Chu-Teng Tablet/Transcript

Myths

From Tong-Nou to Chu-Teng

The island on the Earth which lies far to the east,
Tong-Nou.
From there souls are born,
and to there souls return upon death.
Tong-Nou is the island where life originates.
However, at some point long ago,
Tong-Nou turned into an abominable place
that only snatches away souls,
and the Central Mountain was sealed for a long time.

However, the seal was eventually broken by the power
of Rin's soul. After the seal was broken,
Tou-gyou flung a pure Magatama to the skies and prayed. Moments later...
The sun rose over the eastern horizon.
The moon hung over the western horizon.
The stars ascended over the Central Mountain Tong-nou,
all of which ascended into the heavens.
The sun, moon, and stars surrounded the Magatama and portrayed
a triangle in the sky in their perfectly synchronous revolution,
thus creating the glittering cosmos Chu-Teng.
Chu-Teng gave forth a dazzlingly beautiful light
that shined down upon the earthly world.
This was the conception of Chu-Teng.

The Contract of Light

The Magatama in the center of Chu-Teng
distributed light among the sun, moon, and stars.
This was the Contract of Light:
proof that light would shine forevermore in the heavenly world
as well as an agreement to protect the Magatama and share its power.
As a token of appreciation, the Magatama granted
a sacred treasure to each of the newfound light bearers.

The sun received the Seven Mirrors (Chinpao),
the moon received the Seven Pearls (Yuipao),
and the stars received the Seven Stars (Shinpao).
The three bearers yielded a much stronger light due to this.

The Magatama Planet

The sun, moon and stars circled around the Magatama
and formed a barrier from their combined energies to protect it.

The Magatama took the form of a sacred planet
now known as the Magatama Planet.

The Su-game Clan, a tribe born from
the first six Koan of Magatama and
endowed with mystical powers,
inhabits the planet.

Ge-Teng and the Milky Way

Outside of Chu-Teng,
there is a vast dark space called Ge-Teng.

There is also a conduit called the Milky Way that
heads toward the Earth and the sea. The light
spilled from Chu-Teng flows down it to the sea.
The light of Chu-Teng flows
to the island called Tong-Nou
and even towards a world in the sea where light does not reach
called "Kai-Shi."

The Three Palaces

The three bearers, making full use of their light force,
each began to create their own palaces in which to store their treasures.
The sun summoned forth
a group of asteroids
that floated in the heavens. Then the sun systematically arranged them
to create an unending world of planets called the Sun Palace.
And the sun chose the name Tai-yang for itself.
The moon took the stone planets
that had rested in the heavens since long before
and created the Moon Palace,
which consisted of various buildings and underground shrines.
The moon chose the name Yue-yin for itself.

The stars only had
an egg of light called Koan.
They directed twenty-eight lights into it
and grew them into starlights.
The twenty-eight glittering lights
became small spheres which grew into rooms
and revolved in space, linking together
to create the Star Palace.
The stars
chose the name Suin-shin for themselves.

And so the three lights
produced light for each of their palaces.

Koan

Koan takes the form of an egg
and contains both light and dark matter.

If light is shone upon Koan, light is born,
and if Koan is submersed in darkness, darkness is born.
Koan's behavior is influenced heavily by its
environment in outer space.
Usually,
pieces of Koan that are exposed to light elements
will be born as light,
while a piece of Koan exposed to dark elements
will be born as darkness.

When the lifespans
of both darkness and light are exhausted,
they all return to Koan.
Koan that have died once
are gathered together at one place.
After a set period of time passes,
they are retrieved
and will become either light or darkness once more.
The three types of light differ from one another,
and which type of light a Koan can turn into
depends on the kind of light shone upon it.
Koan are constantly flowing through Ge-Teng and Chu-Teng.
Nobody knows where they come from.

About the Light Clan and Brightness

"Light" is
a general term
that refers to every type of light found in Chu-Teng.
Brightness
refers to the amount of radiance emitted by each light,
which is regarded as an attribute of utmost importance
by the Light Clan.
The brighter the light,
the stronger and better it must be.
In Chu-Teng,
dimmer lights
tend to be treated as worthless.

Generally speaking, the lights of the three palaces are born
with different typical levels of brightness.
The brightest lights are those of the Sun Palace,
followed by the Moon and then the Star Palace.
The Sun Palace is proud of its high level of brightness and as a result
began to act as the authority in Chu-Teng.
Since lights that didn't fulfill the established brightness regulations
were thought to devalue the overall radiance of Chu-Teng,
Light Supremacy, which called for them to be exiled, came to be.
In fact, the especially dim Stardust Clan members in the Star Palace
were often banished by the Sun Palace
from the Milky Way to the Earth and the seas.

