Dio - Magica Story
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It has been a thousand years since the once powerful planet
of Blessing lost its life-giving two suns, and countless
millennia since the days of the great magicians. An expedition
of alien voyagers came upon the now ice-covered sphere,
drawn there by an unexplained lone beacon far below the
miles of frozen moisture, they unlocked a written history of
Blessing from its almost undiscovered tomb. So begins the
story of Magica.

It was a time of celebration. The Book of Magica and the
wizards who had used its spells so wisely for the good of the
people were being honored in all the great cities of the world.
There was however an exception. Where good thrives, evil
survives and evil has plans for survival.

The celebration of thanks and prosperity would signal the
forces of Evilsyde to begin the attack and ultimate capture
and destruction of Magica. The spells from the Book would be
used to turn all of those unwilling to join Evilsyde into statues
of stone and send their spirits to Otherworld, where they
would eventually be assimilated into the energy needed to
drive Evilsyde, and maintain its power without the necessity
of the Book and its incantations forever.

Defenses were naturally relaxed during the festive
preparations and although the battle was well-fought by both
factions, the minions of the dark prevailed. Their assault was
well-planned and executed to a fault. After overwhelming
their initial opposition, they pushed on to the sacred ground
upon which the Book of Magica rested. They possessed a
much weaker form of magic themselves, and although it
would be normally quite useless against the strength of
Magica, the inability of the Wizards to gather themselves
together in time, coupled with the perfect timing and
determination of the attackers, spelled doom for the Book
and its followers.

The leader of the insurrection was the high priest and
executioner known as Shadowcast. His presence could make
the naughtiest of children become obedient and inspire great
fear among the adult population. This man, most vile, would
now be ruler of all and answerable to none. His reign would
plunge Blessing into eternal darkness and prepare the way
for the coming of his master, Astoroth, the Grand Duke of
Hell.

The capture of Magica did not, however, mean that
Shadowcast had finally reached his goal. He must now find
and conquer Blessing’s Grand Wizard and legendary hero,
Eriel. Eriel, who defeated Evilsyde time and again with his
understanding and use of Magica’s spells. He would be the
last stumbling block to total domination.

Eriel had removed himself from the general population in
anticipation of everlasting peace and now he devoted all of
his energy to meditation and praise of his God. Lately though,
he had been visited by many temptations in his dreams.
Promises of pleasure, riches and power raced through his
sleeping mind. All these lures had been placed there by
Shadowcast, hoping to avoid confrontation between this
dominant man and his own villainous forces. Eriel however
had resisted these solicitations and was now warned of some
impending danger. He managed to make his way to the
sacred ground by cloaking his identity with simple spells, only
to be discovered just before his attempt to rescue the Book of
Magica, but not before he was able to memorize the most
important of Magica’s charms. The spell of Restoration.

The ceremony of thanksgiving was now directed toward the
transmission of spirits to Otherworld. One by one the good
souls of Blessing were turned to stone and sent on to their
grisly fate, until only the noble Eriel remained. The spectacle
that followed was meant to degrade Eriel and raise the
courage of the cowardly supplicants of Evilsyde, but true to
his indominantable bearing, he promised to return and banish
Evilsyde f