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## Lore

**Part 1**

"There is no such thing as a noble war."

H. Parash, excerpts from <Lost Legion>

History is recorded with pen and ink, but it is made with sword and blood. People say that it is the role of war as well as the reason it exists. But war does not occur naturally on its own. War is caused by man and his desire for something that lies underneath.

That craving can be anything. For example: peace, revenge, hope, and freedom. But as time goes by and the blood thickens in the battlefield, that once firm desire begins to fade. At a certain point, the initial desire is forgotten, and the man begins to thirst for war itself.

Thus, the kingdom of Usher grew addicted to war. As war between the 'old' and the 'new' descendants, who ruled the land since ancient times, triggered conflicts between the new descendants, who ruled the land since ancient times, triggered conflicts between the new 'descendants', and the civil war among the
tribes proclaiming national unity, and as population grew, the struggles to expand territories by the minority race and its nations, the war of all wars scraped the whole era, like a theater of war.

This war fever was the worst amongst humans in the Usher region. Pushed aside by other races, mankind was cornered into smaller territory. Eventually, as the saying goes, 'the devil is born in the crowd', chaos could not be avoided. Floods of people exploded into the streets and all over the country. Some nations
eventually began to attack neighboring countries. People were driven into streets overnight and became robbers and thieves, and had no choice but to steal from the weak. The kingdom of humans became restless with the overwhelming stench of blood day by day.

At this time, a new group emerged from the chaos. They were born with nothing, and they learned faster than anyone that the present time was ruled by swinging swords and wielding fists. They were more proficient at attacking people and swinging swords than anything else. If they had so desired, they
could have become virtuous knights and led a comfortable life. But, alas, they refused to live
such a life. Instead, they decided to join forces to help the weak. They were vigilantes.

These were free people armed with plundered equipment who had grown to become a powerful force by \*hunting knights. (\*Hunting knights means to track down and kill those who lost or have fled from the
battlefield. Originally, laws were created to prevent knights who owned manors from retreating during times of war, but they had become victims of the very laws they had created. They roam around and away from the fallen manor, acting like Gypsies begging for food or shelter for keeping the town they stayed in safe. They may have looked like an unruly gang of human hunters from an outsider's perspective, but the vigilantes had their own rules and leaders. Their leaders often had man-at-arms skills and a wealth of combat experience. Each vigilante leader trained other subordinates like real soldiers to fight on the battlefield.

They were created with a simple goal. It was to protect the weak from getting swept up in
the war with the powerful. They called themselves "the people's shields," and to remember this mentality, they engraved the names of family members and colleagues killed in the war onto shields, which became their Runes. Also, they rigorously fought against slaughter and plunder during the war, and resisted those invading the town they were protecting. Thanks to their actions, the vigilantes were supported and cheered on by the suffering towns. This triggered the expansion of more than 100 vigilance troops including Canterbury Commons, Penzance Pirates, Rabbit Foot Troops, Birmingham Rangers.

However, they were nothing but an unlawful militant group in the eyes of the ruling class. They had overturned the existing society already, and in the long run, there was enough room to cause mayhem. They needed to stop them before it was too late. Thus, the rulers formed an alliance with the nobility, the lords, and the powerful, just like the Knights had, and declared war on the vigilantes. The forces of the ultimate extremes were about to clash in the worse time of history. This terrible war, in which the desire for bloodshed was at its highest, is called the "Red Harvest War." Streams of blood replaced rainwater and farming grains turned a crimson red.

However, what caused the most horrific deaths of human history in this battle, was neither the Gauntlets nor the vigilantes. They were unidentified mercenary troops who appeared out of the blue and joined the
vigilante forces in the most cruel and desperate moments, slaughtering the knights and disappearing afterwards.

It is said this mercenary troops roamed the battlefield like hungry crows, and was lead by the one-eyed general holding an axe. People called the troops "Rootless."

**Part 2**

I have seen the flames that created the green meadows and caused even the vast sea to boil. The flames were made of fired shots and sparks from swinging swords of the angry people. Have you ever seen the faces of people in the flames? Have you ever seen that brutal look that frightens even the evil spiritsof hell? of hell?

H. Parash, excerpts from <Lost Legion>

The bare face of war reveals its true face when emotions move before reason and hatred loses its cause. In most history books, we only emphasize how we were hurt and try to hide what we've done against others. This act is called a "massacre? Anyone can be the agent of a massacre, but not anyone can follow through with it. After all, beasts that know the taste of blood tend to seek more of it.

