NCsoft Korea has released a teaser of things to come for Lineage II,

1. An ancient tale

Shilen, the oldest child of titan gods Einhasad and Gran Kain.

As the Goddess of Water, Shilen was born to end this world and create a new and better one. Before she could begin to fulfill her destiny, she was seduced by the God of Destruction, Gran Kain, and became pregnant - thus putting into motion the beginning of her demise. Once Einhasad found out about Shilen and Gran Kain, she stripped Shilen of all powers and banished her from the kingdom.

Having fled from Einhasad and filled her heart with hate, Shilen gave birth to multiple children. Years later, she waged war against the gods and put her children at the forefront. After many climactic days of battle, Shilen's children and influence were finally defeated. Deeply saddened by defeat as well as the death of her children from the war, Shilen created the Underworld so that those who die would not be lost to oblivion but instead come to live under Shilen's regime.

Ruler of the Underworld

Devastated and bitter, Shilen continues her quest to destroy the world that her mother Einhasad created. In defense, Einhasad sought to block all of Shilen's advances to bring upon destruction. Eventually Einhasad resorted to using her power and strength to magically bind Shilen power. In this risky endeavour, Einhasad's and Shilen's powers were bound together, to be forever linked but forever at odds. To this day, the two are at opposition.

While occupied with trying to repress Shilen's power, Einhasad contacts the powerful Emperor Shunaiman and asks him to protet the world from Shilen's army, the Lilim. Through Shunaiman's strength, Einhasad is able to call upon the angel Anakim to be their protector. At last, Einhasad was able to stablize the binding of Shilen through the use of seven magical seals. Since that time, Shunaiman's descendants have been given the task, generation after generation, of controlling the seals that bind her. Alas, the greedy and power-hungry humans have opened the seals...

2. Into the Present

Shilen awakens

Because of the humans, four of the seven seals have been opened. As the fifth seal begins to waver and tremble, Shilen opens her eyes after a long period of dark slumber. She regains consciousness and immediately begins to search for ways to open the remaining seals. But, in order to regain her full power, Shilen must defeat Einhasad. Shilen understands that a great sacrifice must be made before she would be able to challenge her mother.

First, Shilen sacrifices the followers of the Catacombs and Necropolis, and creates the Moon of Shilen to be her eyes so that she could watch over the world as she continues looking for the object of great sacrifice that will help her regain power. Soon after her eyes open, Shilen lets out a breath full of a deep red color, which tarnishes the sky into the color blood, enveloping the world in confusion and terror.

The first people to understand that Shilen is awakening are the Dark Elves, having recognized the signs of Shilen's resurrection in the sacrifice of the Catacombs and Necropolis and in the blood-red sky. The Dark Elves gather in their ancestral village and began to pray for Shilen's arrival. Meanwhile, as the world falls under chaos and fear, the King of Aden Amadeo summons his eminent scholars to investigate Shilen's powers. He builds up an army in preparation against her although he believes that he is no match for a god. Next, Amadeo is visited by the mage Einhovant who tells him that if someone could harness the power of the Giants, who were a strong foe against the war with the gods so long ago, he would be able to delay the apocalypse. He advises Amadeo to go find this power of the Giants, as the prophetic hero would appear soon...