The Supreme Darkness Chui-hei

However, the three palaces maintained a balance of light,
and Chu-Teng continued to shine in the heavens.
Until one certain Koan was born.
It was not long before that Koan left Chu-Teng for Ge-Teng.
It became a strong-willed force of darkness
that absorbed other darkness,
gradually becoming the giant Supreme Darkness Chui-hei.
It is because Chui-hei despised light from birth
and absorbed all hatred and conflict that he became so vast.
As if under Chui-hei's control,
all the darkness headed for Chu-Teng.
This was the beginning of the arrival of darkness.

The Darkness from Ge-Teng and the Chaos in Chu-Teng

Ever since then, darkness had begun appearing
all throughout Chu-Teng.
Although both the Yellow and Red Road Gates to Ge-Teng
had been firmly shut,
darkness started infesting all of Chu-Teng.
The lights of the Star Palace, which were dim,
were struck down by darkness and many were lost.
In preparation for a potential surprise attack by darkness,
the Sun Palace began searching for a way to shine brighter.
The Moon Palace captured the Star Palace
in order to counter its efforts and began searching
for its own way to become brighter.

The Star Palace
opposed the principles of Light Supremacy
and took great pains to protect dimmer lights.
The three lights
began antagonizing one another more and more.

The Moon Palace
married its queen Se-yin off to the Star Palace and then
caught it off guard, taking advantage of the opportunity
to occupy a large number of rooms in the Star Palace.
The lights of the Moon Palace
attacked the lights of the Star Palace
and gradually stole away their brightness.

The Sun Palace
became increasingly obsessed with
protecting only its own brightness,
so it sent away
all the other lights
and shut itself in.
Additionally,

the lights of the Sun Palace
stole away the brightness of Queen Se-yin, who had been married to the Star Palace,
causing her to lose her corporeal form.

This was the dawn of chaos in Chu-Teng.

The Conspiracy of the Supreme Darkness

None of the three palaces
rose up with their treasures of light
and made an effort to fight back against the darkness of Ge-Teng.
Caught up in the conflict over brightness,
they were headed down the path to self-destruction.

The Supreme Darkness Chui-hei
saw this from Ge-Teng and snickered to himself,
for Chui-hei
had manipulated the darkness
inside the three palaces of Tai-yang, Yue-yin, and Suin-shin,
gradually causing them to fall into chaos.

The treasures of the palaces remain there still
as tokens of the strength of light.
If they were not there,
Chu-Teng would soon be Chui-hei's.
Considering that,
he did not dare go near Chu-Teng.
He needed only to wait until the lights of Chu-Teng
all fought each other and turned into darkness.

However,
the Star Palace sensed the threatening activities that engulfed all of Chu-Teng
and sent for the Guard of Chu-Teng
to keep watch over the darkness of Ge-Teng.

The Voice of Nan-shu

The Guard of Chu-Teng
was I, Nan-shu.
I removed my face from my body
in an effort to survive in Ge-Teng.
I left behind my body in a room of the Star Palace
and proceeded towards Ge-Teng.
I was not a light of the Star Palace
from the very start;
I did not belong to any palace at all.
However, Suin-shin
adopted me as one of his own.

I had to put a stop to the darkness of Ge-Teng
both for the sake of Suin-shin
and for the sake of the lights of Chu-Teng.
However,
by absorbing the chaos and conflict in Chu-Teng,
the Supreme Darkness in Ge-Teng
was swelling into a giant force of darkness and growing in power.
A blow from Chui-hei struck me down.
My face fell apart
and was scattered throughout
Chu-Teng, Ge-Teng, and the Earth.

Map of Chu-Teng

Sun Palace

There is no accurate map of the Sun Palace available.

Items Guide

Chu-Teng Tablet

Chu-Teng Tablet

These are my ears. They can summon forth
the information I found about Chu-Teng. You can read
information stored in plates you find and also
collect light inside. Please gather some information
of your own later.

Mouth ROM Nose ROM

When I was attacked in
Ge-Teng, My right eye was
captured by darkness and my
mouth and nose were made into
ROMs which went falling into
Chu-Teng. Please look for them.
My face cannot return to its
original state without these.

Star Palace

Star Tally

A charm required to enter the Star Palace.
The Star Palace has many lights, and the Star
Tally is always traveling throughout Chu-
Teng. The tally of each palace also becomes
a pass into Chu-Teng at the White Road
Gate.

