The Lord of Hongyuan - Hong Lu
So this is what Daguanyuan looks like from the zenith of Hongyuan, huh? Fuhu, then I suppose... ... I have need of this pretense no longer.
| HP | 60,0 + (2,2*lvl) |
| DEF |
| Trigger | Dialogue |
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| Identity Acquisition | So this is what Daguanyuan looks like from the zenith of Hongyuan, huh? Fuhu, then I suppose... ... I have need of this pretense no longer. |
| Morning Greeting | It was too long. Every morning, I'd go greet my grandmother, pay my respects to those desiccated elders with a false, insouciant smile and... hah. Entertain them. But no more. |
| Afternoon Greeting | All that has ever brought me happiness and joy... I buried them beyond the veil of oblivion, beside the horrid memories of that day. Why exhume it now, when I will find only a hollow grave there—an empty chasm, like my rotting, festering left eye socket? |
| Evening Greeting | Have I not commanded that you do not disturb me at night, when this lingering pain haunts my eye? Leave. Hongyuan has already seen too much death for me to execute you for this failing. The bodies I felled could form a mountain to reach the iron sky. |
| Chatter #1 | The seat of Daguanyuan's Hierarch, beholden to the cretins they revered as elders, is no more. I will wrest the banners of the four great houses that once manipulated Hongyuan to their whims and cast them in the dirt. Henceforth... I shall be the sole, absolute lord of Hongyuan. |
| Chatter #2 | You're that curious about these bandages...? Heh, okay. They weren't always this red, you know? These used to be just bandages. But... this hollow where the eye used to be never stops weeping this black, putrid blood, and try as I might... I could never stanch it. So they're always... drenched in this shade of red. |
| Chatter #3 | Ah... with you in my hands, the twelve branches of the Heishou are now mine. Why did you resist, hm? You've cost me the precious Heishou... I shall visit the Heishou-Xianren tomorrow myself. I can't seem to have any real 'dialogue' with you Adepts. |
| Post-Uptie Chat 1 | On the day ruin came to the Kong Family, I plucked this abominable jade out of my eye, tainting this once jade-hued cloth red. The hollow where the precious jade of the Jia family once lay wept bloody tears like... crimson dewdrops(紅露 - Hóng Lù). Thus, Hong Lu it is. |
| Post-Uptie Chat 2 | The four great houses are no more—you are now nothing more than insignificant nobodies, to disappear amongst the teeming masses, for the Lord of Hongyuan rules alone. Thus, choose now: fall, swathed in the banners of your families, or prosper, beneath Hongyuan's will. |
| Idle | ... Did you expect shadows to hide you from my sight? Hmmh... I grow tired of this. |
| Uptying | Adepts of each Branch shall heed me: your Lord finds this present circumstance... utterly vexing. Educate them. Teach them what conclusion awaits those who dare wield the blade of rebellion to recalcitrate against their Lord. |
| Deployment | The Lord of Hongyuan marches to war. |
| Stage Entry | Heed my command, twelve beasts(十二獸)—assemble. |
| Viewed in Battle | I rule with blood. |
| Commencing Attack | Unleash the beasts. |
| Enemy Stagger | To let oneself be shaken by this siltcurrent... |
| Staggered | ... Such insolence. |
| Enemy Killed | Never shall the green within you wake. |
| Death | Reflecting back on the road that’s led me here, this is… but another path that I must take… |
| Check Passed | I will not pretend ignorance before understanding. |
| Check Failed | Pretense of understanding may not have been a wise decision. |
| Victory Cry | Withdraw now, Heishou of mine. The infestation from Daguanyuan shall reign no more. I hold you in odium, you hateful vermin whose sole pursuit in life is to cling to it; die, and become manure for Hongyuan's growth. |
| Extra Conditions Fulfilled | Yet another line is drawn: the stroke opens a path anew, blood as its ink... but with time, Hongyuan shall learn how I, Hong Lu, have reshaped this land's destiny. |
| Defeat Wail | When has the first attempt ever perfected anything? Never, not once since I departed Daguanyuan. I need only bleed and struggle until it is over. ... I have more than enough venom to see it through, after all. |
Embrace the Tarnished Blood and Exsanguinate Others For the Cause.
