The game's entry zone (nicknamed "the hub") contains a series of wall panels between the relic room and Bodach's statue. Here you can find the meaning of these panels and learn the lore behind Phantom Abyss.
For some panels, we aren't sure what the meaning is yet and they are marked as Tentative or Not yet translated.
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Panel Number | Writing | Literal Translation | Interpretation |
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äÙƊ') Ćgü | history of [king shine] and god 4 | The Story of "The Shining King" and the four Gods |
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Ƌùúø Ɗ+) Ēėĕ+= Ɗ+) Ē/ĕb Ɗ+) Ē/ĕƍ Ɗ+) Ē/ĕ] Ɗ+) Ē/ĕgø | {1 2 0} [civilization shine] was equal to civilization most [civilization shine] was possess to wealth [civilization shine] was possess to safe [civilization shine] was possess to peace [civilization shine] was possess to god 0 | 120 The Shining Empire was the greatest empire The Shining Empire had wealth The Shining Empire had safety The Shining Empire had peace The Shining Empire had no gods |
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Ƌùúù ĕƋùúĀ Ɗ') Ē`ĕƊ+) Ɗ') ĒėĕB^= Ɗ') ĒaĕƊ(* c Ɗ') ĆƊ(* Ē?ĕjT Ɗ') Ē/ĕk | {1 2 0} to {1 2 8} [king shine] was ruler to [civilization shine] [king shine] was equal to person up most [king shine] was meet to [queen dark] beauty [king shine] and [queen dark] was create to child many [king shine] was possess to happiness | 121 ; 128
The Shining King ruled the Shining Empire
The Shining King was the greatest person
The Shining King met with the beautiful Gloomy Queen
The Shining King and the Gloomy Queen had many children
The Shining King was happy Tentative |
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Ɨùúāòù güĒnĕeE= güĒ´ĕƊ+) güĒaĕƊ') | {1 2 9 to 1} god 4 was path to sea dark most god 4 was enter to [civilization shine] god 4 was meet to [king shine] | 129 .1
The four gods crossed the darkest ocean
The four gods entered the Shining Empire
The four gods met with the Shining King Tentative |
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Ɨùúāòú gēėĕÔ Ɗ') Ēė.ĕÔ Ɗ') Ēė,ĕg Ɗ') Ē/.ĕk Ɗ') ĒpēćĕÔ | {1 2 9 to 2} god is equal to immortal [king shine] was equal not to divine [king shine] was equal less to god [king shine] was possess not to happiness [king shine] was desire will become to immortal | 129.2
The gods are immortal
The Shining King was not immortal
The Shining King was lesser than the gods
The Shining King was not happy
The Shining King wanted to become immortal Tentative |
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Ɨùûøòù ƊĘ" Ē/ĕq>÷ Ɗ!# Ē/ĕx>} Ɗ!$ Ē/ĕ|>â ƊĘ% Ē/ĕ¢>ƞ | {1 3 0 to 1} [god thorn] was possess to generous but oppressive [goddess metal] was possess to confidence but indifference [goddess fire] was possess to love but rage [god abyss] was possess to wisdom but deceit | 130.1
The God of Thorns was generous but intimidating
The God of Metal was confident but indifferent
The God of Fire was loving but rageful
The God of the Abyss was wise but deceitful Tentative |
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Ɨùûøòú güĒsĕBS ÒgüĒtĕBS BTĒ©ĕgü Ɗ') Ē©ªĕgü | {1 3 0 to 2} god 4 was bless to person some but god 4 was curse to person some person many was worship to god 4 [king shine] was worship harmony to god 4 | 130.2
The four gods blessed some people
But the four gods punished some people
Many people worshiped the four gods
The Shining King agreed to worship the four gods Tentative |
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Ɨùûùòù Ɗ') Ē?ĕ«gü Ɗ') Ē¬güēćĕÔ ÒgüĒ/.ĕk | {1 3 1 to 1} [king shine] was create to temple god 4 [king shine] was request god 4 will become to immortal but god 4 was possess not to happiness | 131.1
The Shining King built a temple to the four gods
The Shining King asked the four gods to become immortal