Half a year passed since the Gauntlets declared war against the vigilantes, and there were only 72 left from the 144 vigilantes. After two months, 36 groups remained. After another month, only 18 groups were left. Just the sense of justice and ideals alone wasn't enough to defeat a group equipped with money and military power.

The remaining nine battalions survived the last battle and escaped. However, a regiment of the Gauntlets tracked them down as if to see the end of the war, and eventually seized them by the collar. The last nine battalions felt that this was their last.

There was no need to wish for a miracle. There was no chance of winning, unless the earth were to suddenly split in two and the devils would swallow them all up. The nine remaining battalions threw off their broken swords and shields, facing their enemies barehanded. If they were to die and become ghosts, they would die with the hope that at ghosts, they would die with the hope that at the very least, they would become demons for the future generations that would fulfill their unrealized ambitions.

But just then, a miracle happened. The desert sand was violently strewn about as mysterious black silhouettes rose from within.

It was a legion dressed in armor, from an unknown age and of an unknown nationality. Their cloaks, which flapped about in the wind, were decorated with trees that had their roots chopped off. Sparks flew from their eyes, and black smoke fumed from their mouths. All they had as weapons were axes blackened by soot. With a roar thunderous enough to scare any beast, they stormed toward the Gauntlets. The entire desert was stained red and black.

The warriors rampaged like hungry lions or white sharks that caught a whiff of blood.

They were more cruel than the wolves of winter. Those in the nine remaining battalions could not say a word. They could only helplessly watch the terrible sight before them. Then, they noticed a shape on a sand hill, silently observing the entire sight. The shape was a one-eyed man. He was wearing an eye-patch but no helmet in the battlefield.

The vigilante generals knew as soon as they saw him, that this man was the leader of the monsters. But the one-eyed general disappeared with his warriors like a ghost as soon as the carnage was complete. Since then, r ti 'hors began to spread in the kingdom of humans that the front-rankers of the Gauntlets were killed by the "one-eyed man and warriors with axes:

The leaders of the vigilantes believed that the general was on their side. So they searched for three days and nights and finally succeeded in finding the general, who had just been about to leave after turning a castle into a sea of blood. The leaders ran up to the general and threw themselves before him, pleading with him.

"Please join us. We need your help to restore righteousness to this land?

But the one-eyed general refused, "What worth does blood-stained righteousness have?"

The leaders spoke, "We can prevent others from destruction with our own sacrifice."

In response, the one-eyed general said, "Then who shall shed blood for you?"

The leaders replied, "It is only fair to get back what was taken away by thieves and is rightly ours."

The one-eyed general responded, "Then I will have to catch the big thief, not the meager one."

The one-eyed general asked, "Are you ready to take out the great thief?"

The leaders immediately nodded. The Rootless joined the vigilantes and the Red Harvest War ended by the end of the year. It's probably unnecessary to state who the victor was.

With the collapse of the Gauntlets, the nobles fell and the knights became a relic of the past.The wall collapsed, the gates opened, and the The wall collapsed, the gates opened, and the throne was destroyed by cruel slashes of axes by the Rootless. The freed citizens, who arose victorious from the war, piled up portraits of the feudal lords and set them ablaze. Afterwards, they gathered in the castle of the old rulers and held a banquet.

The entire table was overflowing with meats and drinks taken from the nobles' storehouses. Musicians performed, and jesters joked and performed tricks to add to the merriment. The freed citizens draped themselves with the nobles' clothes, and laughed and danced as if possessed. The original owners of the meats, drinks, and clothes carried the food and drink while bound in chains.

The comrades, who have become the leaders of the free people, sang praises of the one-eyed general who emerged triumphant from the war. But the general's face was grim.He hadn't had a single bite of the food at thebanquet. Instead, he simply had a glass of He hadn't had a single bite of the food at thebanquet. Instead, he simply had a glass of banquet. Instead, he simply had a glass of water drawn from a nearby well before leaving the castle. The Rootless under his command were also left behind. But the general's comrades no longer tried to find him. They were too drunk from the joy of victory and drinks. So drunk, that they didn't hear of the news that a strange army was headed toward their castle.

Three months after the end of the war, at daybreak just after the end of the 42nd banquet, an army in shining golden armor appeared before the castle. Among them were women with winged armor, and mechanical doll soldiers seen for the first time. A person who appeared to be the messenger of the Golden Army appeared and shouted,

"It is the command of the ruler of the light of the capital and all under his command. I have something I must say to the great generals who unified the smaller nations with their invincible army. Tell them to come out immediately and show their faces."

