Author Topic: Parallel Lunar Shadow. (Read 231 times)

King (2.0) · « **on:** 23 January 2021, 14:33:56 »

This is going to be a long thread so please bear with me. This covers the first draft for "Parallel Lunar Shadow" which started from an idea to finish Lunar Shadow back when "Kim Tyranto" (aka Cibryll) was absent for 2 years and nobody was sure if she was ever coming back or not. As such, most of the content was created long before I had a better understand of how Cave Story modding worked and before my work on the Lunar Shadow Wiki hence why it lacks some things from the actual mod.

That said, this is a long thread so each post will be cover the various sections of both booklets starting with the first one.

Parallel Lunar Shadow Draft v1 (Main Game)
Page 1:
Bosses (Main Game) [14 Pages]* (*The original formatting has the front cover but the page info is organized differently. This version lacks the cover but the area info is more orderly)
ACT 1:

Miniboss: Xyz
1st Boss: Shinica Horton
Miniboss: Micren
2nd Boss: Irving
Miniboss: Bodysnatcher
3rd Boss: Sycor

ACT 2:

Miniboss: Tiamat
Miniboss: Repose
4th Boss: Shinica Horton (2nd time)
Miniboss: Tranquility
5th Boss: Scarlet
6th Boss: Grialdyn

ACT 3:

7th Boss: Valkyrie X
Miniboss: Twin Xyz
Miniboss: Leviathan
Miniboss: Bandersnatch
Miniboss: Necrosis
Miniboss: Corrupted Tranquility + Corrupted Repose
8th Boss: Alexis Flamberge
9th Boss: Ataraxis
10th Boss: Shinica Horton and Scarlet
11th Boss: Azehr
FINAL BOSS: Ashen Flamberge -> The Eternal Darkness -> Deathorb MK: II -> Deathorb MK: II (Broken)

Anti Shadow (EX Game)

ACT 1:

Miniboss: Twin Xyz
1st Boss: Shinica Horton LS
2nd Boss: Micren LS
Miniboss: Bandersnatch
3rd Boss: Sycor LS

ACT 2:

Miniboss: Necrosis
4th Boss: Tranquility LS + Repose LS
5th Boss: Scarlet LS
6th Boss: Grialdyn

ACT 3:

7th Boss: Valkyrie XLS
Miniboss: Micren LS + Irving LS
8th Boss: Corrupted Tranquility + Corrupted Repose
9th Boss: Ataraxis LS
10th Boss: Shinica Horton LS and Scarlet LS
11th Boss: Azehr LS
FINAL BOSS: Alexis Flamberge LS -> Ashen Flamberge LS -> Anti-Serenity.

EX Bosses

EX Boss: Sycor EX
EX Boss: Grialdyn EX
EX Boss: XYZ (Gun)
EX Boss: Nexash -> Nexash (eye)
EX Boss: Shiori Shauntel -> Shoiri!Valkyrie X -> Shiori!Shinica -> Shoiri!T.E.D
EX Boss: Confushias + Xalmar/Zhagus (Puppetmaster Aura) -> Confushias (Guardian Aura) -> Confushias (Soul Barrier)

Other Bosses

True Final Boss: Lunar Shadow (Guardians) -> Lunar Shadow (Core) -> Lunar Shadow (Spirit)
True Boss Arena: Lunar Shadow Soul (Guardians) -> Lunar Shadow Soul (Core) -> Lunar Shadow Soul (Spirit) -> Lunar Shadow Soul (Valkyrie Origin).

King (2.0) · « **Reply #1 on:** 23 January 2021, 16:17:06 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow Page 2
Ideas/Changes

Sycor, Grialdyn and Azehr are now more connected. Grialdyn and Azehr were made by the Castle Master to created advanced guardians, ones that could turn invisible and absorb darkness.
Sycor can turn invisible but cannot absorb darkness. Though it can fire energy blasts and use it's orbitars to reduce received damage. However turning it's orbitars from green to orange increases received damage. It's invisibility automatically occurs after using a certain attack.

