Kummen Jungle

On planet Melkia lies a jungle-covered nation called the Holy Kingdom of Kummen. In addition to native villages scattered throughout this land is a coalition of paramilitary bases. When Chirico enlists at one of them, Assemble EX-10, he becomes embroiled in the ongoing conflict between a hardened mercenary army and the idealistic Veela guerrilla forces that fight for the Holy Kingdom, lead by the enigmatic Prince Kanjelman.

Also present are Borough and the Secret Society, who has allied themselves with Kanjelman to aid him in the battle. While they plan to rape Kummen of its rich natural resources, Kanjelman takes part in the tutelage of the new Perfect Soldier, Ypsilon, to develop him into the fighter whose destiny it is to pursue and destroy Chirico Cuvie. But Kanjelman is driven by other things, as well...motivations deeper than anyone can guess.

The pace of the series picks up rapidly from Chirico's arrival at EX-10 and builds steadily to the penultimate confrontation between the warring factions. Ypsilon comes into his own as Chirico's major nemesis, and Fyana is forced to make the fateful decision to either remain with her superiors or abandon them for Chirico forever.

Kummen History

Kummen, the home of planet Melkia's oldest civilization, was established in the fertile Munamera River region as an agrarian nation by the followers of Van Nu, the God of fertility. Kummen is covered mostly with jungle, and agriculture is its major industry. since its beginning, the people of this region have maintained a value system similar to that of the Balarant Union (which also began as an agrarian culture). This strongly distinguishes then from the Melkian Federation, (which they were able to avoid joining).

During the Hundred Years War, the Melkian Federation was forced to divert most of its resources to the off world conflict. But with the signing of the peace treaty, they began to have new hopes of bringing the previously autonomous region under their control. When the Kummen Monarchy attempted to bring modern ideals and technology to Kummen, conflict arose and the nation has been a theatre of civil war ever since; a war the Melkian are eager to exploit to further their own plans.