Black Heaven
Black Heaven is the first blockbuster in MapleStory. Gelimer has developed a weapon to rain destruction on Maple World, an airship called Black Heaven, and the Maple Alliance is called to order to stop it.[1]
Story
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Prologue:
After turning Lotus into an Xenoroid, Gelimer forced him to attack Orchid and drain her half of the Wing Master powers. With no need for Orchid anymore, Gelimer left her to succumb to her injuries. However, Orchid was found by the Resistance and nursed back to health so that they could interrogate her. Soon after, Orchid escaped and traveled to the Evolution Lab within the Verne Mine, where she discovered that the AI for the Evolution System was a hologram of Lotus. Furious at not finding Lotus himself, the remnants of Orchid's Wing Master powers began manifesting, causing the AI to attack her. The Resistance found Orchid after her escape and brought her back to the Secret Plaza, where Orchid fell into a coma. The Resistance then began investigating the Evolution System with the Alliance. Unbeknownst to them, Gelimer planned to have the Alliance use the system in order to record the combat data of hundreds of Alliance soldiers, with the data being transmitted into Lotus in order to have his battle algorithms grow exponentially more efficient. Gelimer then met with the Commanders and offered Lotus as a powerful vessel for the Black Mage. Though the Commanders could plainly see that he intended to betray them, they nevertheless accepted him as an ally in order to use his talents, though they refused to make him a full Commander.
Main Story:
After 10 Boogies was captured during a spy mission, an Alliance member was sent to rescue her in the Verne Mine. Following the mission, 10 Boogies revealed that a mysterious project called Black Heaven was ready. In order to learn what Black Heaven was, the Alliance member was sent into Orchid's mind by Grendel, where they discovered that Black Heaven was a massive airship. To stop Black Heaven, hundreds of Alliance soldiers boarded the Lumiere, which had been outfitted with powerful weaponry. As the Lumiere headed for Edelstein, the Black Wings infiltrated the airship and began to cause chaos. The Alliance drove back the Black Wings and defeated a large airship, which they believed to be Black Heaven. Just then, however, the real Black Heaven - which was hundreds of times larger than the ship which they had destroyed - appeared in the air, sending waves of aerial forces to attack the Lumiere. As the Alliance retreated, Francis the Puppeteer snuck aboard the Lumiere in order to rescue Orchid, revealing that he had defected from the Black Wings after Gelimer had taken over.
Though Francis attempted to trade the blueprints for Black Heaven in exchange for Orchid, the Alliance took the blueprints and captured Francis, claiming that he could be reunited with Orchid after the war. From the schematics, Neinheart learned that Black Heaven was being powered by a single source. Believing that the ship's massive size had to create some sort of blind spot, he approved a plan to infiltrate Black Heaven and destroy the power source. Just as the mission was approved, the Black Wings launched another attack on the Lumiere. The Alliance member, Belle, Brighton, and Checky flew towards Black Heaven as part of the infiltration mission, though Gelimer, having anticipated them, ordered his cannons to fire, leading to the Resistance leaders' apparent deaths. Though devastated by the loss of her friends, Claudine nevertheless agreed to do whatever it took to defeat the Black Wings, hoping that her friends may have survived. The Alliance then interrogated Francis about Black Heaven in order to learn about its weaknesses.
Francis revealed that Black Heaven was being powered by Lotus, who had been turned into a Xenoroid by Gelimer. With Lotus' AI controlling the entire ship, Francis explained that Black Heaven had no weak spots, with all of the ship's soldiers being teleported from the Scrapyard in Edelstein. Realizing that there was a small chance of infiltrating the ship, the Alliance member traveled to the Scrapyard, believing that they could teleport themselves aboard. In the Scrapyard, the Alliance member met three androids: One-Eye, Three-Hands, and Bitterbot, who had escaped and formed a family together after being deemed defective for having emotions. With their help, the Alliance member was able to sneak aboard Black Heaven. After the Alliance member left, Bitterbot took off her helmet, revealing herself to be Beryl.
