Breaking Dawn Over the Snow

“	In order to rescue a group of innocent stylists from the Royal Army, Louie and the Nameless Chivalric Order head to Black Water City. Awaiting them, however, are more mysteries...	”

Expedition

Requirements	Star Chain-Violet Star Chain - Coffee Star Chain - Blue Star Chain - Mint
Prize	Breath of Ice

• (New Era Year 680, North Kingdom, Snow Corridor)
• (The cold, howling wind is unable to disperse the clouds shrouding the snow mountain, nor is it able to loosen the frown on Louie's face.)
• (People in combat outfits covered in snow push open the door and enter. Louie quickly turns around.)
• Louie: What's the status?
• Nameless Warrior A: The outposts have been set up. We can move at any time.
• Louie: Okay, good work. Rest up tonight, we'll leave for Black Water City at daybreak.
• Nameless Warrior A: I never imagined Lady Kimi had such influence. One meeting with the Imperial Army, and she was able to incite an internal conflict. Even the stylists in Black Water City are starting to protest the Imperial Army's rule.
• Louie: The Imperial Army has been split on the issue in regard to providing support to League Tyr. It's no surprise that the people would have something to say about this. Kimi is but a fuse to it all.
• Louie: The key part of this is the unclear stance that the Apple Federation has on the matter. The Imperial Army was caught off guard as Kimi, the ambassador of the Apple Federation, expressed her hostility toward League Tyr.
• Nameless Warrior A: So you mean they've been evaluating what benefits the Apple Federation and League Tyr could bring to them?
• Louie: That's right. Viewing a nation and its people through the scope of a merchant is never a good plan.
• (The next day)
• (Fluffy snowflakes fall slowly from the sky, blurring the ridges of the snowy mountain.)
• (Louie holds a knight's spear in his hand as he stands before rows and rows of nameless warriors with a serious expression on his face.)
• Louie: We didn't have to involve ourselves in the matters of the Imperial Army and League Tyr.
• Louie: However, their political differences have escalated into military conflict. They've imprisoned civilian stylists who oppose the use of violence. This action goes against our principles.
• Louie: Our mission is to head to Black Water City and rescue the stylists that have been imprisoned. Escort them, temporarily relocate them, and wait for further orders.
• Louie: This is a challenging mission, and we have limited time on our hands. I hope you are feeling confident in completing the task... and are ready to give your life to see its success.
• Unknown Warriors: Not a problem!
• (The knight's spear is held up high in the air pointing against the eerie sky and the darkness that is about to arrive.)
• Louie: Nameless Order, move out!

Encroaching Fog

Requirements	25 9 16 9
Prize	Breath of Ice upgrades to Frozen Sea

• (Outside Black Water City)
• (While outside the walls of the Imperial Prison, Louie quickly confirms the details of the operation with each of the team leaders through the communicator once again.)
• (Suddenly, synchronized footsteps begin to sound and close in on the prison.)
• Nameless Warrior A: (whispering) Someone's coming!
• Louie: All teams... hold your position and stand by.
• (Moments later, a squad of Imperial Army soldiers appears in front of the prison. The person in front takes off his helmet and reveals his shining blonde hair. The soldiers all enter the prison.)
• Nameless Warrior B: What's the Imperial Army doing here...?
• Louie: No, they're not ordinary Imperial Army soldiers. They're the... Knights of Kingdom.
• Nameless Warrior A: Knights of Kingdom...!? You mean the powerful army directly under the king?
• Louie: The medals on their chests and the swords and shields of the Royal City are insignias of their identity.
• Nameless Warrior B: Does this mean the forces under their king are part of the faction in favor of severing ties with League Tyr and maintaining diplomatic relations with the Apple Federation?
• Nameless Knight A: Well, it still begs the question as to what the king's forces are doing here at a time like this.
• Louie: I believe we'll find out very soon.
• (The prison gates open just as their voices quiet. The Knights of Kingdom exit in two rows, one to the left and one to the right, with the stylists in between them.)
• Nameless Knight A: The Knights of Kingdom are taking the stylists...!? Commander, what do we do?
• (Louie glances at the Knights of Kingdom's numbers and quickly makes a decision.)
• Louie: Change of plans. All teams, follow the target but make sure you remain unseen.
• (The Nameless Warriors follow close behind the Knights of Kingdom and move toward Black Water City. They stop just beyond the edges of the city walls.)
• Louie: According to the route, the target will have to form a line to pass through the city gates. When they stop at the gate, teams two and three will approach from their flanks while team one evacuates the targets from the rear.
• Louie: Get ready and wait for my command—
• (Suddenly, a faint rolling sound can be heard. A few clusters of smoke shroud the city gate as the sound comes to an end. No one inside the smoke can be seen.)

