“Did you know that the witch-woman Jenka once had a brother?
His name was Ballos.
Like his sister, he wielded powers far beyond those of mortals…”

“He used his magical powers to help and guide people, and the people loved and trusted him in return.
Even more than they did their own king…”

“The Jealous King had Ballos apprehended and thrown into prison, where his punishment was brutal and cruel.
Humans can be terrible creatures indeed…”

“Under the extreme cruelty of the torture, Ballos’ magical abilities finally ran wild.
The king was engulfed in the swirl of magic and destroyed in an instant.
In a single night, the kingdom that Ballos so loved was reduced to ashen ruins.”


“Jenka, seeing her brother’s madness, confined him to this floating island.
That was the most she could do.
Even as he was, she could not bring herself to kill her own brother…”

“It was Jenka’s daughter, Misery who made Ballos create the = Demon Crown=.
She was subsequently cursed by the crown, forced to do the bidding of all who wear it.
If the crown is destroyed, the curse is lifted.
However…”

“Even if the crown is destroyed, it will only rise again every time, so long as Ballos yet lives.
Such is the strength of his soul that permeates the Crown.”

(Excerpt from the game Cave Story)