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1,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_01","Although the hippokampos is back in fetters, Themis remains worried about the other warders. Erichthonios suggests that they might have found safe haven with the aid of Hesperos, keyward of Asphodelos, and fled to the innermost circle. This seems the best destination for you now─but Erichthonios reveals the path to be blocked by the phoinix, a bird of fulgent flame created in a failed attempt to give life to the sort of Phoenix with which you are more intimately familiar. When you set forth steeled for battle, however, the corridor around you warps into a scorched wasteland.
0,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_00,Themis is pondering the road ahead.
1,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_01,"Although the hippokampos is back in fetters, Themis remains worried about the other warders. Erichthonios suggests that they might have found safe haven with the aid of Hesperos, keyward of Asphodelos, and fled to the innermost circle. This seems the best destination for you now─but Erichthonios reveals the path to be blocked by the phoinix, a bird of fulgent flame created in a failed attempt to give life to the sort of Phoenix with which you are more intimately familiar. When you set forth steeled for battle, however, the corridor around you warps into a scorched wasteland.
※Asphodelos: The Third Circle can be accessed via the Duty Finder."
2,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_02","You manage to brave the phoinix's flames for long enough to allow Themis and Erichthonios to inter it. The identity of whoever arranged this conflict goes unspoken─yet must be confronted ere you venture further into Asphodelos."
3,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_03","The hand at work in Asphodelos reveals himself at last, as Hesperos descends from the skies to berate Erichthonios for his foolishness and claim himself a hemitheos─a powerful fusion of man and creation. Declaring that he shall win the adulation of Lahabrea with this form, he then attempts to bind you in arcane chains, though Themis acts quickly enough to dispel the magic and spirit the three of you away. While Hesperos has not followed you, this incident does not bode well for the future of your investigation."
4,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_04","The three of you are safe for now, but the other warders are still missing, and deadly creations have free rein of Pandæmonium. Furthermore, Erichthonios seems to be reeling from the revelation that his once-kindly keyward is the wicked force at work within Asphodelos. Themis believes he should be given space for now, but recognizes that time is not in your favor."
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24,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_TODO_00","Enter Asphodelos: The Third Circle."
25,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_TODO_01","Enter Asphodelos: The Third Circle."
26,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_TODO_02","Speak with Themis."
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48,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_000","After witnessing the hippokampos's capabilities, I should not blame you for wishing to avoid engaging any further creations in the place of their choosing... Alas, I doubt we will have the luxury."
49,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_000","While our success in sealing away the hippokampos is certainly heartening, the fact that we have yet to see any other warders concerns me."
50,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_001","The keyward of Asphodelos is nothing if not cautious. Doubtless he has gathered what warders he could and retreated to a safe area."
51,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_002","Let us hope so. It occurs to me that I know little of the keywards besides their magical prowess. Is there aught more you can share?"
52,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_003","Of course. A man named Hesperos is in charge of Asphodelos. Not only does he have thorough knowledge of the creatures here, but he takes great pains to be a mentor to each of the warders under his charge."
53,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_004","He has done much to ensure that I flourished here, in spite of my ineptitude at magic...and I have always known him to be the sort of man who faces difficult decisions with unwavering composure."
54,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_005","Furthermore, keywards are not only masters of interment─they can also bend the hallways of Pandæmonium to their will with creation magicks. With all this in mind, I am certain that so long as Hesperos guides them, the other warders are safe."
55,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_006","I can see why absolute control over the environs is imperative. Had we faced the hippokampos upon arid sands instead of the waterways, I suspect the battle would have ended much more quickly..."
56,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_007","In any case, if this Hesperos is as capable and caring as you say, we would do well to seek him out as soon as we can. He has like as not taken your colleagues to a secure location."
57,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_008","The safest place would be the innermost circle of Asphodelos. From there they could flee to Abyssos if hard-pressed."
58,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_008","Even should they have sought safe haven within the other circles, if we make for the fourth, we ought to encounter them on the way."
59,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_101_008","Indeed─and we shall gain a comprehensive understanding of the situation within Asphodelos, which will be essential in determining whether we ought continue down to Abyssos."
60,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_009","The rub, of course, is that I myself possess no power to bend the circles to my will... Instead, we must proceed through the central corridor─which was barred by the phoinix, last I checked."
61,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_010","Phoinix... I have heard the name before. A fiery bird with life eternal."
62,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_011","Beyond unquenchable brilliance, the perfected concept boasts nigh-boundless restorative powers, if I recall. Truly an exemplary feat of creation magicks."
63,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_012","Perfection is ever built on the back of failure, however, and Lahabrea suffered countless missteps during his experiments..."
64,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_013","...And he was hardly the only one. This phoinix will be but one of many attempts at the concept gone awry. "
65,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_014","Aye. Far from evoking wonder, our phoinix is a creature of fury and wrath, and seeks only to turn the world to ash. Thus was it confined within Pandæmonium."
