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Tales of Legendia
Game Script
By Roratastic
Chaos Control3290 and Compass
*******************************************************************************
SPOILER WARNING
There are massive spoilers throughout this guide, as it contains all dialogue.
*******************************************************************************
TABLE OF CONTENTS
===============================================================================
<int> Introduction
===============================================================================
Hello, and welcome to the long-awaited Tales of Legendia Game Script! As the
title suggests, this is the script of every dialogue scene in the game and thus
contains MASSIVE SPOILERS. This is a joint effort between myself (Roratastic),
Chaos Control3290, and Compass. I thank them deeply for their submissions to
the script. I'd have a lot more work on my hands without them. Thanks guys!
Also, a side note. This script contains all REQUIRED dialoge. Therefore,
conversations with various NPCs will not be recorded unless you are required
to speak to that person to continue the storyline.
Throughout the game, characters use several emoticons. I only included those
relevent to the dialogue/action/etc that I thought were important. They are
found in my portions of the script in {} brackets.
===============================================================================
<gbg> Game Beginning
===============================================================================
[The scene is completely black. Out of the darkness, a young man's voice can
be heard.]
Senel: Take...this!
[The scene fades in to reveal our main hero bent over, panting, hands on his
knees. He is standing on a ship drifting across the ocean, looking out over the
sea. A blond girl runs up from below the deck, and faces the white-haired
boy.]
???: Senel!
Shirley: But!
[Just then, a strange monster rises up from the water. It makes an odd
bleating noise, like a goat. Senel looks towards the front of the ship and
spots the harpoon mounted there. He runs over to it and turns back towards the
blond girl, Shirley.]
[The monster responds to the taunt, goes underwater, then rises back up near
where Senel is standing. It bites at him, and he falls over. The monster goes
back underwater once again, and Senel gets to his feet.]
[The monser rises up from the ocean again, and Senel fires the harpoon. The
screen flashes white, and when we can see again, the monster has gone. Senel
bends over panting again, and Shirley runs up from under the deck.]
Senel: *Sigh*
Shirley: Senel?...
Senel: He got away... If the engine were working, we could catch up and finish
him off...
Shirley: Please, don't push yourself. You've hardly slept at all this past
week.
Senel: I don't have a choice. You never know what'll happen. A ship could come
by any time.
[Shirley runs off to the middle of the ship, and Senel follows her]
[Suddenly, a flying monster appears over the back of the ship in a flash of
dark purple light. It flies over to where Senel and Shirley are standing.]
Shirley: Huh?...
[Senel runs between Shirley and the monster, bracing himself for battle]
[Suddenly the sea becomes more violent, causing the ship to rumble. A bright
golden light can be seen in the upper left corner. Senel and Shirley look
around in confusion.]
[Anime cutscene begins. The boat that Senel and Shirley are on floats on the
waves before a mysterious golden light. Shirley backs away a little bit.]
[Shirley stares at the light, bewildered. Senel tenses up as they both watch
the light. Suddenly, a huge object appears where the light was, heading
straight towards Senel's boat. The two scream as their ship is tossed aside
violently. Salt water splashes up into the boat, and Senel attempts to shield
Shirley from the seawater. Several beatuiful scenery shots are shown, including
a high waterfall, birds flying over a forested area, and clouds drifting around
huge rocky mountains. The small boat is then shown again, floating on now-calm
waters. Senel and Shirly are shown laying side-by-side on the ravaged boat.
Senel recovers, gets to his knees, and holds his head. He looks over to Shirley
and finds her lying next to him.]
Senel: Sh...Shirley...
[The view backs up, showing the column of light rising up from a large pool of
water surrounded by a strange-looking chunk of land. Anime cutscene ends.
The scene changes to a young blond man standing on a beach, looking out over
the water. A flash of golden light appears, before a monster identical to the
flying one Senel fought off earlier appears and approaches the man on the
beach. He turns to face it, raises his hand, and the monster disappears in a
flash of purple light.]
[He turns and runs away from the water. The scene returns to Senel and
Shirley, now laying on a similar beach. Shirley is still laying down, and
Senel is standing over her. Their boat is laying off to the side.]
Shirley: Ahh...ahh...
Senel: This fever...She's burning up. She got seawater all over herself...
[The man in orange spots Shirley, walks over, and examines her condition.
Shocked to find her in such a state, he turns to Senel.]
Senel: Is there someplace around here with fresh water? A river or a pond or
something?
Senel: Thanks!
[When the picture returns, the man in orange is standing alone. He shrugs to
himself, looking off in the direction that Senel took Shirley.]
[He then walks over to Senel's abandoned boat, crossing his arms as he looks
it over]
???: That boat...only Marines of the Holy Alliance use those boats. That means
that kid is...
[Screen fades to black, and turns to Senel and Shirley. Shirley is laying
underwater at the spring, while Senel looks over her. The man in orange calls
out to him.]
[Senel runs into the water and stands between the man and Shirley]
[The screen fades to black for a moment as Senel explains some things to the
man in orange. The two are standing on the land beside the spring.]
???: So seawater makes her ill, but fresh water helps her recover? I've never
heard of anyone with a body like that. And on top of that...
[He turns around and looks at Shirley in the spring, her hair still glowing]
???: The way her hair glowed, it's just like... ...Just like a Shining One.
[The man turns back around, focus returning to him and Senel.]
???: First the pillar of light in Raging Bay, and now a Shining One. It's just
as the legend said... That girl, who is she?
[Senel stands there, not saying anything. The man appears frustrated, but
shrugs and shakes his head]
???: Hmm. The silent treatment. Let's try a different question. Why have you
come here, Alliance marine?
[Senel turns towards him, remaining quiet for a moment before explaining]
Senel: We didn't so much come here as we were drawn in. We were drifting on the
sea when this thing just came out of nowhere. What is this place, anyway?
[A noise draws their attention to the spring. Shirley is standing now, facing
the blond man from the beach beforehand. She is taking a defensive stance.]
Senel: Shirley!
Shirley: Senel!
[Senel runs up and stands in front of Shirley, between her and the blond man.]
???: You... You have no right to say such a thing.
Senel: What?!
???: Die.
[The blond man runs up to Senel, and the two proceed to battle. Senel is
unable to do any damage against this stranger. However, Shirley's scream
interrupts their fight. They turn to see her laying on the back of a large
orange wolf-like creature on the opposite bank of the spring. A young man with
red hair and an eye patch is standing over Shirley and the wolf.]
Man with an Eye Patch: So, this sweet little thing's the Merines, huh?
[Senel, the blond man, and the man in orange run to the edge of their bank]
Man with an Eye Patch: I didn't think she'd really be here, but lo and
behold...there she was! See ya!
Senel: Stop!
[Black wings appear on the blond man's back. He proceeds to fly after the
redhead and the wolf.]
Senel: It's that monster again! I can't worry about that now. I need to save
Shirley. Do you know anything about that man with the eye patch?
???: To his hideout, no doubt. The bandits' lair is in a high area beyond some
mountains. Come, follow me.
Will: I never got your name. I'm Will Raynard. And you?
===============================================================================
In Pursuit
<ch1> Chapter 1
===============================================================================
[Senel and Will travel a short way down the path, before spotting a strange
pig-shaped object. The two walk over to it, and it turns into a girl wearing
a chef's hat. She is dancing happily.]
Will: Don't ask me. I've never seen someone that strange.
[Senel and Will turn to face her, and she gives her name]
Mimi: I see you're at a loss for words. As a reward for finding me, I'll teach
you a simple recipe for making bread.
[Mimi runs past Will and Senel, then turns back a moment]
Mimi: Ow ow ow...
[She gets back to her feet and points at Senel and Will]
Mimi: But a little thing like this can't stop me! I shall rise again!
[Senel and will continue on, until they come to a cliff overlooking the Legacy.
Senel goes over to the edge and takes in the view, before turning around to
face Will.]
Will: Quite a sight, isn't it? It's amazing that all of this is on a ship.
[Senel looks back out over the cliff, and Will crosses his arms]
Will: Senel.
Senel: Hmm?
Will: An ancient kingdom once flourished aboard the Legacy. It was known as the
Kingdom of Terises. The kingdom was actually led by a person designated as the
Merines.
Will: That's right. [He walks closer to Senel] It seems that the Merines was
able to control this great ship using nothing but the power of his will. The
reason Shirley is being pursued is because some people believe her to be a
descendant of the Merines.
Will: Right around the time you arrived, a pillar of light appeared in the
center of the Legacy.
Will: "When the pillar of light appears, a new Merines shall arise." It's an
old legend taken from the records of Terises.
Will: I thought so too, at first. But, once I laid eyes on her...on Shirley...I
started to wonder.
Senel: Why?
Senel: *Gasp*
Will: The Legacy was discovered fifteen years ago. The ship is shrouded in
countless mysteries, very few of which have been solved. We don't have the
slightest idea about even basic things, like how it moves or when it will stop.
Were a descendant of the Merines to appear, many would consider her an
invaluable asset.
===============================================================================
<1wb> Werites Beacon
===============================================================================
[The two continue down the winding path until they enter a city. People are
chatting, walking around, interacting. Senel stops in his tracks and looks
around. Will takes a few steps past him and turns around]
Will: Welcome to Werites Beacon. It gets its name from the lighthouse. Lively
little place, isn't it?
[They walk a little ways farther into the city, before Senel slows down. Will
stops along with him. They look off into the distance]
[Will points off into the distance, and a picture of the lighthouse in question
appears on the screen as Will explains]
Will: It's some kind of beacon--a remnant of the Kingdom of Terises. No one
knows what it's really for. It lights up occasionally, so the people just think
of it as a lighthouse.
[The picture fades and returns to Senel and Will. A villager runs up to them,
and stops when he sees the two.]
Will: There's a plaza with a fountain in the center of the city. Wait for me
there, Senel.
[The two run off before Senel can finish. He tries to run after, but quickly
gives up.]
[Senel passes through the city and finds the fountain Will mentioned. People
are standing around chatting with each other. Senel walks to the center of the
plaza to wait for Will. A boy dressed in purple with a ponytail on the side of
his head approaches Senel.]
???: Hello, there. Is this your first time in Werites Beacon? You're dressed
like an Alliance marine. You look pretty strong.
[Senel stares at him for a moment, before turning his back on him. The boy runs
around Senel and addresses him again]
???: I care. I really want to know. I need to know. I can't stand it when
there's something I don't know. You know?
[Senel refuses to respond, so the boy in purple jumps to the center of the
plaza close to where Senel is standing. He calls out to everyone present]
???: Hey, anybody wanna take me on? If you can beat me, I'll give you 50,000
Gald!
[The chatter immediately stops, and everyone looks to where Senel and the
boy are standing. The boy turns around and points to Senel.]
???: ...That's what this person just said!
[The boy just smiles at him, then jumps out of the way as everyone crowds
around Senel]
[Senel raises his hand, which starts to emit a strange glow. The townspeople
are shocked by this, and one backs up nervously]
[The boy in purple crosses his arms, still standing off to the side]
[They all turn to face the boy, and Senel puts his arm down]
[The boy in purple looks towards the fountain, and a strange man's voice calls
out to everyone at the plaza.]
[The townspeople look up, surprised. Senel looks around in confusion, before
he looks up and sees the fountain. Two people are shown standing on the
fountain, a man with a frilly shirt and a woman in a hat. They jump down and
land in front of Senel. The boy in purple is gone, and the man with the frilly
shirt points at Senel and begins to sing.]
???: Hey yo, you there causin' trouble, don't you know the rules of this
town?
???: Exactly right! Just what they said. You gotta obey the rules at all times,
you dig?
???: Brrrrrrrr!
???: Those who break the rules will get to feel, the iron hammer of justice and
hear its thunderous peal.
???: If there's a crime, we'll stop it! If there's a brawl, we'll squash it!
Oh, yeah! That's...our...gig!
Chorus: Go Bouncers!
[The man walks over to Senel and reaches out to him. Senel punches him, and he
backs away]
Townsman: Do you realize what you've done?! Do you know who this is?!
Senel: ...Huh?
Curtis: Isabella! I find myself filled with the most intense sadness!
Curtis: Now I must harden my heart! I must swallow my tears! All for the sake
of reforming this wayward youth!
Curtis: Still! It must be done! For the sake of love! Beauty is power! Great
Bantam!
Isabella: Beauty is sin! Wonder Bantam!
[The two jump on Senel, and the screen goes black. Several noises can be heard
in the darkness]
Curtis: What?!
[When the scene returns, Curtis and Isabella are laying on the ground in front
of Senel. The boy in purple is back.]
[Will looks at the Bouncers laying on the ground. Senel shakes his head]
Senel: I don't have time for that! I've got to get to the bandits' lair, now!
[Will shrugs and shakes his head. Senel gets frustrated and takes a fighting
stance]
Will: What, are you planning on just charging in there like a rabid dog?
[Will puts an arm behind him, and his hands begin to glow like Senel's did
earlier. Senel resumes a normal stance]
[A bolt of lightning crashes down from the sky and strikes Senel, knocking him
onto his back.]
Senel: Ugh!
[The screen fades out to black. When it returns, Senel finds himself behind
bars. An older woman is standing there, watching him]
???: Have you awakened? Will really should try to hold back a little more. It's
good that he takes his job as a sheriff so seriously, but sometimes he takes
things a bit too far.
Musette: Will told me about the situation. Would you mind if I asked you a
question? What exactly is your relationship to Shirley?
Musette: I see. Then you must go save her, mustn't you? Will, why don't we let
Senel go?
Will: But...
Musette: He's just earnest, that's all. He can't help but be anxious. When your
sister is in danger, you must run to her immediately--no matter where she is or
what stands in your way. That is what brothers do, is it not?
Musette: Just a suggestion. Though, now that I think about it... I believe a
certain spirited young lady also headed off to Moses' hideout.
Musette: Yes. And it seems she went alone. Do you think she'll be all right?
Will: [hangs his head] So now I'm a babysitter... I guess I don't have much
choice. Very well, I will help you get your sister back, since I now seem to
have other business there as well.
Senel: {...}
[Will joins Senel and the party goes up the stairs and leaves the house. The
two stop outside.]
Musette: Take care of yourself, Senel. When you return with Shirley, let's all
get together for tea.
Will: Hold on, Senel. Let's see about taking the duct.
Will: They're special passages that allow for nearly instantaneous travel to
various points on the Legacy. From now on, we should try looking for ducts
wherever we go. It'll allow us to go back to that place in an instant.
===============================================================================
<1mm> Misty Mountains
===============================================================================
[The two arrive at Misty Mountains. They walk a little ways in, and come across
a purple wavy bubble]
Will: This is a Chaotic Zone. It's a place that teems with the spirits of
monsters. You're likely to encounter much stronger monsters within these zones.
The citizens try to avoid them if at all possible. However, though dangerous,
some treasure hunters and erens rush inside, seeing only the treasure chest
that lies beyond.
Senel: So, you need to ask yourself whether you're ready to pass through it or
if it's better to avoid it.
[Senel and Will travel further into the Misty Mountains. The pair stops in the
middle of a bridge on their way through.]
Bandit: Halt!
[Will looks up with him. A girl in blue is standing in the middle of the bridge
above them, surrounded on both sides by bandits.]
???: You've "got me"? "Give up"? Just who do you think you're talking to? Save
your threats until after you've tasted my blade! Demon Fang!
[The girl swings her sword, cutting the bridge she's standing on. She falls to
the bridge below her, and lands in between Senel and Will.]
Will: Such a reckless little girl, to cut down the entire bridge like that.
[The girl in blue attacks Senel and Will, calling them kidnappers. The boys
fight back for a short while, before Will interrupts the battle.]
???: What?
Senel: [Shrugs, shaking his head] That's real good, slicing people up on
assumptions.
???: {blush}
Will: Senel!
???: Yes.
Senel: To do what?
[The three bandits from the upper bridge run up behind Senel, Will, and the
girl in blue.]
Will: Sounds like there's more of them on the way. We can't afford to get
surrounded. Run!
[Senel, Will, and the girl run off the bridge, followed by the bandits. The
screen goes black for a moment, then Senel and Will are standing off to the
side of the bridges.]
Will: Yeah. Quite the little army, isn't it? [Looks around] Hmm? Where did
she go?
Will: She was born a knight. Knights act according to their duty.
[The two boys make their way through the rest of the Misty Mountains.]
Senel: Finally.
Will: There should be a duct somewhere around the hideout. Let's use it to
return to town when we need to.
[Senel and Will follow the grassy path and stop outside the hideout.]
Will: I think there was an entrance by the hideout. Let's use it when we want
to return to the city.
===============================================================================
<1bl> Bandits' Lair
===============================================================================
[Senel and Will arrive at the Bandits' Lair, and walk indoors.]
[Senel and Will prepare to fight the bandit as he approaches along with the
orange wolf.]
Senel: Moses!
Will: An ambush?
Moses: Now what's that face for? And after I came all the way out here just to
show you folks some hospitality! Y'all could be a bit more grateful, you know?
Ain't that right, Giet?
[Senel charges forward towards Moses, only to have the floor open under his
feet. Senel falls through the floor into the room below.]
Senel: *Gasp*
[Will runs to the edge of the trap door and calls out.]
Will: Senel, are you all right? Talk to me! Senel! Moses, you--
Moses: Humph. Don't look at me. He's the one who fell for it.
Senel: Will! Can you hear me? Will! {scribble} I need to get back up there.
[Senel travels alone through the dark tunnels. He hears a noise, and slows
down. Another noise is heard, and he runs to stand up against the wall.]
Senel: (Someone's there. Did Moses send someone after me? They won't get me
that easily!)
???: Aah!
Senel: (Aah?)
Chloe: You're--!
Senel: Well, if you're here, you obviously fell into one of those trap doors,
right?
[Another strange noise is heard. Senel pushes Chloe up against the wall.]
[Will walks over to find Senel and Chloe up against the wall.]
Will: Oh! Well, well, well... {...} And to think, you two only just met.
[The three of them find the stairs and stop once they reach the top.]
Will: Now, Miss Chloe Valens.
Will: They say you jumped into a couple's squabble and beat the man half to
death.
Chloe: ...When?
Will: Three days ago. Did you not realize what you had done?
Chloe: ...No.
Will: The spirit with which you attempt to follow your beliefs is certainly
admirable. But it would be wise to think a bit more about the potential
consequences of your actions.
Will: You've seen how dangerous this place is. I think it would be best for
you to return quietly to the city.
Chloe: No. I've come this far. I don't think I should retreat now. Even as we
stand here, that poor captured girl is suffering.
Will: I had a feeling you'd say that. In that case, work together with us.
Senel: {...}
Senel: {!}
Chloe: Now that I know your situation, for me to refuse would be to go against
my very calling. I shall accompany you.
Chloe: Raynard and Coolidge. Understood. I shall address you as such from
now on.
[The scene changes to Shirley standing alone in a room. Moses and Giet walk
into the room and stand around her.]
Moses: {...} They say the Merines ain't like normal folks, but... Lookin' at
you here, I don't see no difference. Maybe you're just disguised as a regular
person?
[Giet sniffs Shirley, then walks over and sits near Moses. Giet whines.]
Moses: Yeah. It's a kind of eres where your fingernails glow with all the
colors of the rainbow. Its power can move mountains. Supreme arcane
eres...that's what sacred eres is! Why don't you tell me where I can get it,
hon?
Shirley: Wh...why are you asking me? I've never heard of--
???: Moses!
Moses: You have to ask? We're gonna go play around with 'em a bit! [turns to
Shirley] We'll finish our chat later. I'm gonna go check out some big rats.
[Moses, Csaba, and Giet leave the room. Shirley tries to follow, but they lock
the door on her.]
Moses: I tell you, folks these days are somethin' else. Bargin' in here all
greedy, tryin' to kidnap a poor little girl.
Will: Sounds like he's playing with us. Like cat and mouse.
[Following Moses, the party encounters another duct. This one is green,
instead of the usual red color.]
Will: It seems like it, but something's wrong. I don't think it's working
properly.
[They enter the green duct, and wind up in a strange green room.]
Will: Sometimes you end up in places like this when you use the ducts. It
happens when the path is twisted. This is the first time I've encountered it.
Will: If we can get to the duct over there, we should reach our original
destination. They call it a Puzzle Booth because of its structure.
We should be able to move that block over there. It would appear we need
to push blocks out of the way and push other blocks to fill gaps in order to
go forward.
Senel: I see.
Will: Press the START button if you get stuck, or if you accidentally push a
block. You can change your view, try again, or even escape in order to make it
easier to assess the terrain.
[The three of them walk over to the door in front of them. Senel tries to open
the door, but it refuses to budge.]
Will: Is it locked?
Shirley: Senel?...
Shirley: I'm all right. How about you? Are you hurt?
Shirley: No, no. Don't worry about that. Thank you for coming to rescue me...
[Senel punches the door several times. Screen fades, and returns with Senel
bent over, tired. Will puts himself between Senel and the door.]
Senel: Move!
Chloe: You're bleeding! You're going to destroy your hands! And you were
calling me harebrained?!
Senel: Shirley?...
Shirley: Please, don't do anything foolish. I don't want you to get hurt on
my account.
Will: Let's catch Moses and make him tell us where the key is.
Senel: Yeah... Shirley, hang on just a little longer. We're going to get the
key.
Senel: I will.
[The party walks over to another room, just to the left of where Shirley is
locked up. Senel, Will, and Chloe run into the room to find Moses and Giet
laying on the floor.]
Moses: About time y'all showed up! Giet and me were gettin' tired of waitin'.
Moses: [stands and holds up the key] So that's it, huh? You want this key that
bad? [Giet gets up] Well, in that case... Come and get it!
[Giet tackles Senel to the floor. Will and Chloe check on him and help him up.
The three engage Moses and Giet in battle, and emerge victorious.]
[Csaba runs into the room, and Moses and Giet get up.]
Moses: What?!
[Moses runs to the window, and everyone follows. Outside, there are bandits
fighting against men in red. A strange woman wearing a helmet with two large
horns is standing behind the red troops.]
???: The Merines girl is in there somewhere! Find her, at any cost!
Will: I've never heard of an army like that on the Legacy. When did they come
aboard?
Senel: That's!...
Senel: ...No.
[Moses, Csaba, and Giet run halfway across the room towards the door, then
stop and turn around.]
Moses: Hey, you there. [throws the key at Senel's feet] You want the key,
right? Take it.
Senel: Moses?
Moses: Don't get me wrong, now. I'm just lendin' it to you for a bit. We still
gotta settle our score. But for now, we got bigger fish to fry. Giet! Csaba!
Come on!
[Moses runs out of the room with Csaba and Giet. Senel picks up the key.]
[The three run over to the room where Shirley is being held. As they approach,
the hear a scream from inside the room.]
Shirley: Aaah!
[Senel, Will, and Chloe enter the room. Inside, Shirley is encased in a large
purple sphere. Standing behind her is the blond man from before.]
Senel: You!
[The sphere floats closer to the blond man, who's wings appear. He flies off
with Shirley, and the party tries to run after.]
Csaba: This way. Hurry! That flying guy seemed to be going toward the Crystal
Forest. You can get there from the rear exit of the hideout. Follow me!
[The party goes back through the hideout and walks over to the rear exit where
Csaba is waiting for them. He opens the door for them.]
Csaba: If you go out here and just keep going straight, you'll reach the
Crystal Forest.
Csaba: I'm sure Moses would do the same thing if he were here.
Chloe: There's one thing I'd like to ask. Do you know of a swordsman with a
tattoo of a snake on his arm?
Chloe: I see...
[Csaba runs off, and the party runs out the doors. The scene changes to the
entrance to the Bandits' Lair. The troops in red surround the door, along with
the woman with the horned helmet. Moses walks out with Giet.]
Moses: Whoa, easy there, baby. You came all the way out here to see me, so why
don't we have us a little fun?
Moses: Well, y'all came up here itchin' for a fight. We're just glad to oblige!
Ain't no backin' out now! Let's get it on!
[Screen fades out, then returns to the party outside the Bandits' Lair.]
Will: The Crystal Forest is toward 12 o'clock. Will you be staying with us,
Chloe?
Chloe: Of course.
[They travel along the Legacy, finally approaching the Crystal Forest.]
[The duct back to Werites Beacon is opened, and the party enters the Crystal
Forest.]
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<1cf> Crystal Forest
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[Senel, Will, and Chloe walk into the Crystal Forest. They stop a moment while
Senel and Chloe look around the forest. Suddenly, a scream is heard.]
???: Aaah!
[The party prepares for a fight. A girl in yellow runs out in front of them,
and skids to a stop. The party puts away their weapons.]
???: Ah, hey! You there! [she looks off in the direction she came from] Oooh!
[The girl runs off into the forest. A giant spider-like creature comes out,
looks at the party for a moment, and then follows the girl into the forest.]
Will: A crystarantula. They look fearsome but they're actually quite gentle.
They don't normally attack people.
Will: Well...they tend to show no mercy to those who enter their nests.
Crystarantulas have a habit of collecting shiny objects. Treasure hunters often
run into trouble with them.
Senel: I'm going to find Shirley. I'm not interested in that girl.
Chloe: It's not a matter of interest! You know, you are incredibly
self-centered!
Senel: And you can't keep your nose out of other people's business.
Will: {scribble} We're all headed in the same direction. Rescuing Shirley is
our first priority, but we'll keep that girl in mind as well.
[Scene changes to the Misty Mountains. Moses, Giet, and Csaba are running
away from their hideout. Moses falls to one knee, and they stop.]
Moses: Oww!
[The party travels further into the Crystal Forest. A voice calls out to them
on their way through, and they stop.]
???: Hey!
[The girl in yellow runs past them, then turns around and points at them.]
???: I can't believe you guys! Why didn't you help me?! So heartless! Oh, why
are people so cruel? I can't take it!
Will: Perhaps first you could explain why you were being chased by that
creature.
Will: If I had to guess, I'd say you probably got caught ransacking its nest.
Chloe: Bingo.
Will: Maybe you should look at yourself first, before you go accusing others.
???: Oh, come on! That's different! When you see a cute girl in trouble, don't
you think you should do something?
???: What?!...You know, I don't like you. You're cold. Or...maybe you don't
like cute girls...
???: Whatever. Whether it's all cute girls or just me, it doesn't really
matter now. Hello!
[Senel, Will, and Chloe turn around. The crystarantula is standing behind
them, angry.]
???: Looks like he wants to play with you guys now. He's all yours. Have fun!
[The girl runs off, and the crystarantula walks up to the party.]
[They battle the crystarantula and defeat it. Afterwards, the girl is back.]
???: Thank you so much. You all fought for little old me.
???: I didn't expect all three of you to be erens. You should've told me
that sooner, sillies. [walks up and stands right in front of Senel] People need
to help each other out, you know? It feels good to be useful, doesn't it?
???: {...} I've made up my mind! I'm going to let you join my party!
???: {note} I've been looking for an eren I could get some mileage out of.
Finding three at once is more than I could have possibly hoped for!
Senel: Whatever.
Norma: Me? Norma Beatty! And since you asked, I'm a world-class treasure
hunter, if I do say so myself!
Will: Norma, did you see a man flying through the sky near here? He would've
had a girl with him.
Norma: A flying man? What are you, stupid? If you want to see acrobats, go to
the circus.
Will: Who are you calling stupid? [hits Norma on the head]
Norma: Ow!
Will: We don't have time for this.
[Senel, Will, and Chloe travel deeper into Crystal Forest, Norma following
behind them. The party stops, and she taps Senel on the shoulder.]
Norma: Come on, let's work together! Let's be a team! {vein} Join my team and
let's be friends, dammit!
[Will notices something, and all four run over to a wall. A latter lay broken
and useless off to the side.]
Will: We should be able to use a ladder to get to the path, but it looks like
someone didn't want that to happen.
[Senel walks over and taps against the wall. Norma walks over to the wall and
stands beside him, crossing her arms.]
Norma: Why don't we make a deal? I'll make it so you can pass through here...
And in exchange, you'll join my team!
Norma: Oh? You don't believe me? You'd flip if you knew how good I was!
Senel: *Sigh*
Norma: {fume} Ooh. Here, watch! [turns to Will and Chloe] You two, also! Uh...
Norma: Now that that's settled, allow me to gently blow this wall to kingdom
come.
[Norma backs up from the wall, facing it. Her hands begin to glow.]
Norma: Grave!
[A large chunk of rock rises from the ground, shattering the crystal wall
that blocked their path.]
Will: You idiot! You just ruined a valuable display of nature's beauty!
Will: There's no telling what she'll do if we let her roam free. I'm keeping
her with me and watching her like a hawk.
Senel: ...Whatever.
[The four continue through the Crystal Forest. At the edge of the forest, an
object on the ground shimmers and catches Senel's attention. He runs over to
examine it.]
Norma: Brooch? Ooh, what's it look like? Let me see! Let me see! Hey! Why are
you hiding it? Let me see it! Come on!
[The scene changes to the horned woman standing on the beach with several of
the army men in red. A man wearing a mask approaches, and she adresses him.]
[More troops approach from the right, led by a man with with a large red cape
and a thin man with a face mask. The man with the cape speaks to the horned
woman.]
[The screen blacks out for a moment as Melanie gives the report. Afterwards,
the thin masked man is standing in line with Melane and Stingle.]
???: Cashel, order the troops to be ready to move out at any time.
[The man with the large cape leaves. Cashel turns to the other two.]
Cashel: Cashel, Melanie and Stingle. It's been a while since the Terrors have
been assembled like this. I left the good fighting on the mainland to come to
this ship in the middle of nowhere. I'd better get to have some fun.
[The scene on the beach ends, and returns to the party standing outside the
Crystal Forest.]
Norma: I'm creating a Collector's Book. It's a must-have for any serious
treasure hunter! I'm going to start cataloging every new item we find!
[They continue in the direction that Shirley most likely was taken. They
discover a strange area in the side of a large rock.]
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<1sp> Secret Passage
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[Shirley is still encased in the purple sphere and is with the blonde man. He
is standing near what appears to be a doorway embedded in a huge rock.]
Norma: That girl all slumped over there is Senny's sister? No way! She really
is floating in midair!
[The blond man stares at them for a moment, before turning around. His hand
glows, and he places it against the sealed enterance. The door responds and
slides open.]
[The blond man walks inside, Shirley floating alongside him. The party runs
towards the door, but it slides shut in front of them.]
[Norma's hand glows, and she places it on the door. Nothing happens.]
Norma: Put your hands on the door, like me. Come on!
[They all walk over and place their hands on the door. The door responds this
time, and slides open.]
Norma: {note} All right! Nothing can stop the four of us!
Norma: Using the power of eres, you can open up doors in ruins that are
normally shut tight. Isn't that cool?
[Senel, Will, and Chloe walk inside the ruin, leaving Norma outside. She has
her back turned and doesn't notice they left.]
Norma: Now do you see why I made you my team? Treasure hunters and eres were
meant for each other! So, you see... [turns around] ...Hello? {sweat}
[Norma runs into the ruins after them. The four are standing at the top of a
large flight of stairs leading down through a tunnel.]
Will: To think, there were ruins here. I didn't realize it the last time I
came.
Norma: A passageway? Oh, yeah, a passageway... Oh, I know! This must be that
thing!
Norma: The secret passage made during the era of the Kingdom of Terises. You
haven't heard of it?
Chloe: Impressive.
Senel: We don't have time for stupid gossip. We need to catch that guy.
[The party travels down through the Secret Passage. As they run into the next
room, the whole place shakes and they stop.]
Will: It does shake sometimes, but I've never felt an earthquake like this
before.
Chloe: Are you sure it's safe to be down here right now?
[The flying man lands near Shirley, who is still trapped in the sphere.]
[The blond man releases Shirley from the sphere, and she is left laying on the
ground behind him.]
???: You... I've had enough of you. I will bury you, right here and now!
[They fight, and again little damage can be done against him.]
[Another earthquake shakes the place, and a pillar near Shirley cracks.]
[The blond man rushes over and leaps in front of the falling pillar. It
collapses completely, and Shirley lay on the other side, unharmed.]
Chloe: Aah!
Senel: But...why?
[Screen fades out. Senel, Will, and Chloe are standing over Shirley away from
the fallen pillar.]
[The crumbled remains of the pillar suddenly shake and break away. The blond
man is standing in a sphere identical to the one he had Shirley in.]
Norma: Aah!
Shirley: Ahh...uhh...
Senel: Shirley?!
Shirley: Senel...
Shirley: *Gasp*
Norma: Ow!
Shirley: Thank you so much for all you've done for me.
Chloe: It is only natural to aid those in distress. You need not feel obliged.
Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?
Shirley: N...no.
Will: We can talk more later. For now, let's just get out of here. Since the
way we came is blocked, we'll have to go forward. Any objections?
Will: It's the Sorcerer's Ring. It emits a ball of light. Turn on the switch by
hitting it with the ball of light. Sometimes there are places with multiple
switches. All of the switches must be turned on in order to open the duct.
That's a reflector. It can reflect the ball of light from the Sorcerer's Ring
and change its direction.
Chloe: So we need to turn on the switch by using the Sorcerer's Ring and the
reflector.
Will: The Sorcerer's Ring can only manifest itself within the Puzzle Booth.
