History of the Ministry of Fire
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History of the Ministry of Fire is a book found in the Kestrel Archives in Arborstone. It appears after completing The End of the Celestial Ministry achievement.
Compiled and researched by Hui Jung as part of the Ministry of Archives literature collection on the Zhaitan Disaster.
The writing of this chapter does come at an insignificant personal expense to the author; and I now realize that I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Hui Jung, a researcher from the Ministry of Archives and a direct descendant of Minister Zal. He was, we believe, my great-great-great-grandfather.
Following the Zhaitan Disaster and Emperor Kyobok's death, support for the Ministry of Purity was beginning to crumble. As efforts to rebuild the nation furthered, so did the Minister Yeongi's adamance that Cantha remain secluded (another view that was falling out of fashion). After a series of violent outbreaks, the empress officially disbanded the Ministry of Purity. Through related investigations, it was revealed that Zal, too, was one of Yeongi's biggest supporters. A mentor to the young minister, even.
When information of Zal's association with the Ministry of Purity spread, he immediately went into hiding. My family wasn't exiled like Tao's descendants, since Purist beliefs weren't as universally contested as the gang-related violence between the Am Fah and Jade Brotherhood. Rather...Zal became a whisper. A memory that Cantha didn't want to remember.
Zal's whereabouts are still a mystery to us. After he went into hiding, so did all knowledge of his existence. One thing has been made clear, though, largely in thanks to a collection of...peculiar documents recovered from the ruins by my associates: the power of the Celestials continued to run through the veins of the original ministers until their dying breaths. Although there is very little reading on the Celestial Blessing, given Zal, Tao, Jaisan, and Nai's prolonged life spans, I can only assume that such a role gave them certain...privileges.
