HSR Lore and Notes

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====== II. Symphonic Poem of Gold ======

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==== 2-1 ====
When entering the Flame-Chase's currents for the first time,\\
All the swordmaster saw were colorful fish.

She had already experienced\\
The Imperator's dangerous games.\\
She had long grown used to\\
The giant beast's silent face.

Carminum's charms\\
And Helkolithist's gentleness\\
Warmed her like a spring breeze.

But as Fragoris missed his throne\\
And Brumalis debated with joy,\\
She was sometimes at a loss.

Occasionally,\\
The swordmaster would sink into hesitation,\\
And even that messenger of fate\\
Could not get her to laugh.

Till one day,\\
A golden trout's bubbles\\
Floated into her gloomy waters.

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==== 2-2 ====
In that holy city where golden figs grew,\\
The messenger of fate led to her a maiden dressed in glamorous gowns.

//<color #993333>"Pfft. What kind of clothes are you even wearing?"</color>//[(Spoken by Aglaea.)]\\
The girl snickered behind her hand,\\
While the messenger pulled on her sleeve.\\
//<color #993333>"Agy, don't be rude!"</color>//[(Spoken by Tribbie.)]

//<color #993333>"Such hubris, delicate fish... Are you not aware that there's food on your face?"</color>//[(Spoken by Hysilens.)]

The messenger's eyes opened wide,\\
//<color #993333>"Agy! You've been snacking behind my back again!"</color>//[(Spoken by Tribbie.)]

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//<color #993333>"Exposing me like this... I'll get my revenge!"</color>//[(Spoken by Aglaea.)]\\
The girl ran away in a fit.

The swordmaster smiled,\\
And before she knew it... her hesitation was gone.

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==== 2-3 ====
After that first meeting,\\
The richly dressed girl often came in greeting.

//<color #993333>"So you really came from the Sea of Souls?\\
Do all the children of the ocean dress funny like this?"</color>//[(Spoken by Aglaea.)]

The swordmaster did not chase the girl away but also did not respond.\\
So the girl used her hands\\
To meticulously measure the swordmaster's torso all around.

//<color #993333>"You can't be seen like this...\\
I'll send you a new dress!"</color>//[(Spoken by Aglaea.)]

Some days later, the swordmaster appeared in finery at a ball.\\
All were awed by her splendor\\
With only the Imperator thinking in wonder.

//<color #993333>"How rare to see you like this... oh-so-lonely Gladius."</color>//[(Spoken by Cerydra.)]

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==== 2-4 ====
The swordmaster's wardrobe grew full,\\
And people praised Okhema's Goldweaver\\
For her cheerfulness and splendid skill.

But only the swordmaster noticed\\
That the smile on the girl's face\\
Gradually faded as the Flame-Chase progressed.

The calamity of lands asunder\\
Added to the girl's weariness.\\
The battle of the Grove\\
Robbed the light from the girl's eyes.

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Yet another feast arrived\\
Where the Goldweaver was absent.\\
The swordmaster donned the most majestic garments\\
And gently knocked on that door shut tight.

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==== 2-5 ====
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The singing voice of Dux Gladiorum\\
Hailed the prelude of the feast.\\
Guests clamored and cups clinked,\\
And only the Goldweaver had no thought of enjoying the ambrosia.

//<color #993333>"Who would have thought... I've sunk so low that I need you to comfort me."</color>//\\
She gave a bitter chuckle next to the bonfire,\\
//<color #993333>"You were as gloomy as the bedrock of the ocean when we first met."</color>//[(Spoken by Aglaea.)]

The swordmaster held a tall chalice\\
Continaing liquid pure,\\
Reflecting their two faces.

//<color #993333>"I remember you were once curious about the stores under the sea.\\
Then, allow me to use my songs\\
To reveal that past known to none."</color>//[(Spoken by Hysilens.)]