Grialdyn was once it became clear that Sycor's powers weren't as advanced as first thought. The Castle Master had taken an ancient defence system and updated it to enhance it's power. It can turn invisible, absorb darkness and use it's orbitars to attack below it. It can only be damaged once it's chest glows.
Azehr was the finalized version of Project Fadeaway which was to create a perfect mechanical guardian who can go invisible at will. Azehr also had the power to alter the time of day (i.e from Day, Midday, Night, Midnight), which it could manifest by switching between it's forms. Unlike Grialdyn whose visibility could be affected by a switch, Azehr could go truly invisible at will.

Sycor and Grialdyn now have divergent designs. Of course, all the major characters will be getting redesigns.
The Lunar Soul Castle will be redesigned with several of the rooms being reordered or changed outright.
The story will be expanded upon because Parallel Lunar Shadow has no official prequels.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #2 on:** 23 January 2021, 16:37:29 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 3: Ideas Changes/Entrance

The final boss goes from Aidan -> Deathorb MK: II (1-3 Phases) to Ashen Flamberge -> The Eternal Darkness -> Deathorb MK: II (Buzzsaws)
Aidan uses the Muscle Doctor's A.I, T.E.D uses Ballos 1's A.I and both phases of Deathorb MK:II use Ballos 3 and Ballos 2's A.I.
The game has multiple endings: One for turning left at the start (Serenity Turns Back), for dying to Valkyrie Horton (Mother and Child), wearing the Dark Armour at the final boss (Forced Betrayal), choosing to absorb the Castle Master's Soul instead of destroying it (Castle Master Serenity)*, destroying the Castle Master's soul (End of Darkness), losing to Lunar Shadow (The Greater Evil)* and defeating Lunar Shadow (End of Lunar Shadow)*.
* = New Endings
The game is seperated into 3 acts.

ACT 1:

ENTRANCE
Serenity makes her move, venturing inside the castle (Entrance).
Fight with Xyz, game's first mini-boss.
More exploration around the Entrance.
Serenity fights Shinica, the latter having sent Scarlet (formerly Crimdine) away via Thundaga. The player gains the Map as a reward.
Next area is accessable, though Serenity can access Entrance's Warp Door.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 January 2021, 17:11:52 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 4: Reservoir

RESERVOIR
Serenity can now venture into the Reservoir which has a lot of water.
The Oxygan Aura (formerly Air Tank) can be learned, allowing Serenity to breath underwater indefinitely.
Serenity comes across a tunnel, which houses Micren, the game's second miniboss and one of the Twin-Bio Weapons.
After the Micren battle, Serenity can explore some more. She'll eventually fall into another room.
Shinica appears and then Irving shows up. She tries to use Tri-Thundaga only to anger Irving (instead of doing nothing originally).
The player obtains Misery's End, a pink knife-like weapon that creates energy projectiles to damage foes.
The player fights Irving with their new weapon. Serenity must make use of the air vents to avoid Irving and strike him when his mouth opens.
The Laboratory can now be accessed, though Serenity can also access the Reservoir's Warp Door.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #4 on:** 23 January 2021, 17:38:23 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 5: Laboratory

LABORATORY
The Laboratory appears mostly abandoned, with spikes and enemies being the main feature.
Serenity goes further, eventually reaching a room which has multiple bodies.
The third miniboss Bodysnatcher has a special gimmick: when it's defeated, it switches to a stronger body. Destroy all 4 bodies to end the fight.
Further in, Serenity has to deal with coloured water (with differing effects), spikes and enemies. Fortunately, Serenity gains a new weapon. One which creates projectiles that reflect off enemies.

Much to Serenity (and the player)'s relief, the Laboratory has a Warp Room. Use it to return to the Outer Warp Room or the Warp Doors leading to the Entrance or Reservoir. The Warp Door for the Laboratory is also here.
The player leaves the Warp Room and ventures upward. Shinica greets Serenity before gloating that Sycor will make short work of her.
Sycor introduces himself before challenging Serenity to a fight. Sycor is Act 1's hardest boss and will crush those who come unprepared.
Once Sycor goes down, he'll reveal that the Castle Master plans to create a mechanical army that'll raze Newerth to the ground.

