

And that plan succeeded, albeit under great sacrifice. In the moment of hopelessness, Mushin sacrificed himself so that his comrades could close the gate. Now, they fought the Darkness successfully but they couldn't beat it completely, not while the gate to the Dark Realm was open. The Four Guardians were powerful martial artist, Mushin the Divine Fist (KFM, *cricket* son of Nryu king), Jiwan the Righteous Blade (BM), Iksanun the Realmwalker (I'd guess he's kind of a Summoner or FM) and Hong Sokyun the Earthbreaker (he is the most powerful of them all and embodies all martial arts).

They were also bestowed by a weapon, the Twilights Edge, which is said to be most powerful of all weapons ever created (very important later). On the other hand, Divine Chi is all-powerful Chi which cannot be beaten neither by Chi nor by Dark Chi) which made those four individuals (later known as the Four Guardians) very powerful, defy death and super effective against the forces of Darkness. This big war happened on the spot where now Scorching Sands lie.ĭuring that time, the Divine Realm took pity on the Earthen Realm and blessed four individuals with Divine Chi (so, normal Chi is all but powerless against the Dark Chi, except when you have strong Chi, strong willpower and have walked the path of Enlightenment to purge yourself of it. Nary civilization was proud and greedy so they were mining more and more Soulstones what eventually drew the attention of the Dark Realm (this reminds me a lot of Warcraft lore) and the Dark Realm invaded the Earthen Realm because Dark Lord has basically nothing to do but invade other Realms. The thing is, Soulstones have a high amount of Chi and are somehow connected to the Earth. They relied heavily on Soulstones, the same thing Warring Factions are fighting over and the same thing you use for your equipment upgrade.

They ruled over the whole known (and unknown) world. Now, the Naryu civilization ruled the Earthen Realm in the past, with its mighty architecture and knowledge. The Dark Realm has Dark Chi which corrupts the normal Chi and is diametrically opposed to Chi. The Divine Realm has its Divine Chi which I will come to later and why it's so important. Now, Chi is an energy which permeates the Earthen Realm and is ever-present in this land. So, the world of Blade and Soul consists of three major realms the Earthen Realm, the Dark Realm (basically, the realm of demons) and the Divine Realm (where divine beings, gods or enlightened beings are, not quite sure about that part). So, here come SPOILERS (those who don't like it, beat it!) of my version as I understand it. I am a lore nerd and enjoy exploring it in a lot of games.
