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== DUEL TERMINAL WORLD HISTORY - AGE 1.0: The "Worm" Invasion to "Trishula's" Revival ==

 

The continent's tribes fought each other to expand their territories and reign over the land. Seeking power, they waged a war that lasted ages – but it didn't end the way they expected, due to the appearance of the "Worms", invaders from outer space.{{Master Guide table|image1 = WNebulaMeteorite-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[W Nebula Meteorite]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = These creatures, known as the "Worms", come from organic matter that clings to meteorites. They mutate to evolve and fit their environment, and then multiply. They are invasive lifeforms that consume and exhaust planets throughout the cosmos.|image3 = WormCartaros-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|image2 = WormBarses-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|image1 = WormApocalypse-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Worm Apocalypse]]"|name2 = "[[Worm Barses]]"|name3 = "[[Worm Cartaros]]"}}

The tribes lacked information about the "Worms'" true nature, so they gathered large forces similar to army ants to fight the invaders. Each tribe was forced to reach a truce, and each began to fight the "Worms" in its own way.

{{Master Guide table|desc = To deal with the army of "Worms" covering the world, the "Ice Barrier" unleashed one of their sealed ice dragons, whose chilling aura pushed the invaders back.|image1 = BrionacDragonoftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = As for the non-"Ice Barrier" tribes: they dispatched powerful figures among their ranks to fight against the "Worms". They each displayed their power by making mincemeat of the gathered "Worm" forces, slicing them to pieces and burning them to ash.|image3 = FlamvellFiend-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|image2 = MistValleyFalcon-TF04-JP-VG.png|image1 = XSaberUrbellum-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[X-Saber Urbellum]]"|name2 = "[[Mist Valley Falcon]]"|name3 = "[[Flamvell Fiend]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The various assaults that rained down on the "Worms" became the external stimulus that caused them to evolve in various ways which resulted in the emergence of new beings that had adapted to deal with the attacks they'd suffered.|image1 = WormIllidan-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Worm Illidan]]"}}

As a result of the invasion, entire tribes began to die out, and the remaining tribes gathered and held a conference. They realized that they couldn't each oppose the invaders alone, and decided to join forces. Thus, the alliance, "Ally of Justice", was formed. It was headed by the four main tribes that had the most influence on the continent, and it began developing and producing Anti-"Worm" Weapons.<nowiki/>

| image1   = FlamvellUruquizas-TF04-JP-VG.jpg

 

| name1   = "[[Flamvell Uruquizas]]"

 

| desc     = "[[Flamvell]]"

| image1   = GeneralGrunardoftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png

| name1   = "[[General Grunard of the Ice Barrier]]"

 

| desc     = "[[Ice Barrier]]"

| image1   = CommanderGottomsSwordmaster-TF04-JP-VG.jpg

 

| name1   = "[[Commander Gottoms, Swordmaster]]"

 

| desc     = "[[X-Saber]]"

| image1   = MistValleyExecutor-TF04-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Mist Valley Executor]]"

 

| desc     = "[[Mist Valley]]"

{{Master Guide table|image2 = AllyofJusticeUnknownCrusher-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|image1 = AllyofJusticeRudra-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Ally of Justice Rudra]]"|name2 = "[[Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = AllyofJusticeClausolas-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|image1 = AllyofJusticeThousandArms-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Ally of Justice Thousand Arms]]"|name2 = "[[Ally of Justice Clausolas]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = "Catastor" was built by a complete and perfect cooperation between the four tribes. It reaped major gains on the battlefield every time it was deployed.|image1 = AllyofJusticeCatastor-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Ally of Justice Catastor]]"}}

=== The "Worms" and "Genex" Come into Contact ===

Around this time, the "Ally of Justice" engineers confirmed the existence of the "Genex". Although their precise purpose was unknown, the "Genex" were observed to be silent creatures who seemed to have the ability to improve the environment around them. When they encountered the "Worms", they recognized them as outside invaders who polluted and destroyed the environment, so they began to eliminate them. Meanwhile, the "Allies" launched an investigation into the "Genex's" true nature...{{Master Guide table|image2 = GenexUndine-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|image1 = GenexController-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Genex Controller]]"|name2 = "[[Genex Undine]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = "Controller" allows the other "Genex" to reveal their full power through its ability to combine its Central Control Core with them.|image1 = HydroGenex-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Hydro Genex]]"}}

After many battles against the "Worms", the "X-Sabers" were injured. "Gottoms", their leader at the time, chose the next generation of swordsmen, the "XX-Sabers", and headed off to the battlefield once again.<nowiki/>

| image1   = WormNoble-TF04-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Worm Noble]]"

 

| desc     = Every time the "Worms" fought, their surviving members kept evolving, and ultimately, individuals with high levels of intelligence appeared. They gathered as a group and started commanding the lower-level "Worms".

| image1   = XSaberPashuul-TF04-JP-VG.jpg

 

| name1   = "[[X-Saber Pashuul]]"

 

| desc     = The "X-Sabers" fought bitterly against the "Worms", who outnumbered them. "Pashuul" lost parts of his body in battle, but he replaced them with artificial limbs and returned to the battlefield despite his wounds.

The next generation of "X-Sabers", with "Gottoms" continuing to serve as leader. Using feedback from the various improvements to the "Ally of Justice", each of the members put on equipment with mechanical functions.{{Master Guide table|image1 = XXSaberGottoms-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[XX-Saber Gottoms]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = XXSaberRagigura-TF04-JP-VG.png|image2 = XXSaberFaultroll-TF04-JP-VG.png|image1 = XXSaberGarsem-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[XX-Saber Garsem]]"|name2 = "[[XX-Saber Faultroll]]"|name3 = "[[XX-Saber Ragigura]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = XXSaberHyunlei-TF05-JP-VG.png|image2 = XXSaberEmmersblade-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = XXSaberFulhelmknight-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[XX-Saber Fulhelmknight]]"|name2 = "[[XX-Saber Emmersblade]]"|name3 = "[[XX-Saber Hyunlei]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = |image3 = XXSaberGardestrike-TF05-JP-VG.png|image2 = XXSaberDarksoul-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = XXSaberBoggartKnight-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[XX-Saber Boggart Knight]]"|name2 = "[[XX-Saber Darksoul]]"|name3 = "[[XX-Saber Gardestrike]]"}}

