Gaming Historica | Karuraou/Skyblazer Manual Story Translation

The original Japanese manual had a full and detail story that was never properly translate to Skyblazer when the game is release in western countries. Below is the full translation for this story! Enjoy! 😃

Resurrection of a deva 

In ancient times, there was a race of beings with mysterious powers, called the devas.

The legend of the devas  

A long time ago, the world was composed of three realms… the heavenly realm ruled by the gods, the demon world ruled by the demons, and the earthly realm ruled by devas. The demons loved to fight and they had long been engaged in a war against the gods and the devas. The power of Ravana, king of the demons, was particularly strong, devastating both the heavenly and earthly realms and threatening to destroy the entire world if allowed to continue. In this crisis, the gods and the devas temporarily joined forces and sealed Ravana and the demons in a different dimensional space.

Thousands of years later, war broke out, this time between the gods and the devas. The devas were commanded by a group known as the Eight Legions, who fought evenly against the gods. The war lasted so long, exhausting the gods and the devas, that a truce was reached. However, Ashura, one of the Eight Legions, was opposed to the truce. Ashura was belligerent and his nature is to be continually engaged in war. He wanted to unleash the demons sealed in the other dimensional space and bring back war and chaos into the world. The devas, exhausted by the destructive war, imprisoned Ashura deep underground to thwart his ambitions. To do so, they had to give up their secret powers… In exchange for the power of the devas, the earthly realm was at peace. The descendants of the devas eventually lost their powers and began to live as humans on earth, and with the passage of time, the existence of gods and devas became a legend. But unbeknownst to everyone, some inherited the power of the devas, albeit in a small way.

Ashura returns…  

Ashura, imprisoned deep in the dark depths of the earth, received an evil thought sent from a dimensional rift. It came from Ravana, the king of the demons.

 “O Ashura, god of war! My name is Ravana.”

“You are the kings of the demons that the devas have trapped in another dimension!” Ashura replied.

“Ravana… King of the demons…” “I will soon be revived! With my army, let us bring back to earth the days of terror and war!”

“Wa…wa…r… War!”

“Yes. I cannot escape through this narrow rift. But I can manage to send my minions into your world!”

From the dimensional rift, a myriad of demons swarmed out and ate through the bonds that held Ashura down. Ashura sprang up and checked that his strength had not diminished.

“Ravana! In order to break the seal of the other dimension, I need someone who possesses the power of the devas as a sacrifice! I’ll find them, I promise, and I’ll look after your army until then!”

From the darkness, a huge evil silhouette jumped out toward the surface.

Karura sets off  

The legendary deva Ashura appeared and went on a rampage with the monsters of the demon world. In order to save the earthly realm from the chaos, it was necessary to have a true deva who could match the power of Ashura. One by one, the descendants of the devas were captured by Ashura.

One day, a girl, Vishnu, was about to be taken as a sacrifice to Ravana. A young man rushed there - Karura. Although he is descendant of King Garuda, one of the Eight Legions, he has not yet awakened his true power. A blow from Ashura easily knocked Karura unconscious. The next thing he knows, Brahma, the mysterious old man who guards the shrine of the devas, is standing in front of him.

“O Karura, obtain the secret power and defeat Ashura!”

“Oh! I will!”

In order to awaken his true power as a deva, Karura set out on a journey of spiritual training together with old man Brahma.