Dahna: Goddess’ Birth

Dahna: Megami Tanjou (or Dahna: Goddess’ Birth/The Birth of a Goddess) is a platform action game. As a matter of fact, it is probably what one would describe as a cross between Rastan and Golden Axe.

Now it is translated into English for you to play on the web.

The player controls the eponymous heroine who struggles against the powers of an evil sorceress raiding her village. The story is told through cut scenes and Dahna is helped along the way by various mythical beasts.

Story:

There lived a wealthy family whose heirs were two daughters: Regine and Dahna. These two sisters were born with a strange magic that could enable them to summon the elements and other impossible things; it was this magic that many within the spiritual underworld lusted after, particularly Regine whose powers grew stronger with age. On Dahna’s seventh birthday, the sisters’ parents were murdered in a violent kidnapping attempt, but the wreckage separated the sisters and Dahna escaped. Dahna hid in secrecy, but eventually took shelter in a nearby village where she honed her magic and combat abilities under the guidance of the village sorcerer Magh. Ten years later, a mysterious invasion force led by an evil sorceress attacked her village and kidnapped Magh, prompting Dahna on her first battle.