[Incident Report 1#] The Vermillion Incident: The Shattering of VermillionFiled by: Head Maid Rose

For the Records of Lady Chihaya's Library

OverviewThe Vermillion Incident, the destruction of the Vermillion Realm, marked the beginning of the Ten Years War with the Unknown Realm against Dark Yourupt. This catastrophic event saw the rise of Dark Yourupt, whose power and destruction forced even the intervention of the Tūmatauenga Kaitahi. Despite their immense strength, they were unable to defeat him. Dark Yourupt killed one of their members and severely injured others, cementing his place as an unprecedented threat.

The situation only shifted when former royal guard Gala and Yuna, the daughter of the Fallen Royal Guard Lonely Prince, confronted Dark Yourupt. Their combined efforts eventually stopped him, but the cost was staggering.

Memory Erasure and Conceptual Loss: When the Vermillion Realm was destroyed, a strange and devastating phenomenon occurred: the very concept of dragons was erased from the memory of all realms. People could no longer recall that dragons had ever existed, and the Vermillion Realm itself seemed to vanish from history. Even the scholars of Te Moana Nui o ngā Ao Whāiti, known for their unmatched archives, were affected, losing all knowledge of dragons and their significance.

Teams from other realms who ventured to investigate found only emptiness. The sole survivor of one such expedition reported that Dark Yourupt had killed the rest of his group as a warning to others. The erasure of memory appears to have been directly tied to the destruction of the Vermillion Realm, which was the conceptual foundation for all dragons. With the realm gone, dragons and everything tied to them ceased to exist in every sense.

This tragic event highlights the importance of concepts in defining existence. Concepts give things their identity and essence, allowing us to recognize or create them as specific entities. Without a concept, something loses its meaning and essentially ceases to exist it becomes nothing.

The Vermillion Realm itself was an abstract idea, a conceptual anchor for the existence of dragons across all realms. Its destruction meant that not only were dragons erased from memory, but their very essence, what made them "dragons" was obliterated. Imagine this applied to every concept imaginable: the loss of meaning, identity, and reality itself.

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Such conceptual loss has devastating consequences. It denies people their beliefs and heritage, erases cultural and historical artifacts, and leaves a void in existence. The destruction of the Vermillion Realm and its conceptual loss created an irreparable gap in creation, removing not just beings, but an entire framework of identity and meaning that could never truly be restored.

Potential Origins: Some accounts suggest the Vermillion King may have played a role in Dark Yourupt’s awakening. Allegedly, the king’s actions, possibly the murder of Yourupt’s wife and students sparked his transformation. However, no verifiable records confirm this theory.

The disappearance of Aurora, a former void witch, and Yourupt’s students shortly before the event remains the only documented incident near this time, fueling speculation about its connection to the disaster.

The Battle at Skyforge Arena: During the final hours of the Vermillion Realm, many notable defenders fell, including Arythos, one of the King’s sons, who awakened his Wish Powers in the fight. Despite his efforts, he, along with Selene, Darius, Juris, and countless others, perished in battle against Dark Yourupt.

Reports suggest that as Dark Yourupt annihilated the realm, he absorbed or copied the powers and memories of every dragon. This act ensured that even if any dragons survived, they would be erased conceptually due to the destruction of their foundational realm.

Implications: While Dark Yourupt spared the Fundamental Realms of the Unknown like the land of dreams, his ability to destroy a conceptual realm like the Vermillion Realm underscores the scale of his threat. If he had targeted a fundamental structure of creation, the damage could have been incalculable.

Only beings unaffected by alterations to creation such as Lady Chihaya and her Maids retain any memory of these events. To preserve this knowledge, Lady Chihaya has ordered the creation of this record for future reference and study.

Conclusion: The Vermillion Disruptio remains one of the most devastating events in history, erasing an entire realm and species from existence. While hope lies in studying Dark Yourupt’s actions to find a way to stop him, the tragedy of the Vermillion Realm’s loss will forever stand as a reminder of the fragility of creation.

Following the destruction of the Vermillion Realm, Lady Chihaya held a meeting with representatives from all of the realms. After careful consideration, they all agreed to keep the history of the Vermillion Realm hidden from creation. Since the realm no longer existed and the concept of dragons had been erased, there seemed to be no point in revealing the truth to the people. To those who would learn of it, it would be as if it had never existed in the first place.

Report prepared by:Rose, Head Maid

For the Eternal Library for Lady Chihaya