The Redemption of the Worlds

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The adventures of Silas Crowe and Megami Satou as they battle and best the Rock Band at the Centre of the Universe.

Wilhelm Zidattus was from an honour culture. He was forbidden to go because it would shame his family line. But something compelled him to throw caution to the wind and hunt down his dream like a starved yeager armed with only a sharp bone, chasing a determined deer up a mountain.     He started a Deutsch experimental rock band called Adiseschen Wasughi. AW had eight members: their songs were lyrical masterpieces crafted by the smooth-talking honey-coated lips of Zidattus, who could make his voice as fine as wine or rough as a studded whip.     Will was a prolific writer. Wasughi ended up releasing 200 songs. Fan favourites such as Kafka's Shore, Weltschlange and Sangsaara: Bestaendiges Wandern were well-known across Zoster. But he never felt satisfied. All the sex, fame, drugs, fast netzvoegel and extravagant mansions gave him fleeting happiness. Not even the tranquillity of Dudeism helped.     His main weapon on stage was Broadcaster, a violin with the sound of a 1950s Fender Telecaster. Made of dense black wood painted with the colours of the rainbow, this mystical instrument was his signature, a gift from the Ten Lords of Music, separating AW from other rock groups. It was uncommon but he made it work.     AW eventually came to be known as the Rock Band at the Centre of the Universe. Fans were known as Disciples, band members were called Musicanten or Lights.     Throughout his life, Will battled with demons. Finally, one day, he decided to end it all with a bang.     At an infamous concert now known as the Red Parade, he played for five days straight at a constant speed of 100 attoseconds, simultaneously singing at 2726 times the speed of light.     It was his greatest feat, and also his last.     The rapidity at which he performed took a toll on his cyborg body. At the end of his performance he collapsed on stage and, though his friends tried to bring him back, it was too late. Blood streaming from every orifice, he faced the heavens and whispered: 'Carry on our dream.'     As the life left his eyes, they knew it was over. The band fell apart after his passing. The members left behind had his body degloved of skin and flesh and took his skeleton. With the remains they made a final morbid tribute to their friend: a guitar forged of bones, with Will's blonde hair forming the instrument's strings.     With this new instrument, the Bone Guitar, they hoped to keep his memory alive by establishing a challenge: a worthy opponent who could defeat each of them, ascending higher and higher up the ladder, would assume leadership over AW. This was how power was to be passed on.     The Bone Guitar was left on the back of a cosmic dragon, its location revealed only when all the Lights were bested. The Musicanten hid themselves, waiting for a worthy opponent to come contest them.     Waiting for a worthy challenger to approach.   And one has.