Rise of Mana script

Opening scene

That place was called heaven,
On its luminous surface a giant tree grew, called Lustera
On its dark side, the roots of the giant tree grew, called Obscura
A mysterious world, divided into two opposing sides, front and back
With the angels living in Lustera
The demons roaming in Obscura
Under the command of the celestial king and the demon king
They waged an eternal war
Nobody remembers why they relentlessly fought
Angels craved light and Demons despised it
Lustera sought to overtake Obscura and fill it with light
Angels feared darkness, whereas Demon reveled in it
Obscura wanted to plunge Lustera into obscurity.
Nowadays, the only difference between the two factions
Is wether you believe one to be good or not.
The battle still waged on....
Only that fact remains certain.

Prologue

(The camera pans on the Lustera, with the Angel and Demon characters selected by the player sword fighting.)

Angel: As expected, prime archdemon! You are the only demon who can launch an attack on Lustera over and over again!

Demon: You're the one holding me down over and over again, prime archangel!

(The two continue brawling, as a faerie circles around them.)

Demon: Stupid familiar!! Don't get in our way!

Familiar: No need to worry here! If you get caught in the Mana flow there, you'll fall on the mortal realm!!

(The Demon pushes the Angel near the edge of the battle arena.)

Angel: ......I'll handle this.

Demon: No way, you weren't planning on making me fall into the Mana waterfall, right? I'm not that scary, alright. I can be a nice demon!

Angel: Ha!

(The Angel pushes the Demon away.)

Demon: Don't worry, I'll settle this!

Angel: Make me! I can't keep toying with you forever!

(A strange dust of light surround them both.)

Angel: What is this light!? My body...... I can't move my body!

Demon: Hey, familiar! What's going on here!?

Familiar: The waterfall of Mana......is calling......?

Demon: Huh!? What?

(The Angel and Demon are lifted away by the mysterious dust.)

Angel: No....... Were' being dragged...... into the Mana waterfall!

(The two fighters are transformed into balls of light and sent plummeting down the waterfall. They are found unconscious at its base while Li'l Cactus looks at them from afar. The Cactus tries to wake the Angel up, but fails to do so. When he tries to do the same for the Demon, they suddenly stand up.)

Demon: Who are you?

(Li'l Cactus scurries away.)

Demon: Where are we!?

(The Angel wakes up, stunned to see the Demon next to them.)

Demon: Prime Archangel! What's this place and why did you bring me here?!

Angel: Hey, that's MY line! What is this place?!

(Both kneel down, leaking out the mysterious dust.)

Demon: I see, is this the human world? It seems we got caught up in the Mana waterfall.

Angel: That's no good...... If we denizens of heaven stay in the human world for too long, we will slowly lose our strength.

Demon: Damn. It's so stupid. Are we reduced to end like this?

Angel: I have no other choice...... Hey, times like this calls for a temporary truce. We need to cooperate.

Demon: What?

Angel: Let me merge with you.

Demon: Merge!? Me and you? Are you serious?

Angel: At this rate, we'll both die. If we can assimilate and complement each other's life force......

Demon: If you assimilate, your mind might become lost if we screw this up!

Angel: We both know that assimilation can be dangerous...... but it's better than doing nothing.

Demon: A devil and an angel teaming up...... that's a first.

Angel: The feeling is mutual.

(The Angel fuses with the Demon, leaving only the Demon in sight. They are a bit shocked by the transformation.)

Demon: It's okay...... everything's okay. Nothing seems to have changed, but...... Huh? What happened to the Prime Archangel?

Angel: *Don't worry. I'm inside you.*

Demon: Oh, you're alive, then. That's too bad.

Angel: *We can also switch places between us.*

(The Demon turns into the Angel.)

Angel: There.

Demon: This is so creepy...... But, what do we do now? How can we return to heaven?

Angel: Let's get off the mountain for now.

(The Angel looks at the waterfall.)

Angel: Perhaps that waterfall is the Mana waterfall. If we find a way to ascend it, we may be able to return to heaven. But with our current strength, it's impossible to do so. Will we gain our powers back? Or, should I look for another method...... First, we need to gather information.

Demon: *Hey, hey! You seems so carefree about all this, what's up with that? You sure you can handle it?*

Angel: ......

(The Angel slumps down in defeat.)

Demon: *Well, then. It sure can't be helped. In that case, let's get the heck out of here.*

Angel: Uh, yeah.