Sun, Repel Stars and Pale Moon
Last updated 2026-09-01
Sun, Repel Stars and Pale Moon is the second part of the Trailblaze Mission chapter Before Their Deaths. It automatically begins after completing Time, Ferry Me Through Ages.
Steps
- Explore the Era of the First Flame-Chase Journey
- Observe the incident at the Sanctum of Prophecy
- Speak with Aglaea and Tribbie
- (Optional) Chat with other Chrysos Heir subjects (0/2)
- Meet up with Hysilens
- Have an audience with Cerydra
- "Relax" at Marmoreal Palace
- Take a stroll around Marmoreal Palace with Cyrene
- Continue exploring the Marmoreal Palace with Cyrene
- Find a quiet place to "relax" with Cyrene
- Go with Cyrene to prepare for tomorrow's banquet
- Head to the banquet area
- Enjoy the banquet with Hysilens
- (Optional) Enjoy the banquet with the other Chrysos Heirs (0/3)
- Undercover mission! Eavesdrop on the Imperator's secret talks
- Something's wrong! Keep eavesdropping on the Imperator's secret talks
- Return to your seat and wait for your turn to speak to Cerydra
Gameplay Notes
- A majority of this mission is considered a challenge, and pressing Esc offers the option to "Pause and Save" or "Quit Completely" to exit.
- If "Quit Completely" is selected, the section may be restarted through the Mission menu.
Dialogue
Explore the Era of the First Flame-Chase Journey
Mission DescriptionPeople say this is a cruel era stained with golden blood and crimson, an era of catastrophe where tsunamis rage and mountains crumble, an era of tyranny where corrupt rulers trample the law, a dark era where both gods and their faithful are slaughtered. This is the era of the First Flame-Chase Journey, an era with a scorching sun that burns with blinding light.
And you must gaze directly into it, asking it to illuminate the fire you seek.
- 33,550,337th eternal recurrence, Light Calendar 3960
- "One hundred years ago, the flames of war consumed Okhema."
- "The outland forces broke through the dawn. Golden blood flowed with greed, and enemies descended with Kephale's eternal slumber, painting the holy city's walls in scarlet."
- "Its generals had vanished, and the Elders prostrated on the ground. The Throne of Worlds kept silent to the pleas of the people..."
- "Until the heaven and earth cracked open... not the gods answering the people's prayers, but a legion rising from the sea of blood."
- "Dawncloud's spires fell in the sulfur rains, and the Legion's commander stood atop the broken idols and roared..."
- City's Savior General: Compatriots, no more kneeling! Not to brutal tyrants, and not to dead or dying gods!
- City's Savior General: Those rebels have twisted the prophecy and ignited the flames of war in order to stoke fear in your hearts!
- "A Chrysos Heir she stood. Divine blood soaked into the earth, quelling the flames beneath her feet."
- City's Savior General: Their golden blood wrote of a tragic fate. Mine shall overturn it!
- "Her crown burned bright, outshining the fires consuming the entire city. She raised her scepter high, and the people gazed in the direction she pointed..."
- City's Savior General: My blood flows in you now! Heroic compatriots, follow me, and we'll seize the reins of fate!
- City's Savior General: Drive the enemy from Kephale's dawn! Smother their flames with their own dead! Win glory! Win peace! Let history sing your deeds!
- "The first to dance was a maiden following closely behind, weaving through carnage like a fish in the sea."
- "The people full of wrath surged with her, forming a colossal wave, and the enemy hordes, drained of life, vanished into nothing."
- City's Savior General: Onward! To Marmoreal Palace! To Dawncloud's heights! Announce to all the wicked and cowardly, announce to this stagnant age...
- Imperator's Legion and People: "We... are the rising tide!"
- "History remembers this as the 'First Siege of Okhema'. It is said that after the flames died, people found identical inscriptions in every place in the city that had been scorched by fire."
- "It was the name borne by Okhema's first and final sovereign: the 'Imperator' Cerydra."
- ...
- ...
- ...(Trailblazer)? Are you listening?
- Cyrene: (Trailblazer)... (Trailblazer)?
- Cyrene: ...Honestly. You were the one who insisted on reviewing history, yet here you are, dozing off?
- Cyrene: Wake up! Otherwise, I'll have to...
- Cyrene: ...Awake at last? I guess I won't have to use my "wake up" magic on you then.
I was meditating.
- Cyrene: Fine, as you say~ Just "meditating."
- Where... exactly are we?
- Memories are the prelude to dreams...
- Cyrene: What are you murmuring? Still lost in the past?
- Cyrene: We've arrived. A familiar place... the Temple of the Three Fates. If everything went according to plan, it should be shortly after Talanton's fall...
- Cyrene: And also the end of the first Flame-Chase Journey.
- The Law demigod awaits.
- Cyrene: Indeed. The first Flame-Chase ended with the trial of Law. We must find the demigod and gain her trust before the Coreflame is restored.
- The end? Are we late?
- Cyrene: Perfect timing, actually. The first Flame-Chase ended with the trial of Law. We must find the demigod and gain her trust before the Coreflame is restored.
- Cyrene: It'll be tricky, so let's pick up our pace. To Okhema first. We can learn more from the crowds there...
- Angry Priest: Tyrant! You and your butchers are not welcome here! Get out!
- What's that noise? A dispute?
- Careful. Sounds like someone's in there.
- Irritable Warrior: Hold your tongue! Conspiring with Kremnos and plotting rebellion are crimes punishable by death...
- Cyrene: There are multiple voices, and things seem tense. Let's not get caught up in any trouble...
- Cyrene: (Trailblazer), why don't we find a place to hide and observe from the shadows?
- (Unlock Achievement Unyielding Sacrifice)
Observe the incident at the Sanctum of Prophecy
- (Enter through the door)
- Angry Priest: At least Kremnoans keep their faith...!
- (Enter the Archive of Prophecies)
- Cyrene: Wait, isn't that...?
- (Approach the balcony)
- Angry Priest: Golden-blooded defilers! Perverting the prophecy and trying to slay gods!
- Angry Priest: Stars beyond the sky? Gods who created the Titans? What kind of nonsense! Look at this broken world, and see what your atrocious acts have done!
- Cyrene: What? Did he... just mention the stars beyond the sky?
- Cyrene: But... how is that possible...
- Irritable Warrior: You impudent...
- Hysilens: Dux Fragoris! We're here to welcome the Deliverer from beyond the sky. Stand down.
- Angry Priest: Heretic! No one but the great Talanton can deliver this world from misery.
- ???: I ask you...
- ???: If the old laws were so perfect, why did they crumble beneath my feet?
- Angry Priest: You... you...
- ???: Talanton is long gone. Now, I am the Law...
- ???: Challenge me, or submit to my judgment.
- (Cutscene begins)
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- Angry Priest: Now!
- ???: Silence.
- Angry Priest: What...
- Angry Priest: What gives you the right to judge a Priest of Law...
- ???: That's because...
- ???: I came.
- ???: I saw.
- ???: I conquered.
- (Cutscene ends)
- Cyrene: ...
- ???: Dux Fragoris, take the ashes of this man and scatter them in the Temple among the crowds.
- ???: Tell them that the high priest attempted to take away the rights granted to the people by the Imperator. Thus, he met his fate.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Yes, Imperator!
- ???: Now, these two accidental guests...
- ???: Dux Gladiorum, if you please.
- Hysilens: As you command...
- What's going on?
- Wait, we're not your enemies...
- Typical start, should've expected it.
- Cyrene: Huh? Is this...?
- A corpse...
- ...Caenis!?
- ???: Correct, but not the Caenis you know.
- ???: This is the leader of the "Cleaners" in this era. Since the start of the Chrysos War, they've made it their mission to wipe out the Chrysos Heirs. Even now, even after I've united all the city-states, these vermin still lurk in the shadows, hindering the Flame-Chase Journey...
- ???: Moreover, I know that the 27th person to inherit this role bore many grudges against you and nearly doomed the second Flame-Chase Journey...
- ???: The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so out of courtesy, I present to you this corpse as a gift.
- You... You know us?
- You know about the second Flame-Chase Journey?
- Quite the... generous gift.
- Cyrene: Careful. Let's wait and see what happens. She's probably trying to scare us.
- ???: For the sake of order, I am known by many titles: "Flamebearer" who ends wars, "Tyrant" of Dawncloud, "Empress" of the holy city, and "Imperator" of the Flame-Chase. But in light of your unique identities, I'll allow you to address me by my real name...
- Cerydra: Cerydra. On behalf of my people and this land, greetings, "Deliverer."
- Cyrene: If I may... how do you know (his/
her) identity? - Cerydra: As the little hostage prophesied: "The Deliverer shall come from the future beyond the sky."
- Tribbie: ...
- Cerydra: Gray hair, golden eyes, skilled in wielding a mace. They would arrive in Janusopolis on this day. There's no mistake.
- The prophecy mentions "beyond the sky"...?
- Tribbie foresaw our arrival?
- This completely diverges from history...
- Hysilens: Your orders, Imperator?
- Cerydra: We return triumphant. Send an urgent message to all delegates: The meeting of the Flame-Chase Alliance will convene early.
- Cerydra: As for you two, Okhema knows what you seek. We'll confer in the holy city.
- Hysilens: Doubtless you have many questions, but save them for later. Please follow us.
- Cyrene: This is... not what I expected at all...
- Cyrene: The demigod we needed to find was just waiting for us. And she knows of things "beyond the sky"... even "Aeons"?
- Cyrene: How could this be so different from the previous thirty million Amphoreus cycles... Who altered history?
- Lygus? Could he...
- Cyrene: Unpleasant thought, but plausible...
- Maybe March 7th or Dan Heng...
- Cyrene: I wish. But other possibilities remain...
- Maybe we messed up the timeline...
- Cyrene: Unlikely. I think it's probably a third party interfering...
- Cyrene: The currents of time have become twisted. Regardless of who caused this, that "Imperator" came prepared. We're the ones at a disadvantage now...
- Cyrene: ...
- Cyrene: ...(Trailblazer), we might as well dance their dance. Let's go with them to the holy city.
- Cyrene: We've received the Imperator's favor because of your unique background. As a result, the people of Okhema will certainly respect you more. Just put that to good use, and add a bit of your experience and charm...
- Cyrene: Should be easier than last time, right? If we figure out what happened in this cycle, we'll be able to turn things back in our favor.
- And old Flame-Chase companions await in the holy city.
- Can't do without your charm either.
- Cyrene: So I'm the key? Since you insist, (Trailblazer)... I'll give it my all!
- Trailblaze: The Sequel — we always find a way.
- Cyrene: Calm and confident. That's the (Trailblazer) I'm familiar with.
- Hysilens: ...Guests, please.
- Cyrene: The journey to save the world starts with a single step...
- Cyrene: Let's set off, my friend.
- Holy City Guards: Hail to the Imperator!
- Holy City Guards: Hail to the golden heroes!
- Holy City Guards: Hail to the Deliverer!
- Cyrene: Told you. You're the headline act. All this spectacle is for you.
- Hysilens: Guards, your service to the holy city is appreciated. How have things been?
- Captain: Castrum Kremnos once again struck the border. Dux Brumalis led her troops to repel the enemy.
- Captain: The agitators against the Flame-Chase are still active in the city. They smashed the shops around Marmoreal Market, but the Garrison already arrested the culprits, and now they await interrogation.
- Cerydra: They are merely a disorderly mob and do not warrant any attention. Even though Terravox personally mended the fractured earth, it still didn't silence these fools.
- Cerydra: Guests from beyond the sky, worry not about these trivial matters. Dux Gladiorum will take you somewhere to settle down for now.