Trial-I

Requirements	8 3 5 3
Prize	Freezing Coldness levels up to level 2 (Cool attribute rating increases by 500 points)

Swords and Shields

Requirements	None
Prize	30 20,000 Dusk Snow Dawn Frost

• Nameless Warrior A: What's going on!? Is that us?
• Nameless Warrior B: Of course not! Look! Someone's charging in!
• (A squad of masked soldiers charges out from behind the city walls. They drag out the stylists in the same moment as they hold off the Knights of Kingdom and quickly disappeared.)
• (As most of the stylists have been taken away, the soldiers turn immediately from the fight and escape toward the outside of the city.)
• Nameless Warrior A: The Knights of Kingdom were ambushed...
• Nameless Warrior B: Looks like this mission is a lot more complicated than we thought...
• Louie: Snap out of it! Follow them!
• (The Nameless Order heads in the direction the masked soldiers escaped in and finds themselves in the Snow Woods.)
• (The footsteps in the snow point toward the direction the masked soldiers fled in, but the footsteps become chaotic and Louie has to stop to take a closer look.)
• ???: How dare the son of the greatest Knight of Kingdom make such a pitiful act right in the face of the king?
• (A resounding female voice sounds from behind Louie. He turns around to see the silhouette of a familiar knight.)
• Nameless Warrior B: Who's there!?
• (She pushes up her visor in front of Louie and her golden hair flutters in the cold wind. An expression of rage and innocence can be seen on her face.)
• Louie: Agata...
• (Numerous men in the same armor, with medals of blade and shield on their chests, appear from behind the girl. The medals represent their identity.)
• (Voices of Louie's companions sound in the communicator.)
• Unknown Warrior C: Commander, Team One and Team Two have discovered some clues. What are your orders?
• Louie: Continue trailing them. I'll be right there.
• Agata: The Nameless Order? Louie, I don't understand why you would abandon the knight's honor and join an organization with no loyalty to speak of.
• (Agata's eyes are filled with both the arrogance of youth and the boldness of an unmatched age.)
• Agata: However, in respect to your father, I should warn you—do not attempt to disrupt the peace of the kingdom, or you will have the Knights of Kingdom to answer to.
• Nameless Warrior A: What!? Are you trying to flip this on us? We wouldn't even be here to rescue the innocent stylists if you didn't go ahead and imprison them!
• (Louie pats the shoulder of the nameless warrior that spoke out, signaling to him that he will take care of this.)
• Louie: Agata, I believe that you've misunderstood something. We may walk different paths, but I'm not here to start a war.
• Agata: Enough talking. We will settle this with a fair Army competition. Prove yourself.

Chivalry

Requirements	None
Prize	30,000 10 Snow Land Chant

• Louie: Can we talk in peace now?
• Agata: I have nothing to say to a traitor. Prepare to pay for your actions.
• (Agata locks her visor and points her spear at Louie. The Knights of Kingdom behind her unsheath their weapons and their blades glimmer in the cold.)
• (The Nameless Warriors quickly take up combat positions in response. Everything is balanced on a knife's edge.)
• Louie: Agata... we have a common enemy. There is no need to fight right now.
• (Agata remains silent. Suddenly, the sound of a deep horn sounds from the city and responds in her place.)
• (Agata's emotions are shielded by her visor. She retracts her spear after a momentary pause.)
• Agata: Back to the city.
• (The Knights of Kingdom follow in formation as Agata turns and leaves.)

• Persuasion
• Silence

• Louie: Agata! You are well aware of the Imperial Army's actions. I hope you can think about what I've said.
• (Agata remains still for a second and continues out the Snow Woods with the Knights of Kingdom in silence.)

