Synopsis:
An allegory to the affects of Generative AI, on creatives. A battle for our humanity,
Polarius is a planet hidden from every other universe; unbeknownst to the people of Polarius, the planet is responsible for storing all the information of every possible world/universe.
All the information gathered is stored in an ancient library located underneath the Pillars Palace, called the Akashic Library.
'The Pillars' are Celestial Beings the people of Polarius worship and follow. It is believed that these three concepts is what represents the universe.
This consists of:
Serenity; the Pillar of Discovery
Constance; the Pillar of Time.
Lucian; the Pillar of Light
However, over the years (around the same time magic started to disappear) people have forgotten about the existence of the Pillar of Light.
The palace in the centre of Polarius is called the Pillars Palace; whereby many millennia ago they once lived amongst the people.
An ancient library located underneath the Pillars Palace; filled with books that cover the story of each person in Polarius.
There is also a hidden section where there are books stored that tell the stories of multiple worlds/universes.
The stories make up the energy that flows throughout Polarius.
The Pillar of Light; Lucian, serves as the Keeper of the Akashic Library watching over the books and the worlds within.
As magic disappears from the Polarius, development of Robots starts to become the norm.
However alongside the development of assistance robots, there are some that become corrupted ; forming them into monstrous beasts known as 'RAI.NE'
Standing for "Ruinous Artificial Intelligence"
Wordplay of 'Reign' meaning ruling
RAI.NE are highly manipulative and has the ability to drain creativity from people; resulting in the victim being in a mind-controlled or monotone state.
Mimicry
Type 1: Copy a persons ability
Type 2: Can imitate a persons voice
Mecha
Attracts a person based on their desire to have 'talent' and attaches to them.
Thieving
Steals a persons ability
Whisperers
Whispers information to a person that might not be true/accurate.
A group of power-hungry individuals who desire control and power; owed and run by Artemis Raine.
[Creators Note: It's a complete coincidence that Lucian dubbed the corrupted Robots; RAI.NE. Plus, in lore the characters don't know him untill the end.]
They are the reason for the existence and development of RAI.NE.
Many millennia ago, magic was a common thing in Polarius; powered by peoples passion and desire to create. However, over the years the people have lost the ability to draw out magic like they used to; resulting in magic being less believed in.
Despite this magic still exist within everyone; now they can only be drawn out using Activation Keys; gifted by Lucian.
While everyone has magic, the strength and control of their magic (even with an Activation Key) remains to be influenced by the users passion and desire. Therefore, if someone were to loose interest/motivation or get blinded by pride/ego there magic may become unstable, or start fading.
Despite people forgetting about the existence of The Pillar of Light; Lucian remains existing amongst mankind whereby he watches and observed the people and the development of RAI.NE.
He notices how people of Polarius have lost their spark, and the dangers of RAI.NE he decides to gather a group of individuals, with a natural spark, to help defeat and purify the RAI.NEs, defeat Vito Magia as well as try to reignite the spark of humanity; their creativity.