Call of the Abyss II/Lore

—Orpheus opening dialogue

All Call of the Abyss tournaments have a distinctive theme or aesthetic, with their own sub-story separate from the Main Story. Lore-wise, these sub-stories seem to be novels written by Orpheus before his amnesia. For Call of the Abyss II, it had a Wintry Steampunk theme.

## Background

#### Summary

*In the extreme cold, there is a capital of steam.*

*It lit the torch in this forgotten corner of the world and became the home of all wanderers.*

*But the fire will eventually burn out.*

*Only by awakening the madness frozen in the ancient abyss, overdrawing all reason and hope as fuel, can the torch be rekindled.*

*Everyone will be faced with a choice: whether to fight the fire like a moth in madness, or to be swallowed up by the bone-cutting cold in silence.*

### Engsub Trailer

*It is called "The Steam Capital"*

*A beacon that gathers adventurers, and the final shelter for outlaws.*

*Among them, an unknown young man, endlessly searching for the echoes in his mind as the embers die.*

*The battle between fire and ice approaches its end, and the roar that once resounded throughout the city is reduced to wailing echoes...*

*In the final firelight, a reflection of the shadows that sleep inside the ice and snow ever spreading, growing uncontrollably.*

*As the frozen rain gradually seeps into their bodies, the only heat in their blood becomes their boiling madness.*

*The weak have lost their shelter, evil runs rampant in the insanity.*

*As the eliminated have been forgotten, the young man that wandered the borders finally breaks through the final riddle.*

*However, the treasure coveted by the traitor has finally set a more terrifying storm in motion.*

*Though the fleet from a century ago has long since decayed, the nightmare of R'lyeh plays out once more atop the great tower.*

*The howls of despair catch on the freezing wind.*

*It is better to be reduced to living among the unclean than to die silently in the cold.*

*The battle has reached its summit, there is no room for hesitation under the gaze of the Abyss.*

*Which will be recast in the molten fires? Chaos? Or hope?*

*On the endless road of the Abyss, only by standing atop the summit can we continue to keep watch without regret!*

### Steam City Analysis

**Note: Please do not bring character backstory into the fashion story.**

**Background premise: A novel written by Detective Orpheus. The story takes place in the parallel world of the Steam City.**

*P/s: In order to avoid bringing fashion stories from parallel worlds into the background stories of the characters themselves, the fashion stories below will be directly replaced by fashion names*

#### The beginning of the story

In the Steam City, the adventure group includes Optical Mirror, Sound Wave, Sands of Time, Steam Teen, and Evil Eye Host, of which Optical Mirror is the leader.

The adventure group has one mission: to seal the evil eye for generations.

#### Analysis of characters in the adventure group

**Optical Mirror** (Magician): The leader of the adventure group, there is an interesting sentence in the skin introduction, "*He adheres to the mission of the adventure group to seal the squint for generations, and only dares to satisfy his possessive desire in the illusion of light and shadow."*

A-Tier (Purple/Silver)

**Character extraction:** Hypocrisy (?)

***Question 1:** Optical Mirror What is possessive about it?*

**Sound Wave** A member of the adventure group, "She pursued the call from the abyss."

A-Tier (Purple/Silver)

**Character extraction:** Integrity (?)

**Data display:** Human beings who come into contact with Cthulhu are generally very sensitive, and many people go crazy due to spiritual contact.

***Question 2:** Is Sound Wave in a normal state or a mental state when it locates the traitor?*

**Sands of Time** A member of the adventure group with the ability to predict.

A-Tier (Purple/Silver)

**Character extraction:** Thinking

**Event extraction:** The tower in the Steam City is frozen and the energy is exhausted. If this continues, the Steam City will be swallowed up by the severe cold, and everyone in the Steam City will be struck down by the severe cold and die.

***Question 3:*** *Who is the "boy" foreseen by the Sands of Time?*

**Steam Teen** A member of the adventure group (reserve), and the so-called "betrayer" who is most likely to Evil Eye Host.