After boarding Black Heaven, the Alliance member broke a hole in the shields and launched a flare in order to signal the Alliance. Claudine arrived to reinforce the Alliance member, as well as Checky, Belle, and Brighton, who had survived Gelimer's attack. As the Alliance prepared to infiltrate Black Heaven, Francis escaped his prison and snuck into the Secret Plaza in order to rescue Orchid, who had been woken from her coma after sensing Lotus' pain from being controlled by Gelimer. With Francis following her, Orchid prepared to storm Black Heaven and get her revenge on Gelimer. Aboard Black Heaven, the Alliance ran into Orchid and Lotus while searching for Gelimer and Lotus. After Gelimer detected their presence, the Alliance member and Orchid were separated from the rest of the group during Gelimer's attempt to destroy them. Orchid and the Alliance member reluctantly worked together in order to find the others, though Orchid hesitantly left the Alliance member to die after finding Francis.
The Alliance member was rescued by the Alliance, which made its way deeper into Black Heaven. Deep inside, they encountered several Xenoroids modeled after Xenon and Beryl, as well as hundreds of Retoxin bombs. Inside Gelimer's laboratory, they learned that Gelimer had been researching the Seal Stones being gathered by the Black Wings. Though Gelimer had attempted to harness their power, he had been unable to use them, as the Seal Stones would only grant the wish of a population. Gelimer had also learned that the Seal Stones were subconsciously channeling Maple World's desire to stop the Black Mage, thereby suppressing the Black Mage's powers. The Alliance also read that Gelimer had planned to evolve humanity by bombing Maple World with Retoxin, erasing human emotion and creating a hive mind controlled by Lotus, whom Gelimer had modeled to be the perfect being.
Racing to stop Gelimer, the Alliance member reached the core of Black Heaven, where they fought against a fully-powered Lotus. During the battle, Orchid reached Lotus and reunited with him at last. Furious to see that Lotus had resisted his programming, Gelimer used his kill switch on Lotus, terminating his life. The Alliance member then attempted to stop Gelimer, who unleashed Retoxin gas on them. The weakened Alliance member watched helplessly as Gelimer rained down his bombs upon Edelstein. However, Orchid - who had been given the full power of the Wing Master by Lotus in his final moments - used her gravity abilities to freeze and destroy the bombs in mid-air. Gelimer attempted to flee Black Heaven and ordered his Xenoroids to self-destruct to destroy the Alliance. Unexpectedly, however, the Xenoroids developed survival instincts and clung to Gelimer's jettisoned escape pod, which exploded with the Xenoroids, putting an end to Gelimer once and for all.
As a final act of mercy, Orchid saved the poisoned Alliance member and brought them to the Alliance, though she warned that they would soon into a mindless puppet, if they survived at all. In order to save the Alliance member's life, Cygnus and the Alliance used the Seal Stone of Ereve by making a wish to restore them to full health. Unbeknown to them all, however, the Seal Stone recognized the Alliance member as one who represented the will of the people, causing it to choose them as its Vessel, awakening them as an Adversary. As a result of using the final Seal Stone in existence, the limit on the Black Mage's power was removed, allowing him to use his powers at full capacity once again. Sensing the creation of a new Adversary, just as he had planned, the Black Mage ordered Damien to move on to the next phase of his plan by using the demon army to attack Maple World.
Rewards
Act 1
- First Completion
1,000 Honor EXP
- Repeated Completions
- 500 Honor EXP
Secret Agent
Act 2
- First Completion
- 2,500 Honor EXP
Ace of the Alliance
Hanging with Neinheart Chair
- Repeated Completions
- 1,000 Honor EXP
- Crisis Guardian
Act 3
- First Completion
- 5,000 Honor EXP
- Repeated Completions
- 1,000 Honor EXP
- Hope of the Heavens
Act 4
- First Completion
Android Helmet- 6,500 Honor EXP
- Repeated Completions
- 2,000 Honor EXP
- Junker
- Unstoppable
Act 5
- First Completion
- 7,500 Honor EXP
- Repeated Completions
- 3,000 Honor EXP
- Detective
Act 6
- First Completion
- 12,500 Honor EXP
Maple World Savior- One of the following NPC Support Mount coupons (30 Days)
Orchid's Support Mount
Athena Pierce's Support Mount
- Repeated Completions
- 5,000 Honor EXP
- Core Controller
- Heart of the Alliance (Upon completing all Black Heaven acts twice)
Original Soundtrack
MapleStory OST: Black Heaven
Promise of Heaven
The Original Soundtrack, Promise of Heaven is played with the credits sequence.