Combat Start: if this unit did not equip a Defense Skill and is about to take an Unopposed Attack, apply 1 <<((HeishouSupportProtect))Lordsguard>> to (highest Reson. / 3) random Heishou Pack allies with the least <<((SupportProtect))Assist Defense>> Stacks. (max 2 allies; once per Identity; excludes Identities with Skills that gain <<((SupportProtect))Assist Defense>>)
In this Encounter, when this unit takes damage that brings their HP down to 0, nullify that damage; then, this unit's HP cannot drop below 1 for the turn, and it gains 1 <<((CondensedBlood))Tarnished Blood>> (once per Encounter)
This unit's Skills deal +3% damage for every <<((CondensedBlood))Tarnished Blood>> on self
When activating the E.G.O Skill 'Tears of the Tarnished Blood - The End', nullify the death effect in its Attack End effects; instead, heal 60% HP. Starting next turn, gain 1 <<((AttackDmgUp))Damage Up>> at every Turn Start (once per Encounter)
Please be traceless in your deeds.
SHAMROCK x 6
Identity with the least current HP percentage: deal +(types of Deathrites on target x 3)% damage against the enemy (max 15%)
I Wish to Open the Path
3 - 9
[Combat Start] Apply 1 <<((Endurance))Defense Power Up>> to 1 + (highest Reson. / 3) other allies. (once per turn; max 3; prioritizes targets with <<((SupportProtect))Assist Defense>>; includes Unique Assist Defenses)
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+3
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[On Hit] Gain +2 <<((Breath))Poise>> Count
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+3
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[On Hit] Inflict +2 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
I Wish to Open the Path
3 - 11
[Combat Start] Apply 1 <<((Endurance))Defense Power Up>> to 1 + (highest Reson. / 3) other allies. (once per turn; max 3; prioritizes targets with <<((SupportProtect))Assist Defense>>; includes Unique Assist Defenses as well)
[On Use] At 6+ (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self), Coin Power +1
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+4
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[On Hit] Gain +2 <<((Breath))Poise>> Count
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+4
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[On Hit] Inflict +2 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
I Wish to Open the Path
3 - 11
[Combat Start] Apply 1 <<((Endurance))Defense Power Up>> to 1 + (highest Reson. / 3) other allies. (once per turn; max 3; prioritizes targets with <<((SupportProtect))Assist Defense>>; includes Unique Assist Defenses as well)
[On Use] At 6+ (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self), Coin Power +1
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+4
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[On Hit] Gain +2 <<((Breath))Poise>> Count
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+4
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[On Hit] Inflict +2 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
I Wish to Open the Path
3 - 11
[Combat Start] Apply 1 <<((Endurance))Defense Power Up>> to 1 + (highest Reson. / 3) other allies. (once per turn; max 3; prioritizes targets with <<((SupportProtect))Assist Defense>>; includes Unique Assist Defenses)
[On Use] At 6+ (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self), Coin Power +1
[On Use] If target has 3+ types of negative effects, Clash Power +1
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+4
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[On Hit] Gain +
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+4
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[On Hit] Inflict +2 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
Tarnished Blood's Absolute Cleaver of Ambitions [汚血絕志竟成]
2 - 10
[On Use] Gain 2 <<((Breath))Poise>>
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+2
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[On Hit] Inflict +1 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
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+2
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[On Hit] Gain +1 <<((Breath))Poise>> Count
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+2
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
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+2
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
Tarnished Blood's Absolute Cleaver of Ambitions [汚血絕志竟成]
2 - 14
[On Use] At 6+ (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self), Coin Power +1
[On Use] Gain 3 <<((Breath))Poise>>
[On Use] Gain
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+3
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[On Hit] Inflict +1 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
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+3
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[On Hit] Gain +1 <<((Breath))Poise>> Count
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+3
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
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+3
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
[On Hit] Inflict
Tarnished Blood's Absolute Cleaver of Ambitions [汚血絕志竟成]