Serenity reminds the player to save, fearing the worst up ahead.
Turns out there's a trap ahead rigged to activate should Sycor fall.
Once Serenity escapes the Laboratory, the Castle Master, speaks revealing that he knows a lot about Serenity. This concludes ACT 1, with the game asking you if you want to save.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 January 2021, 19:13:12 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 6: Tower
ACT 2:

TOWER
Serenity starts out in the Tower which requires her to work her way upwards.
Once she reaches the top, she'll find a save point. After that, she fights the fourth miniboss Tiamat who breathes fire and can split into 2 smaller dragons.
Once Tiamat falls, the player can choose between the Left Tower and the Right Tower. Where Tiamat once stood is now the Warp Door for the Tower (Centre).

King (2.0) · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 January 2021, 19:40:07 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 6: Left Tower

LEFT TOWER
Serenity goes left. The tower has blue tron lines and has various electrical floors that will damage Serenity on contact. In addition, fatal spikes appear and will 1HKO Serenity on contact.
Serenity encounters the Left Tower miniboss Repose, a girl who is a dark skinned clone of Serenity with scars. Upon her death, she reveals that Valkyrie's DNA was used to create clones of her.
After Repose's demise, Serenity ventures into a room with several terminals. These terminals change the music playing during the fight with Irving and Micren. The Twin Bioweapons fight is optional. (covered in the Optional Content section)

Serenity ignores the optional room to her left and ventures upwards into a short maze-like room (which has optional goodies).
Shinica is here, but is now questioning herself. She decides to fight Serenity to avenge Repose's death and for her pride.
Shinica leaves, swearing revenge. Serenity ends up gaining the Sun Emblem and a door to the Tower opens up.
Once the Left Tower is conquered, there will be two doors: one of the Centre Tower and one for the Left Tower.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 January 2021, 12:18:24 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 7: Right Tower

RIGHT TOWER
Serenity goes right. The tower has red tron lines and has various burning floors that will damage Serenity on contact. In addition, fatal spikes appear and will 1HKO Serenity on contact.
Serenity encounters the Right Tower miniboss Tranquillity, a girl whose skin is slightly darker and looks like a bride. Upon her death, she reveals herself to be a clone created from Valkyrie's DNA.
After Tranquillity's death, Serenity ventures into a room with several terminals. These terminals can be used to change Sycor's battle theme. Sycor II is optional (covered in the Optional Content section).
Serenity ignores the optional room to her right and ventures upwards into a short maze-like room (with optional goodies). Go up to the room at the upper right.
Scarlet is here, gleeful at the opportunity to immolate you. She's mad that you killed her pets XYZ, Micren and Irving, the latter she loaned to Shinica. When asked about Tranquillity, she tells Serenity that Tranquillity was defective.
Scarlet is defeated and swears revenge. Serenity nabs the Moon Emblem and a door to the Tower opens up.
Once the Right Tower is conquered, there will be two doors: one of the Centre Tower and one for the Right Tower.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #8 on:** 24 January 2021, 14:19:26 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 8: Centre Tower

CENTRE TOWER
With both Left and Right Tower conquered, all 3 doors are present. A new path at the top opens up..
Serenity ventures into a ghostly white room with a Warp Room at the right and a Clock Room at the left.
The Warp Room contains the Warp Doors for all 3 sections of the Tower and two doors for the Outer Warp Room and the Laboratory Warp Room.
The Clock Room is optional. Here you can either make Grialdyn invisible (night) or visible (day) via the Clock Switch. There are also 3 treasures, one of which is the Vorpal Queen (a dark weapon that cannot be used but can be fused with Misery's End, covered in Optional Content)

