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Final Rivalry between 발리마르 and 이슈멜가. (영웅전설 섬의 궤적 IV)

The Rivalries (相克), also known as the Rivalry of the Seven (七の相克), is a ritual related to the 일곱 지보 로스트 제움 and 아크 루주. During the ritual, 기동자s and their 기신s battle until the victorious Knight absorbs the power of the defeated Knight. The ritual is highly dependent on the right time and right location.

The ritual's goal is to gather the power of the Divine Knights into a single unit so that the 거대한 하나, from which their power originates, can manifest once again in the current Zemurian era. To commence the Rivalries, the world must be on the brink of destruction, such as being under the conditions of the 거대한 황혼. The Rivalry of the Seven was utilized by 우로보로스, the 그노움 and 이슈멜가 for their respective goals.

Participants

Last Rivalry of Seven

1. 아리안로드 (아르그레온)
2. 길리아스 오스본 (이슈멜가)
3. 루트거 클라우젤 (젝토르)
4. 루퍼스 알바레아 (엘 프라도)
5. 크로우 암브러스트 (오르디네)
6. 린 슈바르처 (발리마르)
7. 세드릭 라이제 아르노르 (테스타 로사)

Process

The ritual of the Rivalry can be divided into three steps:

1. 

   Gathering the Awakeners
   The ritual expects a place to be prepared in which the Rivalry will commence. Appropriate places are subspaces, such as the 정령굴 constructed by the 그노움. Divine Knights fighting here will have the ability to steal the power of the other.

2. 

   Preparing the stage
   The mere presence of the Divine Knight and their Awakeners is insufficient to commence the Rivalries. There needs to be signs of conflict in or near the surrounding area in order for the Rivalry to properly commence. Rushed Rivalries can potentially endanger the Divine Knight in the future.

3. 

   Engage in battle, steal power
   The battle between the Divine Knight then start in earnest. The winner will basically be given the chance to absorb the power of the loser. Doing so repeatedly will increase the winner's power and bring it closer to become the Great One. However, the winner also has the option to decline absorbing the loser; should this happen, a spiritual link between the combatants will be created. Though this will prevent the winner from being strengthened, this is mitigated by the fact it allows the two Divine Knights to fight further Rivalries side-by-side. Winners who had been friends with the loser have a particular motivation to decline the absorption: if the owner of an absorbed Divine Knight is an 불사자, they will die.

Pseudo-Rivalry

During the 에레보니아 제국 내전 in 영웅전설 섬의 궤적 II, 비타 클로틸드 prepared a stage for 발리마르 and 오르디네 to battle in with the goal to simulate the requirements for the Rivalries in an attempt to keep the 저주 at bay. Throughout 영웅전설 섬의 궤적 III the experiments of 우로보로스 had a similar aim. Vita and Ouroboros then went separate ways. Vita's aim became to stop 길리아스 오스본's interference whereas Ouroboros, after having collected their data from the experiments, decided to collaborate with him.

The Final Rivalries

During the 거대한 황혼, the Rivalries were held for the last time. For each Rivalry, ground battles were fight to set the stage.

• First Rivalry: 린 슈바르처 piloting 발리마르, versus 크로우 암브러스트 piloting 오르디네, on 브리오니아섬. Rean emerged as the victor, but declined to absorb Ordine once he realized Crow, an 불사자, would die if this happened. Ordine not being absorbed enabled Crow to keep on living; he and Ordine assisted Rean and Valimar in all of the future Rivalries.

• Second Rivalry: Rean and Crow versus 루트거 클라우젤 piloting 젝토르 in the Draco Shrine. Rutger lost the Rivalry, with Zector being absorbed into Valimar. Rean initially declined to absorb Zector, but Rutger stopped Rean as he felt his time was overdue, resulting in his death. 검은 알베리히 attempted to stall this Rivalry but failed.

• Third Rivalry - Sudden Steal: Rean and Crow versus 아리안로드 piloting 아르그레온 in the Stella Shrine. Arianrhod lost and was about to join their side, but Rufus Albarea piloting El-Prado came out of hiding and absorbed Argreion before fleeing. Since Arianrhod was an Immortal, Argreion's absorption resulted in her death, but not before freeing Valimar and 밀리엄 오라이온 from the effects of the Curse.

• Fourth Rivalry: Rean and Crow versus 세드릭 라이제 아르노르 piloting 테스타 로사 aboard the 투아하 데 다난. Cedric lost, causing Testa-Rossa to be absorbed into Valimar.

• Fifth Rivalry: Rean and Crow versus 루퍼스 알바레아 piloting 엘 프라도 aboard the Tuatha De Danann. Rufus was defeated, causing El-Prado (and with it the strength of its absorbed Argreion) to be absorbed into Valimar.

• Sixth Rivalry: Rean and Crow versus 길리아스 오스본 piloting 이슈멜가 aboard the Tuatha De Danann. Osborne lost, causing Valimar to have Ishmelga absorbed into it, defiling it. Black Alberich attempted to convince Osborne to stall the Rivalry until the next day as the stage was not set, but Osborne ignored his warning and started immediately. Since Osborne was an Immortal, Ishmelga's absorption resulted in his death.
• The Finale:

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