Story Intro Note: this is heavily work in progress, it'll improve soon. (black screen, white text. letters appear with a nice but simple effect) In ancient times, the Greek gods of Mount Olympus ruled the nations. They roamed freely among mankind, teaching them and guiding them. Of all the gods Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was revered and loved by all, both gods and mortals. Envious of this, Hades, the King of the Underworld trapped her. He locked Aphrodite away in Nightmare Castle in the far reaches of the underworld and set a host of demons to guard against her escape. (new black screen) (text appears) Years pass. Aphrodite has faded from memory from humankind. However, some people are still affected by her love and remember her. One of these people is Popolon, a brave warrior. Tormented by terrible nightmares about Aphrodite being threathened by monsters and demons, he roams the world in search of Nightmare Castle. During his quest, he is joined by his best friend Galious, priest to the gods. (Side image of Popolon and Galious walking down a path, small trees and bushes scrolling in the frontmost layer, Popolon and Galious in the second layer. Third layer contains a slow moving image of a forest or ruins. Behind all this is a static/very slowly moving image of the background, with clouds and maybe other things in the distance. You can see P&G walking from left to right, to outside the screen). (Black screen) (Image of Popolon and Galious camping in the darkness. There's an animated camp fire. We can see Popolon sleeping on the ground, Galious is standing watch, slumped over his magic staff). Having roamed the country for weeks, our heroes are no closer to finding the location of Nightmare Castle. Fatigued by their travels they finally come to rest on the island of Delos. Here, the goddess Hera, sister to Zeus, speaks to Popolon in his dreams. (Black screen) (Image of Hera speaking to Popolon, showing him visions/future glimpses of Nightmare Castle and his starting point (stage 1)). "Oh, mighty warrior. I pray thee, rescue my dear cousin Aphrodite from the Underworld. Go to Nightmare Castle and free her from the spawn of Hades. Nightmare Castle can be found beyond the slopes of sacred Mount Athos. Go through the Dryad forest to find your way. Let my spirit guide you." (Black screen) "The journey will be difficult and you will be beset by many dangers. Use the powers of the magic jewels that were left behind by Aphrodite and the magic crystals that fell from Mount Olympus to help you on your quest. Rescue my beloved cousin." (Black screen) When morning arrives, Popolon and Galious awake refreshed and with renewed strength. With Hera's blessings, they set out for Mount Athos and Nightmare Castle. (Black screen) (Image of Popolon and Galious starting out on their quest. Displayed is a forest with a pathway leading to the horizon (stage 1 scene). Camera moves from top to bottom. Top contains tree tops, moving lower to show the tree trunks. This is a parallax/multi layer scroll. Between the trees in front and the forest scene in the background, the silhouettes of Popolon and Galious can be seen next to each other. They walk towards the horizon whilst the image fades out slowly) (Text appears underneath image and stays there for a bit after the image fades out) And so their quest to rescue Aphrodite begins!