The Guardians of the Gods was led by Sodis, an affectionate man who wields a great power. His right-hand man was Zephyr, a magician whose power was said to rival Sodis himself. Sodis' brother, Alyut, also joined the Guardians along with Lunaris, the brothers' childhood friend. Raydn, Alyut's close friend, also joined the Guardians following Alyut.
There was a little girl who grew up alone in the freezing mountains. Sodis then took her and let her to join the Guardians. That little girl later grew to a wild young woman, Signas. Signas shares rivalry relationship with fellow Guardian, Ophelia. Ophelia was infamous for writing a diary that told us about the relationship between the guardians. Ophelia came from a small remote nation. Having lived up to the expectations people held of her in her village of becoming a perfect warrior, it is said she avoided getting involved with others. Despite this, everyone admired her outstanding swordsmanship.
There were 2 people who were in love with each other. They are Farlon and Ramna. Farlon was abandoned by his family after his single defeat in a colosseum, and Ramna was the person who warmed his heart. He treated Sodis as his rival, and held a strong ill-will to the leader. Ramna was a cheerful young woman, who was loved by all other members. Not even the self-centered Farlon could refuse her wish.
The Guardians had a marksman whose origin was from another world. His name was Grybe. Though his appearance frightened many, Sodis admired his kindness and strength and invited him into the Guardians. Though many opposed his entry, Sodis went along and appointed him anyway. The priests also opposed allowing a foreigner into the land of the gods for a long time. Even so, Sodis took Grybe and appointed him as a member of Guardians. There was also a girl wielded a spear. Honest and serious, Rina's faith to the Gods was very strong and unshakeable. Sodis often told her to relax for a while.
Luly was the youngest member of the Guardians. Born with great magical powers, her parents, who wanted her to use them justly, left her to the care of a priest. She grew as a strong girl with unstable mental health, and it made her often lectured by "Mama Lunaris". Luly was the descendant of a family that bolstered their power in order to attract suitable marriage partners to carry its bloodline. It was also said that the family chose their marriage partner very carefully in order to make a "high quality" offspring.
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One day, Sodis found out about the Gods' plan to eradicate all of the
humans, and he disappeared, escaped from the Guardians without any
words to his subordinates. The Gods' labeled this as "rebellion" and
ordered the rest of the Guardians to chase Sodis and some others who had
joined him...When Sodis left the headquarters, Signas followed him without speaking many words, because she trusted Sodis more than anyone of the Guardians. Luly then offered her help quickly because she thought that it was fun to do. Later on, some other Guardians were sent to chase them: Zephyr, Grybe, Ramna, and Farlon. Zephyr joined Sodis shortly before Grybe and Ramna came. Sodis then beat Farlon because the latter challenged him to a duel first. After he made Farlon fell unconscious, Sodis told the rest of the chasers about his reason to betray the Guardians. After listened to his reasoning, Ramna and Grybe then joined Sodis' side (Ramna had to take Farlon back to headquarters first before went to the rebels' side, though). Zehyr then left Sodis' side to collect more information about the Gods' plan.
After Sodis' betrayal, Alyut was appointed as the new leader and charged with the duty to vanquish the traitors, with Lunaris, Rina, Raydn, and Ophelia. Farlon later joined with the intention to kill Sodis. It seems that Ramna's betrayal had push Farlon's sanity to the edge. Alyut and Lunaris, meanwhile, still coudn't believe that Sodis betrayed them. It was said that Alyut was VERY angry that he volunteered himself to track down and defeat his brother, as he felt betrayed by his close brother. Raydn joined the squad too. Though he held much doubt in his heart, he couldn't help but assist his dear friend. Rina joined because "that was the Gods' wish", and Ophelia joined to face Signas once again.
When the chasers met the rebels, the battle between them was inevitable. Ophelia was engaged in a battle with Signas, but then Grybe prevented the worst case between them. After Ophelia listened to Signas (and Grybe)'s reasoning, she left to find the truth by herself, but then a disciple (Merodo?) killed her. In her last moment, Ophelia realized the whole plan of the Gods, but it was too late, as she finally fell, never to be awakened anymore.