2 - 14
[On Use] At 6+ (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self), Coin Power +1
[On Use] Gain 3 <<((Breath))Poise>>
[On Use] Gain
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+3
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[On Hit] Inflict +1 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
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+3
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[On Hit] Gain +1 <<((Breath))Poise>> Count
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+3
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
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+3
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
[On Hit] Inflict
Tarnished Blood's Absolute Cleaver of Ambitions [汚血絕志竟成]
2 - 14
[Combat Start] Apply 1 <<((ShamrockDamageUp))Gluttony DMG Up>> to all other allies that have Gluttony Skills equipped this turn (once per turn)
[On Use] Coin Power +1 for every 6 (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self) (max 2)
[On Use] Gain 3 <<((Breath))Poise>>
[On Use] Gain 3 <<((Breath))Poise>>
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+3
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[On Hit] Inflict +1 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
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+3
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[On Hit] Gain +2 <<((Breath))Poise>> Count
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+3
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
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+3
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
Deal +50% damage
[On Hit] Inflict 2 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
Answer Me, Heishou Packs
10 - 20
This Skill does not trigger Defense Skills
[On Use] Gain 3 <<((Breath))Poise>> and +1 <<((Breath))Poise>> Count
[Attack End] Among ally Heishou Pack units that can act, choose 1 unit with the least <<((HeishouComboCount))Unrelenting Storm>> Stack and apply <<((HeishouComboCount))Unrelenting Storm>>; then, bestow <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>>. (once per turn)
- After <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>> is complete, The Lord of Hongyuan Hong Lu activates 'I Carve the Path of a Lord'
- If <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>> did not activate, or if the combo Identity is Staggered or defeated before <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>> is complete, use 'Lonesome Stand: Sacrifice to Claim the Garden' instead
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+10
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((AttackDown))Offense Level Down >> for every 2 types of negative effect on target (max 3)
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((DefenseDown))Defense Level Down>> for every type of Deathrite on target (max 3)
Answer Me, Heishou Packs
10 - 22
This Skill does not trigger Defense Skills
[On Use] Coin Power +1 for every 4 (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self) (max 3)
[On Use] Gain 5 <<((Breath))Poise>> and +3 <<((Breath))Poise>> Count
[Attack End] Among ally Heishou Pack units that can act, choose 1 unit with the least <<((HeishouComboCount))Unrelenting Storm>> Stack and apply <<((HeishouComboCount))Unrelenting Storm>>; then, bestow <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>>. (once per turn)
- After <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>> is complete, The Lord of Hongyuan Hong Lu activates 'I Carve the Path of a Lord'
- If <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>> did not activate, or if the combo Identity is Staggered or defeated before <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>> is complete, use 'Lonesome Stand: Sacrifice to Claim the Garden' instead
[On Use] Gain
[Attack End] Among ally Heishou Pack units that can act, choose 1 unit with the least <<((HeishouComboCount))Unrelenting Storm>> Stack and apply <<((HeishouComboCount))Unrelenting Storm>>; then, bestow <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>>. (once per turn)
- After <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>> is complete, The Lord of Hongyuan Hong Lu activates 'I Carve the Path of a Lord'
- If <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>> did not activate, or if the combo Identity is Staggered or defeated before <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>> is complete, use 'Lonesome Stand: Sacrifice to Claim the Garden' instead
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+12
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<<((SuperCoin))Unbreakable Coin>>
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((AttackDown))Offense Level Down >> for every 2 types of negative effect on target (max 3)
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((DefenseDown))Defense Level Down>> for every type of Deathrite on target (max 3)
I Carve the Path of a Lord
6 - 12
[On Use] If this unit activated combo with a Heishou Pack Adept Identity: Base Power +1, Coin Power +1
[On Use] At 6+ (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self), Coin Power +1
[On Use] Deal +5% damage for every <<((HeishouComboCountHonglu))Heishou Bolus Contamination [黑獣丸染]>>
