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After extensive analysis of Xavier’s anecdotes, World Underneath stories, Myths, and Main Story chapters, the basic order of events appeared to be as follows:

Anecdote 3 — When Shooting Stars Fall: The story began on Philos, a man-made planet sustained by a Protocore. Xavier, the Crown Prince, met MC during their school years and gradually fell in love with her. MC suffered from a fatal condition and eventually died in his arms after giving him a star tassel. Before her death, she wished to meet him again, and Xavier promised to find her in another life.

Myth 1 — Lightseeker: MC was reborn on Philos and became a Lightseeker, while Xavier served as her Grandis Knight. Xavier discovered that Philos survived through human sacrifice and that MC’s ability to be repeatedly reborn made her the intended permanent sacrifice. He rejected the throne, formed the Backtrackers, and travelled through time in search of another way to save both MC and Philos.

Myth 3 — King of Darknight: This appeared to take place in an alternate, terminal, or nonlinear version of Philos. Xavier ruled the ruined realm of Sindersfell as the feared King of Darknight, while MC was again designated as a chosen saviour. Xavier opposed the system that required her sacrifice and accepted being remembered as the destroyer of Philos in order to end its endless cycle of death and false immortality. Not sure how it ends because I haven't seen it all.

Chapter 1-00: Xavier and the Backtrackers attempted to travel backwards through time aboard Traceback II. The voyage failed, the ship was damaged, and they became stranded in Earth’s era. The Backtrackers later divided over Xavier’s leadership and whether their original mission had failed.

Anecdote 2 — Passing By: Xavier lived on Earth under a false identity and joined Team 013 as a police officer. He used his access to official records to help other Backtrackers establish normal identities and integrate into human society. He became attached to his colleagues but staged his death when his lack of ageing risked exposing him. Years later, an elderly former teammate still recognised him.

World Underneath — From the Stars: Xavier and Jeremiah adapted to life on Earth while secretly preserving the Backtracker mission. Jeremiah became increasingly attached to ordinary human life, whereas Xavier remained focused on repairing their journey, returning to Philos, and finding MC.

Anecdote 1 — A Special Vacation: Xavier met Frank, the grandson of a man he had known decades earlier. They became trapped inside a Wanderer-created time loop, which Xavier broke by identifying and destroying its hidden mechanism. Its exact position in relation to the Chronorift Catastrophe was not specified, though it could reasonably be placed before it.

Lumiere’s 2034 events: During the Chronorift Catastrophe, Xavier fought under the identity of Lumiere. He rescued the young present-day MC and many civilians but concealed his true identity. Lumiere later became remembered as a legendary hero of Linkon.

Main Story Chapters 1–3: Present-day MC met Xavier during a mission at an abandoned research base. Their Evols resonated unusually well, and Xavier later became both her partner and neighbour. MC gradually realised that his abilities, knowledge, and official history did not fit the identity he presented.

Bond Stories: In Plushie Go Go and A Night of Warmth, Xavier and MC shared ordinary and affectionate moments away from larger conflicts. These stories showed Xavier becoming emotionally attached to the present MC and increasingly recognising her as the same person he had loved during the Lightseeker era.

World Underneath — Sealed in Dust: Hidden records revealed that MC had been subjected to experiments connected to the Chronorift Catastrophe and her unusual heart. The records showed that powerful institutions had concealed her past and treated her survival and abilities as subjects for experimentation.

Main Story Chapter 8: MC entered the Nest to investigate illegal Protocore activity. Xavier and Jeremiah assisted her, while Xavier’s physical instability became increasingly apparent. The chapter further connected MC’s present danger with Xavier’s earlier failure to save her on Philos.

Myth 2 — Twilight’s Dawn (present-day events): Xavier became involved in a production recreating Lumiere’s history while secretly being Lumiere himself. During another major Wanderer attack, he used the same overwhelming light that had saved MC in 2034. MC finally realised that Xavier and Lumiere were the same person.

World Underneath — With Light: The story showed how Lumiere’s interventions had affected civilians and become part of Linkon’s history. Although Xavier remained anonymous, his light had become a wider symbol of hope.