A-Tier (Purple/Silver)

**Character extraction:** Impulsive, Brave

#### **Event extraction:**

1. Spring Hand relies on self-made equipment to fight alone in the Steam City. His dream is to join an adventure group and show off his skills.

In the adventure group, assuming that Optical Mirror light and shadow are light and dark abilities, Sound Wave can sense the abyss is a spiritual ability, Sands of Time can foresee the future, is a fortune teller, and Spring Hand is the only one without any special abilities, only rely on self-made equipment.

2. Steam Teen loves the city of steam, and for some reason learned that "The Evil Eye can reignite the core of the tower and save this frozen city."

***Question 4:** Who told Steam Teen that the Evil Eye can reignite the tower?*

***Question 5:** Is the person who shoots the Evil Eye Steam Teen?*

**Evil Eye Host** A member of the adventure group, the real "betrayer".

S-Tier (Gold)

**Character extraction:** Kindness (?)

**Event extraction:** Evil Eye Host is the traitor of the adventure group. "During that moment of Betrayal, he knew that the resurgent Evil Eye would cause him to fall into the abyss, plunging the whole city into madness."

Evil Eye Host knowing that the City of Steam will be swallowed up by the severe cold and that only the Evil Eye can rekindle the tower, even if things are out of control, he still chooses "betrayal", but "it is preferable to the silence offered by ice".

The city of steam capital is saved. (Maybe?)

***Question 6:** Is the Evil Eye Host after releasing the Evil Eye an Evil Eye or an Evil Eye Host?*

#### **Additional materials:**

Punk, the Iron Hat Stranger

Punk met with the traitor Evil Eye Host of the adventure group, but the meeting was unexpectedly interrupted by the intrusion of Steam Teen.

A-Tier (Purple/Silver)

#### **Event restoration**

The Sands of Time foresees that the towers in the Steam City are frozen and the energy is exhausted. If this continues, the entire Steam City will be swallowed up by the severe cold. Everyone in the adventure group is anxious about how to solve this crisis.

At this time, Sound Wave heard the call of the abyss due to her spiritual power, and found that there was only one way to solve the crisis in the Steam City: release the Evil Eye, rekindle the core of the tower, and save the Steam City. Upon hearing the news, everyone in the adventure group had mixed reactions.

Optical Mirror Abide by his duties and resolutely do not allow the evil eye to appear.

Evil Eye Host has a different idea. (Because Steam Teen is a reserve member of the adventure group, the four of them did not tell him at first.)

In order to confirm his thoughts, Evil Eye Host found the Iron Hat Stranger Punk and asked him about the characteristics of the Steam City. During the meeting, he was accidentally overheard by Steam Teen, and Steam Teen also Know the current crisis and solutions in the Steam City.

In the end, Evil Eye Host also confirmed that there is only one solution, which is to release the Evil Eye. Evil Eye Host knew that the prophetic ability of Sands of Time would stop him, so he negotiated with Steam Teen. Steam Teen made the illusion of releasing the Evil Eye. When the adventure group was all on guard against Steam Teen, Evil Eye Host was the one who really released the evil eye...

The Steam City is saved, even if there are unknown dangers in the future, it is better than being frozen by the cold now.

#### Answers to doubts

***Question 1:** Optical Mirror What is possessive about it?*

**Answer:** Insufficient information (answer to be determined)

***Question 2:** Is Sound Wave in a normal state or a mental state when it locates the traitor?*

**Answer:** In the normal state, Sound Wave is a spiritual power. She initially thought the betrayer was Steam Teen.

***Question 3:** Who is the "boy" foreseen by the Sands of Time?*

**Answer:** It was Steam Teen, Sands of Time was deceived by the illusion of Evil Eye Host and Steam Teen joining forces.