As the days passed, the conflict spread across the entire continent, and the intensity of the "Worm" attacks increased. Their slimy claws finally reached the peaceful "Naturia", who joined together to match the power of the invaders and protect their home.{{Master Guide table|image1 = NaturiaForest-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Naturia Forest]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = NaturiaBeetle-TF04-JP-VG.png|image1 = NaturiaVein-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Naturia Vein]]"|name2 = "[[Naturia Beetle]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The "Naturia" tribe are fundamentally pacifists, but they could not overlook the "Worm" invasion that polluted their beautiful forest, so they confronted them bravely without a single member stepping back in fear.|image1 = NaturiaBeast-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Naturia Beast]]"}}

''The warriors see a valiant figure towering over the battlefield, shining in their hopeful eyes: "Field Marshal".'' But it had been severely damaged on the way to the battlefield by a great number of "Worms", so it was deemed beyond repair, and was abandoned.{{Master Guide table|desc = Since the existing technology of the "Allies of Justice" wasn't enough to create a control system for their large weapon, they captured "Genex Spare" and used it as their Central Control Core.|image1 = AllyofJusticeFieldMarshal-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Ally of Justice Field Marshall]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = FinalGesture-ABYR-JP-C.png|image1 = GenexSpare-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Genex Spare]]"|name2 = "[[Final Gesture]]"}}

The technicians of the "Allies of Justice" investigated the meteorite that came from the "Worm" home star system, and they discovered an unknown substance in it which they used to complete the "Ally Mind". Experimentally equipping it allowed the computing power of the "Allies of Justice" to rise by leaps and bounds.{{Master Guide table|desc = Although it couldn't be miniaturized with the technology available to the "Allies of Justice", it managed to increase weapon performance with its high Tuning ability.|image1 = AllyMind-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Ally Mind]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The "Allies" began to mass-produce weapons for the purpose of capturing "Worms" rather than killing them.|image1 = AllyofJusticeEnemyCatcher-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Ally of Justice Enemy Catcher]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = FabledRaven-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|image1 = MistValleyThunderLord-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Mist Valley Thunder Lord]]"|name2 = "[[Fabled Raven]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The "Mist Valley" tribe had small doubts about the Allies' policy of taking advantage of the voiceless "Genex", since they weren't enemies. These feelings were tiny at first, but the "Fabled" amplified them into a great distrust of the rest of the alliance. As a result, "Mist Valley" left the "Allies of Justice", all according to the "Fabled's" schemes.|image1 = MindPollutant-ABYR-JP-R.png|name1 = "[[Mind Pollutant]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = At the same time, the "Allies" began developing the "Cosmic Gateway", but the development was rough, as they were unable to get the machine to produce the proper output.|image1 = AllyofJusticeCosmicGateway-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Ally of Justice Cosmic Gateway]]"}}

Perhaps they were awakened by the mayhem on the surface, or perhaps by the Allies' dimensional interference experiments – either way, the "Fabled", who had been sleeping since time immemorial, awoke and led their minions to the surface world.{{Master Guide table|image3 = FabledGrimro-TF04-JP-VG.png|image2 = FabledLurrie-TF04-JP-VG.png|image1 = FabledKushano-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Fabled Kushano]]"|name2 = "[[Fabled Lurrie]]"|name3 = "[[Fabled Grimro]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The philosophy of the "Fabled" is, "Be faithful to your desires." In accordance with that ideal, these evil gods refuse to aid the tribes, only bothering to interfere in the surface-dwellers' fights when it suits their own enjoyment.|image1 = FabledValkyrus-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Fabled Valkyrus]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The Genex began to repair themselves and optimize their designs toward a more combat-oriented style. Meanwhile, "Fabled Leviathan" appeared on the planet's surface...|image2 = WindmillGenex-TF04-JP-VG.png|image1 = GenexArmy-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Genex Army]]"|name2 = "[[Windmill Genex]]"}}

The awakened "Fabled" appeared in the 'Jurrac' nest's vicinity and attacked it. "Worm" invasions were relatively rare there, so the "Jurrac" were able to join forces and fight back.{{Master Guide table|name1 = "[[Fabled Miztoji]]"|name2 = "[[Fabled Krus]]"|name3 = "[[Fabled Soulkius]]"|image3 = FabledSoulkius-TF04-JP-VG.png|image2 = FabledKrus-TF04-JP-VG.png|image1 = FabledMiztoji-TF04-JP-VG.png}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The "Fabled" found the "Jurrac's" counterattack to be stronger than they expected, and realized their prey was more formidable than they'd imagined, which made them smile with joy.|image1 = FabledLeviathan-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Fabled Leviathan]]"}}At this time, the engineers of the "Allies of Justice" started intervening in the evolution of the "Genex".{{Master Guide table|desc = The proud "Jurrac" clan refused to let themselves become the hunted, and they fought back together against the "Fabled" with everything they had. The flames that clothed their bodies became fires of unity with their comrades; and with them, they burned the "Fabled", who had become the hunters, to ash.|image1 = JurracGiganoto-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Jurrac Giganoto]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = JurracProtops-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = JurracMonoloph-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Jurrac Monoloph]]"|name2 = "[[Jurrac Protops]]"}}

In order to make a new energy source for the "Allies of Justice", the AoJ engineers implanted the Real Fusion Reactor into certain "Genex" monsters, which evolved into "R-Genex".{{Master Guide table|image2 = RGenexOverseer-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = RGenexMagma-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[R-Genex Magma]]"|name2 = "[[R-Genex Overseer]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = RGenexCrusher-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = RGenexTurbo-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[R-Genex Turbo]]"|name2 = "[[R-Genex Crusher]]"}}

=== Gungnir's Seal Is Broken ===

On top of the "Worms", the "Fabled" became a new enemy, turning the surface world into a pot of chaos. In order to stop the vast army of "Worms" who continued to march day and night, and to counter the threat of the elusive "Fabled", the "Ice Barrier" freed the second Ice Dragon.