People woke their sleeping comrades. They were a bit surprised to hear that the army of the capital had shown up. But when they heard that the king of the capital had something to tell them, they put on their best armor and best cloaks before going outside of the castle. They were accompanied by the bravest warriors who had fought under their command.

The messenger of the Golden Army asked, "Are you the honorable ones who punished the nobles and unified the shattered countries?"

The comrades shouted, "It was only possible with our courageous soldiers?

The messenger said, "That's too bad. They'll be gone soon? With his words, the Golden Army fired their guns at the comrades.

Stepping on the corpses of the comrades as the Golden Army advanced, the messenger stood before the king's palanquin and shouted,

"The kingdom of humanity fell in deep chaos. Betrayers of humanity and justice and those who have lost conviction used their strength to toy with the Hinterlands that had exploited the weak. King Ernest, the king of light and the weak. King Ernest, the king of light and the ruler of the capital, Prudencia, was furious to hear of this and has come directly to resolve the issue. So rejoice!"

However, no one cheered after hearing this speech. Those who were still alive grabbed at the motionless Rootless and wailed at them, begging to be saved. Meanwhile, those who still had some sense remaining blocked the gates and threw stones at the Golden Army as a last attempt to prevent them from advancing further. The king of the capital, who had come to bring peace to the land, sat in the palanqu in without saying a word. Screams echoed throughout the castle and became muffled by the pouring rain.

However, just when the messenger was about to shout for the army to break open the castle gates with the guns, a shape appeared on a gates with the guns, a shape appeared on a horse and suddenly chopped off the messenger's neck with an axe. Surprisingly enough, it was the one-eyed general who had disappeared three months ago. While the people were surprised by his sudden return, and the Golden Army had frozen still from the shock, the general whistled sharply into the rain. Sparks began to blaze in the eyes of the Rootless. The one-eyed general shouted Rootless. The one-eyed general shouted loudly enough to muffle the rain.

"Behold, brothers! The 'Great Thief who has come to steal everything from us has arrived!"

The Rootless plowed through the crowd and destroyed the gates. They used their blackened axes to chop through the Golden Army like firewood, coloring the ground red with blood. Whether the Golden Army smashed their ribs with guns, or the female knights stabbed them with swords, nothing could stop the Rootless and their slaughtering axes.

The people holding up the palanquin abandoned it and ran away after seeing the sight before them. The king of the capital fell flat on his face and became covered with mud. The monarch of the city became deathly pale and began to tremble after seeing the face of the general standing before him. It was as if he recognized him. King Ernest screamed,

"Ha...Have mercy on me. I'll give you anything you want!"

"There was only one thing I wanted: The general raised his axe. "Alas, you have already killed what I wanted."

At the moment the general flung his axe, a clap of thunder struck. No, the roar of gunshots reverberated.

The one-eyed general received the judgment of angels who came down through the rain. Blood sprayed from his chest as he collapsed. But he didn't forget to finish what he had been doing.

The general cut the king's eye with his axe. The king collapsed, screaming, and his splendid garment became covered with blood and mud. As the one-eyed general dropped his axe, he said the following last words:

"I welcome death."

When the general died, the Rootless stopped their attacks. The fire went out of their eyes, and they collapsed. Only blackened skulls remained before crumbling away. The Golden Army came to its senses and took care of the remaining rebels at the castle. The angels left,taking the blind king with them taking the blind king with them

There were no more nobles, freed citizens, knights, or farmers. The impoverished farmland swallowed the blood of the war and revived itself, and soon life returned as the farmers came back and planted wheat.

King Ernest ended the chaos in the kingdom of men as he had avowed. All desires of the humans disappeared as there was no more to lose and no reason to take away. And there was no more war in the land. The last year of King Ernest was the most tranquil and beautiful golden age that had ever come to the human kingdom, but he never had a chance to see it. He lived the rest of his life as a blind man, and gave his son, Otzrava, the throne man, and gave his son, Otzrava, the throne before dying.

Nobody knew who the Rootless were or who their head, the one-eyed general was. What was the relationship between King Ernest and the one-eyed general? What was the precious thing he had wanted to find, even if he had to become a monster to find it? But is that become a monster to find it? But is that something we need to know?

They were also just souls that wished for rest.

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 ATK, DEF, HP 25% Increase
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## **Skills**

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## **Transcend**

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