Chapter 1: Junkyard Wasteland: Ground Zero

(The Embryon members gather on the battle field.)

Argilla: I have never seen anything of that nature.

(Argilla hands Serph the scanner.)

(Serph wears it and and surveys the battle field. Information is displayed as he scans.)

Argilla: Harley is present.

(Serph continues his survey and came upon a large unidentified pod sitting in the middle of the area.)

" - NO DATA - "

(Serph motioned his commands and the Embryon begins their assault.)

Argilla: New recruits are always available, but a leader is irreplaceable. Remember that.

(The Embryon members charges forward.) (Harley also motioned his men to begin.)

(Serph heard a bell. It was a gray cat perched above them all. Their eyes met, but the instant was broken by the Vanguard's incoming arrows.)

(The arrow exploded on impact. Serph fires his gun as he rolls out of the way.)

(Bullets and arrows disintegrate from a force-field surrounding the pod.)

(The pod explodes... The air is still.)

Gale: Warning to the Vanguards: Remove the unidentified object at coordinates 2314 5873. Failure to comply will be deemed an act of war.

Harley: Warning to the Embryon: Remove the unidentified object at coordinates 2314 5873. Failure to comply will be deemed an act of war.

(The pod glows and a beam of light suddenly shoots from the heavens. The light pierces through every single one of the combatants.)

(They begin to change... into demons...)

Harley: What is this? "Devour everything"

(The command seeps into the combatants' consciousness. It repeats endlessly...)

"Om Mani Padome Hm"

(The mantra flashes through the combatants' minds. It means Pearl of the holy lotus.)

"Varna"

(Serph transformed into Varna and tears through his enemies. He devours them.)

(Screams can be heard... Sounds of blood and gore splatters all around can be heard...)

(An image of the clear blue sky appears in Serph's mind... It is nothing like the familiar gray sky of the Junkyard.)

(When the Embryons has come to again, they are human once more. The Vanguards are no longer in sight.)

Gale: What happened...? Where are the Vanguards?

Argilla: Coughs My chest is on fire.

(The "Water Crown" Atma is now branded upon Serph's cheek. It glows lightly.)

Cielo: Leader.

(Serph walks over to where the pod used to be. The crater is glowing, and a mysterious girl is found inside, curled up in the fetal position.)

Heat: ...Any thoughts? Strange... I feel like I have met this girl before. I want to know more about her. I am sure you feel the same, Serph.