====== Daythunder Knight, Vanquisher of Tyranny and Chaos ======

> Sender: Cyrene
> Recipient: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

//*This page of the story comes from the 18,250,001st Eternal Recurrence, a chance encounter between two solitudes. Imagine if Seliose, the exiled Daythunder Knight, had met not the innocent winged beasts in the wasteland, but rather the Dromas King who had walked among humans for a hundred years...*//

Years later, as she watched Hyacine the Chrysos Heir ascend to the heavens, Seliose the Daythunder Dromas Knight would remember the moment when she was exiled to the surface by her people, and her encounter with that walking mountain.

At that time, Terravox, the Dromas King, had been wandering alone in the mortal realm for nearly a century. It silently watched over the myriad lives during the Chrysos War, occasionally witnessing spectacular sights, like when the radiance of the Lance of Fury struck down a floating fortress, raising waves of dust that engulfed buildings.

However, on that day, a young girl stumbled out of another fallen fortress. Her short jacket was soaked in golden blood, yet before losing consciousness, she managed to raise her broken blade with trembling hands at the approaching dromas.

Perhaps it was loneliness, perhaps it was the determination in the girl's eyes, or perhaps the sight of a life perishing like this was too much... Terravox took in the girl named Seliose.

Seliose was a girl of few words. The only hobby she had was to hone her skills. Among all the Chrysos Heirs that Terravox had encountered, none possessed such extraordinary talent as Seliose. Years later, when Terravox sparred with Seliose and found themselves evenly matched, the beast realized that this Skyfolk with golden blood would surely leave her mark in history. However, seeing the stubborn determination buried deep in Seliose's eyes, Terravox began to worry that this exceptional power might bring her not only glory, but perhaps even greater tragedy.

One night, Seliose sat atop Terravox's head, quietly gazing at the moon that flickered in and out of the clouds, and the floating fortress that appeared as tiny as an ant. After a long silence, Terravox finally spoke.

"Grumph... We've journeyed together for so long, yet we've never truly had a heart-to-heart. Seliose, I wish to know your aspirations."

The girl tightened her grip on the short blade. "I have witnessed hearts fall into the abyss of evil because of absurd beliefs. One day, I will return to the Fortress of Dome, kill Aquila, and set humanity free."

"Would killing the god be all that takes to set humanity free?"

The girl remained quiet, her stubbornness filling the silence.

"Seliose, you've only met those who worship the Sky, but I've been to hundreds of city-states.  I've witnessed lands of Death where entire cities voluntarily set themselves aflame, and I've seen city-states that also worship Death practicing austere penance in the ice and snow."

"Th-That... all the more proves they're all prisoners of the Titans!"

"If you were like me, born from the bosom of the Titans, you would understand that Titans are more pure-hearted than humans. They hold neither preference nor hatred for their creations. They have long since handed over the power to choose our destiny to us."

"Easy for you to say! What am I supposed to do?"

"Look, kid, I've told you. The choice is in your hands."

Dark clouds obscured the moon, and the floating fortress suddenly vanished, as if it too were terrified of that shadowy presence. Then, as the clouds retreated, the fortress was nowhere to be found, while the moon remained unchanged, shining ever brighter in the girl's eyes.

"Terravox, I've made up my mind. I want to go down to the moral realm, just like you! I'll save humanity the human way, and until then, let the Eye of Twilight cling to life a while longer!"

The Dromas King responded with a gentle growl.

Years later, a warrior goddess emerged in Amphoreus. Her name was Seliose, said to be a descendant of both Sunfolk and Rainfolk. Not only did she possess the strength of ten thousand men, but she was also accompanied by a dromas as indomitable as a mountain. People regarded her with reverence, bestowing upon her the title Daythunder Dromas Knight.

Around Light Calendar 3920, the Daythunder Dromas Knight met with the Imperator in Okhema, where she stayed for several days before joining the Flame-Chase Journey as an auxiliary force.

In Light Calendar 3957. Terravox, the Daythunder Dromas Knight's most important companion, fell in battle during the battle against Georios.

In Light Calendar 3960, the Flame-Chase Army achieved a costly victory in the expedition against the Ocean, with only Seliose returning alive. The Council of Elders claimed that Seliose had killed the Imperator and others in an attempt to seize power. She gave no response to this, but swiftly purged the Council with lightning-fast brutality. She then supported Aglaea's rise to power in Okhema, where humanity ruled itself.

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Though not a demigod, Seliose had lived for nearly a thousand years. Rumors said her old friend Terravox shared their lifespan with her.

Yet unknown to all, after watching the young Chrysos Heir named Hyacine ascend the rainbow bridge to the sky, the Daythunder Dromas Knight, who had fought all her life, passed away while standing atop Dawncloud.

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