66,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_015","Development of the concept continued elsewhere, but as the moons turned, more and more researchers abandoned the project as an impossibility... Save for Lahabrea and his Words."
67,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_016","When I received word that at long last Lahabrea had succeeded where so many others had failed, I was nearly overcome. Pray tell─how did the warders of Pandæmonium celebrate their master's accomplishment?"
68,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_017","I...don't believe we did. The research of the Words of Lahabrea has little consequence to our work here, save for those rare times it charges us with a new specimen. Truth be told, I don't remember anyone making note of the occasion."
69,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_018","...But enough reminiscing─we must make ready to confront the phoinix."
70,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_018","While it's possible that it flew off to some other wing of Pandæmonium, we would make that assumption at our own peril. Better to assume that we'll need to bring Asphodelos's most unruly subject to heel."
71,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_019","I certainly see no reason to delay. The phoinix's power over flame will avail it far less in a barren corridor than elsewhere, so it may well serve us to subdue it sooner rather than later."
72,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_020",""
73,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_025","Wh-What!?"
74,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_100_026","It seems whoever is behind this can alter the space around us at will. We face an uphill battle."
75,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_027","Impossible... If those were creation magicks at work, then that means..."
76,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_100_028","Let us confront that reality after we have conquered the enemy in front of us. Every drop of our focus shall be required if we are to inter the phoinix."
77,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_030","Fight well, friend."
78,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_035","We shall gain naught from allowing the larger implications of this to distract us from the fight ahead. The phoinix's rage will be unbridled, but I trust you are prepared for the worst."
79,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_500","With that, the phoinix is shackled once more. However, there is yet the matter of this...arena."
80,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_501","As you've told us, there is but one person in Asphodelos with the ability and authority to wield such magicks..."
81,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_502","Though fortunately, it appears he has saved us the trouble of finding him."
82,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_503","(-???-)A contemptible display─as befits an inferior specimen."
83,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_504","(-???-)Even so, I expected it would at least delay your advance. Imagine my surprise when I saw the chains of interment drag the phoinix back to its cage..."
84,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_505","(-???-)Either the bird is even more of a failure than its creators cared to admit, or you are no mean trespassers."
85,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_506","I had hoped our suspicions were misplaced, but alas..."
86,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_507",""
87,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_508","Keyward Hesperos, why!? Why have you brought such chaos to your beloved Pandæmonium!?"
88,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_509","Pandæmonium─pitiless, impenetrable, and utterly steadfast...unlike those charged with its keeping."
89,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_510","What has possessed you!? I don't understand!"
90,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_511","Oh, Erichthonios, must you pester me with these inane questions? Think for yourself─surely you can muster a theory or two with that dim wit of yours."
91,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_512","Then again, you have never been one for insight. Why Master Lahabrea suffers your mediocrity I shall never understand."
92,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_513","You... You may look like him, but you're not the Hesperos I know. Something has warped you, too, from the inside out..."
93,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_514","The keyward I knew had compassion for all those under his charge, be they clad in robes or shackled in chains."
94,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_515","Was that all a farce? Did you hide your contempt for us all these years!?"
95,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_516","Those who are content to merely glimpse the water's surface are doomed to be dragged into its depths. You prove my opinion of you with every word. "
96,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_517","My mind is clearer than it has ever been. Even now, seeing you feebly grasp for answers makes the bile rise in my throat."
97,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_518","Such wasted potential! To be son to Master Lahabrea, yet no more skilled with magic than a newborn babe!"
98,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_519","But of course. It's <Emphasis>always</Emphasis> about Lahabrea..."
99,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_520","Silence! You are not worthy to utter his name!"
100,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_521","For once, be grateful to witness a feat beyond your meager abilities. Beyond your shallow reckoning. I have slipped the surly bonds of mortality!"
101,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_522","I have become one with our mythic creations, and rid myself of imperfections. I stand upon the threshold of godhood!"
102,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_523","As a hemitheos shall I serve Master Lahabrea, ever faithful, unto the end of days..."
103,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_524","And he shall require no other!"
104,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_525","I think not!"
105,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_526","Are you so blinded by arrogance that you have lost sight of what it means to serve? Erichthonios is more capable than you could ever know. "
106,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_527","It was thanks to his instruction that I was able to master the art of interment. Both how to wield it...and how to break free of it."
107,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_528","<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, let us quit this place. Whatever poison has corrupted Hesperos's mind, it is plain his power far eclipses our own. We must have time to gather our strength. "
108,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_529","Hmph. Weaklings though they may be, it takes a singular aptitude to master interment so quickly. To say nothing of how swiftly that familiar laid low the phoinix..."
