Cave of the Altar


Prologue

 

The Gurgan boy spoke quietly...

 

The big earthquake is no mere sign of what is to come.

The crystal which brings forth the world's light,

Nestled deep in the earth,

Even the trembles that give birth to monsters.

Compared to the things that will come,

These are all insignificant.

This is incredibly big, deep, dark,

and sad...

But hope is not yet lost.

The four spirits will reveal the light.

Now it all begins ---

 


 

 

Beginning

 

-- A young boy falls through a hole --

 

Oww...

Aww crap.

Was the hole really that wide?

 

-- Go to the Naming Screen --

 

ルーネス - Luneth

 

In the remote village of Ur, an orphan boy raised by the elder Topapa and Nina. With vigourous curiosity, he left the village to play and fell down a hole created by a big earthquake into a cave.

 

-- While walking around, a monster attacks --

-- Luneth defeats three Goblins --

 

Luneth

Wh-What was that monster?

Aww crap.

I sure did come to a terrible place.

 

-- Treasure Chest 1 (Left) = Leather Shield --

-- Treasure Chest 2 (Right) = Potion --

-- Luneth sees a boulder --

 

Luneth

Huh?

That rock seems strange.

 

-- Approach the rock to lower the wall right of it --

-- Treasure Chest 3 = Long Sword --

-- Go upstairs --

-- Go left to Treasure Chest 4 = Antarctic Wind --

-- Go right to Treasure Chest 5 = Potion --

-- Go up to Treasure Chest 6 = Potion --

-- Continue left to Treasure Chest 7 = Antarctic Wind --

-- Continue left to find a spring --

 

Luneth

A spring...

What a strange color...

 

-- Examine the spring to have all your HP and MP restored --

-- Go right from the spring and go upstairs --

-- Go up and you find yourself surrounded by many purple orbs --

 

Luneth

Wh-What is this!?

 

-- Something evil attacked Luneth --

-- BOSS BATTLE: Land Turtle --

-- After defeating the Land Turtle, you hear a voice --

 

???

You have been chosen.

 

Luneth

Who is that? Is someone there?

 

???

One called from the darkness,

You have been chosen because you have hope.

 

-- Luneth walks up the steps and sees a floating crystal --

 

Luneth

Is the crystal... speaking?

 

Crystal

As we speak, the world is being enshrouded in darkness.

The light is dying out.

The balance between the two is collapsing.

 

Luneth

Wh-What are you saying?

 

Crystal

There are others who share the same destiny as you.

First, find these people.

When you find them,

I'll give you the last of my light, a revelation of hope.

Now, go forth...!

 

-- Screen goes white --

 

Luneth

Aah!? W-Wait a minute!

I still want to ask some things!

 

-- Luneth is teleported to a field --

 

...

... ...

Luneth

This place!

What just happened...?

What was it...

Light and dark and hope...

 

-- You wake up on the World Map --

 


 

 

Optional:

 

-- You can go back into Altar Cave to gather more items and raise some levels --

-- From the entrance, head down into the right passageway --

-- Go through the secret wall into a room with two treasure chests --

-- Treasure Chest 1 (Left) = Leather Hat --

-- Treasure Chest 2 (Right) = Copper Bracelet --

-- Go back left and head downstairs --

-- From the next level, head left until you reach a big room --

-- There are many chests here. Going counter-clockwise from the passageway: --

-- Treasure Chest 3 = Long Sword --

-- Treasure Chest 4 = Copper Bracelet --

-- Treasure Chest 5 = Sleep (Black Magic Spell Lv. 1) --

-- Treasure Chest 6 = Long Sword --

-- Treasure Chest 7 = Bronze Knuckle --

-- You can exit, as there is no more treasure now --

-- If you continue through the hole in the middle of the room, you find yourself where you started the game --

-- Continue through the cave until the Crystal room --

-- Go behind the Crystal to a purple warp circle that will warp you out of the cave to the World Map --