As he prepares for a battle
against the forces of darkness in modern - day Manhattan, Dave finds it is going to take all of the courage he can muster to survive his training, save the city and get the girl as he becomes The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
This forces the divided Grace family to unite (father moved away, children are confused over divorce, mom is stressed and inattentive) and face off
against the forces of darkness.
In a lot of ways, the Prison of Elders is the ultimate test of not only skill, but of everything players have learned throughout their battles
against the forces of the Darkness up to this point.
While exploring ruins of an old castle and its dungeons, you face off
against forces of darkness that overwhelmed the land because of the reckless actions of its previous sovereign.
Whereas most game in the series focus on the adventures of a hero rising up
against the forces of darkness, DQM is the much smaller - scale story of a little boy and girl, Terry and Milly, characters from Dragon Quest VI, when they were just small children.