prolog

On Gaia, near Lindblum, the following record of the sealed temple, called Oel Vert, which was built on the Forgotten Continent in a magic-free zone, was found in a researcher's hiding place. The strange thing, however, was that shortly after returning from his trip, according to the research, this researcher disappeared. Apparently he was reluctant to go with someone because their hiding place was found very devastated.
Only the records could be used to reconstruct what was happening. They were as follows:

& # 8222; It was an exhausting journey. Sailing our ships was a bad idea because there was nowhere to dock them. Over the past 200 years, the Forgotten Continent has shielded itself more and more. This was not least due to the roots of the soul filter, a tree in which something incredible should have happened 200 years ago & # 8230; the ancient sages, a people on Gaia, our planet, still tell the stories of the eight warriors who saved Gaia from destruction.They were Zidane, a brave boy of 16 years old, the mother of the recently deceased Queen of Alexandria, Garnet III. , Garnet II., Eiko, the last and oldest Esper, Knight Steiner, legendary knight of the Alexandrian castle troops, Vivi, the best known and still living black magician, Freja, the legendary dragon knight, Quina, who had researched the sense of eating and mahogany , one of the best claw fighters, but who was recently defeated and killed & # 8230; , these eight are said to have dueled in another dimension with a creature of darkness. They saved Gaia, but they were unable to kill this being, called the Eternal Dark in ancient records. Almost all eight warriors are dead, but the survivors live very hidden and withdrawn.
When we finally found a place to moor, we first had to sleep, because looking for a place took the whole day.To make matters worse, our ships that we could not tie up were driven away the next day. My assumption was confirmed that this continent was cursed. Almost all of my companions perished because we were attacked by terrible monsters. Although we had the latest weapons, Blade-Gun and MechMagic, and before we went ashore, they were still working properly, they were useless in the fight against the monsters. Apparently the region around Oel Vert and this itself is enclosed with a seal, which prevents any kind of magic & # 8230;
When we finally got to Oel Vert, only four of our initially 20 men, including me, were left. The entrance to Oel Vert was blocked because the roots of the soul filter had entwined around the entrance. Fortunately, our blade guns still had the unmagical blade of the sword, so we could hack our way through. The portal we were standing in front of looked like it hadn't been used for a long time.In addition, it appeared from the & # 8218; mithril metal & # 8217; which has become very precious in recent years. to be forged. The legendary Steiner is said to have owned the sword Exkalibur, which had the core of the purest mithril. The rest is said to have been forged from magical titanium. The sword has disappeared to this day & # 8230;
Although the outer door was rusty, the interior of Oel Vert seemed as if it had been newly built. However, the trap system was also active, so that two more men died from it. We managed to get to the & # 8218; Room of the Terra & # 8217; to fight ahead. Through a system we activated holoprojectors, which showed us runes, and an airship called & # 8218; Invincible & # 8217;. After staying for days and struggling to translate, we were finally able to prove the connection between the Invincible and the runes. We found out that there was a legend that predicted the following:
& # 8218; In the year of the festivities, there will come such great darkness as people have never experienced before.Terra will want to unite, but this will be prevented by the eight. The soul filter is spiraling out of control; evil will creep over Gaia like a black cloud that will obscure the light. Nevertheless, Eight Lights will never go out, on the contrary, these alone will free all of Gaia from the darkness. In the graveyard of the restless, the eight warriors will face the darkness personally, banish it, but the darkness cannot be destroyed, the eternal darkness will always exist, unless the one warrior is born, who with seven others are the descendants of the Eight Warriors who expand their abilities and destroy the darkness like Hades back then, who is now only a shadow of himself, lives incapable of life in the sealed memory. Nevertheless, this prophecy is uncertain when the Eternal Darkness will achieve immortality through the merging of Gaia with Terras, when the three moons Genubis, Ectas and Menaribus will form a full cycle & # 8230; The Invincible will be the link in the chain system and bring monsters, brutal and violent, that only the descendants of the Eight Warriors will save Gaia from final annihilation.& # 8217; But there were no direct descendants of the Eight Warriors, because Vivi's children were killed, Garnet's daughter was killed in an accident and the Other Six died childless. Nevertheless, we found something interesting, which we gave to the Ancient Wise Men for safe keeping after our return: In a room below the surface, which seemed to have only recently been built, we found eight smaller treasure chests, all of which were open except for one. Only a red velvet pillow could be seen in all of them, so we didn't expect anything else in the last one. But when we finally got the box after hours of work, a blue ball, not even the size of a fist, beamed at us. Something magical seemed to emanate from her, although all magic was prevented in Oel Vert. We took the box and the ball with us. At home it was dark all the time and the sky seemed to glow with thunder. I was also sure that someone was chasing me. Perhaps it is also paranoia & # 8230; & # 8220;Here the recordings ended abruptly. Only the Ancient Sages seemed to know what the ball was about. Because on the treasure chest, which housed the ball, was written in intricate script: Zidane Tribal, eight warriors
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