==== The Second Ice Dragon's Seal is Broken ====

{{Master Guide table|desc = With its body freed from the seal, "Gungnir" began to dance across the battlefield as if trembling with joy. Its breath turned the invaders and wicked gods into immobile ice sculptures.|image1 = GungnirDragonoftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"}}

After leaving the "Allies of Justice", the "Mist Valley" fought on their own. However, the strongest weapon in their arsenal was the lone "[[Mist Wurm]]", and when it was defeated, it seemed like their troops would be completely routed – and that was when the legendary dragon knights rode in to the rescue.{{Master Guide table|image2 = DragunityPrimusPilus-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = DragunityJavelin-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Dragunity Javelin]]"|name2 = "[[Dragunity Primus Pilus]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The "[[Dragunity]]", whose existence was partially considered a legend, are said to dwell in the "[[Dragon Ravine]]". They are a tribe that has handed down a method of unifying with their dragons, in body and soul, known as "[[Dragon Mastery]]". This allows them to become "Dragunity Knights" who ride through the air.|image1 = DragunityKnightTrident-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Dragunity Knight - Trident]]"}}

As the "Worm" invasion became strangely and increasingly sporadic, the "Allies of Justice" began constructing their ultimate weapon in preparation for the final battle. At the same time, they wound down production of their other weapons, and focused instead on creating other tools.{{Master Guide table|image2 = AllyofJusticeCycleReader-TF04-JP-VG.png|image1 = AllyofJusticeQuarantine-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Ally of Justice Quarantine]]"|name2 = "[[Ally of Justice Cycle Reader]]"|desc = The ultimate weapon was to be their ace in the hole, and as they constructed it, the "Allies of Justice" developed reconnaissance units mounted with monitoring equipment that was designed to predict where "Worms" would appear.}}{{Master Guide table|desc = When they completed the final weapon, they used "Genex Controller" as its Central Control Core.|image1 = GenexController-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Genex Controller]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = As they'd anticipated, an ominous and terrifying "Worm" appeared that was incomparable with any that they had encountered up to that point.|image1 = WormCall-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Worm Call]]"}}<nowiki/>

| image1   = WormZero-TF04-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Worm Zero]]"

 

| desc     = Space tore apart, and from it, despair appeared. "Zero" increased its power by absorbing its "Worm" kin, and then it created a new army. Everywhere it went was tainted and turned into dead earth.

| image1   = AllyofJusticeDecisiveArmor-TF04-JP-VG.jpg

 

| name1   = "[[Ally of Justice Decisive Armor]]"

 

| desc     = An enormous floating fortress, constructed to have the greatest firepower known to the planet, was lying in wait for the enemy's appearance. At the end of the fierce battle, in which the weapon and "Zero" attacked each other at the same time, the "Worms" were eradicated.

With the "Worms" defeated, there was a short-lived peace – and it was then that the "Fabled's" full-scale invasion began.

For a brief moment, the tribes cheered excitedly as the world was finally rid of the "Worms". But the "Fabled" had been watching the final battle from the sidelines; and now, accompanied by "The Fabled" beasts, they made their move to conquer the world's surface.{{Master Guide table|image2 = TheFabledGanashia-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = TheFabledChawa-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[The Fabled Chawa]]"|name2 = "[[The Fabled Ganashia]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The seemingly endless conflicts that ravaged the surface world gradually wore down the boundary between it and the Fabled Realm, eventually causing that boundary to disappear completely. "The Fabled" , serving as the "Fabled" Army's vanguard, began pouring quietly out of the Fabled Realm and threatening the tribes with their paranormal powers.|image1 = TheFabledUnicore-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[The Fabled Unicore]]"}}

With the "Fabled" as their enemies, the "Ally of Justice" Weapon Series was no longer good enough, so their engineers began a military-focused conversion project on the "Genex": a new version of their ongoing "Genex" Weaponization Plan. For the sake of their plans, the "Allies" asked "Mist Valley" to cooperate with them once again. "Mist Valley" agreed and sent its engineers, and the plan succeeded and resulted in the creation of the "Genex Allies".<nowiki/>

| image1   = AllyofJusticeCycloneCreator-TF04-JP-VG.jpg

 

| name1   = "[[Ally of Justice Cyclone Creator]]"

 

| desc     = They took their old "[[Ally of Justice]]" machines...

| image1   = GenexSpare-TF04-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Spare Genex]]"

 

| desc     = They repaired the "[[Genex]]" and installed them as Central Control Cores...

|}<nowiki/>

| image1   = RGenexOracle-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[R-Genex Oracle]]"

 

| desc     = They equipped the "[[R-Genex]]" with new power reactors...

| image1   = GenexAllyRemote-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Genex Ally Remote]]"

 

| desc     =Thus, the "[[Genex Ally]]" series was created.  

The engineers of the "Ally of Justice" tribes advanced their own designs based on some basic specifications, resulting in "Genex Allies" that reflected each of their strengths. Moreover, they offered each other the technology they developed in the process, and ended up pushing forward in pursuit of joint development.<nowiki/>

| image1   = GenexAllyReliever-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Genex Ally Reliever]]"

 

| desc     = "[[XX-Saber]]" model

| image1   = GenexAllyBellflame-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Genex Ally Bellflame]]"

 

| desc     = "[[Flamvell]]" model

| image1   = GenexAllyBirdman-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Genex Ally Birdman]]"

 

| desc     = "Mist Valley" model

| image1   = GenexAllySolid-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Genex Ally Solid]]"

 

| desc     = "Ice Barrier" model

{{Master Guide table|desc = A "Genex Ally" developed by the "Ice Barrier" and "Mist Valley". It possesses a power reactor based on the "R-Genex" that's both compact and high powered.|image1 = GenexAllyTriarm-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Genex Ally Triarm]]"}}

{{Master Guide table|desc = A "Genex Ally" developed soon after "Triarm", by the joint efforts of the "XX-Sabers" and the "Flamvell". The weapon equipped on its right arm can rotate, allowing it to adjust to situations on the fly.|image1 = GenexAllyTriforce-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Genex Ally Triforce]]"}}The "Allies" sent "Triarm" and "Triforce to the front lines, one after the other.

The "Fabled" assault against the "Jurrac" reached its peak. With each passing day, the "Jurrac" lost more and more energy, and the number of flames was reduced to half of what it was before the "Fabled" made their surprise attack. If things kept going that way, they would have been destroyed, so the "Jurrac" made one final counterattack.{{Master Guide table|image2 = TheFabledNozoochee-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = FabledRaven-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Fabled Raven]]"|name2 = "[[The Fabled Nozoochee]]"}}{{Master Guide table|name1 = "[[The Fabled Peggulsus]]"|name2 = "[[Fabled Urustos]]"|image2 = FabledUrustos-TF04-JP-VG.png|image1 = TheFabledPeggulsus-TF05-JP-VG.png}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The remaining "Jurrac" clustered and transformed their bodies into a giant blazing meteor that fell on their own nest. The fire and impact turned the entire area, as far as the eye could see, into a sea of flames.The "Fabled" were reduced to ashes along with the nest, and from the fire-scorched remains, the "[[Neo Flamvell]]" were born.|image2 = JurracMonoloph-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = JurracStauriko-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Jurrac Stauriko]]"|name2 = "[[Jurrac Monoloph]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image1 = JurracMeteor-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Jurrac Meteor]]"|image2 = JurracImpact-CBLZ-JP-C.png|name2 = "[[Jurrac Impact]]"|desc = The "Fabled" in the Jurrac nest who weren't obliterated by the impact started to flee, every man for himself.}}{{Master Guide table|image1 = NeoFlamvellOrigin-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Neo Flamvell Origin]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = NeoFlamvellHedgehog-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = NeoFlamvellShaman-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Neo Flamvell Shaman]]"|name2 = "[[Neo Flamvell Hedgehog]]"|desc = The hearts of the "Jurrac" who lost their bodies became a part of the flames themselves, reincarnating as "Neo Flamvell".}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The fire tribe's thoughts awakened an ancient deity of fire and flames which existed in a mythical age. "Ancient Flamvell Deity", who had slept for eons, responded to the fire tribe's wishes and used its power to immolate the "Fabled" left in the "Jurrac" nest until not even ashes were left.|image1 = AncientFlamvellDeity-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Ancient Flamvell Deity]]"}}

