Styx/Stories
Quotes
- When Entering Dragon's Roost
- Open wide your ears. Hear the water's murmur. Know then its purity.
- May your days pass as peacefully as rivers flow.
- Show me the beauty of people.
- After Receiving a Gift
- I grant to thee the blessings of the great rivers.
- I pray you go with grace.
- After Bond Level Increase
- You have enriched my spirit.
- Speaking with you makes me feel as though I am recalling a memory from the past...
- Idle After Bond Level 1
- Destiny is much like the raging rapids of a large river, so let us overcome its fury together.
- Memories from my immature form have been consigned to oblivion, yet I still hold people in some favor.
- Your pleasant voice calls to mind the murmur of a quiet brook.
- Idle After Bond Level 10
- Something about the flavor of this "nougat" takes me back...
- Permit me to wash away your worries.
- As drops gather to become a river, so shall your comrades in this castle o'erflow across the land.
- Idle After Bond Level 20
- Suu...suu... Hrk? I must have dozed off. Hmm? Is something amiss?
- I hope to see for myself how you enrich the world.
- Negative feelings disturb the mind. Be as a ripple spreading on the surface of a still pond.
Dragon Story Episodes
Forbidden Words
Once upon a time, twelve princes
and one princess lived peacefully
together in a small country.
One day, they were playing at the
riverside near their family's vacation
home when it began to rain.
When they sheltered under a tree,
they found something strange...
It was an affectionate little dragon.
Its cuteness won them over in an
instant, and they quickly decided to
take it back to the castle with them.
Everyone was surprised at the sight,
but one wise man spoke up:
"This is an infant Styx. They are river
guardians whom we humans have
been indebted to since antiquity."
"Take good care of it, and it will see
you blessed. But never speak of
another with hatred in your heart,
or it will abandon you."
None of the siblings thought they had
any reason to heed his warning.
They continued to spend their days
in happiness with one another...
but alas, no happiness lasts forever.
When their royal father died one day,
they knew his successor would be
chosen from among them. Their
relationship quickly soured, and
a chain of disasters began.
One prince was exiled for suspected
bribery. Another died in a supposed
accident. Before long, only two
princes were left in the castle,
and the tension was palpable.
The princess, forgetting the wise
man's warning, confided in Styx.
"My brothers are so scary now.
They have eyes like terrible fiends,
and have forgotten how to smile."
"I don't even know them anymore!
They're not my brothers! I HATE THEM!"
Suddenly, Styx began to shake
before emitting a loud screech.
After no longer being able to endure
the sight of her brothers fighting over
the throne, the princess confided in
Styx how much she hated them—
and in so doing broke a taboo.
After shaking and screeching,
countless black shadows poured
from Styx's body, bearing only a
passing resemblance to the cute
dragon from whence they came.
With shouts of glee, the shadows
flew from the castle. Some set
about terrorizing the carts in
the square, while others blew
up bags of flour.
Their pranks caused chaos, and the
remaining princes were left with no
choice but to unite against this
common foe. And yet, some still
sought to eliminate their brothers.
The soldiers did as they were ordered
and engaged the shadows in battle.
However, their attacks only seemed
to spawn yet more shadows, leaving
them questioning their tactics.
But a tactical change was dismissed
by the princes, who feared such a
thing would grant advantage to a
sibling. Before long, there were twice
as many shadows as soldiers.
The soldiers were quickly put on the
defensive, while the shadows spread
around the country like wildfire,
turning the entire nation into a
lawless war zone of pranks.
Before long, the country's inhabitants
began to flee abroad—and not just
because of the shadows' pranks.
For they had lost faith in the princes
who were making the situation worse.
By the time the princes realized this,
hardly a soul remained—and what
was the point of ruling over an empty
country? What had their long and
bloody conflict even been for?
The pitiful princes could only laugh
at their own foolishness. Seeing this,
the princess shouted in surprise.
She couldn't help but rejoice at the
sight of them smiling after so long—
and as if in response to their joy,
the shadows turned to light.
The lights gathered as one and took
the divine form of a dragon. The now-
adult Styx glanced at the siblings
before taking to the sky and flying
off to the distant river.
Though it was the end of their
country, the siblings chose to
live happily ever after in the
vacation home by the river
where they first met Styx.
As the river was watched over by
Styx, it never flooded its banks,
and its bounties were plentiful;
the siblings wanted for nothing
for the rest of their days.
When an adult Styx takes to the
skies, its dancing feathers become
new infant Styx and descend to
the land with sudden rainstorms—
or so the stories say.
So if you happen to find yourself
taking in a strange creature on a
rainy day, be good to your friends
and your family—and if you fight
with them, make peace at once.
If not, you might end up surrounded
by more fluffy troublemakers
than you can handle...