Plot
The game universe is set in the distant future, thousands of years after a great war between humans and their biologically engineered weapons. By the time of the game, humans have regained some level of organization, forming everything from small tribes to large nations. One nation, the Empire, has discovered a black tower in the middle of a lake nearby their capital, that gave them access to large amounts of ancient weapons which they used to beat back and control the ever-present monsters in the world. The Imperials were corrupted by their power and became conquerors of other people as opposed to liberators from a violent world.
The game opens with the protagonist, Keil Fluge (un-named in the American version), hunting in a canyon. After seeing an Imperial flying battleship in the sky, he is attacked by two creatures and chases one of them to a large, ancient complex built directly into the rock. He explores the ruin, and sees relics of old technology still hang from the ceilings. Another gigantic creature suddently attacks him. His weapon is useless against the armored creature, but a rumbling triggers a cave in, crushing the monster and saving Keil. From the newly-created hole, an armored, blue dragon flies down the cavern with a rider across its shoulders, being chased by an even bigger black dragon. The cavern is destroyed in an explosion. Regaining consciousness outside, Keil sees the two dragons locked in combat in the air before him. Dodging a blast from the black dragon, the blue dragon's rider is then hit by single shot to the chest. The black dragon then flies away. The blue dragon flies towards Keil. A psychic connection is made between the rider and Kyle, who is told not to let the black dragon reach the black tower. The rider then dies. Keil picks up the rider's fallen gun, climbs atop the dragon and flies away, determined to finish the rider's quest.
During the first level of the game, Keil and his dragon fly through a drowned city, where they encounter a small, Imperial patrol ship, which sends a report to a large fleet of ships flying above the clouds. It is revealed that the imperial forces are specifically searching for the blue dragon. The second level is a desert, where Keil and the dragon encounter gigantic worm-like creatures. At the stormy edge of the desert, they are confronted by the Black Dragon, which is defeated and speeds away. The third level is a mountainous landscape at night-time where Keil and the dragon get reacquainted with the Imperial forces, which were exploring ancient ruins. Through these encounters, the ongoing conflict between the Imperial forces and the ancient machines and creatures is illustrated. The fourth level is an ancient facility in which Kyle and the dragon are pursued by both Imperial airships and cybernetic sentinels left behind by the ancient civilization. During the fifth level, they defeat a large armada of the most powerful Imperial ships over a forested area. A cutscene then shows a fleet of dragon-esque creatures coming out of the tower to attack the Imperial forces. The sixth level features the black dragon and Keil racing through the battle-scarred Imperial capital. During this, they are both waylaid by the creatures and machines seen attacking the Imperial fleet around the tower while also being fired on by Imperial defenses. Completing the chase at the tower, the black dragon succeeds in entering the Tower and is mutated into a gigantic super-dragon and begins a climactic battle with Keil and the blue dragon. The black dragon is defeated and falls into the ocean.
Keil and the dragon then enter the tower. While traveling down a long corridor, the dragon surrounds Keil in a force field, lifting him from the saddle and suspending him in the hallway. Keil watches as the dragon continues on to the core of the tower. A blinding light is seen, the tower explodes. Keil wakes up some time later in a desert area abutting the ocean. Looking down, he sees the foot prints of the blue dragon around him, indicating that after the explosion, the dragon carried him to safety and flew away.
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