- Hysilens: Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Hysilens, and I am the Dux Gladiorum who swears fealty to the Imperator, as well as the Knights' Commander of the Okheman Alliance.
- Hysilens: Later on, the Imperator will invite you to attend the meeting of delegates to discuss the Flame-Chase Journey. Your arrival has convinced us that the future promised by the prophecy is certain. Under the Imperator's command...
- Hysilens: Amphoreus shall break its chains and reach the world beyond the sky.
- Cyrene: With all due respect... what exactly do you know about us and what's "beyond the sky"?
- Hysilens: As a humble subject, I cannot freely express my own views to you. Please forgive me.
- Cyrene: I knew it wouldn't be that easy...
- Hysilens: Time waits for no one. Please come with me and rest now before the meeting later.
- Cyrene: Okhema under the Imperator's rule... is no longer in the shadow of war.
- Hysilens: Indeed. Dawncloud stands as the heroes' residence. The Imperator put much thought into its design, in order for it to serve as a sanctuary from the burdens of battle...
- Hysilens: ...Please experience its marvels firsthand, heroes. When the Imperator arrives, I shall come to summon you.
- Cyrene: Hysilens... No wonder she's the Knights' Commander.
- Her lips are sealed tighter than armor.
- She's reassuringly discreet.
- Cyrene: I'm sure that's what Cerydra thinks, but it's inconvenient for us.
- Cyrene: Alright, we finally have some freedom to ourselves. Since there's still some time before the alliance meeting, let's explore a bit. Look over there...
- It's Aglaea, and Tribbie...
- Cyrene: Not the ones you're familiar with...
- Not the ladies I'm familiar with...
- Cyrene: But the hearts of heroes stay the same in every cycle, never changing.
Speak with Aglaea and Tribbie
- Step DescriptionPeople say this is a cruel era stained with golden blood and crimson, an era of catastrophe where tsunamis rage and mountains crumble, an era of tyranny where corrupt rulers trample the law, a dark era where both gods and their faithful are slaughtered. This is the era of the First Flame-Chase Journey, an era with a scorching sun that burns with blinding light.
And you must gaze directly into it, asking it to illuminate the fire you seek.
- (Talk to Labienus and Seneca, optional)
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: ...Dux Brumalis, our Great Imperator found the mastermind and executed him in public. Seeing that scoundrel burned to nothing should deter these miscreants from being so brazen again.
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Tch, so the Great Imperator isn't afraid of getting her hands dirty... What a ridiculous display.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: What do you know? No matter what sins the people commit, they are still the Imperator's people, and it's only right that they be judged by the Imperator's own hand.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Ah! Our distinguished trespassing guests!
- Are we trespassers or guests?
- Who are you again?
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: I am Labienus, honored guest!
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Seneca, the Dux Brumalis. Greetings.
- Cyrene: This "Dux Brumalis" doesn't seem to like the Imperator very much, but she holds a high rank. And Dux Fragoris's speech seems... self-contradictory?
- Cyrene: Let me see what I can get out of them...
- Cyrene: I'm Cyrene of Aedes Elysiae. This is (Trailblazer). We're new here and wanted to ask you...
- Cyrene: Does this city host any other visitors from beyond the sky? We're looking for our dear companions...
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Hmph, drop the charade. But yes, there is someone in this city who is all too familiar with the world beyond the sky...
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Silence! The Imperator ordered us to keep that Lord's whereabouts a secret!
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Enough, you pathetic lapdog! Do you need to beg for permission from that cursed Imperator even just to bark?
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Y—You...
- Cyrene: Someone who is all too familiar with the world beyond the sky and is referred to as "that Lord"... Could it be...?
- Cyrene: Looks like things are getting heated... Let's get out of here.
- (Talk to Labienus and Seneca again, optional)
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Insolent brat, I'll shatter that ice of yours!
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Groveling fool, I'll freeze that brain of yours!
- (Talk to Verginia and Apollonius, optional)
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: How are we supposed to talk to the heroes of Deliverance... What if they're really... intimidating?
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Verginia, don't be so nervous. Once they hear your poetry... Ah! Heroes, you're already here?
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Greetings. I am Apollonius, the Dux Helkolithist, one of the Five Sages of the Grove of Epiphany, advisor to the Flame-Chase Army.
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: This is Verginia of Castrum Kremnos, the Dux Carminum and imperial scribe of the Great Imperator.
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: H—Hello! I'm Verginia... I compost... I mean, compose! I compose poetry.
- Cyrene: I'm Cyrene from Aedes Elysiae. This is the Deliverer, (Trailblazer). Nice to meet you both.
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: They're not as frightening as the rumors claimed.
- Cyrene: This is our first time in the Imperator's realm. Okhema is even more magnificent than we imagined... If you all weren't here to look after us, we'd be completely lost and confused.
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Hehe, the Okhema you imagined is long gone. Under the Imperator, this city has been reborn as the "Capital of the World."
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: Bask in her free-spirited winds. For anyone who fulfills their duties to the Imperator, these winds shall forever remain at their service.
- Cyrene: Hmm? But what if...
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Those who are loyal do not need to consider the consequences of betrayal. But if you're curious, why not head to the lake and take a look?
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Those Elders who lie at the bottom of the lake are the best example of what happens when you disobey the Imperator.
- Cyrene: The Elders of this cycle were all... Looks like that priest who was sentenced to death wasn't an isolated case.
- (Talk to Verginia and Apollonius again, optional)
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Fear not, the Imperator favors you. Verginia will write songs in your honor!
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: Apollonius, where's your poetic flair?
- (Attempt to pass by Tribbie and Aglaea without talking, optional)
- Cyrene: Since there's still some time, let's get to know our new friends here~
- (Talk to Tribbie and Aglaea)
- Tribbie: Agy, you're still so listless today...
- Tribbie: Did you have trouble sleeping again?
- Aglaea: ...Yes.
- Tribbie: We know. The Titans' prophecy haunts you... If you want, you can talk to us, just like when you were young.
- Tribbie: No matter what, we'll always remain by your side.
- Aglaea: I know. I also understand that fate cannot be changed. It is not the future that I worry about...
- Aglaea: I spent all last night weaving clothes and linen for the refugees. The Chrysos War is born of injustice and has shattered their dignity. They deserve at least some basic decency.
- Aglaea: If Amphoreus one day abandons this... then all of us, commoners, Chrysos Heirs, Titans, become no better than beasts.
- Aglaea: Oh? We have guests. Welcome. I am Aglaea, the Goldweaver.
- Aglaea: ...These rags on you are not worthy of the title of "Deliverer." I must prepare some proper attire for you.
- It's been a while, Aglaea.
- Aglaea: What is the matter? Your gaze seems somewhat unsure.
- Hello. Nice to meet you for the first time.
- Aglaea: First time? That's not what I gather from your eyes.
- Aglaea: Does your "Aglaea" differ so much from me?
- Tribbie: Greetings, Deliverer from beyond the sky. We are Tribbie of Janusopolis. It's very nice to meet you...
- Tribbie: Although introductions are probably unnecessary. We know you've witnessed the future of the Flame-Chase Journey, even more clearly than we have.
- Cyrene: Witnessed the future of the Flame-Chase Journey? The prophecy also told you about that?
- Tribbie: Indeed! Oronyx reshaped Amphoreus through the prophecy. Although, regarding the Deliverer... there were not many details beyond your appearance and the time of your arrival.
- Tribbie: So, please don't worry. Feel free to relax and relax some more.
- Oronyx's prophecy?
- Tribbie: It was Oronyx who told mankind that the Deliverer from beyond the sky would descend upon Amphoreus.
- Wasn't it Kephale?
- Tribbie: Kephale issued prophecies too, but it was Oronyx who told mankind that the Deliverer from beyond the sky would descend upon Amphoreus.
- Aglaea: More crucially, they revealed a future entirely different from the Era Nova.
- Aglaea: Though we still must challenge the gods... in the Time Titan's prophecy, this path leads not to a new world but to the true starry skies...
- Tribbie: This is also what the Great Imperator has been striving for all her life. Your arrival further confirms everything.
- Cyrene: This... can't be real.
- Tribbie: Even you find this surprising? Fate... really is unpredictable.
- Aglaea: Perhaps the upcoming meeting will hold even more surprises.
Meet up with Hysilens
- (If Labienus, Seneca, Verginia, and Apollonius have not been talked to)
- Cyrene: The other heroes under the Imperator's command are here too...
- Cyrene: Since we have time, should we go meet them?
- (Talk to Aglaea and Tribbie, optional)
- Aglaea: The one from beyond the sky has arrived, and destiny continues to be fulfilled. The Trial of Romance is also close at hand...
- Tribbie: Please don't worry... We'll sing you a lullaby! Little Agy be a good girl and open your heart...
- Aglaea: ...I outgrew nursery rhymes long ago, Teacher.
- (Idle chats)
- What exactly is the Imperator doing...?
- No more war...
- Another round of Flame-Chase is starting?
- I get to see the Imperator again!
- I saw the Deliverer!
- (Talk to Hysilens or attempt to go pass her)
- Hysilens: Little fish from beyond the sky, did you rest well?
- (If Labienus, Seneca, Verginia, and Apollonius have not been talked to)
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- Hysilens: There is still some time before the meeting begins. Rather than listening to the whispers of the delegates, why don't you get to know your future comrades first?
- (If all Chrysos Heirs have been talked to)
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- Hysilens: The Imperator and the delegates are about to arrive. If you are ready, please follow me to the meeting.
About your role...
- Hysilens: I'm the Knight Commander of Okhema, General of the Flame-Chase Army, and the Imperator's servant...
- Hysilens: But beneath these shiny scales engraved with complicated titles? I am just a swordfish at the Imperator's side.
- About the Imperator...
- Hysilens: As you've witnessed, she is the empress of Okhema, the one who ended the Chrysos War, and the leader of the Chrysos Heirs.
- Hysilens: As merely a humble subject, I cannot say more beyond this.
- About the Chrysos Heirs here...
- Hysilens: The Chrysos Heirs here constitute the elite among the Flame-Chase Army...
- Hysilens: "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius and "Dux Carminum" Verginia serve as the army's advisor and historian, respectfully. One offers advice and counsel to the Imperator while the other writes verses of her supreme glory.
- Hysilens: "Dux Fragoris" Labienus and "Dux Brumalis" Seneca are both formidable warriors, clearing the way for the Flame-Chase with steel and storm.
- Hysilens: Dux Fatorum, the Holy Maiden who interprets the prophecy... Only the one named Tribbie remains in the city. The Imperator once took them as hostages in order to unify the prophecies of the world... But they are now Okhema's most vital prophets.
- Hysilens: "Dux Goldweaver" Aglaea... Well, she dislikes it when people talk about her behind her back. You should get to know her in person.
- Let's go now.
- Hysilens: Then come. The Imperator reserved seats for you.
- Cyrene: I'm starting to feel a bit nervous about the meeting.
- Cyrene: Since Cerydra is presiding over the meeting, it'll be a good opportunity to learn about the Law's inclinations and the current era. Let's keep our ears open, okay?
I'll come back later...
- (If all Chrysos Heirs have been talked to))
- Cyrene: Apologies. We want to explore this beautiful place some more~
- Hysilens: Very well, just don't keep the Imperator waiting.
- (If Labienus, Seneca, Verginia, and Apollonius have not been talked to) [verification needed]
- Cyrene: Since there's still some time, let's get to know our new friends here~
- Hysilens: Alright. There's no rush.
- Epos Representative: Good sir from Paphas, what do you think the Imperator is planning, calling this meeting so early? My homeland can't endure anymore...
- Paphas Representative: Who knows? First she wants to hunt Titans, now she says there are even greater calamities... Her madness is the greatest calamity.
