"The Amber Sword held the fate of the world. Within it lay the ultimate wisdom and secrets the gods had left to mortals. It both existed in the mortal world and did not. According to legend, it was an ideal sword, and only someone recognized by the seven chosen qualities could become its master."
"The seven chosen qualities were the struggle represented by the Golden Flame, the wisdom represented by Calm Sea, the freedom represented by the Azure Sky Sigil, the protection represented by the Seal of Gaia, the hope represented by the Light of Dawn, the introspection represented by the Eternal Death Moon, and the creation represented by the Verdant Dream."
"These were the seven qualities of civilization. He would be granted the power to become the person prophesied in the Azure Poem—the one who could lead the entire world out of darkness. He was the successor to the ancient kings, the King of Kings, the Saint of Saints. The sword in his hand was the sword that would change fate."
"We hope you will find this sword, Mr. Brando. Though that hope may be faint, we believe you can do it. Lord Odin sacrificed himself to protect this mortal world for a thousand years. Gilt, King of Flames, had someone bring the Sacred Sword Odephys out of Cruz. I believe it was all to await the emergence of such a hope. Perhaps you are the hope that Lady Martha promised them."
"I understand that what the sages hope for is not merely to struggle for survival, but to completely change the fate of this world. Even if there is only the slightest possibility, we must fight for it."
"That isn't the slightest possibility." Brando had already made up his mind, and no longer hesitated in the slightest. "It