Shinica tells Serenity that the Castle Master was interested in this ancient security system and hopes it'll kill Serenity.
Grialdyn appears, introducing itself. The dialogue changes slightly if he's invisible. Either way, Serenity must do battle with Grialdyn and it's the toughest battle in ACT 2 so prepare.
Grialdyn is defeated and burns up, exploding. This gives Shinica burns which can be cured with a Life Pot (if you still have it).
The Castle Master speaks, wondering how Serenity could have defeated Grialdyn. Serenity bites back, telling the Castle Master that she will defeat them. This concludes ACT 2, with the game asking if the player wishes to save or not.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #9 on:** 25 January 2021, 22:02:26 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 9: Servant Quarters

SERVANT QUARTERS
Serenity is here! Now in the Servant Quarters, she'll have to fight or avoid the various Servants. If she has the Servant's Outfit, the Servants will refuse to attack and may offer hints.
To unlock the door leading to the upper area, Serenity will need to insert the Sun, Day, Moon and Night Emblems into the correct terminals. Get it wrong and Serenity is impaled by fatal spikes.
At the left is the Password Room. It can be used to unlock the Sea Zone, Zone of Confusion T and Myst Zone T. It also has the Sun Filter (needed to fuse with the Lunar Sickle).
At the right is a room where downward is a Rest Room, containing the Warp Door for Servant Quarters and a Save Point. Upward leads to a room with musky poisonous air. Thankfully Serenity's Oxygen Aura protects her.

Suddenly a giant green tank shows up. It is the source of the poisonous gas and attacks. Valkyrie X is the only boss of Servant Quarters and hits hard. However the Lunar Sickle will come in handy.
Valkyrie X is deactivated. It turns out the tank has Valkyrie Horton as it's power source. Serenity and her mother have a reunion before Serenity is forced to kill her. The constant pain Valkyrie is put through has destroyed her will to live. You can die here to obtain the Mother and Child ending or kill her to continue the story.
Valkyrie has her last words, then grants her daughter the ability to fly. With Valkyrie's Soul, Serenity can now fly. Use this to move quickly and obtain previously unobtainable items.
Serenity warns the player to save before venturing to the final section of the Lunar Soul Castle.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #10 on:** 26 January 2021, 13:58:21 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 10: Top Floor (Layer 3)
ACT 3:

TOP LAYER (LAYER 3)
It's on! The Top Floor is split into 3 parts with 2 Warp Doors each. Right before the Castle Master is the Top Floor's Warp Room. It has door for each part of the Top Floor, Warp Doors for the Outer Warp Room, the Laboratory Warp Room, the Tower Warp Room, the Servant Warp Door and Warp Doors for Sea Zone, Zone of Confusion and Sanguine Sanctuary.
Top Floor (Layer 3) is a miniboss rush (ala Kirby's Adventure miniboss tower or Kirby: Return to Dreamland's miniboss tower/Kirby Super Star Ultra's Planet Mechat) where Serenity fights upgraded minibosses in this order: Twin Xyx, Leviathan, Bandersnatch, Necrosis, Corrupted Tranquility and Corrupted Repose.
The first Layer 3 Warp Door appears after Bandersnatch falls. The second appears once Alexis is defeated.

Upon reaching Alexis, Serenity asks if she's responsible for the upgraded minibosses. Alexis confirms she isn't a necromancer and that the Castle Master revived them.
It turns out that the Castle Master is Ashen Flamberge, an engineering student who a few years ago went off to slay the previous Castle Master alongside his sister. He gave into the Castle Master's power and so she stays out of loyalty.
Serenity knows that the Castle Master has taken a lot away and so she must fight to avenge her family.
Alexis has 2 phases: in Phase 1 she fights normally by using thunderbolts, charging at Serenity and dropping down to summon energy orbs. Phase 2 has her use the Castle Master's power. It transforms her into a fiend with an aura resembling her brother Aidan.
Alexis is defeated. Serenity offers to help her free Aidan only to be rebuffed. Aidan must die with the Castle Master and so Alexis commits suicide.
The second Layer 3 Warp Door opens. The Castle Master is upset but then starts acting strangely, claiming to be The Eternal Darkness. Serenity claims that she'll end all this needless suffering.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #11 on:** 26 January 2021, 17:26:54 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 11: Top Floor (Layer 2)

