Lancelot

## **Basic Information**

 Title
 CV
 Stat Growth
 Max stats reached
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* Original painting
* Skin

* Small original painting
* Small Skin

 Access
 Elite Battle Locations
 Breakthrough material

## **Skill description**

 Protection
 Flame Lance
 Precision Strike
Early Game: Deals damage equal to 120%（132%/144%/156%/168%/180%）of ATK Strength.Mid Game: Deals damage equal to 200%（220%/240%/260%/280%/300%）of ATK Strength.Late Game: Deals damage equal to 200%（220%/240%/260%/280%/300%）of ATK Strength.
Every layer of Bleed effect deals damage equal to 500% of ATK Strength every second for 3 seconds.

## **Background Story**

### **[Greatest Paladin] - Requires: Tier 1**

According to Elliot, the current Grandmaster of the Templars, Lancelot is the greatest living Paladin.

As a Templar Paladin, Lancelot sits just below his elder brother, Eliott. When the new Pontiff took the throne, the twin brother succeeded in containing the Abbey and suppressing the rebels. It was largely thanks to them that the transition of power was so smooth and bloodless. In contrast to Eliott, who is always acting behind the scenes, Lancelot can be found on the front-line, dominating his opponents with his formidable power. Since the new Pontiff came to power, Lancelot's invincibility on the battlefield has left a strong impression in the popular imagination. He has become (the) very symbol of knighthood.

### **[The Fall of Ideals] - Requires: Tier 2**

Unlike Eliott, Lancelot was full of dreams and ideals. Deeply faithful, he believed firmly that it was a paladin's duty to uphold justice at all times, only to be confronted with the naked truth when he joined their ranks.

What he saw was so-called knights who fought only for their own interests without a care for the people whom they were sworn to protect. When Lancelot tried to change this, he found himself bound in chains through the plot of his enemies, and the people whom he tried to help coerced into testifying against him. He escaped the executioner's block only because of Eliott's forceful intervention at the very last moment.

"If you cannot find the answers now, leave those questions aside for a while and fight for me. A sword never questions why it fights."

Disillusioned by the gap between ideal and reality, Lancelot took up Eliott's offer, becoming a sword that had no need to think or feel.

The two of them climbed steadily towards the top, Lancelot serving as Eliott's sword as they cut through enemy after enemy, overcoming challenge after challenge, becoming paladins renowned and respected throughout the land.

When Lancelot stopped to look back at the path that he had walked, he realized with a start how far he had strayed from his path of ideals. It felt as though the abyss is waiting for him to stray just one step further from the path.

### **[Heatfelt Question] - Requires: Tier 3**

After the new dynasty had settled in, Lancelot resigned his post as Paladin and planned to leave Emporia. He never told Eliott, but he knew his brother would hear of it.

Before Lancelot left, he approached Eliott, who was wading through a mountain of documents, and asked him a question.

"Is Justice a lie? If not, where can I find it?"

Eliott stopped writing and took off his glasses. He stared at his younger brother blankly, as he did whenever he was giving order. But for some reason, Lancelot felt his brother had never been so patient with him. It was as though he knew Lancelot would ask him this question.

"Justice, on a personal level, has no end. Such justice only leads to conflict. If it is ultimate justice that you are after, then there is only one answer."

For a split second, Lancelot thought he saw a smile on Eliott's cold and distant face.

"The answer is the law. Law is the sum of millions of instances of personal justice. Law is the ultimate justice."

### **[The Answer] - Requires: Tier 4**

After leaving Emporia, Lancelot traveled across Aurora, hoping to find the ultimate justice his brother spoke of.

He came to realize that a totally unbiased implementation of justice was impossible, even in the most enlightened societies.

"In the end, ultimate justice does not exist. Isn't that so?"

"If it is ultimate, how could it (be) so easily obtained? How dare you think of other things in battle!? Gotcha!"

Lancelot came to the Skydome Arena, hoping to make some money to cover his travel expenses, but he got distracted by philosophical thoughts and was defeated by Brynhild.

Lancelot had heard this young female warrior held an amazing winning streak. She may even be able to tackle the legendary War God Trials one day, but that day is a long way off.

"A long way off? So what? Yoiu know how many people strive their whole lives to get into the trials?"

"What if you fail in the end?"

"That's no excuse to stop trying. My teacher once said, if she couldn't do it, one of her students would, or the student of her student..."

If something is worht fighting for, you give it everything you've got. Even if you fail, your spirit will live on. After the converstaion with the young warrior, Lancelot finally finds the answer he's looking for.

"I see. I shall start with protecting the laws."

A million things still need to be done, because it is difficult to push for law and justice in Emporia. However, Lancelot is no longer lost. He will fight for his faith from now on.