Shensung
| Shensung | |
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| Title | Elder of Grandis |
| Current Residence | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Sage (Monkey Anima) |
| Affiliations | Elders of Grandis (formerly) Four Symbols (formerly) Gerand Darmoor Gerand Darmoor Apostles |
| Minions | Four Symbols (formerly) Master Tai Yu (formerly) Researchers of Odium (formerly) Constables of Odium (formerly) Guardian Kalos and the other Guardians (formerly) |
| Enemies | Ancient Gods Adversary |
| Status | Alive |
Shensung is one of the twelve elders of Grandis, and one of the six elders who betrayed the others in order to join Gerand Darmoor.
Story
The Elders of Grandis
Shensung was a monkey Anima who lived during the era of the Ancient Gods, famed throughout Grandis for his strong sense of duty and his desire to help the world by sharing her wisdom and knowledge. Despite this, however, Shensung was secretly quite selfish and merely presented himself as morally upstanding in order to gain power. Alongside him were eleven other wise and courageous Anima, who became known as the elders of Grandis.
The elders' talent and convictions drew the attention of the Overseers, whom the elders revered as the will of the world. The Overseers tasked the elders with a direct mission to quell the chaos of the gods by creating beings capable of facing them in combat. In order to do so, the Overseers created a powerful relic known as the World Heart, capable of stripping a god of all their power.
The Adversary Experiments
In order to aid the elders with their experiments, the Overseers imbued them with their divine blessings, giving them a nearly infinite lifespan and an army of researchers to serve as their helpers. With this divine blessing, Shensung ascended to sagehood and worked with the other elders to create the beings that the will of the world had asked of them.
With their ample resources, the elders created a large, floating laboratory known as Odium. In order to protect them and their research, the elders called in the four strongest Anima in the world - Ara the Blue Dragon, Shuli the Vermillion Bird, Baekyeon the White Tiger, and Gaon the Black Tortoise. These four warriors were blessed by the will of the world and became known as the Four Symbols.
In Odium, the elders began conducting research on how to weaponize the immense divine power inside the World Heart. Their experiments led to the creation of the Godsphere, a relic modeled off the World Heart. As these man-made Godspheres were weaker than the World Heart, they did not possess the power to drain the energy of higher beings, nor did they share the conditions required to awaken its power.
Instead, the Godspheres had their own unique conditions - namely that they would only awaken in response to the collective determination of the people, such that their immense power could never be monopolized by a single individual. The Godspheres were similar in nature to the holy relics of the Ancient Gods, which awakened in response to the believers of those respective gods, choosing a champion whom the followers of their religion placed their faith in.
With the creation of the Godspheres, the elders began conducting experiments to fuse mortals with the Godspheres in order to give them the power to match the gods. In order to do so, the elders created mechanical Guardians to defend the laboratory, as well as to identity suitable test subjects. Worthy candidates were known as Vessels, who would then be experimented upon in order to be fused with the Godspheres.
As the elders conducted their experiments, they began using a combination of magic and cybernetics to enhance their Vessels and make them stronger, as well as to forcibly make them compatible with the Godspheres. Their early experiments resulted in a number of failed test subjects, many of whom were deemed defective and either contained inside the laboratory or thrown off the edge of Odium.
Over time, the elders began perfecting their research and were soon able to successfully unite the Godspheres with their Vessels, giving rise to the first Adversaries. Imbued with the power to challenge the gods, the Adversaries began the conflict that would one day be known as the Ancient War. With the success of their experiments, the elders began mass-producing Adversaries in order to subdue the gods and end their chaos.
The Ancient War
As the war progressed, however, the elders soon began noticing that their research had a critical flaw. As a result of their experimentation, their Adversaries began losing everything that made them human - their memories, their emotions, their free will, and their sense of self - thereby reducing them into empty shells devoid of anything except their single-minded obsession to fulfill their assigned purpose as Adversaries of the gods.
This lack of humanity was called contamination by the elders, who were shocked and disgusted with themselves for having forcibly taken away the humanity and free will of so many heroes of the world. Nevertheless, as they had been given a direct mission by the Overseers to end the rampage of the wild and unaccountable gods, the elders continued with their research, despite knowing that they were committing grave atrocities and compromising all the core values that they held sacred.
Soon after, the elders also realized another side-effect of their Adversaries - one which had been directly created by the Overseers themselves. The Adversaries' power to destroy higher beings made them a great danger to the world, for while they were working to end the chaos of the gods, allowing such powerful and dangerous weapons to remain in the world was a grave risk, as their mere existence had the potential to usher in a new age of chaos, equal to that of the Ancient Gods.