=== Trishula's Seal Is Undone ===

Many of the "Fabled" were wiped out, but the remaining groups only intensified their attacks across the world. The seemingly endless conflict laid waste to the surface world and pushed its people into impoverishment and exhaustion. Having been driven to such a point, one faction among the "Ice Barrier" proposed releasing the third Ice Dragon. The "Ice Barrier" tribe was internally divided over the matter, but they ultimately unleashed the dragon.{{Master Guide table|image2 = DaisojooftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|image1 = GeomanceroftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Geomancer of the Ice Barrier]]"|name2 = "[[Dai-Sojo of the Ice Barrier]]"|name3 = "[[Medium of the Ice Barrier]]"|image3 = MediumoftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.png|desc = Powerful individuals among the "Ice Barrier" gathered, and carefully shattered the seal one piece at a time. The rituals and procedures continued, day and night over a month, until the entire seal was broken.}}

{{Master Guide table|desc = "Trishula's" power was terrifying and dreadful, and it destroyed all the "Fabled" on the planet. However, the "Ice Barrier" lost control of the beast, and it went into a furious rage – and the other dragons, as if in response, rampaged with it.|image1 = TrishulaDragonoftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = GungnirDragonoftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.png|image1 = BrionacDragonoftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"|name2 = "[[Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = GeneralGrunardoftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|image2 = GeneralGantalaoftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = GeneralRaihooftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[General Raiho of the Ice Barrier]]"|name2 = "[[General Gantala of the Ice Barrier]]"|name3 = "[[General Grunard of the Ice Barrier]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image1 = MirroroftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Mirror of the Ice Barrier]]"|desc = They took every possible measure to reseal the dragons.|image2 = MagicTriangleoftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.png|name2 = "[[Magic Triangle of the Ice Barrier]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = In the unlikely event that the Ice Dragons went on a rampage, "Dewloren" was to serve as a safety device, but the Tiger King's power didn't match that of the three rampaging Ice Dragons, and it couldn't stop the madness and frenzy.|image1 = DewlorenTigerKingoftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier]]"}}

== DUEL TERMINAL WORLD HISTORY - AGE 1.5: "Noellia's" Corruption to the "Gishki's" Formation ==

During the "Ice Barrier" tribe's dispute over whether or not to release the Ice Dragons, two mages and childhood friends considered alternative options. There was Natalia, whose family sided with releasing the dragons, and Noellia, whose family opposed releasing the dragons. Both of them sought to find something else to use in place of "Trishula".{{Master Guide table|desc = The two had their eyes on demons called "Steelswarm", which had been sealed since ancient times, as a means to defeat the "Fabled". They attempted a Demon Summoning Technique derived from mystical arts handed down to members of the "Ice Barrier" through the generations.|image1 = MirroroftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Mirror of the Ice Barrier]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = Their plan was to summon the demons and enslave them.|image1 = SteelswarmHercules-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Steelswarm Hercules]]"}}

The Summoning Ritual failed, as the two were unable to control the "Steelswarm's" unexpected might, and "Natalia" lost her life.<nowiki/>

| image1   = TrialandTribulation-EP13-JP-C.png

 

| name1   = "[[Trial and Tribulation]]"

 

| desc     = The failure of the Ritual cost "Noellia" her best friend and contaminated her mind with the "Steelswarm's" thoughts.

| image1   = GishkiNatalia-DTC3-JP-DRPR-DT.png

 

| name1   = "[[Gishki Natalia]]"

 

| desc     = A mage who was "Noellia's" childhood friend and "Gishki Avance's" mother. The regret of dying and leaving behind her young son caused her thoughts and spirit to remain in the living world.

As the three dragons began to rampage out of control, the spectral entity, "Sacred Spirit", which had been watching over the "Ice Barrier" for generations, used a Sealing Technique at the cost of his being, and successfully sealed all three dragons at the same time.{{Master Guide table|image2 = VoidTrapHole-REDU-JP-SR.png|image1 = SacredSpiritoftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Sacred Spirit of the Ice Barrier]]"|name2 = "[[Void Trap Hole]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = BrionacDragonoftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|image2 = TrishulaDragonoftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = GungnirDragonoftheIceBarrier-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"|name2 = "[[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"|name3 = "[[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"}}

=== The Founding of the "Ice Barrier" and the Past of the "Prior" who Sealed the Three Dragons ===

Long ago, the three dragons who ran rampant among the snowy mountains were sealed with a special method involving the "Mirror of the Ice Barrier". The "Prior" founded the "Ice Barrier" then, and his soul transcended to become the "Sacred Spirit".{{Master Guide table|image3 = PrioroftheIceBarrier-TF06-JP-VG.png|image2 = SacredSpiritoftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = MirroroftheIceBarrier-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Mirror of the Ice Barrier]]"|name2 = "[[Sacred Spirit of the Ice Barrier]]"|name3 = "[[Prior of the Ice Barrier]]"}}

At the end of the war against the "Fabled", "Noellia" adopted several of the children of her "Ice Barrier" comrades who died in the war. Among them was "Avance", "Natalia's" son.{{Master Guide table|desc = After ensuring the safety of several children from the "Gusto" clan, "Noellia" sent them home to the clan's village.|image1 = AftertheStorm-CBLZ-JP-C.png|name1 = "[[After the Storm]]"}}