[They exit the booth and continue on. Shirley trails behind, and they stop.]
Senel: Shirley?
Norma: I guess the rumor about Shirl being the Merines really was just a rumor.
I mean, anyone can see she's a normal person.
Chloe: I never believed the rumors were true. The very idea is preposterous.
Chloe: That her whole body lights up, that she can breathe underwater...
Norma: Yeah, those're the same ones I heard. It's one of the legends of the
Radiant.
Chloe: The Radiant...that's the name of the people from that ancient
civilization who created the Kingdom of Terises.
Norma: Right. I mean, sure, their culture might have been a little different
from that of today's people.
Shirley: {...}
Shirley: Senel...
Will: I can't let her out of my sight until this Merines business cools down.
Shirley: Senel.
Senel: {scribble}
[Senel and Will continue to discuss. A small brown creature dressed in blue
approaches Shirley and catches her attention.]
???: *Ors*
Senel: You won't have to worry about us. We'll be leaving this ship soon
enough.
???: *Ors*
Senel: Did you hear that, Shirley? Once we get out we can...
???: *Ors*
Pippo: Did you come to visit our village? Oh, I'm sorry. The village has
already moved.
Pippo: Shall I show you the way to our old village? It's very close.
Will: I'm intrigued, but I think we should decline. We don't know what dangers
might lurk out there. There's also the possibility of some sort of trap...
Norma: Teach! How can you possibly doubt cute, little, innocent Pippy?
Senel: (...Pippy?)
Norma: All right then, Pippy! We'll follow you anywhere! Do as you please!
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<1ov> Old Oresoren Village
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???: Pippo!
Pippo: Quppo!
Pippo: My brother Quppo is the top martial artist among the Oresoren.
Quppo: Your eyes...You two have the eyes of a true warrior! Just like mine.
Senel: O...oh...
Chloe: Uh...thanks.
Norma: I had no idea that anything like the Oresoren even existed.
Will: Nor did I. I've been on the Legacy for ten years, and I've never heard as
much as a rumor.
Pippo: We've known about you all forever. I've been to your city many times.
Norma: S...seriously?
Pippo: Not at all! They were all very nice! Even when I just stood there
without saying anything, people gave me food!
Will: Ahem. At any rate... These kinds of surprises occur quite often when you
live on the Legacy.
Chloe: What surprised me was that eres could open the door to the ruins. I
never imagined that I could use my eres like that.
Will: It's only been fifty years since erens first began appearing among
humans... However, in the Kingdom of Terises, it may have been common for
everyone to use eres.
Will: That is one of history's greatest unknowns. No one has been able to
provide a real explanation for the fall of Terises.
Norma: For that matter, no one knows why they built their kingdom onboard a
ship, either.
Will: If the Cataclysm really occurred, that might tie in to the explanation.
Will: A great disaster said to have struck the world several thousand years
ago. Supposedly, half the world's land sunk into the sea.
Shirley: You found my brooch? Oh, that's wonderful! I thought I'd never see it
again...
Senel: Okay.
[They continue on and exit the village area, and are back in the Secret
Passage.]
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<1sc> Secret Passage
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Pippo: There's a stairway leading up a little further ahead. We can get out
through there.
Quppo: It looks like we can get through if we dig a little. Senel, Will, would
you help us?
Senel: Sure.
Will: Understood.
Norma: How about I just use my crystal eres and blow it away?
Norma: What is it with you guys?! You really don't trust me, do you?!
Will: What would give you the slightest inkling that we trusted you?
[Norma begins to cast a spell. Senel and Chloe step closer to her.]
Norma: {...}{idea} Oh, heh heh, I get it. You don't like it when I play around
with Senny. You're getting jealous, huh?
Norma: Really?
Norma: Okay, okay. I'll stop. By the way, C, I've been meaning to ask you. Why
did you come to the Legacy? I mean, you didn't really just come for the sake
of justice, did you?
Chloe: {...} No special reason. I'm just looking for someone. What about you?
Do you have some purpose here?
Norma: I'm glad you asked! I've come to the Legacy in search of the Everlight!
What's the Everlight, you ask? It's a miraculous jewel that can grant any wish!
Chloe: I find that hard to believe. How can something like that really exist?
Norma: Ooh, is that all you can say? Don't you have any sense of wonder?
Of adventure?
Chloe: I'm sure anyone else would feel the same way. Right, Shirley?
Shirley: Hmm...
Norma: Just you wait! I will find the Everlight, no matter what!
Shirley: My brooch?
Shirley: Sure.
Norma: This color...it's similar to the one in his records. No, no, no...
That's too easy. It couldn't have been right next to me all along. But, then
again... Shirl?
Shirley: Yes?
Norma: Can I have this brooch?
Shirley: No! [grabs the brooch back from Norma] I can't ever let go of
this. It's extremely important.
Chloe: Give up, Norma. Don't try to force her to do something she doesn't
want to.
Chloe: Hey!
Norma: (Ugh, he showed up at the worst possible time. But, I'm not giving up
yet...)
Norma: Senny, Shirl...you two don't really look like each other. Do you have
any other brothers or sisters?
Pippo: The Long Long Demon is a really big, really scary monster.
Quppo: It was the Long Long Demon that chased us away from our old home here.
Norma: Aaah! What is that big, purple thing? A giant worm? Ew...
Chloe: Unbelievable!
[Everyone runs away and the monster chases them. The screen goes dark and
footsteps along with monster sounds are heard.]
[The party is shown running from the monster. They approach a sealed door.]
Chloe: We'll hold off the monster. Raynard, Norma! Open the door!
Norma: Ohh, it won't open with just two of us! Senny, C! Help!
Chloe: We can't!
Chloe: Ugh!
Norma: Shirley?...
[Shirley puts her hand out and the door glows and disappears.]
[They all run out the door. The Long Long Demon follows and breaks through the
door. It begins to attack, but stops and starts flailing.]
Norma: Ah-hah! Because it's been living underground all this time!
Senel: If we don't take this thing out now, it'll never stop chasing us!
Quppo: My eyes did not deceive me! You are a true warrior, just as I thought!
Let us dance the dance of victory!
Quppo, Pippo: *Ors*, *Ors ors*, *Ors*, *Ors ors oooors* *Ors ors ors* *Ors ors
ors* *Ors ors ors oooors!*
Norma: We worked hard, too. Why does Senny get all the credit? Don't you think
so, C?
Norma: Oh, you're just in a good mood from watching that dance.
[The song ends and the Oresoren approach Senel and Shirley.]
Pippo: These shells have a special significance when held by those close to
each other.
Norma: Aww...
Pippo: If you follow it for a while, you'll eventually get back close to your
city.
Senel: You still plan to follow us? We were only supposed to be together
until--
Will: Given the current circumstances, can you honestly consider Shirley
rescued? You don't even know where we are.
Senel: Grr...
Chloe: That flying man might come back, you know. We can't relax until we make
it back to the city.
Will: I'm also concerned about the soldiers in red who attacked the bandits'
lair. I hope that didn't have anything to do with Shirley.
Will: No, no. We should be thanking you for getting us back to the surface.
Pippo: We hope to see you again soon. We'd love it if you'd come to the
Oresoren village sometime!
Norma: Bye-bye! Next time we meet, bring me a present, too! *Ors* Well, then.
What do we do now?
Norma: {?}
Chloe: Ah, never mind.
Will: Well, for now, let's head back to the city. But first... Hmm. The
mainland is home to numerous annelid as well, but this is the first time I've
seen a species of this size. It would be wise to approach this from both an
environmental aspect as well as a genetic aspect. Oh, I only wish we could
have captured it alive.
Chloe: He's fascinated by the Long Long Demon. I've heard Raynard's main
occupation is the study of natural history.
Norma: I knew he was one of those super obsessed bookworm-types. He's like a
kid on his birthday! Raynard...Man, Ray-nerd is more like it. I had him pegged
with "Teach."
Senel: A big group is easier to spot. We can move more freely if it's just the
two of us.
Shirley: But...if we're going to split up, shouldn't we at least thank them
first?
Shirley: ...Yeah, I guess so. I don't want to cause any trouble for them.
Senel: Let's find a spot close to the city and hide out there. We'll get some
information and then decide what to do.
Shirley: Okay.
[They continue down the mountain path. Senel sees something, and they stop.]
[The Terrors are shown standing further ahead along with some soldiers. They
approach Senel and Shirley.]
Melanie: We were getting tired of waiting. That's the Merines with you, is
it not?
Senel: The same ones who attacked the village three years ago.
Melanie: You slipped away from us at the bandits' lair. But you won't get away
this time.
Shirley: Ahh...
Senel: Dammit!
Cashel: It seems you know what happened three years ago. Perhaps you're even
the one who led her away.
Melanie: So, it was you... I'm impressed you managed to evade us all this time.
Cashel: You have good instincts. I'll give you that much. The other day, too,
right when we finally had you, you suddenly disappeared.
Shirley: Senel!... Is that why you took me out to sea with you?
Senel: Yeah...I knew how rough the sea would be on you, but... I didn't have
any other choice.
Melanie: And now it seems your luck has run out. To think you'd wind up on the
Legacy, of all places!
Melanie: Humph. Your move. Will you hand her over quietly?
Senel: Go to hell!
Cashel: So you want to fight. Well then, all the more fun for us.
Senel: Uaaaagh!
[They all assume order and the commander stands before Senel and Shirley.]
Senel: Vaclav?...
Shirley: *Gasp*
Senel: Shirley...run...
Senel: Shirley?...
Shirley: I'm the one you want, right? If that's the case, I'll go with you.
Vaclav: You didn't think twice about sacrificing yourself to save another. You
really are very much alike!
Shirley: Aah!
Senel: Ugh...
Shirley: S...Senel!
Vaclav: Here's your reward for trying to bargain with me, Merines.
Shirley: S...stop!
Senel: Sh..Shirley...
Shirley: Stop!
[Cashel throws Senel off the cliff. A strange golden glow is seen.]
Shirley: No!
Melanie: Well, well. Looks like that was a bit too much for her.
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...Finally, the Merines is mine! The first phase of the
operation is complete. We will commence phase two at once.
Senel: Mmm...
Senel: *Sigh*
???: I couldn't believe it! All of a sudden you just fell from the sky. Your
whole body was wrapped in some golden light.
Senel: Golden light?... Did you see a blonde girl and a bunch of red soldiers?
???: Nope.
Senel: Damn...
???: You look so gloomy. Come on, snap out of it! Well, whatever. You're awake
now, so let's go. I want you to take me to the city.
Harriet: Yeah, is that a problem? By the way, I'm Harriet. Harriet Campbell.
And you?
Harriet: Okay, Senel, listen up. I want to go to the city right away. So I need
you to take me there.
Senel: (It probably would be a good idea to return to Werites Beacon for now.
I need to gather information...)
Senel: (Shirley!...)
[They leave the area. The scene changes to Shirley locked in a cell. The
shell is sitting near her, and begins to glow.]
Shirley: (Is that from the next room?) Um...Is someone there?...
???: I knew it. You must be a new one... Where did you come from? You're one
of the Ferines, too, aren't you?
Shirley: *Gasp*
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Just Out of Reach
<ch2> Chapter 2
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Senel: The town should be in the direction of 9 o'clock from here, after going
around the mountain.
Senel: Yeah.
Harriet: Sure.
Senel: Yeah.
Harriet: (All right! I can't believe I found him so quickly!) Senel, take me
to see that Will guy.
Senel: You're still ordering me around? I don't even know if he made it back
okay or not.
Senel: That's Will and Chloe. Looks like they're both all right.
Harriet: You never know. My mom always used to say, "a man and a woman don't
need a reason."
Senel: Hmm...
Senel: A man and a woman don't need a reason. Yeah, that may be true.
Chloe: What?
Senel: There was this girl who was thinking you might be Will's lover.
Chloe: Grr...
[Chloe smacks Senel. Scene changes to Senel and Chloe in Will's house.]
Will: So, Vaclav was behind the attack on the bandits' lair... I should have
realized it when I saw all those red soldiers.
Senel: Many of those soldiers are part of a special force that carries out
secret operations. I'm not surprised you didn't recognize them.
Will: Well, I'm surprised you did... Vaclav Bolud. Third prince of the Crusand
Empire, a militaristic country in the southern part of the mainland. Over the
past few years, Crusand has been steadily increasing its power by going to war
with other nations. It seems Vaclav has been leading an independent division of
troops from battlefield to battlefield across the land.
Chloe: Vaclav's confidants are his three executive officers, otherwise known
as the Terrors.
Will: Right. Melanie the Crimson specializes in fire eres, just as her name
implies. Cashel the Phantom is famous for his deceptive illusions in battle.
And Stingle the Vicious is a master of the sword. People say that he wears a
mask at all times. While Melanie and Cashel are veterans, I've heard that
Stingle is a relative newcomer. Perhaps he has some reason for choosing to
hide his identity.
Chloe: Damn you, Vaclav! What are you scheming? Why did you abandon the front
line and come to the Legacy?
Will: You can hardly blame her. The Holy Kingdom of Gadoria--her home
country--is at war with Crusand at this very moment.
Chloe: How did you know I'm from Gadoria? I never told you that.
Will: The Valens are a famous family of knights in Gadoria. I've at least
heard of them.
Chloe: I see...So the Valens name is known far and wide... Raynard! We can't
just sit here while Vaclav runs free on the Legacy!
Chloe: Jay? The Jay? He's famous for having more information than anyone on
the Legacy...
Will: We should be receiving an answer soon. I'm going to check into it now.
Would you accompany me?
Chloe: Of course.
Will: Do you think we can trust you to travel with us after you just ran off
on your own like that?
Senel: I had my reasons. And besides, I told you we were only going to be
together until we got Shirley back!
Will: Yeah, and then, after charging off alone, you wound up losing her. Now,
after all that, you come crying back for our help. You expect us to just say
okay?
Will: Then good luck working alone. Chloe and I will continue by ourselves.
Don't worry. If we rescue Shirley first, we'll be sure to contact you. Let's
go, Chloe. I appreciate your help.
Senel: Wait!
Chloe: Despicable.
[They leave Senel alone in the house. He goes outside and meets Norma.]
Senel: Norma...
Norma: Looks like you made it back in one piece. I was really worried about
you!
Norma: Or not.
Norma: You can gripe better than that. Come on, get mad. I guess Teach and C
must've come down on you pretty hard, huh? Well, fear not, Senny! Norma's on
your side! You're going to rescue Shirl, right? I'll be right there along
with you!
Norma: Well, I guess there's no point in keeping that up. I don't necessarily
agree with what you did, but I've got my own priorities.
Senel: That's not a jewel, you know. You wouldn't be able to get any money
for it.
Norma: No, dummy. It's not about the money. I want the stone in the brooch.
That stone looks like something I've been searching for forever--the Everlight.
Norma: I'll tell you what. How about you get me that stone in exchange for me
helping you rescue Shirley?
Norma: Oh come on, now! Don't you think her life is a lot, lot, lot more
important?
Senel: Well, I can't guarantee anything, but I can at least talk to her.
Norma: So, what do we do now? Did you hear anything from Teach and C?
Norma: Special isn't the word! They say he knows more than anyone about what's
going on around the Legacy. But he's really cautious. Apparently, like, nobody
has ever met him in person.
Norma: You send him a letter in a certain way, and an answer comes back with
the information you requested.
Norma: All right, let's go follow Teach. Then we can find out what those guys
know.
Norma: Hey, no complaining! Now let's head for the fountain plaza.
Norma: The rumors say that's the place where Jay's answers come!
Curtis: The boy is here. We found him at last! Let's hurry up and kick his a--
Isabella: We waited so long for this day to come! Let's take it slow and have
some fun!
Curtis, Isabella: Get ready, get ready, get ready, get ready!
Curtis: Oh yeeeeeah!
Norma: Uh, Senny, did something happen between you and these people?
Senel: It's a long story...Well, maybe not, but I still don't want to talk
about it.
Norma: Hmm... I don't know what happened, but you should forgive him!
Norma: Come on, have a heart. Think about Senny's situation. He needs to go
and save his beloved sister.
Curtis: What?! You're doing this for love?! Tell us your story, brother.
Curtis: If you say, 'sing,' we shall sing as we have never sung before!
Norma: So now we're looking for Teach. You know, Will. Did he come this way?
Isabella: I saw him with Miss Valens. They were headed for Port-on-Rage.
Norma: Port-on-Rage, huh? All right. Senny, we've got our next destination!
Isabella: To get there, head toward four o'clock once you exit the city.
Curtis: Brother! When you bring back your sister, I will grant you a special
present! Let that rouse you to success!
Fenimore: Shirley Fennes. "One who prays..." That's an amazing true name. Was
it the village chief who gave it to you?
Shirley: Yes.
Fenimore: They must have had great hopes for your future.
Shirley: Maybe...
Fenimore: It's been a long time since I talked with someone like this. The
villagers they brought with me were all killed...
Fenimore: You even have to ask? Because we're Ferines, and they're Orerines.
Fenimore: It's okay. You don't have to talk about it. I imagine it's the same
as what happened to our village... I have a twin sister myself. She was away
from the village when it was attacked, so I think she was probably spared.
Shirley, have you heard the rumor about the Merines being born in one of the
villages?
Shirley: {!}
Fenimore: It would be great if it's true. The Merines would surely save us
from this situation. And take care of those horrible Oreri--
Shirley: Fenimore?!
Shirley: Fenimore!
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<2pr> Port-on-Rage
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[Senel and Norma see Will and Chloe at the port. They watch from above.]
Will: The message we found at the fountain plaza definitely said Port-on-Rage.
Will: Hold on a second. You said you were performing maintenance on a small
boat... Is it yours?
Will: Could you take us to the other side of Raging Bay in that boat?
[She makes a small explosion on Senel. Will and Chloe walk away with the boy.]
Norma: Maybe you don't like cute girls, but I am a living, breathing human
being, you know! I have feelings too! But, no! You--
[They run down to where Will and Chloe were. The boat is gone.]
Senel: Oh hell...
Man on the Dock: You can use my boat! You're after the boat that just left,
right? If you leave now, you can still catch them. Hurry up and finish your
business. When you're ready to go, talk to me again.
Norma: Hah! I knew having an Alliance marine around would come in handy. All
right! Time to set sail! Woo!
Man on the Dock: The engine's a little worn out! Don't ride it too hard!
Man on the Dock: Eh, I lent my boat out to some weird kid. The pay was good,
so I just went along with it...
Shirley: *Gasp* Fenimore?... She's terribly injured... Did you do this to her?
If you keep this up, she's going to die!
Male Soldier: Nah, we wouldn't kill her that easily. She's a valuable little
guinea pig.
Shirley: How can you use people like that?!
Male Soldier: Watch yourself, girl. You may think you're special just because
you're the Merines or whatever you people call it, but we're the ones in
charge here.
Female Soldier: If you want to save the girl so badly, then take her place.
[Scene changes back to Senel and Norma on the boat in Raging Bay.]
Norma: Go, Senny! Floor it! Ah-hah! Teach's boat, dead ahead!
Norma: Oh, would you look at that! Fancy meeting you here!
???: Say, Alliance marines are pretty good with boats, right?
???: I'm not half bad, myself. I get anxious when another person and I are
good at the same things. I always feel I simply must find out which one is
truly better. Don't you? You and I are going to have a little race. Think you
can keep up?
???: He's doing pretty well with that boat. That's an Alliance marine for you!
Will: Don't drag us into your stupid games! Stop this at once!
???: Ah!
Norma: If you say so, but I don't know anything about engines...
Norma: Aaaah!
Norma: Ahh...A young man and woman, adrift at sea... It's just like one of
those classic love stories... Will the two fall hopelessly in love? {...} Oh,
no! Stay back, you manly beast!
Harriet: Hey. You there. Stop being a nuisance and getting in Senel's way.
Senel: Harriet?!
Harriet: For that matter, why are you even here? It should have just been
Senel.
Norma: Senny, who is this little brat? I don't like her. She's obnoxious.
Harriet: Hey, mind your manners. I rented this boat, you know.
Senel, Norma: Seriously?
Harriet: I'm also the one who told the boat's owner to let Senel take the helm.
Norma: Huh.
Senel: You must have had a good reason if you're going through all this
trouble.
Harriet: That's not important right now! Hurry up and fix that engine!
Senel: All right, it's patched up for now. This should last us a little while.
Norma: Hmm, remember back at the port when Teach and C were talking to each
other? They said they were going to go to a lake or something beyond Raging
Bay.
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<2cr> The Crags
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???: *Ors* *Ors* I'm Poppo of the Oresoren. Pleased to meet you!
Poppo: I was taking the Poppo Mk. II for a test drive, but...well...it sank.
Norma: The "Poppo Mk. II"?
Norma: Really?
Poppo: It was going great, but then a goat attacked me and ruined everything.
Senel: A goat?
Poppo: So now it's back to the drawing board... Oh, well! Anyway, what are
your plans from here?
Poppo: We just stay on this path for a good, long while and we'll eventually
get there. Thanks so much!
Harriet: Hey, Norma, did you just hear some kind of animal?
Norma: Why are you getting all freaked out over a goat? Kids, I swear.
Norma: It's just a goat. There's nothing to worry about. Here, let's see...
[She walks to the water and a giant worm monster rises up.]
Norma: Aaaah!
Fenimore: Uhh...ohh...
Fenimore: Ow!...
Fenimore: Ugh...Water...
Shirley: The medicine from the masked man must have helped.
Fenimore: Why are you dressed like that? Those look like Orerines clothes.
Shirley: Oh...yeah...
Shirley: No, it's not like that. My brother Senel bought these clothes for me.
Fenimore: Don't tell me you lived with Orerines? I can't believe you! The
people of the land are our enemy! Do you know how much the people of the water
have suffered because of them?
Shirley: My brother isn't like that! Don't talk about him that way!
Shirley: I...I...
Fenimore: Disgusting. In love with an Orerines. Have you no shame? No, it's
beyond shame. It's criminal. You're a traitor!
Shirley: How can you say that? Orerines are people, just like the Ferines!
They're not all the same!
Fenimore: Could you still say that after they killed every last one of your
friends and beat you half to death?
Cashel: She sounds healthy enough. She'd better appreciate being spared.
Melanie: If Stingle hadn't decided to show off, she would have been dead long
ago. The Commander has called for you. We're going to take you somewhere very
special.
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<2ov> Oresoren Village
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[They walk up to the lake and find a boat waiting for them.]
Norma: That's too bad. It's shaped kinda weird; I wanted to check it out.
[Scene turns to Will, Chloe, and the boy walking towards the cave enterance.]
Chloe: What?!
???: You never know what might happen to you... You might run into something
like this.
???: You already knew about them? Oh, I was hoping to surprise you.
Norma: Whoa! There're furry round guys all over the place!
???: Hey, Alliance marine! What are you doing with Poppo?
[Screen fades]
???: I see. Thank you very much for taking care of them.
???: Quppo has a habit of cracking open scallops when he gets emotional.
???: Yes, there's no reason to keep standing around talking out here. This
way, everyone.
Will: Hey...
Poppo: *Ors?*
Harriet: Hurry!
Will: Wait!
[They enter the Oresoren village. Harriet hides herself ahead of the party.]
Senel: Daughter...
Chloe: Daughter?
Harriet: As much as I might wish otherwise, it's true. I took my mom's last
name, not my father's.
Harriet: Nine.
Norma: Well, I mean, I thought he was more of an old man, you know? But, then,
now we're finding out he actually is someone's old man! I mean...seriously?
You're really her old man?
Norma: Ow!
Will: Sorry about the commotion. It's uh...good to see you again.
Will: Harriet...I...
Harriet: It was worth it, coming all the way here from the mainland. I finally
got to see the criminal's face.
Harriet: But now I hear that you of all people are pretending to be a sheriff
on the Legacy. Unbelievable. A criminal acting like a sheriff. Why didn't you
ever come to see me?
Harriet: I know that! I know...but... Don't get me wrong. I don't care about
you at all. But Mom...Mom... Mom died! And you didn't even come to her funeral!
I hate you!
Quppo: It's in the back of the village. We'll wait for you there!
Jay: Normally, I only provide one piece of information at a time. However, I'll
make an exception this time, since you helped out Quppo and the others.
Jay: Hmm, really...I see. Thank you. Shirley's being escorted by a detachment
of Vaclav's army, which is currently moving through this area. And we're
located here.
Jay: They're likely going to rendezvous with Vaclav's main force. Here.
Norma: They're famous among treasure hunters as some of the hardest ruins to
crack.
Jay: The Ruins of Frozen Light have seals placed not only on the entrance, but
inside as well. With all the strong security, it's been rumored that some
great secret of the Legacy rests inside.
Norma: From what I've heard, no one's ever made it to the deepest part of the
ruins.
Jay: {...} With Shirley's power, Vaclav will uncover the secret of the ruins.
I'm almost certain that is what he's trying to do.
Jay: I would guess that this is connected to the war that the Crusand Empire
is waging. The Crusand Empire is Vaclav's homeland, after all. I wouldn't be
surprised if the ruins contained a weapon capable of turning the tide of a war.
I think Vaclav has obtained some kind of information about that place and what
it holds.
Chloe: If it were that easy, we wouldn't be sitting here wringing our hands!
We're up against an entire army!
Poppo: It's our turn to return the favor you've shown us!
Poppo: If you think up a plan, Jay, I'm sure it'll work. *Ors*
[Screen fades]
Jay: We'll mount a surprise attack before the detachment rendezvouses with the
main force. I know the perfect place. This point here. It's surrounded by tall
cliffs and the army's movement will be restricted.
Will: Wasn't there a ruin there, too?
Jay: Yes. The Waterways. That's part of the reason I chose this spot. We don't
have much time. I'll head there first. Quppo, get your crew ready.
Quppo: Roger!
Jay: We'll meet at the entrance to the Waterways. Just take the rear exit of
the village and head toward four o'clock.
Will: Looks like we'll be traveling together again after all. As thanks for
looking after Harriet, I'll forget about that stunt you pulled on the
mountain path. But just this once.
Chloe: This doesn't mean I trust you. Don't you forget that.
Norma: Oh, come on! Can't you two get along? We're all friends here, right?
Will: Also...
Pippo: Leave Harriet to me. I'll escort her safely to the city.
Pippo: Don't mention it. Melting a girl's frozen heart is what bards do best.
Will: All right, then. As soon as everyone is ready, we'll head for the
entrance to the Waterways.
[They leave the village. Shirley and Fenimore are shown being taken down a
path in armored vehicles by Vaclav's forces. Scene returns to party.]
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<2ww> Waterways
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Jay: The unit that's escorting Shirley will arrive shortly. Let's go over the
plan one last time. First, Will and Norma.
Will, Norma: Yes. {Will} Uh-huh? {Norma}
Jay: When I give the signal, unleash every crystal eres you have at the head
of the formation. That'll slow them down and direct their attention toward
the front.
Jay: When Will and Norma begin their phase, Quppo, you immediately begin yours.
Quppo: We shout at the top of our lungs with the team hiding out over there.
Jay: And lastly, the grand finale. That's where Senel and Chloe come in. You
two are going to hide in the shadows there. I'll get close to Shirley and throw
out the smoke bomb. That's your sign to jump out and secure Shirley. After
that, enter the Waterways and make your escape using the emergency passage.
Jay: {scribble} Are you two really going to be okay? You're making me nervous.
The key to this operation's success will be your ability to work together.
[Everyone gets in place. Vaclav's army approaches with Shirley and Fenimore.]
Jay: There's Melanie and Stingle...But I don't see Cashel. Should I be worried
that it's two Terrors, or happy that it's not all three? It's time to start.
Ready? 5...4...3...2...1...
???: Yaaaah!
[Csaba runs up with a group of bandits. They begin shooting at Vaclav's army.]
Will: That's!...
Jay: Bandits!
Csaba: Open fire! Open fire! {...} All right! Who's the idiot who brought
otters to a fight?!
Bandits: Yaaaah!
Moses: Yahoo!
[Giet tackles some soldiers.]
Moses: It's payback time, y'all! Now, where's my horny woman at?!
Jay: I'll give the sign to Senel and Chloe. Will, Norma, you back them up!
Senel: Stingle!
Moses: Well I didn't get my good-night kiss last time at the hideout. Now...
That whip. My spear. Looks like there's some fun to be had...
Jay: They ran into Stingle! Norma, hurry up and give them a hand!
Fenimore: R...run?!
Shirley: Hurry!
Senel: Shirley!
Chloe: Coolidge, look out!
[Senel and Chloe run off. They meet up with Shirley and Fenimore.]
Shirley: Senel?!
[Shirley and Fenimore run into the ruins. Senel and Chloe follow.]
[Moses runs after Melanie. The chaos quiets. Quppo and Poppo approach Jay.]
Jay: That's fine. Everyone got inside the Waterways just as we planned. I'm not
too thrilled about those stupid bandits getting in our way, though.
Senel: I'm glad we made it in time. Shirley, can you get down?
Fenimore: But there are Orerines down there. Why are you going with the enemy?
Shirley: They're not our enemies. Come on, you saw them. They came to rescue
us.
Shirley: Fenimore!
Melanie: That's as far as you go! You there! Alliance marine! I'm impressed
you managed to survive after we tossed you off that cliff. This time you
won't be so fortunate!
Melanie: You don't know what this place is? Then allow me to teach you. There's
a reason these are called the Waterways.
[A gate opens and water rushes through the tunnel. The party is swept away.]
Shirley: Senel!
Senel: (Shirley!...)
Shirley: (Senel!...)
Senel: *Cough!*
[Senel grabs onto a ledge.]
Chloe: *Gasp!*
Chloe: H...help...
[They drift down the tunnel. Scene changes to Shirley sitting by the gate.
The water flow has stopped.]
Shirley: Fenimore...
Fenimore: N...no...
Shirley: You!
Fenimore: {!} Walter, you're one of the Ferines too, aren't you?
[Scene changes to Senel and Chloe washed up in another part of the ruins.]
Chloe: Mm...uhhh...
Chloe: Coolidge...
Chloe: Carried by the water... That's right! The water swallowed me up!
Coolidge, are you the one who rescued me?
Senel: It's nothing to get upset about. You just can't swim, that's all.
Chloe: Stop saying "can't swim, can't swim"! You couldn't possibly understand
my feelings! Ohh...Of all the people, why did he have to be the one to find
out...
Senel: It isn't?
Senel: If you're feeling good enough to argue like this, I guess you're fine.
Come on, let's go. We're going back up. We have to find Will and Norma.
Chloe: Norma...
Chloe: {!}
Walter: There's a hidden room off to the side up ahead. Go hide there. I'll
catch up soon.
Shirley: R...right...
Senel: You!
Moses: Heh.
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma: Moses! {Senel, Will, Chloe} Stupid bandit! {Norma}
Moses: Heh heh heh! Hey, hold up! One of y'all called me a name!
Moses: I was walkin' down the middle of the waterway when this flood just came
out of nowhere. So I took a little ride and wound up all the way down here!
Heh heh! Us meetin' here must be fate tryin' to tell us somethin'. Wanna finish
what we started before?
Moses: Ow!
Will: This is neither the time nor the place for that, you idiots.
Will: We all have bigger enemies than each other, right now.
Moses: I ain't interested in gettin' friendly. I'm gonna do things my own way.
Moses: Humph.
Shirley: That water earlier must've been mixed with some seawater... This
always happens. Don't worry.
[Party travels a little further. Scene changes back to Shirley and Fenimore.]
Shirley: No, I didn't used to be like this at all. I guess it started three
years ago...
Shirley: W...well...
Shirley: Walter...
Fenimore: Wait, what are you talking about? Shirley, tell me what's going on!
Walter: Watch how you speak to her, girl. Do you know who this is?
Fenimore: What?
Walter: This woman is the hope of the Ferines. The guiding light for whom we
have waited 4,000 years.
Shirley: Walter!
Fenimore: Shirley is...the Merines... Ever since I heard the rumors of the
birth of the Merines, I'd wondered what sort of person it would be. And after
I was captured, my faith in the existence of the Merines grew even stronger.
The whole time, I prayed for the Merines to help us...to lead the people of
the water to salvation. {...}
Shirley: Fenimore...
Fenimore: But...it's you! Where were you while my friends were being killed
one-by-one?! Living with Orerines? With Senel? I have no one left! All of my
friends were killed and you did nothing! If you are the Merines, then act like
one and fulfill your duty!
Shirley: *Gasp*
[Walter collapses.]
Shirley: Walter?!
Shirley: The shell Pippo gave me... When the shell shines...
Norma: Do you have any idea how obnoxious you are, you stupid bandit!
Senel: {!} It's the shell Pippo gave me. Is Shirley trying to contact me?!
All right, Shirley! I'll be right there!
[Party travels further in the Waterways.]
Senel: Here?...
[Senel taps a few more times. The wall reveals a door that slides open.]
[They go inside the hidden room. Walter is laying on the floor. Fenimore is
in the room with him, but Shirley isn't there.]
Will: Is that the flying man on the floor? What's he doing here?
Senel: Yeah...sorry... That shell belonged to Shirley. Where did she go?
Please, tell me.
Fenimore: She...she said she'd act as a decoy, and then she ran off by herself.
