Smile of Heaven and Anvil practically grew up together. In the past, few powerful families were renowned and powerful, with Lord Valor and Immortal Flame being patriarchs. Their children, Anvil and Smile of Heaven were close friends since they were more or less the same age. Jest has many stories about their mischief, but listening to them is not for the faint of heart.[1]
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Two years after Warden's disappearance in the Third Nightmare, Anvil in his early twenties, became the ruler of Bastion and leader of the Valor clan. He stood before the ominous mirror, mourning his father. Though no body had been found, enough time had passed for Warden to be officially presumed dead. Jest warned Anvil of the political unrest brewing in Warden's absence. While Jest had managed external threats, dissent was growing within Anvil's own family (Madoc's in-laws), and he urged the young man to take decisive action. Anvil, however, had other concerns. He revealed his Flaw—the cruel fate that dictated he must lose everything he cherished. In his mind, his father's death was proof of its power. Rather than continue fighting it, he decided the only way to escape his Flaw was to cherish nothing and no one. Cold and detached, he vowed to deal with the internal threats to his clan, ensure his fiancé's peaceful future, and move forward without attachment. [2]
Second Nightmare
Reveal
Determined to challenge the Second Nightmare, Anvil threw himself into relentless preparation, training tirelessly and mastering runic sorcery. He frequently ventured into the forbidden mirror realm beneath Bastion, returning each time with an increasingly obsessive and perfectionist nature. At one point, he ordered every mirror in Bastion to be destroyed and punished those who disobeyed, hinting at an unknown horror he had encountered.[3]
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As the time for the Second Nightmare challenge approached, Anvil recruited exceptional talents to join his cohort, including Ki Song and a boy named Asterion.[3]
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The official declaration of war had happened soon after the Ivory Island left Bastion, almost a month ago. A historic meeting occurred in Clan Valor's stronghold in NQSC, featuring all Saints of the Sword Domain and heads of vassal clans without a Transcendent member. It was made historic with the attendance of the King of Swords himself.[4]