User:Magicwindsock/Sandbox2
Prologue
In the realm of Valhalla, Ami Kashihara and Shun arrive at the Time Tower. Before Ami enters, she worries that without the Powers of Light and Dark, their Emperor will bring Valhalla to ruin. Meanwhile, in the Demons' realm of Makai, Follow enters the Dark Palace to warn Lord Lucifer of the emergence of Time Rifts, concerned they will destroy everything in the universe. Recalling such an event in a prophecy, Lucifer orders Follow to find the chosen children who will save the world from calamity.
Before a mysterious gate, Norn the Keeper of Fate calls to the chosen children, Jin and Akira, and leads them to the start of their journey.
Harajuku
In October 200X, Rena meets Jin at the Harajuku Arcade, inviting him to check out something she discovered. They first rendezvous with Akira at Harajuku Elementary School, where their class is introduced to Ami, a transfer student. In the halls, Rena tells Jin and Akira of a book of Demon summoning in their library, which catches Ami's interest.
The two boys take out the book and read an incantation, consequently summoning a Gargoyle from Valhalla. The Gargoyle exposes Ami's true identity as an escapee of Valhalla, then takes Rena hostage. Ami promptly gives Jin and Akira Devilisers, guns that call forth Rand and Gale, who take down the Gargoyle. Before vanishing, however, the Gargoyle mentions that their world is fated to be consumed by Time Rifts. Ami then reveals that Jin and Akira have awakened to their powers as Devil Children, then rushes off to find a Time Rift in the school. Upon touching it, the group finds themselves sent slightly back in time, and Ami believes that time is bound to cave in on itself if the rifts are not dealt with.
Jin, Rena, and Rand follow Ami to a room on the school's rooftop, spotting Shun standing near a Time Portal to Valhalla. Shun informs Jin that he is part of the Rebel Army, a group which is at war with Valhalla's tyrannical Empire. Ami urges her classmates to visit Valhalla, where they may learn how to get rid of the Time Rifts that plague the universe. Once they depart, Akira and Gale enter the rooftop room, finding Follow atop a portal to Makai. Follow tells Akira that Time Rifts are tearing into various realms, asking that he learn more about them and his duty as a Devil Child from Lucifer.
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Jin and Rand wake up in Valhalla's Time Tower, where Shun and Ami invite them to the Rebel Army Lair. They leave with Rena, to which Jin follows and stops in the village of Hermit. In one of the tents, he is met by Judy, a member of the Rebel Army and acquaintance of Ami. Jin asks how he can reach the Rebels' base, but Judy explains that the way there is blocked by Imperial forces. Just then, two Imperial Soldiers <-- Primus in DKLD --> take Judy away and have her surrounded, though Jin fights back against their leader Caim.
With Judy saved, she and Jin cross the wastelands to reach the Rebels' base, reuniting with Ami, Rena, and Judy's partner Guy. Rena explains that Time Chains can be used to seal the rifts, and that may be able to find some in Makai, the "flip-side" of the human realm. She settles on venturing to Makai with Shun, leaving Jin and Ami to explore Valhalla. Once Rena and Shun head out, Jin trains with the Rebels and is gifted a King Riser. The Rebels' leader Doreiru returns to the base afterwards, welcoming Jin into their mission to erase the Time Rifts, and the group set off for Hydra Town in search of Time Chains.
As Akira travels through Makai with Gale, they pass through Makai Wind's Huey Town, and cross vast terrain to reach the Gust Shrine. They wake up the guardian Typhon and battle him, after which he gives them a Gust Windmill and tells them to talk with Lucifer in Central Land.
Akira makes his way to Lucifer's Dark Palace and meets the Demon Lord, who tells him of two young men that departed from Makai long ago: the Son of Light and Prince of Darkness. The men created their own world, Valhalla, as a utopia without conflict, and also had the power to control time. Assuming Valhalla and the Time Rifts are related somehow, Lucifer redirects Akira to the palace's Orgel Room, and also gifts him a King Riser. There, he encounters the Time Maidens Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They present Akira with Time Chains, but express their concern over their limited supply, and potential ineffectiveness against larger Time Rifts. Akira gets confirmation that Valhalla is the source of the rifts, and so departs for the Ice Temple in Makai Ice.
Setting foot in Makai Ice, Akira runs into Rena and Shun on their hunt for Time Chains, and is caught up on Jin's escapades. Rena is confident they can uncover the secrets of the Powers of Light and Darkness to save their world, then leaves with Shun. Within the Ice Temple awaits the Imperial soldier Harborim, whom Akira defeats in order to rescue King Frost. Rena and Shun meet Akira in the temple's furthest chamber, and they all enter a portal to the nexus of spacetime, Time's Edge.
Arriving at Hydra Town, Jin stops by the tavern and meets Naomi, a Rebel spy. Shun returns with Rena, reporting to Naomi that they spoke with Lucifer. Rena also mentions that while in Makai, they crossed paths with Akira and Gale, who were tracking down rifts with their own Time Chains. However, because the rifts were too big in number, Akira crossed over into Valhalla to search for more Time Chains.
Doreiru rounds up his squadron and orders them to enter the Hydra Mine and find Bull, a Demon protecting the key to Flame Purgatory. Jin manages to find Bull, but is regrettably informed that the key was entrusted to Mercury the Cait Sith back in Hydra Town. Once obtained, Judy rushes over to Jin and tells him that Shun and Rena were attacked by soldiers at the Inferno Valley. As Jin crosses the valley, however, he is intercepted by soldiers and locked in the Flame Purgatory. Luckily, he uses the key gifted from Mercury to open his jail cell, upon which Rand undergoes evolution.
Before Jin can escape the dungeon, he sees Rena being apprehended by Andromalius, insisting that she be brought to their Emperor. Andromalius challenges Jin to a fight as Rena is taken away, but she cries out that a Demon has Time Chains for him to use.