World of Aura

The World of Aura is a planet featured in CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon. The ancestors of all human species came from the original Earth.

History

Earth was ravaged by pollution and devastating conflicts. After World War VII (aka Ragnarok), some left for another Earth, the humans who stayed behind evolved the ability to turn into beings known as DRAGONs.

At the end of the 22nd century of their civilization, an extremely powerful supersymmetric particle – which they dubbed Dracunium – was discovered. They intended to use it for peace; however, because of unknown reasons, it was almost immediately weaponized and used for war.

Eventually, a large-scale international war – known as World War VII, Ragnarok, or The D-War – broke out between the Unified Economic Federation and the Pan-Continental Alliance. Eventually the war led to a stalemate. In order to end this stalemate, the Unified Economic Federation permitted the use of their ultimate weapons – the seven Ragna-mails. Using their Dimensional Resonator Weapon, the Ragna-mail caused a world-wide apocalypse, ending the conflict. However, in the process, all of the Dracunium Reactors built all over the world were destroyed as well. It is unknown if this was done accidentally or on purpose.

In the aftermath of the war, a lot of the world's regions became contaminated and inhospitable to life, destroying most of the civilization. Some survivors attempted take shelter in one of 20,976 shelters all over the world. However, because of either starvation or pollution, most of them in the shelters perished.

Eventually the survivors decided to adapt their bodies in order to survive in the rough environment, which led to humans becoming DRAGONs. Males became the large DRAGONs, while females became the smaller Schooner-Class DRAGONs, both also having the ability to transform back into their human forms, but with a tail and a pair of two small but extendible wings on their backs, albeit males rarely do it.

The DRAGONs eventually built a new civilization in a valley surrounded by waterfalls near a damaged, but still somewhat operational Dracunium Reactor. The civilization is led by an individual known as The High Priestess, as well as several other noble families.

The DRAGONs chose to take full responsibility for the sins they committed when they were human and focus their efforts to de-polluting the world. In order to do this, the large male DRAGONs would eat the pollution caused by the Dracunium and transform it into stable crystals inside their bodies.

Embryo's First Attack on the DRAGONs

At some point the DRAGON civilization was attacked by Embryo using the Hysterica.

It is unknown what happened during the attack. However, it caused a fire to break out in the valley, and Embryo managed to take the first human to become a DRAGON, Aura captive, and transported it to the World of Mana, intending to use its power as the power source for the Light of Mana.

"False Conflict"

Eventually, Singularities – portals that connect Earth and the World of Mana – started to open up, causing DRAGONs to start to appear in the World of Mana.

Not wanting to risk their own lives, the "humans", the rulers of the World of Mana, forced the Norma to battle them using a mobile weapon known as Para-mail, which led to the foundation of the island base known as Arzenal. At Arzenal the Norma are taught from childhood that DRAGONs are just beasts that threaten the World of Mana.

However, this is all a ruse, causing the DRAGONs to call the conflict between the DRAGONs and the Norma a "false conflict" and the inhabitants of the World of Mana, be they "human", Norma or Ancient Humans, "false citizens" or "false people", and the World of Mana itself a "false world".

Truth

In truth, it were in fact the "humans" from the World of Mana who opened up the Singularities in the first place, using a device called the "Dawn Pillar".

The reason why this was done is because the Mana supplied by Aura is quickly exhausted by the "humans". Therefore they must re-supply it by giving Aura the stabilised Dracunium that the larger male DRAGONs hold in their bodies.

However, most likely because Mana originally came from them, the DRAGONs – or at least Schooner-Class – have the ability to entrance "humans" just simply by roaring at them. That’s why the "humans" need to use the Norma, who cannot use Mana, to fight their battles for them.

During the battles between the DRAGONs and the Norma, the "humans" make sure that at least one male DRAGON participates in the fight. After the battles, which normally end with the male DRAGON being trapped in a block of ice by the use of the freezing bullets of the Para-mail, the "humans" secretly transport the male DRAGONs' corpses away to extract their hearts along with their Dracunium.

The world leaders choose to keep the truth hidden from the Norma and the "human" public – most likely because they could risk a revolt, should the truth be known.

Preparations for War

At some point the DRAGONs began to make preparations for an all-out war on the World of Mana in order to recapture Aura and put an end to the hunt on the male DRAGONs.

