Prison of Hecate

Prison of Hecate is a Raid Event scheduled to start on July 1, 2017 at 8:00 PM (PST) and end on July 7, 2017 at 7:59 PM (PST). It is the thirty first episode of the Dark Stigma story and sixteenth in the Malice Canon storyline.

Half-time Reward Calculation Period is from July 3 8:00 PM to 8:59 PM (PST).

Feature Changes
Crystals dropped from Raid Bosses increased.

Raid Bosses Skill Cards

 * Irine the Treasonable (UR) Anti-Raid Boss Skill Card, obtained from the Oath of Survival Card Pack
 * ? (UR) Anti-Hidden Raid Boss Skill Card, obtained from the Oath of Survival Card Pack
 * ? (UR) Anti-Secret Raid Boss Skill Card, obtained from the Oath of Survival Card Pack
 * Alternating Reversa (UR) Special Evolution Card, Skill works against all Raid Bosses of the event, obtained from the Master of Fate Card Pack

Prologue
Hecate looked down upon the three criminals brought to her tower, scorning their weakness. The structure itself was scarcely wide enough for them to stand abreast and located in a small area of a remote plain. Both had been provided by Ildanev to Hecate hundreds of years ago for operating the largest jail in the empire.

As for how this could be, the reason was simple: the prison was within Hecate's mind. Separate from the physical world -- and beyond Ildanev's reach -- was a sprawling space occupied by an ocean and a single but sizable island. It was here where the greatest enemies to the empire were confined. The crimes they had committed were deserving of punishment far worse than death, that being banishment to a metaphysical realm where time held no meaning.

And due to her mindspace's flexibility, the prison complex could expand to hold as many criminals as necessary. This proved to be useful in times such as the recent strife and unrest within the empire for they swiftly generated traitors without fail. In fact, it had been less than a week since the capture of a rebel leader responsible for infiltration and sabotage.

That Irine... She caused me so much trouble, I had no choice but to place her in solitary confinement. Fortunately, these don't seem to be anywhere near as threatening.

Hecate thought to herself. The three new prisoners before her, an elf maiden, a human archer, and, most importantly, the rumored source of the unrest, the murderer, had been spotted by a number of patrolmen and swiftly apprehended. She was later informed that the Lightholders were coming to question the group, but such measures did not seem necessary. None of them, most surprisingly the murderer bearing the Stigma upon their chest, struggled in the least.

There doesn't seem to be a need to imprison them, yet on the other hand...

Hecate considered doing so anyway. In her prolonged existence, the occasional gambit was necessary for adding thrill to her routine. She already wielded considerable influence, but she desired ever more power, and the ideal bargaining tool was in her grasp.

Ildanev seems rather obsessed with them. Perhaps I could demand an article of equal or greater value in exchange... even a country of my own...

She would make her intentions known after the Lightholders arrived, and they could not possibly muster up the force to resist, especially if they wanted the murderer alive.

Moreover, there was another stratagem at her disposal: a prisoner Hecate had held since the establishment of her prison over several hundred years ago. She still remembered how greatly Ildanev desired her aid in the matter, yet he may have forgotten all about it. As a devious smile formed upon her face, she addressed the new detainees.

I will now place you under incarceration. I advise waiting patiently until the Lightholders arrive to question you.

Hecate chanted melodically and a magic circle appeared around the kneeling trio.

Follow my words and your stay will be brief! Now go!

The circle glowed with an eerie light and their figures started to fade. Hecate's smile remained as she watched, but her confidence blinded her to the sly grins upon their faces as well.

Unbeknownst to her, each of the three wanted to be sent to Hecate's prison. They had received information from an ally there was a newly captured rebel leader who needed rescuing. The only way to do so was from within Hecate's mind. And so, under Riki's suggestion, Elimval, Salvador, and the Hero had allowed themselves to be arrested in order to save Irine.