# [Knowledge] Orze's Records #1: Salvation's Grip **Quest Group**: 193391 **Steps**: 37 ## Summary "What is your name? Do you have a place to go?" Said the master, as he reached out his hand to me, starving to death. On a day when rainwater trickled down my eyes, the moment is still vivid. ## Walkthrough ### Step 1 - **Dialogue**: Attempt to access saved data detected. Next command undetected. ### Step 2 - **Dialogue**: Attempt to access saved data detected. Next command undetected. - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #1: Salvation's Grip - **Summary**: "What is your name? Do you have a place to go?" Said the master, as he reached out his hand to me, starving to death. On a day when rainwater trickled down my eyes, the moment is still vivid. ### Step 3 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #2: Touch of Warmth - **Summary**: He gently placed his hand over mine. The warmth melted my defenses. Step by step, I followed him, and that road led me to life, not death. ### Step 4 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #3: Goddess's Order - **Summary**: My steps slowed. In that moment, the goddess's command echoed once more in my mind. His touch still offered me comfort, yet an overpowering sense of obligation to remain close to the goddess began to take hold. ### Step 5 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #4: First Encounter - **Summary**: That's how I ended up at Atoraxxion. Walking along the path, hand in hand with him, we finally reached our destination. As the door opened, warm air greeted us and I saw three children. As they were observing me, I inadvertently gave a small smile in return. ### Step 6 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #5: A Deep Chasm - **Summary**: Their eyes were filled with innocence. That pure expression made my heart waver for a moment. Just the idea of being with someone was comforting. Still, the voice of the goddess echoed somewhere in my mind. ### Step 7 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #6: First Friend - **Summary**: The sound of the knock resonated within the quiet room. The door slightly opened, revealing Yolu peeking through. She asked if we could be friends. Is there a chance I could connect with someone here too? That feeling was quickly overshadowed by a subtle unease. But I nodded earnestly, showing her my biggest smile. ### Step 8 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #7: A Child in the Shadow - **Summary**: Yolu said she doesn't think of herself as someone special. I wanted to lift her spirits, but I couldn't find a way. ### Step 9 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #8: A Child in the Abyss - **Summary**: As Yolu was taking me on a tour of the place, we encountered Syca. The boy, a bit shorter than me, gazed at us with an expressionless face. His eyes were like a deep well, revealing no emotion, yet I could sense something hidden within them. ### Step 10 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #9: Direction of Feelings - **Summary**: It was then I realized: every time Yolu laughed, Syca's eyes seemed to wander somewhere. Whenever Yolu bragged about something, a fleeting smile appeared at the corners of Syca's lips. This was clearly more than simple friendship. However, his unspoken emotions were weighing him down like a submerged stone. ### Step 11 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #10: A Child of Closed Doors - **Summary**: Vaha paused his work, sensing our gaze, and raised his head. He gave Yolu a brief but warm smile. However, the smile was fleeting. His expression soon hardened as he returned to lifting the heavy weaponry. ### Step 12 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #11: The Hidden Urge - **Summary**: He had the shell of a model student, but within him was something constantly churning. Behind his calm demeanor laid a stand-alone fight. I grew more curious about Vaha. What form will his hidden desires take when they finally surface? ### Step 13 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #12: The Chosen Children - **Summary**: Master telling us to defend our sanctuary against the Dark Invaders planted a seed of fear in my heart, and in all of our hearts. Vaha looked at the master with a resolute gaze. Yolu appeared somewhat uneasy, while Syca questioned the master with suspicion. I was just as confused. ### Step 14 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #13: Possibility of the End - **Summary**: After hearing the news that the master was going into hibernation, Syca, still unable to completely shake off his doubts, posed a question about failure. Yolu replied, a shadow crossing her face. I felt a fissure forming somewhere deep in my heart. ### Step 15 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #14: Dehkia and Dehkima - **Summary**: Dehkia not only resembles the master but also completely embodies his knowledge and experience. Following the words left by the master before entering dormancy, we treat this artificial being with the same respect as we would the master himself, at least outwardly. ### Step 16 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #15: Warmth Within Their Hands - **Summary**: Vaha has always paid careful attention whenever I share my story. As Vaha gazes down at me while I rest my head on his lap, I realize how I am reflected in their eyes. I reached out to cup Vaha's cheek and the warmth confirmed my thoughts. Ah, Vaha is mine... ### Step 17 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #16: A Shrouded Story - **Summary**: Just as I was preparing to leave for the surface, Yolu proposed to travel together. The journey was delightful. Her vivid emotions added color to every landscape we traversed. We chatted more than ever before, and through our conversations, I began to understand the loneliness rooted deep within her heart. ### Step 18 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #17: Graceful Abundance - **Summary**: Here, people thrived in abundance under the blessing of Tunta. Imagining the end of the world in such a prosperous place was unthinkable. Now, I understood the stories of people treating master like a madman. ### Step 19 