WHO killed Dragon Lord Vitra?

[KuroPonX]

Whether the Peace treaty was right or wrong. I think most of us can agree that Vitra?s collapse ultimately triggered the fall of the Tower of Eternity.
Did Asphel really did it? -gasp-!

::Info that might help::
Empyrean Lords - Aion: the Tower of Eternity Wiki - AionSource.com



Before the Dragon Lords Invitation:

Elyos: The war raged for years, and while one side would occasionally gain the upper hand, it seemed that this contest was finely balanced indeed. If one side were to eventually claim victory, the cost to their own people would be almost unbearable.

Afraid of continuing this crippling and demoralizing war, some of our Empyrean Lords started looking at other ways of ending this struggle...

Asmo Kineas: Our skills and tactics improved, and eventually we were able to start killing their younger, more foolish dragons, where before we would be forced to retreat behind our Aetheric shield.
How quickly Lady Ariel and her camp followers forgot the sacrifices of a thousand years. What petty value they placed upon the shed blood of so many of our kin.


Books:

Ely (Rafaela): After the Asmodians slew her friends, neighbors, and entire family...she questioned why would someone do that, she realized how little she knew of the history of her planet. She researched in order to learn what happened.

Asmo(Kineas): Asmodian Daeva who was born during the Millennium War and lived history.


Vitra?s Collapse:

Rafaela's Research: We saw Asphel move swiftly and suddenly, and the Dragon Lord Vitra collapse. The Balaur did not waste time with words. In an instant, there was carnage and chaos.

Kineas: I turned to my most trusted centurion, and went to speak with him, when, as quick as a click of a finger, everything changed. There was shouting, confusion, a rout. There was shouting, confusion, a rout. One of the Balaur had fallen, and Lord Asphel was standing ready to fight, his eyes blazing.

Info about Vitras collapse is vague. Rafaela's research says "We saw Asphel move swiftly and suddenly, and the Dragon Lord Vitra collapse" however she was not there. In the other hand Kineas was present and saw him "ready to fight" instead of something like covered in blood or _____ Vitra...however he was not around him all the time since he did went to speak with one of his centurion before the event.


I believe he did it with that being said I hope some of you gain more interest in the Lore!! ;D see ya in the abyss.

[Moonlight Shadow]

As I said in another thread, Dragon Lord Vitra might have been a martyr and could possibly have been killed by one of his fellow Balaur for numerous reasons.

He could of volunteered to die as to create a distraction for his fellow Balaur to make a run for the core of the tower or maybe he actually wanted peace, and some that didn't decided to assassinate him and use his death as both a distraction and a way to convince the other peacekeeping Balaur to not give in to peace.

[KuroPonX]

Originally Posted by Moonlight Shadow

As I said in another thread, Dragon Lord Vitra might have been a martyr and could possibly have been killed by one of his fellow Balaur for numerous reasons.

He could of volunteered to die as to create a distraction for his fellow Balaur to make a run for the core of the tower or maybe he actually wanted peace, and some that didn't decided to assassinate him and use his death as both a distraction and a way to convince the other peacekeeping Balaur to not give in to peace.

BINGO!! I was actually gonna write that down instead of just putting the weight on Asphel just because he the lord of darkness however I was hoping someone like you would point that out! <3

[justamemory]

Viagra killed Levitra.

[Belwolf]

Yeah I was wondering bout that too... I've read the lore a few times (well done may I say) but that part still confuses me... and they should name all the empyrean lords in the lore too....

[Rikiji]

Asphel could very easily have been reacting to save the Dragon Lord. I'm guessing that whether Asphel is guilty or not that Vitra was the dragon lord most inclined towards making peace - that would make him a potential target for all three factions. Presumably Lady Ariel's camp is the least likely faction, but it's possible that one of those lords was not wholly on board.

[Po!and]

Asphel did it with the knife in the laboratory~~~!!
Glory to the Elyos!

[Syokka]

I'm of the mind that the Dragon Lord allowed himself to die. A trained warrior will move swiftly, and be ready at a second's notice. It does not state that Asphel's blade was covered in the blood of Vitra in either perspective of the lore. Besides, it -was- the perfect opportunity the Dragon Lords had to getting inside the tower and destroying it, thus winning the war. My speculation is that Vitra was actually in on it, because he saw the chance for power, and victory, it would provide the Balaur.