109,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_530","Regardless, their noble aims will be their undoing. Where they fritter away their strength in calming the beasts of Asphodelos, I continue my work. Even should they survive long enough to reach the heart of my domain, naught shall await them but doom."
110,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_531","...I eagerly await your arrival, Erichthonios. Even dullards have their uses."
111,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_600","Please...leave me be."
112,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_610","My darkest suspicions have been realized. We face the keyward of Asphodelos himself..."
113,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_611","More than that revelation, however, Erichthonios worries me. He loved Hesperos for his compassion, but received naught but scorn from whatever the keyward has become."
114,"TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_612","...He has said little since our return. I only hope that the shock of recent events does not prove to be a death knell for his resolve."
2,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_02,You manage to brave the phoinix's flames for long enough to allow Themis and Erichthonios to inter it. The identity of whoever arranged this conflict goes unspoken─yet must be confronted ere you venture further into Asphodelos.
3,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_03,"The hand at work in Asphodelos reveals himself at last, as Hesperos descends from the skies to berate Erichthonios for his foolishness and claim himself a hemitheos─a powerful fusion of man and creation. Declaring that he shall win the adulation of Lahabrea with this form, he then attempts to bind you in arcane chains, though Themis acts quickly enough to dispel the magic and spirit the three of you away. While Hesperos has not followed you, this incident does not bode well for the future of your investigation."
4,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_04,"The three of you are safe for now, but the other warders are still missing, and deadly creations have free rein of Pandæmonium. Furthermore, Erichthonios seems to be reeling from the revelation that his once-kindly keyward is the wicked force at work within Asphodelos. Themis believes he should be given space for now, but recognizes that time is not in your favor."
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25,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_TODO_01,Enter Asphodelos: The Third Circle.
26,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_TODO_02,Speak with Themis.
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48,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_000,"After witnessing the hippokampos's capabilities, I should not blame you for wishing to avoid engaging any further creations in the place of their choosing... Alas, I doubt we will have the luxury."
49,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_000,"While our success in sealing away the hippokampos is certainly heartening, the fact that we have yet to see any other warders concerns me."
50,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_001,The keyward of Asphodelos is nothing if not cautious. Doubtless he has gathered what warders he could and retreated to a safe area.
51,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_002,Let us hope so. It occurs to me that I know little of the keywards besides their magical prowess. Is there aught more you can share?
52,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_003,"Of course. A man named Hesperos is in charge of Asphodelos. Not only does he have thorough knowledge of the creatures here, but he takes great pains to be a mentor to each of the warders under his charge."
53,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_004,"He has done much to ensure that I flourished here, in spite of my ineptitude at magic...and I have always known him to be the sort of man who faces difficult decisions with unwavering composure."
54,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_005,"Furthermore, keywards are not only masters of interment─they can also bend the hallways of Pandæmonium to their will with creation magicks. With all this in mind, I am certain that so long as Hesperos guides them, the other warders are safe."
55,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_006,"I can see why absolute control over the environs is imperative. Had we faced the hippokampos upon arid sands instead of the waterways, I suspect the battle would have ended much more quickly..."
56,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_007,"In any case, if this Hesperos is as capable and caring as you say, we would do well to seek him out as soon as we can. He has like as not taken your colleagues to a secure location."
57,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_008,The safest place would be the innermost circle of Asphodelos. From there they could flee to Abyssos if hard-pressed.
58,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_008,"Even should they have sought safe haven within the other circles, if we make for the fourth, we ought to encounter them on the way."
59,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_101_008,"Indeed─and we shall gain a comprehensive understanding of the situation within Asphodelos, which will be essential in determining whether we ought continue down to Abyssos."
60,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_009,"The rub, of course, is that I myself possess no power to bend the circles to my will... Instead, we must proceed through the central corridor─which was barred by the phoinix, last I checked."
61,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_010,Phoinix... I have heard the name before. A fiery bird with life eternal.
62,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_011,"Beyond unquenchable brilliance, the perfected concept boasts nigh-boundless restorative powers, if I recall. Truly an exemplary feat of creation magicks."
63,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_012,"Perfection is ever built on the back of failure, however, and Lahabrea suffered countless missteps during his experiments..."
64,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_013,...And he was hardly the only one. This phoinix will be but one of many attempts at the concept gone awry.
65,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_014,"Aye. Far from evoking wonder, our phoinix is a creature of fury and wrath, and seeks only to turn the world to ash. Thus was it confined within Pandæmonium."
66,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_015,"Development of the concept continued elsewhere, but as the moons turned, more and more researchers abandoned the project as an impossibility... Save for Lahabrea and his Words."
67,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_016,"When I received word that at long last Lahabrea had succeeded where so many others had failed, I was nearly overcome. Pray tell─how did the warders of Pandæmonium celebrate their master's accomplishment?"
