I. Prologue
II. Xak Series Timeline
III. Xak: The Art of Visual Stage
IV. Fray In Magical Adventure
V. Xak II: The Rising of the Red Moon
VI. Xak Precious Package: The Tower of Gazzel
VII. Xak III: The Eternal Recurrence

III. Xak I: The Art of Visual Stage (Spoilers)

As legends have it, there were some gods that were more worthy than others and some gods that accomplished many great deeds during the war with the demons. One god in particular, the god of war, Duel, fought against one of the most ancient and purest of evil demons. The name of this demon was Zemu Badu. Badu was not only one of the most powerful demons the world had ever seen, but he had the innate ability to use an ancient form of coercion magic to control the hearts and minds of men and use them for his advantage during the war of the demon invasion. Duel was able to defeat Badu, and seal him away for 250 years. However, Duel was unable to destroy Badu completely because he lacked the power known as Xak, the very power of the world itself. As the world entered into a new era of peace, the gods that remained in the human world of Xak weakened and some of them settled down and lived out the rest of their lives with humans. Duel retired to a small village that would come to be known as Fearless perhaps named after the courage of Duel and as a reminder of his legacy and impact on the world.

250 years later, an unknown man approaches the icy tomb in a desolate region known as Bazuud where Zemu Badu has been sealed and is somehow able to break the seal, once again releasing this terror upon the world. Immediately thereafter the monsters and demons remaining in the world become more and more numerous and far more hostile than they had ever been before. An earthquake occurs near the town of Fearless in an area called Molum where the royal palace of the Kingdom of Wavis is situated.
 
The next morning, a sixteen-year-old boy by the name of Latok Kart awakens to a new day in the village of Fearless; only on this day all of the villagers seem to be in panic over the sudden increase of hostile monsters and the destruction caused by a recent earthquake. Latok lives with and takes care of his blind mother. His father left the village to take care of something awhile back but has been missing for quite some time.
As Latok meets with the other villagers in town to assess what has essentially happened overnight, he visits the house of his friend Elise, of whom is the town mayor's daughter. It is here that Latok first meets Pixie, a green-haired pixie fairy who are used primarily by the Kingdom of Wavis as a messenger service. Pixie has been sent directly by the King of Wavis to deliver a letter to the head of the Kart family. The letter was originally intended to go to his father, but since his father has been missing it is given to Latok. The letter explains that the Kingdom of Wavis is in danger. 250 years ago a powerful demon called Badu attacked the Eastern Kingdom of Wavis. Duel, the God of War defeated Badu and his soul was sealed in an eternal wall of ice to the north of Wavis. Recently, Badu has been revived in the world yet again and is just as strong now as he was 250 years ago and has preceded to attacked the royal house using an army of monsters that are under his control. The letter also explains to Latok that he and his father are descendants of Duel and that they would stand the best chance against Badu and to please consider taking up arms against this threat.

Latok tells Pixie that it is hard to believe that he is a descendant from a legendary hero, let alone a god, but he will leave the village to see what he can do. Pixie gives Latok a crest that symbolizes royalty of the Kingdom of Wavis and he is informed that he will need to show this as proof to those loyal to the king on his journey. Pixie also tells him that his first destination should be the Fortress Molum which is the first line of defense guarding the route to the royal palace. As Latok travels the world fighting monsters along the way, he enters a forest clearing where it seems that the trees themselves are possessed by something evil and are attacking anyone who comes near. He finds that it is impossible to travel this route unless something is done to weaken the trees.

Latok decides to search the nearby forest for clues as to what could be causing the trees to attack people. There he finds a blue-haired girl by the name of Fray who has sustained injury from the monsters roaming this region. Latok fights the monsters off and carries the girl back to her nearby home where her father, Domic Jerbain asks Latok if he can take her to a hospital. Latok takes Fray to Fearless village where he leaves her in the care of the village nurse. (*Note* There is a humourous optional scene if Latok visits Elise in town while carrying Fray as she becomes very jealous of her and inquires as to who the girl might be. lol)

Latok revisits Fray's father who thanks him and explains that was his family's job to take care of the great tree, but the tree has become corrupt with evil and he asks Latok if he will try to find a way to calm it. Latok agrees and sets off to do battle with this evil entity that possessed the tree. Latok wins the battle and is able to now defeat the smaller trees with ease on his way to Fort Molum.