"Noellia", who was being slowly corrupted by the thoughts and feelings of the "Steelswarm", changed into a completely different person, and began research into theretofore forbidden rituals. Once she completed her research, she began to educate the children she'd adopted, as practitioners of the method. She broke off from the "Ice Barrier", taking with her their sacred artifact, the "Mirror of the Ice Barrier". Thus began the Society of Forbidden Arts, "Gishki".{{Master Guide table|image2 = GishkiEmilia-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = GishkiAvance-CA.png|name1 = "[[Gishki Avance]]"|name2 = "[[Gishki Emilia]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image1 = GishkiNoellia-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Gishki Noellia]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = After Noellia finished modifying the "Mirror of the Ice Barrier", it became an artifact for controlling all sorts of rituals.|image1 = GishkiAquamirror-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Gishki Aquamirror]]"}}

 

== DUEL TERMINAL WORLD HISTORY - AGE 2.0: The "Laval's" Invasion of "Gem-Knight" Territory to the Repulsion of "Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth" ==

The warlike "Laval" decided to invade the neighboring "Gem-Knight" tribe to entertain themselves. The mild-mannered and preachy "Gem-Knights" didn't launch a counterattack, but they did rise up against the repeated provocations in order to protect their comrades.<nowiki/>

| image1   = LavalJudgmentLord-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Laval Judgment Lord]]"

 

| desc     = Crowned with the title of "Lord", he is the first-class warrior who united the combat-oriented "Laval" tribe. By his orders and directions, many of the vigorous, energetic, and reckless members of the "Laval" are able to fight in an organized fashion.

| image1   = GemKnightAquamarine-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Gem-Knight Aquamarine]]"

 

| desc     = A warrior with an Aquamarine Core, who boasts outstanding defensive might among the "Gem-Knights". He blocks the almost-daily attacks that the "Laval" army launches, giving his allies time to prepare for battle.

=== The "Vylon" Intervene in Conflicts Across the Planet. ===

As the "Lavals" and "Gem-Knights" battled, mechanical angels – "Vylon" – descended from the heavens to intervene and force an armistice. They then began to intervene aggressively in other battles all across the planet's surface. In response to the "Vylon's" attacks, the "Lavals" and "Gem-Knights" agreed to a temporary truce.{{Master Guide table|image2 = VylonSoldier-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = VylonCube-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Vylon Cube]]"|name2 = "[[Vylon Soldier]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = Mechanical angels that serve as arbiters who observe the surface from the sky above. In ancient times, the fiends called the "Steelswarm" had pushed the surface to the brink of extinction, so the "Vylon" sealed them deep within the earth.|image1 = VylonSigma-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Vylon Sigma]]"}}

During their battle against the "Steelswarm", the "Constellars" developed entities known as "Vylon" whose bodies were meant to be impervious to corruption by the thoughts and feelings of the "Steelswarm". After the "Steelswarm" were sealed, the "Vylon" continued to observe the planet's surface, and they sensed traces of "Steelswarm" activity deep within "Noellia". In order to search for the source, they descended from on high.{{Master Guide table|image2 = VylonEpsilon-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = ConstellarOmega-DT14-JP-DT-OP.jpg|name1 = "[[Constellar Omega]]"|name2 = "[[Vylon Epsilon]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = The Anti-"Steelswarm" Weapons known as the "Vylon" have the ability to sense traces of evil in others. In order to discover those corrupted by the thoughts of the "Steelswarm" deep inside them, they intervened on the battlefields of many wars and conflicts, where many were generating negative emotions. They then analyzed the data they'd gathered.|image1 = SteelswarmHercules-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Steelswarm Hercules]]"}}

=== The "Gishki" Invade the Great Mist Valley Marshlands Where the "Gusto" Live ===

The emerging power, "Gishki", led by "Noellia", decided to try and seize the abundant resources that lay unexploited in the Great Mist Valley Marshlands. Thus, they began an invasion to defeat the tribe that protected the Great Marshlands: the "Gusto".<nowiki/>

| image1   = EvigishkiMindAugus-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Evigishki Mind Augus]]"

 

| desc     = The "Gishki" used Forbidden Magic to transform their bodies into monsters in order to battle. "Ariel", who was orphaned, was adopted by "Noellia", and grew up to be a excellent mage due to her special training and education.

| image1   = DaigustoEguls-TF05-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Daigusto Eguls]]"

 

| desc     = Among the "Gusto" tribe's fighting styles was their method of man and bird fighting together as one. The tribe, who had once helped "Noellia", was confused by her sudden actions, but they decided to fight back against the "Gishki" in order to protect the Great Marshlands.

The invasion was ostensibly launched so the "Gishki" could obtain natural resources from the Great Marshlands that would help stabilize its influence as a major player. However, "Noellia's" real goal from the beginning for attacking the "Gusto" was to obtain the power of "God". Moreover, the "Steelswarm" thoughts infecting her mind guided her subconsciously to begin the invasion.

==== The Ruins That Stand Before the Great Mist Valley Marshlands ====

{{Master Guide table|desc = The shrine that stands before the Great Marshlands. "God", said to be sleeping in this land, is worshiped and enshrined here by the "Gusto".|image1 = ShrineofMistValley-ORCS-JP-R.jpg|name1 = "[[Shrine of Mist Valley]]"}}

There was another reason behind the invasion of the "Great Mist Valley Marshlands" – a hidden side. "Noellia" was secretly searching for the "Steelswarm", who she considered her comrades, knowing that they were sealed near the Great Marshlands. She planned to use her allies to break the seal.

The "Steelswarm" were freed from the seal of the "Vylon" and let loose upon the planet's surface. Their ravenous hunger caused them to immediately label every living thing in the Marshlands as food, and the predators began to eat their fill by feasting on their "Gishki" allies who had survived the invasion and broken the seal. As the "Steelswarm" rampaged, many more fell prey to them and were slain.{{Master Guide table|image1 = SteelswarmCaucastag-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Steelswarm Caucastag]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = SteelswarmMoth-TF05-JP-VG.png|image2 = SteelswarmGirastag-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = SteelswarmCell-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Steelswarm Cell]]"|name2 = "[[Steelswarm Girastag]]"|name3 = "[[Steelswarm Moth]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = SteelswarmGatekeeper-TF05-JP-VG.png|image2 = SteelswarmScout-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = SteelswarmCaller-TF05-EN-VG.png|name1 = "[[Steelswarm Caller]]"|name2 = "[[Steelswarm Scout]]"|name3 = "[[Steelswarm Gatekeeper]]"}}

The "Steelswarm" inside of "Noellia" awakened when she delved deeper into the forbidden arts for a way to revive her friend. During an experiment, "Noellia's" daughter, "Emilia", lost her life in an accident.<nowiki/>

| image1   = AquamirrorIllusion-TF06-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Aquamirror Illusion]]"

 

| desc     = By forcibly separating the target's soul from its body, the practitioner can alter the soul. This ritual method twists and changes the corpse, but leaves it behind to be sacrificed, allowing one to get two entities' worth of fighting strength for the cost of one sacrifice.

| image1   = GishkiEmilia-TF06-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Gishki Emilia]]"

 

| desc     = "Noellia" controlled and enslaved her astral body, rendering her soul unable to return to her flesh-and-blood body.