[Attack End] Gain <<((HeishouComboCountHonglu))Heishou Bolus Contamination [黑獣丸染]>> depending on which Heishou Pack Identity activated <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>>
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+3
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[On Hit] Inflict +1 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
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+3
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[On Hit] Inflict 2 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
[On Kill] For 2 ally Heishou Pack Identities with the least SP, heal 10 SP and apply 1 <<((Enhancement))Attack Power Up>> next turn
I Carve the Path of a Lord
6 - 14
[On Use] If this unit activated combo with a Heishou Pack Adept Identity: Base Power +1, Coin Power +1
Deal +1% damage for every 1% (missing HP percentage on target + missing HP percentage on self) (max 50%)
[On Use] Coin Power +1 for every 6 (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + Poise on self) (max 3)
[On Use] Deal +10% damage for every 2 types of negative effects on target (max 30%)
[On Use] Deal +10% damage for every <<((HeishouComboCountHonglu))Heishou Bolus Contamination [黑獣丸染]>>
[Attack End] Gain <<((HeishouComboCountHonglu))Heishou Bolus Contamination [黑獣丸染]>> depending on which Heishou Identity activated <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>>
[On Use]
[On Use] Deal
[Attack End] Gain <<((HeishouComboCountHonglu))Heishou Bolus Contamination [黑獣丸染]>> depending on which Heishou Identity activated <<((HeishouCombo))Exalted Command>>
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+4
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[On Hit] Inflict +1 <<((Burst))Rupture>> Count
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+4
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[On Hit] Inflict 2 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
[On Kill] For 2 ally Heishou Pack Identities with the least SP, heal 10 SP and apply 1 <<((Enhancement))Attack Power Up>> next turn
Lonesome Stand: Sacrifice to Claim The Garden [孑孑單身, 捨生取园]
6 - 15
Deal +10% damage for every <<((HeishouDeathCount))Life from Death [死中求活]>> on self
Deal +1% damage for every 1% (missing HP percentage on target + missing HP percentage on self) (max 50%)
[On Use] At 3+ <<((HeishouDeathCount))Life from Death [死中求活]>>, gain +1 Atk Weight
[On Use] At 6+ (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self), Coin Power +1
[On Use] Deal +5% damage for every <<((HeishouComboCountHonglu))Heishou Bolus Contamination [黑獣丸染]>>
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+3
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[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
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+3
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[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
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+3
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Deal +10% damage for every type of negative effect on target (max 50%)
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((SlashResistDown))Slash Resist Down>> next turn (once per turn)
[On Kill] Gain 1 <<((Enhancement))Attack Power Up>> next turn
Lonesome Stand: Sacrifice to Claim The Garden [孑孑單身, 捨生取园]
6 - 18
Deal +10% damage for every <<((HeishouDeathCount))Life from Death [死中求活]>> on self
Deal +1% damage for every 1% (missing HP percentage on target + missing HP percentage on self) (max 50%)
[On Use] At 3+ <<((HeishouDeathCount))Life from Death [死中求活]>>, gain +1 Atk Weight
[On Use] Coin Power +1 for every 6 (<<((Burst))Rupture>> on target + <<((Breath))Poise>> on self) (max 3)
[On Use] Deal +10% damage for every 2 types of negative effects on target (max 30%)
[On Use] Deal +10% damage for every <<((HeishouComboCountHonglu))Heishou Bolus Contamination [黑獣丸染]>>
[On Use] Deal
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+4
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[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
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+4
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[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
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+4
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Deal +10% damage for every type of negative effect on target (max 50%)
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((Burst))Rupture>>
[On Hit] Inflict 1 <<((SlashResistDown))Slash Resist Down>> next turn (once per turn)
[On Kill] Gain
<i><color=#5bffde>He implores, red tears streaming down,</i></color>
<i><color=#5bffde>Yet who lends their ear to folly?</i></color>
<i><color=#5bffde>As there was but a single dream...</i></color>
<i><color=#5bffde>Vacuous ones, heed this warning:</i></color>
<i><color=#5bffde>Beware the dragon's ascending.</i></color>
<i>52 hours have passed since the commencement of the Family Hierarch's ascension was made known to Daguanyuan.</i>
Rumors and tales harrow the tongues of newsmongers, and the Garden teems with tales of conflicting accounts, yet none return to the throne of the Family Hierarch.
