角色故事•三（解锁条件：角色等级60）
「为何要夺他人宝剑？」
怀炎叹了口气。而得知这点小事又被报告给爷爷的云璃却不甚服气。
「刀剑虽无血肉，但它们汲取铸剑师的寄望，消纳剑士的心志。你可有想过，剑离人手，便会失心？」
「可人也千差万别。有用名剑彰显身份只为行方便的人，有继承家中好剑却欺凌弱小的人，有拿云骑兄长遗物之剑到处炫耀的人…我夺的是这些人的剑。」
怀炎望向云璃身后，被取名为『老铁』的熔铁剑骸，剑锋尚未锻成，但利脊笔挺——就如眼前的女孩一般。
「反正我就是看不惯宝剑被人糟蹋。」
「那你将它赢来，以后就带它出去了？」
「唔…可是我有老铁了，这不是见异思迁嘛……」
「还有之前赢来的剑呢？又将它们束之高阁，蒙蔽其光？」
「当然不是！我没想好…比武？打赢我就送！」
「强求剑意，强赋新鸣，可不是它们最好的归属。」
见云璃懊恼茫然的神色，怀炎无奈地笑了声，也松懈了威严的伪装。
「你年纪尚小，倒也不用想这么严肃的问题……」

但她无法不想，过去的记忆仍在敲打着她。窗外，落日之后便又是沉沉黑夜。
那做出抉择的，究竟是剑，还是人？  

Character Story: Part III

• Unlocked at Character Level 60

"Why did you steal someone else's sword?"
Huaiyan sighed. As for Yunli, she resented the fact that something so minor had been reported to her grandfather once again.
"Although a sword is not made from flesh and blood, it still draws upon the hopes of its swordsmith and absorbs the ambition of its swordmaster. Did it never occur to you that a sword would lose its heart once it leaves the hands of its master?"
"But there are many types of people as well. There are those who make use of their famed swords to show off their status just for the sake of a little convenience, and others who rely on the great swords that they have inherited from their families to bully the weak. Some even go around flaunting the relic blades of their elder siblings, who are Cloud Knights... These are the people whose swords I've taken."
Huaiyan looked at the Blade of Forged Remnants behind Yunli that she had named Old Mettle. Even though the edge of the blade was still blunt and unfinished, it still stood tall and firm — just like the little girl before his eyes.
"I just can't stand for precious swords being wasted like that."
"Since you've won the sword, are you going to take it out with you next time?"
"Umm... But I already have Old Mettle. Wouldn't that be too fickle-minded of me..."
"Then what about the swords you've won previously? Are they being locked away, restricted from being able to showcase their brilliance?"
"Of course not! I haven't thought about it yet... What about sparring? I'll give them to anyone that beats me in a bout of sparring!"
"Forcing the sword's intent and bestowing them with a new purpose isn't the best future for them."
Seeing Yunli's frustration and hesitation, Huaiyan couldn't help but laugh, a crack showing in the stern front that he had put on.
"You're still young. There's no need for you to consider such a serious issue yet..."

However, she couldn't help but think about it as the memories of the past replayed in her mind. Outside, the sun was setting, bringing with it the darkness of the night.
So who actually makes the choice? The sword, or its wielder?

角色故事•四（解锁条件：角色等级80）
她将剑翻了个身，好让火舌尽数吞没剑体。熔兵剑炉里弥散着灼烧的热温，此时却透出一股腥涩的怨味。

云璃面无表情地看着窗外的夕阳。伴随着年龄渐长，以前的疑问也逐渐有了答案。

岁阳…汲取人类的情绪、吞噬人类的感情…然而刀剑是武器，向敌的剑尖铸满杀意。炼入岁阳的利剑持续吸摄着刀光剑影里的嗔怒、嗜杀、暴戾，反噬执剑者的心智，最终成为「魔剑」。

「你知道他挥剑时的心情吗？兴奋…骄傲…唯我独尊！他不过是个普通的云骑，永远的吊车尾！他几百年甚至永远也不可能实现的愿望，是我替他完成了！你凭什么——」
她又添了把火。魔剑之将死，其言也多，啰嗦。