They created their own versions of the Ragna-mail and Para-mail called Ryuu-Shin-Ki.

Also, unknown to the "humans", a single DRAGON known as Lizardia managed to infiltrate the World of Mana. Once there, Lizardia took the name Riza Randog and eventually managed to make her way up to becoming the captain of the Empire of Misurugi, its royal family, its royal guard, and the personal confidant of Julio during his time as both Prince and Emperor. The Empire of Misurugi has the responsibility of opening Singularities. Therefore, by brainwashing Julio using a purple liquid she produced from her fingernails, Lizardia – and by extension the DRAGONs – gained the ability to open Singularities.

Attack on Arzenal

Seeing the Norma as a threat and wanting to test the Ryuu-Shin-Ki, the DRAGONs decided to attack Arzenal, the island where the Norma are kept.

Lizardia brainwashed Julio and "requested" him to open up a Singularity above Arzenal.

Some time afterwards a Singularity opened up above Arzenal. A large army of Schooner-Class DRAGONs then came out from it and started to attack the island base.

In response to the attack, Arzenal’s commander-in-chief Jill declared a state of emergency and ordered all combat ready personal to defend the island.

At first the Norma would prove successful in defending the island. However, the DRAGONs then send in their three Ryuu-Shin-Ki, one of which – the Enryugo piloted by Salamandinay – used an Dimensional Resonator Weapon to completely wipe out all members of Arzenal’s Second Squadron and all but one member of the Third Squadron, along with half of the island in the process.

The First Squadron then joined the battle and were able to hold off the remaining DRAGONs and the three Ryuu-Shin-Ki. Despite the tide of battle going evenly for both sides, with the Singularity closing the DRAGONs decided to retreat, ending the attack.

Embryo's Second Attack on the DRAGONs

Sometime after Ange, Tusk and Vivian were thrown into the DRAGONs' home dimension by the Ragna-mail Villkiss in its Ariel Mode and found refuge with the DRAGONs, Embryo – because of unknown reasons – once again attacked the DRAGONs' civilization.

Embryo used his abilities to manipulate time and space to create an unstable Singularity between the valley where the DRAGONs live and the Empire of Misurugi. This unstable Singularity would end up destroying many buildings and trap many DRAGONs into stone, effectively killing them.

Ange and Salamandinay, using their machines, flew to the damaged Dracunium Reactor, where the unstable Singularity originated from, to attempt to spot it. On Ange's suggestion, the two of them then fired their machines' Dimensional Resonator Weapons at the Singularity, destroying it and ending the attack.

Failed Invasion of the Empire of Misurugi

Before Embryo's second attack on the DRAGONs, Lizardia discovered that Aura is being held captive underground beneath the Empire of Misurugi. She informed the High Priestess and the other leaders of the DRAGONs about this, who then started to make the final preparations for their invasion to recapture Aura.

The DRAGONs assembled an army and named Salamandinay commander. Before the planned invasion, Salamandinay told Ange about the situation. Ange then decided to join the invasion, as did Vivian and Tusk. The next day, the DRAGONs opened a Singularity and sent the army through.

However, unbeknownst to the DRAGONs, Embryo had discovered Lizardia's infiltration and had taken her captive. He ordered five Ragna-mails piloted by Salia, Ersha, and Chris and two other pilots to go where the Singularity would be opened and take out the DRAGONs before they could even reach the Empire. They did so and, using the power of their Ragna-mail, they easily overpowered the DRAGONs.

Outmatched, Ange advised Salamandinay to order a retreat, which she reluctantly did. The surviving DRAGONs went back to the Singularity and retreated back to their dimension, leaving only Ange, Tusk, and Vivian behind to cover their backs.

Ange, Tusk, and Vivian would later be able to escape from the battle by using the Villkiss in its Ariel Mode.

