Item from Arknights by Hypergryph
The crown that chooses kings — the Sarkaz symbol of royal authority that passed from Theresa to Amiya, carrying with it the whispers of every dead monarch and the weight of a scattered people's hope.
The Black Crown (Civilight Eterna) is the Sarkaz monarchy's defining artifact — it doesn't just symbolize authority, it confers it. The Crown chose both Theresa and Theresis as twin rulers, an unprecedented event that foreshadowed the civil war. It carries within it the accumulated consciousness of previous Sarkaz Kings, who whisper to the current bearer with varying degrees of helpfulness and menace. When Theresa passed it to Amiya, she gave the child not just political legitimacy but a direct connection to centuries of Sarkaz memory and power. Amiya must constantly resist the Crown's influence to maintain her own identity — the price of wielding ancestral authority is the risk of being consumed by it.
An ancient crown of dark material that doesn't conform to any single design tradition — it shifts in description depending on who perceives it, suggesting it exists partially outside normal reality. Its presence is felt before seen: a heaviness in the air, a whisper at the edge of hearing, the sense that something very old is paying attention.
Also known as: Civilight Eterna, The Crown of the Sarkaz Kings