Chloe: When?
Moses: Huh?
Senel: That guy on the ground there, could you carry him on Giet's back?
Norma: Senny! What are you thinking? That's the guy who kidnapped Shirl last
time!
Will: That's why she gave this girl the shell and led us here?
Moses: Humph. What's in it for me? I just wanna stir somethin' up. This ain't
my problem.
Chloe: Despicable!
Moses: Now hold up. Why are y'all doin' this? Even if that gal wants what you
think she does, why are you goin' this far for her?
Will: Shirley is Senel's sister. Don't tell me you didn't know that?
Moses: Your sister's wish, huh...I guess you can't say no to that. Come here,
Giet. Gimme your back.
Senel: Right.
[They travel more and find Shirley being led away by Melanie.]
Shirley: Senel!
[Melanie runs off with Shirley. The party goes to follow, but a monster blocks
their path.]
Norma: Aaaah! What the hell is that?! Now we're fighting giant turtles?!
Will: That thing's armor is nothing to scoff at. Melanie's left us quite a
present.
Moses: What are y'all lookin' so scared for? Don't matter what the odds are,
ain't no backin' down!
Moses: All right! Hurry up and take care of this thing! And I don't want to
see any of y'all not pullin' your own weight, you hear?
[They battle and defeat the monster, then run outside. Nobody is there.]
Senel: Yeah.
Shirley: I'm going to go out and get their attention. I'm the one they want, so
it should be okay.
Fenimore: There's no way you could do something like that! You're just trying
to make yourself sound good!
Shirley: Concentrate on the shell and think, "Help!" Understand? Keep doing
that. Don't stop.
Shirley: Yes.
Fenimore: It doesn't matter what you do! Walter and I are still stuck here!
Shirley: As long as you have that shell, you'll be okay. My brother will come
and rescue you.
[Flashback ends]
Norma: Whoa!
Fenimore: Walter?
Fenimore: Ah!
Norma: Hey! You would've died if it weren't for us! You could at least say
thanks!
Quppo: Senel!
Quppo: That way! Jay said they were headed for the Ruins of Frozen Light.
Will: That's where Vaclav's main force is. It's at four o'clock from here.
Moses: Vaclav plays dirty, and I don't like that. So I'm just gonna stomp all
over him. Simple as that. I know we've had our differences, but I'm willin' to
declare a truce. We're goin' after the same thing, so we should help each
other out!
Senel: Who do you think you are? I'm not letting you off that easily!
Senel: You're the one who kidnapped Shirley in the first place!
Moses: Can't you let that much slide?! You're supposed to shut up and shake
my hand!
Senel: Like hell I'll let it slide!
Moses: Aaah!
Vaclav: Did you enjoy your brief moment of freedom? We must obviously deal with
the Alliance marine, but it would seem those bandits deserve our attention as
well. Cashel, I'll leave that to you.
Vaclav: That was quite the little sideshow they put on, but now it's time for
the main event to begin. Within these Ruins of Frozen Light, you're going to
experience something truly remarkable...
Shirley: What?...
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A Fateful Encounter
<ch3> Chapter 3
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Will: To get to the Ruins of Frozen Light from here, we need to go through a
canyon first. It's in the direction of 4 o'clock.
[They enter the Ruins of Frozen Light. Vaclav's soldiers are stationed there.]
Norma: Oh, come on. You can't let a minor challenge like this hold you back!
Moses: Right!
Norma: No matter the difficulty, you must press on!
Norma: Seriously?!
Jay: When things went badly at the Waterways, I figured you'd ask about that
next. How much are you willing to pay for this information?
Jay: In this case, I'll offer a set fee so there won't be any confusion. The
price is that you risk your lives. That's what this information is worth.
Jay: These are your lives we're discussing. I don't think you could choose
something more valuable.
Jay: Good. Now, look at the map and I'll explain the situation. Right now,
we're here, at the Ruins of Frozen Light. There is a way to infiltrate the
ruins through another opening.
Jay: However, that route is a ways off from here. Over here. Here, in the
deepest part of a ruin known as the Great Hollow, lies the other way in. To
tell you the truth, I was fairly certain you would request this information. I
have already sent Poppo on ahead to that spot.
Will: You have our gratitude. All right, everyone, let's head for the Great
Hollow.
Jay: To get to the Great Hollow, head toward nine o'clock from here.
Jay: I actually had some cheaper information, too, but no matter. They seem to
be satisfied. I just wish I could see the looks on their faces when they learn
the truth about the way in.
[Scene changes to Vaclav taking Shirley into the Ruins. A large glowing sphere
sits on an alter before them.]
Vaclav: You don't know? Then get a little closer...and see for yourself.
Shirley: Ah...aaah!...
Shirley: It can't...Why?...
Shirley: Why?!
Will: According to this map, we need to use the canyon pass along the sea and
go toward 11 o'clock to get to the Great Hollow.
Norma: JJ always sounds harsh but he's actually a nice guy, don't you think?
Chloe: Yeah.
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<3gh> Great Hollow
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Norma: Oh! This was in my teacher's records, too. Somewhere around here... Here
it is! A dewstone tablet!
Moses: A dew-what?
Norma: It's a special type of stone tablet that has records from the Kingdom
of Terises carved into it. And this one here is different from your normal,
run-of-the-mill dewstone tablet.
Norma: It's easier if I just show you. Come on! Put your hands on it like when
we opened the door to the ruin.
Norma: See? This tablet acts like a switch for the machinery inside. If you
don't do this first, you won't be able to go down past a certain point.
Moses: Hey, Giet! That was fast! Good boy! Giet here brought me a letter from
Csaba. Hmm. Says they got away safe, to the forest campsite. All right, Csaba!
Knew I could count on you.
Moses: I didn't do jack! Giet found me all by himself. Giet and me, we got a
real strong bond!
[They reach the bottom of the Great Hollow. A river flows nearby.]
Norma: I wonder if the river gets wider and we'll have to swim.
Chloe: ...Nothing.
Senel: {...}
Chloe: *Sigh*
[Scene changes]
Vaclav: Go inside.
Vaclav: It's Old Relares, a special type of Relares, the language of Terises. I
know you can read it. There's no use trying to hide it. It describes how to
activate the ultimate weapon that rests onboard the Legacy, does it not?
Vaclav: I brought many of your brethren here, but none of them would tell me
the truth.
Vaclav: Now, hurry up and read it. That is, if you don't want to share the
same fate of all the others who've come before you.
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<3pw> Poppo's Workshop
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Will: Look at all the huge bones in this place! What kind of animal has?...
These are!...I can't believe it!
Norma: Really.
Will: With all these bones, I'm sure I can put together a complete specimen.
Senel: So?
Will: So? A complete grand gaet skeleton would be a treasure not found in any
museum in the world! Where is your sense of awe?! You are witness to a
monumental historical discovery!
Moses: Course, I was hopin' it'd be one of the sea ones. But hey, beggars can't
be choosers.
Will: Precisely!
Moses: So where are the live grand gaets? I want to see one in the flesh, not
some skeleton.
Will: As do I...
Moses: My people got a story that says, if a gaet deems you worthy, you'll get
sacred eres. Like I told you, the whole reason I came to the Legacy was to
meet a gaet!
Will: I'd like to study their ecology and announce my findings to the academic
world...
Norma: Look at them...They're talking about the same thing...but then they...
aren't.
Chloe: Yeah...
Senel: Jay said you've been waiting here for us. Sorry to trouble you.
Senel: ...Huh?
Poppo: My workshop is over that way! I'll go on ahead and wait for you there!
Poppo: This is what you'll be riding in. The Poppo Mk. III! It's the ultimate
underwater vehicle!
Norma: Under--
Poppo: I'm thrilled you volunteered to take it for a manned test ride!
Will: There seems to have been some miscommunication. We came here in order to
enter the Ruins of Frozen Light.
Poppo: Ah, so that's why you're boarding the Poppo Mk. III. The entrance to the
ruins is in the Underground Lake.
Norma: Under--
Senel: So in other words, we can't get to the Ruins of Frozen Light unless we
take the Poppo Mk. III?
Poppo: Correct.
Moses: This ain't gonna break down while we're in it, right?
Poppo: It's just as durable as the Mk. II. It'll be like riding in a giant
clam.
Chloe, Norma, Moses: Too low! {Chloe} That's low! {Norma} Oh, hell no! {Moses}
Poppo: Really?
Poppo: Well, the problem is low shock absorption when bumping into walls and
objects. Now, if we were to use the horn of a Mighty One to construct a
bumper, then perhaps... This is a graveyard for Mighty Ones.
Poppo: This is where Mighty Ones come when they feel they are nearing death.
Poppo: Do you think you could you go and see if there's a decent-sized horn
among the bones of the Mighty Ones? The horns of a Mighty One should be easy
to recognize. They resemble a crown.
Poppo: If you encounter any living Mighty Ones, you mustn't agitate them.
Please pay proper respect to these great souls as they face their deaths.
Norma: Don't look at me! And you two, cut it out with the nodding!
[They go to the bones strewn about the path.]
Norma: There are bones all over the place, but I don't see any that look like
crowns. Hey, Spot, do something. You're a dog. Can't you sniff one out?
[Giet sniffs around and leads Norma to a creature laying on the ground. A red
crown-shaped object is on its head.]
Norma: Oh! I found one! Check it out! This is what Poppy meant when he said
they look like a crown, right?
Norma: Hmm?
Norma: What's with all the serious looks? Come on, guys, I'm not going to fall
for that old one... {!} Is it me, or did something warm and stinky just waft
in? Um...Is that a grand gaet?
Norma: Slowly...slowly...
Moses: Yahoo!
Moses: I am Moses Sandor, and I come seeking sacred eres! If you judge me
worthy, I can get sacred eres, right?
Norma: Red!
Moses: Then it's time to show you what I can do! Take this!
Norma: Aaaah!
Moses: Woo! We won! So, was I worthy or what? C'mon, give me sacred eres!
What's the holdup? Come on!
Norma: Red.
Moses: O...okay...y'all know I was lookin' for sacred eres, right? According
to the stories my people tell--
Moses: Come on! I'm beggin' you, give me sacred eres! Without it, I'm...
[They all run up to Moses. Screen goes dark as they beat him up.]
Moses: How come y'all are still so strong after that fight?! Uaah, cut that
out! Don't hit me there! Aaaah!
Poppo: Mighty One, we humbly apologize for disturbing your rest. Anyway,
enough about that. Can we have your horn?
Will: For that matter, can they even understand each other?
Poppo: I shall now convey the words of the Mighty One. He says, "No problem,
brah. It's like, mondo heavy, always getting in the way. So, yeah, just yank
it. It'll always grow back pronto, anyway." The Mighty One has spoken.
[Screen fades]
Poppo: We've got a fine horn now, so let's return to the workshop.
Jay: Greetings.
Chloe: Jay! You never said anything about going underwater! Why didn't you
tell us?!
Jay: I told you that you'd need to be willing to risk your lives.
Chloe: But--
Jay: I even emphasized that part. And what was your response, Ms. Valens?
Chloe: W...well...
Jay: Surely, Chloe, you of all people, a knight, would never shirk the
responsibility of your own words?
Chloe: Coolidge... No! How can I back down after hearing such words? I shall
enter the Ruins of Frozen Light no matter what it takes!
Moses: Aah!
Will: I guess we'll just have to wait... All right. Well, you're all free to do
as you please in the meantime.
Moses: Senel, I hereby challenge you to a race in the Underground Lake! Let's
see just what an Alliance marine is made of!
[Senel and Moses race while Norma and Chloe watch. Later, the boys get out of
the water. Moses sits down.]
Norma: Wow, Senny! I guess you really are a marine, huh! My opinion of you just
went up a teeny bit.
Chloe: *Sigh* I wish I could do that. Ah, I mean...Have you always been good at
swimming, Coolidge?
Senel: No...
[Flashback]
Stella: Well. You're going to have trouble with the Rite of Feriyen if you keep
talking like that.
Shirley: It's what a man does when he wants a woman to...to, um... ...To marry
him. It's how he proposes.
Shirley: The woman dives into the water first, and then the man chases after
her.
Shirley: And then...after that...after that, they... Ahh, I can't. Your turn,
Stella!
Stella: They embrace under the water. If the surroundin water glows, it's proof
that their marriage will be blessed. It's said that they're sure to find
happiness together.
Senel: Seems like a fitting ritual for the people of the water.
Stella: It's not just for the Ferines, Senel. Are you sure you're going to
be okay? No woman in this village would marry a man who couldn't swim as well
as she could.
Senel: Huh?
Senel: N...no!
Stella: They've all got pretty high standards...No one's going to show you any
mercy.
Shirley: Who is it, Senel? Who are you going to propose to?
Senel: I said, I'm not! Calm down! Y...you're going to drown me!
[Flashback ends.]
Norma: Oh, cut the "serious man lost in thought" act! You're a seventeen-year-
old kid!
Jay: Thanks to all of you, it's now equipped with a marvelous protective
barrier. The rest is up to the skill of the captain. Please let me know when
you're ready to go.
Jay: Oh, one last thing. I'll give you some special bonus information. Once you
arrive at the Ruins of Frozen Light, look for a wall with a star on it.
Shirley: "The blood-stained thunder must not be woken from its eternal sleep."
All that's written here is a warning. There's nothing else.
Vaclav: Fine. It matters not. The real reason I brought you here lies
elsewhere.
Shirley: What?...
Vaclav: Of course you can. You're the Merines. We'll begin as soon as
preparations are complete. Until then, you wait here.
Will: We're counting on you, Senel. Senel! Watch out for that giant fish!
Will: This isn't something you should be taking lightly. How many close calls
have we had now?
Senel: I've gotten used to the controls now. We'll be all right, I think.
Will: According to Poppo, from here on out it's just a straight line.
Chloe: Ah! Almost there! Hey, Coolidge...Was the floor covered in water when
we set out?
Norma: Oh. {...} A leak?! How can you say that so calmly?! Do something!
Will: Settle down. There's nothing we can do now but hope for the best.
Norma: Oh, come on!
[They make it to the Ruins of Frozen Light. The sub sinks right after.]
Norma: No question about it. The floor, the walls--it's all white. People say
that's how the Ruins of Frozen Light got their name. Everything is bright
white.
Will: Now our mission truly begins. We must rescue Shirley and think of a way
to escape this place.
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<3fl> Ruins of Frozen Light
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[They go through the door. The next room has a star on one wall.]
Norma: Hmm...
Norma: Uh...
Norma: Um...
Will: Norma, don't shout. Did you forget that there are soldiers nearby?
Norma: Oops.
Will: Yes, we can even return to the city if necessary. Let's just think of
this as one problem solved.
[They travel through the Ruins of Frozen Light and flip a switch.]
Chloe: The security at the entrance was pretty heavy, but it doesn't seem as
bad inside.
Moses: Bet they thought there's no way anybody'd ever get in.
[They battle and defeat the monster and continue on. In the next room, they
find a giant glowing sphere.]
Moses: What in the hell is that?
Norma: Looks like some red vines wrapped around a big white thing.
Will: What's that glowing inside it? It looks like there's water in there...
Senel: {!} It can't be... No! It...It's not... This isn't real! This can't be
real!
Senel: Hang on, I'll get you out of there! I'll get you out, okay?
Vaclav: I did.
Vaclav: If she were awake, I'm sure this would have made for a touching
reunion. How unfortunate.
Vaclav: Nothing at all. She's been like this for three years. Alive,
unconscious. Locked inside that sphere.
Senel: No! Stella was alive! She...she wasn't dead after all... All this
time... All this time I...
Vaclav: Enough talk. I applaud the reckless bravery that brought you this far.
I shall now take care of you with my own two hands.
Moses: Heh! Bring it! I never thought I'd get to settle this score so soon!
Senel: You... If it weren't for people like you, Stella would be...
Vaclav: Heh.
Senel: Vaclav!
[They battle Vaclav and are defeated. Shirley is now in the room with Cashel
and Stingle.]
Senel: Sh...Shirley...
Vaclav: Merines. If you wish to save this man you call your brother, then
release the seal at once. Otherwise, he dies!
Senel: Argh!
Shirley: I!...
Senel: Urgh!
Shirley: Senel!
Shirley: *Gasp*
Vaclav: Heh. You may call each other brother and sister, but in the end, your
relationship is not one of flesh and blood. You don't feel any obligation to
help this stranger?
Vaclav: You didn't know? This Merines has no brother. The only family she has
is this sleeping girl you see before you.
Senel: Ugh!
Shirley: I'll try to break the seal! So please, spare Senel's life!
Norma: Shirl...
[Shirley stand in front of the sphere. Cashel and Stingle watch the party.]
Vaclav: Begin.
Chloe: Shirley...
Vaclav: Good...good! Call forth the power within you! Release the seal! What is
the problem, Merines?! Break the seal! Now! {...} Pathetic weakling! Water!
More water! Open all the valves!
Vaclav: Is that painful, Merines? Then, for the sake of your own life, break
the seal!
Vaclav: Yes! This is it! This is the reaction I've been waiting for! Hah hah
hah hah! The time has finally come! The ultimate weapon of the Legacy shall be
mine!
[The sphere breaks. Shirley and Stella lay inside.]
Chloe: Again?!
Vaclav: Ugh!
[They run off and escape through the hatch. It closes behind them.]
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...They sure do provide plenty of entertainment. The boy may
prove useful yet. He seems to have a knack for bringing out the Merines' power.
Cashel! Stingle! Pursue them at once! I don't care what happens to the others,
but bring Senel back alive!
Vaclav: That boy...he may be... No, there's no point in guessing. We'll capture
him and ask him directly. Heh heh heh...
[Flashback]
Senel: How did they find this place?! Don't tell me they...
Stella: They're after Shirley. I'll stay here and hold them off. Take Shirley
and run.
Senel: But...Stella...
Stella: Protect Shirley until I get there. Use that power of yours.
Senel: Stella!
Stella: Senel?
Senel: Stella...
Senel: I promise.
Senel: What?
Stella: It's too bad... I was looking forward to you asking me for the Rite of
Feriyen...
Senel: Stella, I'll ask you a thousand times. Just hang on, okay?! Stella?
Stella?!
Senel: Stella!
Senel: Argh!
Moses: We got shot over here from the Ruins of Frozen Light.
Senel: Oh...
Will: We'll talk more later. Right now, we need to get away from here as
quickly as possible.
Norma: Oh, this isn't good. It's great that we escaped and all, but did we have
to end up in the Forest of No Return, of all places? It's really easy to lose
your sense of direction here. It's famous among treasure hunters. If you come
here unprepared, you're bound for disaster.
Norma: Hmm...
Moses: Aah! Fine, then. We'll just go by ourselves. Ain't that right, Giet?
Moses: To our camp. My boys are waitin' for me there. We've been in this forest
ever since they ran us out of our hideout. I know it like the back of my hand.
Will: Why didn't you say so in the first place, you idiot?!
Will: All right, then, we're off to the bandit camp. Moses, lead the way.
Chloe: Coolidge...
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<3nr> Forest of No Return
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Norma: You're just too stupid to feel tired! I mean, we were already worn out
from taking care of Senny and all...
Will: Cashel!
Cashel: I was ordered to dispose of all of you except Senel. For the crime of
challenging the Commander, you shall now pay with your lives.
Norma: Those soldiers just keep coming and coming! Give up already! Shoo!
Moses: Hey, I know this place! The camp's not far now!
Norma: Really?
Moses: If we can make it there, we can turn this around easy! We'll hook up
with my boys and beat them to a bloody pulp!
[Giet growls and runs off. The party follows. They find the camp destroyed.]
Moses: What the hell?! Csaba! Hey! Anyone! Where'd y'all go?
Cashel: Oh, is this where you were headed? We've already been through here.
Will: Moses!
Moses: Move!
Stingle: The sole daughter of the House of Valens. How you've grown...
Chloe: What?...
Stingle: I told you then, if you ever wielded a sword, I would show you no
mercy.
Chloe: I have waited years for a chance to face you. For the honor of the
House of Valens! En garde! Yaaah!
Norma: C!
Chloe: Aaaah!
Moses: Senel, Will, outta my way! That's the one who took out my boys!
Will: I'm telling you, now is not the time! Don't throw away your life for
nothing!
Moses: Aaargh!
Cashel: Senel. You alone will be spared. You get to see your Merines again one
more time.
Senel: What?!
Cashel: You and her sister will serve as catalysts to draw out the girl's
power.
Senel: Go to hell!
Cashel: The rest of you can die here, just like those thugs.
Will: The only thing we can do right now is retreat. Understand?! That way!
Run! Move!
[Senel and Moses run off with Giet. Will faces Cashel.]
Cashel: You think you'll be able to shield them? What can you possibly hope to
do all alone?
Cashel: Damn!
Will: Okay.
Will: We did it...Good job, everyone. I know it's tough, but we're almost
through. We have to keep going before they catch us.
[They find themselves surrounded by the giant monsters and some soldiers.
Melanie stands before them.]
Will: Melanie...
Norma: This is it! We're finished! There's no way we can get through this!
[Scene changes to Vaclav in the Ruins of Frozen Light. The stone tablet lights
up.
Anime cutscene begins. Giant pillars rise up from the Legacy. An island
crumbles and breaks away as a huge building rises up from it. Water drains from
the Legacy. Anime cutscene ends.]
Melanie: So, they've restored the bridge of the Legacy. With this, the
Commander can control the entire ship as he sees fit. Did they go back into
the forest? They don't know when to give up.
[Soldiers approach.]
Chloe: Fools.
Moses: Dammit!
Senel: Maurits!
Maurits: It's good to see you again, Senel. It's been, what, three years since
the attack on the village?
[Fenimore approaches.]
Senel: Fenimore!
Maurits: Now, then. If you prefer, perhaps we can help turn the tables on your
current situation. What do you think?
[Scene changes to the party looking over where the bridge rose up.]
Maurits: That's because the entire ship has now risen. Other locations may have
been affected as well.
Norma: Oh! Senny! That building! Isn't that that big island we saw when we went
to the Oresoren village?
Maurits: That structure is a facility that serves as this ship's bridge. It was
camouflaged as an island during the Terises era.
Will: Why would they go through all the trouble to hide it?
Maurits: Because from there, anyone can control the ship--not just the Merines.
Easy access to great power often brings misfortune. Thus, it was sealed.
Will: It's amazing how you've snuck your soldiers into Vaclav's army like that.
Maurits: That's how we're able to get information quickly. It appears that
Vaclav has taken Stella and Shirley and departed from the Ruins of Frozen
Light.
[Scene changes to show Stella and Shirley being led away by Vaclav's army.
Changes back to party.]
Maurits: It's unlikely that Vaclav's plans stop at merely controlling the ship.
His true objective is probably the Nerifes Cannon.
Maurits: This ship's main cannon. It resurfaced along with the bridge.
Norma: Say, how come you know all this stuff? Who are you people, anyway?
Norma: Well, I mean, I'm thankful they rescued us, but don't you think they're
a little suspicious?
Maurits: We are... In your language, our race is known as the Radiant. However,
we call ourselves Ferines, the people of the water.
Will: The Radiant...That's the name of the ancient race that created the
Kingdom of Terises.
Maurits: Surely you're not surprised? You've met several Ferines already.
You've met Fenimore here... ...and Shirley.
Norma: When I saw her glowing in the water, I figured that was the case.
Senel: Um...
Maurits: At any rate, you need to hide yourselves for now. I'd like to escort
you to one of our bases.
Will: Hmm...
Norma: Don't say that out loud! You'll hurt Red's feelings!
Fenimore: Really, it's none of my concern what happens to you Orerines. But if
you die, Shirley will...
Maurits: Excellent. Let's be on our way. From here, the base lies in the
direction of eight o'clock.
Fenimore: Don't misunderstand me... I just didn't like owing you a favor,
that's all. {////}
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The War-Torn Land
<ch4> Chapter 4
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Maurits: Due to the recent rising of the Bridge, it appears that we can now
use previously inaccessible areas. Please use the shallow areas to reach your
destination.
Fenimore: Could you head to the shallow area next to the mountains first? Then
go along the lake toward 11 o'clock.
[Maurits raises his hand. The trees vanish to reveal a small village.]
Senel: You!
Maurits: Oh, that's right. You came to Walter's aid before, did you not? Please
allow me to thank you for that as well.
Moses: And quit callin' him "Wally" like he's your friend or somethin'.
Maurits: I offer you this place to use as you need. It's an inconvenient
location with almost nothing around, but it should be ideal for hiding.
Senel, Will: So Stella and Shirley-- {Senel} I'd like it if you-- {Will}
Maurits: If things continue on this course, they'll surely be used to fire the
Nerifes Cannon.
Senel: Used?
Maurits: We, the Ferines, are the cannon's source of power. It springs from our
very lives.
Senel: What?!
Maurits: Historical records tell us that many Ferines gave their lives each
time the cannon was fired.
Maurits: Ah, how perceptive. It's true, Fenimore's request was not the only
reason we came to your aid. The people of the water seek an alliance with you,
the people of the land. Our objective, of course, is to recover Shirley and
Stella from Vaclav's clutches.
Maurits: Specifically, with the Holy Rexalian Empire that's supporting you,
Will.
Chloe: Why did you bring up Rexalia? And just how is it supporting Raynard?
Maurits: We know that Rexalia has secretly stationed a large number of troops
on this ship.
Norma: Are you saying the reason every country in the world has left this ship
alone...
Will: It's a monarchy in the center of the mainland. Its power exceeds that of
all surrounding nations; many consider it to be the strongest in the world.
Even if we were to form an alliance, would we have a realistic chance of
winning?
Norma: Whoa.
Maurits: You have our gratitude. I'll prepare a written message at once.
Norma: Things?
Senel: Stella and Shirley are in danger. I won't just abandon them!
Will: War is not the place for children, and that's exactly how you're acting!
This is precisely what I'm worried about. Don't you understand? You three are
too emotional about Vaclav. You cannot run off on your own on the battlefield,
abandoning everyone else.
Maurits: Senel...All of you. You've done extremely well. Please relax now and
leave the rest to us. Fenimore, please show them to the sleeping quarters
below.
[Scene changes to night. Senel leaves the building while everyone sleeps.
Flashback begins.]
Senel: A butterfly?...
Stella: It means "wings of the beginning." We say that once a Ferines can
display these wings, her life as an adult has begun.
Stella: Uh-uh.
Shirley: Humph. When I complete the Rite of Accession, I'll be able to make a
much bigger teriques.
Senel: Oh yeah?
Shirley: I'll show you so much you won't even care about Stella's.
Senel: Chloe?...
Chloe: I was so concerned about myself, I couldn't see the big picture. Being
that shortsighted is pathetic. Anyone would call me a child. I'm not actually
a knight.
Senel: Huh?
Chloe: The House of Valens were knights, but my family was stripped of that
title.
Chloe: Yes. Five years ago, he killed both my parents right before my very
eyes.
Senel: What?
Chloe: He hid his face behind that mask, but I'm sure it was him. I came to the
Legacy to avenge my parents.
Chloe: I just thought it was unfair for me to know about you, but not the other
way around...
Chloe: You know you don't stand a chance of winning if you just charge in there
alone!
Senel: Shut up! Shirley and Stella are both suffering this very moment, and if
somebody doesn't do something, they will die! And you want me to just sit here
doing absolutely nothing? Even if we're not related by blood, I still--
Chloe: You're right. That's why I'm going with you. Don't think you're the only
one who's suffering. I feel loyalty to my homeland and hatred for my enemy... I
am every bit as angry as you are. I cannot stand idly by and watch these events
unfold. I think we can resolve those issues Raynard was worried about. Now that
we know about each other, we should be able to work better together. Right,
Coolidge? Or is this just my own naive fantasy?
[Senel puts his hand out to Chloe.]
Chloe: Coolidge!
Senel: Yeah.
Moses: We're comin', too. I don't know nothin' about no political problems, but
I do know you ain't leavin' me out of all the fun.
Chloe: What do you know...It looks like we all had the same idea after all.
Norma: We are so on the same wavelength! What idiot said we couldn't work
together?
Fenimore: Why are you doing all this? They said you could rest now. Why do you
insist on going? I can't fight or do anything like that... I'm worried about
Shirley, but I could never go out on a battlefield!
Norma: Are you going to let him talk to you like that, Red?
Fenimore: You're...
Fenimore: That'll help? It's just like Shirley said... I still can't trust
Orerines.
Senel: Fenimore...
Fenimore: But I do trust Shirley, and she said not everyone behaves and thinks
alike.
Senel: ...Yeah.
Fenimore: I'll never forgive you if you betray her trust. I'll be watching you.
Senel: All right. Thanks, Fenimore.
Chloe: We'll follow your instructions. We won't run wild or go off on our own.
Moses: Fightin' on the front lines, just carryin' supplies, whatever...You name
it, we'll do it.
Will: *Sigh*
Chloe: We know the difference between what we want to do and what we need to
do. So please, Will.
Will: The alliance isn't even formed yet. You're getting ahead of yourselves.
Norma: Meaning?...
Will: Because this will be a war, and there's no place in war for personal
emotion.
[They leave the building. Walter is standing over someone on the ground.]
Maurits: So we've failed to obtain the Whisper Crystal. This will set our plans
back.
Norma: Oh! Oh, oh! Hey! In that case, we'll go get that whatchamacallit crystal
ourselves!
Maurits: You?
Norma: And then, once we bring it back, you can let us join the alliance!
Maurits: No, I'd appreciate the help. It's really something we should do
ourselves, but we simply don't have enough people.
Chloe: Go where?
Norma: Go where?
Maurits: The Whisper Crystal is hidden in a tomb left over from the Terises
era. The place where it's located used to be an island, but now it's connected
to the land. Head toward eleven o'clock from here to find it.
Norma: Y...you don't mean, the Man-Eating Ruins? That place is famous among
treasure hunters as the one place you never want to go!
Will: I'd get an ulcer within a day if I knew you were out there loose on your
own. I'll have someone else deliver the letter.
[Scene shows Vaclav and the Terrors with Stella and Shirley. Party leaves.]
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<4me> Man-Eating Ruins
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Moses: Oh, stop making such a fuss. Just let me and Giet handle it!
Norma: If it looks like I'm about to get eaten, you take my place, okay,
Senny?
Senel: No.
Norma: Meanie!
Will: Well, at the very least, we know Walter entered this place and returned.
I don't think we need to worry so much about rumors and stories.
Norma: Hey, that's right! Wally did make it back out! There is nothing to fear
in the Man-Eating Ruins! Onward!
Chloe: Hey, Norma. You're not at all concerned about the serious injuries
Walter's companions suffered?
[They travel through the ruins and enter a room with a strange bed and several
statues of people.]
Moses: What is this place? There's a bunch of weird statues all lined up.
Norma: Zzz...
Senel: Now's not the time to be sleeping! There's something up with that bed!
[Senel pulls Norma off the bed. The bed shakes and comes alive.]
Chloe: Something's coming!
Norma: Wow, that was close. Any closer, and I would've wound up as one of those
statues. No wonder they call it the Man-Eating Ruins. It's full of sneaky
traps!
Senel: I think the problem is that you'd actually fall for a trap like that.
Norma: What are these weird pointy things all over the place?
Will: Perhaps artifacts buried with the dead, or sentinels to watch over them.
Chloe: But where is the object of our search? We must've already come quite a
ways in...
Grune: Oh, you know, the weather was so beautiful, and before I knew it...
Norma: How can that possibly lead to winding up at the bottom of the Man-Eating
Ruins?!
Moses: You were catchin' some shuteye with this place just crawlin' with
monsters.
Moses: Liar!
Chloe: This whole thing is so obviously suspect, I don't even feel like wasting
our time with more questions.
Grune: Oh, come now. Let's not worry about little things, okay?
They're...little.
Senel: All right, that's enough. Let's get back on track. The reason we came
here in the first place was...
Senel: Right.
Will: We've searched the whole room, and that's the only thing that looks like
it could be the crystal. It's a little big, but let's go ahead and carry it
back.
Moses: Picnics?
Will: I am a bit worried about bringing her along, but then again, we can't
just leave her here. Everyone's okay with that, right?
[They walk away, and one of the sentinels glows. They exit the ruins.]
Grune: Well...
Norma: Huh?
Norma: Whoa!
Will: Perhaps Maurits knows something about it. Let's take it back with us.
Grune, can you make it back to town on your own?
Will: Perhaps she really has lost her memory. Let's take her with us for now.
Grune: Oh, you're treating me just like Ms. Sentinel, here! Thank you so much!
Vaclav: This command room controls everything about the Legacy. Wondering about
that device, are you? No need to be impatient. You and your sister will be
connected to it soon enough.
Shirley: C...connected?
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...But first, it's time to set sail. Full speed ahead! Set
course for the Holy Kingdom of Gadoria!
Norma: Wow, G-Girl, I feel like I've known you forever already!
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<4mh> Maurits' Hermitage
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Chloe: Jay!
Chloe: Don't play innocent! Instead of telling us about the hidden door, you
decided to put us all in grave danger!
Jay: I'm impressed by your bravery, Chloe. You boldly undertook an underwater
adventure without even giving a second thought to your weakness.
Chloe: Aaah!
Jay: That's my specialty. Hmm? The wind has suddenly picked up.