• (Louie seems to have wanted to say something, but he swallows it back down. Agata leads the Knights of Kingdom out of the Snow Woods.)

• Nameless Warrior A: What was that sound? And why did they leave?
• Louie: It's the king's immediate rally signal. The entire Imperial Army, including the Knights of Kingdom, must make their way to the rally right away.
• Nameless Warrior A: Immediate rally? What are they up to now...?
• (Louie lets out a long sigh.)
• Nameless Warrior B: Commander, it looked like you knew the leader of the Knights of Kingdom.
• Louie: I... used to be a Knight of Kingdom as well. Agata and I were both knights under my father... the Captain of the Knight of Kingdom.
• Louie: Agata was very motivated to become a knight, and she held great admiration for my father. She came to Black Water City all by herself at a very young age.
• Louie: My father passed away not long after Agata formally became a Knight of Kingdom. However, she's an excellent knight and well-suited for the position of Captain of the Knights of Kingdom.
• Nameless Warrior B: But it doesn't seem like she has inherited your father's will.
• Louie: She always had a deep belief in chivalry and abode by the rules of loyalty. That is why she thinks I betrayed them and the kingdom.
• Nameless Warrior B: Although chivalry emphasizes loyalty, justice is its eternal guidance. These are your words.
• Louie: That's right... and that is why we're here.
• (Louie's communicator sounds again.)
• Unknown Warrior C: Commander, we've tracked down the army that kidnapped the stylists. They're headed toward White Rock City.
• Louie: Keep tracking them and don't lose them this time. Don't make any moves until we get there.

Temporary Freedom

Requirements	Golden Quill Golden Quill -Rare Macaw
Prize	20 Returning Path of Snowstorm Nameless Snow

• (The next day, outside White Rock City)
• Nameless Warrior A: They've been transferred from the Black Water City prison to White Rock City? What's the meaning of this?
• Nameless Warrior B: The Black Water City prison is under the control of the king, and the White Rock City prison is under the control of the Snow Eagle Legion.
• Nameless Warrior A: So do you mean that... League Tyr kidnapped the stylists?
• Louie: That's right. I think that the people that were kidnapped aren't simply civilians against violence. The Imperial Army and League Tyr probably both hope for the civilian stylists to join their side.
• Nameless Warrior A: So that's why there have been so many things in the way of our mission...
• Louie: However, they are still innocent victims of war. That means no matter who they may be or how many challenges we need to face, we still have a duty to protect them.
• (At Louie's command,Team One and Team Two lure away most of the soldiers garrisoned at the White Rock City prison. He then takes team three and successfully breaks through and rescues the imprisoned stylists.)
• Louie: People in the back, keep up!
• (After running for an unknown period of time, the silhouette of the prison is finally consumed by the snow and vanishes from their view.)
• (Louie stops and looks behind him as he turns on the communicator.)
• Louie: Team One and Team Two, report in!
• Unknown Warrior C: The enemy isn't letting up! We're heading east and probably won't be able to reinforce you!
• Louie: Copy that. We've successfully rescued the stylists. All you have to do is to ensure your own safety. Report back if anything comes up.
• Nameless Warrior A: Commander, are we going to escort them back to Black Water City?
• Louie: We'll retreat eastward from Black Water City and escort everyone back to Snow Corridor.
• Nameless Warrior A: Snow Corridor? But we can't take in that many people...
• Louie: These are special circumstances. They are without a home now. We'll find a new place for them to settle once their safety has been secured.
• Nameless Warrior A: ...Understood.
• Louie: Everyone, Black Water City is no longer a safe place for you. We will be escorting you to a safe location to get some rest. Please keep up so we can get out of here as quickly as possible!
• (Countless shadows run with all their strength in the heavy snow of the plains. It's as if they've grown wings while chasing after the winds of peace and freedom.)
• (However, their wings are suddenly snapped in half by a sudden voice coming from ahead.)
• Ozeca: Give up and stop running. You have nowhere left to go.
• (Ozeca comes into view through the falling snow. She is holding a silver pistol in her hand.)

