#Herrscher pathline

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Herrscher

1/5 - Clear Forgotten Elrian Snactum [0/1]

Drawn by the power of the restored El, Ain steps in to Elrianode. Not knowing what he is looking for, he ends up in front of a mysterious cave. Let's investigate.

2/5 - Collect Trace of Primordial Chaos (Chrysalis, Forgotten Elrian Sanctum) [0/5]

Ain finds an enormous being that failed to return to the Void, because of its energy mingling with El energy. It's time to return this pitiful creature to its original state of nothingness.

3/5 - Collect Grand Compass Pieces (Skin Splitter, Elrianode) [0/20]

Once Ain turned all foolish beings back into nothing, he noticed that he somehow returned to the entrance of the cave.

Ain realizes that this much be the doings of the mysterious energy that brought him here. In order to enter the cave again, he needs something that will allow him to blend in.

Let's defeat the monsters, born out of hubris, to absorb their power.

4/5 -  Defeat Henir Mutated Monsters (Elrianode City/Debrian Laboratory) [0/2000]

As if entranced, more and more Henir Mutated Monsters crawled out of their hiding place to approach Ain. let's lead these beings holding the energy of Void and Chaos back to their maker.

5/5 - Defeat Spatio Reaper (Elrianode) [0/20]

The more Ain eliminates the monsters, the more he realized the true salvation he can grant upon these creatures is to rid their bodies that is chaining them to this physical realm. 

He realized that moment, the ones that are leading these beings had to be his ‘Future Self’ currently waiting deep within the cave. 

There could be no one else that could possibly have more influence over Void and Chaos than he does. 

‘What are you?’ 

Now that he knew whose voice it was, the answer was obvious. This body is also a meaningless creation formed by the Goddess. 

Eventually it will meet its demise. But Ain had no intention to simply fade away. 

‘Unleash yourself.’ 

The preparation was complete. With his existence confirmed, Ain recognized it was time to unleash his true potential. Ain headed towards the sanctum. ‘He’ was waiting for his answer at the heart of the sanctum

(recorded; 03/21/2020)

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Lofty: Wanderer

1/4 - Enter ‘Bethma Village’

As Ain continues on his journey, encountering humans and many other Elrios races, and experiencing different things. But one day, a piece of emotion flows inside him and exacerbates the wound he received from 'chaos'. As a result, Ain begins to feel 'anxiety' which he would never have felt before. But he cannot give up his mission now. He needed to pass off as naturally as possible, so Ain follows the El Search Party as if nothing has happened.

2/4 - Bethma - Clear ‘Bethma Lake’ [0/1]

The demonic energy he faced in Elder's Shadow Forest and necromancy used by these species caused Ain's 'anxiety' gradually evolved into dramatic and negative emotions like fear and fury, which also manifested in his body.

As great chaos befell on him, Ain fell in the state of panic, but regained his mind upon the El Search Party calling him. Concerned that the growing chaos may hinder in fulfilling his mission, Ain decides to find a way to quell the chaos.

3/4 - Enter ‘Bethma Village’ 

Ain already reached a point where he is so eroded by chaos that he can't control himself. He must find out why this is happening to resolve this issue. If he borrows the Nasod device he saw in Elder, maybe he can guage the chaotic energy inside him. With a small feeling of hope, Ain seeks out Toma to build the device.

4/4 - Bethma - Clear ‘Dragon’s Nest’ [0/1]

The Nasod device was unable to measure the mass chaos within him. In despair, Ain called out to the Goddess, but there was no response.

'Does the Goddess not hear my voice...?'

As his inner side was overpowered by chaos, the creation magic bestowed by the Goddess mutated, and his body created for the mission also began to fall apart. The seed of chaos that was eating away inside of him took shape and revealed itself outside.

In midst of dreadful nightmares endlessly chasing him, Ain starts to wander, questioning his mission, and being, which continues to fade away.

(recorded; 10/17/2022)

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Apostasia 

1/5 - 

As Ain chased the trace of the El all the way to Altera, the Seed of Chaos was growing. This power of God that mutated before he even realized. The more he used this power, the more his body fell apart as if in protest, and Henir's influence became greater. But Ain believed he must use everything in his arsenal to complete the mission.

However, the longer he had to endure the pain, another thought started to invade his thoughts. Did he truly have to go through these lengths to complete his mission?

2/5 - 

Ain sees countless Nasods being built only to be discarded by humans based on their need at Nasod Foundry.

He was just like them, created to complete the the mission, only to disappear after. Ain feels doubt towards his existence and despair and fear towards his future.

What shall he do? Feeling lost, Ain desperately chases after Elsword.

3/5 - 

Even Elsword with his familiar aura was not able to calm his fears. Ain realizes once again that the Goddess is the only one who can take away his fears.

Ain leaves the El Search Party and heads to the Shrine of Dedication in Feita to reach the Goddess and confirm the meaning of his existence.

4/5 - 

Once Ain arrived in Feita, he is shocked by the demonic energy surrounding Feita.

Even the path to the Shrine was swarming with demons, but Ain believe that all this chaos would wash away the moment he reaches the Goddess... Until he saw the El shard completely tainted by demonic energy.

'Even the El that I thought was solely the Goddess's can be corrupted by demonic energy...'

With his faith towards the Goddess shattered, nothing tied him down and Ain is completely swallowed by the large Seed of Chaos. There, he faced the core of chaos again. Covered in chaos, Ain no longer felt unstable from it.

At the end where everything is mixed together and scatters in silence, Ain realizes that everything must return to nothing. The mission given by the Goddess was also for beings that will eventually turn to nothing. He, who was created for such a mission, also had no meaning.

Ain abandons the Goddess and the mission that he trusted, and accepts the chaos that's been eating away at him.

5/5 - 

When Ain comes out of Henir, his body begins to fall apart from the mutated power, and the overwhelming demonic energy, but that had no meaning any more.

The demons that blocked his way, the humans, all will face the same ending, becoming nothing.

Ain headed to the Underground Chapel to sort out his final thoughts on the Goddess.

(recorded; 10/11/2022)