Lyon and Lophicus' Diary

“Salvation by the hand of another is never true. Such salvation is like currency, when used, it passes on to another. It is indeed true that your wish to save others can probably be achieved, but in doing so, you must give up all hope of saving yourself.”

There was a time of hope before the war. Honor, equality, and self-determination were the values that Lophicus had decided to teach the Second Children. In comparison to their ancestors, he thought they could create a society in which everyone could succeed, where all suffering could be put to an end, and where power would not corrupt.

His teachings were viewed as hazardous by the gods and the rulers of the old world. The very things Lophicus opposed were what they thrived on. They therefore took action against him in an effort to suppress him. It started with whispers, progressed to laws, and ended with a holy war.

The Empyrean Dissonance began as an uprising and quickly became an all out war for liberation. This revolution was made through man, and man must forge his revolutionary spirit day by day, and so they did. The armies of the old world and gods descended upon Lophicus and his people with relentless fury. The old rulers and the gods did not seek conquest, they sought total annihilation of Lophicus and his beliefs, but Lophicus and his people managed to resist.

For years, the war continued. Cities burned, rivers ran red, and fields once meant for harvest became mass graves. Lophicus led from the front, wielding not only his silver tongue, but the firm belief that his people could endure. His soldiers did not fight for glory, or for annihilation, but for the right to exist on their own terms, and in the struggle for independence, there is no compromise.

No matter how many victories were achieved, the war never truly ended. For every battle won, another opened. For every warrior of yet another god, and tyrant struck down, another rose. Lophicus saw the faces of those who followed him, their hope, their faith in his vision unchanged, but he also saw their immense suffering.

When the final battle came, when the golden empire of his people stood against an endless wave of enemies, Lophicus did what no one could have foreseen. He gathered his soldiers, the finest warriors of the rebellion, those who had fought alongside him since the beginning, and spoke his final command: ''See speech in Lyon Grass/Lophicus The Gold-Faced Diary"

They charged into battle and then, fueled by his golden will, Lophicus took the souls of the fallen into himself. Not to consume, not to rule, but to protect. Every soldier, every life that had been given for the cause, he bore within him.

And with the power of countless warriors burning inside of him, Lophicus struck one last time. The world itself trembled. The armies of the gods and the old chains were shattered, their grip on the future broken. The Second Children survived. The war was finally over, but at what cost. Lophicus was gone, and so were the souls of his fallen soldiers in battle.

His body, overwhelmed by the weight of so many souls, faded into dust. His people searched for him, but all they found were echoes of the past, his name forever carved into the history of this world.

The Aurum Imperium continued to rise, built on the foundation of his ideals. The people carried his vision forward, honoring his sacrifice by making sure that his ideals remained the pillars on which their civilization stands.

Yet Lophicus' question remained unanswered. "Is it possible to end all suffering in this world?" He had given everything to try. But the answer was still unknown to him.

I'll say it again, I shall fall. That is a fact, one that we can no longer change. But there is no need to repine, because if even one person lives to see the dawn of victory, our ways of life will be engraved in the heart and mind of that survivor. Even if we were to die or leave no offspring, there is a will within our people that won’t be erased. That is the essence of us second children, an inheritance of intellect, not blood, a succession of lives. The fall of Lophicus the Gold-Faced does not mean we too shall fall. We will be radiant on the dawn of victory, tethering a generation with that light.

Now is the time to deny the gods of principles and begin the Age of Man, the time to intervene has come! This will be the battle for true separation from the gods.

As your king, I call for your lives, pass on our glory, the glory of Lophicus the Gold-Faced, to generations to come, ubi concordia, ibi victoria!

Lyon does not like the current state of mankind, they think they are cruel to each other and unjust. For example, on the day Lyon met Morcidus the Grey, Morcidus committed heinous acts against humanity, but that was not the only thing, he was also a follower of a god named Hextor, one of the gods whose sincerity Lyon does not believe in. Since then, Morcidus has been improving his ways slowly, for example by letting go of his beliefs, and Lyon took cognizance of Morcidus's progress but acknowledges that he still has a very long path ahead of him. Recently, he has been showcasing his new set of ideals and values though. Good job, Morcidus!