「呵…你知道他曾丢下佩剑，上马临阵脱逃吗？人类如此怯弱！你以为自己在做什么有意义的事吗？只要人类还有一丝一毫的欲望，你就不可能猎尽……」
在那之后，她确实立誓要猎尽魔剑，也想偿付含光罪孽，但那人罪业固然难以罄尽，她也实在不屑与孽债同行。空气被热温烘得有些扭曲，云璃盛气凛凛的神情却无比清晰。
「虽然我看不惯好剑被烂人糟蹋，但我也不想看到好人被恶剑侵蚀。
「是宝剑是屠刀，不由你们这些只想嗜血的邪秽决定。
「坏人当罚，坏剑当熔。你嘛，乖乖回炉重造吧。」

炉火彻底吞噬了魔剑，铁水伴着火星一起沸腾，宛若熔炼时剑髓的新生——这是她给出的答案。
「何不将魔剑熔去？熔为新生的铁水灵液，既断于无心，便等待有心之人再铸剑锋。」
她合上炉窗，高温浓缩，无形热浪裹挟着她的遐思。
一切正在重生。  

Character Story: Part IV

• Unlocked at Character Level 80

She flipped the sword over to allow the flames to better engulf its body. A sense of bitter resentment rose up within her despite the searing temperature of the Molten Remains.

Yunli stared expressionlessly into the sunset outside the window. With age, she had gradually found answers for the questions she once had.

Heliobi... absorb human emotions and devour their feelings... The blade, a weapon that when pointed at enemies would be filled with killing intent. When used in battle, the sword infused with a heliobus would continuously absorb rage, bloodthirst, and violent tendencies, and would then eat away at the mind of its wielder until it eventually became a "cursed sword."

"Do you know what he felt as he swung his sword? Exhilaration... Pride... A sense of self-importance! He was just an ordinary Cloud Knight who was always at the bottom of the barrel! I realized the wish that he could never have had achieved ever! Just what right do you have—"
She added another kindling to the fire. Why did cursed swords have to be so long-winded even in the face of destruction?

"Heh... Do you know that he once abandoned his sword and escaped on his horse? Humans are such cowards! Do you really think that there's any meaning in what you're doing? As long as humans retain the slightest desire, your hunt will never come to an end..."
From that day onward, she vowed to hunt down all the cursed swords and make up for Hanguang's sins. However, he had committed too many sins to atone for, and she truly felt disdain at having to bear such a sinful burden. Despite distortions in the air due to the high temperature, Yunli's prideful expression could clearly be seen.
"Although I cannot bear to watch good swords wasted on trash, I also refuse to see a good person corrupted by an evil sword.
"Whether it turns out to be a treasured sword or a butcher's knife is not something for you bloodthirsty and evil filth to decide.
"A bad man should be punished, and an evil sword should be melted down. As for you, accept your fate of being reforged in the furnace."

As the flames of the furnace completely engulfed the cursed sword, the molten iron bubbled alongside sparks from the fire, resembling the core of a new sword forming during forging — this was her answer.
"Why not just melt the cursed sword and turn it into beautiful molten iron? Since the sword met its end due to a lack of care, then it can wait for a worthy one to reforge its brilliance."
The temperature rose further as she shut the furnace door, waves of heat enveloping her thoughts.
Everything would undergo rebirth soon.

万敌

角色详情
那沉入迷雾的悬锋，纷乱与战争之城！它的王室流着弑亲的血脉，它的神明以灾厄为名。
不死的迈德漠斯，离群的狮子，逐猎「纷争」火种的黄金裔。你要忍受万死，浴血还乡，孤身背负疯狂的宿命——弑王成王，弑神登神。征战的铁蹄踏遍荒野，终归要沾上故乡的血。  

Character Details

Kremnos, the mist-shrouded city of chaos and war! Its royal lineage is tainted with patricide, and its god bears the name of calamity.
The undying Mydeimos, the lion apart from the rest. Chrysos Heir who seeks the Coreflame of Strife, must suffer a thousand deaths, be bathed in blood on the path home, and bear the madness of fate alone.
— Kingslayer be king, godslayer be god. Iron-hooves pound across the wilderness for the campaign, and must eventually soak in the blood of their homeland.

