Long ago, still too recent to be considered a legend, but old
enough to be recognized as a part of history.
The Hundred Lilies War, which consumed a long period of a hundred years
between the Shepherd Kingdom and the Abyssina Empire progressed greatly due to the
success of Shepherd's new weapon, the "Robo", which helped turn the tide in their
favor, closing the curtain of the war with the Empire of Abyssina's destruction.
160 years had passed since then.
At that time, shock waves had quietly awakened the unprecedented incident
which would endanger the lives of all those within what would come to be known as the
Shepard Republic.
-
In the northern airspace of the Shepherd Kingdom, a mysterious phenomenon
had been witnessed.
"I suddenly saw an island in the middle of nowhere."
The airspace had long been infamous due to accidents caused by the effects of
field disturbances that could cause malfunctions in equipment necessary for airship
operations.
In addition to being such a difficult area to navigate, there was now this strange
phenomenon.
enough to be recognized as a part of history.
The Hundred Lilies War, which consumed a long period of a hundred years
between the Shepherd Kingdom and the Abyssina Empire progressed greatly due to the
success of Shepherd's new weapon, the "Robo", which helped turn the tide in their
favor, closing the curtain of the war with the Empire of Abyssina's destruction.
160 years had passed since then.
At that time, shock waves had quietly awakened the unprecedented incident
which would endanger the lives of all those within what would come to be known as the
Shepard Republic.
-
In the northern airspace of the Shepherd Kingdom, a mysterious phenomenon
had been witnessed.
"I suddenly saw an island in the middle of nowhere."
The airspace had long been infamous due to accidents caused by the effects of
field disturbances that could cause malfunctions in equipment necessary for airship
operations.
In addition to being such a difficult area to navigate, there was now this strange
phenomenon.
There was discussion in the kingdom as to whether or not a survey team should
be sent, but since most of the people were reluctant about it, no decision was ever
made.
However, the situation wouldn’t be that way for long.
The island finally made its appearance.
It was barely large enough for an entire village to exist on it. It held not a single
trace of vegetation, and it looked more like a massive lump of rock rather than an island.
An investigation team was promptly organized to find out the identity of this
mysterious island, however they could not find anything remarkable from its exterior so
they decided to dig in and investigate what was inside it.
The excavation was carried out by miners from Shetland, a known mining town.
It was evening, after several weeks had passed without any mining progress.
Two sibling miners responsible for the cave's digging work were swinging their
pickaxes all the while airing out their grievances.
“I’m just saying, how long are we going to be stuck down here with no clue of
what we’re gonna find?”
"Well, if we still can’t find anything after everything we’ve dug up, we can
probably call it quits... Hm?”
The older brother felt a strange sensation from the tip of the pickaxe he had just
swung down. It couldn’t have just been a rock; the sound echoing off of it was much
more clear.
Unable to contain his growing anticipation, he hit the pickaxe to the covering of
rock with even more force than before.
With a thud, the rock collapsed, revealing a metal wall beyond it. He wondered if
its sudden appearance was simply his mind playing tricks on him.
"This is insane..."
be sent, but since most of the people were reluctant about it, no decision was ever
made.
However, the situation wouldn’t be that way for long.
The island finally made its appearance.
It was barely large enough for an entire village to exist on it. It held not a single
trace of vegetation, and it looked more like a massive lump of rock rather than an island.
An investigation team was promptly organized to find out the identity of this
mysterious island, however they could not find anything remarkable from its exterior so
they decided to dig in and investigate what was inside it.
The excavation was carried out by miners from Shetland, a known mining town.
It was evening, after several weeks had passed without any mining progress.
Two sibling miners responsible for the cave's digging work were swinging their
pickaxes all the while airing out their grievances.
“I’m just saying, how long are we going to be stuck down here with no clue of
what we’re gonna find?”
"Well, if we still can’t find anything after everything we’ve dug up, we can
probably call it quits... Hm?”
The older brother felt a strange sensation from the tip of the pickaxe he had just
swung down. It couldn’t have just been a rock; the sound echoing off of it was much
more clear.
