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Lost Traveler in the Ashen Realm: Act II
A Dream of Gazing Upon the Distant Sky
After finally repelling the evil dragon, you and the self-proclaimed adventurer Bona set off on a journey alongside the mysterious Cocouik to find the Tonatiuh and the Jade of Return...
Paimon:
Paimon didn't expect Coco to lead us here. This strange fortress looks just like the place where we met you, Bona.
Paimon:
Look, it even has the same mural! Minus the smear marks, though. Is it because we're higher up?
Paimon:
Look, 여행자! This must be the Python King that Bona mentioned. He sure looks mean!
Bona:
Yes, that's the Python King Och-Kan. Legend has it that he abused and oppressed his people to get the Tonatiuh built, and eventually attracted the Abyss, which led to his death and the downfall of the kingdom.
Bona:
But that's just a legend. After all, the storytellers in my tribe have told different tales about what happened to him.
Bona:
Maybe he's still roaming the Tonatiuh and feasting on his treasure. Or maybe the evil dragon that's been trying to stop us is his ghost!
Cocouik:
Kuchi...
Paimon:
Please stop with the stories! You're scaring Coco!
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr! Rawr!
Paimon:
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]} sure has been eager to do something since we defeated the dragon. Is he in some kind of secret contest with Coco?
Paimon:
Anyway, where's this Altar we're looking for?
Bona:
If Coco was right, it should be below us... Wait, I thought it'd be somewhere higher up.
Bona:
Did we mess up? The Altar of Primal Flame can't be inside the mountain, can it? How would we be transported into the sky then, unless the mountain itself collapses?
Traveler:
There could be a special transportation mode at play...
Paimon:
Well, what now, then? You were so sure while we were down there. And we can't understand what Coco is trying to say, either.
Cocouik:
Kulu...
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr! Rawr!
Paimon:
Any ideas, {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}?
Bona:
I think I get it now. It's trying to tell us that following rigid logic won't get us anywhere!
Paimon:
Wait, you made that up, didn't you?
Bona:
Well, regardless of what's below us, I say we go check it out. I mean, we're on an adventure, aren't we?
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr!
Paimon:
Huh, you sure are excited, {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}. Well, time to figure out how to get down there.
Bona:
Found anything?
Bona:
Let's look a bit harder and see if we can find any contraptions or secret passages!
Paimon:
It's open! You're awesome, {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}! We wouldn't have found the mechanism without you!
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr!
Traveler:
I knew you could do it, {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}.
Paimon:
But don't get ahead of yourself. Plenty of challenges await us!
Paimon:
Now that the entrance is open, there's no reason to give up halfway.
Bona:
I concur, Paimon.
Cocouik:
Cheep... Cheep!
Bona:
What's wrong? Why don't you want to go in? Are you scared? We're halfway through our journey — there's no turning back now!
Cocouik:
Ku...
Paimon:
You shouldn't force the issue, Bona. It really does look super scared. Could there be something super dangerous down there?
Traveler:
I'm scared too!
Paimon:
Now, really? C'mon, pull yourself together like {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}, why don't you?
Traveler:
This is kind of exciting.
Paimon:
Paimon didn't think you'd be so pumped up. But you can probably take on anyone we find down there, so...
Traveler:
Don't worry, our little Saurian's a brave soul.
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr... Rawr!
Paimon:
If Coco really is afraid, maybe we should have it stay behind... But not alone. That wouldn't work...
Bona:
I guess there's no other way. I'll stay with Coco up here. You can have the Pyrophosphorite.
Bona:
But, whatever you find down there, you have to come back and find me, alright!
Traveler:
We don't leave anyone behind.
Bona:
I believe in you. We'll wait for you here.
Traveler:
Don't worry, just wait here until we come back.
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr!
Paimon:
Ugh, what's this? It looks gross...
Bona:
This is nascent Abyssal Blight. Looks like it's seeping down from above... Hmm, I thought a place festooned with frescoes would be safer.
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rrah... Rawr!
Bona:
Huh? Uh-oh, I think something's gonna fall down. Watch out, everyone!
Bona:
Wow, that was a shocker! Thank goodness for our quick reactions.
Bona:
So, did you find anything?
Paimon:
Well, we did find something that looks like a mechanism, but it's kind of a pain...
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr!
Bona:
Oh, I don't know what you mean, but {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]} looks pretty clued in, so let's check it out anyway!