Star Master Key

The Star Palace's skeleton key. Originally,
the key-making craze started with this
palace. This is because there are many lights
in the Star Palace who are capable craftsmen.

Library Key

The key to Heki, the Star Palace library.
Inside Heki are ancient documents, which are
meant for reference only and cannot be taken
out.

Locksmith Key

The key to Copier, the Locksmith of the Star
Palace. Copier once issued an excessive
amount of perfect duplicate keys and caused
chaos in Chu-Teng, so he is now locked up.

Flowers

An offering. If you offer flowers to
forgotten lights, they will very gratefully
accept.

Steamed Bun

An offering and a sweet, delicious
confection. At the Star Palace, there are
lights who love steamed buns so much that
they will dance for joy and fall into a
trance-like state if given one.

Candle

An offering.
Ignite and light it. The candle's flame is weak but
long-lasting.

Seven Stars Book

Scraps documenting the origin of the Seven Stars.

Starlight

An offering that Suin-shin made to Tsu-tang, the
altar. Starlight illuminates things that can't be
seen. It can be used in the other palaces as well.

Twig

A collectible of Tsu-tang's. It is precious wood
filled with life force, and it was harvested from
Mingke-shu, the Tree of Life in Tong-Nou. If
set ablaze it will go out easily, but it bears true
power.

Yakitori

A sacred food at the Star Palace. It is the
specialty of Mai-chiu, the Star Palace cook.
In this dish, the special sauce's flavor and the
freshness of the ingredients are very
important.

Paper

Ordinary paper. Found within the Star Palace
in a room full of paper. You can roll it up and
burn it and so forth.

Light Gun

Kept in the Armory of the Star Palace. The
Light Gun can be used to catch things, defeat
things, and so on, but be very careful not to
misuse it.

Light Net

Kept in the Armory of the Star Palace. The
Light Net is used for catching things.
However, it is difficult to use properly.

Light Arrow

Kept in the Armory of the Star Palace. It is
used for killing things. At the Star Palace, you
can only take one dangerous weapon outside
the room at a time.

Starlight Flame

A light that is always burning in order to
brighten the Star Palace. By using it to set fire
to something flammable, you can carry it
around. However, depending on what you set
on fire, the flame may go out quickly.

Duplicate Key

A duplicate key that Copier the Locksmith
created. The Locksmith can perfectly
reproduce all keys in Chu-Teng. His key
aesthetic is to always make only a single
duplicate.

Torikara

Torikara inhabits the Star Palace.
It is valuable and difficult to catch. Sometimes
it sings in a voice that would be nice to have.

The Seven Stars

A treasure handed down at the Star Palace, as
well as a safeguard that brightens the Star
Palace and drives out the darkness. Suin-shin
hid them within the palace so that they can be
retrieved only through a complex procedure.
There is also a forgery.

Star Plate

An information disc used by the Star Palace.
It is said to contain information about the
Star Palace that was collected by the four
pairs of twins who came from Tong-Nou.

Moon Palace

Moon Tally

A charm required to enter the Moon Palace. This
is carried by lights entering and leaving the
moon, and it is also kept in other dimensions on
the Magatama Planet.

Moon Master Key

The Moon Palace's skeleton key. The Moon Palace
is cautious, so it uses not only a key but also a
password and gatekeepers in an effort to maintain
secrecy, but it seems this key was recently stolen by
darkness.

Five-Story Pagoda Key

The key to the gate of the Moon Palace's Five-Story
Pagoda. The Five-Story Pagoda has a room for the
history of the Moon Palace, a contest room, and so
on. Tsukiusa-yin lives on the first floor and manages
the pagoda.

Court Lady's Key

The key that opens a box belonging to Sang-nyui, a
court lady of the Moon Palace.

Mine

A weapon of light effective against Dark
Amoebas. Found in the Moon Palace
fountain. Takochu diligently transports them
from the Moon Palace to the Milky Way, but
it appears she often drops them along the way.

Rabbit Ears

Tsukiusa-yin's ears. The voices of the
Meditating Giant Clan whom moon rabbits
revere can be heard clearly through them. In
order to spread the giants' teachings, she
often gives these away.

Stone

A stone is just a stone.
But, if you use it well it might be helpful for
something.

Rope

A rope is just a rope.
But, if you use it well it might be helpful for
something.

Moon Plate

An information disc used by the Moon
Palace. It seems to contain information that
was surveyed and collected by the four pairs
of twins who came from Tong-Nou.

