Mystic Ruins (Mobius-777) Pre-CMD

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The Mystic Ruins is an area near Station Square that is full of ancient ruins left behind by the Knuckles Clan. Although the Mystic Ruins are situated on the surface of the Mobius, and was once part of Angel Island, along with Angel Paradise, the area is closely connected to Angel Island since it is the ancient homeland of the Knuckles Clan. In modern day, the Mystic Ruins are a swampy, overgrown rainforest.

## Description

The Mystic Ruins are a swampy area mostly covered by lush jungle. The individual parts of this area are separated by high cliffs.

## History of Mystic Ruins (Mobius-777)

### Past

Approximately 4,000 years ago, the Mystic Ruins area was inhabited by an ancient civilization of echidnas known as the Knuckles Clan. They lived in a great village a short distance from the Altar of Emerald, a sacred precinct where the seven Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald were enshrined. This altar was also inhabited by Chao and their guardian god, Chaos.

The village was initially ruled by Grandma, who was of a politically moderate faction. After Grandma passed away however, her son, Pachacamac, took over. Looking to expand his kingdom, Pachacamac turned his village of mere fighting ruffians into a powerful warring force that suppressed the neighboring countries, killing their inhabitants and plundering them of their riches. Far from satisfied though, Pachacamac longed for the Chaos Emeralds in the Altar of Emerald to further expand the Knuckles Clan's power. However, all of the Knuckles Clan's attempts to steal the Chaos Emeralds were thwarted by a strange force. Disapproving of Pachacamac's warmongering, his daughter, Tikal, tried persuading him to abandon his wrongful ways, but was ignored. Meanwhile, Tikal came to befriend the Chao and Chaos, with the latter eventually coming to trust her enough to let her inside the altar and see the Master Emerald.

Eventually, Pachacamac planned to launch one final attack on the Altar of Emerald in order to seize the Emeralds. Tikal and Chronos tried to get Chaos and the Chao to leave their home, but Chaos could not be persuaded. With Tikal unable to change her father's mind as well, the Knuckles Clan eventually attacked the altar, setting it ablaze. During the attack, Tikal and the native Chao tried to convince the Knuckles Clan to abandon their ways peacefully. Refusing to listen however, Pachacamac ordered his men to press on the attack, leaving them to trample over Tikal to the dismay of Chronos, and the Chao and knocking them unconscious. This angered Chaos, who intercepted Pachacamac and his men and used the Chaos Emeralds to become Perfect Chaos and kill Pachacamac and his followers. Now a corrupt being though, Chaos continued his attack and would have wiped out the entire Knuckles Clan had it not been for Tikal and Chronos, who weaken him, sealed herself and Chaos inside the Master Emerald.

With their strength significantly weakened, Chronos healed the Good Echidnas, the surviving Knuckles Clan members and Chronos suspended the Altar of Emerald into the sky with the Master Emerald's power and took up residence there, bearing the duty of observing and protecting the sealed Master Emerald, so that an incident like this could never happen again. They also left murals and inscriptions in their temple to communicate this incident to future generations.

As the millennia passed, the Knuckles Clan's lands would be abandoned, causing its structures to fall into disrepair and be overtaken by nature. Eventually, nothing but ruins would remain, leaving these lands to be known as the Mystic Ruins in the present day.

At some point, Big the Cat and Froggy took up residence in Mystic Ruins' jungle. Additionally, Tails would also establish his own workshop on the Mystic Ruins' cliffs near the sea, an area which would undergo various changes over time.