- Ladon Representative: Exactly! Chrysos Heirs, "Deliverers"... What about us ordinary folk? How much are we worth in her eyes?
- Cyrene: Things feel pretty tense here...
- Cyrene: The history books said that the Imperator aimed three cannons at Dawncloud to make all the delegates obey her. Will history repeat itself in this cycle?
- Hysilens: Yes, similar acts have occurred, and not just once. However, whether history will repeat itself... you'll soon see.
- Hysilens: Those are the two spots reserved for you. Please take your seats.
- *Representatives chattering*
- Hysilens: Ladies and gentlemen, silence please. The Imperator has arrived before her faithful council, and the alliance meeting is about to begin.
- Epos Representative: All rise! In the names of Talanton and Kephale, the Okhema Alliance swears upon the gods...
- Cerydra: Cease the pageantry. I pray not to the vanquished.
- Epos Representative: What...
- Cerydra: Kephale, of course, needs no further explanation. As for the subjugation of the "Law," at the Entry Hour two days past, a scout should've brought the news to all of you...
- Cerydra: Unfortunately, guards found his corpse among the rocks not far from the city.
- Cerydra: Moreover, the poor soul was buried with a Paphas curved blade. It pains me to imagine what agonies this loyal warrior endured before his death...
- Cerydra: Delegate from Paphas, do you have any insights?
- Paphas Representative: I—I know nothing of this...
- Cerydra: The evidence is irrefutable, so there is no need to waste your breath. However, let us set this trial aside for the time being...
- Cerydra: Witness! Even within the most sacred and dignified Council, there were those among us who wished to draw their blades, brazenly challenging the alliance, seeking to shatter our hard-earned peace and unity...
- Cerydra: Fortunately, I uncovered this plot. Now, to protect this beautiful city and her people, the Imperator's legions are ready...
- Cerydra: They will escort each of you to the Temple of the Three Fates, where you will receive the highest level of protection the alliance can offer.
- Cerydra: Then, the legions' warriors will join me in embarking on the campaign against Phagousa.
- Paphas Representative: This... this is clearly a trap!
- Ladon Representative: Imperator! Did you summon us here just to trample on the dignity of your allies!?
- *Representatives chattering*
- Cyrene: Things are starting to get pretty intense...
- Ladon Representative: Comrades, you've all seen her true face now! According to the ancient laws of Okhema, only with the consent of two-thirds of the Elders can the legions carry out the commander's orders...
- Cerydra: Heh, the ancient laws! Didn't you destroy them long ago? You defected during the First Siege of Okhema, voted unanimously in favor of the Council of Elders' restructuring, and just yesterday, you desecrated them with a blood-stained blade...
- Cerydra: The decaying old laws fell with Talanton and are no longer deserving of respect. But, if you still insist on proclaiming yourselves defenders of the "Law"...
- Cerydra: Then be silent, and offer up the highest respect to this Coreflame in my hand.
- Cyrene: That really is the Coreflame of "Law" in her hand...
- *The representatives fell silent*
- Hysilens: Since there are no objections... then the original agenda of this meeting — "the campaign against Phagousa" — is hereby passed.
- Hysilens: The Flame-Chase Army's hunt for the Ocean Titan begins today. In order to prepare for war, all allied city-states must surrender command of their militaries and pay all war taxes by the end of the Month of Evernight.
- Cerydra: At this moment, I would also like to introduce to everyone the newest honored guest to join our alliance...
- Cerydra: The "Deliverer" revealed in the prophecy of "Time," (Trailblazer), has descended from beyond the sky. With (his/
her) aid, we shall shatter the Chalice of Plenty... - Cerydra: And return Phagousa's Coreflame to the holy city!
- *Representatives chattering*
- Ladon Representative: Absurd... simply absurd!
- Ladon Representative: A Deliverer from beyond the sky? This is just like that prophecy about slaying gods... It's a lie you've used to grow your power!
- Ladon Representative: Ladon has already sacrificed countless soldiers... And now you want me to send even more of my brothers and sisters to be used and discarded by a tyrant?
- Cerydra: Hah...
- Cerydra: Are there any other objections?
- Cerydra: Then, I bid you all farewell... Meeting adjourned.
- Cerydra: Deliverer, please wait...
- Cerydra: I still have important matters to discuss with the two of you.
Have an audience with Cerydra
- (Idle chats)
- What should we do...
- Tyrant... Mad Queen...
- A world plunged into lawless darkness...
- The Great Imperator is so dignified!
- Long live the Imperator! Glory to the Flame-Chase Army!
- We'll win this war too!
- (Attempt to leave the area, optional)
- Cerydra: Deliverer, please wait...
- Cerydra: I still have important matters to discuss with the two of you.
- (Talk to Cerydra)
- Cerydra: I apologize for that farce of a meeting.
- Cyrene: It must be tiring, dealing with so many people every day, Great Imperator.
- Cerydra: Tiring? Hah, you're mistaken.
- Cerydra: Moving chess pieces, placing wagers... this game of strategy adds a dash of color to our heavy fates, much like how rule and conquest are always accompanied by sacrifice.
- Cyrene: Is the war with the Titans also part of that sacrifice?
- Cerydra: Hah, after I glimpsed the secrets of this world... no, the secrets beyond the sky, the divine authority of Amphoreus no longer held any significance.
- Cerydra: Let me ask you, Deliverer: Is it true that, beyond Amphoreus's sky, there are magnificent deities called "Aeons"?
- Aeons exist. That's a fact.
- Cerydra: Ah... the word "fact" has never been so intoxicating.
- THEIR powers are a thousand times greater than the Titans'.
- Cerydra: Ah... that certainly captivates my interest.
- Where... did you hear this from?
- Cerydra: Ah... so THEY do indeed exist.
- Cerydra: Then, please tell me more: How will you use this great power to guide the people...?
- Cerydra: In the future you envision, where will our Flame-Chase Journey lead?
- Protect the Coreflames, and the "Law"...
- Only then can Amphoreus break free from "the Destruction."
- Cerydra: ...Oh? What you require now... is the power of "Law"?
- Cyrene: Exactly. Just as the prophecy foretold, (Trailblazer) is your Deliverer from beyond the sky. And (he/
she) also has reliable allies. - Cyrene: If they can intervene in Amphoreus's "Laws," we may have a chance to alter this world's impending fate and reverse its destined end.
- Cerydra: Ha... Hahahaha!
- Cerydra: Very good, Deliverer, you have courage! To say such presumptuous things, even knowing that the inheritor of the "Law" stands before you...
- Cyrene: You mean...
- Cerydra: In the past, anyone who dared to covet the Imperator's divine authority would have met a gruesome end. But now, we can see beyond this dying world...
- Cerydra: Our journey... should no longer be confined below this stubborn sky.
- Cerydra: Alas, that fickle Ocean Titan has obstructed the spirit water leading to the Vortex of Genesis, hindering my ascension. If the Coreflame of "Law" cannot be returned, your path to Deliverance will never be realized...
- Cerydra: Now that things have come to this, we must resume our once-stagnant journey... and force the waves that block our way to recede.
- Cyrene: So... you agree to cooperate with us?
- Cerydra: Cooperate? Forgive me, but I never "cooperate" with anyone...
- Cerydra: Though, I will permit you to join me as subjects and together, we will forge the most perfect "Law."
- Cyrene: This is...
- Cerydra: The "Flame-Chase Medallion," a symbol of the Flame-Chase Army. Every noble in Okhema carries one.
- Cerydra: This medallion represents the will of the Imperator herself, and you may act freely within the city with it. Before we embark on the crusade against the Ocean Titan, you should rest in Okhema for a time.
- Be wary of someone named Lygus, Imperator.
- Cerydra: ...
- Cerydra: Your advice is acknowledged.
- Thank you for your trust, Imperator.
- Cerydra: So-called trust and loyalty are but empty words to me.
- Cerydra: From this moment on, prove yourself through your actions. As long as no boundaries are crossed, I fully respect the choices of my subjects.
- Cyrene: May your journey reach that sky full of stars, Great Imperator.
- Cerydra: Hah, your attendant certainly knows how to curry favor.
- Cerydra: Go now, take a bath first. You two... ahem, reek of seawater.
- Cerydra: ...
- Cerydra: Come forth, "Theoros."
- ???: Yes...
- ???: Great Imperator.
- Lygus: Now, perhaps you're willing to hear my counsel?
- Cerydra: Hah...
- Cerydra: Those two arrived just as Oronyx described. And just as you said, they showed a thirst for "Law"...
- Cerydra: At least, this proves that my judgment was right: Sparing your life was the correct decision.
- Lygus: Heh, you've once again confirmed that your wisdom is no empty boast.
- Lygus: Now, another choice lies before you: With whom shall you ally to tip the scales of "Law": me, or that "Deliverer"?
- Cerydra: ...
- Cerydra: Remind me again, Antikytheran, what kind of future do these two paths lead to, in your view?
- Lygus: I shall tell you.
- Lygus: You are entitled to know that the "Deliverer" from beyond the sky is not a wholly wicked being. But from the very start, (his/
her) stance has been completely at odds with Amphoreus. - Lygus: The road they have chosen will bury Amphoreus's grand aspirations: This world which follows the Path of "Destruction" will inevitably stray far from the glory it was meant to enjoy...
- Lygus: But on the path I have revealed to you, the people of Amphoreus will slay their Creator in the name of the Imperator and conquer the worlds beyond the sky.
- Lygus: You will command the mighty beast known as "Irontomb," bringing waves of war and conquest to the universe. Beings across the cosmos will bow before you, offering their allegiance.
- Cerydra: So... what's the price?
- Lygus: The price is insignificant. All that is needed is for you to sacrifice that fragile, incomplete humanity to the Destruction...
- Lygus: As a Chrysos Heir of the prophecy... you have already chosen to abandon it, have you not?
- Cerydra: Hah...
- Cerydra: Off you go, Theoros. I have already made my decision.
- Cerydra: Once I ignite the Coreflame of "Law" and burn away the old, outdated rules...
- Cerydra: Amphoreus will embark on a journey across the stars.
"Relax" at Marmoreal Palace
- Step DescriptionThe myth has drifted from its destined course. If fate is written in the stars, then their gravity pulls not just the sun, but the very tides at your feet.
The stars may be untouchable, but the tide isn't. Stand in its flow and feel how cosmic forces lap at your ankles.
That's the ocean whispering its worries, wave by wave, shore to soul.
- Cyrene: The Imperator is quite... forceful... She didn't give us any chance to ask questions.
- Cyrene: And she's clearly hiding something. (Trailblazer), what do you think?
- At least she allows us to move around freely...
- Cyrene: There are many uncertainties right now, but this is one of the few blessings. Still...
- Her bossy way of doing things... is hard to stomach.
- Cyrene: Yeah. Even the city-state delegates have complaints. Thankfully, she allows us to move around freely, which is a small blessing. Still...
- We should consult with the geniuses about the current situation.
- Cyrene: Looks like we're on the same wavelength.
- Cyrene: The atmosphere in Okhema... is so unfamiliar. It's not just the Flame-Chase Alliance talking about the "world beyond the sky" but the whole city...
- Cyrene: We should also discuss our findings with our friends from beyond the sky. Then... Huh?
- Cyrene: ...
- Cyrene: Then, we should go enjoy the renowned bathing culture of the holy city and relax! It's the thing I've been looking forward to most on this journey!
- What are you talking about?
- Is this really the best time for a bath...
- (Remain silent.)
- Cyrene: Work and rest are both important. You see, everyone agrees, right?
- Suspicious Guard: ...
- (Trailblazer): (So someone's watching...)
