====== History of the Xianzhou: Seven Arbiter-Generals ====== Posted on 7 May 2023. {{ https://archive.org/download/myriad-celestia-exotale-scene-8/MyriadCelestia-HistoryoftheXianzhou-SevenArbiter-Generals.mp4?400 |}} ---- ==== Video Description ==== Amidst the starry river flows, bowstrings taut, our song it goes.\\ Weapons and war cries, in battle meet, the enemy's lines, we shall defeat.\\ The path ahead is long and fraught, dangers abound, with no peace sought.\\ Banners and flags obscure the sky, fighting against monsters, we seek to survive. ---- ==== Transcript ==== **Master Gongshu:**\\ I regret to admit it, but the Xianzhou have very few legends.\\ For what room is there to create legends among those who do not die?\\ But there is one distant legend that can still be recounted — the story of the Cloud Knight generals... It began 8000 years ago, when the emperor of an ancient kingdom yearned for both legacy and immortality.\\ He sent our Xianzhou ancestors into the astral seas... and through the boundless stellar reaches they sailed, great ships in isolation softly veiled. After voyaging 2000 years, the ships discovered traces of the divine.\\ The Plagues Author revealed themselves and offered an immeasurable lifespan. But the blessing was a curse.\\ Those who exceeded their lifespan became the Deathless Doom.\\ And thus, the Alliance's long and peaceful years, were lost in sickness, treachery, blood, and tears. At the very precipice of the Xianzhou's existence, the Reignbow Arbiter descended and redeemed the crumbling Alliance.\\ For the next 5000 years, the Alliance voyaged the vast cosmos, purifying the universe under a divine mandate. Heading the six ships were the vanguards of The Hunt — the seven Arbiter-Generals!\\ Behold, at the marshal's side, six generals of renown...\\ Fierce and swift is Feixiao, the Merlin's Claw!\\ Strong and righteous is Huaiyan, the Flaming Heart!\\ Cautious and sophisticated is Yao Guang, the Seer Strategist!\\ Mighty and powerful is Xuanquan, the Seiche Queller!\\ Mysterious and fair is Youwu, the Patina Justice!\\ Wise and brave is Jing Yuan, the Divine Foresight! The seven Arbiter-Generals wield extraordinary powers.\\ Intelligent and visionary, Jing Yuan of the Luofu is admired by friends, and feared by foes.\\ With skillful sleight of hand the trap was set the borisins soon with crushing loss were met... **Jing Yuan:**\\ An army must be of one heart and mind, or skillful sleight of hand is little use.\\ The Cloud Knights entrusted their lives to me. I shall not fail them. **Cloud Knights:**\\ Glory to the Xianzhou, glory to the Cloud Knights!\\ The Hunt is with us! **Luocha:**\\ Ahem... Quite the story, Master Gongshu.