Nonexistent Iron Cavalry
Last updated 2026-05-06
"Is it that hard to change our past?"
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Nonexistent Iron Cavalry is the second part of the Trailblaze Mission chapter Memories are the Prelude to Dreams. It automatically begins after completing Another One, Same One.
Steps
- Go to the room Silver Wolf told you about
- Talk to Silver Wolf
- Find an entrance for "stowaways"
- Investigate why the Swarm fled
Dialogue
- "Is this... what dreams are?"
- "I can't see anything. Can't hear anything. Nothing exists except darkness."
- "I don't understand..."
- "Why do people long for this darkness?"
- Firefly: ...
- Silver Wolf: Don't move yet. It's going to hurt real bad.
- Firefly: Is the surgery... over?
- Silver Wolf: Yeah. As expected, you can't recover the "ability to dream."
- Silver Wolf: Even after paying such a heavy price, we only get one shot at this.
- Firefly: It's fine. One chance... is all I need.
- Firefly: Is there anything else I need to do?
- Silver Wolf: Just don't die.
- Silver Wolf: Take a breather. Once the calibration is done, I'll let you officially "enter the dream."
- Firefly: And then, I'll be able to enter that Land of the Dreams.
- Silver Wolf: Don't get your hopes up. It's just a nickname. Your dream might not come true.
- Firefly: ...I've been waiting for this day.
- Firefly: People always describe it this way: once you wake up, it vanishes without a trace. That's why sweet dreams are so precious.
- Silver Wolf: Sounds like you're just trying to make yourself feel better.
- Firefly: Maybe. But...
- Firefly: "When the day we cross paths again arrives, I think... I'll pretend we've never met, and get to know you anew, as if starting all over."
- Firefly: I made a promise with (him./
her.) Our reunion is right before us. I have no reason not to give it my all. - Silver Wolf: Even if (he/
she)'s already forgotten it? - Firefly: But I won't forget.
- Silver Wolf: ...
- Firefly: No matter how this story ends, I want it to... begin with a smile.
- Firefly: In the "future" that Elio foresaw, we never had an "ending". But I still have the chance...
- Firefly: To wrestle back from fate the right to have a "beginning."
- Firefly: ...
- Silver Wolf: Thinking hard over there?
- Firefly: Just spacing out for a while.
- Firefly: This is my first time "dreaming," so it still feels a little odd. Everything here seems just like the real world.
- Firefly: It's mind-blowing to think that... I'm actually still lying in a life support pod.
- Silver Wolf: ...Are you sure?
- Silver Wolf: Never mind. Hurry up. The Astral Express has arrived.
- Firefly: How's the situation? Can we avoid the Family's surveillance?
- Silver Wolf: ID's already taken care of, but there's a snag. Let's walk and talk. Head to the room I prepped.
Go to the room Silver Wolf told you about
Mission DescriptionYou slipped into Penacony through the Primordial Memory Zone without a hitch, though it came at a heavy cost. Now you have to find a way into the "Twelve Hours."
- (Talk to Lost Resident, optional)
- Lost Resident: This time... I should be on the right path.
- Firefly: ...?
Talk to Silver Wolf
- (Talk to Silver Wolf)
- Firefly: So, what's the problem?
- Silver Wolf: I hired a helper to slip into Penacony ahead of time to snoop around. She just sent me some intel...
- Silver Wolf: There's bad news. The Family is borderline all-knowing and all-powerful in the sweet dream.
- Firefly: Is there an Emanator of the Harmony here?
- Silver Wolf: It's not necessarily because of a person. It could be a phenomenon. Can't say for certain.
- Silver Wolf: Anyway, just like the "script" says: no matter how you sneak in, you'll be found out.
- Firefly: There's not even a single gap? Even just for a couple of seconds?
- Silver Wolf: It's not that we can't create one. The problem is that you're too powerful.
- Silver Wolf: You're no small fry. Here in Penacony, you're a colossal threat. They'll be on to you even if you just try to enter the dream.
- Firefly: That means even if I manage to sneak in, I won't be able to escape the Family's pursuit.
- Silver Wolf: Exactly. And a brawl won't change a thing. This is their turf. You'd be throwing your life away.
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: It might be risky, but I have a plan.
- Firefly: The Family still hasn't figured out who "Stellaron Hunter: SAM" really is, right?
- Silver Wolf: At least not this branch Family.
- Firefly: Then let's use that to our advantage. I'll activate Fyrefly Type-IV and attack The Reverie hotel. I studied their defenses on the way here. Their basic security won't be able to keep me in check.
- Firefly: Create a commotion to force SAM in the spotlight. Then, I'll rush back here at top speed, and while the chaos is still fresh, dive into the dream as Firefly.
- Silver Wolf: ...
- Silver Wolf: Too risky. It's not worth it to expose our trump card SAM just for an uncertain gamble.
