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*The Isolan soldiers are well-trained and appear to be well fed. The country must have been ramping up its forces.*

## Summary

The Avillon Knights discuss the Second War of the Tyrants

## Character List

### Major

* Fram Berge (Water)
* Lord of Avillon
* Schneider (Earth)

### Minor

* Charlotte Grace (Earth)
* Mei Ling Qiao (Fire)
* Zaira (Fire)
* Johan Talede (Light)

## Content

Fram: Highness, I’ve been wonderin’ about the Second War of the Tyrants…

"Lord": Well, it stared about 50 years ago when the “Old Guard”, a corrupt alliance of rulers of old, invaded the land for the second time.

Fram: I know that!

"Lord": Okay, I wasn’t sure you would, since the war happened so long ago and… y’know, it’s you.

Fram: Ehem! Anyway! You said that old lady was a hero during the war, right? How strong was she…?

"Lord": They say the forces of the Old Guard covered the skies and blackened the earth. Three of their strongest were said to have the power to raze an entire nation with a single strike.

Fram: I don’t remember that part. Must’ve skipped it ‘cause it was boring… But then, if they were so strong, how could anyone fight against them?

"Lord": Well, legends do tend to exaggerate. But even taking that into consideration, the enemy was fierce and far too powerful for humans. Unable to hold off the threat, humans could do little more than await certain destruction…

…

Charlotte: Hey, Highness! What’s the rest of that story you were telling about the war? What happened?

"Lord": When all hope was lost and darkness seemed to cover the land, Twelve Heroes rose up like brightly shining stars to its salvation.

Schneider: The Twelve Heroes! Their strength and valor inspired me to become a knight! I still cannot believe I met one of them…

Fram: So like you said, that old lady was one of the legendary heroes, right? What I was wondering was… I mean, when we fought her, she wasn’t, like, impossibly strong.

Schneider: That’s true… Perhaps she went rather easy on us?

"Lord": I got the impression she was more or less serious.

Mei Ling: She was quite strong, especially for her age.

Fram: I guess, but not like twelfth-strongest-in-the-world strong, right?

"Lord": Heh… Sounds like you’re all still unaware as to just how strong you are.

Zaira: Us…?!

Fram: No way! You’re saying we’re as strong as those heroes?

"Lord": Think of the opponents you’ve faced. The most powerful and renowned order of knights in the West, Archmages who’re hundreds of years old, the strongest warriors on the wildlands, and even a monster spoken of only in legend.

Fram: I mean, when you put it that way, we do sound pretty cool…

…

"Lord": To pick up from our last conversation… This generation has more powerful fighters, both in number and degree, than any before it. There are knights with great physical strength, mages with exceptional arcane talents, and even mystics with extraordinary psychic abilities.

Fram: Are we included as part of those “powerful fighters”?

"Lord": Of course. In terms of strength, you’re all already near the top.

Zaira: As I have spent time with Your Highness, I’ve felt my soul expanding. It feels as my potential is endless, like I can keep growing and advancing…

Mei Ling: I feel the same. My bond with the spirits has grown further…

Johan: This means that the reason we were able to prevail over foes is not because their strength was overstated… Rather, it is because we become stronger.

"Lord": I may have helped a little, but you all already had the talent and potential to make it this far.

Fram: Heh heh heh! It feels good to realize how far we’ve come!

"Lord": Well, it’s not all good.

Charlotte: Huh? Isn’t being strong a good thing?

"Lord": In the Second War of the Tyrants, the Old Guard’s forces were too powerful for the humans to defend against. The fact that the Twelve Heroes suddenly appeared at the right moment to counter attack the impending evil was no mere coincidence. It was Nature righting itself.

Mei Ling: The natural balance…!

"Lord": Exactly. There is a mystical force in this world that tries to maintain balance. The universe moves to tip the scales of the world when they are too far in one direction. So what do you think it means when a lot of strong warriors are showing up all around the same time?

Johan: A threat of great magnitude is on the horizon…?

"Lord": That’s why I said it’s not all good.

Schneider: Oh… I see…

Fram: It’s still all good as far as I’m concerned! If such a huge threat is on its way, just think of how great we’re gonna feel when we get rid of it!

Charlotte: I love how Fram is always so optimistic… I wish I was that positive.

"Lord": Heh heh, so do I. And she’s right; no matter how powerful the threat, all we have to do is to face it head on.

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