Facing the Night

Requirements	32 12 19 12
Prize	Frozen Sea upgrades to Wanderer in Snow

• Nameless Warrior A: We've... fallen into a trap?
• Louie: No...
• (Rows of soldiers in uniform appear from behind the hill. They're soldiers of League Tyr.
• Louie: They're not from the Snow Eagle Legion. They're League Tyr soldiers garrisoned at Black Water City. They've probably sealed off the road ahead to Black Water City.
• Ozeca: Nameless Order, you'll regret going to White Rock City today.
• (With Ozeca's command, the soldiers of League Tyr cautiously approach the Nameless Order with weapons in hand.)
• Louie: Team three!
• Unknown Warriors: Yes, commander!
• Louie: Protect the stylists and fall back to the east to rendezvous with Team One and Team Two!
• (This is the first time the members of the Nameless Order froze in place instead of immediately following Louie's orders.)
• Nameless Warrior B: Commander, what about you...?
• Louie: I will stay here and challenge their commander to buy us some time.
• Nameless Warrior A: Are you insane!? Look at how many people they have! They're all armed... It'll be impossible for them to agree to your request! We're not leaving without you!
• Louie: I still have the Dawnblade. I can hold them off for a while if they choose to get violent. Hurry up and leave and don't make my efforts go to waste!
• Nameless Warrior B: Commander, how could you be so stubborn!? We won't leave without you!
• Louie: Are you defying my command...?
• Nameless Warrior B: Ever since the Nameless Order was founded, we were all destined to face the darkness of night together for the rest of our lives. We will not leave our companion behind with our backs to the enemy!
• Ozeca: Still find the mood to chat, I see. Maybe you guys don't yet know what awaits ahead for you.
• (League Tyr forms a semi-surround in front of the Nameless Order and moves in slowly.)
• Louie: It's too late...
• Nameless Warrior A: Commander, nothing matters now. We await your orders!
• (Louie closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. He unsheathes the Dawnblade from his waist and his voice resonates across the snow plains.)
• Louie: Maybe we will all die here today in this battle, but we will never give up the right to fight till the very end and the conviction to preserve peace!
• Louie: Everyone, are you ready!?

Trial-II

Requirements	10 5 7 4
Prize	Freezing Coldness levels up to level 3 (Cool attribute rating increases by 800 points)

Shouts in the Snow

Requirements	None
Prize	20,000 20 Willow Pattern Knits

• (A gunshot sounds and a glimpse of sunlight slips through the crack of the storm cloud as the bullet severs the eerie sky.)
• (Light smoke lingers at the mouth of Ozeca's raised pistol. The soldiers of League Tyr charge forward at the vastly outnumbered Nameless Order and the stylists behind them.)
• Louie: Prepare for battle!
• (The sharp sound of clashing swords tramples the silence of the snow plains.)
• (In the midst of shouting and cursing, the Dawnblade slashes open a passage of light against the howling wind.)
• Louie: We will hold the attack, everyone! Take the opportunity and get out of here!
• (However, the stylists behind him remain still. They neither turned around nor began to leave.)
• Louie: Did you hear me!? Get out of here! Companions, protect the stylists!
• Nameless Warrior A: Leave it to us!
• (The Nameless Warrior responds to Louie's commands as he shields the stylists behind him with his empty hand.)
• Nameless Warrior B: Trust us, go!
• (A thin young man walks out from the crowd and picks up a crude sword from the ground. He speaks with a masked tremble in his voice.)
• Stylist A: Let us fight alongside you!
• (Louie quickly moves closer to him as he hears what the young man said.)
• Louie: No! You're innocent people! You shouldn't be dragged into this war!

• This is a battle for our right to live!
• So long as we can still fight, we will fight to the end!

• Stylist B: This may be a war for North Kingdom and Miraland to you and the others, but to us, this is resistance for our survival. We're joining this fight!

• Stylist B: You've already rescued us from White Rock City's prison and given us the chance to pursue our freedom. This is our chance at freedom! If we are able to fight, we will fight until the very end!

• (The young stylists walk forward one by one and pick up the weapons and shields on the ground. They move in closer to one another and fill the gaps in the warriors' defensive line.)
• Louie: You guys...
• Stylist B: Commander, don't worry, we still know a thing or two about self-defense! After all, the blood of North Kingdom flows in our veins!
• (The young man's crude sword deflects the sharp blade being thrust at him, what follows is a muffled sound of his shield smashing against a soldier's armor.)
• (That was the last scream of the snow plains.)

