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Gardenmaster's story.
Background
The Gardenmaster acts as the leader of the remnants of the Gardens following their demise. He seems to have come in to power after Swin and Nadia left Garden, and neither of them were told of his existence. He seems to have some connection to Grendel Zolga and Holo Core AI Altera, which appear to be the cause behind the bizarre murders in Edith.[1]
Despite the identical voice and appearance, the Gardenmaster is not Ace Rayne. 100 years prior, a man named Auguste Aldan, a Calvardian revolutionary who worked alongside Sheena Dirke, was executed after the revolution following ideological disagreements. Thanks to an unspecified Artifact possessed by the D∴G Cult, Aldan's soul was preserved in the world, and it spent the next century as a parasite listening to the grudges and grievances of those wronged throughout history.
After the cult was destroyed, the artifact was passed down to its successor, the Gardens. Prior to his death, Garden member Melchior used technologies originating from the cult to make a Simulacrum of Ace Rayne, as combat data indicated his strength. After the Garden was destroyed, Aldan's soul, using the 8th Genesis given to him by Gerard Dantès, was able to take possession of Ace's body, also borrowing his memories and combat skills.
영웅전설 여의 궤적 II
In Ace's AI-reconstructed body, Aldan declared himself the Gardenmaster, and using the 8th Genesis, constructed Grendel Zolga from the preserved-in-AI soul of Dingo Brad, and also constructed the Holo Core AI Altera which was in reality a corruption of Lapis Rosenberg. He set out on a campaign to gain the other Oct-Geneses, rewrite history to avenge the grudges of him and those who were wronged by history. He and Zolga have the ability to create "corrosions" that alter people's memories and perceptions.
However, his plans were foiled thanks to Dingo's original personality gradually gaining control over Zolga (causing him to assist Van's group at several points using the moniker of <C>), as well as the capacity for the other Oct-Geneses to rewind time with memories preserved to give Van Arkride's group further attempts to stop him. On Nemeth Island, he used his appearance as Ace to convince his former partner, Swin Abel, to change sides via the corrosion. He later uses the corrosion to incite a coup d'etat attempt in Edith, which is ultimately foiled. However, he is later able to spread the corrosion throughout the capital, ultimately rendering his plan successful before a time rewind foils it again.
When Van's team confronts him in his territory, the Hollow Gardens, inside the Märchen Garten, he attempts to kill Nadia Rayne (the true Ace's younger sister). This causes Swin's corrosion to wear off by proving that he is not actually Ace, and Swin returns to Van and Nadia's side. He then reveals his true identity and history to the party, before fighting them as Auguste in a demonic form once again, before finally being defeated and destroyed. Through his body, the spirit of the true Ace is able to spend a moment with Swin and Nadia afterwards.
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