Sigwald VI Gibraltar Agolith, the son of the current king of Agolithia, is the offspring of a rotten king with major flaws in his ways of ruling and thinking. His son, Gibraltar, carries his name but also a great disgust for his father. However, he neglects all other feelings he has. He currently presents himself as a self-centered, egotistical person with a lack of empathy, which Lyon does not appreciate. Although recently something has happened: while Lyon was being choked by a man, Gibraltar saved them. This is certainly an act Lyon will not forget, but also one they did not expect. However, this just proves that even in the darkest and most restless souls, empathy can be found.

When Saulus the Good returned, Gibraltar revealed a side of himself that Lyon had never seen before, a sensitive, deeply emotional side. Reunited with his dear friend with whom he had a long history together, Gibraltar instantly broke down in tears. In that moment, the self-centered, egotistical man Lyon had come to know, the one who so often seemed to lack empathy, was gone. Instead, he wept like a child, the child he had never been allowed to be.

Lyon’s first encounter with Alcides was one they will never forget. Lyon was off on their own, separated from the party, and followed by what appeared to be warriors of The Dhûr-Lhûg. Lyon approached Alcides, who was sitting at a bar, and Alcides decided to aid Lyon in battle. This gave Lyon hope that maybe there are still people who look out for each other's well-being and aid those in need. This event would be one to remember for Lyon.

After the events mentioned above Alcides joined our crew after the passing of Saulus the Good, an esteemed compatriot of Lyon, and also a person that rekindled Lyon’s hope for humanity, despite the brief time they had spent together before his passing. Alcides and Lyon formed a friendship and grew to trust each other deeply. Their bond was forged in and outside of battle, and it was mainly built on mutual understanding. Alcides, with his brute strength and compassionate heart finally became a pillar and a companion Lyon could truly build and lean upon.

Lyon had always been a bit of a loner, hesitant to let others in and share their true thoughts and opinions on things, due to the fear of being judged. One example of this is when Lyon and Alcides were alone, sitting together at a campfire talking about their favorite foods, places in this realm that they still wanted to see and visit, and occasionally they also had deeper conversations.

Their bond deepened even more when they went to Lithion, with Alcides' motivations and goals becoming clearer by the second. Upon arriving at Phoenix's Rest and encountering Ûbel, Lyon immediately sensed something was off about Alcides. Ûbel and Alcides began speaking in a tongue unknown to Lyon. The castle started to collapse, and the party got split up, with Alcides taking a different path. However, before he left, Lyon tried to instill hope in his friend, telling him to please avoid perishing.

When the party was almost defeated while fighting the Phoenix, a familiar face appeared and blasted through the Phoenix. It was Saulus the Good, seemingly back from the dead. When Lyon and Saulus locked eyes, Lyon’s eyes lit up with happiness at seeing his compatriot again. They also had a sinking feeling that Alcides was somehow involved in this. Lyon quickly scanned the area, looking for Alcides, but he was nowhere to be seen.

The party decided to head back to the entrance of Lithion with Saulus and a good friend of his whom they had encountered along the way. Lyon continued to worry about Alcides’ whereabouts, when Ûbel appeared once more, telling them they could only take one soul. Then, from behind Ûbel, a figure appeared. It was him, Alcides, son of Zeus, which made him a half-god. Lyon was filled with happiness to see that Alcides had made it out alive.

Alcides struck a deal with Ûbel, exchanging his own soul for the souls of the slaves they had brought with them, the slaves that Alcides had freed. Ûbel immediately agreed to this proposal, and Lyon didn’t waste a moment in rushing to Alcides to say his goodbyes. They cast Dimension Door and, before leaving, Lyon promised Alcides they would be reunited in the future. They quickly gave Alcides a hug and a kiss on the cheek, then left with the party to head to Elderville, the place where their own journey had started.

When the party was riding on horseback to Elderville, Saulus saw the distress and sadness on Lyon’s face about the fact that they had to leave Alcides behind in Lithion. Saulus told Lyon that one day, they would return to Lithion and free Alcides from the pact he had made with Ûbel. These kind words Saulus spoke to Lyon made Lyon truly appreciative that Saulus had returned to fight alongside them once more.

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