Path of Desperation

Requirements	43 19 26 19
Prize	Wanderer in Snow upgrades to Polar Traveler

• Louie: We can't keep this up... There are too many of them. Things will get dangerous if this goes on...
• (A voice comes from the communicator. Even in the midst of chaos, Louie is able to hear the words clearly.)
• Unknown Warrior C: Commander, we shook off our pursuers and are now near the east coast. We can reinforce you at any time. What is your location?
• Louie: We... were surrounded by a large group of League Tyr soldiers while retreating from White Rock City to Snow Corridor. We're not too far to the east of Black Water City.
• (The communicator remains silent.)
• Unknown Warrior C: Commander... hang in there. We'll be there as fast as we can!
• Louie: Okay.
• (However, Louie and the Nameless Warriors all know that they won't be able to make it.)
• (With the distance between them, the resisting Nameless Warriors and stylists would have been defeated by the swarm of League Tyr soldiers before they could arrive.)
• (With the distance between them, the prisoners who were just released would've been stuffed back in a cage, and the peaceful snow plains would have been something of the past.)
• (The Nameless Warriors are still fighting with everything they've got while the untrained stylists are already clearly fatigued.)
• (The expression on Louie's face becomes extremely serious as if he's determined to tread along a path with no future. However, even the absence of hope is not enough for him to surrender.)
• Louie: Everyone, hang in there!
• (However, the arrival of the storm and the night waits for none. League Tyr soldiers finally discover a crack in the wall and their blades thrust toward the face of a little girl in the crowd.)
• Louie: No!
• (In the suffocating seconds of everything that is happening, the sound of footsteps in the snow knocks at everyone's hearts.)
• (The blade is stopped by a silver knight's spear. The knight holding the spear is behind a full visor, her hair waving in the wind.)
• (She shows no fear toward the towering soldier in front of her. She matches him in strength.)
• Agata: That's enough. You shouldn't attack people who are unarmed.

Trial-III

Requirements	18 9 13 9
Prize	Freezing Coldness levels up to level 4 (Cool attribute rating increases by 1,200 points)

Victory

Requirements	None
Prize	30 20 Rime

• (The young girl and the Knights of Kingdom behind her quickly join the battle with the chill of the howling wind behind them.)
• (Agata holds up the knight's spear after defeating a League Tyr soldier and roars.)
• Agata: Those who break the peace of the snow plains will see no mercy!
• Agata: ...For the peace of the kingdom!
• (The Knights of Kingdom shout in response while they fight, even some Nameless Warriors couldn't refrain from chanting along.)
• (Boiling blood churns inside their chest, bringing them infinite courage, and lighting up the snow plains and the sky.)
• (The League Tyr, who held the advantage of the battle up until now, is slowly pushed back in defeat. Ozeca has no choice but to sound the retreat.)
• Ozeca: Agata, you have gone against the order of the king and colluded with the Nameless Order in freeing League Tyr prisoners. You will surely be punished upon your arrival in Black Water City!
• Agata: Thank you for the reminder. I wouldn't have known who it was that took them from me in a cowardly fashion if you hadn't told me.
• Agata: I'd hope you arrive in Black Water City before I do, or it'd be hard to say who will be the one that is punished.
• Ozeca: Let's go...!
• (The League Tyr follows Ozeca and quickly retreats toward Black Water City, leaving behind nothing but a trail of shame.)
• (The young stylist that fought alongside Louie raises his arm and shouts in victory.)
• (The stylists behind him join in with tears and joy on their faces.)
• (Louie sheathes the Dawnblade and walks up to Agata.)

• Thank you for your help.
• What are you doing here?

• Louie: Agata, thank you, for your assistance.
• Agata: I didn't come here to help you...
• Louie: Thank you for helping those that are innocent. They really need your help.

• Louie: Agata, why are you here?
• Agata: To take back the prisoners stolen from me, of course.
• Agata: But... I've changed my mind.