- Cyrene: Can't let our guard down for a second. Let's use taking a bath as an excuse to find a quiet corner to update Madam Herta and Screwllum on our progress.
- Cyrene: We can also check out what's happening in the city. Since the outcome of the meeting was just announced, people must be gossiping...
- Cyrene: We can kill three birds with one stone. Let's go.
- (Idle chat)
- A war with the Titans again? I can't wait...
- The Imperator's Flame-Chase Army has never lost!
- (Enter Marmoreal Palace)
- Cyrene: Oh, so many people! The holy city is so lively~!
- (Idle chat)
- Did you hear? Another war's coming.
- Alas, yet another disaster...
- (Citizens, idle dialogue)
- Silver-Tongued Citizen: Did you hear?
- Leisurely Citizen: Hah, as expected...
- (Approach the citizens and Labienus)
- Silver-Tongued Citizen: Did you hear? At the Alliance Meeting, the delegate from Ladon stormed out in anger...
- Leisurely Citizen: As expected. The Imperator is always hiding things from everyone. When has it not caused a ruckus?
- ???: Silence! That's treason!
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: If it weren't for the Great Imperator, you'd have sunk into the lake with those corrupt Elders already, and you wouldn't even be alive to speak like this!
- Silver-Tongued Citizen: Oh no, it's the Imperator's loyal dog...
- Leisurely Citizen: Let's go! We can't talk in front of this guy...
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Tch, how disappointing.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Oh? Honored guests, we meet again. Looks like I'm not the only one who came to the baths to unwind after the meeting.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: For the upcoming campaign, please make sure to rest well. I am "Dux Fragoris," a trusted officer of the Great Imperator, willing to fight alongside the "Deliverer" in the coming battles.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Oh? I remember you. The trespassers... No, the distinguished guests of the prophecy!
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: I didn't get the chance to properly introduce myself: I am Labienus, the "Dux Fragoris," a trusted officer of the Great Imperator. I look forward to fighting alongside the "Deliverer" in the upcoming battles.
- Anxious Citizen: Another war? Ever since the Imperator took control of Okhema, we haven't had a day of peace.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: ...Hmph, idle chatter.
- Cyrene: The atmosphere is a bit tense. With rumors flying around the city, you must be troubled.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: My apologies. After every Alliance Meeting, there are always some pests in the city who get restless.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: I prefer to ignore them. Pests on the ground don't affect the sky in the slightest. They just complain from the shadows that the sun's light is too harsh.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Besides, the Theoros has already promised the Imperator her fate, and these clowns will eventually realize their foolishness...
- Cyrene: May I ask, who is this "Theoros"?
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: ...
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: The Imperator has ordered us to keep his lordship's whereabouts a secret.
- Cyrene: Ah, so it's "his lordship"...
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: ...
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Ah, stop trying to get things out of me. Leave me alone!
- Cyrene: Hee-hee... I didn't even need to try. Big and strong "Dux Fragoris" really can't hide anything.
- Cyrene: Theoros... what an ominous name...
- Cyrene: Ah, bad news... he's been staring at us the whole time. Let's move to another place for now.
Take a stroll around Marmoreal Palace with Cyrene
- Cyrene: We don't know how much Cerydra has concealed from us. In the worst-case scenario...
- Cyrene: We may have to face more than one enemy.
- (Talk to Labienus again, optional)
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Ah, stop trying to get things out of me. Leave me alone!
- (Idle chat)
- The Chrysos Heirs are just the Incarnation of Strife...
- Shh! You'll get yourself killed saying things like that!
- Someone said the Deliverer showed up here too!
- Huh? Even the Deliverer takes baths?
- The Imperator's Flame-Chase Army has never lost!
- We'll win this war too!
- We better flee to another city-state while we still can, huh?
- But it's safest under the Imperator's rule...
- Tyrant... Mad Queen...
- A world plunged into lawless darkness...
- (Crude Ladonian, idle dialogue)
- Crude Ladonian: Alliance Meeting... ridiculous!
- (Approach Seneca)
- Crude Ladonian: Alliance Meeting... More like a cage where creatures with golden blood claw at each other!
- Crude Ladonian: And "Flamebearer" who ends wars? Clearly, a tyrant who doesn't deserve such a title!
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: You're absolutely right! While the Imperator's hounds are still hunting down others, let's let out our grievances.
- Crude Ladonian: You... I know you. You're that tyrant's lackey! What, here to shut me up for that little imp?
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Heh, panicking now? Don't worry, I don't care what others say about the Imperator, and she certainly doesn't either.
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Oh? "Children of the Prophecy"... Hehe, such rare guests.
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: It is an honor to meet you both. I am the "Dux Brumalis," Seneca, a warrior of the Twilight Courtyard. I prefer to call myself... a partner of the Imperator, rather than a subject.
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Oh? "Children of the Prophecy"... Hehe, such rare guests.
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Are you here to relax in the baths as well? The temperature is just right today, so be sure to enjoy it. You should rest well for the next campaign.
- Crude Ladonian: What "Children of the Prophecy"...? Hah, another excuse for the Imperator's reckless warmongering!
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: No filter, huh? You should be glad you don't have a seat at the Alliance Meetings.
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Ah, by the way, if you still want to bathe, hurry up...
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Once that predatory fish joins the flow of water and eliminates all the fools questioning the "world beyond the sky"... you won't be able to enjoy this perfect water temperature anymore.
- Cyrene: Seems like there's more to Dux Brumalis's words than meets the eye.
Continue exploring the Marmoreal Palace with Cyrene
- Cyrene: But would the Imperator actually kill those who question the "world beyond the sky"?
- Cyrene: This is the complete opposite from what we know of Okhema...
- (Talk to Seneca, optional)
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: If you still want to bathe, hurry up.
- (Idle chat)
- Those insolent Ladonians! How dare they disrespect the Imperator...
- Hmph. He will receive no mercy under the Imperator's law!
- (Verginia and Apollonius, idle dialogue)
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: I wonder what everyone in the city is talking about lately...
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Ask around.
- (Approach Verginia and Apollonius)
- Cyrene: These two are...
- Verax Leo: Roarrr, so many guests today! Let's see who's here now!
- Verax Leo: Two distinguished guests of the prophecy, one a clever and adorable warrior, the other... also quite heroic!
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Heroes, I didn't expect to meet you again so soon. How fortunate!
- Cyrene: It's a pleasure to see you again, Dux Helkolithist and Dux Carminum! You two are inseparable, aren't you?
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: You two heroes... must be the Children of the Prophecy that the Imperator spoke of? I didn't get a chance to greet you earlier, my apologies.
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: I'm Apollonius, the Dux Helkolithist, one of the Five Sages at the Grove of Epiphany, advisor to the Flame-Chase Army.
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: This is Verginia from Castrum Kremnos, the Dux Carminum and historian of the Great Imperator.
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: H—Hello... to you both...
- Cyrene: Nice to meet you, Dux Helkolithist and Dux Carminum! You two are inseparable, aren't you?
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: Ah... This... this is...
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Oh, she wants to find someone to help with research for her new work.
- Verax Leo: Roarrr, I'm the far-seeing eye and all-hearing ear of Okhema. I see and hear every single thing that happens in the streets and alleys of this place. I'm the perfect partner for research...
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: ...Ahem!
- Verax Leo: Roarrr, enough small talk. Here's the latest news from Okhema, as you requested...
- Verax Leo: The Children of the Prophecy arrived in the holy city, and the Imperator unilaterally stripped away military power. The Alliance Meeting ended in discord, and there may be bloody upheaval...
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: Ah, as expected...
- Cyrene: I get the feeling... you might've embellished a bit to keep people's attention.
- Verax Leo: I swear on my stone mane, I would never do such a thing! But if you wish to quell this terrifying news, perhaps a more explosive topic would help...
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: ...Never mind. While the influence of rumors can be minimized, the fact remains that the Great Imperator did swiftly consolidate military power in an almost threatening way. It's undeniable.
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Heroes, I know the Imperator's way of doing things may seem a bit autocratic to outsiders. But soon, you will witness her blade dance with enemies on the battlefield...
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: I can't comment on the source of her loyalty. But when that blade is drawn, you two, as bright as you are... will surely see the deep thoughts beneath her exterior.
- Cyrene: The "Imperator's Blade"... Is he talking about Miss Hysilens?
- Cyrene: I sense some unease in Dux Helkolithist's words. It seems the Imperator and Miss Hysilens share a much deeper bond than the others do...
- Cyrene: ...There are eyes and ears everywhere. Is there any place where we can have some privacy?
Find a quiet place to "relax" with Cyrene
- Cyrene: Hmm... to truly understand the Imperator's secrets, we have to get past Miss Hysilens.
- (Talk to Verginia and Apollonius, optional)
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: You two, as bright as you are, will surely see the deep thoughts hidden beneath her exterior.
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: For now, let's think of ways to prevent the rumors from spreading...
- (Approach the private bath chamber)
- Cyrene: This place... was originally your private bath chamber, perfect for avoiding prying eyes. I wonder if anyone is using it now?
- Cyrene: Huh? This smell is...
- Cyrene: ...Wait! (Trailblazer), don't go in yet...
- Hysilens: ...Who's there?
- Hysilens: Oh? The little gray fry and pink sea hare.
- Cyrene: Little... little sea hare?
- Hysilens: You barged into here without warning. Was it an accident, or... did you wish to bathe with me?
- Why are you here?
- Hysilens: What's wrong? The Marmoreal Palace is the reef where I rest.
- I didn't see anything!
- Hysilens: Is that so? But your eyes shine brighter than pearls.
- What are you doing here?
- Hysilens: Can't tell the difference between past and future waters? This has always been my home.
- Cyrene: Sorry, sorry! We didn't mean to disturb your bath... We'll leave now!
- Hysilens: It's no big deal. There's no need to panic. This is the natural state for me. People on land force themselves to wear clothes, adding unnecessary constraints...
- Hysilens: ...Hah, forget it. If Dux Goldweaver heard that, she'd scold me again.
- Hysilens: Alright, please make yourselves comfortable and wait a moment. Let me first wash off the blood of the hunt, and then I'll attend to you two.
- The hunt?
- Blood?
- Crude Ladonian: Aaaah...!
- Crude Ladonian: The... The delegate from Ladon has been assassinated! Quick, quick, someone come quick!
- Hysilens: Ah, the broken crab shell surfaces. I was worried it had been washed away by the current.
- It was you, wasn't it?
- Hysilens: Just a regular cleaning, no need to be so surprised.
- I'll inform the guards!
- Hysilens: Please, go ahead. But let me remind you: The Commander of the Imperator's Imperial Guard and the Okheman Civil Guard is right in front of you.
- You're a vicious fish.
- Hysilens: Viciousness is a form of praise to the blade...
- Cyrene: ...I see. No wonder there was a faint smell of rust in the air before I even entered.
- Cyrene: Why? Is it because the Ladonians refused to contribute troops to the Flame-Chase Journey, or... just because they offended the Imperator?
- Hysilens: Because the new era of the Flame-Chase doesn't tolerate stagnant blood. For the ignorant masses who cling to outdated laws, only bloodletting can wake them up.
- Hysilens: Right now, the rebel forces on the frontier are rising, and Ladon has been secretly supporting them. They loudly chant the slogan "Return to the Era Chrysea," unwilling to relinquish military power. They're just building momentum for the rebellion.
- Fair enough.
- I reserve judgment on this.
- It seems a bit too extreme for me to accept.
- Hysilens: Thinking is a right given to citizens by the Imperator. I won't interfere with your thoughts.
- Hysilens: As long as you don't try to reverse the current of the times... you and I will both be free.
- Cyrene: But, Miss Hysilens...
- Cyrene: I... can't hear even the slightest hint of joy in your words.