Voyage of the Outcast: Xavier and MC investigated memory disturbances connected to the Backtrackers and discovered another spacecraft related to Traceback II. Former Backtrackers confronted Xavier over the failed mission and accused him of abandoning their cause. MC used Resonance with Xavier to break through a spatial trap, showing that she would now share his burden instead of remaining excluded from it.

Death and Rebirth: MC uncovered experiments involving artificial resurrection, Aether Cores, and the reconstruction of life. The arc showed that organisations on Earth were pursuing immortality through methods resembling Philos’s sacrificial system. It also confirmed Xavier’s fear that MC’s ability to survive death would once again be exploited.

To Our Yesterday: Xavier’s past, royal identity, and conflict with the Backtrackers began intruding into present-day Linkon. MC recovered fragments of her former memories and discovered evidence of betrayal during the failed voyage. When Xavier disappeared or appeared to die during a temporal crisis, MC searched for him through their shared memories and brought him back, reversing the pattern in which Xavier had always been the one searching for her.

If anything above is incorrect in it's content, order or implications, please let me know. I have the following questions:

• Who the hell is Isiah? Genuinely what's up with him. All I know is that he's one of the backtrackers who deflected (why?). Also, what exactly is he doing with EVER?
• On that note, what is EVER trying to do anyways? Are they trying to achieve immortality like the kind they had in Philos, experimenting on people (MC and Caleb), creating weapons of mass destruction or all of the above? Did EVER discover the Backtrackers or did Xavier discover them?
• Did the Backtrackers travel through time, or to another universe? The game often says "backtracked", but it's not specified whether they time travelled backwards or to an alternate timeline.
• Why does Xavier sleep so much? I know it's something connected to Philos, but I'm not sure what exactly.
• How does KoD end? I never got around to finishing it lol.
• IS PHILOS PAST OR FUTURE EARTH
• Might be the dumbest question, but why doesn't Xavier just tell her? In fact, why don't any of the boys just tell her??? I understand not doing it at first. But where the main storyline currently stands, MC knows about Xavier being Lumiere, about the Backtrackers and about her own powers. So... what's the harm in straight up telling her what the dangers are?

not really sure if i've used the correct flair or if this content is allowed on here, but i wanted to talk about some of my favourite secret times of xavier and why i love them. this is mostly just an appreciation of xavier and his english va.

- celestial yearn. oh, need i say anything about this secret times? xavier "punishing" mc by absolutely devouring her? i don't know what i was doing before hearing this absolute cinema. from what i gathered, xavier and mc are absolutely goint at it. his moans and whimpers and groans in this are so scrumptious and raspy. and the times where he laughs slightly while in the middle? had me melting. oh xavier, the man you are.

- gilded mirage. i think this one is from the KoD verse. something about some herb having some reaction. while it is relatively short (3min and 40 something secs), xavier's english va is so amazing. something about his voice feels so immersive in this secret times. when he's teasing, when he's being teased, when he's using a tender voice, when he's panicked, when it goes deep and gravelly in the last section, all of it is just so!! amazing!!

- enlightenment. i'm a sucker for the sick/injured person gets taken care of trope. there are a couple of secret times where xavier tends to mc, but here it's the reverse. i believe this is from the lightseeker verse because xavier mentioned "learning to treat injuries at the academy", but it could honestly just be the hunter's academy as well. either way, this one really brings out their dynamic and i really like it.

- starry sound. oh this one :( again, the from the lightseeker verse because xavier logs day 78 of their travels from possibly traceback II and mentioned uluru. this was bittersweet to listen to. xavier talks about things that happened in his day, reads a poem from jeremiah's poetry collection and tried to joke around. while nothing particular interesting happens in this secret times, it really got me thinking how much xavier just have missed mc during his travels. how hard must it have been to only remember the person you love knowing that you won't be able to see her for centuries? xavier my precious baby :((((

i know we all love everything about zayne. but i wanted to know what's the one specific (physical) thing you love most about zayne? his eyes are generally known to be the most beautiful among all LIs. his smile like (･ ‿ ･) is the cutest thing ever. his hands... need i say more? his back that's so well defined. and lastly, zayne's most gentle and soothing voice. which one of these is your fav? kindly vote!