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #18: A Careful Approach - **Summary**: Yolu was deeply engrossed in studying the Oluns and the lightstones. Although Yolu was passionate about the research... could we continue handling them without problems? Yolu was confident that the lightstones could be controlled. However, I decided to approach them with more care. ### Step 20 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #19: Cracks in the Dream - **Summary**: I couldn't focus on my research at all. Ever since I set foot on this land, the goddess was summoning me. The voice of the Dark Goddess was trying to awaken me from the long, futile dream I had been having. I knew it. From the start... I was nothing but an outsider among them. ### Step 21 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #20: The Return - **Summary**: As I stepped into the shrine, the goddess's voice rang clearer than ever. I knelt before the goddess, raised my head to look upon her, and cried. Instead of pursuing a forbidden illusion, I would grasp everything from this appointed place. ### Step 22 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #21: Apocalypse Now - **Summary**: A genuine new future, different from the futures that had constantly pushed me forward. A path that could shatter all illusions I had seen and open up the truest world... The Dark Goddess shared many stories with me. And to bring down Atoraxxion... ### Step 23 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #22: Divine Warning - **Summary**: The goddess gazed into the distance and said that Yolu's life is fading. All Dehkimas must remain until Atoraxxion faces its end... I cannot lose Yolu just yet. The goddess gestured me to go and told me to beware of Lekra's breath. ### Step 24 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #23: Her Will Be Done - **Summary**: As the goddess had foretold, Yolu lay beneath a cliff. She struggled to open her eyes, barely managing to move her pupils as she gazed at me. I reassured her and told her about the Dark Goddess. And that saving her was all part of the goddess' will... ### Step 25 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #24: A Change of Form and Heart - **Summary**: After some time, everyone returned to Atoraxxion. Everyone had changed significantly. The changes weren't just in our appearances. I can no longer pursue the shared objective we've been chasing together. No... I must go in the complete opposite direction. When the time comes, they will understand that this is the right path. ### Step 26 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #25: Tangled Relations - **Summary**: It didn't take long to realize that Yolu was drawn to Vaha. At that moment, Syca came to mind. Syca, who was always looking at Yolu. Perhaps the downfall of Atoraxxion will be simpler than it seems. ### Step 27 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #26: The Edge of Approval - **Summary**: Vaha's eyes, clear and focused, seeming to try and capture me within them. I grasped Vaha's shoulders and moved away, refusing his urge. It's still... not the time... to give him what he wants. ### Step 28 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #27: My Name - **Summary**: Vaha murmured in disappointment, avoiding my gaze. He seemed weary from my repeated rejections. I shared the sacred name bestowed upon me by the goddess. Vaha thought I was starting to open up to him, so he nodded, and smiled. ### Step 29 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #28: Heat of Denial - **Summary**: Tormented by endless yearning, Vaha seemed ready to burst into flames. His voice was filled with desperation as he cried out to me, but I could only shake my head in silence once more. I was avoiding his gaze when my head was suddenly forced to the side, and I felt my cheek flush with heat. As I turned my head with my hands still covering my cheek, he couldn't meet my eyes and averted his gaze. ### Step 30 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #29: Low Hanging Fruit - **Summary**: If his urge reaches its peak, even Vaha might not be able to resist. Yolu, who has set her heart on Vaha, certainly won't miss the chance. I decided to lay a low hanging fruit just for Yolu. I engraved a phrase on a dagger and placed it where Yolu's eye would catch it. ### Step 31 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #30: Cheap Sympathy - **Summary**: Syca barged into my area and threatened to report my betrayal to Vaha, demanding that I discreetly steal Vaha's weapon blueprints. ### Step 32 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #31: Lack of Understanding - **Summary**: It seems Syca sought out Yolu. Upon returning from Yolu's abode, his face bore the weight of Yolu's response. Anger, envy, despair... All those emotions pressed heavily upon Syca, who was on the brink of collapse. ### Step 33 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #32: Master of My Fate - **Summary**: On the day of the final battle, when the master's prophecy came true... I never left my stronghold because Atoraxxion, and our grand endeavor, must end in failure. ### Step 34 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #33: End of the End - **Summary**: It's over. Atoraxxion has fallen, and every plan, effort, and time we've invested... has turned to dust. ### Step 35 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #34: Purpose Remains - **Summary**: After Talibre's Door was destroyed, I awaited the death that would come for us all. However, Vaha, still resolute, found another way— the indefinite Kyve-ization. But, for some reason I awoke alone. And then, the goddess's voice echoed once more. ### Step 36 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #35: A Vessel of Breath - **Summary**: Yolu's body was carrying Vaha's child. How could life emerge from a body in hibernation? Even in a vessel, now devoid of consciousness, a new life was growing. It felt strange. ### Step 37 - **Objective**: [Knowledge] Orze's Records #36: Bree and Kaheliak - **Summary**: Thus, the child imbued with the power of the Dark Invaders... Bree, was born. This child would become the seed to sprout the goddess's power.