For this reason, it had been ordained that the fate of every Adversary - from the moment that they awakened - was to die soon after fulfilling their purpose. As a result, their Adversaries - after defeating the gods - began falling one by one. Because of this, the elders continued requiring candidates for their experiments in order to give rise to more Adversaries.
Kaling and the Four Perils
Over time, the war continued progressing as the elders had hoped, with the gods falling one by one to the Adversaries' power. Eventually, only one god remained and the elders continued their experiments to create an Adversary to confront the last god standing. Though their test subjects were typically brought in from outside Odium, there was one amongst the researchers who aided the elders named Kaling, who was deemed a suitable candidate for experimentation, despite the research team's reservations about whether she would be compatible with the Godsphere.
Kaling readily agreed to undergo the brutal experiments, though she was ultimately deemed a defective Vessel. Over time, the contamination began overtaking Kaling, whose humanity was stripped away from her, leaving her obsessed with fulfilling her purpose to defeat the Ancient Gods. Because of this, she created four mechanical monsters whom she released into Grandis, intending for them to consume smaller monsters and amass strength, which she would them combine with a Vessel and a Godsphere to give rise to an extremely powerful Adversary.
Despite the elders and the researchers recognizing the signs of contamination in Kaling, they turned a blind eye to her experiments, refusing to believe that the contamination could affect even the best of them.
The Bell Mysticant
Over time, however, the elders and the researchers began realizing that the contamination was beginning to affect even them, slowly eroding away their humanity. Hoping to stop the contamination, an elder named Weio proposed that they create an object known as a mysticant, which would be able to cleanse them of their contamination and wash away their grave sins.
Several elders refused, claiming that they should view their lack of humanity as punishment from the will of the world for their abhorrent crimes. However, some of the elders agreed with Weio and began experimenting alongside her to create an object to stave off their contamination. Their efforts resulted in the creation of the bell mysticant, whose ring would be able to cleanse their sins and their contamination. However, as the bell would only ring in the hands of someone with an exceptionally pure heart, Weio - a sheep Anima - left the bell with a sheep Anima village, entrusting them to find someone who could make the bell ring.
End of the War
By the end of the war, the contamination completely took hold of Kaling, erasing her morality and causing her to fall completely to evil. After she released her four monsters - Hundun, Qiongqi, Taowu, and Taotie - into the world, her creations began consuming fiends and terrorizing the entirety of Grandis with their impunity, causing them to be reviled as the Four Perils. Though Kaling was unconcerned, believing that the results of her experiment would win the war, the last god was defeated at the holy city of Cernium before Kaling's experiment could finish.
At the end of the war, the elders realized that they could no longer turn a blind eye to Kaling's madness, and so they sent another defective Vessel named Tai Yu in order to stop Kaling and her Four Perils. Tai Yu successfully sealed away Kaling in a place that the researchers could not reach, and in a way that left no trace.
After the war ended, the elders realized that their contamination had spread critically, which threatened to completely erode their humanity. They also realized that though the war had ended, their research to create beings capable of destroying gods had the potential to give birth to a new age of chaos. For this reason, the elders, in accordance to the will of the world, decided that they would clear away their research and sequester themselves from the world in order to prevent both the contamination and the secrets of the Overseers from leaking out.
Shangri-La, the Realm of the Sages
With no Godspheres left in Odium, the elders took the World Heart - the original template made by the Overseers - and forcibly fused it with Hundun, the strongest of the Four Perils. As the World Heart's power was so strong that even they could not handle it, the elders hoped to deplete its power in order to ensure that no one would be able to misuse it. After fusing it with Hundun, the elders used him as the power source of Odium. Meanwhile, Tai Yu sealed away the other three Perils, though the elders kept the truth about Hundun secret from both Tai Yu and the researchers.
The researchers, using some of Kaling's old research, created mechanical dolls called Constables - sentient robots made in the researchers' own image, with their Anima features replaced with metal equivalents. The Constables were then tasked with maintaining the laboratory in the researchers' absence. Additionally, the elders left Guardian Kalos, the strongest of their mechanical Guardians, to serve as the laboratory's sentinel. With Hundun and the World Heart powering such a vast and complex mechanical system, the elders hoped to slowly deplete the World Heart's power over the span of many ages.
