DemonicDarkwraith
ArchKnight DragonFable
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 The Shape of You
Location: Falconreach (Book 3) -> Ash -> The Shape of You
Requirements: Completion of Ancient Abyss: Epilogue
Release Date: June 12th, 2026
Objective: Ah, a perfect day for fishing... Right? Oh no...
Objective completed: When we meet again, I may not remember you. Please do not forget yourselves.
Experience rewarded: Scaled
Gold rewarded: Scaled
Monsters
(7) Bandit
(1) Bonny Lass
(4) Bottom Feeder
(2) Eel
(7) Galeocerda
(3) Giant Piranha
(1) Unicoral
(1) Unlucky Pirate
(1) Kovan - Boss
NPCs
Aquella
Kovan
Rewards
Whispering Wave (I-IV)
Access to TSoY Loot for DCs.
Dialogue
*You and your dragon are in a boat on Falconreach Bay; you are busy fishing, but your dragon is very impatiently hungry as it taps the boat repeatedly.*
<Dragon>: Come on, come on, I want fish cakes! | *Impatient hungry noises*
<Character>: If you want me to make fish cakes for lunch, you need to let me catch more than one fish before you start scaring them off.
*Aquella appears from the Bay; you look at her.*
<Character>: ...I didn't hook you, did I?
Aquella: Come with me.
*Aquella drags you and your dragon underwater; you ask Aquella what is going on.*
<Dragon>: That's what I'm talking about! Right to where the best fish live! | *Excited burbling*
<Character>: I probably need to talk to someone about how this doesn't feel weird anymore. What's going on, Aquella?
Aquella: I need help clearing out a nest of invaders. They managed to sneak into Metis; an ancient pilgrimage fortress of my people.
Aquella: I'm sorry that I can't tell you more about what dangers to expect inside. All I know about it is from songs that our eldest and veterans taught us.
Aquella: I asked around, but those who know the original meaning are no longer with us. Not everyone who was restored was here or... alive.
<Character>: ...I'm sorry. Some of that is probably because of the ones I had to fight while they were...
Aquella: That is not your fault, and don't you dare tell yourself otherwise.
Aquella: Never give the Ancient One such an easy door into your mind, or you won't notice how much more of its dream becomes a part of you!
Aquella: From the records we could put together, I know this place opened rarely, and that my people would cleanse it to prepare for a very important occasion.
Aquella: I was trying to find a way to open it when these savages burst out from the inside and scattered all over!
Aquella: I don't think they took over any defenses, but if we don't deal with them soon, they might...
<Character>: Who are these invaders?
Aquella: I don't know! It's a strange gang. Saltwater Galeocerda, pirates, surface dwellers in odd wrappings.... They're a desperate bunch.
Aquella: You'd think they're starving, the way they scramble for any catch. I had to wait for them to get back from a big hunt to have a chance to get you.
<Character>: That doesn't sound like the kind of gang that'd manage to sneak up on you.
Aquella: That's the worst part. I don't know how they got into Metis before I did.
Aquella: The doors were undisturbed until they forced them open from the inside. And there are so many of them...
Aquella: If I take too long, they'll ruin the place. If I cut loose to drive them out, I'll ruin the interior myself...
Aquella: But if I try to find out how they're getting in and take too long, they might attack Tethys while I'm gone!
<Character>: It'll be okay, Aquella. We'll help you clear them out, and we'll be careful not to damage anything. Should we try to descend faster?
Aquella: Thank you so much. I know I didn't exactly ask in the rush... And...
Aquella: Um. Maybe. Try not to pass out?
Aquella joins you as Guest A.
*You are in Metis; you fight various monsters as you reach the entrance of its fortress.*
<Character>: Do you have any ideas about how they might have gotten in? Some kind of portal?, Aquella: I don't think there's a portal in there. The magic of the fortress was dormant, so I'm pretty sure I'd have noticed a magical disturbance...
Aquella: I thought there might be a tunnel, but nothing I've found before connects to it. If we find one, you could go in while I strike from the entrance., <Character>: It can't go too deep or the humans wouldn't have survived it. And you said they're starving... I don't think it's some crazy long tunnel either.
<Character>: There's more cover the deeper we go, so it might be around here. Strange spot for an entrance, though. Why would there be such a backdoor?, Aquella: I don't know. Our warriors don't come here, but I do. Could I really have missed so much movement here?
Aquella: There! They look like they're searching too! We should be on the right path!, <Dragon>: Those are the ones scaring off the really big fish, right?! LET ME AT THEM! | *Boisterous growling*
Upon entering the fortress' entrance:
Removes Aquella from Guest A.
<Character>: ...That's a little less subtle than I expected., Aquella: You're telling me. Was it already open when they dug it up? This has to be it. I'll go back to Metis and rush them. Take care, and give it your all!
<Dragon>: Something feels familiar. Smells familiar? About the water here? It's weird. | *Awed, curious chirping*, <Character>: This tunnel goes on so far. No wonder so many invaders could get in at once... Heads up, there's a bunch fleeing from Aquella!
*You and your dragon rejoin with Aquella in the fortress' tunnel after defeating various monsters; you don't know who these monsters are led by.*
Aquella rejoins you as Guest A.