Only news of a fantastical nature seems to break through the suffocating chaos.
Four great houses lie in ruins, their former glory tarnished. Complete, permanent shutdown of Tiekan Temple.
Family Hierarch Evaluations abolished. Quarterly Amnesty policy revoked.
Complete and absolute monopoly over rooms declared. Pursuit of immortality designated a Taboo.
The ancient, innumerably multitudinous rules and laws fade beyond the veils of history, and new rules in service of Hongyuan fill their void.
The land transforms as blue sea becomes a forest of mulberry trees with passage of time(滄海桑田); the fell practices that had come to be accepted as laws are swept away by waves upon waves of obsidian beasts.
Jia Baoyu, the precious gem of Daguanyuan.
Cool as the morning dew and icy enough to make a man shiver, his gaze pierces Daguanyuan. Yet this presence is utterly departed from his former, gentle temperament.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
You seem busy with your brush, amidst others who dare not raise their heads in my presence.
A great tide has struck Hongyuan, my lord; though I know not whether it be for the better or worse, history must rightly be passed down in these records.
To that, the zenith of Hongyuan replied thusly:
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
There was very little fear in your heart despite the chaos; I see that you have accompanied me from Tiekan Temple to here in service of your duties. Very well. Let your records henceforth be known as <ruby=Chronicles of the Rightful Inheritance>Zheng Cheng Lu(正承錄)</ruby>.
It will be done, my lord.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Your insolence is forgiven, for it was in service of Hongyuan; yet, I find myself growing curious of its contents.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Bring it before me. I will not ask you to correct it.
... Yes, my lord.
이스마엘 : The Hierarch of Hongyuan
... Big brother Baoyu?
이스마엘 : The Hierarch of Hongyuan
How... lucky I am... To see the precious jade of... Daguanyuan the moment I woke...
홍루 : ???
…….
홍루 : ???
The worm has tarnished my little sister's tongue and spirit both.
이스마엘 : The Hierarch of Hongyuan
I have finally... become one...
이스마엘 : The Hierarch of Hongyuan
... with the fathomless history of Hong—hnrk...!
홍루 : ???
It is said that the sights of spring seldom stay.
홍루 : ???
Indeed, it blooms and wilts with the selfsame futility of blossoms.
Thus, Ishmael of the Jia family met her demise, ere she ascended to her rightful seat of the Family Hierarch.
It transpired within the hour of Baoyu, of the Jia family's name, departing for the Tiekan Temple accompanied only by an Adept of the Mao Branch.
<i>That was 23 hours after the commencement of the Family Hierarch Ascension, by the count of both sun and moon.</i>
홍루 : ???
I'm glad we were able to finish the job before they were fully assimilated.
홍루 : ???
Retrieve the Xianhuang Worm, dissect it down to its every tissue, and please extract everything it's got to offer. Do whatever you need to do to get the job done—I won't ask any questions.
파우스트 : Heishou Pack - Mao Branch Adept
Your wish is my command.
파우스트 : Heishou Pack - Mao Branch Adept
Yet, my lord...
파우스트 : Heishou Pack - Mao Branch Adept
... what of those within?
Those who have done a great deal of service to Hongyuan shall learn the secrets of immortality and gain the right to ascend to a higher plane of existence.
So sang the song of the revered Xianren, known well to the denizens of Daguanyuan.
Yet none of them could have foreseen the terrible, twisted, bizarre truth that awaited within the walls of Tiekan Temple.