Having been caught off guard by the revived "Steelswarm", the "Vylon" captured some of them and reported their findings to the "Constellar". They then sent out the strongest machine angel, "Vylon Omega", and began supporting the main forces of each major tribe in order to buy time for "Omega" to gather enough energy.{{Master Guide table|image1 = VylonOmega-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Vylon Omega]]"}}

The "Vylon", who modified themselves to serve as equipment, equipped themselves to the main forces of each tribe. This increased their fighting power while also serving to protect them from being corrupted by the "Steelswarm".{{Master Guide table|image3 = DaigustoSphreez-TF06-JP-VG.png|image2 = VylonSphere-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = ReezeWhirlwindofGusto-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Reeze, Whirlwind of Gusto]]"|name2 = "[[Vylon Sphere]]"|name3 = "[[Daigusto Sphreez]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = GemKnightPrismaura-TF06-JP-VG.png|image2 = VylonPrism-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = GemKnightCrystal-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Gem-Knight Crystal]]"|name2 = "[[Vylon Prism]]"|name3 = "[[Gem-Knight Prismaura]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = EvigishkiTetrogre-TF06-JP-VG.png|image2 = VylonTetra-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = GishkiNoellia-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Gishki Noellia]]"|name2 = "[[Vylon Tetra]]"|name3 = "[[Evigishki Tetrogre]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = LavalStennon-TF06-JP-VG.png|image2 = VylonStella-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = LavalCannon-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Laval Cannon]]"|name2 = "[[Vylon Stella]]"|name3 = "[[Laval Stennon]]"}}During the battle against the "Steelswarm", "Noellia" suffered serious wounds and, nearly dead, she retreated from the front lines. Finally, "Omega" gathered enough energy and was able to cut down the vast hordes of "Steelswarm" covering the planet's surface, in a single, decisive strike of divine judgement. The "Steelswarm" were utterly defeated.

"Noellia", who was on the "Steelswarm's" side, had feigned her true motivations by siding with the "Vylon" camp, but she'd also desired to corrupt the "Vylon" by assimilating with their hivemind. Her scheme succeeded, and she managed to transmit the "Steelswarm's" thoughts among the "Vylon".{{Master Guide table|desc = "Noellia" had equipped herself with "Vylon Tetra" by changing into "Tetrogre" through a Ritual, and she'd slowly corrupted him since then. The "Vylon's" connected consciousness then allowed for every member to be infected.|image1 = VylonTetra-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Vylon Tetra]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = They received transmissions from "Tetra".|image2 = VylonVanguard-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = VylonHept-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Vylon Hept]]"|name2 = "[[Vylon Vanguard]]"}}

After all of the "Vylon" were corrupted, they went on a rampage. Guided by the machine-like purpose of making the entire surface world equal and uniform, they attacked every tribe. In response, four tribes on the surface rallied together and formed an alliance, and a new fight began, to repel the "Vylon".{{Master Guide table|desc = Combine to become...|image3 = VylonTesseract-TF06-JP-VG.png|image2 = VylonPentachloro-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = VylonStigma-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Vylon Stigma]]"|name2 = "[[Vylon Pentachloro]]"|name3 = "[[Vylon Tesseract]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image1 = VylonDisigma-OW.png|name1 = "[[Vylon Disigma]]"}}

A piece of a "Vylon" that was destroyed during a fight with the Anti-"Vylon" Alliance came into contact with a "Steelswarm" that had secretly survived. The two powers of light and darkness dwelling inside the fragment brought about a sudden evolution in the creature that touched it, giving rise to the new entity, "Steelswarm Roach".{{Master Guide table|desc = Most entities that touched the fragment would be killed by an intense reaction to the combination of the good and evil forces it contained. But those who could endure the intense symptoms would be able to dramatically evolve, and in that way, "Steelswarm Sentinel" mutated into "Steelswarm Roach".|image1 = AdvanceZone-CA.png|name1 = "[[Advance Zone]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = SteelswarmRoach-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = SteelswarmSentinel-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Steelswarm Sentinel]]"|name2 = "[[Steelswarm Roach]]"}}

After "Noellia" was nearly-fatally wounded, and left the front lines of the war against the "Steelswarm", the "Gishki" had no one to lead their invasion, so they paused it and joined forces with the other remaining tribes during the war with the "Vylon".{{Master Guide table|desc = The "Gishki" was an organization formed and led by "Noellia", and it acted according to her will, so her absence meant the immediate cessation of its activities. Those among the society who remained together also kept fighting together in the great "Steelswarm" war, side-by-side with the other tribes.|image3 = GishkiShadow-TF05-JP-VG.png|image2 = GishkiVanity-TF05-JP-VG.png|image1 = GishkiAvance-CA.png|name1 = "[[Gishki Avance]]"|name2 = "[[Gishki Vanity]]"|name3 = "[[Gishki Shadow]]"}}

Against the "Vylon's" continued rampage, the four tribes awakened a new power called "Xyz" in order to oppose them. But "Disigma" analyzed and absorbed their negative emotions, allowing it to absorb many warriors in turn.{{Master Guide table|desc = |image3 = DaigustoPhoenix-OW.png|image2 = LavalvalIgnis-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = EvigishkiMerrowgeist-OW.png|name1 = "[[Evigishki Merrowgeist]]"|name2 = "[[Lavalval Ignis]]"|name3 = "[[Daigusto Phoenix]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image3 = DaigustoFalcos-TF06-JP-VG.png|image2 = LavalvalDragun-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = EvigishkiGustkraken-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Evigishki Gustkraken]]"|name2 = "[[Lavalval Dragun]]"|name3 = "[[Daigusto Falcos]]"}}Six warriors were absorbed by "Disigma". "Merrowgeist" was an Xyz of "Gishki Emilia's" soul and "Musto". "Gustkraken" was "Emilia's" flesh-and-blood body, sacrificed for a ritual art that created a monster. "Falcos", who was handled by "Kamui", let himself be absorbed in order to save "Kamui".

As one ally after another was absorbed, "Pearl", a warrior associated with the "Gem-Knights" who had no negative emotions, was able to bypass the "Vylon" and their sensors, and inflicted fatal damage to "Disigma".{{Master Guide table|desc = An attack used by "Pearl", a warrior who chiefly belongs to the peaceful "Gem-Knight" tribe, that draws out all of his power. His attack's continuous, surging waves caused "Disigma" to stop functioning before Pearl reached it, and it's said that everyone who saw this sight was reminded of a fearsome deity.|image1 = OniGamiCombo-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Oni-Gami Combo]]"}}Thus, all of the "Vylon" were defeated.

