Destiny Zero Origins: The Great Awakening
Chapter 1 | Introduction
Many centuries ago, in a time long forgotten, the elder race of the firstborn watched over the new world as its secrets slowly began to unravel. They were the first to witness the Creation, observing it as it grew. Born from time itself, the elders believed that it was created from the essence of pure evil.
It was then that the elders absorbed their powers into weapons, trinkets, and armor, each granting the wielder extraordinary abilities, hoping that the chosen hero would one day appear to destroy the Creation, just as the legend foretold.
During 1220 B.C., the first magic academy opened its doors to alchemists. Built with the vision of creating a foundation for future scholars, the Alchemists Legion believed that alchemy is a gift to be shared among all, although some secrets were better left unknown….
While attending the academy, Saint Carmelo, a young priest at the time, was determined to discover the real roots behind alchemy. His passion and thirst for knowledge drove him to uncover an ancient, powerful secret. As he was researching scrolls in the academy’s library, he stumbled upon a strange black scroll titled The Black Phoenix. It mentioned that beneath the school lay a hidden passageway filled with tombs of the old times and scrolls containing forbidden knowledge.
Worried about these scrolls falling into the wrong hands, Saint Carmelo created The Fallen Order, a group of alchemists who swore to protect its secrets from the darkness that seeks forbidden enlightenment.
When Saint Carmelo ventured into the hidden passageway underneath the school, he discovered something terrifying. Not only did it, in fact, contain scrolls, but one of these scrolls held the ability to learn forbidden magic so deep that it could alter perception and change reality.
If placed into the wrong hands, one could only imagine the terror that would be unleashed. But when he touched the scroll, he accidentally released the evil that had been trapped within it for hundreds of years and thus learned the forbidden magic that he had sworn to protect.
If placed into the wrong hands, one could only imagine the terror that would be unleashed. But when he touched the scroll, he accidentally released the evil that had been trapped within it for hundreds of years and thus learned the forbidden magic that he had sworn to protect.
Ashamed, he kept it to himself. But eventually, with newfound confidence, he demonstrated these abilities to his allies, and over time, these abilities grew even more dangerous than he could have ever imagined. As his ego took over, he began to use it increasingly. Then he noticed a strange sequence of events occurring. Each time he used his new abilities, a strange whisper of words would come to him, and the earth began to shake as if the world were starting to crumble.
At first, he thought nothing of it, but eventually, he realized what was really going on. By then, it was too late… These new abilities he had gained came with a deep price that would awaken an ancient beast once known to the elder race as the Great Dragon of the Divine.
Legends tell us that the great beast’s power would grow over time as its host used their newfound abilities. Every 100 years, the beast would awaken from its slumber to wreak havoc on the world again and eventually destroy its own host, cutting off its own source of magic and returning to its 100-year slumber, waiting for another alchemist who is foolish enough to gain its mystical powers for only a short period of time.
Knowing this, he stood in front of the great beast and gave himself to it in exchange for the safety of the people. He spoke to the divine beast with great wisdom and said, “Let these people go free. Let them live their lives however they may choose and take me instead.” With tears falling from his son’s eyes as he watched his father commit a noble sacrifice, Prince Carmelo Jr. quickly ran to his father with a plea. “No, Father, don’t leave us, please!” He tried to stop him from making this sacrifice, but his father told him, “Don’t worry about me, boy,” with a chuckle deep in his smile. “I’ll be fine. Take care of your mother for me
and be a good boy to your older brother.”
Legends tell us that the great beast’s power would grow over time as its host used their newfound abilities. Every 100 years, the beast would awaken from its slumber to wreak havoc on the world again and eventually destroy its own host, cutting off its own source of magic and returning to its 100-year slumber, waiting for another alchemist who is foolish enough to gain its mystical powers for only a short period of time.
Knowing this, he stood in front of the great beast and gave himself to it in exchange for the safety of the people. He spoke to the divine beast with great wisdom and said, “Let these people go free. Let them live their lives however they may choose and take me instead.” With tears falling from his son’s eyes as he watched his father commit a noble sacrifice, Prince Carmelo Jr. quickly ran to his father with a plea. “No, Father, don’t leave us, please!” He tried to stop him from making this sacrifice, but his father told him, “Don’t worry about me, boy,” with a chuckle deep in his smile. “I’ll be fine. Take care of your mother for me
and be a good boy to your older brother.”
At the very last second, Prince Carmelo Jr. grabbed his father and begged him to stop what he was doing, but sadly it was too late; the sacrifice was made, and the entire temple shook with a blow, bringing down the entire structure. His older brother, who stood there, yelled, “Come on, let’s go! This place is falling apart!”
Years later, after the death of their father, his older brother, Prince Spaniard, left Fall Village to pursue his own life, and Prince Carmelo took over his father’s throne, calling his older brother a traitor for leaving the order. But Prince Spaniard knew it was not safe to be there anymore, certainly not with Prince Carmelo endangering the lives of citizens with crimes of bribery and treason.
With the divine creature finally at rest, Prince Spaniard knew it was only a matter of time before his young brother’s curiosity would lead him to find a way to awaken the dragon again to gain the divine power, he so desperately sought to get his father back.
Years later, after the death of their father, his older brother, Prince Spaniard, left Fall Village to pursue his own life, and Prince Carmelo took over his father’s throne, calling his older brother a traitor for leaving the order. But Prince Spaniard knew it was not safe to be there anymore, certainly not with Prince Carmelo endangering the lives of citizens with crimes of bribery and treason.
With the divine creature finally at rest, Prince Spaniard knew it was only a matter of time before his young brother’s curiosity would lead him to find a way to awaken the dragon again to gain the divine power, he so desperately sought to get his father back.
Many centuries ago, in a time long forgotten; the elder race of the first born watched over the new world as it secrets slowly began to unravel. They were the first to witness the Creation, watching over it as it grew. Born from time itself, the elders believed that it was created from an essence of pure evil. It was then that the elders absorbed their powers into weapons, accessories, and armor each granting the wielder extraordinary abilities, hoping that the chosen hero would one day appear to destroy the Creation; just as the legend foretold.