Prologue: In the Age of Gods

there lived a colossal black dragon with a head made of iron and mane of flaming red, whose swimming body provided the currents to all the world's rivers and seas. Proud of his size and strength, Iron-Headed Dragon arrogantly challenged the gods to battle over the Throne of Heaven; but the gods, whose dominion over the world was granted by Divine Right, refused his request. Enraged at the gods for their dismissal, Iron-Headed Dragon smashed his skull against one the Heavenly Pillars holding up the sky, tearing holes in the earth and heavens, and causing the world to tilt sideways from the imbalance. Through the cracks in the ground and sky, torrents of water poured forth as a great flood, fires burned forests and fields to ash, famine and disease ravaged the land, and horrors from Beyond terrorized the Kingdoms of Man.

The gods, whose power had waned as mankind had flourished, were unable to stop Iron-headed Dragon's rampage of destruction across the land. In desperation, they searched among the Kingdoms of Man until they found one young boy and one young girl whose hearts were brave and pure. To aid this chosen pair, the gods gifted them a set of Celestial Armor, forged from the Eight Universal Elements of Wind, Fire, Water, Moon, Earth, Mountain, Thunder, and Heaven, and imbued it with what remained of the gods' once phenomenal Cosmic Power. Donning the Celestial Armor, the boy and girl united to become the mighty Great Hero, and as one they set out to challenge Iron-Headed Dragon to a duel. The battle between Great Hero and Iron-Headed Dragon waged night and day, with their blows causing mountains to shatter, canyons to burst apart, thunderbolts to tear across the sky, and tornados to sweep over the land.

Unable to kill the immortal Iron-Headed Dragon even with the Cosmic Power of the gods, Great Hero devised a cunning plan to lure their enemy into a trap. Gathering treasures from across the Kingdoms of Man, Great Hero then dug a pit in the deepest corner of the Underworld and placed the treasures within it. Being as greedy and he was prideful, Iron-Headed Dragon could not resist the temptation offered by such a massive horde and entered the pit without thought or care. As soon as Iron-Headed Dragon was asleep in his new riches, Great Hero used the last of their power to turn their body and armor into a massive lid which covered the pit, sealing Iron-Headed Dragon away for all eternity.

Time passed, and with the help of the gods the Heavenly Pillars were repaired, though the world stayed tilted, changing the natural flow of rivers, shifting the position of the celestial bodies, and causing Eternal Summer to wax and wane through the four seasons we now know. Eventually, the Kingdoms of Man and their descendants forgot about both Iron-Headed Dragon and Great Hero, with their story fading into the realm of myth and legend…


however, prophecy foretold that when the evils and hubris of man reached their zenith, Iron-Headed Dragon would awaken from his slumber, rise from the depths of the Underworld, and seek his vengeance by laying waste to the Kingdoms of Man. When that day comes, it is also said that a new Great Hero will emerge to again wage battle over the fate of the world. But with the gods dead and the hearts of man clouded by hate and despair, will the next Great Hero be a Savior, or a Devil Incarnate …?