Townsman: Hey! Look at the sail mountain! The clouds are trailing to the side.
Normally, they stretch right above it.
Townswoman: Didn't this happen that time when everyone thought the Merines
had come?
Maurits: Oh, this is it! The Whisper Crystal! Good work, everyone.
Maurits: We're going to use it to control the automata, the things you call
sentinels. They're remnants from the Terises era.
Will: I had a feeling that the crystal and the sentinels might have been
related.
Maurits: You saw the large number of automata within the tomb, yes? One with
sufficient ability could use the Whisper Crystal to mobilize all of them at
once. Together with these automata, these artifacts from the Kingdom of
Terises, we of the water and you of the land stand ready. We are now prepared
to fight Vaclav.
Maurits: A response arrived while you were away. The alliance has been formed.
Will: I see.
Maurits: You must be the alliance's strategy officer mentioned in the response.
Jay: Well, yes. First, allow me to explain our current situation. The Legacy is
currently located in this general area. Vaclav is without a doubt headed for
the Holy Kingdom of Gadoria.
Chloe: Humph.
Jay: At our present speed, it won't be long before the Legacy reaches the coast
of Gadoria. And taking into account the range of the Nerifes Cannon, we've
actually got even less time.
Senel: Me?...
Jay: Well, it's not all bad news. As long as we're moving at high speed, no
other ships can dock with the Legacy. This means thta Vaclav cannot bring in
reinforcements.
Jay: We'll begin the council on strategy at once. Will, please join us.
Will: Take this opportunity to get some rest. Do not leave the base.
Norma: Okay.
Chloe: Coolidge.
Chloe: Well, I... I want to talk to you alone. Just the two of us. Once it gets
dark, could you... Could you please meet me by the spring?
Chloe: I'd like to train with you. You're the only one who knows why I'm here,
after all.
Vaclav: If you want to stop it that badly, why don't you simply unleash your
power? The Merines can control everything about the Legacy by will alone.
Shirley: I...
Vaclav: Or can you do nothing without your dear Senel by your side? I grow
weary of your frailty. I'm starting to wonder if you're actually a failed
Merines!
[Flashback voices.]
Vaclav: Good.
Shirley: No! You'll kill her! Stop! Please, don't drain her life away!
Shirley: Aah!
Vaclav: Don't worry. You'll be joining her soon enough. You may be a defective
Merines, but you should still suffice to power the Nerifes Cannon.
Shirley: *Gasp*
Vaclav: Heh heh heh!
Senel: We don't have anyone who can cast healing eres. We'll need to be
careful.
Senel: Don't apologize. You didn't make me do anything. I'm doing this because
I want to, same as you.
Chloe: ...Okay.
Chloe: You're actually the first person I've ever fought side-by-side with.
Senel: I'm the same way. It's reassuring to have you by my side.
Chloe: What?...
Chloe: ...Thanks.
Senel: Phew...
Chloe: Yeah... Can I...ask you something? What kind of a person is Stella?
Stella: Oh, all right. We can stay like this just a little longer.
Senel: She's kind...caring...but once she makes up her mind about something,
she can be pretty stubborn...
Stella: They're after Shirley. I'll stay here and hold them off. Take Shirley
and run.
Senel: She's gallant and brave, too. Although sometimes she seems so frail...
Senel: I first met her five years ago. Stella, Shirley, and I were always
together... Vaclav's army attacked the village three years ago. Stella stayed
behind and held them off so me and Shirley could escape. I got Shirley to a
safe place and went back for Stella, but by that time... It's my fault she was
captured. So, this time, it's my turn to save her. I have to save her. And
Shirley, too.
Senel: Chloe...
Senel: ...Yeah.
Norma: Me...meow!
Moses: *Cough*
Norma: We went to all the trouble of spying on you, and all you did was
chit-chat.
Moses: I am so disappointed!
Norma: You're all alone together in the middle of the night! Don't you think
you should heat things up a bit? Whoa, you're all sweaty!
Chloe: Wh...what do you expect? We've been training! Am I really that
sweaty?...
Chloe: Oh...nothing.
Moses: Well, if y'all are trainin', I'm gonna join in the fun! Senel, let's you
and me see who can take out the most monsters!
Norma: ...Completely.
Jay: So, shall we begin the council on strategy? Let's start with our current
situation. Vaclav is using the Legacy's bridge as his base of operations.
That's here.
Maurits: Originally, this area was a lake, but with the restoration of the
bridge, it's all land now.
Jay: For convenience, we'll call this new area the "Bridge Plain."
Moses: Bridge Plain, huh? Well if there's land all around it, then attackin'
should be a piece of cake, right?
Moses: Hey!
Jay: Almost all the areas that used to make up the lakeshore are now steep
cliffs. Attacking from the stern would seem to be impossible.
Jay: You can enter from the Waterways side, but you can't get out onto the
Bridge Plain. Incidentally, there's no one there anymore.
Norma: Why?
Jay: We evacuated the Oresoren to a safe location. We can't have them residing
next to what's about to become a battlefield.
Moses: You sure are a lot nicer to them furballs than you are to humans.
Jay: Let's not worry about me at the moment. Now, as for a path onto the
Bridge Plain... Do you remember this formation between the Crags and the lake?
Senel: That's the place with the tall cliffs on both sides.
Jay: Right. At present, this is the only route onto the Bridge Plain.
Jay: Vaclav has established a front-line base near the entrance to the Bridge
Plain. The first action the allies will take is to capture this base in a
nighttime raid.
Maurits: Right now, the enemy's defenses should be relatively weak. We're going
to take advantage of that.
Jay: Our real objective is to draw out the main force from the bridge and force
them into a decisive battle.
Maurits: To that end, we must try to make quite a show of destroying the
front-line base. We need to make Vaclav absolutely furious.
Jay: All right, everyone, please proceed quickly to the front-line base.
Maurits: Good timing. Allow me to introduce the leader of our automata force.
Maurits: I apologize for his attitude. Please understand, it stems purely from
his sense of duty. Under normal circumstances, Walter would have been the
leader of the Merines' personal guard. Because of that, he is more committed to
the success of this operation than anyone.
[They leave the village. Scene changes to Vaclav. Shirley and Stella are hooked
up to the machine.]
Shirley: Aaah!
Shirley: Uhh...
Vaclav: Take it to just below a level that would kill her, and proceed with the
charging.
Vaclav: We can't let her die yet. She looks like she's going to prove useful in
more ways than one. Heh heh heh...Just a little further...
Will: We'll need to go around some mountains to get to the Front Lines. It's
toward 1 o'clock.
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<4fl> Front Line
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Will: All right. We'll wait here until nightfall. We can't allow ourselves to
be seen by the enemy now. Hide in the foliage and stay quiet.
Stella: You said you wanted to see my teriques, right, Senel? This is it. This
is...the light of my teriques.
Senel: Ah...
Norma: You yell at me for wanting a little nap, and here you are sleeping like
a rock!
Norma: Ooh! Is it finally time for the Holy Rexalian Empire to make its move?
Chloe: Are there really Rexalian soldiers onboard the Legacy? I'd never even
heard rumors about that until now.
Moses: Me neither.
Will: The people you see before you are all soldiers of the Holy Rexalian
Empire. Normally, they're just civilians, but they're prepared to assemble
whenever necessary.
Chloe: Really?
Senel: Just ignore them. Don't tell me you all are soldiers, too?
Will: Actually, Curtis is the chief commanding officer of the Holy Rexalian
Empire's Elite Guard. He and Maurits will direct the entire allied force during
this operation.
Chloe: W...wait a minute. Isn't the job of the Elite Guard to protect the Holy
Sovereign? Why would someone like that be onboard the Legacy?
Isabella: The Holy Sovereign has been onboard the Legacy for many years now.
Curtis: We stand ready to protect and serve each and every day! Don't we,
Isabella?
Curtis: The Bantam Bouncers name is purely camouflage, so that we may hide in
plain sight.
Curtis: Don't be so serious, friends! When one is troubled, one must sing!
Curtis: Oh yes, of course. Farewell, brother! We're counting on you! Hah hah
hah!
Isabella: People of Rexalia! Long have you trained in secret. Now, reveal what
mighty warriors you are! Your objective is the base on the front lines of
Vaclav's army!
Maurits: My brave Ferines, the time has come to return the Merines to her
rightful place!
Will: Our objective is to break all the way through their rear guard. Let's go.
Will: There's a guard. Fighting head-on will just diminish our strength. It's
too dangerous to get close. Let's be careful, so we don't get caught.
Chloe: All right. We'll avoid meaningless battles and break through at once.
[They advance through the lines. Automata are shown attacking Vaclav's army.]
Norma: Come on! We can't just stand around! Let's get going!
Moses: Yahoo!
Maurits: The results of this battle will set the course for the entire war. We
must emerge victorious.
Jay: The main force on the bridge should begin reacting to us soon. We'll be in
trouble if they get here before we take down the front base.
Moses: Yahoo! We did it! Csaba! Boys! You watchin'? We beat 'em!
Isabella: The 30th platoon broke through the rear guard! Vaclav's defensive
line has fallen!
[Ferines and Alliance soldiers are gathered before Maurits and the Bouncers.]
Maurits: The allies have achieved a glorious victory! Let us continue onward
with this same energy and expel the enemy from our land! We will recover the
Merines! May the sea lead us to victory!
Jay: The units have begun assembling on the Bridge Plain. Please join them.
Will: Understood.
Norma: Just like when Senny and Shirl first came to the Legacy.
Chloe: What?
Melanie: Yes, sir. According to reports, the enemy force is a mixed group
consisting primarily of citizens from Werites Beacon. They are well-trained and
large in number, and even our troops' courageous defense was not enough.
Cashel: You must be joking! How could our army lose to a bunch of peasants?!
Vaclav: Those are no peasants. Our enemy is the Holy Rexalian Empire. Prepare
all troops to move out! If they want a fight, then they shall have one the
likes of which they have never imagined. I'll show Rexalia its proper place!
Begging for my mercy!
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<4bp> Bridge Plain
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Jay: There's still some time left before the operation begins. Please make sure
all preparations are complete. I don't want to hear any excuses when you fail.
Jay: I'm holding back, actually. Especially when it comes to a certain stupid
bandit.
Moses: That's it. Let's you and me settle this right now!
Will: Make sure that you have everything you need. You hear me, Norma?
Jay: The operation will begin shortly. Work toward infiltrating the bridge. Try
to throw the enemy's flank and rear into confusion along the way.
Will: So we're to place priority on breaking through their lines over reducing
their number.
Jay: Right. No matter what, we must not allow Vaclav to fire the Nerifes
Cannon. The moment that cannon is fired, this battle will be lost.
Norma: Yeah, our whole reason for fighting will go poof...so to speak.
Jay: According to Maurits, the two of them are on the top floor of the bridge.
Chloe: I'm ready and determined to face it, but it's certainly going to be a
long fight.
[Anime cutscene begins. The armies of both sides are shown on each end of the
Bridge Plain. Anime cutscene ends.]
Maurits: It appears the advance force has made contact with the enemy. We're
not far off from our predicted schedule.
Isabella: Then it's time for the 30th platoon to move out. Please commence your
operation.
Jay: Yes, but it is not that easy. While it is the shortest route, you would
also be cutting through the main battlefield. It's a little out of the way, but
if you go around to the right, you should encounter less resistance. I'll let
you decide which route to take. Please choose a path. Everything will be lost
if you die. Come back to the base if you need any supplies.
Will: Understood.
Chloe: We should be pretty far from the main battlefield by now, but there's
still a large number of enemy soldiers.
Maurits: Soon, we'll be within sight of land. If they fire the Nerifes Cannon,
it's all over. This isn't looking good.
[Fenimore approaches.]
Fenimore: Sorry...
Walter: {...} Fenimore. Everyone here has been working hard, trying to get the
automata ready. No one has had any time to rest. They'd really appreciate
something to eat.
[Scene changes to Maurits, the Bouncers, and Jay. An alliance soldier runs up
to Jay and tells him something.]
Jay: What?! A force of unidentified origin has appeared on the enemy's flank?
Round bodies with soft fur?...That's the Oresoren!
[Oresoren are shown fighting enemy soldiers. They are then chased.]
Quppo: Fighting!
Curtis: Hah hah hah! What a delightful sight! They're making fools of the enemy
soldiers! Those little round fighters are fantastic! Aren't they, Isabella?
Jay: No! The Oresoren must not fight! I can't allow them to be put in danger!
Maurits: Jay?!
[Walter uses the Whisper Crystal to command the automata. Scene changes to
Vaclav and the Terrors.]
Melanie: But sir, that's our trump card for the landing assault...
Vaclav: Do it.
Will: We're the 30th platoon. Can you give us an update on the situation?
Mercenary: We don't know why, but the situation has changed. We were struggling
for a while, but now we seem to be gaining ground. The 30th platoon...You're
the independent platoon that was dispatched recently. Though the tide is
turning, a frontal attack would still be tough. I believe there are fewer
enemies to the right.
Quppo: Senel!
Moses: D-d-d-d-d-d-
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Jay?! {Senel, Will, Chloe, Moses}
JJ?! {Norma}
Jay: Are you two all right? What are you all doing here?
Quppo: We can't just hide out while you and Senel and everyone are fighting.
Quppo: We'd gladly give our lives for the cause! We're going to fight along
with you, Jay!
Jay: Don't ever talk about giving up your lives, not even as a joke! You know I
hate that kind of thing!
Jay: I was only able to save them because of you. Thank you.
Jay: We'll be leaving the battlefield now, but please take care--
Poppo: *Ors!*
Poppo: We all live together on the Legacy, and so, we want to protect it
together.
Jay: *Sigh*
Will: Jay, I understand your concern for the Oresoren. But the feelings the
Oresoren hold towards this ship are just as strong. This isn't something you
can just force them to stop doing. You should understand that better than
anyone.
Quppo: Jay.
Poppo: Jay.
Jay: However, I will go with you in their place. The Oresoren will provide rear
support. We will have a better strategic effect that way. Is that all right
with you?
Quppo: Yeah!
Poppo: We'll go tell the others! Please watch over Jay for us.
Quppo: We'll do everything we can to support you so you can rescue Shirley.
Jay: I'm not thrilled about it, but it looks like I'll be joining your crew.
Will: Indeed.
Moses: Ow!
Jay: ...Thanks.
[Scene changes to Vaclav and the Terros at the enterance to the bridge.]
Vaclav: We'll deal with the fighting outside later. Damn them... For now, they
can watch the destruction of Gadoria with their own eyes! Eradicate every last
enemy that enters the bridge. Don't let a single one through.
Melanie, Cashel, Stingle: Yes, sir!
Jay: I see some Triage Tents have been erected. Perhaps we should stop by
before heading on to the Bridge?
Senel: You're only worried because Shirley would be sad if anything happened to
us, right?
Fenimore: We sent her out on an errand and haven't heard from her since... It
was the opposite direction from the battlefield, so I don't think she got
caught up in the fighting.
Fenimore: May the sea guide you. My true name is Xelhes. It means "blessing."
I've gone ahead and said a prayer for your safety.
Senel: I think it was a second name that indicates the bearer's true nature,
right?
Fenimore: You're welcome. Uh...Senel! Please, save Shirley! She believes you'll
come for her no matter what!
[They leave the Triage Tent and head toward the Bridge.]
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<4br> Bridge
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Moses: Whoa...
Jay: Moses, don't just stand there like an idiot with your mouth hanging open.
Will: Wait. Before that, I have something I'd like to say. We're not all one
single entity. We each have our own reasons for fighting. Senel wants to rescue
his sister. Chloe wishes to save her country from peril. Moses seeks vengeance
for his comrades. Jay is carrying out the will of his friends. And my own
desire is to see peace returned to the Legacy. While the thoughts going through
all our minds may be different--
Norma: Why?!
Will: At any rate, our goals may be different, but we've still managed to come
this far together. Let's keep that up and put an end to this, once and for all.
Senel, Chloe, Moses, Jay: Roger! {Senel & Chloe} Uh-huh! {Moses}
Understood. {Jay}
Will: Norma.
Norma: What?
Norma: Oh.
Norma: I guess you do get it, after all! Okay! You can count on me!
[Stella and Shirley are shown being used to charge the Nerifes Cannon. The
party enters the Bridge. They find fallen allied soldiers.]
Will: Melanie!
Melanie: Exactly. But you needn't worry about the other two. Because you're
going to die right here!
Melanie: Hah!
[They run towards her. Jay sets off a smoke bomb and they run past her.]
Melanie: What?!
[Jay closes the triple doors behind them. Melanie is stuck on the other side.]
Jay: That takes care of that. We can't afford to waste any time dealing with
her.
Melanie: We finally meet again after all this time, and you jut run off! I
really wanted to play with you a little longer. You won't get away with a stunt
like that again!
Senel: Yeah.
Jay: Ah, good timing. I need you to send a message to the commander. The 30th
platoon has eliminated Melanie, of the Terrors.
Norma: Let's head for the top while they're still occupied! Onward!
Jay: The entrance to the next floor is straight ahead. It appears to be sealed.
Norma: Okay, everyone gather around and put your hands on the door.
Cashel: The only thing that can open that door is this card. Understand?
Moses: I understand that stompin' all over you will take care of everything.
Cashel: No. It's that you've got nowhere left to go. You're about to meet the
same fate as those thugs in the forest.
Senel: Moses, calm down. He's just trying to make you mad.
Cashel: It's a shame you couldn't be there to witness them begging pathetically
for their lives. Heh heh heh.
Moses: Grrr!
Moses: Aaargh!
Moses: Just kiddin'. It's fine; I'm cool. I'm a different man than I was back
in the forest.
Moses: Now, don't get me wrong--I'm about to burst--but there ain't no use just
goin' wild. First we gotta figure out just how to take this guy out!
Cashel: They call me the Phantom. No one can see my true form.
Cashel: Heh heh heh. Now, tremble in fear as you wander about aimlessly,
waiting for your death!
Cashel: Leave it to you? What could a child like you possibly do?
Jay: There!
Jay: I'm pretty confident in my abilities, as well. I get anxious when another
person and I are good at the same things.
Cashel: Oh?
Jay: I always feel I simply must find out which one is truly better. Don't you?
Cashel: ...Amusing. Well, then, let's see what you can do!
[They follow, then stop. Jay points Cashel's hiding spot out.]
Jay: There!
Jay: Is that the best you can do? Not very impressive for a so-called Phantom.
Cashel: Ugh!
Jay: Now, we don't have all day, so let's put an end to the hide-and-seek,
all right?
Jay: *Sigh*
Cashel: Haaa!
Cashel: Ah...ah...
Jay: Yes?
Moses: You may be annoyin' and obnoxious, but thanks to you I was able to
avenge my boys. You're the only reason we were able to see past those shadows.
[Will hits Moses and Jay on the head. A strange loud noise is heard after.]
Jay: Those are ship cannons. It's probably the Gadorian fleet.
Jay: Vaclav will undoubtedly fire the Nerifes Cannon as soon as it's ready.
Let's hurry.
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...Fire all the cannons you like. That's not going to stop
the Legacy.
Senel: Chloe.
Chloe: What is it, Coolidge? If it's about me, I'm fine. I'm calm...for now,
at least.
Chloe: ...Right.
Norma: Don't worry! We've won every battle so far! We won't have any trouble
with that masked weirdo!
Chloe: ...Yeah!
Senel: What?
Senel: Huh?
Norma: All right, guys! Onward!
Norma: If you let us through and don't cause any trouble, we might just let you
live. How about it?
Chloe: Hey! Don't tell me you're going to run away! Unbelievable! You question
my resolve, and then you pull something like this?!
Chloe: What?
Chloe: Damn...
Senel: Chloe...
Norma: Roger!
Moses: Hold up! I ain't got it quite yet. What's goin' on?
Norma: C will tell us sometime. We'll just wait until she's ready.
Will: All right. Now the only one left is Vaclav. Just a little further.
Chloe: That's Mount Zeriques, the highest mountain in my country. At the base
of the mountain lies the capital, Baltoga.
Norma: So I guess it's about time for the final act, huh?
Vaclav: Excellent!
Vaclav: I'm impressed you made it this far. However, you're too late! Behold,
the firing of the Nerifes Cannon!
Senel: No!
[Anime cutscene begins. The Cannon charges, then fires a huge blast. It hits a
mountain and causes an explosion. The mountain crumbles, and people in the
village below scream and run as chunks of the mountain rain down. Anime scene
ends.]
Walter: That was the Nerifes Cannon! Senel, what are you doing?
[Walter summons his wings and flies off. Scene returns to the control room.]
Vaclav: Hmm. I was aiming for the capital, but somehow it hit the mountain
behind it instead.
Chloe: Mount Zeriques is...gone...
Norma: Ah...ahh...
Moses: Unbelievable...
Vaclav: Well, well. I suppose we should have expected as much from the Merines
and her sister. Resilient, aren't they? Fire it again. This time, I will hit
the capital. Prepare for the second round of the Nerifes Cannon!
Norma: Hey! If you're gonna run away, at least stop this thing first!
Chloe: Hurry!
Shirley: Uhh...
Shirley: Senel...
Senel: Shirley!
Shirley: Stella?...
Jay: I don't know any more about this than you do.
Chloe: Why is it still running? Stella and Shirley aren't attached anymore!
Vaclav: Now that we've fought again, I'm sure of it. I know who you are. That
eres you use...So that's what this is about.
Senel: Wh...what?
Vaclav: The mystery of what happened three years ago is finally clear.
Senel: *Gasp*
Vaclav: Sooner or later, you will learn just how foolish your decision was.
You've chosen a path from which you cannot turn back!
Walter: Merines! Are you safe? The Merines appears to be well. That's all that
matters now.
Norma: Are you saying we should just watch that cannon fire?
Chloe: *Gasp*
Senel: Shirley?!
Walter: Merines...Well...
Walter: {...} If you can control the entire ship, then perhaps...
Senel: Shirley?
Shirley: I'm...the Merines. I'm the only one who can do it. Don't worry, Senel.
Chloe: Shirley...
Shirley: Ugh!
Senel: Shirley?!
Shirley: Aaah!
Senel: Shirley!
Shirley: I have no power! Why? Now when I'm needed the most?! Did I really lose
everything that day?! Why?!
[Anime cutscene begins. The cannon fires. Stella glows and releases a giant
golden teriques. The teriques catches the cannon fire, then pulls it safely
into the sky. Stella falls and hits the ground.]
Senel: Stella!
Walter: Yes. She wasn't merely unconscious. She connected her mind directly to
the ship and became the Legacy as it drifted along the sea.
Senel: What?!
Shirley: What?
Senel: It was the same color as Stella's teriques...
Chloe: We saw something like that at The Ruins of Frozen Light, too! So wait,
Stella was the one who saved Coolidge that time? All this time, I thought it
was Shirley...
Norma: That reminds me of what Hattie said. She said that when Senny was pushed
off the cliff, he was enveloped in light and set down safely.
Will: And the pillar of light which appeared when Senel and Shirley first came
onboard the Legacy?
Senel: Then, the fact that the Legacy appeared in front of us in the first
place was...
Senel: Stella was...the Legacy itself? She's been protecting me all this time?
Shirley: Senel...
Senel: I can't believe it. Stella...You didn't have to... Please! Open your
eyes! You can't...You have to at least let me say...
Norma: No matter how much crystal eres I cast on her, it just flows through...
Shirley: No!
Walter: The stone in that brooch once saved your life. Maybe it will work
again!
Shirley: Okay!
Senel: Is it working?
Senel: Stella!
Shirley: Stella!
Shirley: Stella!
Stella: Senel...
Shirley: *Gasp*
Senel: Don't go, Stella! Weren't you looking forward to performing the Rite of
Feriyen?! To us...
Shirley: Senel...
Shirley: Stella!
[Stella dies. Several scenes are shown. The party leaving the bridge area.
Fenimore runs up and hugs Shirley.
Moses and Giet are reunited with Csaba and the boys.
Grune: Hello.
Harriet: Hello.
Pippo: Hello!
Harriet: ...Yeah. I just kind of stumbled upon it, but the flowers are pretty
and the view is wonderful.
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<4wb> Werites Beacon
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2 Weeks Later
Harriet: Stella, thank you for saving everyone. Because of you, the war is
over, and no one has to die anymore. Thank you so, so much. It's sad when you
lose someone you care about. I was really sad, too, when my mom died. It felt
like there was a hole in my heart.
Senel: Harriet...
Harriet: Hey, pull yourself together! If you keep moping, Stella's going to
laugh at you.
Senel: Where?
Harriet: To that guy's house. He said he wants to see you. Who does he think he
is, anyway? Ordering me around like this!
Senel: You two really should make up. I heard you aren't even living together.
Senel: {scribble} All right. Well, let's get going to Will's house.
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Awakening
<ch5> Chapter 5
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Will: We've all received medals from the Holy Kingdom of Gadoria. Could you
deliver them to everyone?
Will: If you don't find someone in the town, just bring their medal back to me.
Harriet: Humph. Wait for me, Senel! I'm coming with you!
Chloe: Oh, because I came out of the hospital? No, I'm fine. I was inquiring
about renting a room. The hospital manager offered to let me use an empty room.
I came to discuss the details with him. Stingle is still onboard somewhere. He
has to be. And I will find him.
Senel: {...}
Senel: I guess I still have a ways to go, if I'm making people worry about me.
Senel: What?
Chloe: N...nothing.
Norma: Come on, I'll give you a discount! This is one deal you don't want to
miss!
Innkeep: I've got my livelihood to worry about here. If my family were to find
out...
Norma: What?
Innkeep: Norma, please stop pestering me. I can't just rent you a room
indefinitely.
Senel: What?
Innkeep: No, I mean, renting out the room is fine, but you have to pay for it.
Norma: I said I'd give you a discount!
Harriet: Normal?
Norma: I'm one of the heroes who saved the Legacy, right? You can at least give
me a break on a room!
Norma: Hmm, there's something mixed in with this. I'd say it's only about 70%
gold.
Norma: Yeah, the Everlight. I swear I'm going to find it! So, come on, Senny,
give me a hand.
Norma: Because Shirl's brooch turned out to be a bust! It wasn't the Everlight
after all! You owe me big time for all the work I did trying to get ahold of
it!
[They find Moses in a park area camped out with the bandits.]
Csaba: Senel, thanks for everything you've done for Moses. I can't even begin
to express my gratitude. You even provided us with a place to camp!
Senel: You really should be thanking Will and Isabella. They're the ones who
arranged for that.
Moses: Course, when you stop and think about everything I've done, it's hardly
surprising to be gettin' somethin' like this! Well, now that we took care of
Vaclav, it's time I got back to lookin' for my sacred eres!
Senel: I'm glad you and the others were okay, Csaba. Your wounds have healed
already?
Csaba: Thanks to that medicine the masked swordsman gave us.
Csaba: We lost to Cashel in the Forest of No Return and were on the verge of
death, but that masked swordsman came and saved us.
Moses: I know he and Chloe got some bad blood, but he don't strike me as such
a bad guy. Is Chloe lookin' for him?
Senel: Probably.
Moses: Oh, well. Guess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
[Senel and Harriet go to the Fountain Plaza and find Grune with Curtis.]
Curtis: Yo, brother! Can I get a word? Isabella's busy at the moment, so I'd
like to recruit some temps.
Curtis: Grune's got excellent potential but she just...doesn't quite fit. What
do you think, brother?
Curtis: How about you? Would you like to join me in becoming a soldier of love?
Harriet: Aah!
Senel: Cut it out. If Will hears that, I'm the one who's going to get hit on
the head.
[Curtis leaves.]
Grune: That's because this is a nice place. Seeing everyone smiling like this
makes me feel really good, too.
Senel: Yeah, everyone's in a good mood now that the war is over.
Grune: Really?...Hmm...
Grune: Here.
Senel: G...Grune?
Senel: Will said to bring back any leftovers. Let's head back for now.
[Senel and Harriet go to Will's house. Jay is hiding behind the inside door.]
Harriet: Honestly!
Harriet: Don't make this difficult! Just shut up and take it!
Chloe: That's...
Jay: A knight from the Holy Kingdom of Gadoria.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Would you by chance be the daughter of Sir
Valens?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: When your father was killed by bandits five
years ago, I thought the Valens name had become worthless.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Continue to serve your country with this same
degree of loyalty. In so doing, perhaps someday His Majesty will show you
lenience.
Senel: Chloe...
Jay: The Holy Kingdom of Gadoria is treating the events with Vaclav as part of
the war with Crusand. They're sending out proposals claiming they deserve
victor's rights.
Jay: Gadoria's real objective is to monopolize the Legacy and Shirley. Correct?
Will: A variety of people from other countries are currently gathering here in
Werites Beacon. Knights, spies, ambassadors...each with their own agenda.
Jay: They all want the Legacy, and they're vying against each other just
outside the public view.
Will: Someone seeking to make use of Shirley could appear again at any time. It
may turn out to be a good thing that she isn't in town. What's wrong? Did I say
something?
Senel: Yeah...
[Flashback.]
Shirley: I may be able to provide them with emotional support. I may not have
any power, but I'm still the Merines. I'm going to go with them.
[Flashback ends.]
Senel: Considering her position, it's only natural for her to stay with the
Ferines. I don't have the right to say otherwise.
Will: Still, I can't say I'm fond of the idea of you not visiting her at all.
Will: Well, I'll give you that opportunity now. I'm going to pay them a visit,
so why don't you come with me?
Norma: The two of them probably don't know what to say to each other, so
they've been staying apart.
Norma: We'd completely forgotten the reason we came here! Hey, Fen-Fen!
Senel: All right, thanks. Can you leave right away, Will?
Will: Of course.
Chloe: I have plenty to do. It's just...everyone said they're going so...
Fenimore: Right.
Fenimore: The Village of the Ferines is toward 8 o'clock, after crossing the
shallow area to the port side. It's near a lake.
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<5vf> Village of the Ferines
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Senel: Walter...
Walter: Fenimore, why are you here?
Will: I bring a letter from the Sovereign of the Holy Rexalian Empire. I seek
an audience with Maurits.
Norma: I never knew a place like this existed above the lake.
Chloe: It seems there are still many things we don't know about the Legacy.
Will: Norma.
Maurits: We've had many uninvited guests lately. His position being what it is,
he can get a bit on edge.
Jay: People have come here trying to get at Shirley, haven't they?
Maurits: We merely wish to live in peace. Why do they insist on troubling us?
Ah, I apologize. That wasn't directed at you. I'll prepare a response to your
letter at once. Please give my regards to Her Excellency. I've sent someone for
Shirley. I'm sure she'll be delighted that you've come, Senel.
Maurits: Hmm? Ah, I see... I've received a message from Shirley. She's a bit
busy now, so she cannot see you today.
Senel: Oh...
Senel: Ritual?
Jay: As I recall, Shirley said that she lacks the powers of the Merines.
Maurits: What she lacks in power, she makes up for in dignity. She has a fierce
determination to help fulfill the expectations of the Ferines. Stella's death
may have opened Shirley's eyes to who she really is. I believe Shirley saw the
true essence of the Merines in the noble spirit of sacrifice Stella displayed
when she gave her life to protect everyone. In fact, Stella may be the happiest
of all about Shirley's growth. I have prepared a room for all of you. Please
rest yourselves while I prepare my response.
Fenimore: Shirley!
Shirley: Fenimore, why are you here?! Didn't you get on the ship?
Fenimore: Now's not the time for that. I have something important to talk to
you about. Why won't you see your brother? After I went to all the trouble of
bringing him here. If you don't meet him now...If you don't talk to him, you
two are finished. Is that really what you want?
Fenimore: How can you honestly think that you can make others happy when you
can't even make yourself happy? Stop making up excuses and go see Senel. You
love him, don't you?
Fenimore: Hey.
Shirley: Fenimore, that hurts. What are you doing that for?
Fenimore: Oh, so you're normal after all. Everyone's fawning over you because
you're the Merines and talking about how noble you are. But you're perfectly
normal. You're nothing more than a skinny little girl.
Fenimore: I'm going to tell you what you should do. Throw yourself at Senel.
There's no reason to hold back because of Stella. Your sister is dead. You are
alive. You have a duty to find happiness...enough happiness for both you and
Stella.
Moses: What's that, a love letter? How many ladies you got, anyway?
Norma: Oh, please. I'm sure Fen-Fen's just bringing Shirl to see him.
Jay: There's no telling what Walter would do to you if he found you engaging in
any suspicious behavior.
Shirley: I know.
Shirley: Blessing...
Fenimore: Right. Trust me. You're cute. No one can beat you. You're going to be
fine.
Shirley: Senel...
Shirley: I'm sorry to make you come here like this when you're busy.
Shirley: I'm fine. Don't worry. I just have a lot of things to do. I'm a little
tired. That's all.
Senel: Really?
Shirley: Fenimore must have been telling you stories. She always exaggerates
things.
Shirley: Wh...what?
Senel: We probably can't go oon living the same way we used to... But still, if
anything ever happens, you can always talk to me. This lady, Musette, once told
me... "When your sister is in danger, you must run to her immediately--no
matter where she is or what stands in your way. That is what older brothers
do." Even if your lives change, my feelings won't.