68,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_017,"I...don't believe we did. The research of the Words of Lahabrea has little consequence to our work here, save for those rare times it charges us with a new specimen. Truth be told, I don't remember anyone making note of the occasion."
69,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_018,...But enough reminiscing─we must make ready to confront the phoinix.
70,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_018,"While it's possible that it flew off to some other wing of Pandæmonium, we would make that assumption at our own peril. Better to assume that we'll need to bring Asphodelos's most unruly subject to heel."
71,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_019,"I certainly see no reason to delay. The phoinix's power over flame will avail it far less in a barren corridor than elsewhere, so it may well serve us to subdue it sooner rather than later."
72,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_020,
73,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_025,Wh-What!?
74,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_100_026,It seems whoever is behind this can alter the space around us at will. We face an uphill battle.
75,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_027,"Impossible... If those were creation magicks at work, then that means..."
76,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_100_028,Let us confront that reality after we have conquered the enemy in front of us. Every drop of our focus shall be required if we are to inter the phoinix.
77,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_030,"Fight well, friend."
78,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_035,"We shall gain naught from allowing the larger implications of this to distract us from the fight ahead. The phoinix's rage will be unbridled, but I trust you are prepared for the worst."
79,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_500,"With that, the phoinix is shackled once more. However, there is yet the matter of this...arena."
80,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_501,"As you've told us, there is but one person in Asphodelos with the ability and authority to wield such magicks..."
81,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_502,"Though fortunately, it appears he has saved us the trouble of finding him."
82,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_503,(-???-)A contemptible display─as befits an inferior specimen.
83,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_504,"(-???-)Even so, I expected it would at least delay your advance. Imagine my surprise when I saw the chains of interment drag the phoinix back to its cage..."
84,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_505,"(-???-)Either the bird is even more of a failure than its creators cared to admit, or you are no mean trespassers."
85,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_506,"I had hoped our suspicions were misplaced, but alas..."
86,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_507,
87,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_508,"Keyward Hesperos, why!? Why have you brought such chaos to your beloved Pandæmonium!?"
88,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_509,"Pandæmonium─pitiless, impenetrable, and utterly steadfast...unlike those charged with its keeping."
89,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_510,What has possessed you!? I don't understand!
90,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_511,"Oh, Erichthonios, must you pester me with these inane questions? Think for yourself─surely you can muster a theory or two with that dim wit of yours."
91,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_512,"Then again, you have never been one for insight. Why Master Lahabrea suffers your mediocrity I shall never understand."
92,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_513,"You... You may look like him, but you're not the Hesperos I know. Something has warped you, too, from the inside out..."
93,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_514,"The keyward I knew had compassion for all those under his charge, be they clad in robes or shackled in chains."
94,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_515,Was that all a farce? Did you hide your contempt for us all these years!?
95,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_516,Those who are content to merely glimpse the water's surface are doomed to be dragged into its depths. You prove my opinion of you with every word.
96,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_517,"My mind is clearer than it has ever been. Even now, seeing you feebly grasp for answers makes the bile rise in my throat."
97,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_518,"Such wasted potential! To be son to Master Lahabrea, yet no more skilled with magic than a newborn babe!"
98,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_519,But of course. It's *always* about Lahabrea...
99,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_520,Silence! You are not worthy to utter his name!
100,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_521,"For once, be grateful to witness a feat beyond your meager abilities. Beyond your shallow reckoning. I have slipped the surly bonds of mortality!"
101,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_522,"I have become one with our mythic creations, and rid myself of imperfections. I stand upon the threshold of godhood!"
102,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_523,"As a hemitheos shall I serve Master Lahabrea, ever faithful, unto the end of days..."
103,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_524,And he shall require no other!
104,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_525,I think not!
105,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_526,Are you so blinded by arrogance that you have lost sight of what it means to serve? Erichthonios is more capable than you could ever know.
106,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_527,It was thanks to his instruction that I was able to master the art of interment. Both how to wield it...and how to break free of it.
107,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_528,"Player, let us quit this place. Whatever poison has corrupted Hesperos's mind, it is plain his power far eclipses our own. We must have time to gather our strength. "
108,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_529,"Hmph. Weaklings though they may be, it takes a singular aptitude to master interment so quickly. To say nothing of how swiftly that familiar laid low the phoinix..."
109,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_530,"Regardless, their noble aims will be their undoing. Where they fritter away their strength in calming the beasts of Asphodelos, I continue my work. Even should they survive long enough to reach the heart of my domain, naught shall await them but doom."
110,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_531,"...I eagerly await your arrival, Erichthonios. Even dullards have their uses."
111,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_600,Please...leave me be.
112,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_610,My darkest suspicions have been realized. We face the keyward of Asphodelos himself...
113,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_611,"More than that revelation, however, Erichthonios worries me. He loved Hesperos for his compassion, but received naught but scorn from whatever the keyward has become."