With all the Adversaries meeting their demise as a result of their preordained fate, the divine power of the Godspheres - originally stemming from the World Heart - permeated deep into the land. The elders then locked all remnants of their research - including the monstrous creatures born from their failed experiments - inside the laboratory, tasking their Constables and Guardians with safeguarding Odium. With all traces of their research cleared away, the elders used their power to create Shangri-La, also known as the realm of the sages, where they planned to imprison themselves.
Shangri-La - a realm made completely out of magic - was created in the image of a beautiful painting and structured with four inner realms that corresponded to the four seasons. The outermost barrier was Spring, which led deeper into Summer, Autumn, Winter, and finally to the innermost pavilion where the elders lived. Shangri-La was created to be closed to outsiders, with only a true sage being allowed to enter and leave, either physically through a special hanging scroll, or by astral projection through their dreams.
In order to prevent outsiders from forcing their way into Shangri-La, the Four Symbols who protected the elders were tasked with guarding each of the inner realms and their barriers. Ara the Blue Dragon protected Spring, Shuli the Vermillion Bird protected Summer, Baekyeon the White Tiger protected Autumn, and Gaon the Black Tortoise protected Winter. Each of the Four Symbols had their life forces tied to special scrolls that served as gateways in and out of their respective realms.
With the natural balance of the four seasons, the elders hoped that the contamination spreading to themselves and the researchers would be halted. After imprisoning themselves inside Shangri-La, the elders spent the ages filled with guilt and remorse for the atrocities that they had committed during the war. Because of the contamination, the elders and the researchers also began having their humanity stripped away, slowly eroding their ability to feel. Nevertheless, the spiritual balance of Shangri-La countered the contamination and prevented it from worsening.
Filled with unending regret, the elders branded themselves as the Sinners and waited ages for the one who would ring the bell and wash away their sins to appear. Despite their guilt and their contamination, the elders maintained their strong sense of duty and morality for which the Overseers had chosen them. Seeing it as their continued responsibility to quell the chaos of the world, just as the Overseers had ordered, the elders sent Tai Yu and several other sages to the outside world in order to correct all that had gone awry.
In Shangri-La, Shensung took the responsibility of overseeing the realm of Autumn, alongside the rooster and dog elders. During their time in Shangri-La, Shensung befriended Haia, whom he would often playfully tease alongside Baekyeon. On occasions that Haia would get upset, she would run away and hide in Winter until the others would launch paper lanterns into the sky in order to call her back.
Joining Darmoor
Over the ages, Shensung began growing resentful of his imprisonment in Shangri-La and sought to escape the will of the world and its imposition of order and duty. Exacerbated by the contamination eating away at his humanity and sense of responsibility, Shensung and five other elders who similarly sought to escape their situation - Maolang, as well as the tiger, dragon, dog, and rooster elders - were able to send a message through to the outside world and contact Gerand Darmoor.
Hoping that Darmoor would help them escape the will of the world, the elders came to aid Darmoor in his mission and fell into his favor. Shortly after the Angler Company's attack on Odium, Darmoor learned from Kaling that the Adversary had taken the World Heart to Shangri-La. As Darmoor owed the elders for unknown reasons, he instructed Kaling to enter Shangri-La in order to help the elders escape, which would also allow her to confront the Adversary and take back the World Heart. As Shangri-La was closed from the inside, he contacted the elders and told them to bring down the barriers in order to let Kaling in, as well as to monitor the Adversary.
Meeting the New Adversary
Shortly after, Tai Yu brought the Adversary to Shangri-La, where they and their allies, Brighton and Oz, were greeted by the Four Symbols, who were impressed upon seeing the Adversary, who had been created in the outside world. Shuli told the Adversary that the Four Symbols had protected the elders and the researchers when they had been conducting their experiments, and that in all the ages since then, none of them had seen anything quite like the Adversary, who was the only one of their kind to have retained their sense of self. She added that she would be lying if she were to say that their existence wasn't a surprise, not only to them, but to the elders as well.
Just then, four of the elders – Zigang, Maolang, Shensung, and Weio – appeared. Zigang noted that Shuli was right, and that his surprise ran deeper than simply his expectations being surpassed, as he found the whole situation inconceivable. He noted that Tai Yu had certainly brought in something interesting, adding that Tai Yu always seemed to find ways to defy their expectations.