[zippo718]

Originally Posted by Syokka

I'm of the mind that the Dragon Lord allowed himself to die. A trained warrior will move swiftly, and be ready at a second's notice. It does not state that Asphel's blade was covered in the blood of Vitra in either perspective of the lore. Besides, it -was- the perfect opportunity the Dragon Lords had to getting inside the tower and destroying it, thus winning the war. My speculation is that Vitra was actually in on it, because he saw the chance for power, and victory, it would provide the Balaur.

The Balaur aren't a bunch of fanatics that would die for a greater cause. They want complete domination over Atreia, a self-serving cause that would be pointless if they were not alive to enjoy it. Being a martyr is the last thing on their minds. A dictator would rather sacrifice his country to save himself, than sacrifice himself to save his country.

It was the perfect opportunity, for the Dragon Lord's enemies. Assassination by his own race seems far more plausible.

[Darkwood]

Originally Posted by zippo718

The Balaur aren't a bunch of fanatics that would die for a greater cause. They want complete domination over Atreia, a self-serving cause that would be pointless if they were not alive to enjoy it. Being a martyr is the last thing on their minds. A dictator would rather sacrifice his country to save himself, than sacrifice himself to save his country.

It was the perfect opportunity, for the Dragon Lord's enemies. Assassination by his own race seems far more plausible.

I'm inclined to lean towards this as well. I have a feeling that when Vitra died it doesn't say the other Dragon Lords even attempted to fend off the Daeva they just went straight for the Tower. No thought, just destroy the tower.

[Argentus]

The other possibility is that Asphel did actually kill Vitra, but that Asphel was acting to defend either himself, another Lord, or the Tower itself. Being the Lord most likely to not trust the Dragon Lords, he was probably the one most on guard, and ready for action. When Vitra acted, Asphel reacted, and then Vitra died.

Its also very possible the Asphel was reacting to something else. Chances are though that he wouldn't have cared if one of the Dragon Lords killed another of the Dragon Lords, and he certainly wouldn't have been angry and filled with hate over it. The Dragon Lords, with the barrier down, wouldn't have needed to go to elaborate lengths of killing one of their own to charge the tower. They'd just need to get close enough to the tower to preoccupy the Lords while their forces rushed in.

It also seems odd that the Dragon Lord forces weren't really caught by surprise. It seems way to convienant. Dragon Lords accepting a cease fire, accepting to meet on their enemies turf so far away from their own, when at any second the two Lords could have raised the barrier again, trapping all the Dragon Lords. They could have simply agreed to meet on the boarder by the barrier. Instead they agreed to meet next to the tower, deep in enemy territory, and their forces need no signal that one of theirs had died, but were already in motion, long before the Deva forces could react.

My guess is that the Dragon Lords simply wanted to tie down the Lords while their Forces got in position. They accepted the terms of cease fire in order to get in close to the tower, and the Lords. Vitra jumped the gun slightly, Asphel noticed it, reacted before any of the other Lords saw the opening for treachery, the Dragon Lords forces moved in for the kill.

[Darkwood]

I think i found a very important piece of the puzzle in our search for who killed Vitra. While I was bored searching around i stumbled across the lore about the 12 Lords of Aion. If you read Siel's bio you'll see that it says that the Balaur betrayed the agreement of peace. Now on it's own this seems like a "duh" point to make but Siel is a Seraphim Lord and he says absolutely nothing about Asphel who is a Shedim Lord striking first only that the Balaur betrayed the agreement.

[Avalon1K]

Interesting read about the Lords. I am now a follower of Usthiel as a cleric and one who hopes someday we can unite and kick the Balaur out.

Darkwood you have a good point. Asphel was just reacting to the attack of the Balaur (who should NEVER be trusted).

[Rayzor]

I like conspiracy theories. I blame one of the Seraphim Lords who wanted peace, who would cause the confusion and steal Aion's power for themself. (In this theory, Ariel is a prime suspect.) Asphel was filled with anger not because he snapped and killed Vitra, but because one of their own made the first strike.

[Keeg]

I believe Siel the Lady of Time and Israphel the Lord of Space are in on it. No one ever suspects an inside job. They both worked together to set all this up. And they conviently sacrafice themselves for Aion giving them the perfect alibi. Don't get me wrong the Balaur are from innocent, but I believe there is more going on behind the scenes. Notice how there is so very little detail of this event other than small clips... how convenient time and space are the ones described in greatest detail, when the rest is a blur.