- Firefly: But we're already here. Might as well give it a shot.
- Silver Wolf: Let me extrapolate the route and calculate the security response time...
- Silver Wolf: Hold on.
- Firefly: What is it?
- Silver Wolf: Weird. My readings show security is practically non-existent. That doesn't match what you told me.
- Silver Wolf: Describe to me what you see, just to be safe.
- Firefly: Describe?
- Firefly: It's just your standard hotel setup.
- Firefly: Sofa... Dreampool... and...
- Firefly: Who's there?
- Silver Wolf: Relax. There's "no one" here. I knew it. What you're seeing isn't quite the same as the "surveillance" I see.
- Silver Wolf: That is weird. How does that work? Let me fix it.
- Firefly: ...!?
- Silver Wolf: I told you... Dreams are never as simple as they seem. How about now?
- Firefly: This place is...
- Silver Wolf: You haven't gone anywhere. You've been here the whole time, saying weird stuff.
- Firefly: This is my first time "dreaming," so it still feels a little odd. Everything here seems just like the real world.
- Silver Wolf: And here I thought you were just being stubborn.
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: Sorry, could you jog my memory again? It's a little fuzzy.
- Silver Wolf: Following the "script," we secured a discarded Dreampool. Wasn't easy. Some IPC lackey decided to fight us for it.
- Firefly: IPC?
- Silver Wolf: Forget it. It's not like they won.
- Silver Wolf: I converted it into a life support pod. Right now, we're both drifting at the edge of the Asdana system.
- Firefly: I see. We're using the Synesthesia Dreamscape. But it seems I haven't made it into the real Penacony?
- Silver Wolf: This scenery doesn't exactly scream "sweet dream" anyway. It's probably some kind of... "buffer zone" or something.
- Silver Wolf: What you saw just now was probably a mirage.
- Firefly: Right...
- Firefly: Then the plan to attack the hotel won't work either.
- Silver Wolf: Exactly. The only thing you can attack right now is me.
- Firefly: In other words, I'm still in the clear... and I'm just one step away from the Twelve Hours?
- Silver Wolf: You always manage to find a silver lining in a pile of bad news.
- Firefly: At least things are much clearer now.
- Firefly: Let me take a look elsewhere first. Maybe I'll stumble upon a good entrance to become a "stowaway."
- Silver Wolf: Mm. You scout ahead. I'll get in touch with the temp helper.
Find an entrance for "stowaways"
- Mission DescriptionA strange visual glitch... Is the problem with Firefly, or the Dreamscape itself?
Either way, the Primordial Memory Zone is treacherous. Let's focus on getting into the "Twelve Hours" first.
- ...
- Firefly: Silver Wolf? Did you hear something?
- Silver Wolf: I didn't notice anything. Strange disturbances in the Memory Zone are nothing unusual. They say... many memories of the past will replay over and over again.
- (Investigate the broken light, optional)
- Silver Wolf: You entering the dream will definitely cause a ripple or two. Honestly, if all it did was knock down a light, I'd say that's a win. That's how fragile memoria is. Relax, I'll take care of it. No one's going to find out.
- (Approach the marked location)
- ...
- Firefly: No... Wait. I'd recognize that sound anywhere...
- (Approach the marked location)
- Firefly: Just as I thought. But why...
- Silver Wolf: Shouldn't you take cover first?
- Firefly: No need. I know them too well.
- Silver Wolf: It's not necessarily the real Propagation. This star system went through the Swarm Disaster long ago, remember? And it was anything but small.
- Firefly: Are you saying this is just an echo from the past?
- Silver Wolf: Ideally, yes. But it might also be more like a meme: A fear buried in the Asdanians' hearts like a nightmare.
- Firefly: So, this Dreamscape really isn't under the Family's control.
- Silver Wolf: Maybe you're right. Let's keep searching down this path. As for what they really are...
- Firefly: Let me try it out, then we'll know.
- (Begin battle)
- Wave 1: Juvenile Sting ×2, Lesser Sting ×1
- Wave 2: Juvenile Sting ×2, Gnaw Sting ×2
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: Way too weak. Nothing like in real life.
- (After the battle)
- Firefly: The remains are gone. Was it just an illusion formed by memoria after all?
- Silver Wolf: Figures. No wonder a scrapped Dreampool isn't worth a dime. Without the Family's protection, any regular visitor here is just begging for trouble.
- Silver Wolf: Better stay on guard. Not every illusion has good intentions.
- Firefly: Got it.
- Silver Wolf: Also, you can actually just go around them.
- Silver Wolf: No one said you have to pay attention to the bugs. That's your bad habit.
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: Sorry. I just can't bring myself to look the other way.
- Silver Wolf: Never mind. Everyone's the same. They all try to do something for the past, even when they know it's futile.