He then addressed the Adversary by name, noting that they were the new Adversary that Tai Yu had spoken of. However, he explained that he had been told that they were a completed Vessel and asked why it seemed that they were now empty. The Adversary explained that they had lost their Seal Stone during their travels, as Gerand Darmoor had shattered it. They told the elders that they had already used the Seal Stone's power to defeat a corrupt Transcendent once before, though they added that it was still not enough, as they needed the power of the Adversary to face Darmoor, for which they had come to Shangri-La.
A surprised Zigang asked if he had heard correctly that they had already killed a god, expressing his shock that they hadn't met their fate, even after fulfilling their purpose as an Adversary. An equally shocked Weio noted that as the Seal Stone was an item modeled after the Godsphere, it meant that the Adversary's destiny must have remained the same. An amused Shensung noted that their situation was interesting, as it seemed that it was possible for an Adversary to avoid their destiny in such a way.
The confused Adversary asked him what he was talking about, to which Shensung laughed and told them that they could figure it out just by thinking. He explained that the will of the world had wanted the Adversaries to be weapons to create order, adding that as the Adversary had once been completed, they ought to know the extent of an Adversary's power.
He told them that the Adversaries were weapons that could take down gods and asked what they thought would happen if such weapons were allowed to be released into the world. He explained the chaos that would ensue would be as though the Ancient Gods had never left, as it would simply be a new set of perpetrators replacing the first. The Adversary immediately realized what Shensung was implying, with Shensung confirming their thoughts by revealing that all Adversaries, from the moment that they awakened, were destined for death after fulfilling their purpose.
He explained that if the Seal Stone had remained inside them, then they would not have been able to avoid their destiny. He then laughed and told them that it meant that they owed their life to Darmoor. A shocked Oz realized that if Shensung's words were true, then it meant that Darmoor had deliberately chosen to destroy the Adversary's Seal Stone in order to allow them to escape their destiny. Brighton noted that it seemed quite strange, as he wondered why Darmoor hadn't chosen to kill the Adversary after destroying the Seal Stone.
Zigang then interrupted and told them that there was nothing further to hear after learning that there was an Adversary who had rejected the will of the world, adding that there was no way that they could allow the Adversary to leave Shangri-La alive. Though Tai Yu cut in and told Zigang not to be hasty, Zigang angrily scolded Tai Yu, explaining that when he had sent Tai Yu down to the outside world, he had expected Tai Yu to take responsibility for his own actions, as Taowu and Qiongqi – the Perils that Tai Yu had sealed – had broken free.
He reminded Tai Yu that his task had been to learn how the Perils had escaped, as well as to recapture them, and so he asked Tai Yu what the meaning of bringing outsiders to Shangri-La was. Tai Yu calmly replied that he had figured out the cause of the broken seals, as well as where the Perils were. He revealed that Kaling had released them, adding that Zigang should surely remember Kaling, as she had been his favorite researcher.
A surprised Zigang immediately realized that Kaling had set out to complete her experiment. Nevertheless, he told Tai Yu that there was nothing to worry about, as her experiment would never be completed. Tai Yu knowingly asked him whether it was because Hundun was sealed in the heart of Odium, to which a shocked Zigang asked him how he could possibly know that.
Tai Yu revealed that Guardian Kalos had been defeated, which meant that the path to Odium had opened up. An aghast Gaon noted that if Kalos had truly been defeated, then it meant that the laboratory was once again exposed to the outside world. He immediately confronted Tai Yu and demanded to know if he was telling the truth. Tai Yu reaffirmed his words and explained that he – along with the Adversary, Brighton, and Oz – had all been witnesses. He explained that Odium had awakened, and that Kaling had entered its heart, where she had found not only Hundun, but the Godsphere that he had been fused with.
Shensung asked Tai Yu what had happened to Hundun and the Godsphere, to which the Adversary presented the Godsphere and explained that Hundun had died after bestowing it upon them. They told the elders that the Godsphere was a shell of what it used to be, and that they had come to Shangri-La in order to seek their help on how to restore its power, as they had been told that the elders would known a way to do so.
Shensung examined the Godsphere and told Zigang that the Adversary was telling the truth, adding that it really was the World Heart. He then cursed Hundun, claiming that he had been quite clever to make such a mess of things at the end of his life. Tai Yu then addressed Zigang and the other elders. He explained that he understood plainly that if the will of the world didn't allow it, none of them would interfere in the affairs of the world, even if the sky itself were to come crashing down.
He then pointed out the consequences of their inactivity, with both Kalos and Odium having fallen. He explained that the worst had been avoided only thanks to the Adversary, and that they couldn't hope to be so lucky forever. However, Zigang merely noted that Tai Yu had done quite a bit while they hadn't been watching and asked how he still couldn't understand that none of it was their concern.