- Hysilens: ...Because I've already tasted ultimate freedom.
- Hysilens: Long, long ago, I lived in the sea. In that lightless abyss, far beyond civilization's reach, the great fish consumed the small, and when the great fish perished, their bodies became sustenance for the newborn, nourishing the whole ocean.
- Hysilens: This is the tide that carries civilization forward: Anyone may be devoured, or meet the fate of inevitable decay.
- Cyrene: Are you suggesting... that ultimate freedom is in fact the cruelest fate for life?
- Hysilens: I only mean that if life wishes to preserve its dignity, it must first be bound by the "Law."
- Hysilens: ...There's no need for me to say more, little sea hare. We are of one mind.
- Hysilens: Whether the Imperator's "Law" can guide the schools of fish and lead us to a truly free ocean... let us wait and see.
- Hysilens: But for now, let's pause this heart-to-heart. Another fish has come, following the scent of blood.
- Aglaea: Heh... Being your subordinate is such a tragedy. I'm always having to worry about the messes you leave behind.
- Hysilens: It's simply our duty to the Imperator.
- Cyrene: Eh, all ready to go in an instant? Miss Hysilens, you truly are impossible to predict...
- Hysilens: Yet, you, a golden trout who's always busy all day, suddenly have the time to visit me?
- Aglaea: Do you think I wanted to come? I suggest you burn some more of the incense offered by our allies, lest my creations be tainted by the reek of fish.
- Aglaea: I'm only here on the Imperator's behalf to remind you to prepare for the banquet.
- Hysilens: Fine. But I must retort. What you call the "reek of fish," to me, is the unique fragrance of the sea.
- Hysilens: Besides, if my fine clothes get stained, won't you just gift me new ones?
- Aglaea: I won't.
- They seem pretty close.
- Cyrene: You sensed it too, huh?
- There's a strange chemistry between them.
- Cyrene: Is that how friendship is described beyond the sky? Fascinating.
- Aglaea is so different from her past self...
- Cyrene: You mean "future." The future ruler of the holy city, Lady Goldweaver, is quite captivating in her own way.
- Cyrene: By the way, you both just mentioned a "banquet," could you elaborate on that?
- Hysilens: Oh, right, you don't know. Every time before a battle or after a victory, the Imperator holds a grand feast for the Chrysos Heirs, to lift our spirits.
- Hysilens: For us warriors who swim constantly between life and death, these feasts are more worth looking forward to than victory.
- Aglaea: Hah... A banquet to prelude the hunt for the god of banquets, and honey brew as a tribute to commemorate the ancestor of honey brew... How absurd.
- Hysilens: Don't look so grim. All has been decided. Since it's a banquet for Phagousa, why not take a leaf out of the Titan's book, live in the moment and enjoy life to the fullest?
- Aglaea: I'm not as carefree as you. That little Dolos kitten is already causing enough trouble for me, and on top of that, I still have tailoring commissions to complete...
- Aglaea: By the time the Coreflame illuminates my eyes, I might not be able to focus as I used to.
- Cyrene: Aglaea's eyes...
- Aglaea: Curious about these eyes? People often compare them to jewels. But I've already made my decision to ask "Romance" for eyes that can see everything.
- Aglaea: I wonder what this world will look like when I take the divine authority?
- Cyrene: ...
- Cyrene: In the future, you... will still be the finest weaver in the world.
- Aglaea: Is this also a prophecy from the Three Fates?
- Cyrene: It's even more accurate than a prophecy. After all, (Trailblazer) has already witnessed it, right?
- You will weave the most romantic thing in the world...
- You will forge the long stairs to Era Nova...
- You will bathe in the golden light of hope...
- Aglaea: ...
- Aglaea: "Become a demigod and lose your humanity." That is the only reply I've received in the countless times I've sought wisdom from the prophecy.
- Aglaea: But destiny's fragments are like stitches. Before they're threaded into splendid garments, no one can see their true charm, can they?
- Hysilens: Aglaea has always been troubled by the divine duty she must bear. But thanks to you, she seems to be in much better spirits.
- She looks quite relieved.
- Do you know each other well?
- Hysilens: Just as she knows how the spinning wheel trembles, I can sense the smallest changes in the damp air. As for whether we know each other well... I've swum beside her since she was a child. Most of the time, I can understand the whispers in her heart.
- Hysilens: For those words she was too shy to say herself, I'll raise a glass to you on her behalf. Now, I leave this bath chamber to you...
- Hysilens: ...Rest well, and prepare yourselves. After all, every time we drink and talk could be the last celebration we have in this life.
- Cyrene: Miss Hysilens has given us the bath chamber... It seems she really does do whatever she wants.
- Now we don't always have to be under the Imperator's watchful eye.
- Cyrene: Indeed. But she could return at any moment. If we're having an important discussion, we must remain vigilant.
- This bath chamber was originally mine.
- Cyrene: Yeah, yeah, in the future. But for now, we're at the mercy of the host, and she could return at any moment... If we're having an important discussion, we must remain vigilant.
- We're just her roommates...
- Cyrene: It seems that way. This also means she could return at any moment... If we're having an important discussion, we must remain vigilant.
- Cyrene: So, let's seize the opportunity and report our current progress. We don't want to keep everyone beyond the sky waiting...
- Herta: ...First, while that little empress with a candle stuck on her head didn't explicitly say it, she firmly rejected your request to take over the "Law"... Hmph, fair enough.
- Herta: Second, Lygus is indeed in this timeline, but since he's somehow connected to that little empress, you have no way to find him... Hah, as expected.
- Herta: Tsk tsk, the road ahead will be long and difficult...
- I haven't even said anything, and you already know everything?
- Herta: It's all just a guess. What, did I guess right?
- Next time, don't steal my lines.
- Herta: ...Looks like I guessed right then? Next time, it'll depend on my mood.
- Tsk tsk, the road ahead will be long and difficult.
- Cyrene: Not a bad imitation.
- Herta: Since you didn't refute anything, I'll just assume I guessed it all right.
- Herta: We've made some progress here too, but nothing to get too excited about. Our time is short, so let me summarize...
- Herta: Concerning the origin of that Intellitron: The firewall he created uses quatorzain algebraic expressions. But ever since Aiden invented the nine-worded formulae, this kind of mathematical logic no longer exists in the cosmos.
- Herta: Lygus is definitely connected to the Genius Society, so stay alert.
- Maybe he's the creation of some Genius...
- Could he be related to the emperor?
- What if he's the thinking unit of Nous...
- Herta: We can first exclude Droidhead THEMSELF. THEY specialize in minding THEIR own business and wouldn't intervene personally. But Screwy and I are still eliminating possibilities one by one...
- Herta: Currently, the most likely candidates are these few: the "Lord of Silence," Acha... Oh, the two Ruberts are also possible, but it would be too boring if it were one of them.
- I vote for the "Lord of Silence."
- Herta: We also have the same suspicions for now, but further verification is needed.
- Even you can't come up with an accurate answer?
- Herta: I've told you, his technology is both outdated and complicated, no less than genius. But ultimately, he's not an Aeon. We can handle him.
- Finally, we'll get to face off with some big names.
- Herta: That's all I have to say. We'll depend on you to continue pushing things forward within this world. Keep in touch regularly, and remember, don't let your guard down.
- Cyrene: Madam Herta is a real whirlwind.
- Cyrene: Well then, let's use the banquet Aglaea mentioned as our next starting point. Cerydra's trusted followers should all be present at that time. It'll be a good opportunity to get closer to them.
- We must avoid direct confrontation with Lygus.
- We'll operate carefully when the time comes.
- Cyrene: It's settled then! With our great teamwork, we'll be able to deal with anything that comes our way.
- Cyrene: It's been a long day... We should get some rest now.
- Rest well and get ready for the banquet.
- Cyrene: Yes! Let's get ready for the banquet ♪
- (Proceed to the banquet)
- I don't feel like resting yet...
- Cyrene: Alright, when you've tired yourself out, remember to come back. I'll be waiting for you here ♪
Go with Cyrene to prepare for tomorrow's banquet
- (Investigate the spirit basin, optional)
- Cyrene: Oh right, the spirit basin. Even though Cerydra said the Vortex of Genesis was sealed off, perhaps...
- Let's give it a try.
- Following the steps you've repeated countless times in your memory, you submerge your face in the spirit basin, close your eyes, and hold your breath.
- Hold your breath...
- Hold... your breath...
- *cough*... There's a limit to how long humans can hold their breath, and from that brief immersion, you learned one thing...
- Cyrene: ...Sure enough, the connection between the spirit basin and the Vortex of Genesis is gone.
- Cyrene: It seems that following the Imperator on her expedition is the only path we can take.
- No need to try.
- Cyrene: You're right. She has no reason to hide such a trivial thing from us.
- (The option to investigate will disappear)
- (Talk to Cyrene)
- Cyrene: It's been a long day... We should get some rest now.
- Rest well and get ready for the banquet.
- Cyrene: Yes! Let's get ready for the banquet ♪
- (Proceed to the banquet)
- I don't feel like resting yet...
- Cyrene: Alright, when you've tired yourself out, remember to come back. I'll be waiting for you here ♪
Head to the banquet area
- Step DescriptionWhat a spectacle this banquet of power is, where the ruler's ambitious toast leaves everyone intoxicated with possibility. Beneath the sweet honey brew, though, salt and bitterness linger on the tongue.
The higher the revelry soars, the less anyone notices the world below. That's the trick of it all.
Only those who reach the absolute summit feel the sobering winds of truth. Then comes the inevitable fall. Salt, bitterness, vertigo, pain... all rushing up to embrace you as gravity collects its debt.
- Cyrene: Look, (Trailblazer)! The venue's right ahead.
- Cyrene: And I can even hear singing! It feels so romantic.
- (Approach the banquet area)
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Honored guests, wait here for a moment. You must surrender any personal belongings you have on you before entering the venue.
- Cyrene: Eh... This hero always brings down the vibe whenever he shows up.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: The Imperator's elevated position means she must always remain meticulous and careful. Please, do as I say, guests. It would avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
- Cyrene: I get that you don't want people to bring outside food into the banquet, but is it really necessary to confiscate... books and quill pens?
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Even a quill pen can become a deadly weapon in the right hands. I'm asking for all your items. All, Miss Cyrene.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Your belongings will remain safe. They will be looked after appropriately by dedicated staff.
- Cyrene: "Looked after appropriately"? "Dedicated staff"? Talk about a vague choice of words...
- Cyrene: (Trailblazer), it seems like he's aiming specifically for the Chronocognitive Anchor. What should we do?
- Go with their plan and hand it to him.
- Cyrene: Nice. You read my mind! Let's go with their plan and hand over the Chronocognitive Anchor to be "looked after."
- Cyrene: After all, if the little Imperator is paying this much attention to (Trailblazer), she probably already knows all about our whispered conversation with the Geniuses. I can pretty much guess what'll happen next...
- Cyrene: But that's actually gonna be our "shortcut," right?
- What does your gut tell you?
- Cyrene: My gut feeling, huh...
- Cyrene: (Trailblazer), why don't we go with their plan and hand over the Chronocognitive Anchor to be "looked after."
- Cyrene: After all, if the little Imperator is paying this much attention to (Trailblazer), she probably already knows all about our whispered conversation with the Geniuses. I can pretty much guess what'll happen next...
- Cyrene: But that's actually gonna be our "shortcut," right?
- Not good. This is a trap.
- Cyrene: True. I had a feeling it would come to this, but I didn't expect such a direct demand...
- Cyrene: But listen, (Trailblazer), why don't we go with their plan and hand over the Chronocognitive Anchor to be "looked after"?