<Character>: This is ridiculous. No matter how many we find, I don't see anyone giving orders. Who are they so loyal to that they're willing to fight on like this?
Aquella: They have a huge swarm, I will give them that, but–
Aquella: Wait, stay close to me!
*A white Galeocerda enters the scene; this is the leader who led the strange gang that Aqeulla mentioned.*
???: You took my shiver. Most of it. You're strong.
Aquella: You have a lot to answer for, invader. Just who are you?!
Kovan: Kovan.
*Aquella is surprised upon hearing Kovan's name.*
Aquella: ...That's a water elf hero's name.
Kovan: It was. She was very strong.
<Character>: Your people would rather throw their lives away than fail you.
<Character>: I don't know if that's fear or just desperation, but you have to know they're outmatched now. Give it up.
Aquella: Surrender now, and face justice with some dignity.
Aquella: You're not getting anything out of your followers' deaths, and I will not let you damage my people's legacy any further.
Kovan: ...I don't need so many words. I have an offer.
*You and Aquella are shocked by Kovan's offer.*
Kovan: Everyone I fight gets a fair chance. Get me more food than I'd get eating you. You got me plenty. Now come with me.
Kovan: You earned a place. We'll find stronger prey. Stronger hunters. One day, our name will be Hyonix.
Aquella: My place is here with my people, and we will not be your minions or your food!
<Character>: That's a big no from me as well.
<Dragon>: He was kinda making sense at first, but I'm nobody's food delivery! | *Questionably sympathetic noises, then heroic roar*
Kovan: Then we fight. The strongest lives. It's only fair.
Battle! - begins battle with Kovan.
Heal - fully replenishes HP, MP, and potions.
Run Away! - launches Leave Quest confirmation box; clicking 'Yes' will teleport player to Falconreach (Book 3).
*After defeating Kovan, he recognizes your and Aquella's efforts.*
Kovan: ...Your hunger was... stronger. Fair... is fair...
Aquella: Is this what it's going to be like every time someone sets their eyes on our domain?
Aquella: Bloodshed and more bloodshed, even when it's obviously not going to help anyone?
<Character>: It's... It's not always like this. Even wars aren't fought to the last, the point isn't supposed to be putting everyone in a grave...
Aquella: There's always a choice.
Aquella: There has to be. My people chose to step away from all that ruthlessness and chaos, to keep to their own and protect the depths.
<Character>: ...There's always a choice, yes, but... I've been learning the hard way that it's not always your choice.
<Character>: Protecting people, you'll sometimes wonder if you should've ended a threat for good. Or if you shouldn't have made the call.
<Character>: And then one day the call will be easy, from the threat or the rush...
<Character>: And you'll start seeing how some people fell so far by acting like it's always simple... Sorry. It just gets me, how at peace he looks.
Aquella: ...No, I understand. I'll do what it takes to keep my people safe, and most of the time it's just a matter of driving threats away.
Aquella: Other times, it's as you say. And those have been... Taking a piece of me with them.
Aquella: I've been seeing it change how the people of Tethys look at me and what they expect of me.
Aquella: That's the part that weighs on me more than anything else. It's why I wanted to open Metis again.
Aquella: A time to "show the last tide who we chose to be" and "send that legacy back to the sea". I don't get that second part yet, but... Um.
*Aquella notices your dragon is missing during your and Aquella's conversation about choices; you look around to find your dragon, but to no avail.*
<Character>: ...<Dragon>?
<Dragon>: I found something! | *Excited roar*
*Your dragon moves forward to a darkened room in the fortress, where they power a shrine; they find that this fortress hides more than it seems, signified by coffins and glowing pearls throughout the room.*
Aquella: This is amazing... I thought this was a place of war, not... Look!
*A secret message appears from the room; you, your dragon, and Aquella reads the secret message:*
quote:
My friends.
If you are seeing this, you have finally regained your freedom. I am sorry that I cannot be here to share in it.
All of my regrets pale before prying open the cradle you once welcomed me in, only to abandon you in your time of need.
My final days are here. Where once I spent them in your company, comforted by your revelry, I now find you sinking into the Ancient One's clutches. I wish to help you, but haste would awaken that terrible dreamer, and patience would see me to my sleep in its reach.
The best I can do with the time I have left is believe. I know a new Protector will rise, and you will one day be free again. So I leave you a request, and the wisdom that you welcomed me into this world with. The next time you see these walls, you will be the ones emerging into the world anew. So feast and sing as you did for me. Make room for your own dreams to displace the Ancient One's.
The world will welcome you with strife and challenge. The moon will pull at your horizons. The shores will slip from your grasp. The depths will split your foundation. You will never find stillness, so do not wait for it before choosing who you are.
The shape of you will change. You are still the sea.
*After they read the message, they realize that this message came from Hyonix, the Great Dragon of Water.*
Aquella: ... Hyonix.
<Character>: ...This wasn't a fortress. It was where you made sure the Great Dragon's last and first memories were wonderful.
<Character>: And the last will of Hyonix is that you make better memories for yourselves, too...
<Character>: Okay then! I'll clean up after the battle. It looks like you and your people have a whole festival to organize!
Aquella: Don't think for a moment that you're not invited.
*Your dragon smiles after reading the message; scene fades to black.*
Complete Quest
Loot for DCs - opens TSoY Loot for DCs shop.
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