Unable to contain his growing anticipation, he hit the pickaxe to the covering of
rock with even more force than before.
With a thud, the rock collapsed, revealing a metal wall beyond it. He wondered if
its sudden appearance was simply his mind playing tricks on him.
"This is insane..."
The wall clearly had workmanship and refinement that was far beyond anything
he knew how to create. The wall was so shiny that he couldn’t imagine it having been
buried under rocks until just now.
The two miners stood there dumbfounded, until the older one let out a hefty
laugh and began muttering to his younger brother.
"We’ve run into something real hard here, huh."
"You said. Diggin’ this out’s gonna be a real pain."
The younger brother’s face tightened into a similar smile as well.
The older brother sighed and unintentionally touched the wall.
Suddenly a crack appeared in the wall, and with a whoosh, it widened and opened up
like a door.
Their tails curled up tightly.
"This is gettin’ scary!"
"Look... There's something in the back."
As the older brother expressed his fear, the younger one pointed to the back of
the door.
"Should we take a look...?"
He gulped as his curiosity overcame his fear.
Upon entering through the door, the dim lights revealed a small room to them.
As they searched through the room, the younger raised his voice.
"...! ...Check this out!"
"What's up? You dig up a cute girl or something?"
he knew how to create. The wall was so shiny that he couldn’t imagine it having been
buried under rocks until just now.
The two miners stood there dumbfounded, until the older one let out a hefty
laugh and began muttering to his younger brother.
"We’ve run into something real hard here, huh."
"You said. Diggin’ this out’s gonna be a real pain."
The younger brother’s face tightened into a similar smile as well.
The older brother sighed and unintentionally touched the wall.
Suddenly a crack appeared in the wall, and with a whoosh, it widened and opened up
like a door.
Their tails curled up tightly.
"This is gettin’ scary!"
"Look... There's something in the back."
As the older brother expressed his fear, the younger one pointed to the back of
the door.
"Should we take a look...?"
He gulped as his curiosity overcame his fear.
Upon entering through the door, the dim lights revealed a small room to them.
As they searched through the room, the younger raised his voice.
"...! ...Check this out!"
"What's up? You dig up a cute girl or something?"
The younger brother took a cautious step forward.
"See for yerself!"
The younger brother made a knocking sound that reverberated throughout the
room.
The older one focused his eyes, and saw a large container-like object.
The shape of the object only brought one thing to his mind.
"Th- This ain’t a coffin is it...?"
Upon examining the container, he noticed that it was humming and had visible
mechanical parts attached to it.
"Some kinda machine..."
"Looks like there's somethin' inside..."
As the Caninu’s interest in the machine grew, they found themselves wanting a
closer look at what was inside.
"There a device that can open it?"
"Hmmm... Lemme see. Is this what yer talkin’ ‘bout?"
The older brother found something that looked like a button and pushed it without
hesitation.
The container began vibrating as they heard the sound of air being circulated.
"Goooood! Let’s see now..."
The two took a step back from the container as they awaited what was inside
with great anticipation.
Out of nowhere they heard an inorganic voice.
"See for yerself!"
The younger brother made a knocking sound that reverberated throughout the
room.
The older one focused his eyes, and saw a large container-like object.
The shape of the object only brought one thing to his mind.
"Th- This ain’t a coffin is it...?"
Upon examining the container, he noticed that it was humming and had visible
mechanical parts attached to it.
"Some kinda machine..."
"Looks like there's somethin' inside..."
As the Caninu’s interest in the machine grew, they found themselves wanting a
closer look at what was inside.
"There a device that can open it?"
"Hmmm... Lemme see. Is this what yer talkin’ ‘bout?"
The older brother found something that looked like a button and pushed it without
hesitation.
The container began vibrating as they heard the sound of air being circulated.
"Goooood! Let’s see now..."
The two took a step back from the container as they awaited what was inside
with great anticipation.
Out of nowhere they heard an inorganic voice.