Mikoto/Stories

General Stories Misc

Quotes

On Sortied

I follow Heaven's will, nothing more.

On Entering a Room

Part before me.

When Quest Begins

We shall pave our path with all who stand before us.

Are preparations complete?

Response to Beginning of a Quest

Let us begin.

I stand ever at the ready.

When Controlling Character in Quest

I can do naught but follow Heaven's will.

When Receiving a Heal

I will remember this debt.

I thank you.

When Entering a Boss' Room

Our final foe stands before us.

I will not lose to an enemy of this ilk.

Response to Entering a Boss' Room

Very well. Let us end this.

We will not falter.

Upon Getting to Low Health

Nnngh... Careless.

I cannot give in to death yet.

Upon Opening a Chest

I leave this to you all.

Let us all share in this treasure.

Boss on Low Health

I will sever the thread of your life!

Stay not your hand until the deed is done!

Boss Enters Break State

Do not let this chance escape!

Strike with all that you have!

Rare Enemy Spawns

A rare foe has appeared.

I don't recall the last time I've seen this one.

Upon Death

My end...has come.

Forgive me.

When Revived

Our path does not end here.

When Using Weapon/Shared Skills

Damage: I strike with nature's fury!

Buff Self: My blade sunders all creation!

Buff Ally: Hone your senses keen.

Debuff Enemy: Wither before me!

Heal Ally: You require immediate treatment.

Heal Self: Argh!

Player Uses Damaging Skill

Exquisite.

Your skill is commendable.

When Shape Shifting is Ready

I feel the dragon's breath.

The dragon's might has reached its peak.

Shape Shifting into Dragon

I am a vessel for Heaven's will!

Idle During Quest

Keep your spirit ever honed and at the ready.

It's too soon to lower your guard.

Quest Clear

Heaven's will bends for no man.

Quest Failure

My path cannot end... Not now...

Home Screen Walking

Where to search today?

I am glad to see you well.

Turn your ears to the heavens.

Not here either...

I cannot let my humanity slip away...

I will find you on the morrow.

Home Screen Inside

My hair went white when I received my revelation. I cannot say if my harsh training was the cause.

The beasts of the wood calm my heart. Their lives have a power, ephemeral as they are.

No, I do not subsist on mist alone. Why does everyone ask me the same question?

I am nearly become a facet of nature, able to hear voices I was once deaf to.

Meditation is like drawing breath to me now. My heart is ever at one with nature.

I am well used to small animals, for they often pass close by while I meditate.

Home Screen Portrait

I have grown even stronger and yet I still cannot see the end.

The wind knows where this war is headed...

You've naught to fear with me at your side. All foes shall fall before me.

Where have you gone, Mineuchi...

Man is a part of nature like any other. Slaying them is akin to cutting my own flesh.

Collection Portrait

Communion with the animals of the wood, eases a troubled soul.

The breeze that laps at this castle is soothing to me.

Now that I have attained the divine, only nature itself can stand before me.

I fear it's been so long since I've spoke with anyone that I've forgotten how to begin.

Will you join me in meditation? First, slow your breathing, and focus.

The ghoulish attire donned by all confuses me. If I give them candy, will they scatter to the winds?

At The Halidom

Am I needed?

Time to meditate.

Where could you be...?

New Mana Circle Unlocked

Revelation comes, yet my path is not complete.

Mana Circle Fully Unbound

I see now, this world holds more than can be won by strength alone.

