Valcon Sky: Curse Of E

[Ephiam]

-----------------------------------The truth beyond the madness------------------------------------------------

Many years passed by,one after another,some going as if they were a bullet,cominf from the barrel of a gun,while others moved as if they had been riding upon the shell of a snail.Some days made on feel as if they were worthless while others made it feel like the world revolved around them,a variety of things all mixed into one.....each passing day had been something different,a new adventure.However,for the young boy by the name of Lance Willaims,time seemingly stood still,making him seeth in the pain in which ate away at him.Lance's parents had been brutaly murdered,their remains found scattered upon the floor of their small home.Everything had been drentched in the red liquid which secreted from their mangled corpses.It had been Lance's brithday,supposedly one of the most happiest days in his life.The young boy was told to go out for a while to gather a few things whilst his parents readied their surprise for him for his birthday.And it was...it had been a great surprise,one to surpass all others he was to encounter in his life.Within the red room he found the present that he was supposed to go to him-his fathers magnificant sword.It had been a great sword which had been in many battles through the ages and was passed down through his family and was about to be given to him.Lance had stood within the same spot in that home for the longest while,finding it quite difficult and more overwhelming than anything to accept the reality that he was unwillingly forced into accepting.


Many years had passed as Lance had to go and fend for himself.He had no 'family' or 'friends' yet still seemed to be quite the cheerful person,seeing as how his childhood went.Lance was forced into stealing and living upon the streets of the many places he visited,having to go through the harsh winters by hemself,with no one else by his side...only him.Later through the year,Lance was taken in by a rather cheerful,yet disturbing man by the name of Yurel (you-rel).Yu-rel had been the rather 'harsh and hard' leader,according to some people, of Eclipse,a group of theives and mercenaries who wished  to over throw the 'organization',a group who used their people as mere tools and wished to harm everyone and everything just for the money and power.

Now,Lance continues his life as an 'eclipse' member,living each day to the fullest,not knowing what kind of great adventure was to unfold before him,leading him down it's unsuspecting path untill it was too late.

(that was the original story...but it has changed slightly)


((ok.So that was just the basic story.Now,bellow are some terms that are known in the story))

Spirit Plane/Spirit World: The place where everything begins and ends.A soul is called upon from this area when a new life is about to come into realitry.There are endless souls within this void.When someone dies their soul return to this place and is cleanes and given new life.However,there are still many,many countless souls which linger to the plane and do not wish to become a new life,so the void creates countless new ones to replace them.

Creta: A special crystal which can break through the 'Life barrier" and open up a small breach into the Spirit Plane.However,it is only if there is alot of this special item for even the slighest holes to open.This special crystal holds magical energy and,if used correctly,can be used to cast magic spells if used in it's raw,common form.However,not all creta hold magical properties such as these.

Life well:A massive tower like structure built by the organization which has,at it's base,a massive Creta which is used to open a void to the spirit plane in order to gather souls and refine into many items.For example,if many souls are condensed int one,they can form a type of 'pure' creta which can be used to cast magcial attaks.It can also be used as a power source and a great way to power weapons and such.

Pure Creta: A form of crystal which is formed when many spirits gather into one and fuse togeather to form a very powerful type of crystal.Through the use of this crystal only can one use the powers of magic to hamrm his/her foes.However,their is another catch to this,it's magic can onl be harnessed through the use of an 'amplifier'.

Amplifier:A special device which harnesses the power of pure creta and allows it's bearer to cast powerful magic using the crystal.

Organization (thinking of a suitable name.But for now,i'll just use the untitled 'organization'): A group of people who have many followers and care for nothing more than for power of wealth.The organization plans to collect many souls from the spirit plane in order to make an all-powerful army and make an all-powerful spell in which they can equip themselves and their soldiers with so they will be feared worldwide instead of half.

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Main Characters:

Lance:
Bio: His parents were killed on his birthday many years ago.Ever since then, Lance had been working with ECLIPSE.On one of his missions to raid a town and destory it completely, he met Rhylee. He found out that his team mate, Sean, had killed her parents and had moved on. They became friends.  However, after this mission,things began to change.  Lance began to slowly turn against the Organization (ECLIPSE) and what they were doing to everyone.  Later, he was thrown from ECLIPSE to die, along with Rhylee.

Lance was later found by Yu-Rel, the leadr of the resistance who was going against ECLIPSE and joined by request. Here is where he befriended two people who were also new-comers to the resistance; Alex and Yoki.

When Ephiam engulfed bother the real and fake worlds into the Spirit Plane, Alex, Yoki, Rhylee, Sean and himself were the only ones who survived.
------------------------(bad/evil)--------------

Ephiam

Sean.

-Both of their bio's are going to be revealed in the game-




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SCREEN's
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Fighting  the second boss.



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walking through a cave1 (spirit plane)

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walking through a cave2 (spirit plane)

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*Unlike most games, this game starts at the end and works it's way through. It reveals to you why the characters are doing these things, what happened to them, why their doing the things they do, etc.. throguh flash-backs and such.*


-----Credit to Koh for the battle-characters.---------

[Shadowless1]

cant see the images, slightly cliche with family members dying at the start, but overall seems really interesting, now get those screenshots working so we can see how good you mapping skills are..

                                 

[Ephiam]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6X0NDKY6

*i did NOT make the battle animations. I coulden't make a battle animation for the life of me -.-*

finally!....it's done uploading.
Anywhoo....i found a few errors....which will be fixed in the newer version (since i have them fixed now -.-). You could walk on the walls and everything inside the factory room of the Spirit Plane,before entering the cave-type room. Also, the first boss can be cheaply killed.



(why do my screenshots hate me!? T_T
Don't worry about my mapping...i'll do well as long as im interested in the project (and as long as others are).Those maps therer though...are rather medicore.)

[Ephiam]

*Update!*


Thing's i've fixed:

-EXP ammount from enemies is ALOT lower.
-IN one room in the castle of nothingness, you can not walk on the walls anymore (-.-)
-Bosses are not weak to Rhylee's 1-hit KO attack.
-maps are getting better,yet much more odder.



Edit: i forgot to mention to those who have downloaded the demo: it ends after your confrontation with Sean,when the screen goes entirely white.

[Ephiam]

Update!



The screens are possibly now viewable! please let me know if you can't see the link's to them in my first post.