Metanoia: Search for Elysium
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Last published Sat, May 20, 2017
"If you had the chance to change the world or yourself, what would you choose?"
Elysium, a tree that served as the physical link between the realm of humans and the realm of gods and goddesses as well as a symbol of trust between the humans and gods. Yet humans have broken that trust. As they grow and prosper, so does the sins of mankind. Elysium, a tree that was nurtured by passion and virtue, withered away and die by the ever growing sin of humanity. Now, a former husk of itself, it serves as a reminder to humanity of what they truly are.
Enden, a man who has lost everything now spends his time dwelling on the past, wondering what he could've done differently. Though it all changes as a mysterious individual appeared before Enden during a calm night offering a strange proposition. Receive the miracle he so desires, but in return he must restore Elysium to it's true form.
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