MapleStory 2, welcome.

Ereb? Isn't that what Ereve is called in korean? (Like how Mikhail was changed to Mihile and other such localization changes.) Ereve was named after her?

So, this takes place before even the Black Mage? Because I recall from somewhere (When Phantom exposed Hilla, I think.) that Cygnus, Aria's niece, was made Aria's successor since she never had children of her own. (But she was killed hundreds of years ago and Cygnus is a little girl..... what?!)

Power of Shinsoo makes the Empress age ridiculously slowly.

I hope MS2's story sheds light on the whole "Fourth Transcendent" thing which seems to be totally random and out of place.