- Cyrene: After all, if the little Imperator is paying this much attention to (Trailblazer), she probably already knows all about our whispered conversation with the Geniuses. I can pretty much guess what'll happen next...
- Cyrene: But... think about it. That's actually gonna be our "shortcut."
- I understand.
- I'll trust your gut feeling.
- Cyrene: I knew it. (Trailblazer) and I can practically read each other's minds~
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Guests?
- Cyrene: Alright, alright. We'll listen to you. Here you go. Also, please pass on a message to the Imperator from us: She can trust (Trailblazer) anywhere, anytime.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Thank you for your cooperation. The Imperator has some urgent business she needs to attend to and will arrive shortly.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Why don't you head in with the other guests first and enjoy the feast?
Enjoy the banquet with Hysilens
- Cyrene: Isn't Cerydra supposed to be the focus of the banquet? But she's not even here.
- Cyrene: Why is it so difficult to talk to her...
- (Idle chats)
- Adult male: Let's get married after the war's over!
- Adult female: Then you've got to come back alive!
- Adult male: That was a bit too much honey brew...
- Adult male: My head's so dizzy. Can you even get drunk on fruit juice?
- Adult female: You wanna go show off some moves?
- Adult male: Spare me... We're marching to war tomorrow.
- Adult male: Is it... really necessary to campaign against the Titans?
- Adult male: Just drink your honey brew and make sure no one heard that.
- Adult male: Don't you feel a bit cold?
- Adult female: It's 'cause you haven't had enough honey brew.
- (Listen to various unnamed NPCs, optional)
- Confused Flame-Chase Soldier: Campaigning against Phagousa... Does that mean we need to fight in the ocean?
- Non-Swimmer Flame-Chase Soldier: ...Is it too late to start learning how to swim?
- Alert Flame-Chase Soldier: Did you hear that the Flame-Chase Journey will end after we win this campaign?
- Strong Flame-Chase Soldier: Huh? But there are so many Titans we haven't fought yet!
- Alert Flame-Chase Soldier: C'mon. The Deliverer from beyond the sky is here, so we don't need to follow the process like before! We'll be able to go home soon!
- Curious Court Lady: What do you think the world beyond the sky looks like?
- Heroic Supply Corps Officer: If you're curious, just go ask those two Deliverers.
- Curious Court Lady: Ehh, maybe not. They're from the "Sky"... What if they can summon thunder like Aquila?
- (Talk to Labienus, optional)
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Is there anything else we can help you with, dear guests? Or do you want me to recount the Great Imperator's heroic deeds?
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Hey, Labienus! I managed to get some honey brew that the scholars hid in the cellar. Wanna try it?
- Wouldn't this be considered getting drunk on duty?
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Hahaha... I'd never refuse to share a drink with Dux Brumalis, especially if she seeks me out first.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Don't worry, dear guests. The banquet's security won't be compromised. I'd never get drunk before her!
- No drinking on the job!
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Hahaha... I'd never refuse to share a drink with Dux Brumalis, especially if she seeks me out first.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Don't worry, dear guests. The banquet's security won't be compromised. I'd never get drunk before her!
- I want some too.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: This banquet has a never-ending flow of honey brew. You are welcome to try it and see whether our drinks are as good as those from beyond the sky.
- Cyrene: Thank you for the offer, but... we're more interested in knowing when the Imperator will be back.
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: The Imperator? Hah. Who knows? Maybe she's hiding somewhere thinking up weird ideas again. If you ask me, she's never treated us soldiers properly, even though we put our necks on the line for her...
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: Hey. I can't pretend I didn't hear that, Seneca. Either retract your statement or duel me!
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Fine by me. Attendant! Bring us ten more jars of honey brew! I'm gonna make sure he can't even stand straight by the end of this!
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: You wish. Be careful you don't get drunk first!
- (Talk to Labienus and Seneca again, optional)
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Attendant! Bring us ten more jars of honey brew! I'm gonna make sure he can't even stand straight by the end of this!
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: You wish. Be careful you don't get drunk first!
- (Talk to Aglaea and Tribbie, optional)
- Tribbie: Agy, if you can't get used to the honey brew, we will go ask for a pot and cook some oatmeal for you.
- Aglaea: No need for that. This banquet is just too loud, and nothing and no one here is interesting. I just don't really want to be here.
- Tribbie: Lies. You were pretty energized when you came back from the bath chamber. Lemme guess... Are you worrying about someone? About Hysilens? Or little Cipher?
- Tribbie: You take everything too seriously. At this rate, life's gonna be real tough for you later on.
- Aglaea: You're the least qualified to lecture me about that, teacher.
- Cyrene: ...
- Are you hesitating?
- Maybe it's better to not disturb them...
- Tribbie: Ahh, dear guests. Are you here for us? I mean... are you here for Tribbie or Agy?
- Cyrene: ...Ah. No. I'm just wondering whether you've seen the Imperator?
- Tribbie: The Imperator? No. We haven't.
- Aglaea: Our sovereign has always acted however she pleases. Though she gave us ranks, she'd never tell anyone her whereabouts.
- Aglaea: Perhaps the only thing she tolerates are chess pieces... and the sky reflected upon her crown.
- Cyrene: I see...
- Aglaea: Why do you two look so distressed? That's not what the Deliverer should look like.
- Aglaea: Why don't we have a toast, while we still have time for pleasure? Here, to the destinies and sacrifices of the next millennium.
- Tribbie: Then we will toast too. To the tomorrow that will set fate free!
- To the Flame-Chase Journey!
- To Tribbie and Aglaea!
- Hail to the New World!
- Crowd: Cheers!
- (Talk to Aglaea and Tribbie again, optional)
- Tribbie: Called it. Oatmeal suits us way better than honey brew.
- Aglaea: ...Please give me a bowl as well, teacher.
- (Talk to Verginia and Apollonius, optional)
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: ...Ah! Hello! W—Welcome to the b—b—ba—banquet!
- Hello to you too~
- What a lively party!
- Actually, we've got more urgent matters to attend to...
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Ah. So the Deliverer is attending this event, as expected. Little Verginia here was just wondering whether she should go find you.
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: A—As the Great Imperator's historian, I'm responsible for composing poems and songs for everyone in the Flame-Chase Army. But... I have no idea how I should record myself in the annals.
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Little Verginia is wondering whether you can "let slip" a hint or two about her future, so she can find some inspiration to write about herself.
- Cyrene: That... doesn't sound like a good idea. Besides, we don't even know her in the future.
- Cyrene: But she'll probably get really disappointed if we tell her that... What should we do, (Trailblazer)?
- Tell her bluntly that we can't do that.
- Give a roundabout refusal...
- Make up a white lie.
- Cyrene: Alright. I got it.
- Cyrene: We can't reveal too much, but I think it wouldn't hurt to start your poem with "The Future."
- Cyrene: Maybe use something like... "With hope, I write down the tale of tomorrow for myself, silently waiting, day after day, till the moment it fulfills its promise..." How's that?
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: That's...
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: ...That's exactly what I'm after! I—I'm so inspired!
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: Thank you so much! I feel like I can actually finish composing the Heroic Saga of Flame-Chase once we end this campaign.
- Apollonius nodded, showing approval of your answers.
- Pretty good for some improv.
- Cyrene: Hey, that wasn't improvised, you know? I memorized it so I could show it off to you. Teehee~
- That line of yours was quite versatile...
- Cyrene: Teehee, and that's the art of conversation! I learned it from (Trailblazer), after all. So, how did I do?
- Cyrene: By the way, in return for that, are you able to tell us where the Imperator is?
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: The Imperator? She usually wouldn't arrive this early. She believes that rulers should stay silent in places where their subjects hold private conversations.
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Why don't we have a toast before she arrives? To reason, which is held but not revealed.
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: To... romance, which will surely be returned.
- (Talk to Verginia and Apollonius again, optional)
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: Hehe, what a romantic conclusion... Let me have a few jars of honey brew as a treat.
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: Now now, don't drink too much...
- (After talking to one pair of Chrysos Heirs)
- Cyrene: Actually, there are so many people... We wouldn't be able to find the Imperator even if she were here.
- Cyrene: ...I know. Let's look for seats that are raised up higher than others.
- (If all Chrysos Heirs have been talked to)
- Hysilens: Gray fry, little sea hare...
- Hysilens: Please come over and share the delicacies of the deep sea with me.
- (Talk to Hysilens)
- (If no Chrysos Heirs have been talked to)
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- Hysilens: You two have been wandering around the venue and haven't mingled with anyone. Have the attendants not taken care of you well?
- (If one or more Chrysos Heirs have been talked to)
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- Hysilens: You two have been wandering around the venue as if you have something on your mind. Have the attendants not taken care of you well?
- Cyrene: No! No! We love it here! It's just... We're a little concerned, seeing how the Imperator still hasn't arrived.
- Hysilens: Don't worry. I know what you've been waiting for.
- Hysilens: Come. Sit with me for a while, will you? I'd like to share a personal secret with you.
- Hysilens: See here...
- Hysilens: This is Phagousa's Dew of Divine Blood, the sweetest of all the twelve bottles.
- Hysilens: On the night before such a historical event, I'd like to share this marvelous drink with the "Deliverer."
- Cyrene: Doesn't this count as bringing in outside food, (Trailblazer)? I knew that security check was targeted at us.
- Hysilens: What's the matter, guests?
- Cyrene: Oh! We're... simply overwhelmed by such an honor.
- Hysilens: Are you worried that I might have poisoned the Dew? Well then, let me prove my innocence.
- Hysilens: ...
- Hysilens raises the goblet of Honeydew to her lips, deliberately arching her neck so you could watch the liquid's descent down her throat as she swallows.
- Hysilens: See? It's completely safe.
- Cyrene: I feel like Miss Hysilens wants to talk to us about something... Why don't we go along with her for now?
- Then I'll gladly accept it.
- I want a new cup for myself.
- Hysilens: Hah. You're a pretty sharp fish.
- Minors shouldn't drink...
- Hysilens: Worry not. Honeydew is not alcohol. It won't get you drunk.
- Hysilens: On the contrary, it can make your mind... even sharper.
- The clay cup touches your lips in the blink of an eye. She is indeed the imperial blade of the Imperator and the swiftest swordmaster in Amphoreus.
- Hysilens: Please. Have a taste.
- Hysilens: Would you like some too, little sea hare?
- Cyrene: I—I can drink it myself...
- Cyrene: Glug... glug...
- Hysilens: How is it? Sweet enough?
- It's not bad...
- Hysilens: As long as you like it.
- It has a... very complex taste.
- Hysilens: Calm at times, tempestuous at others... That's the taste of the "Ocean." It'll do you good to understand Phagousa's fickleness before we set off to face their waves.
- Hysilens: Just like how you are about to understand the secrets within this Dew...
- Hysilens: Now, please turn around. Very. Very. Quietly. Don't make a single noise.
- The Imperator!? When did she...
- Lygus! I knew he'd be here!
- What... What did you do...?
- Cyrene: Ahh...!
- Hysilens: The Dew of other gods all intoxicate humans, but the God of Banquets' Dew...
- Hysilens: Is an "antidote" that can awaken humans from a sea siren's enchanting song.
- Hysilens: Since the start of this banquet, all the guests have been under the spell of my song. None of them can see the Imperator and that Theoros.
- Hysilens: But you two... I wish for you to see the truth.
- Cyrene: Is this... also what the Imperator wants?
- Hysilens: This is my personal request. I... can't bring myself to trust that Theoros.
- Hysilens: The Flame-Chase Army changed after he descended with Oronyx's divination and brought the prophecy of the stars to Okhema. His seductive whispers harbor something malicious within and will ensnare those of us blinded by ambition.