114,TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_612,...He has said little since our return. I only hope that the shock of recent events does not prove to be a death knell for his resolve.
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2 # 1 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_01 Although the hippokampos is back in fetters, Themis remains worried about the other warders. Erichthonios suggests that they might have found safe haven with the aid of Hesperos, keyward of Asphodelos, and fled to the innermost circle. This seems the best destination for you now─but Erichthonios reveals the path to be blocked by the phoinix, a bird of fulgent flame created in a failed attempt to give life to the sort of Phoenix with which you are more intimately familiar. When you set forth steeled for battle, however, the corridor around you warps into a scorched wasteland. ※Asphodelos: The Third Circle can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
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1 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_01 Although the hippokampos is back in fetters, Themis remains worried about the other warders. Erichthonios suggests that they might have found safe haven with the aid of Hesperos, keyward of Asphodelos, and fled to the innermost circle. This seems the best destination for you now─but Erichthonios reveals the path to be blocked by the phoinix, a bird of fulgent flame created in a failed attempt to give life to the sort of Phoenix with which you are more intimately familiar. When you set forth steeled for battle, however, the corridor around you warps into a scorched wasteland. ※Asphodelos: The Third Circle can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
3 2 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_02 2 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_02 You manage to brave the phoinix's flames for long enough to allow Themis and Erichthonios to inter it. The identity of whoever arranged this conflict goes unspoken─yet must be confronted ere you venture further into Asphodelos. You manage to brave the phoinix's flames for long enough to allow Themis and Erichthonios to inter it. The identity of whoever arranged this conflict goes unspoken─yet must be confronted ere you venture further into Asphodelos.
4 3 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_03 3 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_03 The hand at work in Asphodelos reveals himself at last, as Hesperos descends from the skies to berate Erichthonios for his foolishness and claim himself a hemitheos─a powerful fusion of man and creation. Declaring that he shall win the adulation of Lahabrea with this form, he then attempts to bind you in arcane chains, though Themis acts quickly enough to dispel the magic and spirit the three of you away. While Hesperos has not followed you, this incident does not bode well for the future of your investigation. The hand at work in Asphodelos reveals himself at last, as Hesperos descends from the skies to berate Erichthonios for his foolishness and claim himself a hemitheos─a powerful fusion of man and creation. Declaring that he shall win the adulation of Lahabrea with this form, he then attempts to bind you in arcane chains, though Themis acts quickly enough to dispel the magic and spirit the three of you away. While Hesperos has not followed you, this incident does not bode well for the future of your investigation.
5 4 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_04 4 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_SEQ_04 The three of you are safe for now, but the other warders are still missing, and deadly creations have free rein of Pandæmonium. Furthermore, Erichthonios seems to be reeling from the revelation that his once-kindly keyward is the wicked force at work within Asphodelos. Themis believes he should be given space for now, but recognizes that time is not in your favor. The three of you are safe for now, but the other warders are still missing, and deadly creations have free rein of Pandæmonium. Furthermore, Erichthonios seems to be reeling from the revelation that his once-kindly keyward is the wicked force at work within Asphodelos. Themis believes he should be given space for now, but recognizes that time is not in your favor.
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27 26 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_TODO_02 26 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_TODO_02 Speak with Themis. Speak with Themis.
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49 48 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_000 48 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_000 After witnessing the hippokampos's capabilities, I should not blame you for wishing to avoid engaging any further creations in the place of their choosing... Alas, I doubt we will have the luxury. After witnessing the hippokampos's capabilities, I should not blame you for wishing to avoid engaging any further creations in the place of their choosing... Alas, I doubt we will have the luxury.
50 49 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_000 49 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_000 While our success in sealing away the hippokampos is certainly heartening, the fact that we have yet to see any other warders concerns me. While our success in sealing away the hippokampos is certainly heartening, the fact that we have yet to see any other warders concerns me.
51 50 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_001 50 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_001 The keyward of Asphodelos is nothing if not cautious. Doubtless he has gathered what warders he could and retreated to a safe area. The keyward of Asphodelos is nothing if not cautious. Doubtless he has gathered what warders he could and retreated to a safe area.
52 51 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_002 51 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_002 Let us hope so. It occurs to me that I know little of the keywards besides their magical prowess. Is there aught more you can share? Let us hope so. It occurs to me that I know little of the keywards besides their magical prowess. Is there aught more you can share?
53 52 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_003 52 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_003 Of course. A man named Hesperos is in charge of Asphodelos. Not only does he have thorough knowledge of the creatures here, but he takes great pains to be a mentor to each of the warders under his charge. Of course. A man named Hesperos is in charge of Asphodelos. Not only does he have thorough knowledge of the creatures here, but he takes great pains to be a mentor to each of the warders under his charge.
