them. After she is defeated, she faces them.) XENOVIA: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! My dear humans... I am so angry at you human scum. My blood boils! Please excuse me while I slip into something more comfortable. (XENOVIA changes into GREAT EARTH SPIRIT and fights. After she is destroyed, a voice appears.) ?: You are our enemy now. We have nothing more to tell you. Think how delighted he must be. Nothing stands in his way now, and his great warriors have created. (SKY WARRIOR appears, follow by the other GUARDIAN HEROES team.) SKY WARRIOR: You did a great job. Just as I desired. You have become great warriors. You had more talents than I ever imagined. And I must thank the undead warrior too. You were a good guide. May you rest in peace. (UNDEAD HERO walks to the center, roars and disappears.) SKY WARRIOR: Those blinded by magic spells must remember the real human power. Our giving humans magic was not a good idea... We will never interfere again. You will lead your own lives from now on. (Fade to light. Top view down showing the GUARDIAN HEROES standing near the edge, looking down.) We were taken to a castle in the sky, bathed in shining light and from above the white clouds in the blue heavens, we looked down on earth, where day was about to break. This peace we have found, makes our bitter hard battles seem like we fought them long ago. Everything is over. That's not true. Everything has just begun. Humans must start the next chapter, a new chapter of a future that they create themselves. ======================================================= STAGE-25 Insane Dance Party ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO are in the caverns, fighting MAGICIANS, ZOMBIES, ROBOTS and VILLAGE GUARDS. They meet up with ZUR.) ZUR: Aloha! I won't let you go any further! Even Valgar had a hard time fighting you. If I can defeat you my future in the kingdom looks promising! (ZUR attacks. After they beat him...) ZUR: I can't defeat you! Team up with me and win back the royal power? You can blow off Valgar with one snort! Right? I cannot trust you. I won't listen to you. I must ignore you. You're a freak! (They begins to close in on ZUR.) ?: I suppose we need a final battle, eh? (VALGAR arrives. ZUR runs to hide behind him.) ZUR: Valgar! Get these wimps! I'd do it myself, but I just remembered I have people to torture. VALGAR: Zur. You gutless weasel. You only befriend those who will help you in your quest for power. There is no place for you here. Begone! VALGAR summons lightning to strike ZUR. ZUR falls, but rises again, laughing. ZUR levitates VALGAR into the air, then lowers into nothing.) ZUR: Yikes, yikes, yikes! A weasel? Heh, heh, heh. What's wrong with befiending the strong? That's not cheating, it's smart! Thank you, Valgar! With the magic you gave me, I feel like a new person! Smartest brain! Greatest power! A mircle super-warrior is now being boooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn! (ZUR changes into SUPER ZUR and attacks. Soon, he is defeated and explodes. The GUARDIAN HEROES arrive.) NICOLE: This really makes me mad, all the trouble caused by that scum! GINJIROU: Now the darkness of this world is cleared away and the curse of the khans erased! SERENA: ... Was what I did the right thing to do? I wonder if Valgar and the false khans also thought they did what they did for the good of the kingdom. HAN: Perhaps... He had a different way of doing things, but he was doing his best. RANDY: So! The survivors have a duty to keep the peace. SERENA: You're right. We should heed their feelings, for the sake of a new era, and the sake of the people. (Scene changes. Picture shows RESISTANCE cheering at the castle above them.) ======================================================= STAGE-26 Scenario for Destruction. ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO arrive in SUBTERRANEAN WORLD, facing GOBLINS, ROPERS, GARGOLYES and CYCLOPS. Fade to black. They arrive in the SUBTERRANEAN ALTER. XENOVIA appears.) XENOVIA: You humans have courage. But you got in our way. It is OUR mission to defeat the sky spirits. You won't stop us! (They fight. After XENOVIA is defeated, the scene goes dark.) ?: Humans, you have grown strong. You are ready to defeat the sky spirits. I have something to tell you about the world. All of the creatures in this world were created by a supreme being. This being's sole purpose was to promote war! All of the life forms have been fooled into fighting each other so he could have ultimate warriors to serve him. In order to end this vicious cycle, you must defeat the sky spirits, and ultimately the sky beings. Fight for your freedom! (Fade to white, then black, going to STAGE-29.) ======================================================= STAGE-27 Clockwork Strategy ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO are in the broken down castle, fighting KNIGHTS, MAGICIANS, ROBOTS, and SOLDIERS. Fade to black. They arrive at the area where GOLDEN SILVER, Princess, and ROBOT are.) G. SILVER: I always carry out my master's