In other ancient legends of Lavanles Port, in the Distant Past, the island's northernmost end had no mountains, only a cold, boundless rocky wasteland.
After people arrived on the island, their clamor awakened the Ancient Deity slumbering beneath the wasteland.
It opened its eyes, and the earth split apart. Enormous peaks surged from the ground, while terrifying flames erupted from the mountains, bringing fertile darkness and fruit.
Even now, that terrifying deity still slumbered beneath those ancient mountains, never to awaken. Its evil incarnation, meanwhile, wandered eternally without fading within the Lonely Castle at the highest point of the range.
On the map provided by the Old Explorer Baige Sen, the depths of the mountains on the island's northern side showed only a rough outline of the terrain.
There were merely a few scattered markers, indicating several cave fissures leading to the Underground Gem Mine, as well as the exact locations of three Unknown Ruins.
The Ancient Cliff Evan had mentioned, carved with the Giant Rock Relief, was one of those three Unknown Ruins.
Passing through a small, sparse forest of low trees at the foot of the mountains, Anvis and Chom walked across a weed-choked clearing in the woods.
The tall trees had grown sparse, and the air carried the fresh, bracing scent of sunlight. Occasional crisp birdsong rang out, while the distinctive fragrance of fresh trees drifted in from all around.
Beside the woodland clearing, next to a clear babbling stream, stood ancient ruins that seemed to have been left behind by some of the island's early inhabitants.
Those buildings, once constructed from great blocks of Gray-white Rock and representing civilization, had ultimately returned to their original natural state.
The forest wind passed through the gaps between crumbling stone pillars, stirring the wild Wind Chime Grass blooming with