Ark of the Immortal

But he still followed and met himself in front of the initial furnace.

"The sun..."

The Sun Warrior thought for a long time and looked at the undead beside him.

"My friend, in your impression, what is the sun?"

"sun?"

The undead man pondered for a moment, and then he looked up at the sun warrior beside him.

With a thought in his heart, he said.

"The sun itself should be just an object that emits light and heat. But its impact has really helped many people. Perhaps the sun itself is not aware of this."

His words made Sun Knight smile unconsciously.

The Sun Knight reached out and patted the undead man's shoulder, nodding with satisfaction.

"You are indeed my best friend! This is indeed the original meaning of the sun!"

Just as the knight who believed in the sun had already said when the two met for the first time.

The sun is huge and full of heat.

It imparts heat, keeps people warm, and illuminates their way forward.

"Just like what you said, the sun itself is just an object that emits heat and light, so why should I stick to my empty body?"

The Sun Knight shook the piece of cloth and put it away for wiping and maintaining equipment.

"No matter what it looks like, it will always be the sun hanging in the sky. It is this kind of sun that I am looking for. Besides..."

The Sun Knight picked up his shield and looked at the sun he had drawn on it.

"Since you are a believer in the sun, you can't be depressed, don't you think?"

The undead man nodded and stood up.

"So, where's Oscar?"

"Isn't that guy always hanging far behind?"

The Sun Warrior also stood up, hugging his helmet and speaking to the undead man.

"Let's take the first step. Anyway, we are all going to throw ourselves into the flames in the end. In this case, doesn't it matter which one comes first?"

"makes sense."

The undead put on his helmet and picked up his sword and shield.

The two of them stared at the bonfire in front of them, and the undead asked softly.

"Solar, do you really want to go with me? You have to think about it, once you are tainted with that flame, there is no possibility of looking back."

The knight known as Solal also put on his helmet like an iron bucket, and he tightened his grip on the straight sword in his hand.

"My friend, you have known my thoughts since we met, right?"

Solar believes in the sun, which may not have any meaning in itself. But what he wants to do now is, as he said when the two met for the first time, he wants to be as big as the sun and full of heat.

Now, the opportunity to achieve his goal is just around the corner. This Sun Knight who has been with him all the way will not give up no matter what, right?

From the Undead Town to the First Furnace, except for Oscar, who is sometimes unreliable, this comrade-in-arms is always by his side.

Encourage the immortal when he is depressed, and lend a helping hand when the immortal encounters insurmountable difficulties.

He is chasing the sun, so why aren't he chasing his figure?

It's just that the sun warrior may not realize it himself.

When he pursued the sun, he had already become the second sun.

Without Solar, how could the undead be where they are now?

The undead nodded slightly, and Solar smiled and patted the undead on the shoulder.

"Okay, don't ask about other things. Don't you have your own goals? Why are you always nagging me?"

The Sun Warrior turned around and looked at the royal weapon behind him, and he said.

"Let's go, fill the royal weapon with your soul. In front of you is the initial furnace. Oscar guy is probably coming soon, so let's take a step first."

"Um."

The undead man nodded and took a few steps forward.

Separate the king's soul obtained along the journey from his own soul, and the undead raises his hand, and a soul like a flame rises.

It was a trophy obtained with difficulty in the wind, frost and dust along the way, and it was also necessary to achieve the goal.

Ashes to ashes, earth to earth, the king's soul was born from the first fire and will eventually return to its roots.

In order to continue the First Fire, the life and power that escaped from the First Fire must be returned, so as to continue the world lit by the First Fire.

The first fire originally represents good and evil, light and darkness, life and death. It is the foundation of the world and the world itself.

The undead threw the king's soul in his hand into the king's vessel, which was like a huge bowl.

Flames rose from all sides, illuminating the huge door in front of them. Behind the door is the end of their trip, the initial furnace.

The fire that made the world burns here.

They want to continue the hope of the world, devote themselves to work, and pass on the life of the world with their own strength.

As the door that had been sealed for thousands of years slowly opened, the Sun Knight stepped forward and stood in front of the undead man.

He raised the sword in his hand and said.

"It's time to fight!"

...

And even after countless years, it is just like the deeds that have not been handed down.

When the unknown hero abandons his sword and shield, a figure shining like gold will rise from the fire.