Adventurer Story Episodes

Episode 1

The Warrior's Revelation

Oh, hey. It's a cat. Hello, little friend. Care for a bite of salted meat? Just don't come crying to me when ya get clawed, Euden. Oh, I think we understand each oth... Whoa. The ground is trembling. Is this an earthquake? Fiend stampede! There's a whole pack of 'em, and they're headed this way! We need weapons! Quickly! There's no time! We— Huh? Worry not. I've let none escape. E-escape?! Ya just took out every last one of 'em! It was a paltry 43 fiends. Hardly noteworthy. Now as for the cat... Aah, good. I see you're unharmed. But sadly you are not my Mineuchi. Run along now, and stay clear of fiends. You tellin' me ya dove headlong into that pack what to save a CAT? ...... What's your name? And your story, if you don't mind me asking? ...Mikoto. I sat in meditation for three years at the roots of an 800-year-old ash and attained divine revelation. Revelation? So, what? Heaven just sent ya a quick note to lay bare all nature's mysteries? We'd love to have you join us, Mikoto. If you're interested, that is. No. Rather blunt, aren't you? You seen his skill, yeah? I'm sure he's got far richer employers after his services. Oh, I've no other offers. I'm not even a mercenary for hire. I'm looking for a cat. A cat. Yes, a skinny black cat named Mineuchi. So I'm afraid I simply don't have the time to deal with you. Wait! Er, what if we help you find him? ...What? Skilled as you are, tracking down a cat is no simple task. Surely it would be more efficient if we all worked together. Right, Ranzal? Hey, if it gets a guy like you to join up, findin' one furball is a damn bargain. We help you, and you help us. Sound like a fair deal? Hmm... In attaining revelation, I have become as nature itself. All humankind is but a part of my being. And you suggest that by using those faculties to the fullest, Providence can be coaxed into a more favorable result... I understand. Then we shall walk this path together awhile. Uh...yeah. Great. Euden, this guy's somethin' else. All that skill, and the only thing he wants is a cat? Well, it's a nobler motive than greed. At any rate, we've made a deal. Time to go find Mineuchi!

Episode 2

In Search of Mineuchi

Hey, I found a black cat over here! Mikoto! Where are ya, buddy?! Mineuchi?! One skinny black cat, as requested! ...That isn't him. Mineuchi's eyes have a sagely, world-weary quality to them. Also, that cat is female. That much should be obvious at a glance. Oops! Forgot that little detail. Sorry, lady. Guess yer free to go. Mikoto! I found a gathering spot for cats! A what? Just what it sounds like. I followed a spotted cat and it led me to a whole feline congregation— Mineuchi! But it's right next to a whole nest of fiends, so... Uh, Mikoto? He ran off halfway through yer sentence. Then he's in danger—the beasts there are not the sort one man can deal with alone. We have to help him. Guess we can't have him dyin' before we find his cat. So, what sorts of fiends are we talking here? How many? I forgot to ask where it was! Oh. He's back. It was through the narrow pass to the west, then left at the three-forked road, but— Got it! Aaaand...gone. Again. So what's the plan? We go after him! ...Oh. Mikoto. Ah, you've come. I fear Mineuchi wasn't at this cat gathering place, but I appreciate the tip just the same. Wait, what about the fiends' nest?! It was literally crawling with them! Did you clear all of them out alone? There were only a handful. I cut down a scant 142. Nothing much.

Episode 3

Even Heaven Can Learn

Off chasing cats again today, Mikoto? I am. Would you mind some company? I see no reason to decline. Where do you usually go to look for him? Unknown places. I train my ears to the wind and listen to its guidance. The wind. Indeed. Many cast their eyes to the ground when searching. This is a mistake. Hope resides in the heavens above, and the winds bear heaven's word. I see. When exactly did Mineuchi get lost? It was not Mineuchi who got lost. It was me. I became separated from him and was left to wander aimlessly. I'm...afraid I'm not sure I take your meaning. I don't— Oh, my. Look there. Where?! That massive beast and its cub. Do you see there? I thought I saw something small and black pass by th— Understood. I shall cut them down! You most certainly will not. ...I won't? Just how many lives have you taken in your search for Mineuchi? I am an avatar of nature itself. Should life be extinguished through my workings, it is merely the natural course of things. Be that as it may, those animals pose no danger to us. If we approach them slowly, they'll leave us be. Truly? It seems even heaven still has a thing or two to learn. Come along now. ...Indeed. I hope we do find Mineuchi here.