But the four gods were not happy Tentative |
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Ɨùûùòú güĒpēn®ĕeE= güĒ°ĕ± »güĔnĕeE= güĒĚòƊ') ĝuĕ± œƊ') ĔćĕÔ | {1 3 1 to 2} god 4 was desire to cross again to sea dark most god 4 was require to sacrifice for god 4 will cross to sea dark most god 4 was promise to [king shine] could give to sacrifice then [king shine] will become to immortal | 131.2
The four gods wanted to cross the darkest ocean again
The four gods required sacrifices
In order to cross the darkest ocean
The four gods promised that if Shining King were to offer sacrifices
Then the Shining King will become immortal Tentative |
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Ƌùûú ĕƋùûý Ɗ') Ē?«´ĕHT ¼ŊƱùĒOē´«Ć± Ɗ') Ē¬gü®ēćĕÔ güĒ/.®ĕk güĒ°ĕ±< | {1 3 2} to {1 3 5} [king shine] was create temple inside to trap many explorer no-name 1 was decide to in temple and sacrifice [king shine] was ask god 4 again will become to immortal god 4 was possess not again to happiness god 4 was require sacrifice more | 132.135
The Shining King made many traps inside the temple
An unnamed explorer chose to enter the temple and be sacrificed
The Shining King again asked the four gods to become immortal
The four gods were still not happy
The four gods still required more sacrifices Tentative |
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Ɨùûþòù Ɗ') Ē¬ƊĘ" ĕę ƊĘ" ĒęƊ') IJÃĕÅ | {1 3 2 to 1} [king shine] was ask [god thorn] to tell [god thorn] was tell [king shine] will gather to strong | 132.1
The Shining King asked the God of Thorns for an answer
The God of Thorns told him he should use strength Tentative |
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Ɨùûþòú Ɗ') ĒaĕƊŀe ¼÷ Ɗŀe Ē÷ĕÄÅT Ɗŀe ĒęÄIJOē´«Ć± ÄTĒ±ÑƊŀe ĒOē´« ÒƊĘ" ĒƍĕƊŀe güĒ/.®ĕk güĒ°®ĕ±< | {1 3 6 to 2} [king shine] was meet to [seer sea] explorer intimidate [seer sea] was intimidate to citizen strong many [seer sea] was answer citizen to decide to in temple and sacrifice citizen many was sacrifice and [seer sea] was decide to in temple but [god thorn] was safe to [seer sea] god 4 was possess not again to happiness god 4 was require again to sacrifice more | 136.2
The Shining King met the intimidating explorer, Oracle of the Ocean
The Oracle of the Ocean intimidated many strong citizens
The Oracle of the Ocean told the citizens they should choose to enter the temple and sacrifice themselves
Many citizens sacrificed themselves and the Oracle of the Ocean chose to enter the temple
But the God of Thorns protected the Oracle of the Ocean
The four gods were still not happy
The four gods still required more sacrifices Tentative |
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Ɨùûāòù Ɗ') Ē¬Ɗ!# ĕę Ɗ!# ĒęƊ') IJÃĕ¾ | {1 3 9 to 1} [king shine] was ask [goddess metal] to tell [goddess metal] was tell [king shine] will gather to greed | 139.1
The Shining King asked the God of Metal for an answer
The God of Metal told him he should use greed Tentative |
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Ɨùûāòú Ɗ') ĒaĕƊŁ& ¼x ƊŁ& ĒΫ´ĕ[T ľ=ĒOē´«Ć± ÄTĒ±ÑƊŁ& ĒOē´« ÒƊ!# ĒƍĕƊŁ& güĒ/.®ĕk güĒp®ĕ±< | {1 3 9 to 2} [king shine] was meet to [architect faith] explorer confident [architect faith] was place temple in to coin many citizen greed most was decide to in temple and sacrifice citizen many was sacrifice and [architect faith] was decide to in temple but [goddess metal] was safe to [architect faith] god 4 was possess not again to happiness god 4 was desire again to sacrifice more | 139.2
The Shining King met the confident explorer Architect of (?)
The Architect of (?) placed a lot of coins into the temple
The greediest citizens chose to enter the temple as sacrifices
Many citizens sacrificed themselves and the Architect of (?) chose to enter the temple
But the God of Metal protected the Architect of (?)
