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The Goddess of Maple World, also known as the Spirit of Maple World, is the divine protector of Maple World.

Story (Current)[]

The Ancient War[]

During the era of the Ancient Gods, the Goddess of Maple World was tasked with guiding mortals through their destiny as they fought to quell the primordial chaos. To this end, the Goddess chose to manifest as a human girl named Sugar. Through her avatar, the Goddess guided the First Explorer into his destiny as an Adversary.

During this era, the Goddess and her sisters - the Goddesses of Grandis and Tynerum - had used the Erda in the darkness of the beginning to sculpt a soul, and they had passed down the ability to manipulate the Erdas to several mortals so that they could protect their worlds.

The Black Mage's Return[]

As the Black Mage's seal began to weaken, the Goddess of Maple World chose to manifest once again as Sugar in order to help the people of Maple World defeat the darkness that threatened their world. As Sugar, the Goddess guided the Explorer into inheriting the power of the Adversary from the First Explorer.

After the Explorer inadvertently freed the Black Mage from the Gate of the Present, the Black Mage sent his shadow to destroy Maple Island. Though the Explorer lost their faith in themselves, Sugar's continued belief in their bravery, along with her sacrifice, allowed the Explorer to harness the residual power of the Adversary from the First Explorer in order to destroy the Black Mage's Shadow.

The Explorer was then transported to the Erda Flow and encountered Sugar, who transformed into the Goddess of Maple World. The Goddess explained that she had waited for many years under the Maple Tree as Sugar, her avatar, for someone like the Explorer. She thanked the Explorer for saving her with the strength of their will.

She explained that she would need to return to her Goddess form, and though Sugar's journey had come to an end, theirs was just beginning. She then sent the Explorer back to Maple Island, telling them that one day, they would grow to become a great tree with roots deep and strong.

The Arcane Stones[]

During their quest to learn how to manipulate the Erdas, the Adversary traveled through the Horizon Portal in the Bowman Instructional School and encountered the Goddess of Maple World in the Erda Flow. The Goddess told them that few had come so far and explained that if they learned to control the Erdas within themselves, they would unlock a new power.

Before she aided them, however, the Goddess asked what it was that they cherished most in the world.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] After hearing their response, the Goddess gave them the Arcane Stone of Maple World, which she explained would help them gather the ambient Erdas within their own body once the stone was awakened.[31]

Tenebris[]

As the final battle against the Black Mage approached, the mysterious divine light appeared at the Outpost, which slowly responded to the collective determination of the Alliance. Their determination soon transformed the light into the Goddess Statues, depicting the three Goddesses of Maple World, Grandis, and Tynerum holding gemstones in their hands.

The divine light also manifested before the Adversary in the Labyrinth of Suffering. On the verge of despair, the Adversary heard the divine light speaking in the voice of someone close to them, allowing them to rekindle their determination and defeat Hilla.

As the destiny of the Adversary and the Alliance fast approached in Limina, their resolve transformed the gemstones held by the statues into swords, whose tips touched together and shot a beam of divine light straight from the Outpost to Limina, clearing a way for the White Spear to pierce through the giant's heart, allowing the Adversary to kill the Black Mage inside the Genesis Crux.

Convergence[]

Pushing Back the Torrent[]

Immediately after Grendel the Really Old completed the fusion of Maple World and Grandis, the high-energy convergence between the two worlds resulted in the Erdas of both worlds being transformed into a new, purple variant called Sol Erda. Consumed by destructive energy, the Sol Erdas began uncontrollably destroying both worlds against their own will, resulting in the Goddesses frantically attempting to remedy the situation.

Within the Erda Flow, the Goddess of Maple World spoke aloud that the world was collapsing, engulfed by the Erda that had appeared at the border between Maple World and Grandis. She added that slowly, the Erda that made up the world was changing into a strange form. The Goddess of Grandis noted that it was due to the seal that separated the two worlds being broken.

The Goddess of Tynerum noted that their powers weren't working on the Sol Erda, and that there was nothing that they could do to fix things. The Goddess of Grandis agreed, adding that they couldn't even hear the voices of the Sol Erdas. However, the Goddess of Maple World replied that even so, they couldn't stand by and do nothing, as they couldn't afford to lose their world after the immense struggle that had happened just to retake it.

Hoping to push back the Sol Erdas, even just by a little, the Goddesses used all their strength in order to do whatever they could to halt its spread. Despite their best efforts, however, the strength of the Goddesses was not enough to stop the torrent of Sol Erda, resulting in the Goddesses freezing into crystal statues after expending all their energy.

