PART I: BEFORE THE SEALING OF THE BLACK MAGE

Chapter 6: The World of Tynerum

• Tynerum was one of the three created by the Overseers, separated from Maple World and Grandis by a dimensional barrier. Tynerum was home to the demons, a race of proud and ambitious warriors with dark wings. Under the harsh and unforgiving rule of the demons, Tynerum quickly became a world where the strong ruled on top, while the weak were broken.

• At the echelon of demon society were the pure-bloods, who used their overwhelming power to subjugate the weaker pure-bloods and half-bloods beneath them as slaves. Amidst the half-bloods, the stronger were those who had inherited demonic blood and wings, while the weaker were those who had been born without wings, leaving them to be detested by the other demons as powerless.

• The pure-bloods’ unending thirst for power was such that they even attempted to steal the power of their world’s Transcendents. For thousands of years, the pure-bloods conducted brutal experiments in order to obtain the Transcendents’ power. One such experiment was the Sword of Destruction, a powerful blade which contained the Spirit of Vengeance - the combined souls of countless half-blood demons who had been sacrificed for millennia in an attempt to replicate the powers of a Transcendent.

• Without a strong leader to rule them, the demons’ ambitions and greed resulted in a great and terrible war as they attempted to seize control of Tynerum. Centuries ago, a fortress known as Crimsonheart Castle was taken over by the Twisted Masters, who stole the legendary weapons of the castle’s greatest heroes in order to obtain their power. In the process, the heroes of Crimsonheart Castle were corrupted into monsters, while the legendary magician, Ridley, was turned to stone.

• After the fall of Crimsonheart Castle, the last remnants of law and order began breaking down as the great war continued for hundreds of years, with the pure-bloods continuing to sacrifice weaker demons in order to gain the power of a Transcendent. Around this time, a portal was created that led to Maple World, with a similar portal opening in the south of Maple World that led to Tynerum. Though it was unknown how this portal opened, it was theorized that Tynerum bordering on the verge of extinction had resulted in its appearance. With the portal’s appearance, many demons began to migrate to Maple World, while some humans from Maple World crossed over to Tynerum.

• As the Transcendent experiments continued, one pure-blood demon spoke out against them, warning that they would only lead to devastation and ruin. Though he attempted to put a stop to the experiments, he was ultimately killed in the process, leaving behind his human wife and their two half-blood children - the Demon and Damien. Just as the Demon’s father had predicted, the countless failed experiments resulted in Tynerum being turned into a desolate wasteland, where not even a single blade of grass could grow.

• The Demon first awakened his powers after seeing Damien, who was sickly and blind in one eye, being bullied by the demons. Realizing that Tynerum was no longer safe, the Demon led his family to Maple World, where they eventually settled in Leafre with many other half-blood demons who sought to have a better, peaceful life.