Apollo/Stories
Quotes
- When Entering Dragon's Roost
- ...A chat? That would be acceptable.
- Have you come to accept the light of my guidance?
- You are zealous indeed.
- After Receiving a Gift
- I grant you the blessings of the sun.
- Use this to train all the more.
- After Bond Level Increase
- You radiate the light of possibility.
- I shall ensure you bring about a glorious new dawn.
- Idle After Bond Level 1
- It is good to venture beyond the realm one governs every now and then.
- Might alone matters in times of strife. Make this mantra your watchword, human.
- Enter the contest in my city; you have what it takes to emerge victorious.
- Idle After Bond Level 10
- Those who lose themselves in wealth and power become unable to fight on their own.
- (music note) The strong do not falter when cultivating their abilities.
- My own city is sturdy indeed, yet this castle has its own certain charm.
- Idle After Bond Level 20
- (music note) I bless you as a new sun blesses the dawn.
- I take some satisfaction in being seen as a symbol in my city, even though it isolates me.
- (music note) If you so desire it, I shall be your guiding light and boon companion.
- Collection Portrait
- I shall light the way.
- Behold the power of the sun.
Dragon Story Episodes
The City of New Suns
There is a city called Apollonia
where strong warriors gather.
Its guardian is Apollo, a dragon
of both sun and prosperity.
Apollo has long been revered as an
avatar of the sun--and given his
strength, the comparison is apt.
But because of his unique nature,
Apollo has always found himself along.
For while he gave light to his people,
he could find none for himself.
Mere solitude did not make Apollo
feel this way--it was also because of
the nobles and royals who gathered
in his beloved city.
They came seeking honor and power,
and gambling and treachery ran rife.
At first, he thought these another form
of human strength, but soon grave
doubts began to cloud his heart.
Questions without answers mounted
all around him. Was his city truly
a place for people to test their
strength? And what WAS the true
strength of humanity anyway?
One day, another quarrel broke out
in a training hall: warriors of noble
birth barged in on some training
commoners and demanded they
leave at once.
But one commoner chose to resist.
"Strength is all that matters here in
Apollonia," he said. "So if I can
defeat you, your social standing
means nothing."
The man defeated the nobles without
breaking a sweat, leaving Apollo
most impressed. In truth, he had
never seen a commoner defeat a
noble in combat before.
The man's blows were as dazzling
as the sun's rays, and Apollo saw
a radiance in him that even he
himself did not possess.
Apollo followed the man's actions
with great interest, watching him
train and grow stronger by the day.
Before long, he had defeated all
others in the colosseum and become
its champion. "Noble and commoner
alike, heed me!" he shouted to all,
"I am the new sun of this place!"
Some were appalled that he dare
compare himself to the sun-- for this
was an honor reserved for Apollo
alone. But the man just laughed at
their offense.
"The place of sun is taken, you say?
Then I will simply claim it as my own!
Apollo! Dragon! I challenge you!"
The dragon Apollo ruled over the city
of Apollonia--and to his surprise, he
found himself challenged by the new
champion of his city's colosseum.
But while the city's residents were
shocked at this reckless proposal,
Apollo found himself intrigued by
the ambition in the man's eyes.
Accepted the challenge, Apollo
descended upon the colosseum.
The moment the battle began,
the man leapt at the dragon with
a mighty shout.
Apollo effortlessly dodged the man's
sword, which smashed into the
ground. As he moved, he struck at
the man with his fist, but the man
parried the blow with his weapon.
Apollo was deeply impressed; the
man's strength and reflexes were
beyond any human he had ever
encountered. Why did he push
himself to achieve such power?
Apollo asked the man why he wished
to be a new sun. He replied with
his account of a childhood in a
poor village where those in power
took all that he had.
"But class and strength are not the
same," said the man, "and I intend
to prove that by becoming the
champion of the colosseum!"
Incredibly, the man then forced back
Apollo's fist. Through intense training,
the man had faced down the sun.
Apollo was impressed with this
display of humanity's true strength.
Eventually, the man was defeated
by the full might of Apollo. As he
slumped to the ground, the dragon
felt light enter his heart for the first
time in an age.
He stood over the man and said,
"There is no reason there can be
but one orb in the sky. And so, I
proclaim you a new, glorious sun."
This was a friendship born.
The man proposed changes for the
colosseum, making it a place where
all could train side-by-side--young
and old, rich and poor, man and
woman. Soon, it was busier than ever.
Decades passed. Eventually,
the man who had challenged
Apollo was himself defeated
by a young warrior.
That came as no surprise; age had
taken its toll, and even the man's
intense training regimen was no
match for the march of time.
The man then spoke to Apollo once
more. "My sun cannot shine eternal,"
he said, "but you once told me there
can be more than one."
"Many a sun will take to the sky
here. Many a brave warrior--with
no regard to class--will shine bright.
Maybe that will make the world of
men a brighter one."
Soon, the man breathed his last.
The city of Apollonia lost a sun
that day, and its people mourned.
But surprisingly, there was no sense
of emptiness in Apollo's heart.
The city's prosperity grew and grew.
Even now, people from all walks of
life journey there to make a name
for themselves.
They spend their days training in an
effortt to reach greater heights--and
the light with which they shine
grants the city its dawn.
"Train hard, young warriors," Apollo
often tells them. "For only those who
have reached the limits of their
potential shall become as suns
upon the earth."