Seven Pearls

The treasure of the Moon Palace. As a
precaution, Yue-yin entrusted one pearl each
to seven priests for safekeeping. The Seven
Priests will protect the pearls no matter what.

Sun Palace

Sun Tally

An item required to enter the Sun Palace. The
tally is split into a pair of wooden tags with a
single design inscribed upon them. When the two
tags are united, the doors to the Sun Palace will
open.

Sun Master Key

The Sun Palace’s skeleton key. Capable of opening
anything, it is one of the most sought-after items in
Chu-Teng. A great amount of effort went into
making it.

Treasure Chest Key

The key required to open a treasure chest which is
said to be hidden away carefully by Tai-yang of the
Sun Palace.

Treasury Key

A key required to open the secret treasure of the Sun
Palace. It seems that nobody but Tai-yang can enter
the treasury.

Seven Mirrors

The treasure bestowed upon the Sun Palace.
The Seven Mirrors are like the nuclei of
daylight. Without them, neither the Sun Palace
nor the light of the sun would exist.

Sun Plate

Originally an information disc used by the Sun
Palace. However, it now has information about
the Sun Palace collected by the four pairs of
twins who recently came from Tong-Nou.

Frog Feather

A feather belonging to Kae-yang of the Sun Palace.
Kae-yang's feather is said to possess a mysterious
frog power. It seems that that power manifests only
at the Sun Palace.

Sun Plate

We four pairs of twins came to Chu-Teng from Tong-Nou.
We, Babebu and Babebo, were tasked with passing on the information
that we collected to someone who can fight for Chu-Teng.
We want you to find the the treasure of the Sun Palace, the Seven Mirrors,
which will turn into a weapon to fight the darkness. The Sun Palace is vast
and unending, so we couldn't make a really good map.
While you read this Sun Plate, we will combine and
become a light to protect the Sun Palace. It's scary, but here we go!

Sun Palace

The Sun Palace consists of a systematically arranged field of planets.
Boasting a radiance that surpasses the rest of Chu-Teng, the Sun Palace
expels all lights determined to be insufficiently bright in
accordance with Light Supremacy.
Further enforcing that doctrine, dim lights were exiled from
the Milky Way to the Earth's surface.
Tai-yang, who governs the Sun Palace, split his body into
four blazing suns that emit a monumental amount of light.

All of the dimmer lights of the Sun Palace that served Tai-yang were exiled,
and Tai-yang consumed all of the brighter lights to brighten himself.
Thus, nearly all of the lights of the Sun Palace have disappeared.
The remaining lights were sent to occupy sections of the other palaces.
Tai-yang wants no one by his side within the Sun Palace.

Recently, Tai-yang also began swallowing sacred Koan and
converting them into his own light.
Because of that, no new lights can be born to the Sun Palace.
Before they can grow from Koan to light, they are all absorbed
and become one with Tai-yang's radiance.
As Tai-yang's brightness continues to grow
more and more abnormally brilliant,
the Sun Palace has begun to destroy the balance of light within Chu-Teng.

Tai-yang himself holds onto the treasure of the Sun Palace for
safekeeping. He who has the Seven Mirrors
rules the Sun Palace and the lights of the Sun.
By performing the name incantation
on the Seven Mirrors,
they will become a weapon to fight the darkness.

Se-yin

Se-yin

I am Se-yin of the Moon Palace.
I was married off to Suin-shin of the Star Palace
in the name of peace.
However, this peace was a trick of the Moon Palace.

The Moon Palace took the light of the Star Palace
and began to occupy it.
Then, my light was also taken
by the Sun Palace, and I lost my corporeal light form.

I called out to Suin-shin again and again
but he cannot hear my voice. He cannot see me.
The Star Palace and Suin-shin grow weak,
but I cannot help them.

All I can do now
is teach you about Chu-Teng.
From now on, each time you find something,
please try to summon me.

Star Palace

Please lend your strength
to Suin-shin of the Star Palace.
Listen to his voice,
for I no longer can.

Suin-shin's light is insufficient,
so he might be sleeping.
If that is the case, it would be good
to give him some light.

Suin-shin loves
Shin's singing. I do not.
He also likes to hunt, read, and pray.
Oh, right, and he also loves
Mai-chiu's cooking.

For when you return to the Moon Palace,
please find all the lights that are
controlling the Star Palace.
I dislike most of the moon lights
living there.

Moon Palace

Oh, my Moon Palace.
But I can't trust it anymore...
I can trust only
Zako-yin of the Five-Story Pagoda and
Court Lady Sang-nyui.

