角色故事•一（解鎖條件：角色等級20）
「在沿海城邦古老的傳說里，冥海曾誕育下堪比神明的生靈。據往來漁船所說，正有這樣的『海王』以幼童的相貌出沒於波濤之中，面目兇惡，紅顏青唇，以侵肌蝕骨的冥海之水沐浴，與兇惡殘暴的冥海之獸肉搏，渴飲鮮血，生啖骨肉。
據說它每一次沉入海底，不消多時便會自冥海重生。在約莫九年的時間中，重塑己身不下一萬次，最終撕裂巨妖，鮮血染紅千裏海面，卻無有噬肉的海獸敢來接近。
傳說那海王尾巴一甩，便可將眾多魚蝦卷上沙灘。曾有落難的漁民向天求救，被海王率領水兵救起。傳聞愈來愈超凡神妙，久而久之，甚至有漁民為海王繪製畫像，貼在船上以求出海平安。
近來又有傳言興起，說那所謂海王其實是王儲邁德漠斯的怨靈作祟，先王恐懼他背負的預言，在他出生後便將其擲入冥海，夭折的孩子死不瞑目，誓要獵盡冥海。但筆者認為這只不過是狡猾的懸鋒人想為自己臉上貼金，理由有三：
第一，就算懸鋒人素來有父子爭鬥、勝者為王的傳統，但怎會一出生將貴為王儲的人子扔下海中？
第二，就算懸鋒王歐利龐年老昏聵，聽信預言將子嗣扔進海中祭祀，一個幼兒怎麼可能有堪比神明的力量與巨妖搏鬥？
第三，就算有這樣的幼兒存在，他也絕不可能是懸鋒人。懸鋒人一個比一個自私粗野，又怎會幫助遭逢海難的漁民？
諸位讀者，接下來我將為你們揭曉真相：其實所謂的海王
——自然就是海洋的化身！」
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「威力海王傳考據」
「強。」
Character Story: Part I
• Unlocked at Character Level 20
"In the ancient legends of the coastal city-states, the Sea of Souls is said to have birthed beings as mighty as gods. Fishermen speak of a king of the seas who appears among the waves as a young child, with a fierce countenance and bluish lips, bathing in the bone-chilling waters of the Sea of Souls, wrestling with its savage beasts, thirsting for blood, and devouring flesh and bone.
It is said that each time they sink to the seabed, they soon resurrect from the Sea of Souls. Over approximately nine years, they reforged themselves no less than ten thousand times, ultimately tearing apart a giant monster, staining the sea red for miles, yet no flesh-eating sea creature dared approach.
Legends speak of how that the king of the seas could sweep countless fish and shrimp onto the shore with a flick of the tail. Once, shipwrecked fishermen praying for salvation were rescued by the king alongside his crew. As the tales grew more fantastical over time, fishermen started painting the king on their boats, in the hope it will grant them safe voyages.
Rumors have emerged claiming that this so-called king of the seas is the vengeful spirit of the crown prince Mydeimos. Terrified by the prophecy he carried, his father, the former king, cast him into the Sea of Souls at birth. His life cut short, the child died with his grievances unredressed, vowing to scour the Sea of Souls. However, the writer believes this is merely the cunning Kremnoans trying to glorify themselves, for three reasons:
First, though the Kremnoans traditionally engage in father-son struggles where the victor becomes king, why would they throw a newborn crown prince into the sea?
Second, even if King Eurypon of Kremnos, grown old and senile, believed the prophecy and sacrificed his heir to the sea, how could an infant possess the divine strength to battle giant monsters?
Third, even if such a child existed, he could hardly be Kremnoan. Why would a Kremnoan, known for their selfish and brutal nature as they are, assist fishermen struck by disaster?
Dear readers, I will now reveal the truth: the so-called king of the seas
— Naturally, he is the embodiment of the ocean itself!"
— Excerpt from "Inquiry into the Legend of the Mighty Sea King"
archived in the Gibranipar Library collection
"Strong."
— A man's handwriting
