Re:Evershade?!

***Re:Evershade?!*** (Re:エバーシェイド?!, *Re: Ebāsheido?!*) is an online action-adventure manga series created by Harry Harrup and illustrated by Alex Guy. It is an alternate retelling of the original *Evershade* series, featuring the same characters and locations, with various names and events altered. Major religious references have been removed.

It features the same premise as the main series. Unlike the original series, there is a consistent order in which the arcs take place. Published online, the series received mixed reviews but was successful nonetheless.

## Plot

### **The Beginnings Arc**

Kieran Haven, Chloe Wheeler, and Blane Camus intend to take control of the city until they are antagonized by the Chaos Agency. Teaming up with Sky Violette, the Haven group travel across the region and meet Master Scarlet, who teaches them the art of the Gold Experience to combat the Agency's mutants. The group is later recruited by Division X's director Ezra Connolly to capture the Agency's nanite created mutants and defend the region against an army of them led by the Alliance. However, after the death of agent Xander Summers and the persecution of Sky, agent Russell Johnson suspects a conspiracy.

### **Death Game Arc**

Jasmine Williams and Heath Underwood are chosen by The One to represent Evershade in the Death Game. To engage against various other players, Jasmine and Heath are joined by Beatrice Wilson, Lana Lane, and Giselle Gardner. The group eventually emerges victorious in the Death Game. Throughout the game, the group is antagonized by the Renegades and Team Platinum. However, Beatrice, Lana, and Giselle betray them and use the Spear of Anarchy to kill The One. Heath uses the spear to erase the three and the spear itself from existence, and he, Jasmine, Zoey Kendrick and Sara Bridges are teleported back to Evershade.

### **Thunder and Lightning Arc**

Three years after the fall of Division X, Ruben Shaw decides to take on the Thunder City Tournament challenge and is joined by his rival, Sofia Addison. They encounter Firebrand and Oceana, whose rivalry threatens to take apart the entire region. After sealing Firebrand in the Fire Crystal and Oceana in the Water Crystal, Ruben and Sofia enter the tournament, where Sofia becomes the champion after narrowly beating Ruben. Two years later, the two reunite in the Weston region to aid Evelyn Steele against the Modern Men, an ancient hive-mind collective of alien origin.

### **Corona Region Arc**

In the faraway Corona region, Dr. Murphy sends Cris Lee and Regan Trainor to retrieve the Gold Orbs, which have been stolen by Dr. Murphy's estranged grandson, Adrian Murphy. As the journey progresses, the Cris and Megan learn they possess the ability to use the Gold Experience. The last three are stolen by a mysterious entity that is in turn antagonized by Vessel. Cris, Regan, and Adrian use the remaining orbs to purify Vessel, and then shatter the orbs. Cris remains in her hometown, Argento leaves to "fix himself", and Regan goes to Kingdom Island.

### **Kingdom Island Arc**

Kieran and Sky are requested by Helix to travel to and explore Kingdom Island to look for Chloe and Blane, who were kidnapped by a mythical creature. As Regan continues her work on the island its inhabitants soon begin vanishing. Kieran and Sky arrive and are joined by Regan, who attempt to locate the missing citizens while fighting remnants of the Chaos Agency. They discover that Dakera has rigged the entire island to explode but are able to successfully rescue Chloe and Blane, however, Dakera, Kieran, and Sky are turned to stone by a mythical creature.

### **Victory and Glory Arc**

Shortly before the fall of the Evolutionary, Tori Hayward, who can use the Gold Experience, is given the Heavenly Gem by her father, and Gloria Shield is tasked to protect her. However, they are recruited by Kate Fletcher to join her team, the Arsenals, in order to prevent Dakera from using the Sword of Destiny to release Prometheus. They are joined by detective Joseph Johnson, brother of Russell Johnson, and the team battle various mafia groups sent by Dakera while also being pursued by the government after killing a corrupt businessman and his mercenary group.

### **Evolutionary Arc**

Sam McCoy, a boy from East City, moves into the semi-isolated Ocean City and befriends a girl named Summer Moon. While Sam is skilled with the *bō* staff and Moon is skilled in archery, the two are spirit users who are drawn into the mystery involving the Evolutionary. After battling Ghostface, a notorious gang, Sam and Moon join forces with their rival Astral and Kieran Haven, who seeks revenge for his parents' murder. The team is captured by the Evolutionary and are taken to their base, the Doomspire. Kieran unlocks demon magic within and finally defeats their leader, the demon king Demora.

## Locations

There are several cities and regions that appear in *Re:Evershade?!*. Most of the arcs featured mainly focus on a new region within the nation of Evershade. Usually, the different regions are easily accessible from one another via land, as every region is in North America. Every region consists of several cities and towns that the protagonists explore.

### **Evershade**

Evershade is the titular country and global superpower in the series' version of earth. Established after World War II, Evershade was formed via the unification of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. It is the main setting for almost the entirety of the series and is divided into three sections, with section 2 encompassing the area previously known as the United States, consisting of several regions.

### **Skyward Islands**

Skyward, mainly referred to as the Skyward Islands, is a set of enormous islands situated in the sky by themselves and is implied to hover above the ruins of Evershade. It is the main setting of the Sage of Time Arc. Similarly to Evershade, the Skyward Islands are divided into different regions called "sectors".