| The Story
Before there was Man; before there was Earth; before there was PlanetMoon; there was the Island: a massive fragment of shattered planet hurtling through space. One would immediately think, asteroid, at such a description, but this is by no means a dead piece of rock. Even from a distance its radiant colors and surrounding waterfalls distinguish it as an anomaly amidst the dark void of space. Around it, decayed and splintered asteroids linger, like wailful ghosts, jealous of a true beauty they will never have.
On this Eden wanders the solitary giant, Kabuto. As far back as he can remember this has been his home. From whence he came he does not know, apart from one obscure clue in the form of the serial number, "001," imprinted on his stomach. He sits alone and longs for company, but the only thing that has descended from the skies, or landed upon the shores is death and destruction. He now trusts no one, and guards the only thing that has been constant for him -- the island, his home. And woe betide anyone who now sets foot on it!
In the surrounding seas there are a band of survivors called the Sea Reapers. These women once ruled the island until they were forced to flee by their own creation: Kabuto. He had been created as a protector against an alien threat, which had suddenly come upon them. At first Kabuto obeyed, but as time went by he became conscious of his pain, his loneliness, himself. He turned on the Sea Reapers and decimated half their numbers, forcing the remainder back to their watery origins.
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