***Question 4:** Who told Steam Teen that the Evil Eye can reignite the tower?*

**Answer:** He heard it when Evil Eye Host and Punk met.

***Question 5:** Is the person who shoots the Evil Eye Steam Teen?*

**Answer:** Yes Evil Eye Host

***Question 6:** Is the Evil Eye Host after releasing the Evil Eye an Evil Eye or an Evil Eye Host?*

**Answer:** Insufficient information (answer to be determined)

*The above inferences are only personal observations. More surprises are waiting to be revealed by the logic experts in the comment area!*

### Related Cosmetics

#### Costumes

S-Tier

* **Goldsmith** (Gamekeeper): *Goldsmiths are the creators of the finest work - They make only the best!*
* **Frost** (Wu Chang): *Passion only brings a full head of steam that destroys one's process of thinking. A rational thinker must stay cool and calm at all times.*
* **Locomotive** (Forward): *The train he vowed to protect never reached the station. When the world is frozen still, the interminable engine he carries shall power the last train that has no terminus.*

A-Tier

* **Punk** (Gamekeeper): *The meeting between an oddball from the Iron Hats and the expedition's traitor would have remained a secret if it wasn't accidentally interrupted by that guy playing with spring.*
* **Inventor** (Explorer): *He rescued the distressed teen from the weirdo, and introduced him to the expedition as a new recruit, providing steam equipment.*
* **Spring Hand** (Mercenary): *"The roaming teen relies on his self-made equipment to fight alone in Steam City, dreaming of joining the diverse ranks of the expedition and display his talents."*
* **Chaser of Time** (Soul Weaver): *Tick tock. Tick tock. Time waits for no man. There is no point in hiding. I'll always be there in the end.*
* **Snowfear** (Wildling):*The Snow Kingdom has a legend that at the height of the storm, two huge figures will appear in the plains. People call them the Snow Monsters, but Snowfear does not buy it.*

B-Tier

* **Wasteland Traveler** (Mechanic): *The steam city's famous tower is already visible; the wonderful battle there must be worthwhile to watch.*

#### Accessories

S-Tier

* **Snow Lotus** (Female Dancer): *Legend has it that this flower can only grow in the holy land of Snow Kingdom. It was given as a gift to the Dancer, and although it was taken out of Snow Kingdom, it continued to bloom miraculously.*

A-Tier

* **Frozen Core** (Wu Chang): *Condensation - the greatest magic given by science to time.*
* **Ice Crystal** (Dream Witch): *The work of the craftsman from Snow Kingdom exudes a strong chill every moment.*
* **Steam Boiler** (Forward): *With the last bit of residual heat, a final and unrelenting energy bursts forth.*

B-Tier

* **Edelweiss** (Geisha): *Who will put this ornament from the Snow Kingdom on Geisha?*

#### Packages

* **Package - Snow Storm** (Wu Chang): *Cool your heart if it conceives the delusion of warmth.*
	+ **Frost** (Wu Chang): *Passion only brings a full head of steam that destroys one's process of thinking. A rational thinker must stay cool and calm at all times.*
	+ **Frozen Core** (Wu Chang): *Condensation - the greatest magic given by science to time.*
* **Package - Last Train** (Forward): *It never stops, there is no end of the line. The last train at midnight, never stopping forever.*
	+ **Locomotive** (Forward): *The train he vowed to protect never reached the station. When the world is frozen still, the interminable engine he carries shall power the last train that has no terminus.*
	+ **Steam Boiler** (Forward): *With the last bit of residual heat, a final and unrelenting energy bursts forth.*

## Trivia

* The Steam City is based off of R'lyeh, a fictional island city created by H. P. Lovecraft, which makes its first appearance in the 1928 short story "The Call of Cthulhu".

## References

1. ↑ Official Summary - http://id5.163.com/sshh2/index.html
2. ↑ COA 2 webpage - http://id5.163.com/sshh2/index.html
3. ↑ Description translated from Chinese: "作为团长,他恪守着冒险团世代封存邪眼的使命,只敢 在光与影的幻象中满足占有 欲一一直到那场背叛将他彻底击垮。"