Lyrics (in Korean)
한참 지나쳐버린걸까
잡은 두 손이 약속했던
그날의 우리의 속삭임들
이제 눈을 감아도 보여
함께 거닐었던 그 곳과
아득히 따스했던 하늘빛
내 곁에 머무를 때면
이 햇살처럼 한참을 하얗게 웃었던걸요
내 품에 가득한 그 미소와 그대의 숨소리
바람이 전해줄 거에요
이제 나 아는걸
우리 함께 한 약속을
언젠가 우리 다시 만나게 되는 날
그 땐
알려줄 거라는 걸
아직 남은 이야기 들려주고 싶은걸
돌아오는 그날을 꿈 꿔요
Translation
Did it already go away...
The two hands that promised,
The whispers of that day,
I can see it now with my eyes closed.
The place where we walked together,
And the sunlight that was very bright...
If it was the time they're near me,
I'd brightly smile forever just like that sunlight.
That smile and your breathe that is fully inside my heart,
The wind will send it to me.
Now I know...
The promise we made together,
(Will happen) at the time we meet again.
In that day...
(The day) I'll be told...
(The day) I'll hear the story that's still leftover,
I'm dreaming of that returning day.
MapleStory OST: Black Heaven (Crowdfunding Ver.)
Credits
Director: Sunyoung Hwang
Writer: Sangmin Jun
Trivia
- Server Naming Difference:
- GMS: Black Heaven
- Act 1: Secrets in the Wings
- Act 2: To War, Lumiere!
- Act 3: Clash of the Heavens
- Act 4: Returning Fire
- Act 5: To the Core!
- Act 6: Black Heaven
- KMS: 블록버스터: 블랙헤븐 (Blockbuster: Black Heaven, Beullokbeoseuteo: Beullaek Hebeun)
- Act 1. 블랙윙의 흑막
(-黑幕, Black Wings' Behind the Scenes Leader, Beullaekwing ui heungmak) - Act 2. 출진, 크리스탈 가든! (出陣-, Go to War, Crystal Garden!, Chuljin, Keuriseutal Gadeun!)
- Act 3. 격돌하는 창공 (激突-蒼空, Clash in the Skies, Gyeokdol haneun changgong)
- Act 4. 반격의 신호탄 (反擊-信號彈, The Flare of the Counterattack, Ban-gyeogui sinhotan)
- Act 5. 코어를 향해! (-向-, Towards the Core!, Koeo reul hyanghae!)
- Act 6. 검은 천국 (-天國, Black Heaven, Geomeun Cheon-guk)
- Act 1. 블랙윙의 흑막
- JMS: ブラックヘヴン (Black Heaven, Burakku Hevun)
- Act 1．ブラックウィングの黒幕
(Black Wings' Behind the Scenes Leader, Burakkuu~ingu no kuromaku) - Act 2．出陣！クリスタルガーデン！ (Go to War! Crystal Garden!, Shutsujin! Kurisutaru Gāden!)
- Act 3．激突する蒼空 (Clash in the Skies, Gekitotsu suru sōkū)
- Act 4．反撃の合図 (The Signals of the Counterattack, Hangeki no aizu)
- Act 5．コアに向かって (Towards the Core, Koa ni mukatte)
- Act 6．黒き天国 (Black Heaven, Kuroki Tengoku)
- Act 1．ブラックウィングの黒幕
- CMS: 重磅炸弹 黑色天堂 (Zhòng bàng zhàdàn Hēisè Tiāntáng)
- TMS: 黑暗天堂 (Hēi'àn Tiāntáng)
- GMS: Black Heaven
Videos
Availability
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References
- ↑ MapleStory - Black Heaven. GlobalMS. Retrieved on 2 June 2024.
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