Senel: Y...yeah?
Shirley: You'll probably be surprised to hear me say this all of a sudden. But
just hear me out. Senel...I...I love--
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: I bet she's happy... Stella was in love with you the whole time. Did
you know that? She was always looking at you, from the moment we met.
Senel: That's...
Shirley: You're probably thinking, "that can't be true," right? But I could
tell. Of course, I know why. Who wouldn't have felt like that? I'd better start
heading back. Thank you for coming to see me. Take care of yourself.
Senel: Shirley...
Chloe: Coolidge...
Fenimore: You two are exactly alike. You're both clumsy and awkward.
Shirley: Sorry.
Fenimore: *Sigh* Now you look like you're going to cry. Pathetic.
Shirley: Yeah, well, I am pathetic. Now are you done? Just leave me alone. So
nobody cares about me. Whatever. I know you don't, Fenimore. Why don't you go
on back to your home?
Fenimore: I can't do that. Do you think I could abandon a friend in your state?
Shirley: We're...friends?
Shirley: Well, when you're in my position, that's kind of how things work out.
Fenimore: So, I have to teach you what friends are like. You'll like it. We can
talk about silly things and have a good time together. We can talk to each
other about love. And...
Shirley: And?
Moses: Whoa!
Senel: Walter?!
Senel: Really?
Jay: Yes. It's almost as if you want to get away from here as quickly as
possible.
[Will points at Norma on her bed.]
Norma: Aaaaah!
[They leave the building and run into Maurits and Walter.]
Moses: Senel, ain't you gonna say bye to Shirley before we go?
[They leave the Village of the Ferines. Scene changes to Shirley's room.
Shirley is wearing a new dress.]
Maurits: Oh, my...you look splendid. Yes, the garments of the Ferines do suit
you best.
Maurits: Then, let us be on our way to where the Rite of Accession will be
held.
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<5hf> Hidden Fortress
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Jay: Yes. This location is indeed connected with Vaclav's army. But...
Moses: Oh, come on! Speak up, boy!
Jay: Be quiet, Moses. Are the remnants of Vaclav's forces really here?
Maurits: This is the Altar of the Sea, where the Rite of Accession will take
place. It is said that during the Kingdom of Terises, each generation's Merines
traveled here to hear the voice of the sea.
Shirley: ...Okay.
Shirley: Y...yeah.
Shirley: ...Thanks.
Norma: Wait a sec, Wally. I don't see any of Vaclav's soldiers here.
Walter: {...}
Will: It's...uh...
Jay: They're records of human test subjects. Vaclav was using the prisoners to
carry out a certain experiment.
Jay: He was trying to find a way to artificially create someone with the power
of a Merines.
Senel: What?
Will: Radiant.
Norma: It wasn't just, like, 10 or 20 people... Vaclav must have used hundreds
of them over the years...
Jay: It appears that he captured them on the mainland and sent them here a few
at a time.
Senel: That's...
Norma: When we first met Fen-Fen, she was scared of us. that probably means...
Senel: Grrr!
Senel: Aaaargh!
Chloe: Coolidge?!
Senel: Vaclav! What did you do to Stella?! Damn you! Damn you!
Senel: Dammit!
Will: We should take these records. If we leave them here, it could lead to new
problems.
Chloe: Coolidge...
Senel: I'm all right now. I'm sorry about that.
Chloe: ...Right.
Jay: Yes.
Walter: Then now you know. You Orerines mercilessly took the lives of countless
Ferines here.
Norma: Hey, that was Vaclav! Don't put us together with him!
Walter: To me, you Orerines are all the same. The Ferines have suffered greatly
for many years. But that all ends today. For today, the Merines will complete
the Rite of Accession!
Senel: What?! Shirley almost died the last time she tried that!
Walter: The Merines' heart is different now. She has chosen to face the ritual
of her own volition.
Senel: What?
Walter: The Rite of Accession is a ritual of rebirth. Her mind will become one
with Nerifes, and she will experience her true awakening.
Will: Nerifes?
Walter: Once that happens, she will no longer call you brother. She will become
an entirely new being!
Jay: You were trying to keep us from finding out about the ritual.
Walter: Exactly. That said... Merely bringing you here wasn't my only
objective.
Walter: An Orerines military force has appeared at the site of the ritual.
Senel: Stop!
Jay: From the way he was acting, it seems this time he's for real.
Norma: Ooh! I don't understand anything anymore! First he says Shirl's going to
stop being Shirl, and now we've got armies popping up out of nowhere!
Jay: That book down there. Is it part of the records? Let's see..."Operations
Report: Merines Capture"
Jay: Fine, fine... Here, you can have it. But if we need it later, make sure
you let me see it, all right?
Moses: What are y'all doing? This ain't no time for books.
Jay: Ah, perfect timing! Okay. Got it. Thanks. We've located Shirley. She's at
the Altar of the Sea, on the bow of the ship.
Shirley: Great will of the sea, true home of the Ferines, I call upon thee. If
thou deemest me, Shirley Fennes, worthy as thy agent, then bless me with thy
voice...
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: The next phase of the mission begins now. Your
objective is to capture the Merines. Eliminate anyone who interferes. We cannot
allow any other country to get its hands on the Merines. If necessary, we will
do away with her.
Jay: The Altar of the Sea is at the bow of the Legacy. Let's hurry.
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<5as> Altar of the Sea
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Will: It's no good, he's dead. What about that one, Moses?
Jay: Walter said it was a "military force." I wonder how many there are.
Chloe: I...I don't know anything about this! Please believe me, Coolidge!
Chloe: Ah!
Radiant Woman: She's been praying for a while, but there hasn't been any
reaction from the water.
Radiant Man: The first signs appeared quickly, three years ago. If those
haven't even happened yet, then...
Radiant Woman: Even if she had an awakening, maybe she's just not cut out for
it.
Radiant Man: She probably lost all her power in the accident last time...
Fenimore: Silence! All of you! Shirley's doing her best. Stop talking like that
right in front of her!
Fenimore: But...
Shirley: It's only natural that everyone is worried. They've waited for so long
for me to become the Merines.
Fenimore: Shirley...
Shirley: Stella told me I got a high fever and spent days on the brink of
death. I wonder if it is hopeless...
Maurits: How dare you barge into the middle of a holy Ferines ritual! Is this
how Orerines behave?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: I show the utmost consideration for my fellow
human beings, but you aren't human, are you? Merines. You're under arrest for
conspiring with the Crusand Empire against our country.
[Party travels partway through the Altar of the Sea and finds more bodies.]
Jay: Judging by this, the force has probably already reached Shirley...
Senel: Dammit!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: We have evidence that Shirley and her sister
were the ones responsible for operating the device known as the Nerifes Cannon.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: She can plead her case in a Gadorian court.
Radiant Man: You are the hope of the Ferines. Please, hurry!
Fenimore: *Gasp*
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Don't think I'll show you mercy just because
you're a woman.
Shirley: *Gasp*
Shirley: Don't try to speak! Someone, please! Come heal Fenimore! Anyone!
Please, somebody!
Maurits: Just watch. This may be a better opportunity than any we could have
hoped for.
Walter: What?!
Shirley: Fenimore, it's okay. I'll heal you. You aren't hurt that badly. You'll
be fine. Okay?
Shirley: Stop! Don't say things like that! You're not going to die!
Fenimore: Hurry...
Shirley: Fenimore...
Shirley: Fenimore?... Hey, Fenimore! Fenimore! No! Please, don't go! Not you,
too, Fenimore! We're friends, right?! Don't leave me alone!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: This is what happens to those who resist us.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Yes. I do. Because of you, our country faced
utter and complete destruction. I will never forget the terror, the hatred I
felt that day!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: What are you doing? Take her!
Norma: Those guys just ran off like they saw a ghost or something.
Will: Are you the ones who were controlling that creature? Why are you doing
this?
Radiant Man: Spare us your pitiful excuses! We can't trust the words of the
Orerines!
Senel: Hey!
Senel: Shirley!
Walter: I won't allow you to cause any more suffering. You will not get near
the Merines.
Chloe: What's going on here?! Why are you killing innocent people?!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: They aren't people. They're monsters! Just
look at that woman glowing!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: What, are you angry? What's wrong with calling
a monster a monster?
Chloe: Pathetic. Are those truly the words of a knight, a herald of justice?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Chloe Valens! This is an order! Kill the
Merines!
Chloe: What?!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: I have been given full authority by His
Majesty the King. My words are his words.
Chloe: Grr!
Walter: So, that's what you really think. Senel, in your heart, you've always
thought she was a monster, haven't you?
Senel: Never!
Senel: That's what I think of your order. Shirley! Can you hear me? Shirley!
Shirley?...
Maurits: The Rite of Accession is complete. A new Merines has been born.
Awaken, O wondrous agent of Nerifes and leader of our people! Awaken, O
Merines!
Maurits: At last, our time has come. We Ferines have waited four thousand years
for this day!
Senel: Grr!
Walter: Die!
Shirley: Wait.
Walter: Merines...
Senel: Shirley?
Senel: What?
Shirley: I am the Merines. I hear the voice of Nerifes, and I am the agent of
its will.
Shirley: I said, do not call me by that name. I am no longer the person who
pretended to be your sister.
Senel: What kind of nonsense is that? No matter what happens, you're still
Shirley!
Shirley: ...Silence!
Senel: Uaaah!
Moses: Girl, what has gotten into you, raisin' your hand against your own kin?
Chloe: Shirley! Do you realize what you've done?! Answer me! Shirley!
Shirley: You have no need for the blessings of Nerifes. I shall take them back.
Norma: It felt like all the strength just drained from my body...
Senel: Shirley...
Maurits: Orerines, you have shamelessly forgotten the sins of your past, acting
as if you own this world. Feel the wrath of Nerifes.
Senel: *Gasp*
Moses: Dammit!
Walter: A snowstorm? All of a sudden? What's going on?! Where did they
disappear to?
Walter: What?!
Maurits: Understood.
Senel: Ow!
Chloe: Coolidge!
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay: Grune?! {Senel, Will, Chloe, Jay, Moses}
G-Girl? {Norma}
Grune: Floating, floating... Fluffy snow... What kind of game was that? I want
to play, too!
Jay: I can't believe you can look at us like this and honestly think we were
playing.
Norma: Oh, no...the air is getting infected with G-Girl germs right before
our eyes...
Celsius: My name is Celsius. I appear before you by your own wish, master.
Celsius: Your desire to rescue those people called me to this place. However,
it seems the power of my incarnation is weak here.
Celsius: They cannot see me. Only you, master, can perceive my existence.
Grune: In that case, Celsius, why don't you take a little nap?
Chloe: Sentinels?!
Chloe: Huh?
Norma: Wh...what the? Huh? Crystal eres is no good, either! What's going on?!
[They run from the machines and make it back to town. People everywhere are
upset.]
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<5wb> Werites Beacon
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Norma: Thos sentinels kept coming from all over the place. I thought I was
gonna die.
Jay: As much as I hate to say it, I have to agree with Moses on this one.
Csaba: Moses!
Csaba: It's not just us. It's the same with the eren in town! Oh, no...not you,
too...
Moses: Quit your whinin'. Me and Giet'll figure somethin' out. Senel, I'm gonna
stop by the camp. I gotta calm my boys down.
Isabella: Yes.
Senel: Right.
Norma: Senny, you're the only man left, now. Take good care of us, okay?
Senel: Ugh...
Senel: No, it's not that. I just got dizzy for a second. I'm all right now.
Let's head for Will's house.
[On the way to Will's house, Senel's hand glows and he bends over again.]
[Senel collapses.]
Norma: Senny!
[Flashback.]
Shirley: Really?
Senel: We promised to meet up later. Don't worry. It's Stella. She'll be fine.
[Senel is laying in a bed at the inn. Harriet and Grune walk into the room.]
Harriet: You startled me. I was on my way to that guy's house when I found you
on the ground by the door.
Grune: It was really fun! I was all, "Heave ho! Heave ho!"
Senel: ...Chloe.
Chloe: *Gasp*
[Screen fades.]
Senel: Whose order was it? "Her Excellency"? There's no going back if they pull
something stupid.
Chloe: But we just can't sit around and do nothing. There've been rumors that
sentinel units are already gathering outside the city.
Senel: Chloe...
Chloe: But!
Senel: It's okay! You aren't like them. You don't need to feel responsible for
what they've done. And besides...the Ferines see us humans as their enemy. All
of us. Why?...
Chloe: What?
Senel: What the hell is going on? Why did things have to be like this?! I don't
know what to think anymore! Am I supposed to fight Shirley?! There's no way I
could do that!
Chloe: Senel...
Chloe: Of course not! Who would want to wage war against Shirley?! I don't
understand any of this, either! I don't know what's going on! What Shirley is
thinking...why we can't use eres... I don't understand a single thing! I feel
like my head is going to explode! But the one thing I do know is that I don't
want to fight Shirley.
Senel: I'm sorry, I just yelled at the first person in front of me. At any
rate, we can't leave things like this. We have to do something.
Grune: Well, you both keep saying the same thing. "I don't understand. I don't
understand." That must mean you think alike. Right?
Senel: Yeah...we don't understand. That's the problem, isn't it? There are too
many things we don't understand.
Chloe: Coolidge?
Senel: So... We need to figure them out. We can't do anything if we don't know
anything! We have to know! We have to know everything! We'll find the truth,
Chloe.
Chloe: What?
Chloe: *Gasp*
Senel: There's no way I'm letting a war start. That's not the answer!
Chloe: No, it's not. We'll find the answer...the way out of all of this.
Norma: Okay, then I'm coming along, too. I can't just ignore what's happening,
either.
Senel: Of course.
Senel: Um...
Grune: Don't worry. If you all put your hearts together, I'm sure it'll work
out.
Senel: (What was that?... The lighthouse suddenly flashed through my mind...)
Senel: Me too...
Norma: Seriously? Actually, me too...Does that mean our hearts are connected?
Well, whatever. It's close by. Let's go check it out!
Senel: Yeah... (I can't give in. We have to at least keep moving, for now.)
Chloe: Whew...
Chloe: ...Indeed.
[They leave the inn. The Captain of the Gadorian knights enters town.]
Norma: You're still here, pops?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Chloe Valens. I hereby place you under arrest
for the crime of treason.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Don't try to tell me you've forgotten what you
did to me at the Altar of the Sea.
Senel: I'm the one who knocked you out, not Chloe!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: And naturally, I am placing you under arrest
as well.
Senel: *Gasp*
Norma: Oh no!
[Curtis is shown standing on a roof nearby. The Oresoren run up and he jumps
down and starts to sing.]
Curtis: Hey noble knight causin' trouble, don't you know the rules of this
town?
Curtis: Exactly, boys, just what they said. You gotta obey the rules at all
times, you dig?
Curtis: No-ho-hoh!
Curtis: Ohhh!
Curtis: Those who break the rules will get to feel, the iron hammer of justice
and hear its thunderous peal.
Curtis: If there's a crime, we'll stop it; if there's a brawl, we'll squash it;
Oh, yeah! That's...our...life!
Senel: For the first time ever, I'm actually glad to see you.
Curtis: Hah hah hah hah! By the way, brother, what do you think of my new
temps?
Curtis: Indeed!
Curtis: Hmm...
[Party travels to the entrance of the lighthouse. Will and Jay are there.]
Norma: Hey, it's Teach and JJ. What are you guys up to?
Will: Well...uh...
Senel: The same thing happened to us. That's why we're here.
Jay: No one has ever opened the entrance to the lighthouse before.
Norma: Even my teacher's notes say that it can't be opened by eres... Well?
Have you been inside yet?
Moses: Aaaah!
[Moses and Giet run up. Moses trips, then gets back up.]
Moses: Wrong?! I'll tell you what's wrong! As soon as I left the city, I ran
smack dab into a huge army of them sentinels!
Will: And?
Moses: Man, you should've been there to see me in action. They kept comin', and
I just took 'em out one after another.
Jay: In other words, you got your butt kicked and ran for your life.
Jay: Stop wasting everyone's time with your obvious lies. Why did you really
come here?
Moses: That's somethin' I can't explain. I just had a feelin' this was where
I was supposed to be.
Jay: The inside is reminiscent of the Ruins of Frozen Light and the Legacy's
bridge.
Moses: Waaah!
Norma: Whoa!
Norma: What?!
Will: Don't you feel anything when you look at the sea here?
Jay: She probably can't appreciate such things.
Will: Up?
Jay: {...} *Sigh* Of all the dumb things you could say...
Jay: We're deep beneath the Legacy, most likely directly beneath the
lighthouse. We came down here on some sort of elevator.
Norma: Yeah. There's this huge tower next to where we were sleeping!
Will: Yes. I never would have expected such a large underground cavern to
exist...
Senel: Hmm?
Moses: Aaah!
Moses: Uaah!
Moses: Not you, too, Bubbles! Are y'all tryin' to kill me, or what?!
Will: Hmm...
Moses: Whoa! Don't even think about it! If y ou wanna test your eres, point it
somewhere else!
Chloe: It's back, just like it was before. What's going on?
Moses: All right! Time to show those sentinels who's boss! Yeehaw!
Norma: Where'd he run off to? It's been a while since he left.
Moses: It's no good. As soon as I got back up there, my eres stopped workin'.
Jay: So it seems the only place we can use eres is down in this underground
area.
Norma: Oh, well. It's still good that we got our powers back.
Chloe: I suppose it is better than not being able to use them at all.
Will: I know what you mean. As eren, our eres is a vital part of our being,
something that's always there.
Norma: Yeah. And it's not like everyone can use it, either. It's like a symbol
of who I am.
Senel: A vital part of our being... I've never really thought about eres that
way before... Well, what do we do now?
Will: By performing the Rite of Accession, Shirley has become the Merines.
Senel: Shirley said she was taking back the blessings of Nerifes.
Grune: Oh, my, you're all so full of spirit! I'll be your cheerleader!
Moses: {...} Everybody else gets a chance to stand up and say something, but
not Moses. No...
Senel: (What was that image that just flashed through my mind? Weird...I've
never seen that place before...)
Jay: Let's explore this underground area a bit. It's no accident that we can
use our eres here.
Will: Are you saying Shirley's power might not extend to this underground area?
Jay: Perhaps. Or, perhaps this place somehow allows us to receive the blessings
of Nerifes. Either way, we may be able to find a way out of this situation.
Jay: {!}
Grune: Hmm?
Norma: What do you mean, "Hmm"? How come you're talking to us like nothing's
happened?
Norma: We may as well bring her. She's been with us this long...
Jay: I'm not sure it's a good idea to be dragging around an ordinary civilian
with us.
Jay: {...} It's a good thing we happened to wind up here. Indeed. What are the
odds of that? It seems more reasonable to assume that we were all led here by
someone...
Maurits: Ahh...A true heir to the Kingdom of Terises finally takes her place
upon this royal seat.
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The Fallen Lands
<ch6> Chapter 6
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Norma: Um, you guys might think I'm weird for saying this, but... I've seen
this place before.
Jay: Hmm...
Norma: Let me see. Hmm, I've never seen writing like this before. It's not
Relares.
Moses: Feels like we're in the middle of a desert. I'm sweatin' buckets...
Chloe: Sweating?
Moses: Is it safe?
Jay: That's what we're about to find out. Why else would I tell you to touch
it?
Moses: Hey!
[Senel approaches the light.]
[Senel and Chloe touch the light. An image flashes across the screen.]
Will: I saw a white, rectangular object floating in the ocean. What about the
rest of you?
[They nod.]
Chloe: It felt like I was looking back over memories from long ago... But I've
never seen that thing before.
Norma: A white, rectangular thing with big patches of dirt here and there.
Grune: Think...think...think...
Grune: Ponder...ponder...ponder...
Moses: You sure seem like you're havin' a good time, Grune.
[They continue through the Fire Monument. They find another light.]
Norma: There's another one. I think that's the fourth, now? I'm sure we'll see
something when we touch this one, too.
[Senel and Chloe touch the light. The party is taken to Lumen Spring.]
Senel: Shirley?!
Senel: Huh?
Norma: How did she move just now?
Chloe: Coolidge!
[Shirley disappears.]
Moses: Ah, I get it! This is the real test to get my sacred eres!
Moses: We won!
Will: Well, of course. Gaets are the lords of all beasts; the most legendary of
legendary monsters. One doesn't get very many chances to study them.
Female Voice: It's all the fault of the Orerines...If it weren't for them,
things wouldn't have come to this.
Male Voice: The Wings of Light are a truly terrible thing. However we have no
choice but to use them now.
Male Voice: Can't we do anything? Do we just stand by and watch the Merines?
Female Voice: Beloved Ferines...My life ends here. The rest, I leave to the
next Merines. Please work together to bring a new light to our people. History
begins anew today, and you shall rule over its birth. You are the terises.
Moses: Me too.
Pippo: We heard you'd gone inside the lighthouse, so we came after you.
Jay: It might turn out to be a clue. Let's go ahead and take it with us.
Senel: Yeah...
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<6co> Coast
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Jay: I found out what's going on above. At this point, the war hasn't started
yet. The city is surrounded by sentinel forces, but they haven't taken any
other action.
Senel: I see...
Jay: I suspect they were images of the birth of the Kingdom of Terises.
Norma: So that white, rectangular thing was the basis for the Legacy?
Jay: The place we're standing right now exists inside that very object.
Will: That was most likely a ship as well. So the Radiant actually built land
on top of a pre-existing ship.
Norma: How'd they pull that off? Was it the power of the Merines.
Jay: Most likely. I heard a voice say something about the work of the Merines.
Will: I also wonder why such a legendary beast as a gaet appeared there.
Moses: She didn't respond a bit when you were callin' out to her. The real
Shirley wouldn't have acted like that.
Jay: Still, I have to say... The Radiant have some strange habits. Even if they
were looking for a new place to live, they didn't need to create an entire
island on their own.
Senel: I'm sure the Ferines didn't do that just because they wanted to. They
must have had a homeland somewhere. And they must have had a very good reason
to throw it away.
Grune: Senel, you really care about Shirley a lot, don't you?
Jay: If what Senel says is in fact true, that still leaves the question of why.
Will: Did you all see that? It felt like we were being told to go there. To
that place we just saw.
Jay: We didn't just happen to wind up here. Someone led us here. I don't know
who it is, but they must be nearby and listening to our conversations.
Jay: (Let's slow down and observe the situation until we find out who it is.)
Senel: Let's stay here in this house until we meet up with Stella.
Shirley: O...okay.
Shirley: Senel.
[He remembers]
[Flashback ends. The next morning. Jay talks to the Oresoren, Norma sleeps.]
Jay: This place we're in might be the Quiet Lands spoken of in Oresoren lore.
Pippo: It's a place said to have been visited by the legendary Oresoren hero,
Capoeiracco!
Senel: Capoeiracco?
Norma: Then from now on, let's call this the Quiet Lands!
Norma: Yay!
Jay: If these are indeed the Quiet Lands, then the "Trail across the Heavens"
may be here somewhere.
Pippo: The Trail across the Heavens is a path that isn't a path, floating in
the sky.
Jay: The legends say that Capoeiracco encountered something of that nature.
Jay: Thanks.
Jay: If we find ourselves in need of rest, it would be good to come back here.
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<6im> Ice Monument
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Jay: And mine as well...Even though it's the first time I've been here.
Norma: Ugh!
Walter: So this is where you were, Senel!
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay: Walter?! {Senel, Will, Chloe, Jay,
Moses} Wally?! {Norma}
Walter: To think you'd run and hide in the Fallen Lands. You're just wasting
your time. You cannot escape me! This time, you will die.
Senel: Oh yeah?!
Norma: Huh? Was that all it did last time? Doesn't seem all that impressive
now.
Walter: I possess the blessings of Nerifes. You have no chance against me.
[They attack, but a light appears between them and stops the attack.]
Senel: Ugh!
Will: It looked more like he was carried away against his will.
Senel: Shirley...
Will: Walter used the phrase "Fallen Lands."
Jay: It would seem that's what the Radiant call the Quiet Lands.
Jay: Yes. Investigating this place may be even more important than we thought.
Moses: Since when did kickin' become the new way to open doors?
Jay: Watching Norma, it's hard to believe she's really a crystal eren.
Norma: Oh! It's the mysterious light! What could it have in store for us this
time?
Norma: Maybe it's just my imagination, but...every time we see these images, I
feel really tired.
Moses: Ditto.
Moses: This time it looked like the ship was headin' out to sea.
Jay: As did I.
[They continue to the next one.]
Chloe: Wh...what?
Norma: If you really want him, you'd better reel him in before Shirl gets
back.
Chloe: What...wh...wh...
Chloe: Coward.
Senel: Me?!
Chloe: Oh...right.
[They touch the light. It takes them to a battlefield with dead Ferines.]
Jay: Judging from our surroundings, I'd say we're somewhere on the mainland.
Will: At any rate, this suggests there was a great war between humans and the
Radiant in the past.
Chloe: There are lots of women and children among the Radiant bodies... They're
obviously civilians. Why would...
[Shirley vanishes.]
Chloe: Coolidge?...
Will: This feeling...It's just like when the gaet appeared last time. Don't
tell me...
Norma: Whoa, there it is!
Will: Yes. It looks different from the earlier one, but there's no mistaking
it!
Male Voice: You Orerines bastards! If only you'd never come here!
[Sequence of the ship going to see and the land crumbling plays.]
Voice of the Merines: Ferines, the time has come for us to board the ark. We
shall leave this land that has consumed the blood of so many of our brethren.
We will escape the yoke of the Orerines and begin anew.
Norma: Come on, guys, we can talk about that later! Let's get back to camp!
Chloe: Yeah?
Senel: I've never seen a look like that on Shirley's face the entire time I've
known her...
[They all lay down and fall asleep. Scene changes to night.]
Senel: Where?!
Jay: The bow of the Legacy, in a castle remaining from the Terises era.
Norma: It's famous among treasure hunters for being completely secure. You
can't get in.
Jay: It's a ruin surrounded by tall mountains and deep forests that's said to
be unapproachable by land.
Norma: It can be seen but never reached. That's why it's called Mirage Palace.
Jay: I'll ask the Oresoren to see if they can find a way in. Although...the way
things are now, even if we made it there, we wouldn't stand a chance against
them. Now, let's go over the images we saw earlier. It looks like the reason
the Radiant abandoned their homeland was a war.
Will: Most likely, the humans won and chased the Radiant from the mainland. The
Radiant may consider both that past war and Vaclav's actions to be the fault of
the entire human race.
Moses: How are we supposed to deal with them if they already got that in their
heads?
Will: Is that what whoever showed us that war wanted to tell us?
Senel: That's not true! Look at me. Shirley and I got along fine for three
years. Sure, we have our differences. But in the end, it's all up to how each
person thinks, right? We could do something if only both sides would meet each
other halfway.
Moses: Don't worry, Senel! Sure, y'all are fightin' now, but you and Shirley'll
make up! You're family!
Will: Now that we know as much as we do, I really want to know what's at the
root of all this.
Jay: Yes...
Senel: Why do humans and Ferines hate each other?
[Giet whines.]
Jay: Well... {...} ...I think it's best I don't say for now.
Norma: What?!
Jay: It's difficult for even me to believe, so let me try to get some
conclusive evidence first.
Jay: Senel, are you prepared to learn the reason why humans and the Radiant
hate each other?
Jay: Good.
Shirley: ...Senel. Do you really have to work as an Alliance marine? I'll work,
too, if we need money. You don't have to push yourself so hard.
Senel: Sorry. I just think it's best if you stay inside. For now, at least.
Besides, I like it when I come home, and I see the lights on... It's
comforting. I feel like I can go on one more day.
Senel: Sorry...
Shirley: No, it's okay. In that case, leave the housework and everything to me.
Stella: Senel...
Senel: (Stella!...)
Stella: Senel...you haven't forgotten our promise, have you? You haven't
forgotten me, have you?
Walter: Merines, why did you stop the fight? It was a perfect opportunity to
finish Senel!
Maurits: Them? You mean Senel's group? Were you all right?
Maurits: That is the only place to which the blessings of Nerifes do not reach.
That's why our ancestors called it the Fallen Lands. Do not approach them as
long as they remain in that place.
Walter: Grrr...
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<6tm> Thunder Monument
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Norma: Yo, C! Hello? How long were you planning to stay like that?
Norma: Don't act like you don't know. I heard you loud and clear.
Moses: Hey, Bubbles, how 'bout the door? You gonna kick it or what?
Will: With this humidity, they might have deliberately created the conditions
for thunderstorms.
Chloe: I'm not scared of lightning. I just don't like begin startled all of a
sudden.
Norma: That's practically the same thing. Oh, I just had a good idea! The next
time lightning strikes, go hang onto Senny.
Chloe: What?
Norma: This is your chance, silly. Are you gonna waste it? Boys are like putty
when they see a girl's vulnerable side.
Chloe: R...really?
Chloe: Ohh...
Jay: I'm certain the image we see once we touch that isn't going to be
pleasant. Are you sure you're going to be all right, Senel?
Moses: Of course I've seen one! I just wanna know why we saw it, is all.
Moses: First a shootin' star, and now the sea. I just don't get it.
Senel: Whew.
Norma: Hey! Whoever is showing us this stuff! Make things a little clearer,
okay? Hmm. No response.
Will: Let's keep going. We need more information if we're going to draw any
conclusions.
Norma: This sort of thing is all about courage and timing! Now, go! Go!
Chloe: Ah...
Chloe: ...Ah.
Moses: I'm uh, not too good with loud noises. Heh heh.
Chloe: *Sigh*
Norma: For crying out loud, you stupid bandit! How can you be afraid of
lightning?! You're a savage!
Will: Get ready. There's no telling where this will lead us.
[Senel and Chloe touch the light. Everyone appears above the sea.]
[Sequence of the white ship falling into the ocean from the sky plays. Party
is taken to the entrance of the Thunder Monument.]
Chloe: Now we finally understand the relationship between the sea, the shooting
star, and the pillar of water.
Norma: Seriously! That shooting star was actually the white, rectangular ship?!
Jay: What's drawn on this one? I see...Looks like the moment the shooting
star--the white ship--fell.
Grune: Let's all take a nap once we get back to Quppo's place.
Jay: I can't see any other explanation. The white ship did come down from the
sky...
Norma: But, you know. When you think about it, the Radiant are pretty different
from us. Their hair glows, they breathe underwater, they make teriques and fly
through the air...
Jay: Yes. The Radiant are a completely different species from us. We should
probably consider what that means carefully.
Jay: I think that's because that "someone" is thinking the same thing. Think
back for a moment. What we wanted to know was the reason why humans and Radiant
hate each other.
Jay: What if that "someone" is saying that humans and Radiant are simply too
different?
Senel, Chloe, Moses: No! {Senel} Don't say that! {Chloe} Hell no! {Moses}
Jay: The Radiant themselves have declared us their enemies. We can't ignore the
situation.
Jay: Honestly, when I learned that the Radiant came from another world, it
scared me like nothing else ever has. Don't tell me the rest of you didn't feel
something like that.
Chloe: Well...
Jay: What about you two? Chloe? Moses? Do you really think it doesn't matter?
In your hearts, aren't you thinking the same thing I am?
Senel: Whoever it is that's showing us these images, where are you?! Show
yourself! If you've got something to say, come out and say it! Stop playing
around! Well?! Hey! Dammit! Jay! You know who this "someone" is, don't you?!
Jay: Yes, well...Perhaps it's time we talked about that. When we first came to
the Quiet Lands, do you remember what I said we should do?
Jay: Exactly. Also, Shirley said she hears the voice of Nerifes.
Chloe: The Radiant intend to purge mankind in accordance with the will of
Nerifes.
Norma: Doesn't that sound kind of similar to the images this "someone" has been
showing us?
Jay: Exactly. Very perceptive. As the Radiant are to Nerifes, so we are to that
"someone."
Senel: Another Nerifes in the Quiet Lands, separate from the one up above?
Chloe: So this other Nerifes is the one that's been leading us?
Jay: Yes.
Senel: Grune?...
Chloe: No way...
Senel: *Gasp*
Jay: The entity we've been referring to as "someone" has been beside us the
whole time. A universal presence...an overwhelming influence. And think of what
would give solace to the Radiant. The Ferines. The people of the water.
Will: The sea...
Jay: The Merines' true power is probably the ability to communicate with
Nerifes.
Jay: Shirley is planning to use the power of Nerifes to do something. This much
we can be sure of.
Jay: This Nerifes in the Quiet Lands must have sensed that danger and led us
here.
Jay: So we'll just have to ask. You who hears our voices. If I am right, please
give us a sign! Tell us what the Radiant are trying to do!
Jay: Looks like we're about to the finale. I wonder what we're going to see.
Don't run away now, Senel. You want to see the truth, don't you?
Moses: Don't let him get to you, Senel. You can have confidence in those three
years you shared with Shirley.
Senel: Confidence...
Shirley: It's already been three years since we started living here.
Senel: What's up? It's not like we're saying goodbye or anything.
Shirley: I've been meaning to say that for ages. I wouldn't be here if it
weren't for you.
[Scene changes to Stella locked up.]
Quppo: Jay...
Jay: Really?
Poppo: Your eyes look like the Jay from long ago...
