Collection of Mana

Captured and imprisoned in the Glaive Castle, our Hero is forced to fight for his life against fearsome monsters every day. Seeing his fellow gladiators mercilessly slain one after another, he bides his time looking for an opening and flees the arena through the monster gate. After successfully making his escape, he heads to a nearby cliff, looking out over a waterfall close to the castle, but overhears a clandestine meeting between Julius and the Dark Lord. Betraying his presence, he is thrown into the roiling basin below and loses consciousness.

Upon waking, our hero wanders unknown lands until he encounters the heroine of the story, rescuing her from a monstrous attack. Discovering that she is searching for a man named Bogard, and having no particular goals of his own, he decides to accompany the woman on her journey. Little does he know that his actions have drawn him into the mighty and unforgiving currents of fate!