In an effort to prevent a catastrophe, the Magistrate offers the Abyss a sacrifice, however, things soon go horribly wrong.
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On the surface, the village of Seris would appear to be nothing more than a quaint and peaceful town, but just beneath that surface, lies an ancient dark evil, a portal to the Abyss.
In order to avoid a catastrophe and keep the town safe from danger, for an unknown reason, the Magistrate decided a human sacrifice would appease the Abyss and keep the village safe. So, they made their decision, for an unknown reason, a girl named Abby would be selected as the sacrifice. When the Magistrate arrived for her, she accepted her fate, but her sister, Sarah, instead decided to fight the Magistrate off.
But being a common girl, Sarah couldn't hope to defeat either the Magistrate or the Abyss, resulting in her sister being taken away for the sacrifice; the Magistrate officer who came to collect Abby, Corvus, offered Sarah a lock of her sister's hair as a memento. With nowhere left to turn, Sarah retreated to a church of the Eternal Pyre, praying for guidance, for her sister's soul, and most of all, for the strength to fight the Abyss, so that no one else would fall victim to them again.
Meanwhile, the sacrifice had begun. However, once the Abyssal Lord Seris entered the Realm, it became clear the Abyss did not hunger for a soul, but for a body. Taking the body of Abby, Abyssal Lord Seris would proceed to destroy the entirety of the village in a massive Abyssal explosion, leaving almost no survivors. From the ashes of the village though, emerged the sacrificial girl, now known as Seris, Oracle of the Abyss. The Magistrate commander, Corvus, would similarly survive thanks to an unknown force. As the village was destroyed, far away in an ancient temple, a legendary blade called out for a champion.
Finally, as the village was destroyed, in the Church of the Eternal Pyre, Sarah's prayers were answered, and she was transformed into Furia, the Angel of Vengeance; she would do what no one else had done before, she would stand against the Abyss. She would instantly leave and journey into the Abyss itself, where she would take her vengeance on the Abyssal Lord that destroyed her home, seemingly killing it in a single blast. Following this, she'd also launch an attack against the Magistrate, with her joining the Resistance at some point after this.
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This information comes from Furia and Seris' bios, the Rise of Furia lore cinematic (linked below), Furia's various Twitter teasers (also linked below), Corvus' teaser trailer, this loading screen tip, and various developer statements.
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Trivia[ | ]
- The timeframe this event took place has purposefully not been decided on for the sake of making it "more fun to have a bit of an unreliable narrator", but it vaguely took place anywhere from 1 to 9 years ago, being closer to one of the smaller numbers.[1] It's been implied this event took place after the Crystal War began, but that event too, has never been commented on when it started.[2][3]