After the Adversary was pulled into the Erda Flow, they encountered the statue of the Goddess of Maple World slowly being eaten away by the Sol Erdas. Believing that they could awaken the Goddess if they calmed down the purple torrent around her, the Adversary decided to collect Arcane Power inside an Arcane Stone in order to break through the Erda torrent, which freed the Goddess of Maple World.

The Goddess was shocked to find that the torrent had dissipated, adding that she had never thought that she would be able to open her eyes again. She then noticed the Adversary and realized that they were the one who had saved her. She greeted them and noted that it had been a while since she had last seen them before asking them whether they were okay.

When she asked them how they had gotten out of the torrent, the Adversary explained that they had heard her voice, which had told them that the purple matter was Erda, causing her to realize that they had heard her memories imprinted onto the Erdas. She told them that she was glad to have been able to help in some way, to which the Adversary told her that they had heard not only her voice, but someone else's voice as well, which they described as a small voice which had called itself the world.

Though the Goddess had no idea what the voice was, she explained that she and her sisters were the ones who had first awakened the Erda within the Adversary and guided them to a new power, and that the Adversary had still continued progressing, having grown extremely powerful at the end of their journey, enough to face the new type of Erda which had appeared in their fused world. Because of their strength, she noted that it wouldn't be strange if they has been able to come across something that the Goddesses had missed.

The Power of Sol Erda[]

After the Adversary freed all three Goddesses, they began working together in order to quell the torrent of Sol Erdas, which had swept away the Adversary's Arcane Symbols while attempting to give them their power. The Goddesses noted that the Adversary had gotten considerably stronger, to the point that they could hear the voices of the Sol Erda when even they themselves couldn't. However, they also added that it was still too early to celebrate, as they had no idea how to handle the power of the Sol Erda, which still threatened to destroy the entire world.

The Goddesses were surprised to hear from the Adversary that the Sol Erda had offered to share their power, though they noted that as the Sol Erda were originally part of the world, it made sense that they would not want to harm their own home. However, the Goddess of Grandis noted that the Sol Erdas had been created from the volatility of the world merge, and that their power wouldn't be easy to claim.

The Adversary explained that upon touching the Sol Erda, their strength had immediately been drained, causing their Arcane Symbols to vanish, just as the Sol Erdas had warned. Though they had known the risks, they explained that they had still decided to go through with it, as it had been the only way that they could have saved the world.

The Goddess of Tynerum replied that they would have made the same choice in any situation, and that their determination would save them all, noting that since the Sol Erdas' rampage had stopped, it must mean that their Arcane Symbols were fighting against the Sol Erdas' power. The Goddess of Grandis added that the two powers were in conflict in the middle of the torrent, though she warned that the Arcane Symbols' power wouldn't last forever without their owner at their side.

The Goddess of Maple World explained that there was fortunately still a way to reclaim them, explaining that the Adversary and their symbols were still linked, however weakly, which would allow them to find and reclaim the symbols in the torrent, thus calming the Sol Erdas, noting that their strong determination would allow them to see it through.

She explained that the symbols existed beyond the torrent, which was somewhere that not even the Goddesses could reach. However, as the Adversary was the true owner of the Arcane Symbols, and since they had been recognized by the Sol Erdas, they alone had the power to break through the torrent. In order to help them, the Goddess of Grandis presented them with several Arcane Stones, explaining that while their power had been drained alongside the Goddesses by the Sol Erda, restoring the strength of the Arcane Stones would help them reclaim their Arcane Symbols.

New Age[]

After the Adversary reclaimed their Arcane Symbols, infused with the power of Sol Erda, the Goddesses appeared before the Adversary and noted that they had successfully saved the world. After the Adversary explained everything that the Sol Erda had said, the Goddess of Maple World noted that the Sol Erda had called the Adversary a guide, having grown closer with them in the process of the Adversary recovering the symbols and calming the torrent.

She explained that there was no one in the world who would be able to handle the Sol Erda better than them, and that the Sol Erda must have been aware of it. She told the Adversary that the Goddesses shaped Erda in order to determine its form, and that the Sol Erdas must have left the role of shaping their form to the Adversary. The Goddess of Tynerum added that the Sol Erda had gone silent, perhaps because they finally had a guide to lead them. She noted that though it had been difficult, everything had worked out in the end.

The Goddess of Grandis added that everything that had happened was nothing more than the process by which Erdas flowing through two different dimensions gathered and harmonized with each other, and that in all the ages that she had been observing the Erdas, she had never seen anything like it before. However, she warned that the aftermath of the dimensional convergence would continue to linger, as she had no idea when and where the Sol Erdas and their impact would manifest next. Nevertheless, she told the Adversary that she was content with leaving it in their hands, as the Sol Erdas would follow their lead. The Goddesses then thanked the Adversary once again before sending them back to where they belonged.[32]

Story (Old, Pre-Destiny)[]

The Ancient War[]

After the fall of the Ancient Gods, it was said that the Goddesses had used the Erdas to sculpt the three worlds, and that they had taught a select few humans, elves, demons, and dragons about how to manipulate the Erdas.