54 53 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_004 53 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_004 He has done much to ensure that I flourished here, in spite of my ineptitude at magic...and I have always known him to be the sort of man who faces difficult decisions with unwavering composure. He has done much to ensure that I flourished here, in spite of my ineptitude at magic...and I have always known him to be the sort of man who faces difficult decisions with unwavering composure.
55 54 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_005 54 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_005 Furthermore, keywards are not only masters of interment─they can also bend the hallways of Pandæmonium to their will with creation magicks. With all this in mind, I am certain that so long as Hesperos guides them, the other warders are safe. Furthermore, keywards are not only masters of interment─they can also bend the hallways of Pandæmonium to their will with creation magicks. With all this in mind, I am certain that so long as Hesperos guides them, the other warders are safe.
56 55 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_006 55 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_006 I can see why absolute control over the environs is imperative. Had we faced the hippokampos upon arid sands instead of the waterways, I suspect the battle would have ended much more quickly... I can see why absolute control over the environs is imperative. Had we faced the hippokampos upon arid sands instead of the waterways, I suspect the battle would have ended much more quickly...
57 56 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_007 56 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_007 In any case, if this Hesperos is as capable and caring as you say, we would do well to seek him out as soon as we can. He has like as not taken your colleagues to a secure location. In any case, if this Hesperos is as capable and caring as you say, we would do well to seek him out as soon as we can. He has like as not taken your colleagues to a secure location.
58 57 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_008 57 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_008 The safest place would be the innermost circle of Asphodelos. From there they could flee to Abyssos if hard-pressed. The safest place would be the innermost circle of Asphodelos. From there they could flee to Abyssos if hard-pressed.
59 58 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_008 58 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_008 Even should they have sought safe haven within the other circles, if we make for the fourth, we ought to encounter them on the way. Even should they have sought safe haven within the other circles, if we make for the fourth, we ought to encounter them on the way.
60 59 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_101_008 59 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_101_008 Indeed─and we shall gain a comprehensive understanding of the situation within Asphodelos, which will be essential in determining whether we ought continue down to Abyssos. Indeed─and we shall gain a comprehensive understanding of the situation within Asphodelos, which will be essential in determining whether we ought continue down to Abyssos.
61 60 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_009 60 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_009 The rub, of course, is that I myself possess no power to bend the circles to my will... Instead, we must proceed through the central corridor─which was barred by the phoinix, last I checked. The rub, of course, is that I myself possess no power to bend the circles to my will... Instead, we must proceed through the central corridor─which was barred by the phoinix, last I checked.
62 61 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_010 61 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_010 Phoinix... I have heard the name before. A fiery bird with life eternal. Phoinix... I have heard the name before. A fiery bird with life eternal.
63 62 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_011 62 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_011 Beyond unquenchable brilliance, the perfected concept boasts nigh-boundless restorative powers, if I recall. Truly an exemplary feat of creation magicks. Beyond unquenchable brilliance, the perfected concept boasts nigh-boundless restorative powers, if I recall. Truly an exemplary feat of creation magicks.
64 63 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_012 63 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_012 Perfection is ever built on the back of failure, however, and Lahabrea suffered countless missteps during his experiments... Perfection is ever built on the back of failure, however, and Lahabrea suffered countless missteps during his experiments...
65 64 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_013 64 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_013 ...And he was hardly the only one. This phoinix will be but one of many attempts at the concept gone awry. ...And he was hardly the only one. This phoinix will be but one of many attempts at the concept gone awry.
66 65 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_014 65 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_014 Aye. Far from evoking wonder, our phoinix is a creature of fury and wrath, and seeks only to turn the world to ash. Thus was it confined within Pandæmonium. Aye. Far from evoking wonder, our phoinix is a creature of fury and wrath, and seeks only to turn the world to ash. Thus was it confined within Pandæmonium.
67 66 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_015 66 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_015 Development of the concept continued elsewhere, but as the moons turned, more and more researchers abandoned the project as an impossibility... Save for Lahabrea and his Words. Development of the concept continued elsewhere, but as the moons turned, more and more researchers abandoned the project as an impossibility... Save for Lahabrea and his Words.
68 67 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_016 67 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_016 When I received word that at long last Lahabrea had succeeded where so many others had failed, I was nearly overcome. Pray tell─how did the warders of Pandæmonium celebrate their master's accomplishment? When I received word that at long last Lahabrea had succeeded where so many others had failed, I was nearly overcome. Pray tell─how did the warders of Pandæmonium celebrate their master's accomplishment?
69 68 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_017 68 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_017 I...don't believe we did. The research of the Words of Lahabrea has little consequence to our work here, save for those rare times it charges us with a new specimen. Truth be told, I don't remember anyone making note of the occasion. I...don't believe we did. The research of the Words of Lahabrea has little consequence to our work here, save for those rare times it charges us with a new specimen. Truth be told, I don't remember anyone making note of the occasion.