The four gods were still not happy
The four gods still required more sacrifices Tentative |
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Ɨùüüòù Ɗ') Ē¬Ɗ!$ ĕę Ɗ!$ ĒęƊ') IJÃĕÐ | {1 4 4 to 1} [king shine] was ask [goddess fire] to tell [goddess fire] was tell [king shine] will gather to envy | 144.1
The Shining King asked the God of Fire for an answer
The God of Fire told him he should use envy Tentative |
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Ɨùüüòú Ɗ') ĒΫ´ĕÓÙƊ') Ɗ') ĒęƊłÓ ¼IJÏĕÓ ÄÐ=ĒOē´«Ć± ÄTĒ±ÑƊłÓ ĒOē´« ÒƊ!$ ĒƍĕƊłÓ güĒ/.®ĕk güĒ¯®ĕ±< | {1 4 4 to 2} [king shine] was place temple in to crown of [king shine] [king shine] was tell [warrior crown] explorer will retrieve to crown citizen envy most was decide to in temple and sacrifice citizen many was sacrifice and [warrior crown] was decide to in temple but [goddess fire] was safe to [warrior crown] god 4 was possess not again to happiness god 4 was demand again to sacrifice more | 144.2
The Shining King put his own crown into the temple
The Shining King told the explorer Crowned Warrior to retrieve the crown
The most envious citizens chose to enter the temple as sacrifices
Many citizens sacrificed themselves and the Crowned Warrior chose to enter the temple
But the God of Fire protected the Crowned Warrior
The four gods were still not happy
The four gods still demanded more sacrifices Tentative |
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ƋùüĀ Ɗ') Ē¬ƊĘ% ĕę ƊĘ% ĒęƊ') IJÃĕ¿G ƊĘ% ĒΫ´ĕÍT ƊĘ% ĒÎÍù´ĕuÔ Ä¿G=ĒOē´«Ć± ÄTĒ±ÑgüĒ/Õĕk | {1 4 8} [king shine] was ask [god abyss] to tell [god abyss] was tell [king shine] will gather to fear death [god abyss] was place temple in to relic many [god abyss] was place relic 1 in to give immortality citizen fear death most was decide to in temple and sacrifice citizen many was sacrifice and god 4 was possess end to happiness | 148
The Shining King asked the God of the Abyss for an answer
The God of the Abyss told him he should use the fear death
The God of the Abyss put many relics into the temple
The God of the Abyss put the gift of immortality inside one relic
The citizens most afraid of death chose to enter the temple as sacrifices
Many citizens sacrificed themselves and the gods were finally happy Tentative |
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Ɨùüāòù güın®ĕeE= ÒƊĘ% Ēļĕgû ƊĘ% ĒpēñēľĕÚ Ɗŀe ĒõÑƊŀe Ēuĕŋ ƊŁ& Ē?«´ĕHg ƊłÓ ĒŌòƊĘ% ē´ĕH ƊĘ% ĒÝ´ĕ« ÑƊĘ% Ēľĕø Ò±ÚĒćĕ±ø® | {1 4 9 to 1} god 4 should cross again to sea dark most but [god abyss] was betray to god 3 [god abyss] was desire to use sacrifice to void to all [seer sea] was watch and warn to god 3 [architect faith] was create temple in to trap god [warrior crown] was deceive [god abyss] to in to trap [god abyss] was capture in to temple and was void to 0 but sacrifice all was equal to sacrifice 0 again | 149.1
The four gods should have crossed the darkest ocean again
But the God of the Abyss betrayed the other three gods
The God of the Abyss wanted to use up the sacrifices and consume everything
The Oracle or the Ocean saw and gave a warning
The Architect of (?) set a god trap inside the temple
The Crowned Warrior deceived the God of the Abyss into entering the trap
The God of the Abyss was imprisoned in the temple
And The God of the Abyss consumed nothing
But every sacrifice came to naught Tentative |
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Ɨùüāòú ¼ûĒƍĕgûÑgûĒ/ĕk ƊĘ" ĒuƊŀe ĕć< Ɗŀe ĒćĕƊĺŀ Ɗ!# ĒuƊŁ& ĕć< ƊŁ& ĒćĕƊĺŁ Ɗ!$ ĒuƊłÓ ĕć< ƊłÓ ĒćĕƊĺł »gûĒĺĕ«ĆƊĘ% Ý | {1 4 9 to 2} explorer 3 was safe to god 3 and god 3 was possess happiness [god thorn] was give [seer sea] to become more [seer sea] was become to [guardian seer] [goddess metal] was give [architect faith] to become more [architect faith] was become to [guardian architect] [goddess fire] was give [warrior crown] to become more [warrior crown] was become to [guardian warrior] then god 3 was guardian to temple and [god abyss] capture | 149.2