角色故事•一（解锁条件：角色等级20）
「在沿海城邦古老的传说里，冥海曾诞育下堪比神明的生灵。据往来渔船所说，正有这样的『海王』以幼童的相貌出没于波涛之中，面目凶恶，红颜青唇，以侵肌蚀骨的冥海之水沐浴，与凶恶残暴的冥海之兽肉搏，渴饮鲜血，生啖骨肉。

据说它每一次沉入海底，不消多时便会自冥海重生。在约莫九年的时间中，重塑己身不下一万次，最终撕裂巨妖，鲜血染红千里海面，却无有噬肉的海兽敢来接近。

传说那海王尾巴一甩，便可将众多鱼虾卷上沙滩。曾有落难的渔民向天求救，被海王率领水兵救起。传闻愈来愈超凡神妙，久而久之，甚至有渔民为海王绘制画像，贴在船上以求出海平安。

近来又有传言兴起，说那所谓海王其实是王储迈德漠斯的怨灵作祟，先王恐惧他背负的预言，在他出生后便将其掷入冥海，夭折的孩子死不瞑目，誓要猎尽冥海。但笔者认为这只不过是狡猾的悬锋人想为自己脸上贴金，理由有三：

第一，就算悬锋人素来有父子争斗、胜者为王的传统，但怎会一出生将贵为王储的人子扔下海中？
第二，就算悬锋王欧利庞年老昏聩，听信预言将子嗣扔进海中祭祀，一个幼儿怎么可能有堪比神明的力量与巨妖搏斗？
第三，就算有这样的幼儿存在，他也绝不可能是悬锋人。悬锋人一个比一个自私粗野，又怎会帮助遭逢海难的渔民？
诸位读者，接下来我将为你们揭晓真相：其实所谓的海王
——自然就是海洋的化身！」

——选段自歌尔巴尼帕尔图书馆藏
「威力海王传考据」

「强。」

——男人的字迹  

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

角色故事•二（解锁条件：角色等级40）
「那支孤军散发着浓烈的血腥，像一支染血的长枪。那名领军的战士即是枪尖，永远裹挟着深不见底的愤怒与仇恨刺向敌人。

自拉冬，经哀地里亚，再至厄涅俄努斯，他一次次自死亡回归，也为所经之处带来滔天的战火。那令世人侧目的厄涅俄努斯之战中，未尝一败的克吕提俄斯高举巨斧，万箭自他的身后齐发。然而烟尘散去，火自血中沐浴而出，战士的拳风如尖刺，撕开了克吕提俄斯的咽喉。

在那足以载入史诗的战役后，战士的真实身份越发扑朔迷离。那支军队明显带有悬锋的训练痕迹，但却从未悬挂悬锋的旗帜，无人知晓他们是游荡于战场的悬锋孤魂，还是失落家乡已久的迷途人。

往来的吟游诗人将那孤军行旅编成哀伤的歌，在翁法罗斯带着铁锈味的野风中，孤高的狮子带着成群的老弱残兵迁徙，寻找不存在的家园。

现实绝不会因残酷改变自己的面貌。那些忠心耿耿追随他的悬锋子民，即便曾是精锐，也没有他那神一般的不死之身。随着岁月流逝，连悬锋的神明已陷入疯狂，凡人又该往何处去？

那孤高的人是否会将子民的命运背于己身，是否为自己戴上王的枷锁？还是说，这只是他一厢情愿的徒劳……」

——选段自歌尔巴尼帕尔图书馆藏
「翁法罗斯战争史」

「赫菲斯辛、帕狄卡斯、莱昂、托勒密，朴塞塔…你们的名字，必不遗落于历史。」

——男人的字迹  

Character Story: Part II

• Unlocked at Character Level 40

"The lone army emits a strong scent of blood, like a blood-stained spear. The leading warrior, the speartip, is always enveloped in unfathomable rage and hatred, thrusting towards the enemy.