어르신그림자 :
L-little Baoyu...! What is the meaning of this?! How could you, of all people?!
Grotesque figures, their forms mutated beyond recognition, sit amidst earth riddled with human remains, testimony to their predilection for cannibalism.
The vision before this chronicler was much like a congregation of malevolent ghosts and ghouls(魑魅魍魎), physical manifestations of the supernatural, strength, chaos, and spirits(怪力亂神).
홍루 : ???
Ha, ha ha. That's a good one, grandpa.
홍루 : ???
"Of all people"? ... Really, who else did you expect?
어르신그림자 :
Not even a stray bitch roaming the streets would have the audacity to show such disrespect against those who raised it! Thankless rat, that's what you are! How dare—!
어르신그림자 :
How dare you brandish such crude steel at Tiekan Temple, the heart of Hongyuan's history! Mark my words; your transgressions shall beget severe consequences!
The Xianren, an elder of the Xue family, casts vulgar curses toward Jia Baoyu.
Yet, without even a scant trace of wrath, he replies placidly—
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
A misunderstanding, perhaps born out of my steady adherence to the path. This is untrue.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
No, I did not let their vulgarities linger overlong in my heart. Yet... the hollow eye-socket ached still.
…….
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Cease. You needn't rise. Records often fail to speak the truth, even when honesty has guided the brush.
Then, the new master of Hongyuan shut his eye, deep in thought.
He rubbed his chin contemplatively, then spoke again only after enough time to imbibe a cup of tea had passed.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
You there, kowtowing one, with your head buried between your hands—speak. Regale us with the tale of the Kong family, and how they came to be annihilated.
T-the Kong family has, in their greed, violated the laws of Hongyuan...
... and for that, they were annihilated... my lord.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Hmmh. See how he is made a liar, though earnestly he read from the records?
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Yet, returning the Kongs' honor shan't be of any benefit to Hongyuan just yet.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Let us continue this perusal.
어르신그림자 :
How dare you defy our will, the will of Hongyuan's venerable ancestors... Have you no shame, have you not enjoyed the precious blessings we have bestowed upon—
홍루 : ???
Oh... Is that what you call those things you granted me in your endeavor to sate your puerile need for entertainment? "Blessings"?
홍루 : ???
I was made to witness the ruin that destroyed the Kong family, all for the sake of the Xianren's entertainment.
홍루 : ???
Black-feathered cuckoos pecking humans apart, seizing their nests, forcing their eggs inside... and newborns, tearing their way out to the world through their stomachs, and... and the people... ha... ha ha!
홍루 : ???
What abominable cycle, what terrible screams, what awful sights... I plucked my eye out, for I could bear it no longer.
홍루 : ???
Was it because I was seized by the horror of that moment which etched itself into my psyche?
홍루 : ???
No, no.
홍루 : ???
It was simple, unbearable disgust. Knowing that the old and odious worms, the ailing vermin of Hongyuan, lurked behind the eye, how their voracious jaws coveted my emotions... I had to remove it, lest I vomited.
홍루 : ???
They weren't <i>blessings</i>. All you've given me is a curse.
어르신그림자 :
D-dear child, only time stands between you and understanding the joy of that entertainment... with time, you too shall know!
어르신그림자 :
Do you not recall, child...? We never spared any expenses for anything you had ever sought, anything you ever desired!
홍루 : ???
Oh... <i>that</i>.
홍루 : ???
I remember still. It was only after a week, a week with that eye locked in my room that you could not bear the tedium and sent someone for me.
홍루 : ???
A billion ahn did I ask for travel expenses with the jade, for I knew not by what other means I might dissuade you. And... not long after, Shi Miyin sent Devyat' Fixers to deliver all kinds of precious riches before me.
홍루 : ???
But all that gold, all that treasure you have given me were just... transactions, were they not?
홍루 : ???
You sought me to provide you with entertainment, with something to assuage the tedium of your overlong existences, and I received gold and treasures in return.
