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Dungeon Oratoria recounts the historical events that took place in Orario during the Ancient Times, prior to the descent of the Gods. It consists of a compilation of multiple tales of the heroes of yesteryear.
Being a massive epic, Dungeon Oratoria spanned multiple volumes. Although an original version existed 1,000 years ago, several of these volumes ended up being lost over time, causing few to be able to read it in its entirety.
In addition to the loss of some details, throughout history different versions of each story have emerged. As a result of their respective prides, each race tends to praise the heroes of its own race and belittle those of others in their versions, leading to a great deal of incongruities.
Although the Gods know the true original stories of the tales, and some even know different forgotten details, these stories ended up being ignored by the races in favor of those that exalted their own heroes. Even so, the main details of some stories are still popularly known due to their fame.
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Despite the fact that most of the stories told in Dungeon Oratoria are unknown, two of them are known: "Fulland of Water and Light" and the story of the Mercenary King Albert.
Fulland of Water and Light[]
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Fulland of Water and Light (水と光のフルランド) is a heroic tale that tells the story of Fulland and Dine, a Water Spirit. Having formed an alliance, the two worked together to deal with the multitude of monsters that emerged from the dungeon.
Although Fulland swore his love to her when they met, he began to doubt whether to stay with the Undine or go with Belinda, a saint who had loved him long before and continued to support him. Finally, Fulland ended up choosing the saint.
Dine plunged into her sadness and wept until she created a lake. Later, maddened with love, she tried to assassinate Fulland. However, she ultimately gave up and chose to save her former lover from a monster, losing her life in the process.
Saddened, Fulland embraced her corpse and lamented more than anyone, building a cathedral in her honor.
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Despite the various feats to which he contributed, Fulland is said to have suffered throughout all his life from such an event. The cathedral that he built in her name was called St. Fulland's Cathedral. Although he erected the cathedral in honor of Dine, it ended up adopting his name because the Spirit never revealed hers. The reason why she didn't do so is unknown.
While it is said that the corpse of the Dine remains protected in the cathedral, there is uncertainty regarding what really happened to her body after her death, which has led to different versions of its destiny.
There is a belief that her body remained beautiful inside her coffin as if she was sleeping, others believe that it turned into glass and then crumbled into countless fragments, and there is even a story about her body turning into a sword known as the Sword of the Spirit. The children's story for its part limits itself to telling only until the union of Fulland and the Spirit, omitting the tragedy that followed.
In addition to this, it is said that it is Lake Lolog located in Melen that was created by Dine's tears.
There is currently a game in development titled DanMachi Fulland of Water and Light in which it is said that Bell and his friends will discover the "secrets" and "truth" of the tale.
Albert's Tale[]
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This tale consists of the hero Albert who, along with a long-haired Spirit, fights strong monsters with help from a High Elf, a Dwarf, Beast Humans, Pallums, and Amazonesses, including their Empress. Finally, he confronts the Black Dragon and manages to repel the legendary beast, forcing it to flee from Orario after injuring its eye, in exchange for his life.
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Apart from the popular versions of the tale, Zeus wrote one himself for Bell as a gift. Being based on the knowledge of the God, this version has details unknown to most, such as the fact that Albert had a daughter before he died. It also contains his last name, Waldstein, which is also not found in other versions of the story.