The Retribution of the DRAGON Clan

The Normas and the Ancient Humans of Libertus has made their alliance with the Dragon Clan in order to save the world and rescue Aura when she was captured by Embryo, and she is also imprisoned in the Dawn Pillar of the Empire of Misurugi. The Libertus's Marine Vessels Aurora has used the Cryo Beam to destroy the Dawn Pillar but the Diamond Rose Knights has showed up to battle the Libertus Crew, Salamandinay has entered the lair of the Dawn Pillar to rescue Aura but the Pyrethroid Drones are beginning to attack her, but Salamandinay fights back to make her way to find Aura. Salamandinay has finally freed Aura from the hands of Embryo and the Diamond Rose Knights for using the song of El Ragna in order for her Ryuu-Shin-Ki to activate the Space-time Convergence Cannons to break the force-field shield, The Dragons has invaded the Empire of Misurugi, and they came to help the Libertus's Aurora to fight off and destroy several Pyrethroid Drones. After Aura is freed from the Dawn Pillar, Embryo and the Diamond Rose Knights has been backfired, Embryo has betrayed his own army when he used his power to teleport the Diamond Rose Knights to die at the hands of the Dragon Clan, two members of the Diamond Rose Knights Tanya and Irma are ultimately killed by the Galleon-Class Dragons causing the Diamond Rose Knights to be weakened.

Locations

Tokyo

The former capital of Japan, this once prosperous city was devastated by the war and nearly entirely reclaimed by nature after five centuries of abandonment.

Dracunium Tower Ruins

The ruins of a Dracunium control facility, which presumably provided power to the city before it was destroyed, was found by Ange when she first arrived at the new world. She mistook it for the Empire of Misurugi's Ame-no-Mihashira at first.

Third Capital Shelter

One of the shelters created by the Capital Defense Organization before the war, this particular shelter is located in what used to be the central park of the city. The shelter appears to be fully autonomous, controlled by an automated system named Himawari ("sunflower" in Japanese). By the time Ange and Tusk discovered it, all of the shelter's former occupants have been long dead, most likely due to starvation or dehydration. According to Himawari, this shelter is one of 20,076 similar shelters across the world, all of which are completely devoid of life. Even five hundred and thirty eight years after the end of the war, robots still patrol the ruins of the city, informing any potential survivors to head to this location.

Hotel Mu La Flaga

A love hotel that Ange, Tusk and Vivian briefly stayed in after it was found by Vivian. Tusk managed to restore power to the building, enabling the use of light and hot water.
It was able to withstand the impossible test of time, although some of the furniture, such as the couch in Ange's room, seem to have deteriorated over the centuries.
Unable to read the Japanese sign of the hotel, Ange mistook it for an old castle where nobles lived.

Arzenal

Arzenal Island and Base.

Arzenal is an island in a distant sea with detention facilities that once held Norma along with a military base built to used to house the combat air-frames known as Para-mail. However, after Julio Asuka Misurugi's attack, the island was left abandoned, it's inhabitants siding with either the crew of the Aurora, the Diamond Rose Knights, or the DRAGON's.

Overview

Arzenal Emblem

It is built onto an island that appears to be a volcanic neck surrounded by a ring formation of rocks. It has tall cliffs and a flat area on top where vegetation grows. The base is carved into the cliffs and multiple landing fields jut outwards from at least on two of the sides. Following the attack on Arzenal by the DRAGON's, half of the island was blown away by Salamandinay, by using the Enryugo's Dimensional Resonator Weapon. Following a second attack on Arzenal, this time by Julio, what was left of the island base following the DRAGON's attack on it was left in ruins. The island is located thousands of kilometers away from any land, this, coupled with the fact that Arzenal's existence is a closely guarded secret and that Para-mails are only given enough propellant for a single battle during Dragon attacks, makes escape from Arzenal nearly impossible.

Members

Command Staff

Jill	Emma	Maggie	Jasmine

Para-Mail Pilots

Ange	Hilda	Salia	Rosalie	Chris

Ersha	Vivian Mii	Naomi	Mary	Nonna

Zola Deceased	Coco Deceased	Miranda Deceased

Support Staff

Zhao Mei	Hikaru	Olivier	Pamela	Momoka Onigome

Squadrons

There are three squadrons of Para-mail units stationed at Arzenal, each of which consists of nine Para-mails. After the Dragon attack on Arzenal, the Para-mail squadrons took heavy losses, and all three were merged into a single squadron on Jill's order, with Hilda as the provisional leader.

