Gaia Returns

More than twenty years after the “Root of Destruction” incident...

The ashes of “Destruction”: Though Gaia and Agul stopped the global catastrophe brought by the Root of Destruction, also known as the “Destruction Bringer” incident, its shock waves caused far-reaching devastation and chaos, later known as the “Great Collapse.”

Human society endured a long and painful period of rebuilding.

A new threat emerges: Peace is fragile. The “remnants of the Root of Destruction,” confirmed by Hiroya Fujimiya and others, have begun operating in the shadows. These lurking “Void Devourers” use antimatter energy to sow fresh panic and destruction.

They are no longer vast armies, but more elusive and cunning beings, adept at parasitism, corrosion, and creating internal disorder.

Technology and scars: Technology played a huge role in the reconstruction, perhaps drawing in part on the legacy of XIG and the Alchemy Stars, but the world order has changed.

The former GUARD system may have been reorganized or evolved into new global or regional security organizations,

such as the “Global United Defense Agency - GUDA.”

Society is haunted by memories of past trauma and anxiety about an uncertain future.

The legend of Earth's Giants: The legends of Gaia and Agul as saviors still live on among the people, but with no new Giants appearing for 28 years, they are gradually being regarded as myths. The power of light seems to have fallen silent...