From Ladon, through Aidonia, to Aenionus, he returned from death time and again, leaving towering infernos of war in his wake. In the infamous Battle of Aenionus, the undefeated Klytius raised his massive axe as thousands of arrows darkened the sky behind him. Yet, when the smoke cleared and fire rose from the blood-soaked ground, the warrior's fist struck like a spear, tearing open Klytius's throat.

After that epic battle, the true identity of the warrior became yet more elusive. That army clearly bore the marks of Kremnoan training but had never flown Kremnos's flag. None know whether they are Kremnoan spirits wandering on the battlefield or lost souls who have long been away from their homeland.

Wandering bards turned the lone army's journey into mournful songs, while in the rust-flavored winds of Amphoreus, the lone lion led a group of old and weak soldiers as they wandered, searching for a nonexistent homeland.

Reality will never alter its face due to cruelty. The once-elite citizens of Kremnos who followed him were loyal but mortal, lacking his god-like immortality. As time wore on, and even the gods of Kremnos succumbed to madness, how could humanity hope to know whither they should go?

Will that proud, lonely man carry the weight of his people's fate alone? Will he bind himself to the chains of kingship? Or was it all just his wishful thinking..."

— Excerpt from "A History of the Wars of Amphoreus"
archived in the Gibranipar Library collection

"Hephaestion, Perdikkas, Leonnius, Ptolemy, Peucesta... your names will not be forgotten by history."

— A man's handwriting

角色故事•三（解锁条件：角色等级60）
「迈德漠斯啊！你这忘恩负义的背叛者，断绝悬锋精神的懦夫！

你弑杀先王，复仇成功，却不接过重振王朝的责任，你的荣誉之心难道在冥海时被鱼兽吞噬一空了么？
你混迹于逐火的队伍，被妖女的狂言诓骗，与出身低贱的士兵打成一片；你宁愿将希望寄托于虚无缥缈的神谕，也不愿相信你自己的双拳！
悬锋人渴望回到纷争的故乡，而你却要我们迁往宿敌的城邦，你难道贪恋奥赫玛的奢华么？还是你早已被黄金浴池的水雾弄得神魂颠倒？

迈德漠斯啊！你有高贵的不死之身，岂可由那奥赫玛的女人统领？你是逐猎的狮子，纷争的使者，你难道忘记了捕猎者与猎物的不同吗？

听说不久之前，你与那自称黄金裔的人从尼卡多利眷属手中救下异邦的平民，不惜在那不见天明的长夜里，任由身躯破碎，沐血而狂。
迈德漠斯啊！你的血不当为了那些无用的人而流，你当纠集军队，劫掠资源，如此，悬锋才能在末世中抢夺一丝生机！

那所谓逐火的路将你变得面目全非，吾王，回来吧！王不需要同等之人，不需要伙伴，不需要怀疑，不需要拯救——倘若你还残存最后一丝清醒，便向吾等发令吧！
让悬锋的荣耀凌驾于一切城邦之上！」

——选段自歌尔巴尼帕尔图书馆藏
「悬锋元老院决议合集」

「继续迁移。」

——男人的批示  

Character Story: Part III

• Unlocked at Character Level 60

"Mydeimos! You treacherous ingrate, you coward who has forsaken the spirit of Kremnos!

You slew the former king and had your vengeance, yet you shirked the duty of restoring the dynasty. Was your honor swallowed whole by the beasts of the Sea of Souls?
You roam among those who chase flames, swayed by the wild tales of a witch, fraternizing with low-born soldiers. You choose to pin your hopes on elusive oracles rather than trust in your strength!
The Kremnoans yearn to return to their war-torn homeland, yet you urge us to settle in the city-state of our sworn enemies. Have you grown enamored with the opulence of Okhema, or are you already bewitched by the mists rising from its golden baths?

Mydeimos! You, with your noble and immortal essence, how can you submit to that woman of Okhema? You are a predator, a messenger of Strife — have you lost sight of the difference between predator and prey?

Rumors swirl that you saved outlanders from Nikador's kin alongside the one claiming the mantle of Chrysos Heirs. In that endless Long Night, you let your body shatter, drenched in blood and madness.
Mydeimos! Your noble blood should not be wasted on such unworthy individuals! You should be rallying your armies and plundering resources to carve out a path for Kremnos's survival in these apocalyptic times!

