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## Opening

The world of Opus: Rocket of Whispers is full of blight and gloominess. But behind the dark of sorrows, a dawn of hope will glimmer - by the form of a Rocket. This section will cover the locations featured in the game.

Overall, there are 4 main sections of the game: The Opus Rocket Facility; Malkuth Town; New Malkuth Mine and Hetmis City. The Sacred Mountains section was excluded for only appearing in the finale of the game and is not a "free roam" environment - despite its paramount importance in storytelling and ambience.

## Locations

### **Opus Rocket Factory**

> *"They pray that when Space Burials can be held again, those who fell victims to the Plague might finally rest among the stars ." - Earthology: A Century of Trials.*
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Simple and elegant, the Opus Rocket Factory serves as John's resting place after a hard day's work out of the harsh, cold world. It also serves as Fei's workplace, as she restlessly builds rockets to fulfil her sisters' long lost dreams. The Opus Rocket Factory is unique because it happens with 2 interfaces - the latter one more detailed than the former. Its consisted of a Living Room (where Fei works); a small Infirmary for John to rest and be healed by Fei; John's Workshop, where he builds equipment to serve his travelling needs; and a dining hall.

Before John and Fei, there were many workers in this facility. Sadly, the Plague wiped out civilizations and left only 2 humans to nurture their greatest plan. John's father, Matthew, is a decorated rocket scientist. Because of trauma caused by the deaths of many of his loved ones, John became distant towards Fei, fearing that one day, he might lose yet another person he held dear to his heart.

### T**own of Malkuth**

> *"It's surprisingly how unfamiliar the town has become since all the blocked paths were crossed off." - Diary of John Mason.*
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Like any other places in this world, the town of Malkuth had seen better days. Crowned as the "Rocket Town", this town is known for the Opus Rocket Factory - which hosts their annual Space Burial every year. It is said that it has been long since the last Space Burial was conducted - and spirits of the dead remain unrest, causing disharmony in the flow of life. This all changed when Malkuth announced the opening of the Opus Rocket Facility. Ever since then, witches would visit the Town to oversee the construction of Rocket, serving as the bridge to lead the souls to their resting place.

John was birthed in this very town, and his parents: Matthew and Sarah Mason, are decorated members of the Factory, known for their skills and precision in building rockets so that none will disfunction during a Space Burial - or even a test alone. John went under the apprenticeship of his father for a few months, before their forced departure into the chaotic Hetmis City to find a vital compartment in creating a rocket. They never returned and was presumed dead - causing John to have trauma and PTSD due to 15 years of living in isolation and no human contact.

### **New Malkuth Mine**

> *"FIre... it hurts...." -Weeping Soul*
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New Malkuth Mine was created when something happened to the Old Mine, causing the closure of it. The mine was flooded with personnel - from Miners to Firefighters. A brothel was also situated near the center of the mines, where workers can seek entertainments after a long day/night of work.

In his youth, John never did come to this place. It wasn't until, presumably, the event of the games where he actually visited this place for the first time.

There was a photograph taken by John's uncle; Paul, that honoured the day of the "Partnership with Lixir33 Mine". The ones present in the photoshoot were representatives of 3 parties: The Opus Rocket Factory's Matthew Mason; an unknown young man - possibly the town major himself - who represented the Malkuth Town Committee; and another man who represented the Malkuth Mining Guild. The photo was taken on G.C. (Galatic Calendar) 15310 - two years before John's birth.

    The place held one mystery for the player: What happened? The surroundings and clues left behind - along with John's own comments on certain parts of the Mine - indicated that a fire accident once happened in the Mine. By analyzing the massive amounts of ghosts found near the Oil Refinery - and later finding the Fuel Storage Plant and seeing John's own deduction, the player can conclude that the fire started with an accident at the Storage Plant, which caused the fire to rage through the Power Plant and ending at the Oil Refinery, where many were torched. The nearby fire station did not have enough manpower to suppress the fire, resulting in the final power outage in Malkuth Town - and the deaths of many workers. It was 3-4 years into the Plague; when John was around 10-11 years old.

Update: Upon further investigation, the player can find out the exact time of the "Mine Explosion": G.C. 15322. 2 Years into the Plague. The event was listed as an "accident", provided by the leakage of Lixir33 and the lack of firemen to contain the fire. Afterwards, mass immigration of Malkuth townsmen and Hetmis population occurred.

### **Hetmis City**

> *"Did you kill me...?" - Child's soul.*
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The world's biggest trade center, Hetmis fell victim to the Plague during its very first year. Thanks to the military's quick response, the infections inside the city was kept in line - but only for 2 years. Walking around the city, the player will see the biggest impacts left behind by the Plague.

The city's infrastructure included a modernized hospital - that was overcrowded with ghosts and full of dead bodies when John first entered it; a Stadium with unintelligible scribbles written over the "21st Hetmis Game"; the renowned Emerald and Hetmis Bridge that connects the outer parts of the city with the inner parts; A nearby airport with a destroyed aeroplane guiding the forest's path to it; The slums that shared the same fate with the Mine; and the Aerospace Labs, where Fei once trained as a witch. When the plague arrived, two checkpoints were added, which separates the outer city with the inner one. Other than that, a disease control center was also installed near the slums.

The slums, near the entrance to the city, was torched overnight due to a "failing firefight system". What was odd is that no mentions of a "firefighters support" were given; granting insights and theories into the horror of what might've actually happened.

## Trivia

+John visited Hetmis in chaos once with uncle Paul to receive supplements for the personnel of Opus Factory. It's inside the "Memories" section, named "Survivors". This was the last mention of uncle Paul Mason inside the storyline.

+The Emerald Bridge was built as an alternative to the Hetmis bridge. Young John once saw a documentary about the bridge when TV Signals were still available.