Following Cocouik's guidance, you come to the palace ruins on Ochkanatlan's upper levels. There seems to be something hidden beneath these ruins...
Bona:
We'll leave the area below to you. Thanks for doing this.
Bona:
Whatever you find down there, you have to come back and find me, alright?
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rrooh...
Paimon:
Ugh, the exterior's been corroded by the Abyss. Looks like it might fall off anytime. Is this what Coco was pointing at?
Paimon:
And we don't know what's inside, either, though Paimon's pretty sure it's not the Altar...
Traveler:
"Rigid logic won't get us anywhere..."
Paimon:
Paimon gets it now. Coco didn't want to come in because of the Abyss.
Traveler:
We have to do something about the Abyss.
Paimon:
Yeah, and that must be why Coco didn't want to come in. We have to get rid of it!
Traveler:
Let's go, {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}!
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr!
Paimon:
Wait, what about Paimon? Rude!
Paimon:
Anyway, let's get rid of all this filth first!
Paimon:
Phew... It's finally over.
Paimon:
The Secret Source Automaton protecting it has also calmed down.
Paimon:
Now let's see what's inside!
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr!
Paimon:
Paimon hopes it won't let her down... Huh, another Pyrophosphorite chunk? There's more than one?
Paimon:
Wait, the woven scrolls wrapped around it look familiar. They're just like the notes we found in the tower outside the ruins...
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr... Rawr!
Paimon:
That's pretty strange. Don't you think so too, {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}? 여행자, what's written on them?
Paimon:
Wow, these notes really were left behind by the same adventurer. So this must be the Core of Chu'ulel, then?
Traveler:
There are other possibilities.
Paimon:
True, and we did find a new hunk o' Pyrophosphorite here. Maybe there are more to be found elsewhere.
Traveler:
There are too many things here that make little sense.
Paimon:
True, and Coco did point us here. Did he know there was a Pyrophosphorite chunk and wanted us to have it? Paimon doesn't get it.
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rroo...
Traveler:
We should head back first.
Paimon:
You're right, Coco probably knows what's going on, and we did promise Bona that we'd go back no matter what we found.
Traveler:
Let's take this back to Bona.
Paimon:
You're right, maybe Bona will know what's going on, and we did promise her that we'd go back no matter what we found.
Paimon:
Let's get out of here, and quick.
Bona:
Hey! You're finally back!
Bona:
What did you find down there? Tell me all about it!
Paimon:
Actually...
You tell Bona about everything that transpired below.
Bona:
Huh!? You found another piece of Pyrophosphorite? Wow, and here I thought that the one I have was the only one in the world.
Bona:
Wait, could mine be a counterfeit? ... Hmm, that might be why I haven't noticed anything special about it all these years.
Traveler:
That can't be...
Paimon:
The one we found down there looks ordinary too, other than the patterns on it.
Traveler:
We also discovered that...
Paimon:
Right, we found some strange notes left behind by an adventurer. Do you want to see 'em?
Bona:
Adventurer's notes? The ones who came to this cursed city are likely here for the Jade of Return anyway, so... Yeah, no need, I think.
Paimon:
But there were mentions of Pyrophosphorite and the Altar. Maybe...
Bona:
I know. That's exactly why I don't want to look at the notes before I find the Jade.
Paimon:
Eh? Why?
Bona:
Over the years, many adventurers have set off to find the Tonatiuh and the Jade...
Bona:
But they all failed, and no one has been able to prove the existence of the vessel in the sky.
Bona:
Most think it's just a dream, an illusion. A fantasy that people suffering due to the Abyss find solace in.
Bona:
So their adventures were never recorded by storytellers, and their deeds were never lauded.
Bona:
If we cannot find the Tonatiuh and retrieve the Jade of Return, then everything they did would have been in vain.
Traveler:
The journey itself is significant.
Bona:
You really think so? It's rare to find adventurers who emphasize the journey in Natlan.
Bona:
Adventurers with no accomplishments do exist, but most adventurers need something to prove themselves, no?
Traveler:
The experience is important.
Bona:
Your point assumes that the ship actually exists. What if it's just a story?
Bona:
That's why we must succeed. For my old man, and for the adventurers who lost their lives while trying.
Bona:
As for the notes you found... Regardless of its origin, they won't have any significance until we board the Tonatiuh.