That supposed Flame-Chase Journey has distorted you beyond recognition, my king! A king requires no equals, no allies, no doubts, no rescue — if any semblance of your clear mind lingers, command us!
Let Kremnos's glory eclipse all other city-states!"

— Excerpt from "Collected Resolutions of the Kremnos Council of Elders"
stored in the Gibranipar Library collection

"Keep moving."

— A man's directive

角色故事•四（解锁条件：角色等级80）
「黎明圣城奥赫玛为此世之中黑潮尚无法侵扰的净土，但黑潮对其包围之势已显而易见。

千年历史，黑潮所过之处，生灵异化为非人的怪物，城邦风蚀为无人的废墟，即便强盛如悬锋，其神明亦被黑潮污染，一切荒废无存。

逐火至今，大部分火种都已归位，然而黑潮将临，时间已所剩无几，在再创世之前，如若奥赫玛失守，一切都将前功尽弃。

笔者于此大胆揣测，在不久的将来，逐火的英雄必将与黑潮一战。从以往记录来看，哪怕是最为勇猛的战士，也无法在黑潮中坚持长久。黄金裔英雄各有所长，若说此战的希望，若非那骁勇的白厄，便会落在迈德漠斯身上。

当然，那不仅是因为迈德漠斯作为此世勇者之冠，拒绝死亡的天生之命，也不仅因为悬锋旧城位处抵挡黑潮的关要。纵然迈德漠斯如悬锋的狮子般一生迁徙多次，最后停留在离诞生地极远的地方，孤高的王也绝无可能在他国中称臣。一旦安顿好子民，将使命视作生命的迈德漠斯必定归乡，只不过这一次，他背负的不只是悬锋人的希望，更是世界的未来。

塔兰顿的祭司曾预言，千年纷争的历史始于悬锋，亦将终结于悬锋。或许在未来的某一日，那不死之身踏入黑潮，方生方死，那会是怎样的境况，怎样的悲壮……」

——选段自歌尔巴尼帕尔图书馆藏
「逐火观察：黑潮专题」

「一如冥海，一如既往。」

——男人新近的批注  

Character Story: Part IV

• Unlocked at Character Level 80

"The holy city of Okhema remains one of the last pure lands untouched by the black tide. Yet, the encirclement of the black tide around it has become unmistakably clear.

For a thousand years, wherever the black tide has swept, life has been twisted into inhuman monstrosities, and city-states have been eroded by the wind into desolate ruins. Even a stronghold like Kremnos saw its gods tainted by the black tide, leaving nothing but wastelands in its wake.

Most of the Coreflames had been restored, yet as the black tide approached, we found ourselves desperately short on time. All we have achieved will have been in vain should Okhema fall before the Era Nova.

The author boldly speculated that, soon, the heroes chasing the flame would inevitably face a decisive battle against the black tide. Historical records showed that even the most valiant warriors could not endure long within the black tide. Among the Chrysos Heir heroes, if there was any hope for this battle, it would either rest upon the fearless Phainon or fall to Mydeimos.

This wasn't merely because Mydeimos hailed as the bravest in this world, carried a destiny that defied death, nor was it solely because the old city of Kremnos occupied a strategic choke point against the black tide. Even though Mydeimos, like the lion of Kremnos, had migrated countless times in his life and ultimately settled far from his birthplace, the solitary king would never submit to foreign rule. Once he had settled his people, Mydeimos, who regarded his mission as his very essence, would undoubtedly return home. Yet, this time, he bore not only the hopes of the Kremnoans but also the future of the entire world.

Talanton's priests once prophesied that the millennium of Strife that started in Kremnos would also find its end there. Perhaps, one day, that eternal figure will face the black tide — suspended between life and death. Imagine such a scene, such a profound tragedy..."

— Excerpt from "Flame-Chasing Observations: Black Tide Special Report"
archived in the Gibranipar Library collection

"As with the Sea of Souls, as it has always been."

— A recently-made annotation in a man's handwriting