Shard Arc

## A place of insanity. A cursed land. The safe place. The sanctuary. Which is it?

> "The Shard isn't safe, you'll get cursed!"
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> "All are welcome at the Shard. You are safe."
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Time and time again, many have entered the shard, and get "cursed." Some, affected to the lesser level. Some, have gone insane. The rest, are unknown. Efforts have been made to stop the Shard, but never have anyone been able to get rid of it. For many years, this "magical rock" has been growing, ever so slightly, and it only continues to get faster. Can it be stopped? Or should it prevail? You decide... are you of the shard. Or are you against it by all means?

## Plot Summary

A man named "The First Man" stumbles into the Overworld, surprised of his existence, and the surrounding area, and attempts to build himself a normal life. Sooner or later, he realizes that there was no one else, he was the only one. He was alone, though soon after he finds himself a wolf named Shell. He then finds a black crater, which will become the very thing that curses many: The Shard. He enters... and becomes cursed, exiting as a changed man. He then travels to a mesa, soon after travelers begin to build around him, naming the town Los Mudos. As time goes on, his beloved dog dies, and he delves deep into the experimenting of doctoring and experimenting with the shard, until he finds of his ability- immortality.

Centuries later, few people begin to stumble upon the shard. They get cursed... and they keep returning to the shard. Friendships form, and break. The struggle to keep everything the same after finding this floating magical "rock" was almost damned near impossible, especially when the Shard's sole purpose was to grow, and gather energy. Down the lines a force called The Empire finds out about this Shard, and begins their search in Los Mudos, for a man that perhaps held the answers they were looking for...

Months, perhaps even a few years passed since The Empire found this Shard. Eventually a wall was put around the shard, as the struggle to contain this "beast" continued. Eventually even the emperor was cursed, and the Empire itself was put into disarray. However it's paladin stepped up, and continued to follow under the only god that could fight against this blight. This god went by the name of Katharos, the god of light.

Eventually, after enduring so much pain, this paladin learned of a cure, to rid of this blight. With his holy blade, he first targeted a friend close to him as an experiment. Then, the emperor. This marks the time when war was at stake: the Shard and The Empire. The undead paladin proceed on his journey of curing, and when all went well, the blade was lost, and he fell to the leader of the Shard itself: Styg. In revenge, the emperor captured him, after taking his life.

After a long period of time, the paladin returns with the blade, and begins to search with his close ally, the empress, in search for the end of the Shard. When the time came, the Nexus was found, and using the airship of the emperor, the Nexus was moved above the Shard. However to complete the ritual and of the Shard forever, 4 willing lives had to be sacrificed to Katharos. The paladin himself stepped up, knowing that he was going to pass soon. And so did his beloved child. The empress also stepped up, along with the king of the Nether. Together, they offered themselves to the god of light, and lightning struck, annihilating the Shard once in for all, in the cost of the legendary paladin passing, with his child.

Stumbling on the lands of the Overworld, a cured man by the name of Stygiannite walks on the lands of the Overworld, confused as to what happened in is time of being alive...

## Books, Easter Eggs

### The Searching for the Nexus

* The Village
* The Laboratory
* The Library
* Nexus Cavern