Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night-CODEX

Bloodstained takes place in the early 19th Century and follows the protagonist Miriam, an orphan who was taken in by the Alchemists‘ Guild and subjected to experiments with demonically-powered crystals called Shards, granting her incredible power as a “Shardbinder” but causing her body to crystallize over time until she is completely consumed. Struggling to cope with her cruel transformation and fearing the loss of her humanity, Miriam finds solace in Gebel, a fellow Shardbinder who encourages her to never fall into despair, and Johannes, a student alchemist who is able to slow (but not fully prevent) the Shards’ growing corruption on her body. Prior to the beginning of the game, the Alchemists’ Guild, fearing the loss of support as the Industrial Revolution swayed the people into pursuing material gain, used the Shardbinders they created as a catalyst to summon the forces of Hell in what was supposed to be a scare tactic, but instead brought forth uncontrollable destruction. Gebel is sacrificed with the other Shardbinders during the summoning, but he alone survives. Miriam, meanwhile, does not take part as she falls into an unnatural slumber before she can be sacrificed.