Jay: {...}
Walter: What?
Senel: ...
Jay: ...
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<6em> Earth Monument
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Norma: This place is a lot nicer than the last few. I don't mean to sound like
Grune, but this really does feel like we're on a picnic. Doesn't it, Senny?
Senel: No.
Norma: I know! Since it's so nice and all, why don't we stop here and have
lunch?
Norma: You people are no fun at all. Grune, help me out! We're the only ones
who can clear away these clouds of gloom!
Jay: That must have been what the Radiant are planning to do.
Chloe: It looked like the ocean around the Legacy was shining...
Moses: So they used the power of the Legacy to make that huge wave?
Jay: If so, that would mean an enormous amount of energy was released. That
secret weapon may be far more powerful than the Nerifes Cannon.
Senel: I've come this far. I'm going to see it through to the end.
Jay: ...Huh?
Grune: Yes?
Norma: That was quite a surprise that the "someone" turned out to be Nerifes!
Norma: And then, it turns out to be the will of the sea! Can you believe it?
Norma: You better believe it! And, now, I have a question for our friend Nessy
to answer!
Senel: (...Nessy?)
Norma: Tell us, Nessy! What color underwear is G-Girl wearing today?
Grune: Let's see, today they're... Oh...I seem to have forgotten them.
Norma: What?! O...okay! Thanks, you've been a great crowd! This is the Laugh
Brigade, signing out!
[Norma pushes Grune into the next room. They come back out shortly.]
Jay: Senel. What we want to know is what the Radiant intend to do.
Jay: Or one could say, what the Merines Shirley intends to do.
Senel: Shirley!
[Shirley disappears.]
Voice of the Merines: I shall now activate the Wings of Light and become one
with Nerifes.
Voice of the Merines: I shall eradicate that abominable land from our world!
Norma: The sea...it... It tore through the land! It moved like it was alive!
Jay: I see... What we just saw was the very moment of the Cataclysm.
Chloe: A legendary disaster in which half the world sank beneath the sea.
Will: Until now, there was never any concrete evidence that it actually
happened.
Jay: But now we know. The Cataclysm really occurred, and it was the Merines who
caused it. And now, they're trying to cause it again! Well, what do you think,
Senel?
Senel: Grr...
Will: Jay, stop. Let's talk about this once we get back to camp.
Chloe: ...Yes.
Senel: Okay...
Senel: Yeah. It's the same expression. That was the second time I've seen it.
Chloe: Coolidge, there's a tablet by your feet. That's the Legacy in the middle
there, and that pattern around it is...light?
Norma: If there were another Cataclysm, whould the entire continent disappear
into the sea?
Jay: The Nerifes Cannon could take out a mountain, but with this, it's the
entire continent.
Chloe: So this is what Maurits meant by "purging the Orerines."
Jay: Most likely. The Wings of Light would seem to be the enemy's secret
weapon.
Senel: (Enemy?...)
Jay: In any case. Determining the enemy's objective was a good step forward.
We didn't even know that until now.
Senel: Hang on a second. Why are you calling the Ferines the enemy? You weren't
using that word before.
Senel: Hey! {...} Do you all seriously think Shirley is going to cause another
Cataclysm?
Chloe: Well...
Senel: There's no way she'd do that! This is Shirley we're talking about!
Senel: Then I'll tell you about her. Shirley couldn't hurt a fly. There's no
way she could sink a continent and wipe out humanity! Hey...What's that about?
You don't believe me? It's going to be okay. It'll all work out!
Jay: Stop and look at the reality of the situation! How can you be so sure it's
going to work out? Just what is Shirley to you?!
Senel: What?
Jay: And don't try to claim she's your sister. Shirley herself declared that
she's through with you!
Jay: The time for playing brother and sister is long over!
Moses: Now, hang on! You don't have to say it like that!
Jay: This is no time to be mincing words. Or don't you mind if the Cataclysm
occurs again?
Will: Senel...
Maurits: I want you to question them and find one who meets a certain set of
requirements. What I'm looking for is...
Will: The opposite shore seems to be shining. Maybe going there will yield
some clues.
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<6ga> Geoglyph Area
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Jay: I wonder if those missing parts are intentional. One, two, three...four
places. Wait, four?... Senel, could you line up the tablets we've collected on
the ground?
Norma: It looks like the tablets we've collected are parts of this thing.
Will: Hmm. It would seem Nerifes is testing us.
Jay: We're probably supposed to place these tablets in their correct positions.
This is the first tablet we picked up. It depicts land appearing on top of a
white, rectangular ship. This is the second tablet we got. It depicts people
watching the white, rectangular ship setting out to sea. This is the third
tablet we came across. It depicts the white, rectangular ship descending from
the sky. This is the last tablet we got. It depicts light enveloping the Legacy
at the moment the Cataclysm took place.
Norma: Hmm...
Will: Yes...
Jay: They're lined up in the order in which the events took place.
Will: Nerifes must be trying to teach us the truth about our history.
Jay: Everything began when the white, rectangular ship came down from the sky.
Will: That was the meeting between humanity and the Radiant.
Jay: Unfortunately, the two races went down the path of war.
Jay: Having lost the war, the Radiant sought a new life onboard the Legacy.
Jay: But the Radiant continued to hold onto their hatred of humanity.
Norma: And they eventually caused the Cataclysm. The sea is glowing! Could
Nessy be trying to talk to us?
Jay: Nerifes surely knows we can't hear its voice. It's not trying to talk to
us. If anything, it's probably the opposite. This time, I think it wants
answers from us.
Will: Are you saying it wants to know what we're going to do?
Will: I was exiled from the mainland. I no longer have any great attachment to
it. And Harriet is onboard the Legacy, as well. However, I cannot simply stand
by and watch the Cataclysm occur. No reason can justify the arbitrary
destruction of innocent life. None! I vow to stop the Cataclysm. It is my
duty...the duty of one who knows the truth.
Will: What is this?! I feel incredible power flowing through my body! This
strength. It's immense. I can feel it.
Moses: Woo! Looks like I'm up next! I know I can do away with Maurits and
Walter and get the old Shirley back! And you better believe I ain't gonna let
the Cataclysm happen!
Moses: This is it! This is sacred eres! I finally got it! Yahoo! Every last bit
of my body's bustin' with power! If my nails were glowin' all rainbow colors,
it'd be just like the legends! Aw, but who's gonna fuss over details?! Hah!
Norma: M...me?
Norma: Ah, heh heh, um... Well, I mean, I just want to find the Everlight. I'm
not looking to do anything big. That's not really my style, you know. But, I
guess it would be bad if there was a Cataclysm and all. Sure I ran away from
home, but still. My parents are there, and I'd feel bad if I never...
Chloe: This is the first I've heard about her running away from home.
Norma: Anyway, I want to keep on having fun searching for the Everlight, you
know? If that means stopping the Cataclysm, then, well, bring it on!
Norma: Oh! It feels like I've grown closer to Nessy! Does this mean I'm one of
the chosen warriors now? Please, that doesn't fit me at all!
[Jay's nails glow.]
Jay: It's been a while since I first came to the Legacy. This is my home. So it
really isn't my problem what happens to the mainland. But I doubt the Radiant
will just leave the Legacy alone once they cause the Cataclysm. So I'm going to
stop it...For the Legacy, and everything on it that matters to me.
Jay: With this much power, we can probably use eres even on the surface. And it
should be enough to accomplish my objective. I see what you mean about growing
closer to Nerifes.
Jay: Yes.
Grune: Oh, my. My nails are all sparkly. They're so pretty! Was that okay,
Norma? Moses?
Chloe: My turn... I... I do not intend to give up on peace between mankind and
the Radiant. I don't want powers whose only purpose is to kill Shirley. People
may laugh and call me an idealist, but how can one live without ideals? What I
want is the power to stop the Cataclysm and to open a path to peace. If you
should still find me worthy, then grant me your power!
[Nothing happens.]
Norma: Uh...
Will: Senel...
Moses: Why...
Senel: I don't know...Dammit! What's going on?! Nerifes! Stop playing around!
Hey! Wait! Are you saying you don't accept me?! Just me?! You can't be serious!
I'm the only one who can convince Shirley!
Chloe: Coolidge...
Senel: I have to go! Me! Without me, Shirley won't... Wait! Nerifes! Please!
Senel: Why...
Senel: Grr... Dammit! Why?! Why is this only happening to me?! What is it?!
What's wrong with me? What do I need?!
Norma: Senny...
Senel: Well?!
Senel: I don't have time for this! We have to stop Shirley! Why?! Why is this
happening?!
Will: Senel!
Senel: Will...
Senel: *Sigh*
Will: We're going to return to camp and discuss our next course of action.
Understood?
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<6ca> Coast
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Norma: Well, then, I think I'll go for a little walk. Take it easy, Senny!
Chloe: I think I'll go practice for a bit. It's been a while. Coolidge, get
some rest.
Moses: Giet! Race you to the sunset! Senel, try to wind down, you hear?
Jay: I'm going to talk to the Oresoren for a bit. Please rest for now, Senel.
Will: Well, I suppose I'll do a little research. You try to get some rest.
[Senel goes to bed. Scene changes to everyone but Senel at the elevator.]
Moses: Yeah, after all he said about wantin' to convince Shirley so bad.
Will: There's no point in trying to guess why Senel was rejected by Nerifes.
What we have to think about now is how to stop the Cataclysm.
Jay: Don't worry. If it comes to that, I'll do it myself. I can't leave a task
that important to those who are easily swayed by emotion.
Moses: You said that without battin' an eyelash. Come on, it's gotta bug you a
little.
Moses: You gotta have ice water runnin' through your veins.
Jay: My, such an elegant insult coming from you, Moses. Can we end the meeting
now? I have something I need to do.
[Jay leaves.]
Grune: No one wants to do things they don't want to do. So that's why Jay said
he'd do it himself.
Will: Don't try to bear this burden alone. What are we here for?
Jay: Will...
Will: We're not going to let you shoulder this responsibility alone. This is a
problem we all must face.
Jay: ...Do you think I'd travel together with someone I didn't like?
Moses: All right! That's what I wanted to hear! Count me in, Will! I can't just
sit back and watch you two suffer!
Jay: Moses...
Stella: You've done your best, Senel. You don't need to push yourself any
further. You have me. I'll stay with you.
Chloe: Coolidge! Are you having doubts about something?
Chloe: Everyone says Nerifes rejected you, but I wondered if perhaps it was the
other way around.
Chloe: Listen, Coolidge...If something's bothering you, why don't you tell me
about it? I know I'm being nosy, but it's hard for me, too, just standing by
watching you suffer.
Senel: If the true nature of eres really is communicating with Nerifes, like
Jay said... Then I have an idea about what happened.
Chloe: Oh?
Chloe: What?!
Chloe: *Gasp*
Senel: I was a war orphan. People found out I was an eren, and I got sent to a
military facility. That's where my eres abilities grew and developed.
Chloe: I see...
Senel: I was sent into battle at age twelve. My first mission was to capture
Shirley. It was a solo mission. I slipped through the barrier and entered the
Ferines village. I hid the fact that I was an eren, and because I was a child,
they weren't even suspicious of me.
Senel: Getting close to her was easy. All that was left was to take her and
run. But...
Senel: Life in the village was the first peaceful experience I'd ever had in my
life. The days passed with Stella and Shirley, and before I knew it, I had
forgotten my mission... Stella and I were the cause of the attack on the
village.
Senel: Shirley fell into a coma after failing the Rite of Accession. We went
out to find help. We went outside the village to find an ore that was said to
cure any disease.
Chloe: And?
Senel: We got the ore and saved Shirley. But we were followed, and they saw us
enter the village.
Senel: Yes...And then the attack happened. Stella's death, Shirley's change...
Trace it all back, and it's all my fault.
Senel: But it's true! If only I hadn't gone to their village! I wish I'd never
been able to use eres! Then maybe things wouldn't have wound up like this!
Chloe: Stella?
Senel: Stella knew who I was, but she still entrusted Shirley to me. I have to
keep my promise...because I chose Stella.
Senel: It's...
Senel: When we visited the Ferines, Shirley told me she was in love with me.
Senel: Do you think I'd joke about that?! Stella died because of me! After she
spent three years waiting for me to rescue her! So...at least, from now on...
Chloe: Coolidge...You...
Senel: What?!
Chloe: I know why Nerifes rejected you. You don't understand yourself at all!
Senel: What are you talking about?!
Senel: Shut up! What makes you think you know me so well?!
Senel: Ugh!
Senel: Chloe?
Chloe: Maybe I didn't before, but I definitely do now! I know you so well it
hurts!
Senel: What?
Chloe: Coolidge, there's only one thing you should do. Go see Shirley right
now. Tell her everything.
Senel: Everything?
Chloe: Yes, everything! Your past, and your feelings, too! Don't hold anything
back from her!
Senel: I can't...
Chloe: "I wish I'd never been able to use eres!" "I chose Stella!" Give me a
break! You're just running away from facing Shirley!
Chloe: I know Shirley is worth more than that to you! Am I wrong? Am I, Senel?!
Senel: Yeah, you're right. I should have seen it all along! It was right in
front of me! What I needed to learn wasn't the truth about the past...
But...the truth about myself.
Senel: (No...)
Stella: Senel...
Chloe: Senel...
Senel: You bear the burden of the good times and the bad, and just keep going.
[Senel's nails glow. He walks into the water and glows brighter.]
Moses: Senel?!
Norma: Senny! Don't tell me. You got the power, right?
Senel: Yeah! Please give me one more chance. I'm going to convince Shirley. I'm
going to tell Shirley everything I wasn't able to before.
Jay: If it were Shirley, she might listen to what you have to say, Senel,
but...
Senel: If Shirley really is the Merines and can't be convinced... Then I'll
finish this by my own hand.
Senel: I know what it means to have been entrusted with power by Nerifes. And
I understand the thoughts and feelings of everyone here.
Moses: Senel!
Moses: I'm sure you'll convince her! And I'll be there with you!
Jay: I'm going to hold you to your word. *Sigh* And I went through all the
trouble of planning the operation without Senel. Now I have to start all over
again.
Senel: Jay. I'm sorry I worried you. From now on, we're a team.
Jay: I'm not going to go easy on you.
Norma: Ooh! Two former rivals put their differences aside in an idyllic scene
of peace and--
Norma: ...Moses.
Senel: Seriously.
Senel, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Right! {Senel & Chloe} Okay! {Norma} Yeah! {Moses}
Norma: The place where we were attacked by the Long Long Demon? Man, that feels
like ages ago.
Jay: I looked into it a bit, and it turns out there's another underground
passage similar to that one. Apparently, it exits close to the bow.
Jay: I have an announcement to make. Would you all come with me to the
elevator?
Jay: As a matter of fact, there is. If you come, you can see it.
Jay: The elevator is very close. We shouldn't have to worry about getting lost.
Jay: Anyone with any intelligence could appreciate it. I guess that rules you
out, Moses. Everyone, please stand here. Ready? Here we go.
[He activates a terminal and a portion of the ground moves to form rails.]
[He activates the terminal again. The ground rumbles and a door slides open.]
Quppo: *Ooooors*
Pippo: *Ooooors*
Poppo: *Ooooors*
Jay: Somewhere in the Quiet Lands, there should be tracks leading back up.
Jay: Because there are tracks in that new secret passage we found. The design
of those tracks is the same as these here in the Quiet Lands. Even if the
passage is blocked along the way, with this tram, we won't have any problems.
Poppo: Yeah, it's even got a drill for busting through walls! It's so cool!
Jay: First, let's look for the exit to the surface. Is everyone ready?
[The tram starts up. Scene changes to Shirley and Maurits. A ferines walks up
and whispers something to Maurits.]
Maurits: He found one? Right, I'll go at once.
Shirley: *Huff* *Huff* Returning the world to its true form...That is the wish
of Nerifes... I am the Merines. I hear the voice of Nerifes...
Walter: There was one soldier in Vaclav's forces who met the conditions you
specified.
Maurits: Good.
Prisoner: Aaah!
[The tram comes to a door blocking their way. They exit the tram.]
Chloe: Yeah.
Jay: We've made it this far. The rest is just a straight line.
Will: Normally, this would be the time for saying something about saving the
world.
Will: At this point, I don't care what our motivation is. What's important is
that we share the same goal.
Norma: Hmm...Nelly?
Will: All right. Let's go with "Raging Nerifes" and "Quiet Nerifes."
Norma: What do you mean, "all right"? Did you even hear what I said?!
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Shining Blue
<ch7> Chapter 7
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Norma: Wow!
Will: It'll be difficult, but I know we can handle it. We will pull through.
I'm proud of how far we've come together. And we will go on together, to the
very end!
[They make their way into Mirage Palace. Scene changes to near the throne.]
Radiant Man: Please do not leave the Merines' side. You can leave the Orerines
to us.
Radiant Man: As the head of her personal guard, it is your duty to remain here.
The Chief has ordered it as well.
Walter: Grr... ...Fine. Leave it to me. I'll operate the automata from here.
Get the Orerines. Go!
Chloe: What?!
Walter: It seems I'm going to have to stop them myself. Of course, that suits
me just fine.
Walter: ...Merines. I won't allow Senel to reach you. Please, remain calm and
revive the Wings of Light. I, too, shall fulfill my duty.
Walter: I'm surprised you made it this far, Senel! I applaud you courage in
leaving the safe confines of the Fallen Lands.
Walter: You're wasting your time. The Merines will no longer have anything to
do with you.
Senel: That's not for you to decide. Now get out of my way. One last chance,
Walter. Move.
Walter: How?!...How can you Orerines have such power?! M...Merines. Ah...uhh...
Chloe: What can you possibly hope to do in that state? Stop this madness,
Walter!
Senel: Wait!
Shirley: Walter...
Senel: Shirley!
Senel: Please, stop the Cataclysm! Don't revive the Wings of Light!
Jay: The Nerifes that exists in the place you call the Fallen Lands.
Norma: Nessy told us all kinds of stuff about the Kingdom of Terises and the
Cataclysm.
Chloe: Our ancestors engaged in cruel racial warfare. We don't deny that.
Senel: But we're living now. We don't need to be shackled to the past, right?
Will: You can keep the Legacy as Radiant land. Let's find a way to live
together.
Shirley: You came all the way here to say that? Absurd. Did you honestly think
I would listen to you? Stop right there! If you come any closer, I will
activate the Wings of Light immediately.
Will: Could that throne be the activation control for the Wings of Light?
Senel: Shirley, is it all right if I come a little closer? Just me. Just close
enough to see you clearly. Okay?
[He approaches the throne.]
Shirley: Stop. Don't come any closer. Don't think you can talk me out of this.
I already told you... I am no longer the person who pretended to be your
sister.
Senel: That's why I've come all the way here, Shirley.
Shirley: What?...
Senel: I can finally tell you how I really feel. I want us to be together
again, but not as brother and sister. I want to start over...
Senel: She'll always be in my memories, but that's all she can be. A memory.
You're the one who's important to me now.
Shirley: I've been waiting to hear that for three years...no, longer than that.
Even when you turned me down, the dream still lived on in my heart... I never
thought it would happen like this. Thank you...
Will: Oh!...
Shirley: With those words ingrained in my heart, I shall now fulfill my duty.
Chloe: Shirley?!
Shirley: Because I chose to be the Merines. I cannot turn back now. If you
heard the voice of Nerifes, then you know how much rests on my shoulders.
Senel: But, still! What about you, Shirley? Do you want to see the Cataclysm
take place?!
Shirley: I am the Merines. Fulfilling the duty of the Merines is the reason for
my existence. I no longer feel any doubt. If you wish to stop the Cataclysm,
the only thing you can do is kill me.
Shirley: However, I will not simply lie down and die. Let us settle this.
Walter: Well said, Merines! I'll handle the others. You dispose of Senel!
Chloe: That's not the face of someone who's not feeling any doubt.
Walter: What?!
Shirley: *Huff* *Huff* Why won't you attack? If you don't, I will! I'm not
kidding! Do you hear me? I'm serious! Sen...
Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Senel?! {Will, Chloe, Moses} Senny?! {Norma}
Senel: I can't do it. I promised everyone that if you were the Merines, I'd
finish this. But now I know. To me, it doesn't matter if you're the Merines
or whatever... You'll always be Shirley.
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: Quiet! Stay back! If you come any closer, I'll kill you! I said, I'll
kill you!
Shirley: Again?! Why won't it come out... I'm the Merines! I can't let this
happen... I'm carrying four thousand years of Ferines hopes and dreams on my
shoulders! Why... Why?! Why can't I attack?!
Maurits: He's been deceiving you all this time. Now, it is time for you to know
the truth. Listen closely, Merines. Senel Coolidge...was an agent of Vaclav! He
was the one who caused the incident three years ago!
Shirley: What?...
Maurits: Senel played Stella for a fool and handed us over to Vaclav! We even
have a witness!
Senel: Stella wasn't involved! Don't talk about her like that!
Shirley: Is what he said true? Answer me. Is it true? Answer me, Senel.
Shirley: I...see...
Senel: ...Yeah.
Shirley: It must have been hard on you, Senel, keeping quiet all this time.
Shirley: I thought that you and I really knew each other. But that was just an
illusion, wasn't it?
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: It's obvious. I'm Ferines, and you're Orerines. How could we
understand each other? Why do things always fall apart like this? Why must the
Ferines and Orerines be this way? Why did we ever have to meet each other?
Senel: Shirley!
[Shirley's hair glows and her wings reappear. Senel flies back.]
Senel: Ugh!
Will: Senel!
Shirley: Goodbye...brother.
Maurits: Ahh, at last! The time for the Wings of Light has come!
Senel: No!
[Shirley disappears and the throne stops glowing. The room shakes.]
Senel: That's!...
Senel: Will?
Senel: Ow!
Will: You failed to fulfill the responsibility entrusted to you. That was your
punishment. But none of us here thinks you broke your promise.
Senel: What?...
Jay: What you said was, "If she really is the Merines, then I'll finish this."
Chloe: That person in there was Shirley. That was clear to all of us.
Moses: One look at her face and you knew it. She wasn't gonna start no
Cataclysm.
Will: Even synchronized with the Raging Nerifes, she probably fought
desperately to prevent the revival of the Wings of Light.
Senel: Guys...
Jay: This isn't the time to be depressed, Senel! If you've got time for that,
use it to think of a way to infiltrate the Wings of Light!
Norma: Yeah! And that means we're going to stop the Cataclysm!
Senel: I won't give up! I'll follow Shirley to the ends of the earth! I don't
care if it's the Wings of Light or wherever! I won't let things end like this!
Right?
Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Right! {Will & Chloe} Yeah! {Norma & Moses}
Jay: It looks like there are beams stretching out from the center of the Wings
of Light.
Jay: Or perhaps it's heading from the lighthouse toward the Wings of Light...
Wait a minute...
Poppo: Jay! That light! It's the Trail across the Heavens!
Jay: That's just what I was thinking. The top of the lighthouse has tracks
extending to it!
Poppo: We may be able to take you all to the top of that tower!
Senel: Really?!
Jay: If our theory is correct, anyway. At any rate, let's take the tram to
Werites Beacon at once!
Poppo: We've already confirmed that you can enter the lighthouse by tram.
Poppo: Leave the steering to us. We'll take you to the city in a snap.
[He pushes a button on a terminal. The room shakes and a rail of light
appears.]
Jay: This is it. The floating path in the sky spoken of in Oresoren legend.
Norma, Moses: You're kidding! {Norma} Are you for real? {Moses}
Jay: They had an entire ship that flew through the sky. Why not a flying tram?
Jay: Well, why don't you let us test it out? Could we have some time?
Jay: Don't worry about us. Just get some rest. You've got stuff to take care
of, right? Writing your wills, giving away your belongings...
Will: All right, let's split up for now. We'll meet back here in the morning.
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<7wb> Werites Beacon
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Senel: Excited?
Norma: What I want to say won't work if you're not, so get excited!
Norma: So, like I was saying, in times like this, we have to have a party! Now,
listen up. I want everyone to get ready and meet up at the fountain plaza!
Norma: I'll make participation voluntary, but I fully expect you all to come.
Got that? You got that, right?
Will: I suppose that's her way of trying to relax and cheer everyone up.
[He waits for the others. Scene changes to Moses at the camp.]
Csaba: Moses, I'll be praying for your success tomorrow!
Csaba: Senel and the others probably said the same thing to you.
Moses: Csaba...you got a real pure heart. You know, Csaba, I've always thought
of Giet and y'all as my family. But...
Csaba: Oh, I know. You feel the same about Senel and the others, right?
Moses: We'll see. I know at least one of them's just gonna give me hell.
Jay: My ears just started burning all of a sudden. I bet that stupid bandit is
talking about me.
Jay: Really?
Quppo: Senel and the others are good people. I'm really glad we met them.
Jay: Yeah, I suppose it's not all that unpleasant being around them. Senel,
Will, even that stupid bandit...
Chloe: Oh...
[Scene changes to Will talking with someone.]
???: It seems you're getting along quite well with Senel and the others.
???: But they all have great respect for you, according to the reports I've
heard.
Will: I wonder who told you that...Anyway, I'll be taking my leave now.
Norma: Dearest father and mother in heaven, ...Oh, whoops, they're not dead
yet. Dear sirs, the weather is clear but the waves are high... ...What the heck
am I trying to write? Yo yo yo! Moms, pops, what's shaking? ...No, they'd cry
if they read that. Oh, never mind! Enough of this! I can't just suddenly write
my parents a letter after all this time. I wonder what my teacher would think
if he saw me now? Heh, I guess that's a dumb question. He'd be laughing his
head off. Sorry, I know you're my teacher and all, but the Everlight is going
to have to wait. It seems I've got something more important to take care of.
...Of course, I could never admit it to those guys. Well, I'm off. You'd better
be praying for my safety, you hear me? All right! It's party time!
Chloe: Sen...
Senel: Hmm?
Chloe: Um, I mean... I was remembering what happened at Mirage Palace. It's so
hard for people to understand each other.
Senel: Yeah, it is. But... I think maybe it's because it is hard...that people
reach out to each other.
Chloe: Senel...
Harriet: Grandpa said you're the worst person ever. But Mom said you're the
best. She always told me there's no one greater than you.
Will: That's more than I deserve.
Harriet: I came to the Legacy to find the answer, but I still don't know. I
mean...
Will: Harriet...
Harriet: You never pay any attention to me! You never say anything to me!
You're hardly ever even in the city! How am I supposed to learn anything about
you like that?!
Will: You're right. There's no excuse. But let me say just one thing. I swear,
no matter what happens, I will protect you. That much, I promise.
Will: I guess so...Perhaps I don't even have the right to say that much.
Harriet: Wait! I heard about what's happening from Musette. They're trying to
sink the mainland into the sea, right?
Harriet: If that happens, then Mom's grave'll be gone, too! You protect Mom's
grave! If you mess up, I...I'll never forgive you! Ever!
Will: Harriet, that's the best encouragement anyone could have ever given me.
Senel: When Shirley gets back, could I ask you to be friends with her? There'll
probably be times when she'd rather talk to another girl, you know?
Chloe: I'll accept your request. But in exchange, I'm going to be true to my
feelings. When Shirley gets back...I'm not going to show any mercy, understand?
Chloe: That's not what I meant! Never mind! And after all the courage that took
to say...
Chloe: Despicable! Worthless! Coward! I guess that last one applies to me, too.
[They shake hands. Norma runs up, and Will comes after.]
Senel: You have a place here with us. You're not alone.
Jay: We've completed all testing and calibration for the Trail across the
Heavens.
[They board the tram. A beam of light stretches to the Wings of Light, and the
tram rides the rail of light.]
[Scene changes to Shirley in a device. Blue wings of light surround her. Scene
changes to Walter activating a large automaton. Scene returns to party.]
Quppo: Yo!
Will: This time it really is the final battle. Are you all ready? We're going
to complete this mission and return home. All of us. Senel.
Senel: Yeah.
Will: Chloe.
Chloe: Right.
Will: Norma.
Norma: Yep.
Will: Moses.
Moses: Yo.
Will: Jay.
Jay: Yes.
Will: Grune.
Grune: Hello.
Will: And...
Senel: Will.
Will: ...Yeah.
Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay, Grune: Right! {Will, Jay, Chloe} Yeah! {Norma &
Moses} Okay! {Grune}
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<7wl> Wings of Light
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[They make it partway through the dungeon and find a terminal displaying
an animation.]
Norma: The Wings of Light is a device for causing the Cataclysm, right? But the
picture floating here looks more like...
Grune: It looks like it's creating land.
Norma: Well, whatever. We can think about it later. Let's get moving!
Jay: Can the Wings of Light be used to create land as well as destroy it? But
if so...why would the Radiant care so much about the land in the first place?
Senel: It's the same as Shirley's teriques. She's there. She's got to be.
Norma: But it looks like we're gonna have to go all the way around to get to
her.
Jay: We still have a long way to go. Don't let your guard down.
Norma: He's pushing himself way too hard. It must be all he can do just to
control that thing.
Walter: Silence! Even if it costs me my life, I will not allow you to approach
the Merines!
Walter: Ugh...
Walter: Why...why you? Why...did the Merines...choose you? I was the one...who
was supposed to protect her. Ever since...I was a child, that was my purpose...
my mission in life.
Senel: Walter...
Chloe: Coolidge...
Senel: {...} Let's go. It's time to finish this.
Maurits: How dare you shamelessly show your face again, Senel Coolidge.
Senel: Maurits!
Maurits: You brought about Stella's death, and now you've killed Walter. Have
you come here to seize the Merines with those same blood-stained hands?!
Senel: I know better than anyone the things that I've done. But I'm here,
standing before you. Determined, ready. I have no doubts! Now move!
Maurits: The Cataclysm will soon begin. I will not allow you to approach the
Merines.
Maurits: You misjudge me, fools. And now I will show you just how painfully
wrong you are!
Maurits: The Nerifes of the Fallen Lands is nothing more than a pale imitation!
You cannot hope to challenge us who have received the true blessings!
Maurits: I will ensure that the Cataclysm occurs. It is the will of Nerifes!
Maurits: Do you really think your mindless prattle can shake my faith?!
Jay: I wonder...
[Maurits glows again and gets up.]
Maurits: Argh!
Jay: Holding that much power, he must have pushed his body past its limits.
Senel: Shirley?!
Senel: Right!
Norma: Shirl!
Norma: Stop spouting this "true form" nonsense! You're just redoing it for your
own selves!
Maurits: Heh heh...Hah hah hah! You fools think we Ferines came from another
world, don't you? The truth is quite the opposite! We were the first ones on
this world! It was your ancestors who came afterward!
Maurits: On your way here, surely you learned the purpose of the Wings of
Light. Why should we create land? We live in the water! We have no need for
such a thing!
Chloe: Th...that's...
Senel: Jay?
Jay: I'd been wondering why these "people of the water" would be so concerned
about the land. If it is as Maurits says, that would explain some of the other
odd points as well.
Jay: The Wings of Light and the Nerifes Cannon are not from the Kingdom of
Terises.
Will: So, they're part of the white, rectangular ship that became the core of
the Legacy?
Jay: The Nerifes Cannon uses the lives of the Radiant as its source of energy.
Plus, it's almost certain that the Wings of Light cost the Merines her life.
Jay: Would they intentionally make devices to sacrifice the lives of their own
people?
Maurits: In the beginning, there was nothing but ocean in this world. Then you
Orerines came. You used the power of Nerifes and we Ferines to make land appear
in this world!
Will: What?!
Maurits: That's why Nerifes is angry. The ceaseless churning of these seas is
its very wrath!
Jay: Will the Cataclysm and the destruction of the land appease the Raging
Nerifes?
Maurits: Yes. That is our true objective! Once the world is as it should be, we
Ferines shall return to our true home, the sea!
Senel: Shirley, can you hear me?! Stop your teriques! Shirley!
Maurits: Hah hah hah hah! You're wasting your time! The Merines can no longer
hear your words! She is now a pure incarnation of Nerifes! You see before you
the full glory of a perfect Merines!
Senel: Shirley!
Maurits: Once the Wings of Light are fully activated, the Merines will become
one with Nerifes! She will escape this yoke of flesh and become the world
itself!
[Nobody moves.]
Moses: Maybe none of this would have happened if our ancestors hadn't come.
Chloe: Coolidge...We...
Senel: Grrr...
[Maurits collapses.]
Chloe: Coolidge...
Senel: Shirley, I'm coming for you.. I'm going to show you that we're with you!
I'm going to show you you're not alone.
Senel: Ugh!
Chloe: Even if it's just you, I will see to it that someone gets to Shirley!
Will: We'll all attack the teriques holding you. Brace yourself for the pain.
[They attack.]
[They all attack again. The teriques breaks and Senel is free.]
[The Wings of Light shut off. Shirley stops glowing. Her teriques disappears.]
Shirley: Ow...ow...
Senel: Oh...s...sorry.
Senel: Shirley?
Shirley: Yeah. ...Thank you. I could hear your voice so clearly. Thank you.
Senel: Sure.
Senel: Heh...
Senel, Shirley: Hah hah hah hah! {Senel} Hah hah hah! {Shirley}
Moses: Time to get back to the city and have us a victory party!
[They walk towards the party. Suddenly, the Wings of Light start up again.]