Bona:
So, if we do find the vessel and return safely, make sure you two tell everyone at the Adventurers' Guild about what we've done, alright?
Traveler:
Don't worry, Paimon has a knack for such things.
Paimon:
What, are you trying to say that Paimon is good at exaggerating? Anyway, if we really do find the legendary ship, telling Katheryne will be as good as telling all of Teyvat!
Traveler:
Leave it to me.
Paimon:
Hehe, we are legendary adventurers, after all. Just give any journalist our story and we'll be all over the headlines!
Traveler:
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]} will take care of it.
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr!
Paimon:
Paimon's happy it agreed, but even if it wanted to say something, it can only talk to other Saurian adventurers, right? ...Wait, are Saurian adventurers even a thing?
Bona:
Anyway... You haven't shown me the Pyrophosphorite that you found yet!
Paimon:
Right! 여행자, show them the Pyrophosphorite! Maybe Coco will remember something when it sees the stone.
Cocouik:
Kulu...
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rooo... Rawr...
Paimon:
Wh—What's going on? The light! It stings!
Cocouik:
Chee! Kucheep!
Paimon:
Huh! Coco suddenly looks... invigorated!
Traveler:
Looks like firing the "Super Awesomesauce Laser" shouldn't be a problem.
Paimon:
Uh... How did you remember such a frivolous name?
Paimon:
But still, could this be the same phenomenon as the energy scraps we found before? As in, that energy can be stored in Pyrophosphorite?
Traveler:
Looks like Pyrophosphorites contain the energy as well.
Paimon:
Yeah, it's the same as what happened with those energy scraps from before...
Paimon:
And Coco, in turn, uses the energy stored within to fight the Abyss.
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr! Rawr!
Bona:
여행자, look!
Paimon:
Whoa, what's happening!? The mural looks different now!
Bona:
So this was covered up by the mural that we saw before...
Traveler:
We've seen this in another, previous mural...
Paimon:
Isn't that the big black dragon on the mural in the ruins where we got the first Golden Entreaty?
Paimon:
But in this painting, it looks like the black dragon is the master of this place.
Traveler:
The dragon entrenches itself above the city...
Paimon:
This painting sure does make it look like the evil dragon is the master of this place.
Cocouik:
Cheep... Ku!
Paimon:
Coco? What is it? Do you know anything about this mural?
Cocouik:
Yee!
Paimon:
Huh. The light's pointing toward the sky this time...
Cocouik:
Ku-ku!
Bona:
Right, this is it. The Altar of Primal Flame must be in that direction, at the highest point of the ancient city!
Paimon:
Are you sure? Paimon gets worried whenever you sound so confident about something...
Bona:
Just trust me once more, would ya? I have a good feeling about this!
Paimon:
Is that what we're relying on nowadays? Well, not that we have anything else to trust in, so... let's get up there.
With two pieces of Pyrophosphorite in hand, the road to the skies is open to you at last...
Paimon:
Is that the Altar? That's gonna be hard to reach.
Paimon:
We can fly just fine, but how about {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]} and Bona?
Bona:
Did you forget that I'm an adventurer of the Flower-Feather Clan? I have plenty of flight experience myself.
Bona:
I can get over there, easy, even with {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]} in tow.
Traveler:
I have a flying license, too.
Bona:
That'll do. I'll lead the way, so just follow.
Traveler:
Is this going to be a race?
Bona:
Wow, hey, you sure this is the time to get competitive? Relax! I'll lead the way, so just follow!
Paimon:
Hmm... This feels like it could get super dangerous, and we can't know what might happen, so hold on tight, {REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}!
{REALNAME[ID(2)|SHOWHOST(true)]}:
Rawr!
Paimon:
Wow, Bona, that was super quick! We almost couldn't keep up back there!
Bona:
Haha, sorry, sorry. I just couldn't help myself after seeing the Altar of Primal Flame just up ahead...
Paimon:
So all we gotta do is use this Altar, and we can go to the Tonatiuh, right? But even if a huge wind current were to lift us off the ground, who knows how long we'd have to fly before we get up there?
Paimon:
Ugh, just thinking about it is getting Paimon all worried.
Paimon:
Alright, if you say so. But don't stray too far from Paimon, you hear?
Bona:
Anyway, so what we've gotta do now is put the Pyrophosphorite on the Altar, right? But, ah, we've got two on our hands, so... Let's put them both up there, just to be safe.