- Hysilens: You are the "Deliverers" of the prophecy and know about him far more than I do. Perhaps only you can find traces of the truth from his actions and words...
- Hysilens: Then, we can show the Imperator the right path forward.
- Cyrene: But... isn't this acting behind her back?
- Hysilens: Amphoreus has become far too weak. Even heroic actions protecting her from harm must be conducted under the water's surface. I am the Imperator's blade, and I must clear the way for her while remaining concealed in the torrents...
- Hysilens: Then, ensure I'm pointing my sword towards the true enemy.
- Cyrene: ...
- Cyrene: Can you promise me something, Miss Hysilens?
- Hysilens: Ask away.
- Cyrene: (Trailblazer) has in fact come here to stop that villain's evil scheme. Our goals are aligned.
- Cyrene: But as to the decision the Imperator must make... (Trailblazer) has no wish to transgress her authority. We just want to tell her everything we know.
- Cyrene: I believe the Imperator will be able to tell right from wrong.
- Hysilens: I never doubted your loyalty. I'll pass your words faithfully on to her.
- Hysilens: ...Provided we can gain the advantage in this tug-of-war, that is.
- Hysilens: Now, return to the feast. Bring this cup with you and keep your distance. Pretend you are still immersed in the sea siren's fantasia...
- Hysilens: And I'll control the moisture in the air. That way, you'll be able to listen to sounds from afar, as if you are a whale of the depths, and hear every word of their conversation.
- Hysilens: I wish you a victory in this first skirmish.
- (Obtain
Hysilens's Ceramic Cup and 
Dew of Divine Blood)
Undercover mission! Eavesdrop on the Imperator's secret talks
- Cyrene: It's... the exciting and thrilling undercover part of the adventure!
- (Talk to Hysilens again, optional)
- Dux Gladiorum still sings her bewitching tune. Without the fine wine she offered, you might have drowned in the tide of her honeyed voice, just like the rest of the guests.
- (Approach Cerydra and Lygus, optional)
- Cyrene: We're too close! They'll notice us!
- (Approach Seneca)
- Cyrene: Let's mingle in the crowds here.
- Cyrene: Relax. Relax. Try to act natural.
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Where's the Imperator? Still not here? That little imp is always acting so high and mighty towards everyone! Today, I will... I will...!
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: ...Whatever. Pour me another cup!
- Lygus: Though she has succumbed to drunkenness, she still does not dare challenge your authority.
- Cerydra: A criticism of my height is a grave enough insult already. She should be dismembered.
- Lygus: Do you often test the loyalty of your subjects like this?
- Cerydra: You jest. The Imperator does not need blind loyalty. As long as one can prove they have value, I am willing to be lenient towards them.
- Cerydra: Let's cut to the chase, Theoros. If I pass the trial and grasp this world's "Law" in my hands, what will you do then?
- Lygus: The answer is simple. I will connect Amphoreus with the stars...
- Cerydra: Don't waste my time. Be precise. Be specific. I won't ask a second time.
- Lygus: Allow me to adjust my statement: I will correct the regulations within the old "Law" that sealed off Amphoreus, and merge the black tide with the torrents of Era Nova.
- Lygus: Then, we will be able to decimate the forces beyond the sky that are trying to annihilate Irontomb, and sound the trumpet for the endless campaign you will then embark on.
- Cerydra: But you previously said that Irontomb is unrivaled in power across the stars. Who would dare to annihilate it?
- Lygus: There is a federation of warships named the Xianzhou Alliance, warlike and old-fashioned. A cult named the Genius Society, loosely organized but steeped in abject insanity. There's also the Astral Express, a group of lawless vagrants...
- Lygus: That so-called "Deliverer" is part of that last group. Those vagabonds mistakenly believe they can connect the stars through alliances instead of conquest, but history has already given them a tough lesson.
- Lygus: There are countless other organizations besides, but when the Lord Ravager sweeps across the cosmos, they will certainly all bow before your empire of Destruction.
- Cerydra: ...
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: The Okheman Alliance... is invincible!
- Cerydra: ...If those civilizations are not as feeble as you describe, then they may still have some value in testing the quality of my blade.
- Cerydra: That being said, even the smallest and weakest city-states should build an obelisk to the Imperator, so that their people can constantly recall the glory of her conquests.
- Cerydra: Walk a little longer with me, Theoros.
- Cyrene: I don't like how this is going. Our little Imperator seems fascinated by the Destruction...
- Hysilens: Gray fry? Little sea hare? It seems like they're still talking. Get closer. I'll keep carrying their voices to you...
Something's wrong! Keep eavesdropping on the Imperator's secret talks
- (Talk to Seneca, optional)
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: I think I had too much... Didn't think you could get drunk on fruit juice.
- (Approach Verginia)
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: What a difficult situation... No matter how we position our forces, this battle against Phagousa... will result in many casualties.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: That's not something you or I should consider. The Imperator has already placed the chess pieces. We just need to fight for her until our last breath.
- Lygus: How astonishing. The commanders under you have such different personalities, yet they share the same loyalty...
- Lygus: ...Hmm?
- Cyrene: Ah, he's looking this way! Quick, do something and pretend we can't see them...
- Gulp down the honeydew in front of you!
- (Trailblazer): Glug...
- (Trailblazer): Glug... Glug glug...
- Cyrene: (Trailblazer)! S—Slow down!
- (Trailblazer): Glug glug glug...
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: Um... Are you okay?
- Chat with the guests next to you.
- (Trailblazer): ...So you have this super duper speedy rotation of Destruction into Amphoreus.
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: ...Huh?
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: Oh, I got it. It's tha—that thing, right?
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: The one behind the research and development of this golden blood principle is Aidonia's manager!
- Cyrene: Oh dear. Seems like you've met your match, partner.
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: I'm so full of inspiration right now! And I feel so light!
- Play a game with Cyrene.
- Cyrene: ...?
- (Trailblazer): ...
- Cyrene: (Trailblazer)... What are you doing?
- (Trailblazer): ...
- Cyrene: Staring at me like that so intently... it's making me feel shy.
- (Trailblazer): ...
- (Trailblazer): A try-not-to-laugh... challenge.
- Cerydra: What's the matter?
- Lygus: My apologies. I was just checking whether everything was fine with those two distinguished guests of yours...
- Lygus: Heh. And it seems like all is well.
- Lygus: Let us continue our previous conversation. Regarding the soldiers fighting for you...
- Lygus: Are they aware of the price they must pay for the trial of "Law"?
- Lygus: If I recall correctly, you've already lost a bout against Talanton due to offering insufficient sacrifices...
- Cerydra: You dare mention my name alongside the word "lost"?
- Lygus: Forgive my transgression, great Imperator.
- Cerydra: Watch your words and actions. All you need to know is that my victory in the trial is guaranteed.
- Cerydra: Even without the trial of "Law," they've already sworn to give their lives for my conquest. So, tell me...
- Cerydra: If everything happens according to our agreement, how would you recommend I deal with that "Deliverer"?
- Lygus: Good question. Do not let (him/
her) fool you. That (man/ woman) from beyond the sky contains a seed of ruin within (his/ her) body. (He/ She) must not be allowed to tarnish your glory... - Lygus: Therefore, the wisest decision would be to hand (him/
her) over to me. - Cerydra: You plan to torture (him?/
her?) - Lygus: Calling it "experimentation" would be more appropriate.
- Cerydra: ...
- Cerydra: The guests' patience is running thin. I plan to remove the fantasia and head into the banquet.
- Cerydra: I will heed your advice. Leave for now, Theoros, and go back to Okhema. You don't want to confront those two directly either, do you?
- Lygus: Indeed.
- Lygus: It's a pity that Antikytherans are lightweights when it comes to drinking. Before I leave, I would like to make a toast to your boundless ambition using my spirit instead of a goblet.
- Hysilens: As I expected... That Theoros's schemes have been revealed.
- Hysilens: Thank you for your bravery, guests. It's time for me to dispel the fantasia. This will be the Imperator's last public address before we head off and, therefore, likely the final chance to change her mind.
- Hysilens: I will try to get you a chance to speak, and I'll also prepare for any contingencies... The rest is up to you.
Return to your seat and wait for your turn to speak to Cerydra
- Hysilens: You should head back to your seats for now.
- (Talk to Hysilens, optional)
- Hysilens: I will try to get you a chance to speak, and I'll also prepare for any contingencies... The rest is up to you.
- (Talk to Verginia, optional)
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: Memory Crystals must be examined with a convex lens...
- "Dux Carminum" Verginia: ...S—S—Sorry! I didn't realize it was you.
- (Talk to Labienus or Apollonius, optional)
- "Dux Helkolithist" Apollonius: What a difficult situation... No matter how we position our forces, this battle against Phagousa... will result in many casualties.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: That's not something you or I should consider. The Imperator has already placed the chess pieces. We just need to fight for her until our last breath.
- (Take your seat and wait)
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Urk... This honey brew... sure wears off fast.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: The Imperator! The Imperator has arrived!
- Cerydra: No need for formalities. I should be apologizing for my tardiness instead.
- Cerydra: The hour draws late, and I trust you have all had your fill of brews. Therefore, I will not observe the usual ceremonies. Any warrior who has fought by my side should have those speeches memorized by now.
- "Dux Fragoris" Labienus: The Imperator's word is law!
- "Dux Brumalis" Seneca: Are you out of your mind, Dux Fragoris? The Imperator hates flattery most of all.
- Cerydra: Hah, a joyous atmosphere is a better fit for showing me your resolve. I believe that you, my dukes, will do all you can to assist in the campaign against Phagousa, just as you always have...
- Cerydra: However, it's a pity that I have never tested your loyalty.
- Cyrene: What does she mean...?
- Cerydra: The purpose of tonight's banquet is not to raise our morale, but to establish which allies our alliance can actually trust...
- Cerydra: And sever the heads of the traitors as a toast to all before we march!
- Cerydra: Yes... Some among us have discarded their vows in order to foment vile conspiracies. Now, listen! These traitors are standing right here in broad daylight...
- Cerydra: Dux Gladiorum, Hysilens... She used the sea siren's song to immerse the crowds in an illusion and conceal her whereabouts. She then worked with those from beyond the sky to spy on confidential matters, hoping to rob the Coreflame by force and harm me, the Imperator!
- What's going on!?
- Now we're at a disadvantage again...
- So the whole thing's busted?
- Hysilens: Imperator, I can explain...
- Cerydra: Silence!
- Cerydra: Do you remember who used to own this blade? She met you once, back at the Temple of the Three Fates.
- Cerydra: It was Caenis, the head of the Cleaners. She was the first to draw a blade against the Imperator, and personally made herself an example for my enemies.
- Cerydra: Under the shade of the olive groves, the people of Okhema said they would never bow to me. In the frozen lethal fog, the people of Aidonia said they would never bow to me. At the beginning of the myriad paths, the people of Janusopolis said they would never bow to me...
- Cerydra: But now, they all lie silent. They now fear me as they fear the law, for I am Cerydra, and I am the Imperator!
- Cerydra: If you have any last words, say them to the Imperator...
- Cerydra: Then, face her judgment.
- Cyrene: ...
- Hysilens: "After I cross this river, it will be a tragedy for mankind. But if I do not cross, then it will be the end of me."
- Hysilens: If you are ready, then I'll follow you and fight to the last, "Deliverer."
- We must convince Cerydra...
- Cyrene: That's right, (Trailblazer)...
- We must kill the Imperator. There's no other way.
- Cyrene: No, (Trailblazer)...
- Cyrene: The "shortcut" is now open. Trust me!
- Cyrene: Now, use your identity, and add in a bit of experience and charm... and testify to the Imperator as we promised.
- Cerydra: Hah. You think you can slay a king using your words instead of a sword?