Shirley: Aah!
Senel: Shirley!
[Maurits lands.]
Maurits: Shirley, you no longer have the right to call yourself the Merines. If
this is what it takes, then so be it!
Shirley: That's...Nerifes!
All: Arrgh! {Senel, Will, Jay, Moses, Norma} Aaaaah! {Chloe, Grune, Shirley}
Maurits: Nerifes...I shall take the place of that apostate Merines. I vow to
complete the Cataclysm! Grant me your power! The power to transcend!
Shirley: MAurits, you mustn't! You won't be able to contain Nerifes! You'll
destroy your mind!
Maurits: Oh!...I can hear the voice of Nerifes! It has accepted me!
Maurits: My first act as Merines will be to paint this place red with your
blood! After that, I will complete the Cataclysm!
Shirley: I won't allow it! Call me whatever you like. But I won't let you kill
the people I care about!
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: I understand now. Some people hate. Some forgive. So what should I do?
What do I want to do?
Shirley: Aah!
Senel: Shirley!
Maurits: You've already lost the blessings of Nerifes. What can you possibly do
now?! If that is your desire, Shirley, then so be it! I will kill you first!
Ah?!... Uaaah!
Shirley: Aaaah!
Senel: Shirley!
Chloe: So...weak...
Moses: Dammit!
Shirley: Ugh...Aah...
Senel: Shirley! (Please!... Just a little more! Come on, body, move! I have to
save Shirley! Huh? The Quiet Nerifes! Power...it's flowing into me! It's...
helping me...)
Norma: Senny!
Senel: Uaaah!
Senel: Ugh...
Senel: Let...her...go!
Shirley: Senel?...
Shirley: What?
Shirley: Really?
Shirley: Oh...
Senel: I heard it clearly. It said, "Restore the angry sea to the way it was."
Shirley: Yes...yes!
Senel: We all want the same thing in the end. So there's only one thing to do,
right?
Shirley: Yeah. There are no Ferines. No Orerines. It's just us. We have to do
this ourselves!
Senel: Argh...
Chloe: Is it over?
Norma: Whoa! It's beautiful! It's like a big, blue, sparkling crystal!
Grune: When people finally reached this world and gazed upon the sea, that is
what they called it.
Senel: Yeah.
Shirley: Yeah...
[Anime cutscene begins. Senel falls off the Wings of Light toward the sea.]
Shirley: No!
[Shirley tries to stop his fall with her teriques, but fails. Senel falls into
the sea.]
[Shirley jumps into the sea after him. She reaches him, and they hug.]
[Senel swims toward the surface, Shirley following him. They're holding hands.]
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???: ...
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Introduction
<cqi> Character Quest
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Shirley: Senel!
Shirley: Whew...
Senel: You know, you don't have to come along with me exterminating monsters
just because Will said so.
Shirley: Ahh...Good.
Senel: But really, don't push yourself. I mean, you've already got your hands
full, being the mediator between the Orerines and the Ferines.
Shirley: I'm grateful to Will. He gave me this chance to spend some time with
you.
Senel: If that's what he was trying to do, he could at least have given us a
different assignment.
Shirley: I'm okay with exterminating monsters. We're helping to prevent people
from getting hurt.
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: I want to do everything I can. I don't want to just wait for things to
get better, and then regret that I didn't do anything.
Senel: ...Yeah.
[Black mist comes from the monster's body and then vanishes.]
Harriet: I don't believe the nerve of that guy! Who does he think he is?!
Harriet: He just shows up at Musette's house all of a sudden and says, "I've
got work to do here. Go outside." Who does he think he is?!
Harriet: No way! All he does is bark orders like he's the boss or something.
Who would ever listen to a jerk like that, anyway?!
Shirley: Will's busy, too, you know? He probably just doesn't have a lot of
time to spend with you right now.
Senel: You've been living here for a little while now. You must've seen how
people depend on him.
Harriet: But he's always cold to me... Hey, guys, let's go play somewhere.
Senel: We have to go see Will first. Maybe after that, if there's time.
Harriet: You know, Senel, ever since you became a sheriff, you're no fun
anymore.
Shirley: Huh?...
Harriet: Senel can go visit that jerk by himself. Yeah. That'll work. All
right, it's settled!
Senel: That's not your decision to make. Come on, Shirley, let's go.
Shirley: Ah...
Shirley: If that's what it sounds like, then maybe I am. Let's get going to
Musette's house!
Will: Ah, you're back. I appreciate your hard work. Shirley, can you spare a
moment? It seems Her Excellency wishes to speak with you.
Will: Are you sure you're all right with this? Having Shirley act as a
diplomat, I mean. You're together in the same city, and yet you don't even have
any time to see each other.
Will: Then why are you distancing yourselves from each other? Surely, it would
be beneficial for you two to act together as a bridge.
Senel: It's Shirley's idea. She says she wants to take care of herself until
she's fulfilled her responsibilities.
Shirley: Sounds like you two are having fun. What are you talking about?
Shirley: It was about the migration we've been discussing for so long.
Will: I assume it was accepted, judging from the look on your face.
Shirley: Yes. Now we can call together all the Ferines that have been living
apart on the mainland.
Shirley: Yeah!
Will: It's all thanks to your hard work, Shirley. Considering all the enmity
that's been festering, one would have thought this to be impossible.
Shirley: It's more than just me. I couldn't do anything if I were working
alone. The reason I'm able to stay in Werites Beacon is because Maurits is
overseeing the Ferines village. And I'm constantly relying on the help of the
people here in Werites Beacon.
Will: You should take pride in your accomplishments, Shirley. It'll give you
confidence for the future.
Will: All right, why don't we get down to business? Tell me how the monster
extermination is going.
Senel: Well, we eliminated the monsters, just like you asked, but...
Senel: The rumors about the monsters growing stronger may be true.
Will: You sure you're not just getting soft enjoying the peace?
Senel: I don't have time to get soft. I'm always out exterminating monsters.
Senel: Well, we killed one. It was dead; I'm sure of it. But then it got back
up and attacked us again.
Senel: I'd feel the same way if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
Shirley: I saw it, too. There's no question about it. And also, after it got
back up, it seemed like it was stronger.
Senel: Positive. We also saw something like a black mist coming out of the
monster.
Will: I'll see what information I can gather as well. I'm sorry, but could I
make another request of you?
Senel: Looks like there won't be any time to play with Harriet.
Senel: You really should act like a father every now and then.
Shirley: That's what's up.
Will: The ship from the mainland should be reaching the port soon. Could you go
and meet Chloe when she arrives?
Senel: Oh, right...It's already been two months, huh? I guess it is time for
her to come back.
Shirley: And we all promised to get together once Chloe got back to the Legacy.
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<cq1> Port-on-Rage
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Senel: Wow.
Shirley: A lot of people are coming to the Legacy again. I wonder if we'll be
able to find Chloe.
Senel: We'd probably be better off waiting here than looking around for her.
[They wait. A strange man stops and looks at them, then keeps going.]
Chloe: Coolidge! Shirley! I didn't expect you two to come and meet me here.
You're looking well.
Senel: Well, I hate to rush you, but we should get back to town. Will's
waiting.
Chloe: *Sigh*
Chloe: I just went back to be there for the anniversary of my parents' death.
I didn't have time to relax, really.
Senel: Ah, not much of a vacation, huh...
Chloe: Still, it was a good opportunity to think about everything that happened
on the Legacy.
Chloe: What about the rest of the group? Is everyone in Werites Beacon?
Senel: We haven't really seen any of the others since the last battle.
Senel: I stuck around to give Will a hand. Thanks to that, now they're treating
me like a sheriff.
Shirley: {...}
Shirley: I was just thinking, you laugh more when Will and Chloe are around.
Chloe: N...nothing.
???: Aaaaah!
Elsa: Aaaaah!
Shirley: Right!
???: We were on our way to Werites Beacon, but if we're going to run into more
monsters...
Chloe: I see. So, the two of you have been on the Legacy for some time.
Alcott: We've been wandering throughout the Legacy without a set place to stay,
but...
Alcott: As you can see, my daughter's not doing so well right now. So I decided
to check her into the hospital.
Alcott: Well, to cure it, we need a special medicinal herb that can only be
found on the Legacy.
Elsa: Thank you. I'm sure Father will be able to make the medicine I need soon,
and then everything'll be fine.
Alcott: Ah, nothing like that. Just an apothecary. I prepare medicines for a
living.
Alcott: Ah, well, my work often requires me to visit places where monsters
lurk. I learned it out of necessity.
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<cq2> Werites Beacon
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Alcott: Thanks to you, we were able to make it here safely. You have our
gratitude.
Elsa: If you get some free time, please come play with me at the hospital,
okay?
Chloe: I've been renting a room at the hospital while I've been on the Legacy.
Alcott: Don't get excited, Elsa. It's not good for your body.
Chloe: Maybe I should find another place to stay so as not to excite Elsa.
Chloe: But...
Alcott: Well, I guess she's made up her mind. Chloe, would you mind dropping in
and playing with her from time to time?
Senel: It's too late now. She's really looking forward to you being there.
Chloe: {scribble} I guess I'll have to make sure she doesn't get carried
away... Let's go to Raynard's place first. The others may be waiting for us.
Senel: Yeah.
Will: I wouldn't expect Moses to be on time for anything. Why don't you go have
a look around the city in the meantime? I imagine some things changed while you
were gone.
Senel: Hmm...I wonder what's changed since you were last here...
Senel: Me? It's hard for me to really tell whether I've changed or not. But I
can say, I like myself the way I am now. So I think things have worked out
well.
[An old man walks up, and almost runs Chloe down. He stops.]
???: Could you tell me where I might find the graveyard? The city's changed
since my last visit, and I can't seem to find it.
???: I'm sorry, but I can't see very well. I'm not sure what you mean by "that
way."
Senel: Norma?
???: {!}
Norma: Oh, hey! Long time no see! What are you guys doing here?
Norma: Hmm...I have a feeling I've seen that face somewhere before... Aaaaah!
Norma: Why...in the world...is that old fool Zamaran standing here in front of
me?! Senny!
Senel: H...hey!
Norma: You better explain to me, right here, right now, exactly what's going
on! Your answer will determine whether or not I show any mercy!
Norma: What? Who died and made you boss? Come on, guys, let's go!
Shirley: W...wait...Norma!
Zamaran: Thank you for leading me here. I'll be fine by myself now. You'd best
hurry and catch up with them.
Zamaran: I'm sorry. I'd like to be alone right now. Perhaps you should try
asking the monkey herself?
Norma: Why is that old fool here?! I demand an explanation! Why did you have to
lead him there?! Can't you see how much I hate him?! You have no respect for
people's feelings!
Chloe: Yes?
Shirley: Uh-huh?
Chloe: That's enough, everyone. Everyone has things from their past they'd
rather not speak about.
Norma: Ah, come on, don't worry about it. Enough with the seriousness already!
Senel: No kidding.
Norma: Hmm...
Norma: Oh, well. If you're sure you know what you're doing...
Norma: That's the problem, doofus. You haven't done a thing! Jeez, you're so
dense!
Curtis: Hey, yo! You there, little baby. You should know my name well by now.
Norma: Let me tell 'em! Let me tell 'em!! Let me tell 'em!!! Let me tell
'em!!!! Uh, you're that BB guy, right?
Norma: For a guy your size, you sure like to worry about little things.
Senel: Why don't you do your job for a change, instead of running around
singing everywhere you go?
Curtis: It's because of my job that I came searching for you, brother!
Shirley: Brother?
Norma: How urgent can it be if you've got time to sing about it?
Curtis: There's no time. To the inn, brother! Hurry to the lower level of the
basement of the inn! You'll understand everything once you get there! Go! Now!
For love!
Receptionist: Oh, my! Wonderful! We couldn't possibly have hoped for better
talent to kick off the opening ceremonies!
Receptionist: Now, then, allow me to explain the rules. First, please direct
your attention to the ring over there.
Receptionist: You'll enter the ring from the entrance in front of you. Please,
go on in! Don't be shy!
[Curtis pushes Senel into the ring and the door closes on him.]
Receptionist: Here in the Arena, you'll take on one monster after another,
tossing their limp bodies aside as you battle your way to the top!
Norma: What's with her? The more she talks, the more excited she gets.
Isabella: Oh, brave warriors, the time has come! Raise up your arms and
demonstrate your power before everyone! Take freedom and with it pride! Carry
them in your breast! Run to the top, and beat the crap out of the rest!
Norma: ...Huh?
Curtis: There are times when a man must fight, even if he knows it may cost him
his life. That's what love is all about!
Chloe: Y...yeah.
Moses: Hey, I ain't no monster, you stupid chick! Aw, whatever. As long as I
get to fight Senel, I'm all good!
Senel: I don't like being dragged into stuff like this, but I'm still not
going to lose!
Receptionist: Now...fight!
Jay: Still, I must say, you're far too nice, Senel. You had the chance. You
should have put him out of his misery--
Jay: And, look what I got to see. It's such a pleasant feeling, watching Moses
get the snot kicked out of him like that.
Moses: Oh, you wanna step in that ring, boy? Come on.
Chloe: We've got Sandor and Jay, now. Let's head back to Raynard's house.
[They leave. Curtis and Isabella walk out into the ring.]
Curtis: Hey, yo! You there, little baby. You should know my name well by now.
Grune: Let us take a little seed... Plant it gently; water it well... Little
seedling, nestled in the ground, grow up safe and sound.
Norma: Hey, there's G-Girl. She seems like she's in a really good mood. I hate
to interrupt her...
Norma: It's been ages since we last saw each other, yet G-Girl treats it like
we just left this morning.
Jay: If her memory keeps regressing like this, she may eventually forget about
us...
Grune: My memory is not going! That's not a very nice thing to say.
Senel: Yeah, now that I think about it, I haven't seen you around town.
Grune: I decided to do some sightseeing here and there. I thought it might help
me to remember something.
Jay: Well, at least you're doing well. That's what matters, right?
Chloe: It looked like you were just doing something a moment ago. Was that
related to your memory.
Grune: I was planting Celsius' seed. I know she wouldn't be happy if she had to
stay in this urn forever.
Norma: I get it. So, G-Girl's actually a member of the Let's Take Good Care of
Plants Society.
Norma: I just said, the Let's Take Good Care of Plants Society!
Norma: I said!...
Senel: I don't even want to know, so don't bother explaining. Will's waiting
for us inside.
Norma: Ow! Man, nothing like a smack to the head from Will to make you feel
like you're home again!
Senel: So, you were with the Oresoren this whole time?
Jay: Yes. The fighting had just ended, after all. I wanted to get some rest.
Norma: Sheesh, you sound like an old man! You're not gonna be young forever,
you know! Wasting time like that is an insult to Will!
Norma: If you just sit around playing house, before you know it, you'll turn
into an old man, just like Will here!
Senel: What've you been up to, Moses? You haven't been in town much.
Moses: I've been hanging out in the forest for a while, so Giet could stretch
his legs a bit.
Jay: You just missed all the bugs and dirt and whatnot, right?
Jay: This is why I don't like dealing with savages. They don't even understand
when you're being sarcastic.
Norma: I stood up all ready to say something good, and you guys just ignored
me! I can't believe you... Don't you feel sorry for me? I know I do.
Norma: Heh heh. Bet you guys wish you were me right now, huh? Oooh, this feels
so nice...
Norma: Nope.
Jay: So you don't have anything to report, after all.
Jay: Sounds like you've got something important to tell us. Of course, I think
I know what it is.
Will: Some of the monsters onboard the Legacy have begun to get stronger and
more aggressive.
Norma: Grune, when you say it, it doesn't sound terrible at all.
Jay: I've received a number of reports as well. Given the number of sources
that have confirmed this information, we can't simply ignore it.
Will: I hope it's nothing more than a natural mutation. Until we know more, I
want you to be careful when leaving the city.
Moses: Aw, come on! With me and Giet here, there's nothing to worry about!
Jay: It's always the ones who say things like that who end up causing trouble.
Will: Indeed...
Curtis: Hey, yo! You there, little baby. You should know my name well by now.
Isabella: We have a request in regard to the recent earthquake. We'd like you
to go investigate the quake's epicenter.
Will: Thise earthquakes have been happening a lot lately. It's no wonder she's
concerned. Understood. We'll get right on it. Could I ask you all for your
help?
Isabella: The tremors seem to have originated from the direction of Lumen
Spring.
Curtis: Before you go, I've got something for you, brother.
Isabella: It's called the Sorcerer's Scanner. It has the ability to locate
hidden objects. Her Excellency instructed us to give it to you in the hope that
it might prove useful.
Norma: This is the first time we've all traveled together as a group. All eight
of us. Oh, and Spot makes nine!
Chloe: You know, I got used to it eventually, but I'm still not too fond of it.
Shirley: Ah, it's not that. It's just...I remember what happened right after I
arrived on the Legacy.
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<cq3> Fallingwater/Lumen Spring
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Norma: Come on, Teach, that's not nice! You make it sound like I'm always
causing trouble or something!
Norma: Hey!
Norma: I know! Senny, let me see that thing the BBs gave you!
Norma: Oh! This is a good spot! I feel it. There must be treasure here, too!
Norma: Why am I the one you're always warning? Red operates on instinct way
more than I do!
Grune: Oh, my, what a nice monster. I'm so happy to meet you!
Jay: Me neither.
Jay: And we also gained a good understanding of how the Sorcerer's Scanner
works.
Will: It doesn't look like it's been affected by the earthquake, either.
Moses: Aw, and here I was thinkin' me and Giet would get to whoop up on a
monster or somethin'.
Norma: Red, don't jinx it. If you start saying things like that, there really
will--
Senel: It's not over yet! Don't let your guard down!
Moses: Well, don't just sit around waiting for it to get better! Giet!
[Moses and Giet attack the monster. Black mist rises from it.]
Senel: Again?!
Jay: There have never been this many earthquakes in a row before.
Shirley: Did the monster from the mist make the other monster stronger?
Moses: What's it matter how strong they are? There ain't nothing we can't
handle.
Chloe: No, I think we should be cautious. It was clearly different from what
we've encountered before.
Will: This monster is not a mutant. It's one of the Legacy's usual species.
Jay: That all monsters onboard the Legacy have the potential to acquire that
awesome power?
Senel: What about the monster that formed out of the mist?
Will: No, let's stop for now. We've learned quite a bit already.
Jay: Earthquakes, black mist, monsters born of that mist... Somehow I doubt
it's all just a coincidence.
Will: Yes, it would be prudent to assume that these are somehow related. We
need to report our findings. Let's get back to town.
[They all leave except Grune. She approaches the monster and black mist
transforms into the shadowy figure.]
???: ...
???: ...
Shirley: What?
Grune: Did I say something about "beginning?" I feel like I almost remembered
something very important... But now I've lost it.
Grune: Hmm. Maybe not. Oh, but, you know... If you forget something right away,
it probably wasn't important in the first place.
Senel: Okay.
Will: Senel, why don't you head on back to my house? If we learn anything new,
I want you to be our messenger.
Senel: Yeah.
Norma: I see, I see. I'm surprised you can put up with it, Senny.
Harriet: I wonder if the flower I'm looking for is really on the Legacy. Nah,
Mom wouldn't lie. I will find it! I swear! This one flower still hasn't
bloomed. I wonder what it's waiting for...
[Scene changes to Will's house. Shirley walks in and finds Senel asleep on the
floor.]
Senel: Mm...mmm...
Senel: *Yawn*...Morning.
Harriet: Stop trying to act like a father only when it's convenient for you!
Senel: Harriet.
Harriet: Nothing!
Harriet: He's not my father! So it's just a regular squabble! I don't want to
live here anymore!
Shirley: I'll tell you what. Why don't we go back to Musette's house, okay?
I'll go with you.
Senel: Shirley?
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A Flower and a Promise
<Wcq> Character Quest: Will
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Senel: Hey, people are going to hear you if you keep shouting like that.
Shirley: It's okay, Hattie. If you have something to say, just let it out. I'll
listen.
Senel: Hey.
Harriet: Just thinking about his face makes me mad! Or the sound of his voice.
Ugh!
Senel: So, how about telling us what actually happened with Will?
Shirley: Go where?
Harriet: To the place where all the flowers are blooming. It's really pretty!
Harriet: Y...yeah...
Senel: It's dangerous outside the city. Especially recently, with the monsters
getting really violent and all.
Harriet: No he's not! He hates me! That's why he won't let me do anything!
Besides...there's a reason I want to go there.
Senel: A reason?
Harriet: I'm looking for the flower that my hairpin came from.
Harriet: Mom told me about it. She said there's a place where this flower
blooms.
Harriet: The flower's not real, though. I want to see the real thing. This
hairpin was Mom's favorite.
Harriet: These were the only flowers that weren't blooming, so I brought one
back with me. I've never seen this kind before. Do you know what it is, Senel?
Senel: Sorry, I don't know much about flowers. What about you, Shirley?
Harriet: I see...
Shirley: It's pretty big. I've never seen a flower bud this big before.
Senel: Hmm, maybe you might know a bit about this, Musette.
Musette: Yes, it's a very rare flower that only blooms on the Legacy.
Musette: It's a relatively new discovery in the world of botany. There wasn't
even a name for it before it was discovered.
Harriet: Really?
Musette: A certain person gave it a lovely name, and now, everyone calls it
that.
Musette: Why don't you try asking Will? He's quite knowledgeable about flora,
as well.
Harriet: I don't want his help!
Harriet: He gets his kicks out of being mean to me! He's always bossing me
around! "Do this! Do that! Don't do this! Don't do that!" Who does he think he
is?!
Senel: You've seen what kind of person he is since you've come to the Legacy.
Everyone here relies on him, and he never lets them down.
Harriet: W...well...
Harriet: But he treats me like I'm just another little kid that he can boss
around. He's so cold! That's why I...I can't really tell what I should think...
Senel: No matter what Shirley and I say, no matter what the people of Werites
Beacon think -- none of it means anything if you don't agree with it.
Harriet: ...Yeah.
Senel: Take a good look at Will for yourself, think for yourself, and figure it
out for yourself.
Shirley: Hattie?
Senel: The reason they fight is because they care about what each other thinks.
Senel: I'm going to head back, now. Thank you for your hospitality, Musette.
Senel: Night.
Will: She always knows exactly what to say. Just like you. She's really good at
putting me on the spot. All those things...she's just so much like you,
Amelia...
Will: Me too.
Amelia: Once the baby's born, lets all come here together. You, me and our
little girl.
Will: Yeah, that sounds nice. Just the three of us. So the baby's a little girl
today?
Amelia: Girl, boy, whichever. I mean this baby is our child. With us as
parents, she -- or he -- will definately like this place.
Amelia: I bet you were thinking, "as long as she doesn't grow up spoiled and
selfish, like her." Humph. Whatever!
Will: We don't even know if it's a boy or a girl yet. It's too early for a
name.
Amelia: So, we just need to think of both. That's more fun, anyway!
Will: Uh...
Amelia: I want you to be the one to decide the name. Please. It's the most
important request of my life.
Will: How many "most important requests of your life" does this make, now?
Amelia: So...you won't do it? Even for little old me? Oh, how heartless...
Will: *Sigh* I just can't say no to you. I'll give it some serious thought and
tell you next time we come here.
Will: Hey...
Amelia: There, it's a promise! If you break it, you have to stick a needle in
your eye!
Amelia: Heh heh. My darling "Professor"...I love you, Will. [She hugs him]
Baby: Waaah!
Shirley: Well...
Harriet: This morning, when I was out watching you-know-who, some strangers
came up to me.
Harriet: Yeah...
Harriet: All of a sudden they said, "Please take care of this child," and then
just took off. What do you think we should do?
Senel: The parents of this child are planning to kill themselves. That's what
it says in the letter. It says they lost their jobs and can't raise this baby,
so they're leaving her to Will.
Harriet: What?
Shirley: They must have figured that Will would take good care of her.
Chloe: I saw him heading outside the city a little while ago.
Chloe: I did say I was going to leave, though. But Alcott asked me to stay, so
I decided to continue renting the room at the hospital.
Elsa: Whenever it was me who asked you, you wouldn't agree to stay no matter
what!
Chloe: You're ill, Elsa. You get too excited for your own good when I'm around.
Elsa: You're way too serious, Chloe. But that's what makes you so cool...
Chloe: I'll join up with you after I escort Elsa back home.
Chloe: It was about time for us to head back anyway. That's what we agreed to
before we left for our walk, remember?
Will: To me?
Will: I see.
Will: Yes. We can't just sit around. Harriet, I want you to go back home. We'll
be leaving the city, so I can't take you along.
Will: It's dangerous outside. How many times must I tell you that?
Will: A little while ago they asked me how to get there, and I took them
halfway.
Will: Let's get the others and find this child's parents.
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<W01> Great Hollow
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Harriet: I know. You don't have to warn me about every little thing.
Jay: Don't you think we should be looking for the parents instead of standing
here chatting? If we get there too late, all of this will have been for naught.
Will: Moses, Jay, if you're just going to play around, we're going to leave you
behind.
Will: {...}
Senel: They're not here, either. They must have gone in pretty deep.
Norma: If he's worried about Hattie, he shouldn't be making her take care of
the baby.
Chloe: I'm sure Raynard has a reason for what he's doing.
Shirley: Hattie?
Harriet: I said, settle down! Ow ow ow! Don't pull my hair! Guys, help! Don't
just stand there laughing! Help me! Hey! No! Don't touch my hairpin! I said,
no!
Baby: Waaah!
Harriet: Grr...
Baby: Waaah.
Harriet: Hey, who are you calling scary?! You, stop laughing!
Baby: Waaaaah!
Will: Don't raise your voice. It's okay, baby. Shh. It's okay.
Chloe: Impressive.
Harriet: Wh...why did she stop crying?...You act like you're used to dealing
with babies or something.
Will: Of course, you weren't as well-behaved as this one. You'd kick me, stomp
on me, scream at the top of your lungs...You were quite a handful.
Harriet: I'm not going to start thanking you or anything, so don't try to act
like I owe you.
Harriet: What?
Will: Babies are sensitive to emotion. If you're irritated, this child will be
in a bad mood as well. Understand?
Norma: Ah, well, it's just...if everything were to end now on a happy note,
that'd be kind of boring!
Jay: I don't think whether it's boring or not is really important, do you?
Harriet: Hey, it's them! They're the ones who gave me this baby!
Senel: Hurry!
Will: Of all the irresponsible, idiotic...I assume you understand now what it
means to be alive?
Will: I don't know what happened in your lives, and if you don't want to talk
about it, that's fine.
Will: But think for a moment about this child's future. If you were to die
here, what would happen to this child?
Baby's Father: We thought you would do a better job than us of making our child
happy.
Will: Are you saying being with one's own family doesn't bring happiness? Did
you think leaving this girl behind all alone would make her happy?
Baby's Father: B...but...
Will: Parents have a responsibility to their children. You cannot simply run
away from that. When you were blessed with this girl, you should have felt
that.
Baby's Father: Yes. I did. I swore I'd protect this child, no matter what.
Will: If you can remember that, then you already know what you should do.
Baby's Father: But...now, after all we've done...she couldn't possibly forgive
us!
Will: I don't know if she's crying because she's hungry, or she needs her
diaper changed, or she's scared, or what.
Will: But if I were to guess, I'd say she's crying out for the two of you.
Will: Happiness is living together with one's own family. Asking for anything
more than that is just being greedy.
Will: If you really feel that way, then hurry up and hold her in your own arms.
Harriet: Whenever I held her, she wouldn't stop crying no matter what...
Will: She can tell, even with that little body...She can tell who really loves
her.
Will: Why are you glaring at me? Do you have something to say?
Grune: What's wrong with that? Nothing beats everyone being happy.
Shirley: Grune, isn't that different from what you just said a little while
ago?
Will: Oh, this coat! This luster! It's marvelous! I wish I could've captured it
alive, but still! The body's barely damaged. This'll do just fine. What's this?
Its tongue rolls up?!
Senel: He's probably been pretty stressed lately. He hasn't been able to get
out of the city much.
Norma: Yeah, it's been a while since he's had a chance to get that nerd blood
flowing.
Will: To think, I'd encounter a monster like this under such circumstances! I
seem to recall a subspecies that lives in the Thunder Monument. Let's head over
there now!
Senel: I'm out, Will. I'm going to escort these people back to town.
Harriet: ...Heh heh...Hah hah hah hah... Heh, everything just seems so funny.
Shirley: Yeah.
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<W02> Werites Beacon
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Will: If you ever find yourselves troubled again, come talk to me. At the very
least, I can lend an ear.
Baby's Father: Thank you so much. I think we'll be busy talking for a while,
figuring out what to do from here.
Baby's Mother: We're terribly sorry for all the trouble we've caused you.
Norma: No worries.
Harriet: Bye-bye!
Will: Are you saying being with one's own family doesn't bring happiness?
Parents have a responsibility to their children. You can't just run away from
that. Happiness is living together with one's own family. Asking for anything
more than that is just being greedy.
Harriet: I don't understand anymore. If he really felt that way, he should have
come to see us. He left Mom all alone. He left me all alone. Did Mom know? Is
that why she didn't get mad? If that really is how he feels, then I guess maybe
I can try to make up with him. But what should I do to make up with him? I
can't just suddenly say, "I forgive you!" Oh, I know! I know what I can use!
Shirley: *Sigh* It's still morning, but it's not early. Hattie says she has a
favor to ask of us. She's waiting at the fountain plaza. Let's go.
Harriet: It sure took you long enough! I was getting tired of waiting.
Senel: That's not a good attitude to have when you're asking for favors.
Senel: Are you planning to capture that monster Will was talking about?
Harriet: It's a small monster. Even I could pick it up and carry it.
Shirley: I understand how you feel, Hattie, but...[to Senel] What do you think?
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<W03> Thunder Monument
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Harriet: Um...
Harriet: O...of course he knows. I...I made sure to tell him everything.
Really.
Chloe: Uh huh...
Norma: Oh, Harriet, you went and got this Lesser Pup for me? Such a perfect
specimen! Marvelous! Wonderful!
Jay: Was that supposed to be an impression of Will? You weren't even close. For
starters, think about his personality. He'd never do something like that.
Senel: Let's get this over with and head back to town.
Jay: If that's the case, they probably don't come out where people can see them
very often.
Moses: What do you think, Giet? [Giet whines] It don't look like there are any
here.
Harriet: *Sigh*
Harriet: What?
Norma: Hey!
Harriet: What? Why are you getting mad? I was just being honest!
Senel: If you get all worked up, you'll wear yourself out. We're supposed to be
taking a break, remember?
Norma: Hey!
Shirley: Norma, please don't get angry. Hattie, maybe it'd be better if you
didn't tell her what you really think.
Grune: Oh, that's a good idea, Shirley.
Grune: You're both on the same wavelength. You must be great friends!
Norma: Anyway, what made you change your mind and start wanting to make up with
Will?
Harriet: Huh?...
Harriet: Mom...Well, she would never ever say anything bad about...that guy.
Whenever I complained about him, she'd always just smile. She'd smile and hug
me. But...but... But now Mom's dead! She was waiting to see him again the whole
time! She knew in her heart that he wasn't coming back, but she kept believing
that he would!
Shirley: Hattie...
Senel: It's just a guess, but...I'd bet Will was really suffering, too. It
really hurts to lose someone you care for...especially when you can't do
anything for them.
Norma: So in other words, you want to get friendly with Will so he'll start
spoiling you!
Harriet: Th...that's not it at all! How did you get that from this?!
Moses: Aww, don't be shy. Kids are supposed to act like that!
Harriet: No way! Absolutely not! Enough with this stupid conversation already.
Let's go!
Jay: That just now was Moses' fault. The perfect chance, blown...
Moses: I've got my pride as a beast-tamer. I can't let Senel get credit for
this one. See, look. It's coming back to play with me.
Jay: Unless my eyes are deceiving me, there's another monster behind it. A very
powerful-looking one.
Harriet: Don't run away from me, now. Easy...easy... Yes! I got it!
Shirley: Hattie sure looks happy.
Harriet: Ah, hey, stop! Settle down! Now look what happened...my hairpin came
out. That's a memento from Mom! What are you going to do if it breaks, huh?
Shirley: Hattie!
Senel: Shirley!
[The group kills the monster for good while Norma heals Shirley]
Harriet: Ah...ahh...
Shirley: Hattie...
Harriet: ...
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<W04> Werites Beacon
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Senel: I'm sorry we took Harriet out without telling you, Will.
Chloe: We should have consulted with you beforehand, even if we were just going
out to play.
Moses: It's our fault. Your little girl didn't do nothin' wrong.
Will: You're well aware of how dangerous it is outside of Werites Beacon. You
wouldn't take a child out with you for no good reason.
Will: Harriet must have made a request that you couldn't bring yourselves to
refuse.
Chloe: I understand he was worried, but he could have at least listened to what
we had to say.
Senel: We're responsible, too. Let's go to Will's house and see if we can talk
to him.
Shirley: Yeah.
Will: How many times do I have to tell you not to leave the city? Have you got
anything to say for yourself? Why did you disobey me?
Will: You two, stay out of this. I'm talking to Harriet. Shirley, what happened
to you?