plans, to do this, I take advantage of the human mind. HAN (P): Ahh! What are you doing to Lucia!? She is a princess! Princess: Don't worry about me! Shatter Kanon's evil creation! I didn't know it, but I was one of those who changed the kingdom. We must stop Kanon's plan! (Other ROBOTS drop in near PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO. VALGAR slides in from behind, knocking out one of the ROBOTS. G. SILVER flies away as VALGAR looks at PLAYER.) VALGAR: I can't atone for what I have done. But I love the kingdom too. Please let me help! HAN (P): You..... You take over here! I will never let him go, he involved Lucia in this! (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO leave as ROBOTS close in on VALGAR and Princess. Fade to black, heading to STAGE-30.) ======================================================= STAGE-28 Warrior in the light ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO arrive in the CELESTIAL WORLD facing KNIGHTS, BANISHERS, GIANTS and VILLAGE GUARDS. After they are defeated, SKY WARRIOR appears.) SKY WARRIOR: I'm sorry to see that you, the chosen ones, lead this kind of life. HAN (P): Chosen ones?? Who in the world chose us?? SKY WARRIOR: Do you think everything that's happened so far is mere luck? Do you think you found the sword by accident? Do you think you met that warrior by accident? Or won every battle? Everything was done with the magic concealed in that sword. This has all been planned! We chose you, the best of the raw materals called humans, to be our ultimate warriors. The warrior who led you here is only a guide. We have no more use for you now. I will blow you away like ashes, along with the undead warrior, who was only reborn because we commanded it. (They fight. After SKY WARRIOR is defeated, PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO run off. Fade to black. Scene changes. They arrive in the GRAND SHRINE and stop in the center.) ?: You chose the wrong materals. You could have been the greatest warriors I have ever created. Well, that's O. K. There are still some useful materals. You want to ease the despair in your heart by entracing power. You only follow the path given to you. Come, my warriors! Destroy those who will not follow me, and destroy those useless dead ones! (Bolts of lightning strike the floor and VALGAR appears, dressed in white.) HAN (P): Valgar? Darn it! Ahhh..... (They fight. After VALGAR is defeated, the rest of the GUARDIAN HEROES arrive.) VALGAR: I didn't mean to be his lackey. But I was so miserable! All I believed in was lost... He offered me power. I thought power would solve everything. (The celestial object appears in the center.) ?: Don't worry. Just do what I tell you. Come on! The victor will soon be determined. Your enemy stands before you. VALGAR: No! This is no different from what I've been doing! As long as we're in your clutches, there will never be peace! HAN: Hold it! What are you going to do!? (VALGAR strikes the celestial object with his sword, then UNDEAD HERO does the same. The object explodes. Fade to black.) You humans are strong! You broke the shell surrounding the world which we took for granted, and cut the chains that bound everything. For your courage, I will guide you to earth. (The scene shows the brighted cloud sky and panning down ward.) But the battle is not yet over. Evil will bring new warriors. Maybe even evil himself, will battle us. But I promise you, when that happens you have my help to protect this new world you have won. Scene shows female CIVILIAN (1), child CIVILIAN (2) and skinny CIVILIAN (4) looking over the mountain terrain. Fade to black.) ======================================================= STAGE-29 Paradise ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO appear in CELESTIAL WORLD, where SKY WARRIOR appears before them.) SKY WARRIOR: You, the chosen ones! You certainly took your time getting here. HAN (P): Chosen? What are you talking about? SKY WARRIOR: Do you think everything that's happened so far is mere luck? Do you think you found the sword by accident? Do you think you met that warrior by accident? Or won every battle? Everything was done with the magic concealed in that sword. This has all been planned. We chose you, the best of the raw materials called humans to be our ultimate warriors. The warrior who led you here is only a guide. I challenge you! Defeat me if you can. (They battle. After SKY WARRIOR is defeated, he stands before them.) SKY WARRIOR: Fools! You think that you are ultimate warriors? I'll show you what a real ultimate warrior can do! I will destroy you! (SKY WARRIOR changes into SKY SPIRIT and attacks. He soon explodes into nothing after he dies. PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO stand victorious.) ?: You have proven your worth! That's good. You are my ultimate warriors! (They soon run off. Fade to black. Scene changes. It's the GRAND SHRINE. PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO appear, follow by the rest of the GUARDIAN HEROES one by one.) RANDY: I wonder-- Are