Story 1: Sharv Sarga [VBEX4]

Trust nobody, not even your own emotions

STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS NUMBER 01
Sharv Sarga
Why did Visas have no choice but to lose his “emotions”?…And what is the nature of the one pulling the strings behind the curtain of this story? One conclusion to the long journey revolving around the emotions of this man was approaching.

Story Guide

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“Visas”, a man that had his emotions stolen by someone, faces his own emotions across multiple planets he visited, as if he was being guided [to them]. First it was “fear”, followed by “lament”, and then “anger”…Visas fought against these emotions that used to belong to him, and was cornered into an extreme situation, but in the middle of that, he discovered “joy”. However, at that time, his mental world was already heading towards its limit…
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Scareclaw Sclash

Kashtira Akstra

A Shattered, Colorless Realm
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Chapter 5
New World – Amritara

With a desperate attack from Prime-Heart, Vicious’ rampage was stopped, however, his consciousness began collapsing. Amidst that, Visas began asking himself: What exactly are “fear”, “lament”, “anger” and “joy”? What exactly is this power that has swollen so much that it’s engulfing the entire world? Unable to find that answer, his consciousness headed straight towards its collapse. Even if he was able to recover his emotions, the world might just be destroyed once again. If that was the case, then wouldn’t it be better to just disappear…? During Visas’ soliloquy, some voices resounded in disagreement. It was the voices of his split personalities, saying: “Having made it all the way here, I don’t want to disappear”, “It’s so sad that this beautiful world stays destroyed”, “Let everything disappear…”. Although they had grown and become independent, they were his own voices as well: The “fear” that fought alongside him, and whose loss he feared more than anything else. The “lament” that awakened him from his rampage thanks to the light of the Shangri-La. And the “anger” that, despite having been suppressed, still longs for destruction…He has strong feelings for each of them, yet these violent emotions that keep growing with no end are not something he can control. As Visas was about to take a dark decision, yet another voice was heard: “Do not hesitate, have the resolve to destroy”
It was the voice that saved him: “joy”. The man that had continuously faced negative emotions at the Shangri-La spoke new words: Not to be manipulated by his strong emotions, but to turn them into power. In order to create a new self, he destroyed his weak self.

Realm Resonance
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With those words, Visas resolved to reunite once again as one with his split personalities. With the very last remaining strength he had, he touched the 4 brightly shining spheres, and the 4 emotions flowed into him. Strong feelings about to overflow, and an intense power. And yet, there was no uneasiness. With “anger” finally having calmed down from its desire to destroy the world and rebuild it with its own hands, Visas, along with “fear”, “lament” and “joy”, ask it: …Why did it try to become “Visas”? And to that, “anger” replied: Because it is impossible for you scum to defeat “him”. Who could this “him” possibly refer to?…Anger’s strength weakened, unable to answer this new enigma. Perhaps it sensed that this resistance was futile. “Anger” declared: “Since I lost to you, I will not tolerate a second defeat. If you happen to lose, the next time I will be fighting as Visas”, and then it returned into Visas. Although Visas now faces a new enigma, he accepts those words. The man who used to have no light in his eyes had finally recovered a defined self.

Visas Amritara

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TL note: You can find our article for the VBEX3 Visas lore here.

Visas, being restored, moves to awaken from his consciousness into the real world, and rebuilds the world that he had damaged. He wanted to create a world(s) where everyone could coexist, and he created one large water planet: “Amritara”. He gave it that name, after a glimmer that might as well be his own, and he headed towards this planet. In the middle of this world where the nature of “Reichphobia”, the waters of “Perlereino” and the machines of “Wraitsoth” were mixed together, the beautiful great tree of “Calarium” was standing. And in front of it, the representatives of the three races, Scareclaw, Tearlaments and Kashtira, welcomed Visas as he descended. They recognized him as their king, after he had become their common lord. The conflicts had concluded, but he had not finished visiting all of the worlds, and he still had concerns about “anger”‘s words. Visas resolved to depart to a new world.