The three explorers had protected the three gods and the three gods were happy
The God of Thorns made the Oracle of the Ocean greater
The Oracle of the Ocean became the Eye of Agony
The God of Metal made the Architect of (?) greater
The Architect of (?) became the Masked Defiler
The God of Fire made the Crowned Warrior greater
The Crowned Warrior became the Devouring Rage
The three gods guarded the temple and the imprisoned God of the Abyss Tentative |
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Ɨùüāòû Ɗ') Ēuĕ±= Ɗ') Ē¬gû®ēćĕÔ gûĒęòuÔĒė´WĕÍ ÑÍĒė´Wĕ«_= Ɗ') Ē°ē´«Ćà Ɗ') Ē°ēÏĕÍ ÒƊ') ĒėWĕ§ B§Ĕà·ĕ« Ɗ') Ē/ĕ{Ćy | {1 4 9 to 3} [king shine] was give to [sacrifice] most [king shine] was ask god 3 again will become to immortal god 3 was tell to give immortal was equal in present to relic and relic was equal in low most present to temple [king shine] was require will in temple and survive [king shine] was require will retrieve to relic but [king shine] was equal present to old person old will survive never to temple [king shine] was possess to anger and sad | 149.3
The Shining King gave the greatest sacrifice
The Shining King asked three gods again to become immortal
The three gods told him that the gift of immortality was now inside a relic
And that relic is now in the deepest part of the temple
The Shining King needed to enter the temple and survive
The Shining King needed to retrieve the relic
But The shining King was now old
An old person will never survive a temple
The Shining King was angry and sad Tentative |
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Ƌùýø ĕƋùýü Ɗ') ĒpWòáēÏĕÍ Ɗ(* Ē½òáē´«.Ʊ. Ɗ') ĆáĒÖĕƊ(* jÚÙ'Ē´« ѤÚÙ'Ē´« ÒjøƤøĒà | {1 5 0} to {1 5 4} [king shine] was desire present to heir will retrieve to relic [queen dark] was beg to heir will in temple not and sacrifice not [king shine] and heir was ignore to [queen dark] child all of king was in temple and grandchildren all of king was in temple but child 0 and grandchild 0 was survive | 150-154
The Shining King now wanted his heirs to retrieve the relic
The Gloomy Queen begged the heirs to not enter the temple and become a sacrifice
The Shining King and his heirs ignored the Gloomy Queen
All of the kings children entered the temple
And all of the kings grandchildren entered the temple
But no child nor grandchild survived Tentative |
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Ɨùýýòù Ɗ(* ĒÏĕƊá) ¥ÁáÕ ÒƊ') ĒÜĕƊ(* Ɗ') ĒÝĕƊ(* ÑƊ') ĒÏğĕƊá) Ɗá) Ē´ªĕ« ÒƊá) Ēğ. | {1 5 5 to 1} [queen dark] was retrieve to [heir shine] great grandchild heir end but [king shine] was detain to [queen dark] [king shine] was capture to [queen dark] and [king shine] was retrieve return to [heir shine] [heir shine] was in harmony to temple but [heir shine] was return not | 155.1
The Gloomy Queen retrieved the last heir and grandchild, the Shining heir
But the Shining King detained the Gloomy Queen
The Shining King imprisoned the Gloomy Queen
And the Shining King took back the Shining Heir
The Shining Heir agreed to enter the temple
But the Shining Heir never returned Tentative |
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Ɨùýýòú gûĒ°®ĕ±<T Ò<TĒė<ĕBÚÙƊ+) gûĒĚòƊ') ĝuĕ±Ú œƊ') FÁGĔćĩĕÔ | {1 5 5 to 2} god 3 was require to sacrifice more many again but more many was equal more to person all of [civilization shine] god 3 was promise could [king shine] will give to sacrifice all then [king shine] birth / death will become true to immortal | 155.2