they taking us somewhere? NOCOLE: Stop it, I won't go anywhere! (Something appears in the center bathed in light and floating.) SERENA: Oh, brave undead warrior, who protected the khans with his last breath... Why do you stand on the earth once more? Because of all this? We don't know your face or even your name. But I believe you live again to save the kingdom and the people. What shall we do? (UNDEAD HERO walks over to the center and attacks the SKY SPIRIT object.) ?: You! What are you doing? Are you against me? (UNDEAD HERO stops and leaps back.) HAN: Wrong! He didn't come back to life for you! But to protect the world he once belonged to! (HAN hits the object with his sword, then leaps back.) NICOLE: Yeah! We didn't fight for you either! (NICOLE attacks it with her wand, then leaps back.) ?: Why do you attack? You are the greatest warriors in the world! And you gained your power because I guided you! Come to me! Explore the new world! GINJIROU: To my regret, there is not one warrior here who will follow you! (GINJIROU does a Mirage Sky Dance on the object, then leaps back.) RANDY: We can no longer allow you to control our destiny! (RANDY attacks it with his staff, then leaps back.) SERENA: You think we're resisting? But if we follow you now, what's left of earth will be ruins. We cannot destroy the world for your foolish dream! (SERENA does a Moon Slice on the object, causing it to shake and spark.) ?: You fools! This is the world I created. What can you do here without my help? ?2: We won't know unless we try! (VALGAR leaps in and strikes the object with his swords, causing the screen to brighten. Fade to black.) In the bright flash, an image suddenly appeared in our minds, calling us. (Scene appears with a panning overview of mountains and thick forest.) We found ourselves standing on earth with a black knight who now wanted what we wanted. He was the ruler of the earth spirits. Had he saved us, though he'd been our enemy? Even earth spirits want their freedom. But... Is freedom what we really wanted? (A cliff appears with the UNDEAD HERO'S sword on top of it.) We no longer belong to anybody. No one will help us now. No one will protect us. Now our true power as human beings will be tested. We cannot look back. We will not waste our victory! (Fade to black.) ======================================================= STAGE-30 A New Journey ======================================================= (PLAYER and UNDEAD HERO leap into a blue room, facing G. SILVER.) G. SILVER: With the master gone, not a single human being can rule this land. We artificial soldiers will therefore rule you from now on. HAN (P): I can't believe it. Run-away soldiers. (G. SILVER takes off his cape and fights them. After SILVER explodes, the rest of the GUARDIAN HEROES come in along with Princess.) Princess: Thank you. Kanon's evil dream of the future has been sattered. HAN: Yeah! Don't worry, Lucia! Where is your brother? Princess: My brother is gone. He will fight with even greater force to protect the people of our kingdom. Please don't follow him. I want you to rebuild our kingdom! Help bring back peace! I will do anything for it! SERENA: Yes. Everybody feels the same about their country. A kingdom shouldn't be built by a handful of powerful people. Let's work together and make peace in the world. (Fade to black. Scene appears with panning overview of mountains and thick forest. A cliff appears with VALGAR standing on the edge, overlooking the terrain. Fade to black.) ======================================================= Special thanks to: -SEGA and TRESURE for making this game. -the following people and the websites who have posted this FAQ and it's updates: gameFAQs.com gamewinners.com These are the people who I allow permission for this document. If you see this on a website that IS NOT listed here, please tell me. -You, the reader, for looking at this. If you have any questions, commits or discussions to this FAQ, please don't hesitate to write to me at the address shown. Thank you and watch out for my reviews of other games on Sega Saturn, Atari 2600, and video arcade on this and other websites. In closing, I leave you with this: For people who like GUARDIAN HEROES music: In case you don't know, you can play the audio music tracks off the console version CDs. Better yet, to save wear and tear, record the music tracks from the CD to an audio cassette tape. Just don't play track 1 because it's the game load. Thanks to ChrisM-UK and Valgar (Ryan Schmidt) for providing the theme list. Here's the track list: 01. [DATA TRACK] 02. Open Your Heart 03. Fighters Of Pain 04. Escape From XX 05. Shuffler In The Dark 06. Indy 07. Jazzy Sabotage 08. The Plot 09. Brave Parade 10. It's Alive 11. Dear Amadeus 12. The Sword 13. Bolero Of Finale 14. I'm Not Alone 15. Round About 16. Toki Meki Saxaphone 17. Pointer Bros. & Sis 18. Methods 19. Rough And Lady 20. Heroes Theme 21. Notorious Don 22. A Happy New World 23. Complex Soldiers 24. Trap "I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him."--Booker T. Washington