Maxi was a carefree pirate from the Ryukyu Kingdom who sailed
wherever the wind took him. One day he had anchored his ship at an Indian
port to enjoy the night when a warrior named Kilik
arrived searching for a ship to the west. Maxi was away when Kilik arrived,
but his sworn brother Kyam was tending the ship while Maxi was gone. Kyam
like Kilik because he had chosen their ship among the many in the port. He
accepted Kilik as a guest providing Maxi agreed when he returned. As Kilik
was waiting for Maxi to return, the weather grew stormy. As a strong wind
began to blow, a mysterious ship approached from within a
dense fog. The ship moored alongside Maxi's, and a host of monsters came
from the ship and attacked Kilik. Without knowing the monsters' intent,
Kilik held off the monsters, but Maxi's crew was devastated. Maxi
returned to find Kilik battling the creatures. The two drove the monsters
back, but as the monsters fled the giant Astaroth
mortally wounded Kyam and pulled the Dvapara-Yuga off of Kilik as they
withdrew. The Dvapara-Yuga was a magical object that prevented the "evil
seed" that inhabited Kilik from taking over his body. Without the Dvapara-
Yuga, Kilik lost control and attacked Maxi. Maxi managed to defend himself
and was able to place the Dvapara-Yuga back upon Kilik. Kilik instantly
lost consciousness.
Once the immediate danger was over, Maxi turned to his brother Kyam,
who lay dying on the deck of the ship. Kyam told Maxi of Kilik's quest,
and begged him to take Kilik west on behalf of the entire slaughtered crew.
After making the request, Kyam expired in Maxi's arms. Having lost
everything, Maxi pledged to take Kilik to the west and take revenge on
Astaroth for Kyam.
Along the way, the two met a young female warrior named Xianghua,
who unbeknownst to them all held a sacred weapon herself. Xiangua was invited
to join in their quest, and the three set out for the West. They traced
the mystical sword Soul Edge to a castle in Germany, where they encountered the
creature Nightmare. The three attacked the bearer
of the Soul Blade, and quickly defeated it. However, from the fallen blade
sprang Inferno, the powerful embodiment of the Soul
Edge. Inferno fought savagely, and Maxi was mortally wounded during the
battle. He watched as his two companions defeated the creature and destroyed
the blade, ending it's threat forever. His friends came to his side, and Maxi
passed away, satisfied in the knowledge that he was going to join his fallen
crewmates.
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