縦糸は流れ行く月日。横糸は人のなりわい。
人里離れた土地に住み、ヒビオルと呼ばれる布に日々の出来事を織り込みながら静かに暮らすイオルフの民。
10代半ばで外見の成長が止まり数百年の寿命を持つ彼らは、“別れの一族”と呼ばれ、生ける伝説とされていた。
両親のいないイオルフの少女マキアは、仲間に囲まれた穏やかな日々を過ごしながらも、どこかで“ひとりぼっち”を感じていた。
そんな彼らの日々は、一瞬で崩れ去る。イオルフの長寿の血を求め、レナトと呼ばれる古の獣に跨りメザーテ軍が攻め込んできたのだ。
絶望と混乱の中、イオルフ一番の美女レイリアはメザーテに連れさられ、マキアが密かに想いを寄せる少年クリムは行方不明に。
マキアはなんとか逃げ出したが、仲間も帰る場所も失ってしまう……。
虚ろな心で暗い森をさまようマキア。そこで呼び寄せられるように出会ったのは、親を亡くしたばかりの“ひとりぼっち”の赤ん坊だった。
少年へと成長していくエリアル。時が経っても少女のままのマキア。同じ季節に、異なる時の流れ。変化する時代の中で、色合いを変えていく二人の絆――。
ひとりぼっちがひとりぼっちと出会い紡ぎ出される、かけがえのない時間の物語。

©PROJECT MAQUIA

The vertical threads are the passing days. The horizontal ones are the lives of mankind. The people of Iorph live far away from the lands of men, weaving the happenings of each day into fabric called Hibiol. They live for centuries, yet maintain the appearance they had in their late teens, and are known as “The Clan of Partings” and treated as a living legend. Maquia, an orphaned Iorph girl, lives her life peacefully surrounded by friends, but somehow feels “alone”. But the peaceful lives of the Iorph are shattered in an instant when the Mezarte army, seeking the blood that grants them long life, invades on beasts called Renato. Amidst the despair and chaos, Leilia, the most beautiful of the Iorph girls, is kidnapped by the Mezarte, and Krim, a young boy who Maquia secretly has feeling for, goes missing. Maquia manages to escape, but loses her friends and her home…As she wanders through a dark forest with an empty heart, she encounters a baby who is “alone”, after just having lost its parents. Ariel grows into a young boy. Even as time passes, Maquia retains the form of a young girl. The same seasons, but different flows of time. As the era changes, the bond between them changes too. This is a story of irreplaceable time, woven by two people who are alone.

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