At Fort Molum he finds that monsters have overtaken the entire fort and that most of the soldiers have been killed. After exploring Latok finds three survivors, each of which give Latok the items and equipment he needs to get through the dungeons of the fort, however he has to first show them proof that he is on a mission from the King as well provide miscellaneous items that can be found at various places inside the fort, such as medicine and soup. Latok finds a chest and a letter written by General Nill Bow who talks about the monsters taking siege of the fort and instructions to deliver the letter to his sister Fell Bow of Banuwa village.
Eventually Latok finds the exit door to the road that will lead him to the royal palace, however the door is blocked with water pressure from a room in the basement. Latok goes to this room to find the cause and does battle with a water dragon there.
After the battle he finds a broken statue of Duel and it is through the medium of this statue that Duel speaks to Latok telling him that he has done well thus far in his quest, but at his present status he is not yet strong enough to defeat Badu because he is not yet prepared to use the power of Xak. Duel explains to Latok that even though Latok has already made so much progress, he is not yet ready to take on Badu. He tells Latok that when he defeated Badu 250 years ago, he wanted to destroy him completely and seal him away using the power of the Xak, the most powerful power, that of the world itself and nature. He tells Latok that whoever can control the Xak can harness the power of the world, but this power can only be channeled by those who spend their lives praying to their gods and have passed it from father to son. Latok asks Duel if it is possible for someone like him to use this power and Duel tells him that it is possible to channel this power if one possesses the three Xak dipoles. These small gems act as antennae in harnessing the power of Xak if brought together. With this dipole magic, people who are not trained can use the power of Xak. The blue gem symbolizes Xak spirit, the red gem is Xak force and the green colored gem represents Xak soul. After the conversation, Latok finds the Blue Xak Dipole and exits the fort to find that the road to the palace has been destroyed. Standing on the edge of the cliff is a man who introduces himself as the commander of the fort, Bell Well. Bell explains and apologizes to Latok that he was the one who destroyed the path to the palace in order to protect it and it was this destruction of the path that caused the earthquake. He tells Latok that there is another path that is considered a secret back entrance to the palace in cave located next to the town of Normana which is isolated deep within the Western venomous marsh. Latok leaves the fort and travels to the town of Normana.

On the way there Latok finds Bobby, the blacksmith pacifist son wounded on the road. Bobby tells Latok that he was hurt fighting demons and asks him for help back to the town. Latok is about to help him, when something that Bobby says strikes him as odd in that Bobby being a pacifist would most likely not take up arms against the demons. He declines to help him and Bobby gets angry revealing himself as a lesser demon.

(*If you choose yes to his question, then the demon-Bobby gets close enough to kill Latok at point-blank range. Yes, sometimes it pays off to actually pay attention to RPG townsfolk dialogue gibberish. = )
At the town of Normana Latok meets with the village elder and asks him for permission to use the gondola lift in order to descend to the base of the mountain where the entrance to underground passage lies. The villagers also warn Latok of a demon that lives below in the underground passage and to be careful. As Latok explores the underground caverns he has a few run-ins with a group of pirates who have been using the cave as a hideout. At their camp he finds a unique red jewel and saves it since it might be important later. Further in the cave after magically removing a sealed wall, he finds a man trapped in a holding cell asking for help. As Latok saves him, he introduces himself as Zuun and teleports to Normana village. Having a gut instinct on whether or not he has done right by setting this man free, he also returns to Normana village. Latok arrives to find that the villagers of Normana are being attacked by Zuun, who has transformed himself into a demon. As Latok approaches him, he tells Latok that in exchange for setting him free, he is welcome to join his cause and work for Badu and the demon army. (* If you say yes, then Latok, Zuun and Badu lay siege to Wavis Kingdom any other opposing kingdoms and the world is overtaken by the demons.) Latok declines, telling him that it is his mission to destroy Badu. They battle in the village and in the end Zuun is killed. After saving the villagers, Latok is awarded the ESP medal from the village elder to use in the underground caverns to speak with spirits and obtain access to hidden royal family security checkpoints in the form of a rockbiter wall face.
Returning to the underground passage, Latok makes his way to the end of the cave where he goes through these various rockbiter checkpoints who ask him to show proof of royalty to proceed. Eventually Latok reaches a clearing where he fights the guardian of the underground passageway: a Fire Elemental, Water Elemental and a fused version of both. Latok passes through one final test of the cavern called the Vicksvorm Gate, that requires a royal gem that Latok found from the pirates.
Latok makes his way into the underground hobbit village of Nemnu, where he learns of villagers who have disappeared in the Tower of Zeglard bordering the town. The villagers who go to check out what has happened to the previous villagers never come back either. Latok tells the Mayor that he will enter the tower to find out what has happened to them. Standing in front of the entrance of the tower is a green haired swordsman who introduces himself as Rune Greed, who happens to be another descendent of Duel. Rune however judges Latok by his age and the appearance of his lesser equipment and tells him that it will be impossible for him to complete his task and that he should go home and let him handle the situation with Badu and the demons. Latok tries not to pay attention to the cocky swordsman and proceeds into the tower.