Episode 4

A Journey to Feel Less Empty

Mineuchi certainly isn't making it easy for us to find him, is he? You needn't worry about him anymore, Euden. I expect he's died by now. What?! Surely if we just keep looking... Five years have passed since our paths diverged. What's gone by as a moment for me is the better part of a lifetime for him. Five years... I see. I would dearly like to tell you he's alive, but as you say, five years is a long time for a cat. But why stop now? You've kept the search up for so long. Perhaps the search itself has become a comfort. All through my training, he was always by my side. It sounds like he was family. Perhaps so. I had no coin to purchase food and so would fish for meals and share my catch with him. But my training grew ever more intense, and at some point I noticed he had gone. I paid it little heed then. Compared to the quest for true strength, a stray cat felt insignificant. But now you've spent years searching for him. What changed? ...When divine revelation did finally come, it brought with it a terrible emptiness. The next moment, I thought of Mineuchi. Heaven had spoken. He was an integral part of me, and I knew I would never again be whole without him. And you came to realize that what really mattered was right beside you all along. It almost sounds like a faerie tale. But now I've come to learn that what is lost can never be found again. If Mineuchi is truly gone, why not find a new companion? Surely any stray cat would welcome your help? True, countless others share his sorry circumstances—abandoned at the whims of uncaring humans. Theirs is a sad plight. I do wish to save them, even if it means cutting down all mankind to do so. Ummm...isn't that a bit extreme? When revelation came, I ceased to be a man. This form is but a vessel for the will of heaven itself. I am human, yes, but I am also all catkind. I am nature in its entirety, the sum of all life in this world. Just as man devours beast and turns meat into his own flesh and bone, so would I devour man without compunction. You feel murder is your right because the heavens have spoken to you? I do not seek out violence without cause, but all things return to nature in time. Death is not an evil, but a necessity. That may be so, but surely there are other avenues for change available before engaging in such wanton destruction! ...Perhaps there are. I do not know. The revelation I received lay at the end of the search for raw power. The only path that remains to me now is that which I carve with this blade.

Episode 5

Mineuchi Is Never Far

I appreciate your help in dispersing the bandits skulking about the castle, Mikoto. Think nothing of it. You're certain this is where the rest of them are hiding? The intel's solid, yeah. So now that we've found 'em, what's the plan? Their kind merits no pity. We enter and cut down all within those walls. They're petty villains. Once they learn an army's come to stop them, they may well surrender freely. We ought at least extend them the chance. If this can all end without bloodshed, so much the better. You needn't afford them such mercy. Their lives are but another part of nature. In death, they simply return to the earth. Yet I imagine they would rather not. We— Sorry to interrupt, but do you hear that? I do. It's faint, but definitely there. It's...meowing? A cat? Mineuchi?! That's Mineuchi's voice! You've grown old, friend. Your voice is raspy, but I recognize it still. You all wait here. I'll go and fetch him! Wait! There could be people in... Damn, he's already gone. ...This way. I found the cat. Then you've finally found him?! Alas, no. It was not him. This one's toes are white, while Mineuchi was black as the night. He's wearing a collar. Someone's pet, then? That explains why he doesn't fear us in the slightest. If he's out here, I suppose he must belong to one of the thieves? Hey, criminals are people, too. Ain't so strange they'd keep a pet. Hmm, if that's the case— Who're you lot, and what're ya doin' with Mister Mittens?! I don't know what name I expected, but it sure wasn't that. I now see why your cat is unafraid. You are clearly quite protective of your friend. A far cry from the way I acted... You must have quite a love of cats. Perhaps you've seen a thin, black cat, around the same age as yours? What? Why'n blazes should I tell ya— Then we've no further business. I'll just be slaying you now... Gah?! W-wait! A black cat, right?! Umm... Er... OH! Yeah! Yeah, I saw one in the plaza of a town just east'a here! What?! You really think there's a chance it's Mineuchi? He'd say anything to save his skin. H-hey, I don't know if it's the specific cat you people are lookin' for, but that ain't MY fault! Be reasonable! And also please don't kill me! No... You have my thanks. However faint the hope, you've given me a new lead in my search. I've swung my blade without thought till now, but even villains have something to offer if you take the time to listen. Yeah? Y-yes! Tons! Since receiving divine revelation, I am become one with nature. But are not bandits too a part of that whole? Perhaps to cut you down is to carve my own flesh from the bone. It may be time I changed my ways. It seems I have much to consider. It's nice we got a lead, but this makes yet another near miss with Mineuchi. True, but perhaps finding him is not the important part. Mikoto has pursued strength alone for most of his life. In pursuing a cat, he is learning a new way to be. Mineuchi remains in his heart now as ever, showing him the way forward.