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is a 1981 Japanese
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, based on a story by Shintaro Tsuji. It is said to be a loose retelling of ''
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lovers in a variety of cultures and eras. In this story, the children of the gods of fire and water fall in love and fight to stay together in the face of adversity.


Story

Long ago both Glaucus (named Oceanus in the English adaptation), the God of Water, and Themis (named Hyperia in the English adaptation), the Goddess of Fire, lived as one. However, Argon (named Algorac in the English adaptation), Lord of the Winds, grew jealous of Glaucus and Themis's love and turned them against one another by lying to each that the other was plotting to overthrow them. The war between Water and Fire began. After both sides were nearly destroyed, the highest god of them all intervened and struck down Argon, tearing loose his eye (the source of his power), and damned him to the deepest abyss of the oceans, entrusting the eye to Glaucus and keeping the seas calm. Themis at that same time created a Holy Flame near the sea that would, in her opinion, keep the seas calm so that her children of Fire would live forever and never be extinguished. From that point on, the two elemental siblings were forever parted to keep peace between them. Years later, Prince Sirius (named Syrius in the English adaptation), the son of Glaucus, becomes heir to the Sea Kingdom and is given the Eye of Argon to protect. Princess Malta, the daughter of Themis, also becomes the new heir to the Fire Kingdom, being charged with guarding the Holy Flame at the edge of the sea each night until her sixteenth birthday, when she will become queen. As Sirius plays with his little brother Teak (named Bibble in the English adaptation), he wanders off into the forbidden waters of the Sea Kingdom. He follows a bright light which leads him above the surface of the water for the first time. There Sirius and Malta see each other for the first time. As Sirius climbs on to a rock to get a closer look, the flame burns brightly and forces Sirius back into the water where he falls unconscious. Teak finds him and rescues him from being pulled into the whirlpool where Argon is kept. As Sirius is made ruler of the Sea Kingdom, a jealous and bullying
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