• (Agata remains silent for a moment and pushes up her visor. She greets and salutes Louie formally.)
• Agata: I saw the young man who raised the sword fight bravely in combat. When I captured him as a prisoner——he was nothing but a cowardly man.
• Agata: But you gave him the courage he now has. You are a true knight, and I salute you.
• (Louie smiles and reaches out his hand toward Agata. Agata removes her heavy gauntlet and shakes his hand.)
• Louie: We welcome you in joining us in welcoming the Breaking Dawn Over the Snow.

Seaside Gravestone

Requirements	Boundless Snowfield Boundless Snowfield - Rare Vast Snowfield - Epic
Prize	30,000 Ice Fantasy

• (The next day)
• (The howling wind continues to churn over the snow plains. The rays of the sun shine upon the thick snow, filling the air with gentle light.)
• (After a night of pressed traveling, Louie leads team three in rendezvous with Team One and Team Two. They and the Knights of Kingdom escort the stylists to Harrod, the eastern islands of the North Kingdom.)
• (Agata suggested that if they are unable to break through League Tyr's garrison to the west of Black Water City, maybe they should head east to the Harrod Islands that aren't under the control of the kingdom or warlords.)
• Agata: Harrod is just beyond this channel. There are many abandoned houses from the catastrophe that they will be able to take refuge in.
• Agata: As long as you learn to hunt, it won't be hard to survive in Harrod. I will also arrange for living essentials to be delivered here as soon as I can.
• Agata: However, living conditions here are quite rough... I hope you are prepared.
• Stylist B: We are thankful to just have our freedom back.
• Stylist A: I'm very good at designing clothes to withstand harsh conditions like these. It won't be a problem!
• Agata: Alright then... I wish you the best of luck.
• (Louie and Agata stand on the dock and gaze upon the ship after having sent the stylists aboard.)
• Louie: I remember that... Harrod is your hometown?
• Agata: Yes...
• Louie: No wonder you know this place so well. What do you plan on doing now?
• Agata: I'm going back to Black Water City.
• Louie: Why would you do that if you already know it's the wrong thing to do...?
• Agata: Right or wrong, my soul is ready to receive the judgment of god. I have no fears of responsibility.
• (Agata turns around and reaches up to close her visor.)
• Louie: The North Kingdom does not need a god. Everyone is their own faith, and neither do your actions need to be questioned by others.
• (Agata's hand remains still for a moment before closing her visor. She leaves the dock after waving goodbye.)
• Nameless Warrior A: Commander, everyone is well rested. We can head out now.
• Louie: Okay.
• (Louie prepares for the return trip after taking a count of the Nameless Order.)
• (Before leaving, Louie looks back and sees Agata standing before a snow-ridden tomb by the shore in the distance.)
• (As the chilling ocean wind blows upon Agata's damaged battle robe, she appears to be a guardian angel. The chirping of bluebirds echoes across the snow plains. Louie sees his old self in Agata.)

A Snowy Elegy

Requirements	None
Prize	60,000 Frosty Journey

• (Agata extends her trembling hands and rests them gently on the tomb.)
• Agata: Naga, it's been a while.
• Agata: I'm sorry I haven't come to see you. I hope you're not angry with me.
• Agata: Ten years have gone by in a flash. Do you still remember our promise from ten years ago?
• Agata: After you went to rest in the eternal snow, I swore that I would become the protector of this land and never let the tragedy that was destined for you to ever occur again.
• Agata: I want to protect all that have been hurt... I want to rid this land of war.
• Agata: What should I do?

• Confusion
• Fury

• Agata: I was lost for a long time after the master passed away. I chose to follow my loyalty and use it as my guide till the end of time.
• Agata: But I know... I'm not a knight... I never truly protected anyone. I'm afraid to face my own soul.

• Agata: I've been training hard and I've experienced many things. I am now the leader of the Knights of Kingdom.
• Agata: But... I still haven't been able to fulfill our promise.

• Agata: Naga, it's been so long since we've been apart... but just yesterday... I think... I think I've found out what a true knight is.
• Agata: I met a real knight and saw their glamorous radiance.
• Agata: I'm here to say goodbye to you once again.
• Agata: I'm not sure how long I will be away this time, nor do I know if I'll be able to return again.
• Agata: But the next time we meet, I would've become a real knight.
• (Agata kneels on one knee and hugs the tomb buried in snow.)
• (Her golden hair rests gently in the snow as the frosty night-wind of the snow plains howls in song.)