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what would i have done without you making me some drinking water

hey jasmines!! i'm trying to make one those 'smash cakes' for my birthday tomorrow (yes, 9th july). of course i have to include zayne, so i'm looking for a good pic. ideally, it should be some kind of official art because it's highest quality.

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someting like this would be ideal. but this one itself is too boring. could someone help please? thanks.

hi guys! relatively new LADs player here (~5-6 months) and my main is zayne. i love him a lot but i'm kind of confused about his lore because i haven't finished the main story line and seen all his myths/memories. i have a very basic understanding of what's going on:

- foreseer zayne is a sort of a demigod who is given life-giving powers by astra (we hate astra, i think). mc wants some protocore that zayne has. zayne agrees to give her a chance if MC can make frozen jasmine flowers on his tower bloom. THAT'S ALL I WATCHED TILL! WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!?!? HOW DOES ASTRA TIE INTO ALL OF THIS???

- something really sad happened in the snow's embrace card (MoF zayne), but i genuinely do not have a clue. i would love to watch it, but i don't have the time to :<

- since GoA came out after i joined, i have a bit more idea on it. zayne is god of annhilation (duh) and MC is goddess of Niava (creation and life). Mc falls ill and begins to fade (why?). as zayne wants to save MC, he distrupts the natural order and uses his own blood to save her. because of this, his realm freezes over and mc dies. i think she died because she gave her powers to him (?), but i'm not entirely sure.

- dawnbreaker zayne is like an alternate dystopian future version of zayne who k!lls people transforming into wanderers (by request, i think). this takes place in a linkon city that is overrun by wanderers. i really like this disease/plague kind of story, but i'm VERY confused about how this ties into the main storyline. why and how is MS Zayne aware of dawnbreaker? is dawnbreaker the only "myth" zayne is aware of? the other LIs seem to be aware of their myths and hint at them, but zayne does not do it as much. is it intentional? is astra involved here too somehow?

- oh also, what is medic of the arctic? i hardly see it mentioned when discussions fo zayne's myths are taking place. is it even a myth?? all i know is that fighting with medic of the arctic is a pain.

- what's up with his nightmares and ice evol? i know it's because of something related to one or more of this myths, but that's it.

if there is anyone who is willing to explain zayne's lore and deal with me stupid questions, please let me know. if i missed anything/got anything wrong, please also let me know. thanks a lot! <3 have a cute zayne:

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i super excited for valko!! he seems so interesting, and this is the first time i'm around for a newli drop, so i'm also pretty intrigued. how does it happen? do the new cards sort of just spawn in? do you have to pull for them? if so, do you use the yelloe wishes or the blue wishes?

more importantly, how do you farm blue wishes? ny echo of kahili is maxxed, but abyssal chaos is sorta untouched (its too confusing). j dk my dailies and stuff regularly, but i only have ~70 wishes. will that be enough, or do i need more?

thanks for all your help!

so yesterday, i finally gave into the urge of reading Jinx and read all one hundred chapters in around 4-5 hours.

i don't think jaekyung and kim dan should get together just yet.

i do think they would be cute together, but jaekyung needs a lot more character development (as does kim dan). just because he cried and showed vulnerability like one time doesn't mean all the abuse and exploitation of kim dan is suddenly forgotten. like that man cannot be excused just yet bro. sure, he cares about him and stuff, which is at least some improvement than treating him like an object. and i know this is supposed to be toxic yaoi, but you seriously can't tell me my cutie patootie deserves a guy like jaekyung. imo, it's not enough.

as for kim dan, that man doesn't need to do anything other than keep being a ray of sunshine. and also maybe get some self-respect. he made the right choice of leaving. i would be so mad if he suddenly chose to stay.

also, maybe the jumin fight could have been a little more... dramatic? i don't know, it was such an anticipated fight and it just ended in our 4 scrolls. maybe they could've shown jaekyung a little more angry (?) or devastated or something. idk it wasn't satisfying enough.

on the last note, could someone tell me about the release schedule of jinx??? can't wait to read the next.