The Three-Legged Golden Bird on Locke's shoulder flapped its wings and took flight.
"You're an excellent wizard. Fighting alongside you has reminded me of a fragment of the past."
"You possess an extremely high talent for Golden Magic. In this region steeped in history, I imagine you can see many phantoms left behind by the past that no longer appear in the present."
"Welcome to the Meri Ruins."
"It's just a pity you never witnessed the grandeur of the Realm of Dusk and Dawn at its height. Its former immortal palaces have all been sealed. If you had arrived during its golden age, I could have taken you into the [Palace of Tenochtitlan] to receive the blessing of Golden Magic."
"In the past, every guest invited to the [Palace of Tenochtitlan] would be presented with the [Golden Potion], which represented immortality."
The Three-Legged Golden Bird suddenly vanished and transformed into a golden force that flew toward the sun in the sky. Immediately afterward, Locke saw the sun's light grow noticeably brighter.
The golden sun seemed like molten gold at sunset.
Within that sun, Locke seemed to see a towering, immortal palace complex, but he couldn't tell whether it was merely an illusion or something he had truly seen.
Locke gazed at the sun overhead in confusion.
"Is it just my imagination? No, the sun in the Realm of Dusk and Dawn really is different from those in other regions. I think it may have undergone some kind of alteration. Perhaps there really was once a palace complex within that sun, but it's now closed to everyone."
The foundations of the Realm of Dusk and Dawn were truly frightening.
The five great ruin city clusters of the Realm of Dusk and Dawn's Golden Dynasty might only be the tip of the