He is reaching out to fulfill an ancient pact, just as the original Sun Warriors did at the beginning of time.

Now, the second sun slowly rises under Casimir's light.

The undead looked at the palm in front of him and raised his head dully.

It was a figure that had appeared countless times in the memory fragments.

But the immortal forgot his appearance and confused his name.

But at this moment, he had already remembered everything that should not be forgotten.

"So...Soral?"

"Hey, I thought you forgot my name."

The Sun Warrior pulled up the undead who was kneeling on the ground, and his warm smile dispelled the gloom at the moment.

"If you forget about me, I can't forgive you!"

"But, you...your body?!"

The memory in the undead man's mind was quickly reorganized at this moment, and all the memories related to it came back to him.

In that first furnace, it was clear that this Sun Knight, like himself, threw himself into the first fire and burned up in the flames that swept the world.

Why are you here again now?

"Aren't you in Chuhuo?!"

The undead was both shocked and delighted. He didn't know why his old friend would reappear at this time.

But his appearance itself means hope and light.

As long as he is around, there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome. This is the oldest meaning of Sun Warrior.

"Don't you remember everything?"

Solar chuckled, pointed at his body that shone like gold, and said in admiration.

"It's so beautiful, just like the sun. It's a pity that it's this time!"

He looked at the undead in front of him and said softly.

"Yes, that's right. As you remember, I burned in the fire with you, becoming part of the First Fire."

As he spoke, he scratched his head, feeling rather regretful.

"It's a pity that it didn't last as long as yours. When I closed my eyes, you were still suffering from the pain of the first fire. But after I closed my eyes, I didn't know anything."

Although his body resembles a sun disk, it is just an appearance. Under the golden coating, there is a burning fire, not actual flesh and blood.

"The person standing in front of you is no longer Solar himself, but the incarnation of the First Fire, a projection of the flame."

The Sun Warrior added comfortingly.

"But don't feel bad. My memories and thoughts are still intact, and it seems to be because of you. In other words, I am still Solar now."

Today's Solar is just a phantom composed of the broken memories of the undead, and what supports its existence is only the power of the undead itself.

"First fire?"

The immortal asked again doubtfully.

"Now, there's still the first fire?"

Although the undead man has forgotten many things, some things are knowledge that already exists in his mind when he wakes up.

Today's world is different from the past, and the existence of Chuhuo no longer exists.

It was as if the undead people had been searching for the figure of the First Fire in the world a long time ago, but they had never seen it.

But the Sun Knight nodded and told the undead man exactly the answer he had been pursuing.

"Yes, I have."

Solar chuckled, stretched out his hand, and pointed at the undead man's chest.

"Hasn't it always been here?"

"..."

The undead man was shocked and speechless.

The first fire is the foundation of generations. If, as Solar said, the first fire is in oneself, then who do you think he is?

Like Gwen, the King of Black Flames, another person who protects the flame?

Solar's expression grew serious, he said.

"My friend, you once continued the First Fire as a non-king soul, and after awakening, you led the broken world to decline."

"You are the beginning of the inheritance of the Age of Fire, and you are also the end of the inheritance of the Age of Fire."

"The first fire dissipated in your hands, but it was not extinguished, but chose you. As the end of the old era, it is also the leader of the new era."

"Don't be confused, you are the flame itself, and your awakening is the horn for the flame to reignite."

At the end of the old era, the undead held the First Fire in their hands and waited for it to die, and he actually saw the First Fire dissipate.

The immortal man still didn't understand, so he asked again.

"Why, me? What's the meaning?"

The Sun Warrior had already anticipated this question from the undead.

"Yes, why did the First Fire choose you as the container, and why did you wake up again?"

He stretched out his hand, wiped the debris and dust off the undead's body, and spoke softly.

"It's up to you to find the answer to this question, old friend. Go see this strange world and feel the howl of the earth."

"You once woke up here, but you were blocked by the malice outside that world and had to fall into a deep sleep, forgetting everything you had experienced."

"Memory and knowledge themselves represent power. If you can recall everything you have experienced, the authority that originally belonged to you will also be restored."

"But if the fire is too dazzling, the filth and darkness will open their greedy eyes. They will open their devouring mouths and draw nutrients from you."

"However, your power will definitely be enough to make you the pillar of the world. By then, who will be the hunter and who will be the prey?"

"Before the first fire sweeps over, wait and hope."