The Black Mage's Return[]

After the Black Mage was inadvertently freed by the Explorer, the Black Mage sent his shadow to lay waste to Maple Island. The Explorer, along with their allies - Sugar, Tess, Olive, and Rondo - worked together to fight the Black Mage. Their combined determination transformed the Explorer's maple leaf into the Seal Stone of Maple Island.

Simultaneously, the Goddess of Maple World appeared and bestowed her blessing upon the Explorer. Empowered by the collective strength of their friends and the Goddess, the Explorer fought the Black Mage's Shadow once again and was able to defeat it for good. After defeating the shadow, the Goddess thanked the Explorer for saving Maple Island and explained that she had been watching them throughout their journey through Sugar, her avatar.

Though the Goddess' energy had been infused into the Maple Tree over time, as she had no physical body, she had sent Sugar after sensing something ominous brewing in Maple World. She then thanked them for saving both Maple Island and Maple World.

However, the Explorer pointed out that Maple Island was still in ruins. The Goddess told them not to worry, pointing out that their collective determination had been poured into the Maple Leaf, transforming it into the Seal Stone of Maple Island, just as the Heroes had done centuries ago. She explained that in order to restore Maple Island, they needed to channel their desire in the same way they had done to create the Seal Stone.

The Explorers poured all their hope for a rebuilt Maple Island into the Seal Stone, triggering its divine power to restore their home. With that, both the Seal Stone and the Goddess disappeared.

The Arcane Stones[]

During their quest to learn how to manipulate the Erdas, the Adversary traveled through the Horizon Portal in the Bowman Instructional School and encountered the Goddess of Maple World in the Erda Flow. The Goddess told them that few had come so far and explained that if they learned to control the Erdas within themselves, they would unlock a new power.

Before she aided them, however, the Goddess asked what it was that they cherished most in the world.[3][4][33][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][27][28][29][30] After hearing their response, the Goddess gave them the Arcane Stone of Maple World, which she explained would help them gather the ambient Erdas within their own body once the stone was awakened.

Tenebris[]

As the final battle against the Black Mage approached, the mysterious divine light appeared at the Outpost, which slowly responded to the collective determination of the Alliance. Their determination soon transformed the light into the Goddess Statues, depicting the three Goddesses of Maple World, Grandis, and Tynerum holding gemstones in their hands.

The divine light also manifested before the Adversary in the Labyrinth of Suffering. On the verge of despair, the Adversary heard the divine light speaking in the voice of someone close to them, allowing them to rekindle their determination and defeat Hilla.

As the destiny of the Adversary and the Alliance fast approached in Limina, their resolve transformed the gemstones held by the statues into swords, whose tips touched together and shot a beam of divine light straight from the Outpost to Limina, clearing a way for the White Spear to pierce through the giant's heart, allowing the Adversary to kill the Black Mage inside the Genesis Crux.

NPC[]

Explorer Quest[]

Goddess of Maple World
Location Cutscene
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5th Job Advancement[]

The Goddess of Maple World
Function 5th Job Advancement
Quests involved [Job Advancement] Arcane Stone of Maple World
Location Maple Horizon
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Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The Goddess of Maple World also appears during the animation of Maple Warrior.
  • The Goddess of Maple World's avatar is Sugar.
  • Despite being called a Goddess, the Goddess of Maple World is not an Ancient God, as not only was she tasked with helping the First Explorer defeat the Ancient Gods, but she is awake and active when the Transcendents are in power, when the gods are meant to be dormant.
  • In Jett's storyline, the Goddess of Maple World bestows her blessing upon Jett, who has come to view Maple World as her new home. This allows Jett to use the Maple Warrior skill, despite coming from another planet.

References[]

