# [Nova Succession] King of the Dead

**Quest No Raw**: 852335
**Chronicle (questGroupNo)**: 367
**Entry (questId)**: 13

## Giver Label

_Francesca Seric's Journal_

## Objective

Read the last part of Francesca Seric's Journal. It tells the tale of Axian, the King of the Dead.

_Read about Axian, the King of the Dead;_

## Summary

The story of Francesca Seric continues.

Illezra read the records of Orzeca and came to believe that 
Thorn of Quturan was the power of the goddess.
Axian had passed away
but Illezra said she saw him at death's doors.
Cursed by the vengeful spirits and unable to rest in peace,
he ruled the land of the dead in a twisted form.
She said I was the only one who could save him.
Not as of this moment, but after I've embraced the Thorn of Quturan.
...I do not trust the words of Illezra.
I shall not trust anyone until I take back the throne that is rightfully mine.
Nevertheless, she treated me differently from the other mercenaries.
I once asked her why she showed such kindness and honesty. 
She said it was pity... as a fellow witch and as a victim who understands 
what it's like to be considered a blight of this cruel age...
But I am no witch. I am the heir to the Kingdom of Calpheon.
I remember the curses that were thrown at me when I came back to Calpheon,
returning from the godforsaken expedition that disappeared with the sands.
"The monster that carries the blood of a vile witch"
That night, I realized that their reverence and loyalty 
were all but callous lies.

## Quest Giver

- [Sub NPC](/npc/59426.md)

## Turn-in

- [Sub NPC](/npc/59426.md)

## Other Errands in This Chronicle

15 further errands share this chronicle:

- Entry #1 — [[Nova Awakening] Invitation from S](/legacy-quest/65903.md)
- Entry #2 — [[Nova Awakening] Danger and Trials](/legacy-quest/131439.md)
- Entry #3 — [[Nova Awakening] Cold Trace](/legacy-quest/196975.md)
- Entry #4 — [[Nova Awakening] Provocation](/legacy-quest/262511.md)
- Entry #5 — [[Nova Awakening] Flame of Mercy](/legacy-quest/328047.md)
- Entry #6 — [[Nova Awakening] Echidna Convent](/legacy-quest/393583.md)
- Entry #7 — [[Nova Awakening] The Witch's Army](/legacy-quest/459119.md)
- Entry #8 — [[Nova Awakening] The Goddess' Amusement](/legacy-quest/524655.md)
- Entry #9 — [[Nova Awakening] Memories' End](/legacy-quest/590191.md)
- Entry #10 — [[Nova Awakening] Queen of Thorns](/legacy-quest/655727.md)
- Entry #11 — [[Nova Awakening] Thorn of Quturan - Combo](/legacy-quest/721263.md)
- Entry #12 — [[Nova Awakening] Thorn of Quturan - Practice](/legacy-quest/786799.md)
- Entry #14 — [[Nova Succession] Distorted Pact](/legacy-quest/917871.md)
- Entry #15 — [[Nova Succession] Submit](/legacy-quest/983407.md)
- Entry #16 — [[Nova Succession] Blood Pact](/legacy-quest/1048943.md)