Warriors of the Wind: The Return of Nausicaa

Reunions

Princess Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind raced home on her glider. Mito had contacted her, via communicator, and told her that they had arrived. She was so excited, she hadn't seen them in two years.

Some movement inside her shirt caused her to giggle. "You're excited to see them too, aren't you, Teto?" Almost as if it were answering her, the little fox-squirrel squeaked, poking his head out of her shirt. Nausicaä smiled. "Yeah, it's going to be great seeing them again. I wonder what they've found."

Her valley was in sight. She was the ruler over all of it, ever since her father had been killed by the Tolmekians. It had been tragic, but so much had happened that she didn't even have time to grieve the loss of her father as event after event occurred. But for such a tale, one must go back to the beginning.

Over 1,000 years ago, Giant Warriors suddenly appeared. For seven days, which became known as the Seven Days of Fire, these mighty god-like beings completely incinerated the earth. Civilization was almost completely destroyed, and humanity was brought to the brink of extinction. But after the seventh day, all the Giant Warriors turned to stone.

Slowly, humanity began to come back, but nature evolved as well. Insects evolved and mutated into giant creatures, the dominant ones, known as Ohmu, became the guardians of the earth.

As for the earth itself, it had become polluted beyond belief from the Seven Days of Fire. A toxic jungle, known as the Sea of Decay, grew over a majority of the planet. The insects alone were the only creatures capable of breathing in the toxic spores without being harmed by the poison. But slowly the poisonous plants petrified and crumbled into sand, purifying the earth once again. It would take thousands of years, but it would be done. The Ohmu would see to it.

But humanity was not as pure-hearted as the Ohmu. They needed a leader to show them the way, and to lead them out of the darkness. It was prophesized that such a person would come 1,000 years after the Seven Days of Fire. And come they did.

It had started when the Pejites accidentally made a horrifying discover deep within the earth. One of the Giant Warriors from the Seven Days of Fire had never risen, with its brethren, nor had it turned to stone. It had yet to be born, and yet to unleash its own terrible power.

It was then that the Tolmekians attacked. When they received word that the Pejites had a dormant Giant Warrior in their possession, they became fearful. They, as a war-like society, feared that the Pejites would use the Giant Warrior to take over the world, which could easily be done with the god-like monster.

So they attacked. The Tolmekians invaded Pejite and took over. They held the princess, Lastella, hostage as they stole away the dormant Giant Warrior. What they hadn't counted on was that the Giant Warrior was too heavy to transport. The airship carrying it quickly ran out of power and crashed in the Valley of the Winds. There were no survivors.

But the Tolmekians didn't hesitate to take over the valley. After killing off Nausicaä's father, King Jhil, they easily gained control of the small kingdom. And with the knowledge that the Giant Warrior could not be moved, they began to bring it to life right where it was. They planned to use the monster's power to burn down the toxic jungle and wipe out all those that opposed them.

What they hadn't counted on was the Pejites fighting back in the only way they knew how. Knowing that they could not allow the Giant Warrior to be completed, they drew the Ohmu into the valley to ward off their enemies. This left the Tolmekians with no choice but to awaken the Giant Warrior before its body had completely grown.

At first, the Giant Warrior unleashed its mighty powers, revealing just how and why the entire planet had been nearly destroyed in just seven days, but due to its early awakening and incomplete birth, the mighty god-like being soon perished.