You must find the treasure of the Moon Palace, the
Seven Pearls, and take them away.
They will become a weapon of light
and you can defeat the darkness of Ge-Teng.

The Seven Pearls are each possessed
by a different one of the Seven Priests.
They may have been entrusted to the Shell Family
and hidden in them.
The Seven Shells Family members are small, so look carefully for them.

Tsukiusa-yin is also in the Five-Story Pagoda.
If there is something you do not understand
you should listen to what Tsukiusa-yin can tell you.
The old light Zako-yin can also
assist you.

Sun Palace

You are in the Sun Palace.
Please look for the treasure of the Sun Palace,
the Seven Mirrors, while you are here.
The Seven Mirrors will help you by turning into a weapon to
fight the darkness in Ge-Teng.

The Sun Palace has a massive amount of light.
I hear that Tai-yang is burning everything in his
endless array of planets, including the Koan,
to increase his own light.

Tai-yang hates it when
any light other than himself
enters the Sun Palace.
He thinks about nothing but how radiant he is.

I hear that no light has returned safely from the Sun Palace.
However, you absolutely mustn't abandon hope.
The light Koan can surely
help you somehow.

Zako-yin

Zako-yin

Ah, you're here. This room isn't too bad, eh?
When you've lived as long as I have, you get to see a lot.
I feel that the Supreme Darkness of Ge-Teng, Chui-hei,
is responsible for the chaos
plaguing Chu-Teng.

Chui-hei is a massive expanse of darkness.
He grows larger and larger by
abnormally absorbing the dark parts of Koan.
Nan-shu knows more than anyone else does about him.

Chui-hei deftly drew out the darkness concealed
within the three palaces and brought forth chaos with it.
Tai-yang, Yue-yin, and Suin-shin
went mad and were transformed into darkness.
They must have grown weak.

Chui-hei seizes the darkness from within light
and uses it to cause chaos.
That is how he caused the falling out of the three palaces.
Despite the proof, however, no one is fighting the darkness.
Chui-hei is clever. He sits back safely in Ge-Teng while the shadows assault us.
Because we have the three treasures, he cannot come near Chu-Teng.

You and Nan-shu must do something.
Everything will be okay once Nan-shu's face has been restored.
Since the other two parts of Nan-shu's face must have
fallen into Chu-Teng, please do look for them.
I also wish to help you,
so please call for me if anything happens.

Star Palace

Do keep in mind that there is
a forgery of the treasure of the Star Palace.
Keep your eyes peeled, because
it does look remarkably like the original.

Moreover, no one but Suin-shin knows the
complex ritual needed to distinguish them from one another.
Well... For more about Suin-shin,
you'll have to talk to Queen Se-yin of the Moon Palace.

If you have the real Seven Stars,
Suin-shin will perform their incantation for you.
I believe that the Supreme Darkness Chui-hei can
only be defeated using that treasure
and the power of the lights of
the Sun and Moon Palaces.

As you know, only Nan-shu
can defeat Chui-hei.
But first, his face must be restored.
Please go and look for the pieces
of his shattered face.

Moon Palace

The treasure of the Moon Palace
is called the Seven Pearls.
Since Yue-yin has grown dark,
the Seven Shells Family holds them.
The Seven Shells Family members look like this.

The pearls are scattered throughout the Moon Palace,
so it will be quite difficult to find them all.
I had no more than the one I gave you.
Try asking the priests and the Court Lady for help.
They may have some clues for you.

Once you have assembled all seven pearls,
you'll have to recite the incantation of their name.
The Seven Pearls will have an effect on
Ru-hou, another
force of darkness from Ge-Teng.

Ru-hou is also darkness that was converted from the light.
Yue-yin once told Ru-hou that he would make him the Guard of Chu-Teng,
but then he forgot about that and expelled him from Chu-Teng entirely.
Heartbreakingly not allowed to return to Chu-Teng, Ru-hou was
adopted by the Supreme Darkness Chui-hei and became one with the darkness.
Please return him to his Koan...

Sun Palace

The treasure of the Sun Palace is called the "Seven Mirrors."
Here, it looks like this.
Search thoroughly for it, Rin.

Once you acquire the treasure,
You will need its name incantation.
Then the treasure will exert its power.

Some darkness in Ge-Teng holds a grudge against the light.
Chi-tou, who was banished fron Chu-Teng long ago,
was converted to the darkness.
The Sun Palace expelled Chi-tou
just because his light was too dim.

Chi-tou became the Sun of Darkness
and fumed in Ge-Teng.
However, just the Seven Mirrors
will be enough to destroy him.