The three gods still needed many more sacrifices
But many more was more than there were people in the whole Shining Empire
The three gods promised that if the Shining King sacrificed everything
Then his life span would truly become immortal Tentative |
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Ƌùýþ ĕƋùÿÿ ÍĒåYTĕ±T Ɗ') Ēæ«ùēćĕ«T ÑƊ') Ēæ«TēćĕƊ%³ Ɗ') ĒçÄÚēOĕèĖ« Ɗ+) ĒćĕhĆC | {1 5 6} to {1 7 7} relic willl attract year many to sacrifice many [king shine] was grow temple 1 to become to temple many and [king shine] was grow temple many to become to [abyss phantom] [king shine] was force citizen all will decide to suffer or in temple [civilization shine] was become to ruin and ash | 156 ; 177
The relic attracted many sacrifices for many years
The Shining King expanded the one temple into many temples
Then the Shining King expanded the many temples into the Phantom Abyss
The Shining King forced all the citizens to choose between torture or the temple
The Shining Kingdom became ruin and ash Tentative |
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ƋùÿĀ Ɗ(* §ĒOē´«. ÒƊ') Ē|ĕƊ(* Ɗ') Ēè.ĕƊ(* Ɗ') Ē²ĕƊ(* ÒƊ(* Ē/ÕĕâĆz Ɗ(* ĒÏĕAÙ' Ɗ(* ĒÀò'ĒŒĕ×ÚĆ+ ÑƊ(* ĒOÕĕG«µ GÙƊ(* Ēė.ĕ± | {1 7 8} [queen dark] old was decide is in temple not but [king shine] was love to [queen dark] [king shine] was suffer not to [queen dark] [king shine] was release to [queen dark] but [queen dark] was possess end to rage and sorrow [queen dark] was retrieve to sword of king [queen dark] was learn to king was kill to descendant all and civilization and [queen dark] was decide end to death temple out death [queen dark] was equal not to sacrifice | 178
The old Gloomy Queen chose to not enter the temples
But the Shining King loved the Gloomy Queen
The Shining King did not torture the Gloomy Queen
The Shining King freed the Gloomy Queen
But the Gloomy Queen ended up feeling rage and sorrow
The Gloomy Queen took the King's Blade
The Gloomy Queen Learned that the king killed all his descendants and destroyed the Kingdom
So the Gloomy Queen ended up choosing to die outside the temple
The death of the Gloomy Queen was not a sacrifice Tentative |
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Ɨùÿāòù Ɗ') Ēhĕ³ Ɗ') Ē/Õĕ÷Ć} Ɗ') ĒÖĕ¶ÙƊ(* Ɗ') Ēã«´ ƊĘ% Ēa«´ĕƊ') | {1 7 9 to 1} [king shine] was ruin to phantom [king shine] was possess end to oppression and indifference [king shine] was ignore to body of [queen dark] [king shine] was crawl in temple [god abyss] was meet in temple to [king shine] | 179.1
The Shining King ruined his soul
The Shining King ended up oppressive and apathetic
The Shining King ignored the body of the Gloomy Queen
The Shining King crawled into the temple
The God of the Abyss met the Shining King inside the temple Tentative |
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Ɨùÿāòú ƊĘ% ĒęƊ') ĕʼnûò ùòƊá) ¥ÁáÕĒėĕF úòG«´ēė·ĕÕ ûòÍÔĝÏœƊĘ% Ĕ²Ŀ Ɗ') Ēä«´ĕäÕ ÑƊ') ēOÕē± | {1 7 9 to 2} [god abyss] was tell [king shine] to secret 3 to 1 to [heir shine] grandchild heir end was equal to birth 2 to death in temple is equal never to end 3 to relic immortal could retrieve for [god abyss] will release hell [king shine] was history in temple to history end and sacrifice | 179.2
The God of the Abyss told the King three secrets
1: The last heir and grandchild, the Shining Heir was alive
2: Death inside the temple never ends
3: If the relic of immortality is retrieved then the God of the Abyss will be released from hell
The Shining King wrote down inside the temple the final story
And the Shining King finally chose to sacrifice himself Tentative |