- Cerydra: I'll have it! Show me the weight of rhetoric from beyond the sky! Will it weigh heavier than three human lives?
- (Trailblazer): (...Let's (watch/
try to watch) our words carefully.) - Start with the defiance that lasted thirty million cycles.
- (Trailblazer): Before I arrived in this world... The Chrysos Heir of "Worldbearing" was a young man with the pseudonym of Phainon. He came from Aedes Elysiae.
- (Trailblazer): In order to combat the lies of the "Era Nova" and deliver Amphoreus from the ending of the Destruction... He lived through history more than thirty million times, hoping futilely to find a breakthrough.
- Start with the fake "Era Nova."
- (Trailblazer): The prophecy that you know of, the "Era Nova" spoken by Kephale... is nothing but a complete lie spun by Lygus.
- (Trailblazer): To fight that lie... a young man with the pseudonym of Phainon lived through more than thirty million cycles of this world, all to save Amphoreus from the end of the Destruction.
- (Trailblazer): And Cyrene, the young woman standing beside me... also carries an equally heavy destiny.
- Cerydra listens to your words silently.
- Talk about Lygus's sins.
- (Trailblazer): Lygus is not a guide at all. He doesn't care about Amphoreus, and cares even less about your glory and campaigns.
- (Trailblazer): The only thing he cares about is completing the Amphorean experiment, making sure Irontomb is born into this world, and using it to utterly destroy the cosmic order.
- Talk about Irontomb's true identity.
- (Trailblazer): "Irontomb"... is the ultimate end of Amphoreus's destiny. It is an embodiment of pure horror that walks the Path of Destruction, and can never be tamed.
- (Trailblazer): That is the only thing Lygus cares about. As for Amphoreus? Your glory and campaigns? ...He doesn't care about any of those.
- (Trailblazer): He will most certainly betray you. When that time comes, all of us will be ground to dust by the Destruction.
- Cerydra listens to your words and shows no change in emotion.
- Talk about the Trailblaze's duty.
- (Trailblazer): I walk the Path of the Trailblaze. My friends and I have always obeyed the creed of "explore, understand, establish, and connect"... Conquest and destruction are never the ways to build bridges between people!
- Talk about the Trailblaze's resolve.
- (Trailblazer): I have seen many beautiful worlds. The road chosen by the Trailblaze is to explore, understand, establish, and connect. That will never change. We will continue our journey until we have united the entire cosmos.
- (Trailblazer): Therefore, if you choose the way of the Destruction...
- (Trailblazer): Then I'll place your ambitions into the same basket as Lygus, and smash them into pieces with my baseball bat!
- Cerydra: ...
- Cerydra: Hah... Hahah...
- Cerydra: That... was truly a chaotic speech.
- Cerydra: All that needs to be said has been said.
- Cerydra: Dux Fragoris! Dux Brumalis! Escort the traitors to the prison!
- Cerydra: Before the next Entry Hour, I will give them an end befitting of their betrayal...
- Lygus: O Great Imperator, your ambition certainly eclipses all things.
- Cerydra: You're still here, Theoros?
- Lygus: Of course. As the Theoros, I simply cannot miss this moment: miss witnessing the fall of a nameless one.
- Lygus: Or perhaps, I am waiting for you to give me an answer. Why would someone as powerful as you...
- Lygus: ...Use such a clumsy excuse as "imprisonment" to ensure the Deliverer's safety?
- Cerydra: Hah. So you've finally tossed aside your act.
- Lygus: I must point out that you are just as impressive an actor. This banquet was always going to be a game of chess...
- Lygus: Where you would try to control both sides and turn both them and me into your pawns.
- Was all of this just a performance?
- Cyrene: That's right. That little Imperator never trusted anyone. She was always trying to see which side had more sincerity...
- Cyrene: Alright, alright. We'll listen to you. Here you go. Also, please pass on a message to the Imperator from us: She can trust (Trailblazer) anywhere, anytime.
- Cyrene: But as to the decision the Imperator must make... (Trailblazer) has no wish to transgress her authority. We just want to tell her everything we know.
- Cyrene: Now, use your identity, and add in a bit of experience and charm... and testify to the Imperator as we promised.
- Cyrene: And we won. "Sincerity" will always remain the greatest shortcut to people's hearts.
- Cerydra: I can toss your words right back at you, Lycurgus. Why would someone as powerful as you pretend to be a mortal and kneel before me?
- Cerydra: ...Unless you enjoy giving flattery and prostrating yourself?
- Lygus: You are mistaken. I am only trying to ensure the experiment's autonomy, meticulousness, and perfection, thus avoiding any unexpected outcomes. A forceful intervention will only create larger errors, reduce efficiency, and introduce ugliness.
- Lygus: Had you fulfilled your promise of giving the "Law" to me and completing the "Era Nova," then Amphoreus would not have deviated from destiny's course...
- Lygus: But you broke your promise. What a pity. In that case, I must carry out my duty as the administrator and eradicate all factors steering the experiment out of control.
- Lygus: Factors such as you and (him./
her.) - Cyrene: (Trailblazer), careful...
- ???: (Trailblazer), careful...
- Cyrene: What was that voice? Was it... Oronyx?
- ???: I found you. I finally found you...
- ???: Be careful... This land... will face disaster...
- Lygus: The time of judgment is nigh. My (lord/
lady) (Trailblazer), the prison I have built for you is now complete... - Lygus: In the name of the Erudition, I invite you to step into the same cage as mine.
- (Cutscene begins)
-
- Lygus: What's the meaning of this, Imperator?
- Cerydra: I did not permit you to act.
- Cerydra: A ruler is the only one who can decide their subject's destiny.
- Lygus: But great Imperator...
- Lygus: What judges destiny is not the ruler...
- Lygus: But,
- Lygus: Gods.
- (Cutscene ends)
- Cerydra: Don't forget. My realm only allows for the existence of "humanity."
- Cerydra: Moreover, dealing out extrajudicial punishment equates to defying the "Law," and the culprit is to be sentenced to death.
- Lygus: But you have seen how I can erase life from this world with just a clap of my hands.
- Lygus: I fear you are still quite unaware of your current situation. Allow me to reiterate...
- Lygus: I am giving you a simple choice: To collaborate or to be destroyed. There is no other way.
- Cerydra: Shameless behavior. If that were true, you would have killed me long ago.
- Cerydra: You, in fact, cannot kill me. I guessed it the first time I beheaded you: Because of the "Law," you cannot be completely destroyed, and the same is true of the Chrysos Heirs.
- Lygus: ...
- Cerydra: The more you bluff now, the more you are proving that conjecture to be true.
- Lygus: What magnificent foresight. I once regarded this precious quality of yours as a sure sign of my ultimate victory, but now I have to admit that I made a mistake.
- Lygus: Yet, as a mere mortal, how will you contend against the Theoros?
- Cerydra: We are both slaves to hubris, but do you know what differentiates us, Lycurgus? I will never be blinded by my pride.
- Cerydra: If I wish to break the scales' balance...
- Cerydra: I only need to appeal to external forces and use them for my own ends.
- Herta: Finally, we get to meet face-to-face... Senior Society Member.
- Screwllum: I offer sincere acknowledgements for your many past achievements, but I must deeply regret your current perspective.
- Lygus: ...
- Lygus: Trust me when I say that you aren't the only one feeling regret right now, Screwllum.
- Cerydra: So you two are the allies from beyond the sky the Deliverer spoke of, and why (he/
she) demanded the divine authority of "Law." - Cerydra: Come and prove your strength to me. Show me the power of these so-called "Paths." I have spent much time and effort to secure this treasure from beyond the sky just for this moment.
- Screwllum: In the name of the sovereign of Planet Screwllum, your allies have responded to your call, esteemed Imperator.
- Screwllum: Please allow me to spell the situation out for you, Lord Lygus: Permission to read the Ultimate Protocol is already in my hands. It'll only be a matter of time before we acquire the authority to write and execute commands as well.
- Herta: There's no way the Flame-Chase Journey will continue after you've burnt your bridges so thoroughly like this. Do you really think you can still win? ...Seriously, don't embarrass the Society.
- Lygus: I understand that a near-zero possibility does not equate to zero. That argument is very persuasive to me.
- Lygus: Which means... the same principle also applies to you, my dear peers.
- Lygus: You will never be a match for me in a world constructed through quatorzain algebraic expressions. And as for the Era Nova...
- Lygus: Why don't you entertain this possibility? What if I reduced Okhema to rubble and ground her people into minced meat? Would the heroes then once again desire the power of demigods, so they could fight against me?
- Lygus: Listen: Irontomb is fated to be born. You may shackle me and put me in chains, but I have thousands of ways to ensure the Destruction's descent...
- Lygus: And what I just mentioned is only one out of those thousands.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Sun, Repel Stars and Pale Moon |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 初日啊，逐退群星与残月 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 初日啊，逐退群星與殘月 |
| Japanese | 曙光よ、星々と残月を払え |
| Korean | 첫 태양이여, 뭇별과 잔월을 물리쳐다오 |
| Spanish | Sol naciente, ahuyenta las estrellas y la luna menguante |
| French | Soleil, repousse les étoiles et la lune pâle |
| Russian | О солнце, прогони звёзды и убывающую луну |
| Thai | อาทิตย์แรกเอ๋ย จงขับไล่หมู่ดาวและเสี้ยวจันทร์ |
| Vietnamese | Hỡi Mặt Trời, Hãy Xua Tan Những Vì Sao Và Trăng Tàn |
| German | O Sonne, vertreibe Sterne und bleichen Mond |
| Indonesian | Fajar Pertama, Usirlah Bintang dan Rembulan Pudar |
| Portuguese | Ó Sol, Afasta as Estrelas e a Pálida Lua |
Change History
Released in Version 3.5
- Updated audio and text for English:
- Old: Compatriots, no more kneeling! Not to brutal tyrants, and not to dying gods!
- New: Compatriots, no more kneeling! Not to brutal tyrants, and not to dead or dying gods!
- Old: Kephale, of course, needs no further explanation. As for the "Law," at the Entry Hour two days past, a scout should've brought news of the conquest to all of you...
- New: Kephale, of course, needs no further explanation. As for the subjugation of the "Law," at the Entry Hour two days past, a scout should've brought the news to all of you...
- Old: In order to combat the lies of the "Era Nova" and deliver Amphoreus from the ending of the Destruction... He lived through history (more than thirty/
thirty) million times, hoping futilely to find a breakthrough. - New: In order to combat the lies of the "Era Nova" and deliver Amphoreus from the ending of the Destruction... He lived through history more than thirty million times, hoping futilely to find a breakthrough.
- Old: To fight that lie... a young man with the pseudonym of Phainon lived through (more than thirty/
thirty) million cycles of this world, all to save Amphoreus from the end of the Destruction. - New: To fight that lie... a young man with the pseudonym of Phainon lived through more than thirty million cycles of this world, all to save Amphoreus from the end of the Destruction.
- Updated audio and text for English:
- Old: In order to combat the lies of the "Era Nova" and deliver Amphoreus from the ending of the Destruction... He lived through history thirty million times, hoping futilely to find a breakthrough.
- New: In order to combat the lies of the "Era Nova" and deliver Amphoreus from the ending of the Destruction... He lived through history (more than thirty/
thirty) million times, hoping futilely to find a breakthrough. - Old: To fight that lie... a young man with the pseudonym of Phainon lived through thirty million cycles of this world, all to save Amphoreus from the end of the Destruction.
- New: To fight that lie... a young man with the pseudonym of Phainon lived through (more than thirty/
thirty) million cycles of this world, all to save Amphoreus from the end of the Destruction.
- Sun, Repel Stars and Pale Moon was released.