Shensung then turned to the Adversary and asked what kind of nonsense they were uttering with their talk of having come to Shangri-La to “seek their help”. He told them that Hundun had simply wanted the elders to see the Adversary – someone who had defied the will of the world and their destiny – with their own eyes as some sort of sick joke. Maolang then spoke up and asked Zigang how long he was planning to give the outsiders the courtesy of listening to their nonsense.
Zigang agreed with her and ordered Gaon to seize the Adversary. He claimed that the Adversary had defied the will of the world, and that they would one day throw the world into chaos. In order to prevent that, he explained that they would seal the Adversary, along with the World Heart, in Shangri-La's Winter, which would ensure that they would never set foot in the outside world again.
Shensung then ordered Baekyeon the White Tiger to seal Tai Yu in Autumn while they figured out what to do with him. He began wondering what they should do about Oz and Brighton, to which Maolang pointed out that they were outsiders with no reason to be in Shangri-La, and so she ordered Ara the Azure Dragon, the gatekeeper between Shangri-La and the outside world, to expel them from the realm of the sages. With that, the elders disappeared and the Symbols left to carry out their instructions.
Kaling's Invasion
Soon after, Shensung and the other traitorous elders secretly helped Kaling enter Shangri-La. After Kaling was given entry, she met with Shensung and gave him a contaminated Godsphere that she had created in the form of a button, which would allow Shensung to contaminate the Munbangsawoo used the create Shangri-La and weaken the barrier.
Shensung examined the button and mockingly noted that Zigang’s disciple had made something quite interesting. He then asked Kaling whether she had benefited from being an Apostle of Darmoor, though he then snidely asked why Darmoor had reached out to them again when he already had such a ‘talented’ researcher at his side.
At Kaling’s silence, Shensung laughed that it was a shame that her skills had been so underappreciated by both Darmoor and Zigang. Kaling angrily told him to watch his mouth, reminding him that he wouldn’t be able to get what he wanted without Darmoor’s help. She told Shensung that Darmoor had already told her about his goal – to escape the will of the world – and added that it would be a waste to blow away his chance to make a deal with Darmoor with his bad attitude.
Shensung replied by telling Kaling that she had no idea what he was carrying inside him, explaining that he would do anything to know the feeling of liberation from being freed from his sense of duty imposed by the will of the world. He noted that Darmoor was quite clever, and upon recalling that he was also a Transcendent, he laughed that he must be a friend to them as well.
He then disappeared with the button and used it to contaminate the inkstick stored in Autumn. With the other elders working to contaminate the other Munbangsawoo, Shangri-La's barrier was weakened, allowing Kaling's invasion force to break through. In order to completely destroy the barrier of Autumn, Shensung attacked Baekyeon, the Symbol of Autumn. Though Baekyeon had been charged with sealing Tai Yu in Autumn, the two immediately paired together in order to face Shensung, who had decided to eliminate them both at once.
Shensung unleashed a powerful attack on the pair, to which Baekyeon quickly grabbed Tai Yu and teleported them to safety in order to avoid it. Tai Yu told Baekyeon that he owed him much for helping him, to which Baekyeon replied that it was nothing, as he also owed Tai Yu for taking care of Hoyoung.
He explained that his white tiger Anima brethren that he had left behind in the outside world had never once left his mind, and that even though none of his descendants would ever know him, they would still remain in his memory forever. He added that if Tai Yu hadn't been there when the white tiger village had burned down, Hoyoung – the sole surviving child – would have perished as well. Tai Yu replied that it was nothing to thank him for, explaining that even beyond being Baekyeon's descendant, Hoyoung was his apprentice, first and foremost.[1]
Just then, Shensung laughed and wondered whether he had bitten off more than he could chew, as it seemed that his strength alone couldn't handle them both. He then summoned a horde of assailants and explained that they could wrap it up now, as he had already done what he had been asked to do. As Tai Yu and Baekyeon fought the assailants, Tai Yu noticed Shensung heading for the scroll of Autumn and immediately realized that they had been tricked.
