accuracy after all the pronunciation of
the ancient God's language was
exceedingly peculiar with each word
sounding similar yet differing
significantly upon closer examination
taking a deep breath icho replied I am
but a weak human possessing only a
smattering of knowledge regarding the
tongue of the Ancients I did not intend
to awaken you please allow me to depart
from here do not imprison me even in
death damn it to encounter the elemental
Sovereign while undertaking a quest
truly I am favored by Fate there exist
nine Elemental sovereigns in this land
the lord of the sea the lord of the
Earth and the lord of the sky the three
most powerful following them are the
lord of the forest the Lord of fire and
the lord of the mountain the next tier
finally there are the lord of the Mist
the Lord of Light and the Lord of
Darkness the weakest Trio they embody
the elemental laws of this world they
are neither Gods nor harbingers of
disaster nor are they mere Spirits or
Monsters they are the elements
themselves they cannot be harmed nor can
they perish hypothetically if the lord
of the mountain were to die this world
would no longer be able to form a
mountain all mountains would crumble in
an instant they are in neutral existence
neither nameless nor confined to a
single place however the Ancients of
this world have never referred to them
as the Lords of the elements instead
they bear a different epithet the
spirits of catastrophe the lord of the
sea summons tsunamis the lord of the
earth triggers earthquakes the lord of
the sky incites calamities all natural
disasters stem from these nine entities
though they do not Harbor malice towards
Humanity they remain indifferent to the
fate of mankind thus encountering them
is merely an admission of Misfortune
chapter 145 the fog chessboard an
ancient legend speaks of the Lord of fog
who Delights and tormenting humankind
leading them astray in the dense Mist
forever unable to find a way out it is
said that the Lord of fog derives great
Amusement from witnessing humans lose
their sense of self consequently the
Lord of fog is also known as the spirit
of loss whenever someone goes missing or
disappears people often say it was
likely the spirit of loss that took the
wandering lamb in Yo's Memories the Lord
of fog has never killed a player and
actively intervenes to prevent their
demise unless a player completely
collapses the Lord of fog will eternally
trap them within the Mist he recalls a
tale from the library of the atmospheric
School titled the fog chessboard the
book states that once you find yourself
ens snared within the Lord of fogs Mist
you have stepped on on to their
chessboard the only way to escape is to
win this game yet the Lord of fog
remains invisible unless you can utter
their name in the most ancient of
tongues this is the language of the old
gods also known as the origin true words
but what good does that do once the game
is set there is but one path to Freedom
youo considers attempting to persuade
the Lord of fog to Grant him death thus
escaping this Troublesome and
unrewarding game he has no desire to
play in the lost forest
in response to ichk dilemma the Lord of
fog replied the path lies before you
take a step and you may proceed the
wandering fog only obscures the eyes of
the foolish should you wish to walk
there is no Miss to hinder you indeed
Escape proves elusiv why each show side
the Lord of fogs words were
straightforward the path is right before
your eyes you need only take a step I
will not impede you if you wish to leave
there is no fog to obstruct your way the
deeper meaning suggests that this Mist
only blinds the eyes of the foolish if
you are not a fool you shall always find
a way out seeing this icho simply
stretched and declared very well I shall