You open the door into Sage's room quietly. He is sleeping as you look around, he openes his eyes. "Hi," he says sitting up. "Wanna know about the evil dynasty?" you nod. "Well some 400 years ago, in the time of the samurai and the great civil war in Japan (when Nobunaga Oda and his followers were struggling to unify the country), the Earth was invaded by a demon from another dimension. This was Arago, the ruling Lord of his own empire - who was and still is determined to bring our planet under his sway. He appears in Japan, where he once lived when he was human (prior to becoming a demon). At first the samurai do poorly against him, until the arrival of a masked warrior who is a mage as well - and this masked samurai defeats Arago, forcing him back into his own dimension and closing the "door" Arago created between his own dimension and our own. But the mage knows that the door is not completely sealed - one day Arago will re-emerge and attempt to conquer our world once more. So, from the remains of Arago's armor, he creates nine suits of mystically-endowed samurai armor - the "Yoroi" of the title - and awaits the day when Arago will return. ("Yoroi" usually refers to an early style of samurai armor that was the first to use small plates of metal sewn onto a background, and generally fell out of usage in favor of a more modern style circa 1200. (Not long after the end of the Genpei Wars.) However, another translation of "Yoroi" means "Mystic Armor", which seems more appropriate for this particular series. I will occasionally use the word "Yoroi" rather than "armor" in this article.)
In current day (or near-future -- there have not been any solid dates/years given to the series, but the cars and other technology are those of the present - This is important, as I've calculated the ages of the characters when given based on 1988 being the actual time period the events in the series take place in.) Japan, Kaos the priest/mage senses that the day when Arago will once more manifest in our world is nearly here. He finds five young men who are suited to wear the armor (somehow, in the meantime Arago has appropriated four of the Yoroi) and gives it to them. They have about a year to find out how to use their armor and its special abilities, and make each suit their own - there is a sort of mystic bond between each suit of armor and its wearer. Once we all discovered the power of the Inferno Armor, which Ryo can only wear we knocked Talpa's butt into the Nether World for good! Well I'm really beat. Does that pretty much explain? Good, I'm goin' back to sleep! G'Night!" Sage goes back to sleep. You roll your eyes and leave.
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