The "Steelswarm's thoughts had spread from "Noellia" and caused "Disigma" to run out of control, but after its defeat, and with "Noellia" on the verge of death, they returned to her. As a result, the "Steelswarm" inside of her awakened, causing her body to rapidly recover.{{Master Guide table|desc = The thoughts of the "Steelswarm" had nowhere else to go when "Disigma" was destroyed, so they returned to "Noellia".|image1 = CreepingDarkness-ORCS-JP-SR.jpg|name1 = "[[Creeping Darkness]]"}}

Upon "Noellia's" return, the "Gishki" shifted back to their path of invasion. Their first step was to approach the "Laval" in a ploy to join forces, but their true intention was to replenish their fighting strength by absorbing them as sacrifices.<nowiki/>

| image1   = LavalvalChain-GS05-JP-NR.png

 

| name1   = "[[Lavalval Chain]]"

 

| desc     = "Gishki Chain's" form, after it gained forbidden power by sacrificing the "Laval". The "Gishki's" fighting strength increased beyond its previous limits as they sacrificed and absorbed basically every "Laval".

| image1   = LavalPhlogis-DTC2-JP-DNPR-DT.jpg

 

| name1   = "[[Laval Phlogis]]"

 

| desc     = It seemed the tribe known as the "Laval" had been extinguished, but a lone member, "Phlogis", emerged from far up in the volcanic mountain where he had been lumberjacking.

=== The "Gishki" Restart Their Invasion of the "Gusto's" Lands ===

At this point, "Noellia's" mind was severely corrupted. She showed for the first time that she would use any possible means, no matter how barbaric, to achieve her goals. She restarted her invasion of the "Gusto" by unleashing a deadly poison on the mighty wind that flowed from the "Mist Valley" to the Marshlands. The wind massacred most of the "Gusto" as it spread over the entire Marshlands.<nowiki/>

| image1   = PoisonousWinds-TF06-JP-VG.png

 

| name1   = "[[Poisonous Winds]]"

 

| desc     = The "Poisonous Winds" blew across the vast wetlands, causing even the "Gusto" village to be shrouded in the deadly poison which attacked a being's entire body. "Caam", on the verge of death, lost the strength to stand. Did her prayer reach "God"...?

| image1   = ShrineofMistValley-ORCS-JP-R.jpg

 

| name1   = "[[Shrine of Mist Valley]]"

 

| desc     = As the "Poisonous Winds" raged across the vast Marshlands, "Winda" headed to the "Shrine of Mist Valley" and offered up prayers, begging to be rescued.

{{Master Guide table|image2 = DustStormofGusto-DTC2-JP-DNPR-DT.jpg|image1 = WindaarSageofGusto-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Windaar, Sage of Gusto]]"|name2 = "[[Dust Storm of Gusto]]"|desc = "Winda's" father, "Windaar", makes a charge against the "Gishki" forces and manages to temporarily stop the spread of the deadly poison.}}

The "Gem-Knights" knew of the "Gusto's" crisis, and they rushed to save them, for they were peoples with the same desire for peace. "Daigusto Emeral", a new warrior born from Fusion, managed to blow away the "Poisonous Winds" with their power.{{Master Guide table|desc = "Daigusto Emeral" is a warrior who came about when "Gem-Knight Emerald" fused with a "Gusto". Not only can they control the weather and create winds, but they can even change the atmospheric makeup to a limited degree. They have huge, heavy knuckles attached to both of their arms that boast extreme hardness, and are capable of crushing all obstacles in their path.|image2 = DaigustoEmeral-BP03-EN-SHR-1E.png|image1 = GemKnightEmerald-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Gem-Knight Emerald]]"|name2 = "[[Daigusto Emeral]]"}}

In the face of the "Gishki's" barbarity, the mild "Gem-Knights" finally felt fury. The veteran warrior "Crystal" tried to optimize his Fusion ability, ascending to the form, "Zirconia", which represented his power's limits.{{Master Guide table|desc = His limitless optimization transformed him into a being with no special power, as he sought pure and absolute combat strength.|image1 = GemKnightZirconia-SPRG-JP-C.png|name1 = "[[Gem-Knight Zirconia]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = FragmentFusion-SPRG-JP-C.png|image1 = GemKnightCrystal-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Gem-Knight Crystal]]"|name2 = "[[Fragment Fusion]]"}}

As even the gentle "Gem-Knights" became controlled by hate, the surface world was filled with toxic emotions. As a result, the entity known as "Evilswarm", the embodiment of wicked thoughts, awakened.<nowiki/>

| image1   = InfestationInfection-DS13-JP-C.png

 

| name1   = "[[Infestation Infection]]"

 

| desc     = The wicked mental entity, "Evilswarm", awoke from the "Steelswarm's" corpses. It possessed the bodies of those who had died in the Great Marshlands during the last Great War, and began to use them to attack the living.

| image1   = InfestationPandemic-DT14-JP-DNPR-DT.jpg

 

| name1   = "[[Infestation Pandemic]]"

 

| desc     = The "Evilswarm" even began to infect the three Ice Dragons that were sealed by the "Sacred Spirit" in the past. It wouldn't be long until the day came when they were corrupted enough to start to move.

After "Evilswarm" awoke, it possessed and animated the corpses and wreckage littered throughout the Great Marshlands. The dead began to attack the living, and those who were attacked became "Evilswarm" themselves, causing the corruption to spread even further.{{Master Guide table|image2 = EvilswarmThunderbird-HA07-EN-ScR-UE.png|image1 = MistValleyApexAvian-TF04-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Mist Valley Apex Avian]]"|name2 = "[[Evilswarm Thunderbird]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = EvilswarmGolem-HA07-KR-SR-1E.png|image1 = AllyofJusticeCatastor-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|name1 = "[[Ally of Justice Catastor]]"|name2 = "[[Evilswarm Golem]]"}}{{Master Guide table|image2 = EvilswarmCoppelia-HA07-EN-SR-UE.png|image1 = LocomotionRGenex-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Locomotion R-Genex]]"|name2 = "[[Evilswarm Coppelia]]"}}Soon, the "Evilswarm" phenomenon expanded to infecting the living as well. The three dragons of the "Ice Barrier" became completely infected by the "Evilswarm" plague.

