![[Submitted Theory] The Seventh Path to Enlightenment](https://i0.wp.com/kisekicrack.esterior.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/enlightened-domination.jpg?resize=672%2C372&ssl=1)
Or: What the Hell Does ‘Emptiness is Form’ Mean?
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Tag Archives: Trails of Cold Steel II
Engraving of War
My attempt at rationalizing the bonkers game that is Sen III, featuring the favorite word of the first two games: “Power”, and the favorite of the third game: “Curse”.
Erebonia’s Black History, Volume 2
In Erebonia, the present continues to be haunted by the past. Shocking events repeat themselves beyond memories of citizens. The Black Records records these forgotten moments of history. In addition to the previously published five volumes in Trails of Cold Steel II, Sen no Kiseki III introduces seven more, each intriguing in its own way.
Dreichels Once Again
Unlike my Wald prediction, this one should be short and sweet, but I feel it is necessary to post it so that I have it time stamped before Sen no Kiseki III comes out this week.
I believe that we’ll see a repeat of the chain of events for Dreichels in a strangely similar fashion, as time seems to be interested in repeating itself.
But while similar events are happening, they are not exactly the same. Click the cut to find out more detail on this idea.
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[Submitted Theory] War in Nord and a New Dominion
Replaying through the PC port of Sen no Kiseki, i’ve found myself giving more attention to events that had little-to-no follow-through, or events that can be seen as being more than meets the eye. One such instance occurs in Chapter 3, when the members of Class VII participate in a field study in the Nord Highlands.
I think events there were more than just a simple plan to make two countries get at each other’s throats; I think the events in Nord were meant to birth a new Dominion. Continue reading [Submitted Theory] War in Nord and a New Dominion
Wald Wales: Beyond Ao no Kiseki
This started from something I was 100% convinced to be complete lunacy. It was to the point that I wasn’t entirely willing to even bring it up to anyone because of how ridiculous it sounded. However, I eventually talked it out with Guan, and in our attempts to break the theory, we kept finding more things to even add to it.
It was frustrating!
However, at this point, with everything else in mind, I feel that I can put this theory out, and state that Falcom has been hiding something big under our noses this whole time.
There are, of course, endgame spoilers for the entire Crossbell duology in this theory. Be warned! (There is also a Cold Steel 2 spoiler in here, because it involves a topic that’s difficult to talk about without referencing others related to the topic.)
![[Submitted Theory] Rean and his Students](https://i0.wp.com/kisekicrack.esterior.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LM0n0lr.jpg?resize=672%2C372&ssl=1)
[Submitted Theory] Rean and his Students
So, there is less than half a month remaining until Sen III’s release, and at this point we’re not likely to get much more info. Still, with what we already have I think there is enough to talk about a lot of things. Instead of lore or politics however, I want to write about our main character, the Ashen Chevalier, as a human: what we know, his change and his further development. In particular, in this piece I posit that Rean’s development in Sen III will be heavily related with that of his students, and that by helping them overcome his issues he will slowly grow and overcome his own.
![[Submitted Question] Kiseki and Lord of the Rings](https://i0.wp.com/kisekicrack.esterior.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/middle_earth_map.jpg?resize=587%2C372&ssl=1)
[Submitted Question] Kiseki and Lord of the Rings
This question was submitted by andi and touches on a favorite topic of mine, the way that Falcom weaves real-world references into the series. The question and response are below the cut.
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[Submitted Theory] What’s the deal with Musse and Ash?
Summary: Some MUSSEings about two characters surrounding the ASHen Chevalier, and who they could really be.
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Erebonia’s Holy Beasts
Guess the Holy Beasts! Everyone’s second favorite game after Guess the Treasures.
I’m marking this theory as partially proven because the Fire Beast was at least half right. -Hellseye47