Before they could do anything, however, Shensung used his power to close the scroll, causing Baekyeon – whose life was tethered to it – to disappear. With Baekyeon sealed inside the scroll, darkness engulfed the realm as the Adversary, Brighton, Oz, and Gaon arrived in a ruined Autumn. The Adversary began asking Tai Yu whether he was alright, just as they looked around at the battlefield and marveled at how many enemies Tai Yu had been able to face. Gaon then asked Tai Yu where Baekyeon was.[2]
Tai Yu answered that Baekyeon had been taken by Shensung and noted that they had arrived just in time, as he had barely been able to hold off the assailants without Baekyeon's help. Gaon was shocked to know that even Shensung had sided with Darmoor. Shensung laughed upon thinking that he had lived long enough to see the Black Tortoise, whom he called a kid, provoke him.
He then teleported right in front of the surprised Adversary and told them that it was nice to see them in one piece, explaining that their talents had caught Darmoor's attention. He added that though he wished that he could talk more, he had to get going, as he had something to take care of. He then laughed that they would see each other next time, adding that he hoped that they wouldn't be defeated in their current battle until then, after which he disappeared, just as Hundun appeared to attack them.
Escaping Shangri-La
Soon after, Shensung, clutching the scroll of Autumn, arrived with the dog and rooster elders in Spring, which had been restored by Tai Yu after Kaling's defeat. There, he encountered Maolang, along with the dragon and tiger elders. Shensung laughed that he had almost gotten stuck in Autumn. Maolang noted that Shensung seemed to be all talk as always, though Shensung told her to give him a break, claiming that he had barely been able to escape facing Tai Yu and Baekyeon at the same time.
Shensung then noticed the scroll of spring, with Ara sealed inside, in Maolang's hands. Maolang explained that she hadn't had a choice, as Ara had caught her while she had been taking down the barrier. Shensung amusedly noted that Maolang had taken care of Qiongqi, rather than the Adversary. He added that though capturing Ara had been good, he asked what she would have done if the Adversary had confronted her first instead of Ara.
Maolang pointed out the deal that they had made with Darmoor – that in exchange for him dispatching Kaling to help them destroy the barrier of Shangri-La and escape, they would monitor the Adversary. Shensung retorted that the Adversary was a Vessel who had once been completed and asked Maolang why she hadn't waited.
Maolang countered by asking whether he planned to own the responsibility if something had gone wrong while she had waited. Shensung amusedly noted that she seemed quite harsh and asked what her problem was, as everything had gone according to plan. He then realized that Maolang's anger came from guilt, which he noted was also the reason why she had captured Ara, rather than kill her.
He laughed that unlike himself, who lazily gave up when things got too hard, Maolang would fulfill her responsibilities no matter what. He reminded her that she didn't need to keep up the façade like they had during the Ancient War – when they had pretended to be good people protecting the world – as they were now on the other side.
He noted that both of them were sick of adhering to the will of the world and its sense of order, pointing out that all their waiting in Shangri-La had been pointless. He noted that though Darmoor used his subordinates as chess pieces just like the will of the world, Darmoor, at least, didn't pretend to play fair, which made him much more like a gentleman. Maolang warned Shensung to watch his words, though Shensung laughed and asked if he really needed to watch his mouth for such a thing.
He pointed out to her that Darmoor had already planned to throw Kaling aside, likely from the moment that she had allowed Taotie to slip from her fingers. He explained that there was no way that the World Heart reacted to Kaling's powers, causing Maolang to realize that Darmoor had given Kaling part of his own Transcendent powers with the intent of awakening the World Heart by having the Adversary defeat her.
Shensung told her that he was simply happy that Darmoor had helped him escape the realm of the sages, as the research that he wanted them to perform was something that they could practically do in their sleep, with the only change being who it was that was making them perform it, though he added that he didn't care much anyways.
Maolang noted that Shensung had completely abandoned his sense of duty, to which he wondered whether it was a side effect of the contamination, though he decided that it didn't matter much to him either way. He then suggested that they hurry before the barrier fully closed, as they still needed to report to Darmoor, noting that everything that they had needed to do in Shangri-La had been successfully completed.
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Shangri-La
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Gallery
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References
- ↑ If the player is Hoyoung, Baekyeon will note how much Hoyoung has grown, having become such a renowned sage under Tai Yu's tutelage.
- ↑ Hoyoung has an alternate script in place of the generic one. Hoyoung will express his relief that Tai Yu is in one piece, adding that he'd been worried sick. Tai Yu asks Hoyoung if that's really the first thing that someone would say to their master after seeing them survive a battle. Hoyoung then asks Tai Yu where his ancestor, the White Tiger, has gone, as Tai Yu was supposed to have been with him.





