Maykshift

**Maykshift** is the land that the defenders currently reside in or at the least are battling in, which is currently being overrun by monsters. Not too much is known about its culture or society, although there are small details that help explain Maykshift a little better.

## Description

The land of Maykshift expands to many territories or Maps, with each one being overrun by enemies. These other lands within Maykshift vary greatly, ranging from tropical beaches to toxic cities. Due to such varied geography, Maykshift doesn't seem to have a set constant land type.

## Known Landmarks/Locations

### Maps

Each Map within the game is said to be within Maykshift (although this may be incorrect as the defender Capcan states in his description he was once working in Toxina before moving to Maykshift, although this could simply be a misunderstanding).

### Lobby/Hub

The Lobby or Hub is where the defenders ready themselves up before being summoned by the Core into battle. Within the lobby is the broken Core, the Shop, Pilo's airship, Willy's cave, the Portal to enter ongoing battles, the Daily Missions, and the Map Voter. The place seems to be on a floating island.

### The Core

The Core is an important artifact in Maykshift as it is the main or maybe even sole power source of the land, with unknown consequences if it were to be missing. It appears to be a large violet reflective orb, with blue energy surrounding it, and a large chunk cut off from the top. As said by the mysterious text (read below), the Core holds immense power and has the ability to create life, and is beautiful enough that the Sun itself smiles at it and the Moon scowls, perhaps in jealousy. In recent times, an unknown culprit has stolen a chunk of it.

## Lore

With how mysterious not the true specifics of how Maykshift works or its society, the only true solid piece of information we have is that the Core is said to power the entirety of the land, as it holds immense power.

At an unknown point in time, however, someone had stolen a part of the Core and is now using it to create a gigantic and ever-replenishing army of monsters. The culprit's reasons for doing so are unknown, however, there is a clue to help better understand their motives.

* On the back of the Windmill behind the Shop, there is mysterious text that is thought to have been written by the culprit that vaguely explains his motives behind stealing the Core and wreaking havoc on Maykshift and more insight on the Core's abilities and, interestingly enough, the feelings of the Moon and Sun, as they are actually alive and able to think. The text reads:

**The core in the sky has always been there**

**Just floating up there with immense power**

**The ability to create life it obtains is extraordinary**

**Not only that even the sun smiles at its beauty...**

**Though sometimes you can see the moon scowling at its glow in the night**

**If only I shattered it completely**

**Its power would have been mine entirely, but that's not to say I have not gained power**

**There is no limit to the number of waves I'll summon**

**I'll obtain the rest of the core with my own hands**

**Maybe then the sun will scowl during the day, and the moon will smile at night**

With this information, it can be assumed that because of the Core's power, it's sought after by many individuals with malicious intent to use it for their own gain.

## Other

* The name Maykshift appears to be a play on the word makeshift, which describes something that is serving as a temporary substitute or something sufficient for the time being.