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// Prologue: Once Upon a Time... 
// Story: Callsign MANE VI: Twilight 
// by Col_StaR 
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“Many years ago, a great woman lost her way. Her name was Luna, and she was the founder of the Umbra organization. Just as I have led the men and women of the Illuminatus, Luna led those of the Umbra with the goal of creating peace and stability. Our two orders grew powerful, but in our desire to achieve our goals separately, conflict and stagnation was inevitable. After many years, we both realized that we could never achieve our goal apart. Thus, our two organizations united to form the Network, and we have both sought to bring peace upon the world. In that matter and more, Luna and I are two halves of the same whole. 

However, while fate has granted me the courage to endure my duties, my fellow sister lacked such strength. As the years passed and resentment filled her heart, Luna’s eyes turned against the Network. The flames of civil war raged among the Illuminatus and the Umbra, and we endured years of such senseless bloodshed. Only through reluctant use of force did I defeat my fellow sister, striking down her forces with a weapon we had once harnessed together. Many lives were needlessly lost, but the Network survived. Luna was imprisoned for her crimes, sparing her from certain execution. Yet despite once being sisters, we have never spoken since. I had chosen my most trusted Director, Midnight, to lead the Umbra in Luna’s absence. She has performed her task with much success, but the air of betrayal pervades the Umbra’s ranks.

Over a decade of lonely nights, Luna’s sentence has long been served. The world is a scale, upon which all things are delicately balanced. Day and night. Liberty and law. Order and chaos. The past and the future. Should one side begin to surpass the other, the scale is tipped and balance is lost. But when all sides are equal, the world will finally know unity, love, and harmony. 

I understand now that balance can only be restored under the Umbra’s rightful leader. I have spoken with Midnight, and she concurs that it is nigh time for a change. Tomorrow, we shall meet to return Luna to her former role and responsibilities. You shall accompany me.

Make no mistake, Twilight: we will restore the balance between the night and the day. Then all will see the dawn of our new world.”