《Mana》Prologue
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Eons ago, the people of the lands greatly prospered and thrived. But everything drastically changed when the deities suddenly began feuds with one another. The simply quarrels between the gods and goddesses later escalated which then turned into series of violent and destructive events.
No one knows why the ancient gods had decided to turn against their own kind, but all could only helplessly bear witness and be victims of the chaos and destruction that the gods brought forth.
The destructive abilities that the gods unleashed during their battles, wiped out almost all of the structures that the people of the land worked so hard to construct. Most of the immense grand cities, each whose beauty, wealth and strength that were very well-known throughout the lands, vanished in the blink of an eye.
Centuries later, a Hero by the name of Kai united all the different races through the lands. On the process of uniting everyone to his cause he found a way to extract the abilities from the gods and goddesses themselves into marbles called Manas. After years of preparation and planning, Kai led the people of the land to an epic battle against the irresponsible gods that warped the lands and the lives of everyone.
At the end of the most brutal and bloodiest battle recorded in history, the Hero Kai had sacrificed himself to rid of most of the gods that reigned chaos and destruction throughout the lands. The very small group of gods that survived, went into hiding due to the grave injuries that they had received from Kai's last retribution.
But before he died, Kai unfurl throughout the lands the hundreds of Manas that he had extracted from the gods. Legend has it that whom ever consumes one of these Manas, that person will gain the ability that's locked inside and use it as it was their own.
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But even though most of the gods had been eradicated, the chaos through out the lands did not end. The monsters that the gods had unleashed during their reign had multiplied as hundreds of years passed by and everyone lived in fear from the creatures that rampaged everywhere.
Another century had passed and many of the people of the lands had begun hunting these monstrous creatures. The people of the lands began calling them Holoholonas, Holos for short. These brave beings who would risk their life to slay Holos called them selves adventurers.
The world ushered in the great trade for harvesting the terrifying Holos that roamed the lands. The trade of the parts from these monstrous creatures brought great wealth and power to many people.
Their meat became a highly valued consumed food for rich nobles, their pelts or scales are turned into the must durable armors, luxurious clothes and many others due to their special properties.
Some of these dangerous creatures would have horns or claws stronger than any metal that could be mined. These parts of the Holos would be used and turned into great weapons that would aid adventurers in their hunts.
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