홍루 : ???
What is this, if not a mere exchange of goods and services? Our relationship, if you can call it that, was simply... business.
어르신그림자 :
Enough! We shan't suffer your insolence any longer... what an awful brute you have become! Worry not, this foolish attempt at a rebellion shall soon come to an end. Now, with the Tiekan Temple opened, the Jialan Guards shall be here any minute!
Jialan Guards, the protectors of the Jia family.
Unlike the Heishou, whose loyalty changes with the hand that wields their leashes, the Jialan Guards have sworn utter loyalty to the Family Hierarch and Daguanyuan.
Due to the nature of their publicity, many who are known for their martial strength have deigned to join the Jialan Guards...
Thus, the Xianren seemed to be of the belief that once their full force makes their way to Tiekan Temple, they would bring a swift end to Jia Baoyu.
어르신그림자 :
No matter what childish trickery you have prepared outside, Hongyuan shall—
홍루 : ???
... The years in this claustrophobic chamber have clearly rotted your brains.
홍루 : ???
Ishmael is dead; without the next Family Hierarch to fill the seat, the ascension is null, ending the beasts' respite.
어르신그림자 :
…!
홍루 : ???
I wield the leashes of every house and the beasts who were wandering without a Family Hierarch to serve.
홍루 : ???
... The twelve beasts are all mine.
어르신그림자 :
That... that cannot... Baoyu, how?! You control them all?!
어르신그림자 :
N-no...! How has this come to be?! O revered Heishou-Xianren... why... why Jia Baoyu...?
My lord, by "Heishou-Xianren"...
... might that be another name for their Adepts?
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
No. Adepts may be mighty, yet they are animals of the pack still.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
To wield the full might of Hongyuan, I needed the approval of the twelve Heishou-Xianren.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
I would have loved nothing more than to borrow the true strength of each Branch as well, alas... they were adamant that such forces cannot be deployed unless the need was to battle forces foreign to this land.
…….
파우스트 : Heishou Pack - Mao Branch Adept
Everything you have heard thus far is classified information. You will not record them.
... Thus spoke the Adept of Mao, and impressed upon this chronicler that he mustn't leave any record of exchanges concerning the Heishou-Xianren, and the negotiations that were had with those of whose existence we hitherto knew nothing.
The Adept of Mao, upon realizing that this chronicler had been making a transcript of her entire speech, drew her hand close to the hilt of her blade, doubtless contemplating the untimely departure of his head from the torso, until the new master of Hongyuan laughed and spoke thusly:
"There are no rules against records in new Hongyuan—record as you will!" said he, and permitted this record to be made.
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
Heed me, twelve beasts.
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
Plunge these parasites working against the prosperity of Hongyuan into the gutters of Avīci.
They were availed not even a moment of respite, their existences now eternally condemned.
Screeches tainted by hatred and drenched in suffering echoes endlessly betwixt the walls of Tiekan Temple.
Jia Baoyu gently beholds the inferno in his eye.
Once outside, this chronicler saw that there was nothing but hollowness reflected in his eye—no happiness, no wrath, no sorrow, no joy... only a void of emotions.
Perhaps there was satisfaction, however, for he has cut down the former Hierarch—once called the venerable Jia Mu, or Shi Taijun—and some of the Xianren...
... for his gait departing Tiekan Temple was light.
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
It is said that, to observe the heavenly rules, one must rise closer to it.
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
Yet I see it plainly still, the tall sky, from the abyss of Tiekan Temple.
No soul dares stand in Jia Baoyu's heavenward ascension.
No Jialan Guards, no soldiers of the four families.
파우스트 : Heishou Pack - Mao Branch Adept
It may be tall, but this sky is only a simulacrum, my lord.
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
When false becomes truth, so too does truth become false; where nonexistence becomes existence, so too is existence nonexistence.
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
To Shi Miyin, that sky was real. Thus, a sky it was.
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
It appears as a sky to me as well—thus, a sky it shall remain.