• First Squadron :The most elite squadron, nicknamed "First Squadron of Death". It was led by Zola until her death. Afterwards Salia became the new Captain, thereafter Hilda, for Ange became the final leader of the Squadron.
• Second Squadron :It is led by Eleanor. The entire squadron was wiped out by the Enryugo's Space-time Convergence Cannon attack on Arzenal.
• Third Squadron :It is led by Betty. It lost its leader as well as three Para-mails to the Space-time Convergence Cannon.

Locations

Command Center

The command center for the island is where Commander-in-Chief Jill, Inspector General Emma Bronson, and the three Communications Operators Pamela, Hikaru, Olivier are during operations against the DRAGON's. It overlooks the main landing field (right and above it), as its glass observation design allows for easy viewing of landings.

Landing Platforms

A large metal structure that sticks out the side of Arzenal. Multiple levels tall, there are launch bays on each of the lower levels, while the top deck functions as a landing field for para-mails and aircraft.

Simulators

A room that houses high tech simulators for piloting para-mails. Advanced imaging and mock ups of the controls are apart of the module, which gives the pilot a feeling of flying and accelerating.

Medical Bay

A standard medical surgery office and a hospital full of bedrooms run by Maggie. The facility has the equipment capable of life saving surgery and installation of cybernetics (artificial limbs and organs).

Cafeteria

A communal room for Norma to meet and eat as a group. A major location for interaction. It appears that any Norma with cooking skills rotates through cooking and preparing food, even pilots like Ersha.

Dormitories

Living quarters for the base personnel. While generally spartan like, anything in Arzenal is up for grabs to purchase if you have the money. Furniture, decorations, and other amenities are available to be bought and used in the dorms. Generally each room has a set of two beds, although Zola's room was larger and had a private bath, including a large queen sized bed.

Torture Room

The Torture Room is where new normas are taken in Arzenal. This room has only been seen twice in the series in episode 1 and episode 2. The room is presumably use for body cavity searches which Ange had one by Jill. It was also used by Zola when she attempted to rape Ange in the room.

Rosenblum Estate

It is the estate that members of the Rosenblum Royal Family stay in while inspecting Arzenal. Misty Rosenblum came to Arzenal to visit and find out the truth about Ange.

Jasmine Mall

Jasmine sells nearly just about everything at her Mall. The young Norma girls, if they can afford it, can buy clothing, para-mail, weapons, and just about anything else they can think of.

Beach

At the back of the base, there is a small sheltered cavity with an entrance into the base. This triangular area is a sandy beach on the sea. It is used for the yearly 'Mermaid Festa'.

Prison

The prison cells are along the outer walls of the mountain side at Arzenal near the dorms. Ange and Hilda were put in prison after being brought back to Arzenal for desertion. Template:Cite Salia was later imprisoned for her insubordination. Template:Cite

Locker Room

The Locker Rooms at Arzenal are where the Para-mail pilots change into their uniforms.

Cemetery

The cemetery is where those who have died while being at Arzenal are entombed, or remembered by their comrades and family. When a Norma dies, they are given back the name they were given by their parents on their tombstone.

Shower Room

The shower room is where the Para-mail pilots shower.

Submarine Hangar

A hangar has secretly been built far below Arzenal in a grotto, below the waterline. It was where that the Aurora was housed until the exodus of those whom chose to join "Libertus", during Julio's Attack on Arzenal.

Arzenal History

The island is where Norma are detained after being discovered. Here they are trained to become "weapons" to fights against the DRAGON's. The island is located far away from the main land and the base does not have the technology to reach it, making escape almost impossible. The Mana users oversee the military base through an appointed Inquisitor. However, aside from that, the Norma are free to decide their own chain of command. Since almost all the Norma are discovered and sent to Arzenal when they are just babies, almost all of the islands inhabitants grow up on it. It seems that taking care of the children falls under the responsibility of Arzenals teacher, until they reach the age when they forced into a certain form of labor on the island, which seems to be only twelve years old. When a Singularity, which will release a raid of DRAGON's into the world, is going to appear, the facility is normally called first, they then sent out a squadron of Norma piloting Para-mail to eliminate the DRAGON's. Afterwards, the Mana users will use Mana powered transports to take away the DRAGON's corpses. The Norma are paid in cash for their jobs. Using this money they are able to buy things at the Jasmine Mall, from weapons to clothes. They are even allowed to buy things to customize their Para-mail to their liking. According to Arzenals Commanders in Chief, Jill, Arzenal has a rule that states that on the island everything can be bought with enough money. Falling ill is no excuse for not being able to to your job. Therefore, if someone is bedridden, that person will lose one million cash for each day they have to spent off because of it. However, once a year the 'Mermaid Festa' is held, the one day the Norma are off from work. The existence of Arzenal and the DRAGONs is top secret. Normally, if someone without the correct security clearance discovers the existence of either of the two, they are quietly "disposed off".