70 69 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_018 69 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_018 ...But enough reminiscing─we must make ready to confront the phoinix. ...But enough reminiscing─we must make ready to confront the phoinix.
71 70 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_018 70 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_018 While it's possible that it flew off to some other wing of Pandæmonium, we would make that assumption at our own peril. Better to assume that we'll need to bring Asphodelos's most unruly subject to heel. While it's possible that it flew off to some other wing of Pandæmonium, we would make that assumption at our own peril. Better to assume that we'll need to bring Asphodelos's most unruly subject to heel.
72 71 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_019 71 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_019 I certainly see no reason to delay. The phoinix's power over flame will avail it far less in a barren corridor than elsewhere, so it may well serve us to subdue it sooner rather than later. I certainly see no reason to delay. The phoinix's power over flame will avail it far less in a barren corridor than elsewhere, so it may well serve us to subdue it sooner rather than later.
73 72 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_020 72 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_020
74 73 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_025 73 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_025 Wh-What!? Wh-What!?
75 74 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_100_026 74 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_100_026 It seems whoever is behind this can alter the space around us at will. We face an uphill battle. It seems whoever is behind this can alter the space around us at will. We face an uphill battle.
76 75 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_027 75 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_100_027 Impossible... If those were creation magicks at work, then that means... Impossible... If those were creation magicks at work, then that means...
77 76 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_100_028 76 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_100_028 Let us confront that reality after we have conquered the enemy in front of us. Every drop of our focus shall be required if we are to inter the phoinix. Let us confront that reality after we have conquered the enemy in front of us. Every drop of our focus shall be required if we are to inter the phoinix.
78 77 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_030 77 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_030 Fight well, friend. Fight well, friend.
79 78 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_035 78 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_035 We shall gain naught from allowing the larger implications of this to distract us from the fight ahead. The phoinix's rage will be unbridled, but I trust you are prepared for the worst. We shall gain naught from allowing the larger implications of this to distract us from the fight ahead. The phoinix's rage will be unbridled, but I trust you are prepared for the worst.
80 79 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_500 79 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_500 With that, the phoinix is shackled once more. However, there is yet the matter of this...arena. With that, the phoinix is shackled once more. However, there is yet the matter of this...arena.
81 80 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_501 80 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_501 As you've told us, there is but one person in Asphodelos with the ability and authority to wield such magicks... As you've told us, there is but one person in Asphodelos with the ability and authority to wield such magicks...
82 81 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_502 81 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_502 Though fortunately, it appears he has saved us the trouble of finding him. Though fortunately, it appears he has saved us the trouble of finding him.
83 82 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_503 82 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_503 (-???-)A contemptible display─as befits an inferior specimen. (-???-)A contemptible display─as befits an inferior specimen.
84 83 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_504 83 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_504 (-???-)Even so, I expected it would at least delay your advance. Imagine my surprise when I saw the chains of interment drag the phoinix back to its cage... (-???-)Even so, I expected it would at least delay your advance. Imagine my surprise when I saw the chains of interment drag the phoinix back to its cage...
85 84 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_505 84 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_505 (-???-)Either the bird is even more of a failure than its creators cared to admit, or you are no mean trespassers. (-???-)Either the bird is even more of a failure than its creators cared to admit, or you are no mean trespassers.
86 85 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_506 85 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_506 I had hoped our suspicions were misplaced, but alas... I had hoped our suspicions were misplaced, but alas...
87 86 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_507 86 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_507
88 87 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_508 87 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_508 Keyward Hesperos, why!? Why have you brought such chaos to your beloved Pandæmonium!? Keyward Hesperos, why!? Why have you brought such chaos to your beloved Pandæmonium!?
89 88 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_509 88 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_509 Pandæmonium─pitiless, impenetrable, and utterly steadfast...unlike those charged with its keeping. Pandæmonium─pitiless, impenetrable, and utterly steadfast...unlike those charged with its keeping.
90 89 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_510 89 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_510 What has possessed you!? I don't understand! What has possessed you!? I don't understand!
91 90 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_511 90 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_511 Oh, Erichthonios, must you pester me with these inane questions? Think for yourself─surely you can muster a theory or two with that dim wit of yours. Oh, Erichthonios, must you pester me with these inane questions? Think for yourself─surely you can muster a theory or two with that dim wit of yours.
92 91 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_512 91 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_512 Then again, you have never been one for insight. Why Master Lahabrea suffers your mediocrity I shall never understand. Then again, you have never been one for insight. Why Master Lahabrea suffers your mediocrity I shall never understand.
93 92 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_513 92 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_513 You... You may look like him, but you're not the Hesperos I know. Something has warped you, too, from the inside out... You... You may look like him, but you're not the Hesperos I know. Something has warped you, too, from the inside out...