파우스트 : Heishou Pack - Mao Branch Adept
…….
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
It is not a difficult concept; shift your focus away from distinguishing truth from falsehood, and instead determine the perspective by which you view the world.
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
To speak on your level... ah, yes. From my perspective, the Jialan Guards are not the shields of Hongyuan.
홍루 : The Master of Twelve Beasts
From where I stand, they are rebellious impurities who dare stand against the new master of Hongyuan.
파우스트 : Heishou Pack - Mao Branch Adept
... Then the purge has already begun.
<i>Xu hour, thirty-two hours after the commencement of the Family Hierarch Evaluation.</i>
Jialan Guards make their last stand, barricading every pathway that connects Tiekan Temple to the board of directors,
but are eradicated ere the Xu hour's end, at the claws of the Heishou whose reach have conquered every corner of Daguanyuan.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Thereafter, Jia Baoyu overpowered the four families and the board of directors with his sheer might, and—ah, it seems that I am all caught up.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Enough entertainment has been had. The fools who have convened to discuss a thing as equally benighted as them—the "<i>vote of no confidence</i>" was it?—must all have been dealt with.
Those who once used to rule over Hongyuan from its highest peaks dared not look up from the ground in his presence.
The new master of Hongyuan sits higher than all, observing the obsequious masses before him.
When the bell tolls to tell the time...
He speaks, his voice echoing in every corner of Hongyuan.
The tone was low, but its reverberations were deep and bone-chilling...
... thus, none in Hongyuan were spared from his speech.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Heed my voice, residents of Daguanyuan.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
The Jia lie as easily as they breathe, and the Wang are bereft of even a small room to lie in.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Even in years of great harvest, the Xue are blinded in their pursuit of gold, and not even a single engraving welcomes the Shi in ten steps.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
The four great houses are in decline. Only bloodstains remain in the path of history Hongyuan has taken.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Thus, Hongyuan shall no longer suffer the Hierarchs.
홍루 : The Master of Hongyuan
Its master needs a name still, however... a new title.
홍루 : The Lord
The Lord of Hongyuan.
홍루 : The Lord
All shall henceforth address me as <ruby=Crimson Dew>Hong Lu(紅露)</ruby>, the Lord of Hongyuan.
…
…
.
Much blood had been spilled already, yet red dew stained every dawn of Hongyuan crimson.
No forgiveness did His Majesty bestow upon those who dared pursue selfish ends.
As the sun transformed, as the moon waned, banners of Daguanyuan fell one by one...
... and while its night was bright still, nary a human cast a shadow in the light.
Some decry him as a tyrant and a despot, for the metallic stench of blood was ever-present in His Majesty's wake;
yet, the morning could have never come without the cost of bloodshed.
His Majesty did not expel those who spoke honestly before him, and bestowed government posts to those who gave him sincere advice.
The alleys were calm, yet no longer plagued by chill...
... and children's laughter echoed betwixt the narrow streets of the machine jungle.
Thus, some exalt him as a merciful lord of benevolence, for glory and brilliance illuminated his forward-path.
Hong Lu(紅露), the Lord of Hongyuan.
Though the muddy currents of the City may one day wash away his great deeds...
... what blessed Hongyuan during his brief existence was much like a dream.
Thus, this chronicler shall rectify the name of this title, hitherto called Zheng Cheng Lu as per His Majesty's orders...
... and title it <ruby=Dream of the Red Dewdrops>Hong Lu Meng(紅露夢)</ruby>.
Your Majesty, now that you have the throne, it is high time your health took precedence.
홍루 : The Lord
You grasp at hollow dreams. I have no time to spare for myself, with this responsibility I have claimed.
홍루 : The Lord
I have made good use of what I have learned thus far. I must seek wider, cast my eye toward new teachings.
홍루 : The Lord
... Shin, Mang, and the Psychoments...
홍루 : The Lord
You will seek the masters of these techniques and bring them before me.
Your Majesty, you mean...
홍루 : The Lord
Prepare for a War of the Wings.