- Silver Wolf: If it makes you feel better, I'll leave it to you. Just be quick about it.
- Firefly: Thank you.
- Mission DescriptionPenacony has memoria projections of the Swarm... Let's just hope a disaster like that remains only a memory.
Regardless, the Primordial Memory Zone is treacherous. Let's focus on getting into the "Twelve Hours" first.
- Firefly: But reliving old memories isn't always such a bad thing, is it?
- Silver Wolf: Looks like this "business trip" has put you in good spirits.
- (Approach the marked location)
- Silver Wolf: Oh, got a response from our helper. Head to the main lobby. She'll send someone to meet you.
- Silver Wolf: But watch your back. That one's a Masked Fool. Who knows what they might...
- Firefly: Hello?
- ...
- Firefly: The signal's gone...
- Firefly: Here we go again... Hmm?
- Firefly: ...Hmm?
- Firefly: The mech won't start? Why...
- Firefly: ...?
- Firefly: They didn't attack me. Are they... "running away"?
- Firefly: What lies at the end of this corridor...
Investigate why the Swarm fled
- Mission DescriptionCommunication with Silver Wolf suddenly went dead. As the Swarm fled, they showed immense, instinctual fear... Could there be something even more terrifying waiting for us?
- (Approach the marked location)
- Firefly: (Debris everywhere... but weren't they just illusions? Could it be...)
- Firefly: (That there's someone else here besides me.)
- Firefly: (The True Sting died from a high heat reaction, and this scar...)
- Firefly: (How can this be...)
- Firefly: (I... know it all too well.)
- Firefly: (The Swarm is one thing, but even for memoria...)
- Firefly: (Why would Glamoth's Iron Cavalry appear in Penacony?)
- Firefly: "I hope we can see stars on the next battlefield."
- Firefly: "Will we see each other again?"
- AR-214: "Then we..."
- AR-214: "Should be able to find each other."
- Firefly: AR... 214...
- Firefly: Is this... what dreams are?
- Firefly: Is this nightmare... "your" memory?
- Returning to Trailblazer's POV...
- When you have a chance to make a choice, make one that you know you won't regret.
- The Dahlia: Alright. Not the best timing, but that's as far as this first try goes.
- The Dahlia: So, how are you feeling? Any discomfort?
- Is this Firefly's memory?
- The Dahlia: Strictly speaking, these are my memories. I can't presume to speak for others.
- When did this happen?
- The Dahlia: You had just arrived in Penacony at that time and were checking in at the hotel.
- Why did you stop me?
- The Dahlia: By now, you should know that "memories" are both precious and dangerous. I must be extremely careful in allowing all the details of the past to come to the surface.
- The Dahlia: If too many memories come flooding back at once, it would be too much for you to bear.
- But I still can't recall...
- Tell me what happened to Firefly.
- The Dahlia: I'm afraid I can't tell you directly. Whether intentional or not, putting memories into words would only distort them.
- The Dahlia: Relax... The dust is being swept aside, speck by speck. Look...
- (Switching to Oneiric Memoir screen)
- The Dahlia: Though part of it was stolen, the memory of Penacony has become clear again.
- The Dahlia: What you just witnessed was her "beginning." This dream diverges into two parallel paths: Yours, named the Trailblaze. And hers, named the Finality.
- The Dahlia: These two paths will eventually intersect, and to reach that moment, we must find more... contradictions in the memories.
- The Dahlia: You still remember her, don't you? Robin, known by all... You encountered her early on at the hotel in reality.
- The Dahlia: After you entered the dream, she was using the Harmony's powers to help you adjust to the sweet dream. It's just that... after your farewell...
- The Dahlia: She had already become a victim of a sinister plot when you saw her again.
- The Dahlia: What did she discover during that time that would make her suffer such a terrible fate?
- The Dahlia: Be careful. This time, we're going to dig deeper...
- The Dahlia: Into a past... utterly at odds with the "memories" you hold.
- Robin's memories are slowly emerging...
- That was your first entrance to the dream, and Robin who welcomed you was plagued by the loss of her voice...
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Nonexistent Iron Cavalry |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 不存在的铁骑 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 不存在的鐵騎 |
| Japanese | いるはずのない鉄騎 |
| Korean | 존재하지 않는 철기 |
| Spanish | Caballería de hierro inexistente |
| French | Brigade de fer inexistante |
| Russian | Несуществующая кавалерия |
| Thai | อัศวินเหล็กที่ไม่มีอยู่จริง |
| Vietnamese | Thiết Kỵ Không Tồn Tại |
| German | Nicht existierende Eiserne Kavallerie |
| Indonesian | Iron Cavalry yang Tidak Ada |
| Portuguese | Cavalaria de Ferro Inexistente |
Change History
Released in Version 3.8
