角色故事•四(解鎖條件:角色等級80)
騎士團對如何秉持「純美」態度各不相同:
有人以一生貫徹自己的信念;有人不斷假設,不斷絕望推翻假設;
有人獲得授勳,征戎沙場;有人自認是鐘樓陋人,羞於接受「純美」的華袍;
不變的是眾人皆在宇宙中苦苦尋找「伊德莉拉」的真身。
他發誓牢記謙卑,憐憫,公正,一路從未違背過誓言;他將「純美」戒律銘記於心,信仰也變得愈發偏執。
「怪人…純美騎士真是一群怪人!」
自「伊德莉拉」可能已死的流言傳播於宇宙後,他們的惶惑更甚:
更多地虔誠,卻對應更多地不解;更多地大笑,卻對應更多地怪異。
於洪荒中往回窺視,各類「榮譽」、「美名」、「惡名」皆在冗長時間中湮滅。
一切的最後。
當他再次遇見往日同行的「騎士」時,對方已變成迷失在追求力量之路上的審美者。
那位曾經高舉傳奇武器,弒殺吞天巨獸的英雄,其鎧甲化為巨獸的鱗皮,其武器成為無法取下的爪牙,其血成了粘稠躁動的火焰,其雙眸只余野性而無人智,曾經喚他「摯友」的聲音,如今只余嘶嘶的叫聲。
試煉的話語化為「終末」的預言,近在眼前:
自己,又是否…會同樣墮為「惡兆」?
Character Story: Part IV
• Unlocked at Character Level 80
The knights embraced diverse approaches in their pursuit of Beauty.
Some fervently embodied their beliefs until their final days, while others grappled with assumptions and defied heresies that could lead them into despair.
Some adorned themselves in armor and waged battles, while others saw themselves as unworthy, considering themselves the "ugly ones" unable to don the robe of beauty.
Yet, the unchanging truth remained in their collective quest to unravel the enigma of Idrila in the vast universe.
He vowed to uphold humility, mercy, and justice, remaining steadfast in honoring his oaths along the arduous path.
"Those freaks!... The Knights of Beauty are a bunch of freaks!"
As rumors of Idrila's demise spread throughout the cosmos, their perplexity deepened.
Piety intermingled with doubt, and laughter intertwined with lunacy.
Notions of honor, reputation, and infamy dissolved into nothingness.
This marked the end of everything.
When he finally encountered his former comrade, he found a knight who had become a fanatic, lost in a blind pursuit of power.
The former hero who had wielded a legendary weapon and vanquished the sky devourer had degenerated into a beast. His armor transformed into the scaly hide of the behemoth he had slain, his weapon into unyielding claws and fangs, and his blood into a viscous and restless flame. His eyes, once filled with wisdom, now burned with untamed wildness. The voice that had once addressed him as "my dear friend" had dwindled to a hissing cry.
The words spoken during the trial carried the weight of an impending prophecy, signaling the looming end.
Will he, himself... succumb to the clutches of the Omen of Evil?