The true form of McBurn, the Overlord of the Beyond.
The Beyond (
Background[]
The concept of Divergent Laws is introduced in Trails in the Sky SC[2] and suggests a world outside the continent of Zemuria exists. This world, the Beyond, is possibly already destroyed, as hinted at in Trails of Cold Steel IV.[Note 1]
Zemuria and the Beyond are separated by "shackles". Interference from the Beyond in Zemuria manifests as inexplicable phenomena, most notably the Salt Pale. The consumption of Gnosis allows the user to witness the world beyond the shackles of the world,[3] as demonstrated by High Priest Joachim at the end of Trails from Zero.[4] The shackles prevent travel past a certain point,[5] suggesting that the Beyond surrounds Zemuria.
The Endless Expanse is a phase space accessed in Trails through Daybreak that acts as the boundary between Zemuria and the Beyond. Van Arkride creates a crack in this by throwing the diabolic core of Vagrants Diaspora into the distance. It was used to try and imprison the devil and prevent it from destroying the world.
The Septian Church appears to be aware of the Beyond, but that they attribute all the events it causes to the Goddess as a means of keeping the peace of Zemuria.[6] Examples of phenomena from the Beyond that the church attributes to the Aidios include the Salt Pale and the Planes where angels and devils are said to dwell.[7]
Prior to the revelation of the Church's Saint, the only known being from the Beyond was McBurn, who merged with an unknown individual[8] upon visiting Zemuria around S.1156.[9] He is referred to as the Overlord of the Beyond by Valimar and the Grandmaster; his title in-game is Fallen Demon from the Beyond.
The Septian Church’s Book of Alikte, which is among their apocryphal scriptures, predicts the appearance of an “Eschaton Saint” shortly before the world’s end, and is understood to say that this is always a girl from the Beyond. According to Nina Fenly, presumably the current Saint, she originally spoke a language completely alien to Zemuria, but has lost all memory of it.[10]
Divergent Laws[]
Divergent Laws have been associated with weapons given by the Grandmaster of Ouroboros to an Anguis or an Enforcer. Weapons crafted through Divergent Laws are capable of beating even a Sept-Terrion, as demonstrated at the end of Trails in the Sky SC.
List of known Divergent Laws weapons[]
- The staff capable of controlling space, wielded by Georg Weissmann.
- The demonic sword Angbar (アングバール), wielded by McBurn.
- The demonic sword Kernviter (ケルンバイター), wielded by Leonhardt.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Based on comments from Campanella and Mariabell Crois in Trails of Cold Steel IV, Professor C. Epstein might have been one of the few people that knew about The Beyond.
- It is shown in Trails through Daybreak that Lucrezia Isselee, is another Enforcer that has been granted a weapon by the Grandmaster- the Dusk Glaive (ダスクグレイブ). It is possible that the weapon is also forged through the Divergent Laws, especially considering that it can manipulate space and cut into phase spaces, just like Angbar.
References[]
Notes
- ↑ After regaining his memories, McBurn states in the Japanese version that "The world I was from... is already..." The English localisation states "I spent all that time looking for answers, and it turns out...", which takes considerable liberty from the original Japanese line "……俺のいた世界は……もう……", implying that something may have happened to the Beyond during his fifty year absence. This is also brought up by the Grandmaster later, saying that McBurn, the "former Overlord of the Beyond", has realized "the truth of his home".
References
- ↑ Trails of Cold Steel IV.
- ↑ Loewe in Trails in the Sky SC, Finale: "Trails in the Sky": https://trailsinthedatabase.com/game-scripts?fname=c5317&game_id=2#349
- ↑ McBurn in Trails of Cold Steel IV, Finale: "Scattered Petals, Dying Flames": https://trailsinthedatabase.com/game-scripts?fname=m9051&game_id=9#69
- ↑ After consumping a dose of red Gnosis, High Priest Joachim turns into a demon and witnesses the "state of the world and the hidden designs behind it": https://trailsinthedatabase.com/game-scripts?fname=m3099&game_id=4#198
- ↑ Emma Millstein in Trails of Cold Steel IV, Finale: "Scattered Petals, Dying Flames": https://trailsinthedatabase.com/game-scripts?fname=m9051&game_id=9#47
- ↑ Gaius Worzel in Trails of Cold Steel IV, Finale: "Scattered Petals, Dying Flames": https://trailsinthedatabase.com/game-scripts?fname=m9051&game_id=9#53
- ↑ Gaius Worzel in Trails of Cold Steel IV, Finale: "Scattered Petals, Dying Flames": https://trailsinthedatabase.com/game-scripts?fname=m9051&game_id=9#44
- ↑ McBurn in Trails of Cold Steel IV, Finale: "Scattered Petals, Dying Flames": https://trailsinthedatabase.com/game-scripts?fname=m9051&game_id=9#76
- ↑ McBurn in Trails of Cold Steel IV, Finale: "Scattered Petals, Dying Flames": https://trailsinthedatabase.com/game-scripts?fname=m9051&game_id=9#78
- ↑ Trails beyond the Horizon, Memorial Orb VIII, The Life of a Saint.
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