TOP FLOOR (LAYER 2)
The dungeon is the same as the original Top Floor. However, the player fights Ataraxis instead of Azehr and so Top Floor has far less rooms. Alexis's boss room is replaced with a Weapon Forger who can create the Vorpal Sword and the Crescent Cutter (covered in Optional Content).
Ataraxis is an evil clone of Serenity; she had jet black skin and wears the Blood Queen outfit. The Dark Armour renders her immortal hence why Serenity has to drain her HP several times before Ataraxis uses the Castle Master's power. Her new fiendish form grants her an aura resembling The Eternal Darkness, though she's now mortal.
Ataraxis dies. She laughs before gloating that The Eternal Darkness will destroy all of Newerth.
A Warp Door now appears. Grab the Dark Armour which can be equipped at the final boss for the Forced Betrayal ending.

Serenity then backtracks to a previously sealed off area.
Serenity then encounters both Shinica and Scarlet. They stay here under the Castle Master's orders but decide revenge is the best option. In other words, it's Serenity vs Shinica and Scarlet.
The duo are defeated but Serenity won't kill them. Shinica turns her back on the Castle Master and tells Serenity she'll meet her at the Top Room Warp Floor. Scarlet decides to return t the Servant Quarters, telling T.E.D to burn in hell.
The second Layer 2 Warp Door opens. T.E.D loses it and goes a profanity laden rant about the betrayal than just happened.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #12 on:** 26 January 2021, 17:39:23 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 12: Top Floor (Layer 1)

TOP FLOOR (LAYER 1)
The final area. There's a save point and a Warp Door in this room. It leads to Top Floor CZ (where the Zone of Confusion can be accessed) and Azehr's boss room.
Azehr is the last boss standing in Serenity path to T.E.D. He has 4 forms (similar to Bodysnatcher/Bandersnatch) and can turn invisible at will. He introduces himself, claiming that Sycor and Grialdyn were inferior prototypes to his design. Upon his defeat, he gloats that T.E.D will win but never create any machine better than him.
Upon Azehr's defeat, the player can turn back or venture forward into the Top Floor Warp Room. As promised, Shinica is there and teaches you Thundaga. You also gain the Arcanum (fully powered and loaded).
You can fight the Castle Master now or go off on a detour to other parts of the Castle.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #13 on:** 26 January 2021, 18:18:51 »

Parallel Lunar Shadow
Page 13: Top Floor (Final Battle)

THE FINAL BATTLE
Serenity finally faces off against the Castle Master. She makes it clear that he's done much wrong, that he's killed her parents, that he's corrupted Aidan's soul and made Newerth worship him as a false god.
Ashen's motive for becoming Castle Master was that his talents were unappreciated and that he was picked on by other students. As far as he's concerned, it matters little if Newerth dies because he hates them all anyway.
If Serenity wears the Dark Armour, she gets the Forced Betrayal ending. If not, the final battle begins.

[Phase 1] Ashen uses Emerald fire and summons dark orbs. He teleports frequently and can use red thunder once he loses half HP.
[Phase 2] Ashen transforms into The Eternal Darkness. T.E.D rams Serenity, can call laser beams from the skies, use red thunder and slice with his keyblade. Poisonous gas fills the room but Serenity's Oxygen Aura protects her.
[Phase 3] Deathorb MK: II appears. Damage the circular saws then go for the mech itself. It can either move around the room (with blades close), extend the saws out or rotate them out.
[Phase 4] Now broken, the Deathorb MK: II bounces around, hoping to crush Serenity. Avoid the shockwaves and aim for the cockpit.

It's over. The Castle Master is no more. You can either absorb the Castle Master's soul and take Ashen's place (Castle Master Serenity) or destroy the Castle Master's soul (End of Darkness).
If you destroyed the Castle Master's Soul, you then escape using each of the Warp Rooms in reverse order. After that, cue ending and credits.

King (2.0) · « **Reply #14 on:** 26 January 2021, 18:24:15 »

The next bit covers the Post-Game section which is only 11 pages long. Without the cover, it's only 10 pages long or less depending on the formatting used here.

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