New World Formation

New World Stars

Secret Image

Visas Amritara

Veda
In some alternate dimension impossible to locate, the silhouette of a man that witnessed Visas’ struggles from beginning to end was present. His name is “Veda”, the one who knows everything. As he endlessly keeps track of Visas’ movements, he ponders, while reminiscing events that not even Visas is aware of. Beginning in emptiness, at a certain point, he fears, at a certain point, he laments in grief, at a certain point, he rampages in anger, and at a certain point, he is joyful and in high spirits. Green, blue, red, yellow…with each color, a different result is achieved, and even the water that he had obtained reflects various changes. Even though he was the one that split him, he could not anticipate that he would turn out this way. “He has finally made it this far. It’s time to put that power to the test…”. Using the birth of the water planet as an opportunity, the man finally makes his move.

Loka Samsara

Veda Kalanta

Veda Kalarcanum

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Chapter 6
Sharv Sarga

Veda begins by attacking the great tree of “Calarium”. A vivid light was unleashed from Veda, and in the blink of an eye, all of the land of Amritara began to collapse, including the great tree. Without flinching after having lost what they had recovered in the blink of an eye, Visas and the rest join the fight. An evolved Visas wields a great sword, and the mermaid “Trisukta” that achieved its evolution through the power of the three tribes followed right after him. The intensity of the fight between Visas and Veda only grows stronger as time passes, and it was feared that at this rate the water planet would be destroyed.

Realm Elegy

Mannadium Trisukta

Realm Eulogy
Visas decides to move the fight into space in order to protect the planet. However, the intensity of the fight keeps expanding, and Visas’ large sword clashing with Veda’s trident are creating shock waves that with each attack feel like they are about to shatter the neighboring planets. Having personally experienced Visas’ growth, a fearless grin appears in Veda’s face, as Visas is unable to understand his intentions. Amidst this seemingly endless stalemate of attack and defense, Veda activates one of his secret techniques. And through this technique, which had been activated so many times, Visas once again becomes an innocent new star…

Thus, the end of one era was marked, and a new era had begun

Chapter 7
Ages of Stars and Frost

Visas wakes up, yet his appearance is once again different from before. There are no traces of the blows he had exchanged in the past, his eyes fiercely pierce the skies, and he holds a thin sword…Among so many changes, there are some things that do not change. Keeping fragments of the feelings he has fostered so far close to his chest, Visas moves forward through a familiar, devastated planet. The one who lied waiting for him was none other than the king of fear. As they exchange gazes in their reunion, the king sighs: “So it has come to this again, huh”. How well do they understand the meaning of “again”? They themselves have no idea. All they can do is fight each other. During this fight, the king of fear remembers memories of which he had no recollection: The sensation of having swung his fists, hollow eyes, a small version of himself. It was but a brief moment, but it was plenty of time to decide the outcome. Even though his prey had changed, he lost again…”again”…? No, after all, I was the one that taught him this swordsmanship. As the king mumbled that, Visas extended his hand towards him. “This time, let’s fight together”. The fear that he felt before was no longer there. On the contrary, there is another self that feels relieving. The king, surprised by this other self, replied to this extended hand with a “that doesn’t sound too bad”.

TL note: Sharv Sarga’s Japanese name is yet another pun on “shinsekai” (新世界, New World), with the word for world (世界, sekai) having a different “kai” kanji (廻). This outdated kanji is mostly used for the word for reincarnation (輪廻, rinne), or to put it in a context closer to the theme, the word “samsara”. So one possible way to read the card’s name would be “new world reincarnation/samsara”. This helps explain what happens during chapter 6.
For the title of chapter 7, the Japanese name of the card Ages of Stars and Frost means “(the passage of) many months and years”, and it can also be tinkered with to get Visas Starfrost’s name. Before chapter 7 begins, we are told that an era has ended, and a new one begins. We are also told in chapter 6 that Veda has used this technique many times. This fits with the passage of many ages.