Farlon, meanwhile, aimed directly to Sodis, but Ramna shielded the latter, and got stabbed by her lover's sword. Right before she closed her eyes forever, she whispered to Farlon that she loved him no matter what, and asked him to stay the same, as the Farlon she loved. This was the final trigger for Farlon's downfall, as he went mad shortly after that.
Right after Farlon killed Ramna, Luly approached the despairing swordman and mocked him, which led to her death as Farlon decapitated her. After he killed Luly, he quickly approached to Signas, Grybe, and Rina. He didn't care who was his target anymore, as the madness driven him, breaking his sanity. He almost killed Signas, but Signas somehow managed to avoid his attack, with her right eye as the cost. Rina then threw herself between Signas and Farlon, and she received Farlon's stab that almost divided her body in half, effectively killed her.
Grybe then rushed to Farlon, after he shot the sky with his cannon beam to divert his friends' attention. At first, Grybe didn't want to point his cannon to his comrades, but Farlon had killed Luly and Rina, and almost killed Signas. He had to stop Farlon, no matter what. He finally pointed his cannon to Farlon, and pierce through the latter's body. But Farlon managed to pierce Grybe's body with his sword, leaving a fatal wound that brought him to his doom. Signas, the only survivor from Farlon's downfall, then rushed to Sodis.
As the chasers met the rebels, Alyut confronted Sodis into a duel. As they clashed, Sodis tried to reason with his dear little brother. But during the fight, the disciple who killed Ophelia controlled Alyut, then attacked Lunaris to divert Sodis' attention. When Sodis blocked the attack, Alyut stabbed Sodis with his sword.
As Sodis died, his soul was left in a severely damaged state after losing his life during the battle with his brother. Regret, of not relying on his comrades and losing everything as a result. Regret, of having betrayed the expectations of the woman who had cared for him. Regret, for having taken away his brother's future. Hatred, toward the gods. All these emotions spiralled into a chaotic vortex which shattered his soul, giving life to a new ascended form. His cries and determination was one that surpassed time and space, reaching out to his friend in the future, all the while carrying the burden of his regrets and sadness, but not looking back at the nostalgic past.
Alyut, shocked and saddened by Sodis' death, finally realized that his brother was right all along, and he decided to inherit Sodis' will. Raydn was always beside him, never left his side. As they fought the Gods, Lunaris was taken by as hostage. Alyut and Raydn chased them, with Raydn separating himself midway to make way for Alyut, but then the Gods attacked Alyut, and he fell while lamenting his own foolishness, as those peaceful days of yore would never return. Hearing Alyut's cry, Raydn gave up and received the Gods' attack that took his life.
As Signas came, she witnessed Sodis' death. That was when she decided to erase her traces from the history. Afterwards, she began training a secret resistance against the gods. No one knows what became of her afterwards, but some legends claim that she volunteered to take care of the children who had fled from the wrath of the gods, earning her a reputation as the "One-Eyed Swordswoman".
After Signas gone to erase her name from the history, another member of the Guardians came, only to see the corpses of his comrades. When Zephyr found out that it was all over, he cursed his incompetency. In his despair, he was prepared to follow his comrades and friends' fates by charging into the gods, when he heard a voice in the back of his head. It was, without a doubt, the spirit of Sodis' voice, talking to him. After hearing the voice, he let out a bitter laugh, saying "You overwork me even after you die, don't you..." and, just like Signas, he began erasing all evidence of his own existence and he continue living by bearing the family name he once hated, protecting the result of his research that he summed up in a journal, and he swore that he would pass his will, along with the truth behind the gods, to the next generation.
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Later on, Two Summoners (or three?) entered to Grand Gaia through the Gate, and they found the remnants of a certain journal written by "Akras Z. Muezel". Those Summoners then explored the land to collect the other remnants and brought it back to Elgaia so they could investigate it further. Within the journal, they found the truth behind the Great War. Those Summoners then decided that they would inherit the will of "Akras", then they established the organization of Summoners in Elgaia, called Akras' Summoners' Hall.
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