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BACKGROUND DETAILS

🕰️ Timeline Context

• Advanced technology including biometric verification and holographic systems.
• Astral Enforcers serve as space law enforcement.
• A complex system of High Lords and military control.

🏰 Key Locations

• Feathers Star is a corrupt, vice-ridden planet under the Overlord's oppressive rule.

🐉 Sylus's Nature & Powers

• Sylus is introduced as Philos' most wanted criminal and the only individual to escape the space-time prison. </aside>

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SPEECH AND INTERACTIONS

• Sylus's speech is characterized by a "低沉慵懒的声音" (low, languid voice), conveying a sense of confidence and nonchalance. This tone suggests a character who is in control and unbothered by the chaos around him.
• Sylus uses the game of chess to toy with the Overlord, both metaphorically and literally.

"A cage is no place for beasts." — Sylus Disdain for confinement and control. Sylus could be talking about himself when he says "beast," alluding to both his time as a prisoner in the space-time prison and as the Dragon of Philos, trapped in the Abyss for over 1677 years, which is basically like being a powerful, caged beast. Sylus is a rebel, and this line shows his contempt for those who hoard power and use it to control others.

"Ah, lucky number thirteen" — Sylus Sylus's inversion of the fact that 13 has traditionally been unlucky. This number also followed him in his MWT code HDS-7213.

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SYLUS CHARACTER & DEVELOPMENT

• Through Myer, we see Sylus as a figure who evokes both admiration and dread.
• Sylus's orchestration of the Overlord's birthday party shows his ability to manipulate both people and situations to achieve his goals.
• His right eye appears to have the ability to scan and connect with the bestial gazes, allowing him to understand and maybe influence their emotions.
• Sylus's spaceship is filled with classical music and the aroma of coffee, contrasts sharply with the chaos he leaves behind. It reflects his preference for refinement amid destruction which can also be seen in the current timeline.
• Interaction with the spaceship AI reveals his calculated planning and deep-seated melancholy.
• Nocturnal lifestyle: The spaceship AI notes that the target location is "forever shrouded in darkness", a characteristic that Sylus approvingly calls a "fitting choice." </aside>

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SYMBOLISM AND FORESHADOWING

• The dual nature of Black-Red Mist (黑红色交织的'雾气'): Black could represent destruction, death, or the void, while red signifies blood, passion, and rebirth.
• Sylus's question about fashion suggests that he is trying to adapt to a new timeline. If he escaped imprisonment on Philos, possibly in the future or an alternate timeline, his knowledge of Earth's current norms may be limited.
• The Brooch is a significant artifact that links various events. The material is said to be centuries old.
• Diamond Throne vs. Sanctuary Throne in Myth: </aside>

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CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT

• The anecdote takes place after Sylus escapes from Philos's space-time prison, but before his appearance in the main story. </aside>

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SPECULATIONS ABOUT LORE・STORY PLOT・FINAL DESTINY

• Absolutely wild quantum physics guess: hisBlack-Red Mist is Quantum Technology.

  • Mist can manipulate physical objects.
  • Demonstrates non-local interaction capabilities — the ability of quantum systems to influence each other instantaneously over large distances, seemingly violating classical physics principles.
  • Can pass through solid barriers.
  • Responds to Sylus's mental commands.
  • Superposition: Ability to exist in multiple states simultaneously.
  • Entanglement: Instantaneous information transfer.
  • Wave-particle duality: Can transform between energy and matter.

• The Invisible Tether may allude to the:

  • Potentially harmful consequences of Sylus overusing his powers, serving as a power-regulation system.
  • Internal restraints or possible remnants of prison control mechanisms.
  • Fact that overuse of his abilities could potentially harm or even kill MC, if he shares parts of the same Aether Core with her, as some speculate.
  • Absolutely wild quantum physics guess: Quantum Entanglement Limitation. Prevents complete energy dissipation. Maintains systemic integrity.

• Sylus encounters the thugs 13 times. This is the second mention of this number in his stories, so it strengthens the notion that he is generally unlucky.

• Sylus may have used the Eye of Aether to locate anAether Core on Earth. This could be the core in MC's heart, the one mentioned in the auction, or possibly other undisclosed ones.

• Unanswered questions

• (Predictions before the second myth announcement, are outdated, but may be fun to read. Or may foreshadow the third myth 0_0)

See all the speculations in one place!

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⋰　TRANSCRIPT　⋰

01｜High Alert

02｜Absolute Suppression

03｜Mysterious Visitor

04｜Out Of Reach

05｜Judgement of Fate

06｜Journey Begins