Saturday, January 31, 2009

Plot Summary of Series 2

This is a basic outline of the plot for series 2.

There are two planets: Eray and Jindaria, in a steam-punkish 1650's technology era. On Eray, there is the Higharc, who are a republic. Jindaria is ruled by monarchs. Their civilizations are too different and war becomes inevitable. Anarasorian, a celebrated hero from a previous war with an evil Jindarian empire, the Demon Empire, is desperately mending the damaged diplomatic ties between these two planets. He has two children, Mhaldin and Fenera, who share minds. The Higharc believes it can profit off a war with Jindaria, but first Anar has to be taken from the picture. They kidnap Mhaldin and demand Anar leave politics. The kidnapping triggers the long awaited war between Eray and Jindaria: the All War. The Higharc did not perform the actual kidnapping however. They had a bandit lord named Yuel kidnap the boy. Yuel is collaborating with demons in his other dealings. When Anar doesn't capitulate to the Higharc's demands, Yuel tries to have Mhaldin killed. Mhaldin is rescued by a demon and taken to a demonic city where a demon, who wants him to join demonkind, installs various machines into his body. Among them are weapons. Mhaldin's father recovers him and takes him home.
Blaming himself for starting the All War, Mhaldin believes he has a greater purpose to fill. His sister, with her magic powers, is swiftly becoming a hero in the All War. Her non-violence combined with her healing magic makes her loved by her allies and respected by her enemies. He joins her in the war. Furious that Anar has still not left politics, a member of the Higharc, a man named Haulk, has Yuel send assassins after Fenera. Fenera is almost killed and Mhaldin hunts Yuel down. His quest for vengeance is extremely violent. In the end, he captures Yuel and takes him home to torture him to death.
Angered that Yuel is not given a fair trial, lawmen try to take Yuel from Mhaldin. Angry, Mhaldin kills a lawman and goes into exile. With no family who will accept him, Mhaldin joins the Usor'an (the main villain) and the Demon Empire, where he gains prestige. When the demons ally with the Higharc, Mhaldin murders their leader and takes her place, but makes the assassination look like the work of the Higharc. He leads the demonic army against the Higharc, thus reaping vengeance for his kidnapping. He gets out of control and attacks everything on Eray. Fenera and Anar realize they need to defeat him.
Thus, side by side, with her father, Fenera battles her fallen brother for the future of not only Eray, but Jindaria too. Deep inside, she knows what drove him over the edge and is confident he can be brought back to the light. But is she right?

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