Ignis was quiet for a moment, perhaps considering the options that opened up for him, perhaps just considering the most streamlined, efficient way to explain further. And all the millions of other questions it was sure to bring up.
"We were in Altissia," he offered, knowing the name would mean nothing, but attempting to set the scene all the same, "for several different things that all ended up cultivating into a perfect storm of everything you don't want to happen all at once. The city was under attack from the Empire at the same time Leviathan, the Tide Mother, one of our gods, made it very clear she had no intention of making a pact with Noctis, while another god, Titan, the Archaean, who had made a pact with him, attempted to fight her into submission. And on the middle of all of this, Ardyn...well, I don't even know where to even begin with Ardyn Izunia...but let is just say that things were dire. Both of us, beaten, battered, bruised, and one wrong move from complete annihilation at his hand. Until I noticed. The Ring of the Lucii, passed down from generation to generation of Lucian kings, now in the possession of the newly crowned King Noctis Lucis Caelum, or rather....it had been. In the fray, it had slipped away from him, but it was right within my reached."
He paused a moment, for a bite, a sip to wash it down.
"The Ring of the Lucii contains all the power of all the Lucian kings of the past, to be wielded by the next in the bloodline so that they could impart their wisdom and powers to the next king, a power only to be wielded by the Lucian heir.
"But it was the only option I had. I knew bearing the ring would kill me, but I also knew that there was no way Noct could survive without their power."
There was a smile, but it was thin and grim.
"They were so moved by my willing sacrifice that they decided to spare me. And just leave me blind instead. And the day was...mostly saved."
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"We were in Altissia," he offered, knowing the name would mean nothing, but attempting to set the scene all the same, "for several different things that all ended up cultivating into a perfect storm of everything you don't want to happen all at once. The city was under attack from the Empire at the same time Leviathan, the Tide Mother, one of our gods, made it very clear she had no intention of making a pact with Noctis, while another god, Titan, the Archaean, who had made a pact with him, attempted to fight her into submission. And on the middle of all of this, Ardyn...well, I don't even know where to even begin with Ardyn Izunia...but let is just say that things were dire. Both of us, beaten, battered, bruised, and one wrong move from complete annihilation at his hand. Until I noticed. The Ring of the Lucii, passed down from generation to generation of Lucian kings, now in the possession of the newly crowned King Noctis Lucis Caelum, or rather....it had been. In the fray, it had slipped away from him, but it was right within my reached."
He paused a moment, for a bite, a sip to wash it down.
"The Ring of the Lucii contains all the power of all the Lucian kings of the past, to be wielded by the next in the bloodline so that they could impart their wisdom and powers to the next king, a power only to be wielded by the Lucian heir.
"But it was the only option I had. I knew bearing the ring would kill me, but I also knew that there was no way Noct could survive without their power."
There was a smile, but it was thin and grim.
"They were so moved by my willing sacrifice that they decided to spare me. And just leave me blind instead. And the day was...mostly saved."