The Tower of Zeglard seems to be almost like a tomb as it is filled with undead creatures and demons of all kinds as well as traps. On one of the floors Latok finds a ghost who tells him that his name is Kane and he is an apprentice mage from Nemnu village that accidentally cast a spell on himself turning him into a specter and to please help him find a cure if possible. Latok also discovers a family of small miniature gnomes living in one of the treasure chests inside the tower as well as a spirit of a warrior who died in battle who asks that Latok deliver the message of his untimely death to his sister Yui who lives in Nemnu. Latok helps recover the gnome family daughter, receives a dispel magic scroll, uses the scroll on the Kane and returns to Nemnu where he tells the Yui about her bother and Kane insists that Latok take one of his rabbit familiars as a pet. Latok accepts and names it Rabby which turns out to be rather useful at finding items for Latok in the future. Just before Latok returns to the tower he learns from one of the villagers that a man wearing a black robe came to town and abducted Pixie. Latok ascends to the upper floors of the tower and the spirit of the warrior presents Latok with a broadsword as he leaves the world behind. Finally upon reaching the top-most floor Latok enters a chamber where a man wearing a black robe has been waiting for him. The man introduces himself as the Necromancer and decides to test Latok strength by summoning a horde of undead monsters in waves that Latok has to fight. After the battle the Necromancer congratulates Latok on his display of strength and makes an offer for Latok to join the Necromancer and Badu side. (* If you choose yes, then Latok, the Necromancer and Badu lay waste to the rest of the world and destroy the human cities and either kill or enslave the population.) Latok tells him that he will never join him and the Necromancer cackles in laughter as he vanishes.

Using the exit of Zeglard Tower, Latok finds himself deep within the underground known as the Land of Fire, which as it sounds is a place of red earth and molten fire. Latok finds a small cave where survivors of another one of the Wavis army outposts, the Fortress of Flame, are held up fearing for their lives. They inform Latok that demons have taken over the fortress. A girl named Rachael tells Latok that her father had gone to the fortress in order to find a medicine for her sick baby brother but had not returned yet. Latok tells her that he will go to the Fortress of Flame and Rachael gives him a fire cloak that she explains will be necessary for passing through certain areas of the fortress.

Latok enters the Fortress of Flame and finds Rachael's father. He gives Latok the medicine he needs to save his son but Latok has to leave him behind due to their only way out being that of a bridge across a pit of lava that takes one person to operate the switch. After returning to Rachael's hideout and delivering the medicine, Latok learns that in order to get to the royal palace he must find the Dragon Ring hidden somewhere within the Fortress of Flame. With it, he will be able to summon the power of the Great Blue Dragon, which is loyal to the royal family and fly to the palace gates.

Latok journeys back to the fortress, finds the ring and summons the dragon. Latok rides on the back of the dragon as they fly through a valley overlooking a river of fire fending off many creatures made of fire that attack them. Eventually they have to battle against the protector of the royal palace, a giant fire salamander who has is under Badu's control. Eventually Latok makes it to the area surrounding the royal palace where he finds Rune Greed wounded.

Rune tells Latok that he didn't live up to being the hero he thought he was as the Fire Salamander defeated him and he barely survived the attack. He tells Latok to take his sword, that of a great sword and defeat Badu, but be wary of the maze lies ahead. Latok takes the sword and continues North where a warp maze awaits him. The warp mage was put in place as a final measure of security by the royal family in that only a person that knew the correct path would eventually make it to the palace gates.

Latok is able to figure out the maze and make his way to the palace gate. Before heading inside, Duel talks to Latok again telepathically. He tells him that with the power of Xak, he may be able to defeat Badu once and for all and tells Latok that he should equip each of the three Xak Dipoles that he possesses on his sword, armour and shield respectively. Latok does this and the Xak Dipoles resonate with his weapon and equipment making him more powerful than he has ever been before.

Latok steps through the gate to find that the other side has been converted into some kind of Netherworld version of itself. As Latok approaches the end of the tunnel to a cliff-side overlooking what seems to be an endless abyss below, Pixie appears before him. However, Pixie is not herself and she speaks to Latok as though every word she says is being controlled by Badu. Badu tells Latok that he has been looking forward to their meeting and that his father, the one he has been so inclined to search for was controlled just as easily as Pixie is before him and was the one who released Badu from his prison. After releasing him, Latok's father went into shock and disappeared. Latok, filled with rage attacks Badu and the final battle begins.

After the battle, Badu is completely destroyed by the power of Xak that Latok possesses and Pixie regains consciousness and asks Latok about what she had been doing all this time. Latok simply calms her down telling her that it was all a dream and that they should return to their friends and family in Fearless village.

Latok arrives in Fearless village where the villagers are all waiting for him to congratulate him on his victory. Fray, the blue haired girl of whom was saved by Latok earlier in the adventure runs toward Latok to embrace a hug when her clumsy demeanor kicks in causing her to trip and fall over. The game ends with Latok holding Elise and Pixie flying next to a dissapointed Fray.

After the credits, a conversation between the Necromancer and Zamu Gospel, the commander of the Demon Army, commences speaking of the newfound power that Latok Kart possesses and how he will be a formidable opponent. Gospel explains that it will be only a matter of time before the descendent of Duel is defeated....