The "Steelswarm" were creatures that were compatible with "Evilswarm"-ization and hosting the "Evilswarm" inside their bodies. But did the creatures that became their hosts come from another world, or did they use to be a species that existed on the surface? The truth is unknown.{{Master Guide table|desc = The "Evilswarm's" mind influences whatever host organism it takes.|image1 = InfestationInfection-DS13-JP-C.png|name1 = "[[Infestation Infection]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = Higher-grade "Steelswarm"<br/>

They were the first to adapt to "Evilswarm"-ification by having the evil thoughts dwell inside their bodies. Alongside their absolute malice, they possessed an incredibly high intellect, and the power to transmit the "Evilswarm" into the corpses and wreckage of their "prey".|image3 = SteelswarmCaucastag-TF05-JP-VG.png|image2 = SteelswarmLonghorn-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = SteelswarmHercules-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Steelswarm Hercules]]"|name2 = "[[Steelswarm Longhorn]]"|name3 = "[[Steelswarm Caucastag]]"}}{{Master Guide table|desc = Lower-grade "Steelswarm"<br/>

They were the corpses of the higher-grade "Steelswarm's" prey in ancient times, that were since possessed by the "Evilswarm". Their intellect was quite inferior to that of the higher grade.|image3 = SteelswarmSentinel-TF06-JP-VG.png|image2 = SteelswarmGenome-TF06-JP-VG.png|image1 = SteelswarmCell-TF05-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Steelswarm Cell]]"|name2 = "[[Steelswarm Genome]]"|name3 = "[[Steelswarm Sentinel]]"}}

The rapid spread of the awakened "Evilswarm's" corruption threw the surface world into a period of confusion. It was at this point that he "Constellar", knights of salvation mentioned in myth and lore, descended onto the world. They launched an all-out assault against the "Evilswarm" in order to shatter the continually-growing chain of evil thoughts.{{Master Guide table|desc = A high-ranking member of the starlight knights, the "Constellars". Its fighting strength is greater than that of the other "Constellars", and it's said that the other warriors can lend support attacks while it fights at the front of the battlefield.|image1 = ConstellarPleiades-JP-Anime-AV.png|name1 = "[[Constellar Pleiades]]"}}

==== They Had Received the "Vylon's" Reports of the "Evilswarm's" Revival ====

{{Master Guide table|desc = The "Vylon" had been developed to oppose the "Steelswarm" and observe the surface. The "Constellars" had received their notice that the "Steelswarm" had revived, so they'd sallied forth to exterminate the "Steelswarm".|image1 = VylonAlpha-TF06-JP-VG.png|name1 = "[[Vylon Alpha]]"}}

Faced with the deadlock between the wildly rampaging "Evilswarm" and the advent of the "Constellar", "Noellia" attempted to break the seal on the three dragons. However, as the dragons had already been already corrupted by the "Evilswarm", they revived as the most sinister and evil beings.{{Master Guide table|image3 = EvilswarmBahamut-HA07-EN-ScR-1E.png|image2 = EvilswarmOphion-20AP-JP-NPR.png|image1 = EvilswarmOuroboros-DS13-JP-UR.jpg|name1 = "[[Evilswarm Ouroboros]]"|name2 = "[[Evilswarm Bahamut]]"|name3 = "[[Evilswarm Ophion]]"}}

"Noellia" once again attempted to use the spell that had taken her best friend's life, and succeeded in performing a Ritual using the "Steelswarm's" corpses – but her body and mind were corrupted into rampaging alongside the "Steelswarm".{{Master Guide table|desc = Because of the "Steelswarm" crest on the surface of the "Aquamirror" she holds, it can be surmised that she's been completely corrupted by the "Steelswarm" in body and soul.|image1 = GishkiPsychelone-HA07-EN-SR-UE.png|name1 = "[[Gishki Psychelone]]"}}

"Noellia", along with other members of the "Gishki", continued to perform forbidden magic – this time using the corpse of "Hercules" – but those incapable of resisting its intense evil thoughts were instantly corrupted, and this became the form in which "Hercules" revived.{{Master Guide table|desc = "Steelswarm Hercules" corrupted the conjurers who performed the ritual. In order to achieve a complete resurrection, he began smashing the "Aquamirrors" that could undo the ritual.|image1 = GishkiZielgigas-HA07-EN-ScR-UE.png|name1 = "[[Gishki Zielgigas]]"}}

"Avance" desired above all else to revive "Emilia", who had been completely erased when her body and soul were absorbed by "Disigma". Using a "Photomirror" ritual art that he'd discovered in an ancient document, he attempted to resurrect "Emilia's" soul, but his intense feelings for her caused the ritual to backfire and fail.{{Master Guide table|desc = A mirror that performs Rituals by sacrificing the user's soul. "Avance" intended to sacrifice his own soul.|image1 = GishkiPhotomirror-DTC2-JP-DNPR-DT.jpg|name1 = "[[Gishki Photomirror]]"}}

=== "Advance" Transforms Into "Levianima" ===

"Avance's" unstable mental state during the ritual caused the "Photomirror's" power to rebound on him. He absorbed "Emilia's" soul, which had revived in an incomplete form, and this caused him to undergo a complete change into the uncontrollable monster, "Levianima". He lost his sense of self and began rampaging.{{Master Guide table|desc = "Avance" transformed into a monster: a form of his being that the "Photomirror" drew out from inside his soul.|image1 = EvigishkiLevianima-HA07-EN-ScR-UE.png|name1 = "[[Evigishki Levianima]]"}}

=== Pollux's Older Brother "Castor" Kamikaze-Attacks "Psychelone", and Dies ===

"Constellar Castor" attacked "Psychelone" who was indiscriminately attacking everyone in a blind rampage. While he managed to free "Noellia" from the "Steelswarm's" will, "Castor" lost his life in the process.{{Master Guide table|fulldesc = The suicidal attack of "Castor" broke the ritual that had been cast, and for the first time of years, "Noellia" was able to come to her senses due to the thoughts of the "Steelswarm" were erased from her mind.|image1 = ConstellarMeteor-HA07-EN-SR-UE.png|name1 = "[[Constellar Meteor]]"}}

The "Evilswarm" didn't fail to notice the fact that "Castor" had lost his life in a suicide attack. They began to immediately corrupt his corpse, creating "Evilswarm Castor", who wielded the powers of both light and darkness.{{Master Guide table|desc = His swordsmanship and ability didn't change in the slightest with his possession, and they greatly contributed to the "Evilswarm's" expansion and influence.|image1 = EvilswarmCastor-HA07-EN-SR-UE.png|name1 = "[[Evilswarm Castor]]"}}