  1. ↑ Confirmed by the GMS Community Manager.
  2. ↑ Also provides the voice(s) of Sugar, Thief (Female), Dual Blade (Female), Oz, Senya Angler, and Monsoon Fairy.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Each class gets two options to choose between, although neither affects the overall story.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Explorers get to choose between their friends or the people of Maple World.
  5. ↑ Cannoneer gets to choose between Monkey or his fellow adventurers. Before the Destiny update, he originally got to choose between Monkey or his true love, whoever they end up being. Both before and after Destiny, Monkey will point to himself when Cannoneer is choosing and he'll either shriek happily or angrily depending on whether Cannoneer chooses him or not.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dual Blade gets to choose between the Secret Garden, where he first learned the art of the sword, or his friends whom he's journeyed with.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pathfinder gets to choose between the promise that she made to Athena Pierce to explore undiscovered places or the new friends that she's met while exploring.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cygnus Knights get to choose between Empress Cygnus or the Chief Knight who trained them.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Mihile gets to choose between Empress Cygnus or his fellow Chief Knights.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The main Resistance classes get to choose between Edelstein and the Resistance or the promise that they made to Vita to make a better world.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Xenon gets to choose between Edelstein and the Resistance or his old friends from his hazy memories.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Demon gets to choose between his old family home, the place where made his only happy memories of Maple World, or Mastema. Mastema gets very flustered if he chooses her.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Aran gets to choose between the other Heroes or Lilin.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Evan gets to choose between the people of Henesys or Mir.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Mercedes gets to choose between the other Heroes or Elluel and the elves.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Phantom gets to choose between the other Heroes or Empress Cygnus. His reasoning for Cygnus is that the most important thing to him is preserving the Empress' bloodline, and with Aria gone, Cygnus is the only one left to carry on, for which he vows that he'll do anything to help her.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Luminous gets to choose between the other Heroes or Lania.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Shade gets to choose between the other Heroes or Moonbeam.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Kaiser gets to choose between Tear or those whom he protects as Kaiser.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Angelic Buster gets to choose between Kyle or everyone whom she helps as Angelic Buster. After making her choice and talking to the Goddess, Eskalade will interrupt and ask if he's one of the choices. Angelic Buster will reassure him that he's precious to her, although she'll think to herself that she completely forgot about him.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Cadena gets to choose between her old memories of her castle and her family or her fellow Shadowdealers.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Kain gets to choose between his childhood memories of Luska or his new memories made from adventuring. For the second choice, he explains that the more he tried recalling his past memories, the more pain and Malice came with them. However, after leaving Toolen City, he's made new friends and all his memories of his time in Maple World are happy, and so he wants to protect the world in order to ensure that those memories won't turn to into regret or loss like his old ones.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Illium gets to choose between Morian, Ex, and Machina, or the people of Maple World. Despite only naming those three people for his first choice, his dialogue if the first option is picked has him also mention Dean, Carnelian, and Sinaria.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Ark gets to choose between his new friends or his promise to an old one to end the tragedy in the world. For the second option, he tells the Goddess that even though Albaire may have given up hope, he vows that he won't, and that before they meet again, he'll prove that determination can make all the difference when it comes to protecting the ones that he cares for.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Adele gets to choose between her promise to Jerome or her commitment to chivalry.
  26. ↑ Khali gets to choose between her family or the people that she met in her adventures. For her family, she explains that she had thought that she had lost everything when Rasha and her father were killed, leaving her only with fierce vengeance. However, she tells the Goddess that vengeance wasn't the only mission left to her, as she also wants to ensure that what had happened to Rasha wouldn't happen ever again. She adds that she doesn't want anyone to feel the guilt that she had when she had run away at the expense of leaving her father behind to be killed.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Hoyoung gets to choose between dreaming of the blue sky or the bond of the outside world. The first option is his dream to become a sage and surpass even Master Tai Yu, while the second option is all the things that he's come to love outside the Hermitage, such as food and people.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Lara gets to choose between her calling to ring the bell or helping all the people she's met.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Zero gets to choose between Alpha/Beta or the the priests who helped them at the temple.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Kinesis gets to choose between Yuna and Jay or himself. The Goddess is surprised if the second option is chosen and she asks him about his reasoning. Kinesis tells the Goddess that he's learned that he can't protect others if he can't protect himself.
  31. ↑ Before leaving, the Explorer will ask the Goddess why she doesn't come back as Sugar anymore. The Goddess explains that she'll answer their question by explaining why she had appeared as Sugar in the first place. She tells the Explorer that it's the duty of the Goddesses to protect their world, and that she had been waiting for someone with the power to sense the Gate of Darkness, and to rid Maple World of it once and for all. The Explorer is surprised to learn that they're the one whom she had been waiting for, to which the Goddess tells them that she had come to witness the goodness not only in their heart, but the hearts of multitudes from around the world joined together for the sake of the world that they loved. She explains that mortals don't need someone to intervene for them, as they have always had the power to save themselves, and that she merely helps them where she can. She then asks the Explorer not to forget the goodness that lives within before sending them on their way.
  32. ↑ Explorers gets some exclusive dialogue while saying goodbye to the Goddess of Maple World, in which they tell her that it was nice to see her again. The Goddess replies that it was nice to see them too, and thanks them for protecting everyone, noting that their good heart had saved the world once again.
  33. ↑ Cannoneer gets to choose between Monkey or his true love, whoever they end up being. Monkey will point to himself when Cannoneer is choosing and he'll either shriek happily or angrily depending on whether Cannoneer chooses him or not.
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