94 93 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_514 93 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_514 The keyward I knew had compassion for all those under his charge, be they clad in robes or shackled in chains. The keyward I knew had compassion for all those under his charge, be they clad in robes or shackled in chains.
95 94 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_515 94 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_515 Was that all a farce? Did you hide your contempt for us all these years!? Was that all a farce? Did you hide your contempt for us all these years!?
96 95 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_516 95 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_516 Those who are content to merely glimpse the water's surface are doomed to be dragged into its depths. You prove my opinion of you with every word. Those who are content to merely glimpse the water's surface are doomed to be dragged into its depths. You prove my opinion of you with every word.
97 96 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_517 96 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_517 My mind is clearer than it has ever been. Even now, seeing you feebly grasp for answers makes the bile rise in my throat. My mind is clearer than it has ever been. Even now, seeing you feebly grasp for answers makes the bile rise in my throat.
98 97 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_518 97 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_518 Such wasted potential! To be son to Master Lahabrea, yet no more skilled with magic than a newborn babe! Such wasted potential! To be son to Master Lahabrea, yet no more skilled with magic than a newborn babe!
99 98 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_519 98 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_519 But of course. It's <Emphasis>always</Emphasis> about Lahabrea... But of course. It's *always* about Lahabrea...
100 99 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_520 99 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_520 Silence! You are not worthy to utter his name! Silence! You are not worthy to utter his name!
101 100 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_521 100 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_521 For once, be grateful to witness a feat beyond your meager abilities. Beyond your shallow reckoning. I have slipped the surly bonds of mortality! For once, be grateful to witness a feat beyond your meager abilities. Beyond your shallow reckoning. I have slipped the surly bonds of mortality!
102 101 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_522 101 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_522 I have become one with our mythic creations, and rid myself of imperfections. I stand upon the threshold of godhood! I have become one with our mythic creations, and rid myself of imperfections. I stand upon the threshold of godhood!
103 102 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_523 102 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_523 As a hemitheos shall I serve Master Lahabrea, ever faithful, unto the end of days... As a hemitheos shall I serve Master Lahabrea, ever faithful, unto the end of days...
104 103 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_524 103 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_524 And he shall require no other! And he shall require no other!
105 104 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_525 104 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_525 I think not! I think not!
106 105 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_526 105 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_526 Are you so blinded by arrogance that you have lost sight of what it means to serve? Erichthonios is more capable than you could ever know. Are you so blinded by arrogance that you have lost sight of what it means to serve? Erichthonios is more capable than you could ever know.
107 106 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_527 106 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_527 It was thanks to his instruction that I was able to master the art of interment. Both how to wield it...and how to break free of it. It was thanks to his instruction that I was able to master the art of interment. Both how to wield it...and how to break free of it.
108 107 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_528 107 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_528 <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, let us quit this place. Whatever poison has corrupted Hesperos's mind, it is plain his power far eclipses our own. We must have time to gather our strength. Player, let us quit this place. Whatever poison has corrupted Hesperos's mind, it is plain his power far eclipses our own. We must have time to gather our strength.
109 108 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_529 108 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_529 Hmph. Weaklings though they may be, it takes a singular aptitude to master interment so quickly. To say nothing of how swiftly that familiar laid low the phoinix... Hmph. Weaklings though they may be, it takes a singular aptitude to master interment so quickly. To say nothing of how swiftly that familiar laid low the phoinix...
110 109 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_530 109 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_530 Regardless, their noble aims will be their undoing. Where they fritter away their strength in calming the beasts of Asphodelos, I continue my work. Even should they survive long enough to reach the heart of my domain, naught shall await them but doom. Regardless, their noble aims will be their undoing. Where they fritter away their strength in calming the beasts of Asphodelos, I continue my work. Even should they survive long enough to reach the heart of my domain, naught shall await them but doom.
111 110 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_531 110 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_HESPEROS_000_531 ...I eagerly await your arrival, Erichthonios. Even dullards have their uses. ...I eagerly await your arrival, Erichthonios. Even dullards have their uses.
112 111 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_600 111 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_ERICHTHONIOS_000_600 Please...leave me be. Please...leave me be.
113 112 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_610 112 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_610 My darkest suspicions have been realized. We face the keyward of Asphodelos himself... My darkest suspicions have been realized. We face the keyward of Asphodelos himself...
114 113 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_611 113 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_611 More than that revelation, however, Erichthonios worries me. He loved Hesperos for his compassion, but received naught but scorn from whatever the keyward has become. More than that revelation, however, Erichthonios worries me. He loved Hesperos for his compassion, but received naught but scorn from whatever the keyward has become.
115 114 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_612 114 TEXT_AKTKRA104_04478_THEMIS_000_612 ...He has said little since our return. I only hope that the shock of recent events does not prove to be a death knell for his resolve. ...He has said little since our return. I only hope that the shock of recent events does not prove to be a death knell for his resolve.
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