DRAGONs

DRAGON (ドラゴン Doragon?, an acronym for Dimensional Rift Attuned Gargantuan Organic Neototype) refers to the titular antagonists of CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon and its manga adaptation. They are huge beings from Earth that invaded the World of Mana, whom they considered to be the "False" Earth.
It should be noted that "DRAGON" is the designation given to them by Arzenal. They refer to themselves as People of Aura (アウラの民).

Aura	Aura Midgardia	Salamandinay	Naga	Kaname

Doctor Gecko	Lamia	Lizardia Riza Randog	Mii Vivian

Description

Schooner-Class

The creatures range from large DRAGONs that exceed a total length of 100 metres to smaller DRAGONs that are roughly 15-20 metres long. They have a variety of individual attacks. Whenever Para-mail pilots encounter a new DRAGON, it is designated as a "Virgin" DRAGON, until it is assigned a class name. The pilots are paid more for the amount of information they acquire on the new class of DRAGON and for the greater danger they entail fighting it.
It is later revealed that the DRAGONs are evolved humans, the females being the small Schooner-Class and the males are the large ones.

Classes

Schooner-Class

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They are the smallest in size, being only around fifteen to twenty meters in length, and have pink-colored skin. They appear to be the most numerous class of Dragons, as they always appear when a Singularity is opened. They can hypnotize Mana users simply by roaring at them. However, this seems to be their only ability, and it has no effect on Norma. Therefore, while battling Norma, they use physical attacks, such as kicking them out of their Para-mail and devouring them afterwards. They appear to be the most physically fragile Dragons, and can be killed with knives and small arms.

Brig-Class

Galleon-Class

Large Dragons with purple-coloured skin. They are capable of creating magic circles that can shoot a large number of shining orb-like projectiles that can be controlled at will. They have also been shown to be rather intelligent, as seen when one used its ability to set a trap for the First squadron.

Galleon-Class

Bighorn-Class.

Large Dragons who are more than a hundred meters in length, they have fourteen eyes, seven on either side, and their wings end in claws with three toes. Their scales are deep green in color. They have the ability to create lightning and barriers with magic circles.

Bighorn

A previously unknown type, the gigantic Bighorn-class is capable of erecting a magic circle that increases gravity within its perimeter, pinning enemies to the ground and eventually crushing them. The attack is generated by the massive horns on each side of its head and if even one is damaged, it loses the ability to generate the gravity field.

Locations

Dragon Village

The People of Aura, who slowly began to rebuild human civilization after the catastrophe, reside here.

Dragon Shrine

The palace where the High Priestess and her court discuss important matters.

Sports Resort

Salamandinay restored a sports resort more than five centuries old. It has a bowling alley, a tennis court, a baseball stadium, a race track, a golf course, table tennis tables, and rooms with twister and a claw crane game.

Tower of Aura

Named such by the People of Aura, this tower was once one of the many Dracunium control devices that powered Earth's nations. While most, if not all other such towers were detonated by the Dracunium chain reaction caused by the Ragna-mails on the last day of the war, this tower has survived relatively intact.

This was where Aura lived before she was forcefully taken away by Embryo and used to power the Mana system. The Empire of Misurugi's landmark, Ame-no-Mihashira, was based on these devices, and was used to extract Aura's Dracunium energy.

Trivia

• The names of the different classes of DRAGONs appear to be based on different sailing ship types. A Brig (or Brigantine) is a two-masted sailing ship. A Schooner (spelled as "Scuna" in the original subs but spelled correctly in the manga adaptation and Super Robot Wars V) is a small sailing ship, while a Galleon is a very large historical sailing ship.
• Ironically, despite having a society heavily influenced by ancient Japanese culture, all the named Dragons have western style names. On the other hand, most residents of the Empire of Misurugi have Japanese style names despite their primarily European-based culture.