It begins in the Junkyard, where six tribes are locked in constant war with one another in an effort to reach Nirvana. Unbeknownst to the tribe members, however, the Junkyard is actually a virtual reality, and the people there are nothing more than AIs being used to test and compare battle strategies. The tribe that kills off all the other tribe leaders will be rewarded with admittance into Nirvana (later revealed as the 'real world'), where their data will be uploaded into real people to create super soldiers. The focus is on the Embryon, the newest tribe in the Junkyard.
In the beginning, everyone is essentially an emotionless killing machine, doing what they're programmed to do without question. It all changes when a strange, egg-like object shows up on the borders between the Embryon's and the Vanguards' territories. Both tribes investigate, each assuming the object is some sort of weapon placed there by the other. A battle begins, but it becomes apparent that neither side is responsible for the object, which suddenly opens and hits everyone in the vicinity with beams of light. Those affected are branded with unique Atma marks and transform into demons. The battle resumes, bloodier than before, and then everything goes black.
When the Embryon awaken, they find that the Vanguards have fled. Sleeping in a crater left behind by the object is a girl, whom the Embryon take back to their base. She tells them her name is Sera and that she doesn't remember anything, but she knows she's there to help them. Although hesitant, they don't immediately discount her claim and allow her to stay at the base.
Shortly after that, the Embryon's leader--Serph--is summoned to the Karma Temple, as are the leaders of the other tribes. There, the dissemination machine is hacked by someone calling herself Angel, who informs the leaders that their objective has changed. By now, they've realized that something is happening; tribe members are acting strangely, their emotions are becoming unstable, and they're able to turn into demons. Angel tells them that this is because of the Atma and that their new goal is to devour their all of their enemies and bring Sera to the Karma Temple. The tribe that completes this task will be allowed into Nirvana and achieve eternal paradise.
During the first part of the game, we don't see much of Cielo, as he is tasked with watching over Sera while Serph, Heat, and Argilla work on overtaking other tribes by forming an alliance with the Maribel. At one point his comrade, Gale, is overcome by the Atma virus' desire for flesh and attacks Cielo, only able to be stopped by Sera's soothing song. From then on, Cielo is grateful to Sera for saving his life and vows to protect her.
Later, the Embryon and Maribel are betrayed by one of the Maribel's own, who decided to side with the bigger, stronger Solids tribe. At this time, the Solids' leader, Mick, launches an attack on the Embryon base, abducting Sera and leaving Cielo alive to lure the Embryon to Coordinate 136. Having failed to protect Sera, Cielo's emotions fully awaken, and he insists on coming along in order to redeem himself, but he's turned down due to his injuries and is essentially put under house arrest at the base. He's able to escape with the help of a cat that keeps mysteriously appearing throughout the Junkyard, and he joins the group just in time to save Sera from falling from the top of the Destiny Land castle at Coordinate 136. The group then defeats Mick and moves Sera to a new base.
All of this leads up to the Embryon having a showdown with Varin, the leader of the Brutes and the last tribe standing between them and Nirvana. However, the Brutes' base is a mansion that sparks some nostalgia within Serph, Heat, Argilla, and Cielo. They recognize it as Sera's home and realize that they've been there before.
Cielo [2/?]
History:
First some background on the game itself...
It begins in the Junkyard, where six tribes are locked in constant war with one another in an effort to reach Nirvana. Unbeknownst to the tribe members, however, the Junkyard is actually a virtual reality, and the people there are nothing more than AIs being used to test and compare battle strategies. The tribe that kills off all the other tribe leaders will be rewarded with admittance into Nirvana (later revealed as the 'real world'), where their data will be uploaded into real people to create super soldiers. The focus is on the Embryon, the newest tribe in the Junkyard.
In the beginning, everyone is essentially an emotionless killing machine, doing what they're programmed to do without question. It all changes when a strange, egg-like object shows up on the borders between the Embryon's and the Vanguards' territories. Both tribes investigate, each assuming the object is some sort of weapon placed there by the other. A battle begins, but it becomes apparent that neither side is responsible for the object, which suddenly opens and hits everyone in the vicinity with beams of light. Those affected are branded with unique Atma marks and transform into demons. The battle resumes, bloodier than before, and then everything goes black.
When the Embryon awaken, they find that the Vanguards have fled. Sleeping in a crater left behind by the object is a girl, whom the Embryon take back to their base. She tells them her name is Sera and that she doesn't remember anything, but she knows she's there to help them. Although hesitant, they don't immediately discount her claim and allow her to stay at the base.
Shortly after that, the Embryon's leader--Serph--is summoned to the Karma Temple, as are the leaders of the other tribes. There, the dissemination machine is hacked by someone calling herself Angel, who informs the leaders that their objective has changed. By now, they've realized that something is happening; tribe members are acting strangely, their emotions are becoming unstable, and they're able to turn into demons. Angel tells them that this is because of the Atma and that their new goal is to devour their all of their enemies and bring Sera to the Karma Temple. The tribe that completes this task will be allowed into Nirvana and achieve eternal paradise.
During the first part of the game, we don't see much of Cielo, as he is tasked with watching over Sera while Serph, Heat, and Argilla work on overtaking other tribes by forming an alliance with the Maribel. At one point his comrade, Gale, is overcome by the Atma virus' desire for flesh and attacks Cielo, only able to be stopped by Sera's soothing song. From then on, Cielo is grateful to Sera for saving his life and vows to protect her.
Later, the Embryon and Maribel are betrayed by one of the Maribel's own, who decided to side with the bigger, stronger Solids tribe. At this time, the Solids' leader, Mick, launches an attack on the Embryon base, abducting Sera and leaving Cielo alive to lure the Embryon to Coordinate 136. Having failed to protect Sera, Cielo's emotions fully awaken, and he insists on coming along in order to redeem himself, but he's turned down due to his injuries and is essentially put under house arrest at the base. He's able to escape with the help of a cat that keeps mysteriously appearing throughout the Junkyard, and he joins the group just in time to save Sera from falling from the top of the Destiny Land castle at Coordinate 136. The group then defeats Mick and moves Sera to a new base.
All of this leads up to the Embryon having a showdown with Varin, the leader of the Brutes and the last tribe standing between them and Nirvana. However, the Brutes' base is a mansion that sparks some nostalgia within Serph, Heat, Argilla, and Cielo. They recognize it as Sera's home and realize that they've been there before.