Shirley: *Gasp*
Will: I thought so. One of my friends has now been injured because of you. How
do you intend to take responsibility for that?
Will: I told you to stay out of this. Didn't you hear me? This is all a result
of your selfish behavior. You're causing trouble for everyone.
Will: You put everyone in danger and even let them get hurt for no good reason.
Will: Your hairpin? You put the people I care about in danger for that thing?!
Will: Hmm?...
Harriet: "People you care about"?! Please! I have things that I care about,
too! Not like you'd care about what matters to me! Why don't you just spend all
your time with your precious friends, then?! I hate you! I want you to die! You
should have been the one who died, not Mom!
Senel: She said her mother gave it to her. It's very important to her.
[Scene changes to Harriet in her room at Musette's with Shirley at the door]
Harriet: I don't need anyone but Mom! I don't need him! I don't want to see his
face ever again!
Shirley: Hattie...
Senel: Don't you think you could have at least listened to what she had to say?
Senel: Harriet asked us to go to the Thunder Monument. I'm sure you can figure
out why.
Shirley: I think she was looking for something that would help break the ice
between you two. She doesn't know what to say to you. She doesn't know where to
start.
Will: It's pathetic. Even after I've gone so far as to make this.
Will: I just can't talk to her normally. All I can do is scold her, warn her...
things like that.
Senel: If you understand that much, then what's left is simple. You need to
tell Harriet what you just told us.
Will: I'm her father, but I've never done anything fatherly for her.
Senel: You can start now. The two of you are both here.
Shirley: You care about her deeply, don't you?
Will: ...There are times when I question the choices I've made. Perhaps I
shouldn't have come back to the Legacy.
Senel: ...What do you mean? Haven't you been on the Legacy the whole ten years?
You said you'd have been arrested immediately if you went back to the mainland.
Will: ...Could you stand it? Could you live out here on the Legacy, ripped away
from the ones you love? I immediately followed them to the mainland. I wanted
to be with my wife and daughter. Or at least as close to them as I could.
Will: At the time, there were only two things that mattered to me. If I had
lost those, my determination would've crumbled as well.
Will: Her body was weak to begin with. I may have shortened her life by
bringing her to the Legacy.
Shirley: But, the other thing that was important to you--Hattie--was still on
the mainland. Surely she needed you even more after losing her mother.
Will: I went to the funeral knowing full well that I would probably be
captured. Harriet cried the whole time in front of Amelia's grave...while
screaming her hatred for me. I never thought that the day would come when I'd
hear her say those words again. That I should have died instead of Amelia...
Even for me, that's hard to take...
Shirley: Will...
Will: Apparantly it was Amelia's last wish that they spare me. *Sigh* I'm not
sure why I'm telling you all this. I'm going to go for a walk and calm down.
Please keep an eye on Harriet for a little while.
Senel: Of course. They feel the same way about each other. I think the two of
us should know that better than anyone.
Harriet: I don't care! If I knew things were going to be like this, I would
have stayed with Mom! I should never have come to this place! I'm going back to
the mainland! I'm going to forget everything!
Harriet: I'm going back to where Mom is! You can't stop me!
Senel: Yeah.
Harriet: ...F...fine...
Harriet: It's pitch black. I can't see anything. What's in here, Senel? I don't
understand.
Senel: Don't turn away. Don't turn your back on Will's feelings.
Harriet: His...feelings...
Shirley: You can tell whose room this is, right, Hattie? You can tell who he
made it for.
Senel: Will had always dreamed of living together with his family.
Shirley: Will watched over and protected his family's home all by himself.
Shirley: Even though there was no one there to welcome him home, he still took
care of it.
Shirley: Don't close your eyes, Hattie. Will's feelings are here, all of them,
right in front of you.
Harriet: ...But...but...
Shirley: You can tell, can't you? You can tell how Will feels, right?
Harriet: It's not fair! This isn't fair at all! Why did he have to make a room
like this?! Now, I...I...
Harriet: ...Yeah...
Shirley: If you're not honest with your feelings, you'll never find happiness.
All you need is a little courage. I know you can do it, Hattie.
Shirley: Of course. You'll be fine. Just look, Hattie. See this room? You have
a place where you belong. A home.
Shirley: See? You have to open yourself up to him. You have a father that cares
for you this much.
Will: Something's not right. The buds should be opening by now. Some of these
flowers are dead. Is it the soil? Or the water? That mist! It's the same as
what we saw at the Lumen Spring.
???: ...
Will: Was that an illusion? The ground feels cold. Did the mist cause this? If
someone doesn't do something, all the flowers will die. I will protect the
flowers. I won't forget the promise I made to you.
Amelia: I bet you're probably regretting running away with me to the Legacy.
Amelia: Well, if you'd stayed on the mainland, you would've had a bright future
as a scholar. But now, because of my father, you're an inhuman villain who
kidnapped precious, little me.
Amelia: I know I'm the one who asked you to take me away... ...I'm sorry.
Will: Aw, I think a life of following your every whim sounds kind of fun in its
own special way.
Amelia: Humph. You think I wouldn't be smart enough to understand even if you
told me, right?
Will: Amelia...
Amelia: If I said I wanted to be with you forever, what would you do? Heh heh,
I'm just kidding. You look so funny with that serious look on your face.
Will: Hey...
Amelia: Let's see...counting today's, it'd be 53, along with 102 "most
important requests of my life."
Amelia: Please protect these flowers. These are our special flowers. No matter
what happens, please protect them. Even if I die, please watch over them.
Amelia: Thanks.
[End flashback. Will enters his house to find Senel and Shirley asleep]
Senel: Aren't you going to see Harriet? She's been waiting this whole time for
you to come home.
Senel: Yeah.
Will: I want to go investigate the Waterways. There's something wrong with the
water and the soil.
Senel: All right. We'll tell the others, too.
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<W05> Waterways
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Senel: He said there was something wrong with the water and the soil.
Norma: Huh?
Norma: No way!
Senel: He probably just doesn't have time for it right now. He hasn't really
shown it, but he's been worrying this entire time.
Shirley: Senel...
Senel: I got over that because I had you all. Now, I want to return the favor.
Shirley: Yeah.
Grune: Oh, my, what could that be? Do you smell that?
Jay: Moses, come on. Can't you try to control yourself a little? And right
after Senel's heartfelt speech, too.
Chloe: Despicable.
Moses: Hey! The smell's coming from back there. Right, Giet?
[Party travels deeper into Waterways and comes across the black mist]
Jay: It looks like the soil and water in this entire area are rotten.
Moses: Who said anythin' about talkin'? What we gotta do is take this thing
down!
Jay: Look at that. The mist rots whatever it touches. If this mist were to
spread out to cover the whole ship...
Chloe: We should retreat for the time being, since we don't have a way to stop
it.
Will: Wouldn't you agree that a promise only means something if it's kept?
Don't you think it means something to do everything you can to keep a promise?
That's the only gift I have to give to the one who trusted me.
Senel: Will!
Senel: Dammit!
???: You know it to be futile. Why do you persist in chipping away at your
life? Know that it is the way of the universe for all things to perish. It is
not meant for a child of man to change this.
???: Then I shall grant you your wish, child. Your sorrow shall fade in my
bosom, and I shall release you from all to nothing.
???: Give yourself completely to me, child. In so doing, your wish shall be
fulfilled.
Will: If that will allow me to fulfill my promise, then perhaps it's all right.
You're probably waiting for me, too...
Senel: Will! Can you hear me?! Are you planning on leaving Harriet all alone
again?!
???: Do not lend your ears to the voice that seduces you from the truth. You
belong with me, child.
Senel: If you don't come back to us, I'll never forgive you! Harriet is waiting
for you, remember?!
Amelia: Please protect these flowers. These are our precious flowers.
???: Do you not desire the release I offer? Return to the eternal void, and
your suffering shall become nothing. Should a child of man give up everything,
so shall his suffering fade away.
Will: I promised I'd protect those flowers no matter what. I promised the one I
love.
Will: Promises are meant to be kept! We trust each other to do all we can to
fulfill them!
???: Why do you surrender yourself to pain, walking the path of no redemption?
???: You...with your cursed, shining soul...You shall now be devoured by your
own darkness.
Will: Amelia, I will fulfill my promise. And Harriet, I will show you, too. I
will show you what Amelia and I loved so much.
Senel: It's fine. Just don't get all mushy. That wouldn't be like you.
Jay: Considering what we've seen so far, it's almost certainly related to the
monsters growing violent. However, we can't really conclude anything yet
regarding the frequent earthquakes.
Shirley: Grune!
Grune: I'm sorry. I suddenly got a terrible headache... Hmm, I think I may have
remembered something.
Efreet: Have you forgotten me, master? Your memory still hasn't returned...
Shirley: Hmm...
Grune: Oh, I know. Let's plant Efreet's seed here! Let us take a little seed...
Plant it gently; water it well... Little seedling, nestled in the ground, grow
up safe and sound.
Will: Oh! I can't waste time here! I must get back to town at once. I'll
explain later.
Shirley: Musette...
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<W06> Vista Point
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Will: Ah, lots of reasons. So many that it's hard to explain. Amelia had kind
of a short temper.
Will: I think she got the angriest that one time I said her cooking tasted bad.
Will: She always seemed to be having fun, no matter what she was doing.
Harriet: I loved it when she was smiling and laughing. I loved it...
Will: Whew...
Will: I'm relieved. I'd have been hurt if you said no.
Harriet: Hearing those words coming from that face is just plain weird.
Will: There's a lunar eclipse tonight. I've got a surprise for you.
Harriet: A surprise?
Harriet: Wow...
Harriet: Do you mean the flower from the bud I found? What's it called? Musette
said it has a lovely name.
Will: Its name... Amelia and I were the ones who named it.
Harriet: Really?!
Will: Yes...
Will: I don't want you to start crying when you hear it.
Will: It should happen any moment now. This flower knows when it will shine the
brightest. Only then, only at that very moment, does it bloom and proclaim its
beauty like nothing else.
Amelia: So, Professor. Did you think of a name for the flower?
Harriet: Oh...
Harriet: Mom...I...I don't know what to say... I don't know what to say, but...
but...thank you...thank you... I'm so happy right now. So, so, so happy...
Thank you. Thank you...
Harriet: I can't help it...I'm happy, but the tears come out anyway.
Harriet: What?
[The field lights up, Will picks a flower and places it on Harriet's head]
Will: The flower crystallizes in light. Even in the weak light of the moon.
Will: You didn't think it was real, did you? You thought someone just made it.
Harriet: Yeah...
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<W07> Werites Beacon
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Harriet: Oh, wait a minute! Let me go in first. Don't come in until I say it's
okay!
Harriet: Okay!
Senel: I don't want to get in the way of your life with Harriet.
Moses: It's almost lunchtime. Guess we should wait for the girls to get here.
Harriet: I bet they're hungry. We'd better hurry up and take them lunch.
Harriet: We can't seem to keep a conversation going. You two must really be
concentrating on your cooking.
Shirley: Y...yeah!
Chloe: Of course! Hah hah...
Chloe: I was wondering why it got so quiet. She fell asleep on the sofa.
Norma: Grr...A lot of stuff's been happening lately; I haven't been getting
enough sleep! *Yawn* Morning. Is lunch ready?
Chloe: Norma, you could help out a little too, you know.
Norma: Unlike you guys, I don't have anyone special to cook for.
Norma: You'd rather I weren't here with you? Anyway, let's go take that food!
Shirley: Thanks!
Chloe: Yeah...
Will: From the flavor to the texture, in every possible way, this is the worst-
tasting thing I have ever eaten.
Harriet: After all the work I put into it?! Fine, then! Give it back!
Harriet: Wh...what's that supposed to mean?... Don't worry, there's plenty for
everyone. Why are you all looking away?! Here, Giet. I made some for you, too.
Eat up!
Jay: Animals are honest with their feelings.
Moses: Why does this always happen to me? Sometimes I feel like I was just born
to suffer... *Chomp*
Moses: Yaaaahooo!
Grune: Oh, Moses looks like he's having fun. It must be so good it makes you
want to jump up and run around! [She eats Harriet's food]
Moses: Ow!
[Everyone finished eating and just sitting around talking. Knock at door]
Elsa: I'm feeling really good today. Oh, by the way. There seems to be some
kind of commotion near the entrance to the city. Do any of you know what's
going on? There was a crowd, and someone was yelling...
Thyra: I'm Fenimore's younger sister, Thyra. I am honored to finally meet you,
Merines. When I heard you were living here with these people, I assumed you
must've forgotten all about Fenimore.
Thyra: Then why have you forgotten your duty and chosen to stay in a place like
this?! What do you think you're doing here with these Orerines?! You have many
other things you should attend to.
Thyra: I couldn't believe she was living together with Orerines until I saw it
with my own eyes.
Shirley: I...
Thyra: First, you kill Fenimore, and now, you're just living here like nothing
ever happened. You feel right at home living with these Orerines, don't you?!
What is wrong with you?!
Thyra: Fenimore died protecting the Merines, didn't she? That's just the same
as if the Merines killed her herself!
Thyra: You were our hope, yet you betrayed us! And you continue to betray us to
this day! Instead of coming back home, you come to this city of all places and
live with these filthy Orerines! You just ran away, all by yourself!
Senel: Hey!
Thyra: What you should be doing is seeking retribution against these people! It
is your duty to eradicate them! The Orerines have killed so many of our people.
They killed my sister! Fenimore was killed right before your eyes! Yet you
still won't use your powers?!
Thyra: But you care more about the Orerines, right? These Orerines here, who
you should hate more than anything!
Shirley: You're...right.
Senel: Shirley?!
Shirley: If I'd been doing what I should have, Fenimore wouldn't have stayed on
the Legacy. She wouldn't have lost her life protecting me.
Thyra: "Doing what you should have?" Are you trying to insult my intelligence?
If you understand that much, then you should know what you need to do! Don't
sit here making excuses to me or holding hands with these wretched Orerines!
What you need to do is destroy them!
Thyra: I am not!
Thyra: ...I guess I'm wasting my time. If that's how you're going to be, then I
have nothing else to say to you. Just looking at your face makes me ill. I'm
leaving. If I stay here in this Orerines city any longer, I'll probably catch
whatever you've got.
Norma: Did Tulip come all the way here just to complain?
Norma: Obsession, huh...I might need to lean a little more toward that myself
if I want to get anywhere... Ah, sorry. Just talking to myself.
Shirley: I'm fine. I knew a day like this would come sooner or later.
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: Really, I think I should have gone to see her myself. I left the
Ferines village in Maurits' hands without really thinking about the feelings of
those who live there. I should have known that there would be some who disagree
with what I'm doing... Thyra's a strong person. She came all the way out here
by herself.
Senel: You don't have to bear this alone. It's a problem all of us have to deal
with. We'll keep working to close the gap between the Orerines and Ferines
little by little, one step at a time.
Moses: Yeah, but we all should try to be one big, happy family!
Shirley: Family...
Will: Moses always has good things to say when it comes to family.
Norma: Too bad that's the only good thing about him.
Moses: Hey!
Shirley: I have to be stronger, or Stella'll be angry with me. I'm okay now.
Let's go home.
Senel: ...Yeah.
Norma: You just watch, master. I swear I'll find it. Give me a little boost to
keep going, okay? All right! With everything you taught me, it's as good as
found!
Norma: Oh...h...hi, guys. Uh, hey...Kind of a weird place for a date, isn't it?
Norma: I wouldn't want to get in the way, so I'll split. See you!
Senel: Is this the grave of someone she knew? Says his name was...Sven?
Moses: Yo, Senel! Rise and shine! Come on, up and at 'em! Get your lazy butt
outta that bed this instant! Giet, bite his head.
Senel: Man, I was having this dream where Giet was going to bite me.
Moses: I always pegged you as more of a morning person. You gotta shape up!
Moses: Sure I can! I take Giet out for a walk every morning.
Senel: (And he says Giet's not a dog...) So, did you want something?
Senel: Norma?
Moses: We're gonna meet up at the fountain plaza. Let's get a move on.
Zamaran: The cacophonous tones of that vulgar monkey's voice can only mean one
thing...Norma. I guess it's going to be one of those days...
Zamaran: I assure you, I have no intention of staying here long. I've already
had my fill of your whiny voice.
Norma: You guys don't know anything about this, so just shut up!
Grune: Oh, my! I'm so happy to see you two agreeing on something!
Norma: Wh...what?
Zamaran: Don't you think it's about time you gave up on that foolish dream?
Zamaran: If you have yet to know despair, then I suppose it cannot be helped.
But you, too, will learn soon enough. Just like that fool, Sven.
Norma: You take that back! No one talks about him like that! If there's one
thing I won't allow, it's anyone saying anything bad about my teacher!
Zamaran: The real world is not the fairy tale you seem to think it is. Open
your eyes before it's too late. Don't throw your life away like Sven did.
[Zamaran leaves]
Shirley: Senel, "Sven" is...
Senel: Norma?...
Norma: O...okay, now, let's see... Now that everyone's here, let me tell you
what I called you here for!
Chloe: Now she's just laughing and hoping we'll forget about it.
Norma: I've called you all here today for a very important reason.
Moses: Now hold up! What was that pause just now?
Moses: No way!
Moses: Cause knowing you, you're gonna get us all into a whole bunch of
trouble!
Senel: Fine, just finish what you were saying. We'll make up our minds after we
hear it.
Norma: I knew I could count on you, Senny! I want you guys to help me with my
search for the Everlight!
Norma: Please?!
Senel: Well, we have been there once already. I'm pretty sure we can manage.
Senel: And she looks like she's going to keep pestering us until we say yes,
anyway.
Chloe: Indeed...
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Chasing a Dream
<Ncq> Character Quest: Norma By: Compass
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|Whole party walks out of Werites Beacon. Norma stops on the bridge,
and turns to look behind.|
NORMA
I swear I'm going to find the Everlight. No matter what.
BEGIN FLASHBACK
NORMA
Ever...light?
SVEN
Yeah! It's incredible! It's like, crash, boom, bang! It's so amazing!
NORMA
That doesn't really tell me anything.
SVEN
Come on! You can't tell just from this enthusiasm?
NORMA |nods|
All I can tell is that you're a goofball.
SVEN |(blushes)|
Aww, cut it out. You're going to make me blush.
SVEN
The Everlight is a magical treasure that has the ability to grant
wishes.
NORMA (Young version. Looks about 14, wearing a dark sweater over a
white collared shirt.)
Oh, come on! Master, you really need to grow up.
SVEN
You know, sometimes, you are absolutely no fun at all.
SVEN
So young, so boring! Don't you have any sense of wonder? Of adventure?
Where are your dreams?
NORMA
You spend way too much time dreaming. It's embarrassing.
SVEN
It's impossible.
NORMA
If it exists.
SVEN |Nodding|
Oh, it exists. I believe it does, so it does!
SVEN |laughing|
And if it doesn't, then I'm going to be so totally screwed! Bwah hah
hah hah hah hah!!
SVEN
*Sigh* I remember how cute you used to be... The way you used to say
you'd marry me when you grew up...
NORMA |angry|
When the heck did I ever say that?!
SVEN
Oh, I recall pretty clearly the time I thought it would've been nice if
you said that.
NORMA
Stop making up memories of things that never happened!
NORMA |blushes|
Seriously, though. The reason you get into fights with Zamaran all the
time is because everything that comes out of your mouth is just plain
silly.
SVEN |thinks|
Ahh, master...Ah, but, master's not my master anymore. Err, I mean...
NORMA |(?)|
SVEN
What am I supposed to call him now that he's not my master any more?
NORMA |(sweat)|
Don't tell me he expelled you!
SVEN |nods|
Sure did!
SVEN
Well, you know how it is. I just don't know what to do with that old
man, I tell you.
NORMA
Man, are you stupid. Too stupid! I mean, really, how stupid can one
person get?!
|SVEN stands up, looks to the sky. Norma, still sitting, (...) then
(?).|
SVEN
To be honest, I was really disappointed in him. I thought he was a man
full of dreams and ambitions. I thought he, of all people, would
understand. But he just says the same things all the other scholars say.
NORMA
Isn't that what you'd expect?
SVEN
Do you think that everything everyone says is always correct? Do you
think that one man's words can define the entirety of existence?
SVEN
Nobody knows. That's precisely why it's worth pursuing.
SVEN
I was not--I repeat, not--put here just to check somebody else's
answers.
SVEN
I want to walk with my own legs and see with my own eyes. I want to
feel things for myself.
SVEN
No matter what anyone says, I will continue my search for the
Everlight.
NORMA |angry|
Listen to me!
SVEN
for that...is my dream!
NORMA
Oooh!...I said, listen!
SVEN |still looking to the sky, now leans back and puts his arms
straight up|
And no one can stop me!
END FLASHBACK
NORMA
No matter how often I remember him, he still sounds like a goofball...
|(...) She turns around to face away from the city, crouches down with
clenched fist.|
NORMA
Okay, you Man-Eating Ruins! time to meet your match!
END SCENE
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NORMA
No use turning back! Off to the Man-Eating Ruins!
SHIRLEY
The name almost makes me want to turn back.
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<N01> Man-Eating Ruins
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BEGIN SCENE |Just outside the Man-Eating Ruins. Whole party walks
forward, Norma in front. She stops at the entrance, crouches down, then
lifts up with her fist in the air.|
NORMA
All right, let's go! Charge!
GRUNE |nods|
Yes, Norma's right. Things are always better when they're fun!
CHLOE
What is the Everlight, exactly? We can't very well search for it if we
don't know what it looks like.
WILL
It's highly unlikely there's anyone who does.
WILL
The legend of the Everlight started with some deciphered Relares
writings. A scholar translated the text from a stone tablet found on the
Legacy.
NORMA
"The crystal of prayer, by its miraculous power, grants the path of
salvation to those who speak unto it their desires."
WILL
Yes. That's right.
NORMA
Later on, someone gave that crystal the name "Everlight."
JAY
I see. So it was born out of research on the Legacy.
CHLOE
Is the translation correct?
GRUNE
Oh, Norma, you're still not feeling any love, are you?
|Norma: (''') (<--Three marks, different from the three drops of sweat;
I think this is the emoticon denoting surprise or distress.) Still
standing, with one leg, and one arm up|
WILL
We've come this far. We'd better stick with her.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |A little ways into the ruins. Norma with (!) runs out in
front, then turns to face the group, and puts her hand out to say Stop.|
NORMA
Stop!
CHLOE |(!)|
Wh...what is it?
NORMA |puts her hand down, then extends the other in explanation|
There's a trap. Don't move another inch.
|Norma turns away from the party, looks both ways, then (Lightbulb),
walks to a nearby wall, and points at it.|
NORMA
Ah, here it is. Found it!
|The rest of the party follows up to where she's standing. Jay turns to
face Moses.|
MOSES
What do you think, Jay?
JAY
Hmm, yes, Norma's right.
WILL
It's a matter of credibility, that's all.
NORMA |stops flailing, puts her hands behind her, and arches her back|
Don't be ridiculous. That won't happen.
SHIRLEY
Did you hear something just now?
SENEL
I did...
MOSES
I got a bad feelin' about this.
|A panel opens up underneath Moses. He runs for awhile on thin air with
(sweatdrops), then falls in.|
MOSES
Aaaaah!
|The panel reappears, and Norma turns back around from the wall.|
NORMA
Hmm? Did we lose someone?
JAY
Nope, we're all here. Everything's fine. Never been better, actually.
NORMA
Time for me to disarm this trap! Bring it on!
|Norma pushes something on the wall. Grune clasps her hands together
off to the side.|
GRUNE
Oh, my, this is getting fun! It's so exciting!
WILL
Does it look like you can disarm it?
|Norma pushes something on the wall again, then folds her arms.|
WILL
We can't proceed without removing it, can we?
|Norma folds her arms again. Shirley lowers her head, then lifts it and
faces Jay.|
SHIRLEY
Um...Aren't we going to go help Moses?
MOSES
Aaaaah!
|Scene fades back in with Moses lying alone, face first, on the ground
somewhere in the Ruins.|
MOSES
*Huff* *Huff* Bubbles...you're gonna pay for this!
|Moses gets up and runs up a ramp, then stops and throws his arms
down.|
MOSES
Y'all just wait!
|He continues running up the ramp, around the corner, and... straight
to the main group (turns out he didn’t fall very far), where he stands
on top of the panel from before. Norma and Jay: ('''), Moses: (smoke).|
MOSES
Bubbles!
JAY
You're all right? How boring.
MOSES |still (smoke)|
You say something, Jay?
JAY
Ah, nothing. Nothing at all.
WILL
Are the traps still armed?
|Norma, Shirley, and Jay turn back to the wall. Norma pushes
something.|
NORMA
Well, yeah, about that...Oops!
MOSES
What was that click?
CHLOE
We heard that same sound a moment ago.
MOSES
Why's everybody lookin' at me?
|The panel opens up under Moses again, but he jumps off before falling
in.|
JAY
Tch...
MOSES |confrontational|
Jay! What's that about?!
JAY
Oh, just joking, Moses!
SENEL
How can you be so sure?
|Senel: (scribbly)|
NORMA |tilts and scratches her head|
So now there aren't any left!
SHIRLEY
Senel?
SENEL
I'm worn out...
WILL
Anyway, let's get moving.
|Everybody walks away, leaving Norma alone at the wall. She looks both
ways, then lowers her head in sadness.|
CHLOE |off-screen|
Norma, hurry up.
SENEL |off-screen|
Norma!
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Now, in the center of the Man-Eating Ruins. Norma stands
at the head of the party, facing a circular room that looks like a
sunflower.|
NORMA
We're here, folks! Now, then, let's start looking for the Everlight!
|Norma walks to the right side of the room while the rest of the party
looks on.|
JAY
I wonder if it's really here.
|Norma: (!). She leans forward and presses something on the wall. A
click is heard, followed by a whirring sound. The whole party turns to
face her.|
CHLOE
Norma, did you find something?
GRUNE
Is something fun going to happen again? This is so exciting!
WILL
Don't touch anything even remotely suspicious.
SHIRLEY
Norma?
|Norma: (sweat).|
SENEL
Norma, don't tell me...
GRUNE
Oh, my, you already touched it, didn't you?
CHLOE
Wh...what's going to happen this time?
|The rumbling stops. Norma turns to face the party and holds her hands
out.|
NORMA
This one isn't my fault.
WILL
I don't see how it could be anything but your fault.
|A monster drops from the ceiling to land in the center of the circular
room. Norma: (!). The whole party runs towards the monster and assumes
a fighting stance.|
CHLOE
She's even attracting monsters, now!
______________________________
|Norma walks back to the top of the party formation, faces left.|
MOSES
So is the Ever-whatever here or what?
NORMA
Sorry, guys! This isn't the place!
|Senel, Moses, and Chloe all start freaking out, flailing their arms,
especially Chloe, who doesn't stop.|
NORMA
Ow!
|Norma walks a couple steps away from Will, then crouches down, holding
her head.|
NORMA
Cut that out! You're gonna make me stupid!
SHIRLEY
Norma, are you okay?
|Moses turns back around to face Norma. Norma turns around to face the
party, crouches down twice, then springs up to raise her hand to the
sky.|
NORMA
All right! We'll try harder next time!
|Shirley: (sweat).|
SENEL
...There's a next time?
JAY
Where are we going?
GRUNE
Oh, yes, a delicious meal sounds wonderful.
END SCENE
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MOSES
Looks like we came here for nothin'.
CHLOE
Well at least now we know it's not here.
SENEL
Anyway, let’s go back to town.
NORMA |pensive, eyes downcast|
...Hmm, I thought I'd find it here... Back to the drawing board!
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<N02> Werites Beacon
===============================================================================
BEGIN SCENE |Back in Werites Beacon at night. Whole party stands out
front of the Inn. Norman walks forward, then turns to face the party and
begins nodding vigorously over and over with her hands held behind her
back.|
NORMA
First things first. Let's get some grub! You can't do anything on an
empty stomach!
|Zamaran walks towards the group from off-screen. Norma jumps back in
surprise. Zamaran stops in front of the party, but facing Norma, and
outstretches his arms.|
ZAMARAN
My, my. For all your enthusiasm as you set out it seems you have come
up with nothing.
NORMA |first looking cowed, then feisty, while her character model
begins raising and lowering her arms over and over|
Hey, be quiet! Today was just preliminary research!
ZAMARAN
Just be careful you don't wind up spending your whole life doing
"preliminary research."
NORMA |opens her eyes, character model stops waiving her arms and
stands firm, but quivering|
Go away, old man! Shoo! Shoo!
ZAMARAN
My pleasure. I wouldn't want anyone to think I like talking to monkeys,
anyway. [Editor's Note: Why don't her friends stick up for her at
times like this? ;_;]
|Zamaran walks away. Norma watches him go, then lowers her head.|
JAY
Yes, you and Giet certainly are...close.
|Norma is still facing away from the group, her head down. Shirley
walks out towards her, outstretches her hands.|
SHIRLEY
Norma, is something wrong?
|Norma, still facing away from the group, looks sad for a brief sec,
then regains her composure.|
NORMA
...You know, I think I'm going to pass on the food. Today was a long
day. I'm going to bed.
|Norma tilts and scratches her head to the right, then leans and tilts
her head to the left, while her character portrait assumes a crafty
expression.|
NORMA
I guess all that excitement just wore me out. Sometimes I just don't
know when to quit! Heh heh...
|She stands up straight, raises her arm up high in farewell while her
character portrait resumes normality.|
NORMA
Well, see you later!
|She turns away from the group, stands still for a moment while her
character portrait looks awfully sad again, then bounds into the Inn.
Shirley: (?). Everyone else sans Grune: (...). The group turns in to face
one another in a circle.|
SHIRLEY
She looked a little down. I hope she's okay.
END SCENE
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NORMA
Where are you, Everlight? I thought for sure you'd be in the Man-Eating
Ruins.
|She bows her head onto her knees, making a rustling sound. Her
character portrait looks sad and scared.|
NORMA
How many times did I screw up today?...
|Norma: (...).|
NORMA
I'm not cut out for this. I wonder if I'll ever find the Everlight.
|Something glimmers with a rustle on the book beside her. She lifts her
head.|
NORMA
I wonder if I'm even capable of finding the Everlight...
BEGIN FLASHBACK
NORMA
I wonder if I'm just not cut out for this...
NORMA
You don't know what "not cut out" means? I feel sorry for you...
|Norma: (...).|
SVEN
What, you're actually depressed about something? Ugh, boring!
SVEN
Hey, Norma... come here and let master make you feel all better.
NORMA
How did you know I was studying Relares?
SVEN
Oh, please! Hello! Duh!
|Sven: (laughing). Norma: (...), turns her head back forward, then
lowers it to her knees again.|
NORMA
Whatever. Leave me alone...
SVEN
Sheesh, a little sensitive, are we? |extends arms out| I heard from a
friend of yours, that rich girl.
NORMA
She promised she wouldn't tell you...
NORMA
Hey, what did you do to my friend?!
NORMA |(...)|
...Maybe. Just a little.
SVEN
When I'd heard you started studying Relares, I was so happy, I cried.
|starts mimicking crying with his head in his hands|
Seriously...*Sniff*...I was bawling. *Sniff* My nose was running all over the
place! *Sniff*
|Norma finally lifts her hands up off her knees, turns them over, and
raises them up a little to either side, tilts her head. [Editor's Note:
My god, the adorability.]|
NORMA
If only I were as dumb as you are, maybe this sort of thing wouldn't
bother me so much...
|Norma puts her hands back on her knees. Sven points at her.|
SVEN
Hey, don't make me smack you.
NORMA |extending her arms out in explanation|
Like with the Everlight. It's just been one long string of failures.
Why haven't you stopped looking for it? |she puts her arms back around
her knees|
NORMA
Everyone at school says you're crazy.
SVEN
The answer is very simple. |eyes open| It's because I believe the
Everlight exists.
SVEN
You don't have to understand just yet.
SVEN
What made you decide to study Relares?
|Sven walks over to be right in front of Norma and looks straight down
at her.|
SVEN
Uh huh. And?
NORMA
I was thinking, I guess I should try to become a little more useful and
stuff.
SVEN
Right, right.
NORMA
Are you even listening? You don't sound like you're paying attention.
SVEN
What a view...
|Norma: (?). Then (blush). She stands up and starts wildly shaking her
arms.|
NORMA
Ugh! You stupid, good-for-nothing perv!
|Norma stops shaking her arms, and turns to face away from Sven.|
NORMA
I'll never trust you again! Not that I ever trusted you to begin with!
NORMA |turns back around and begins shaking her arms again|
Nice? Don't give me nice! It's your fault I feel this way! I haven't
trusted you since that stupid incident! |stops shaking her arms|
SVEN
Incident? Ohh! That! |looks amused| Bwah hah hah hah hah hah hah!
NORMA |angry|
Don't laugh!
NORMA
Of course I am! Do you know how embarrassed I was at school?!
SVEN
I never thought you'd actually believe it. I mean, hatching a boiled
egg by keeping it warm?
NORMA
That's it! I've had enough of this! Today you're gonna get what's
coming to you!
|Norma winds up and pitches, the screen goes black as a twinkly sound
effect plays.|
SVEN
Oh no! Oh dear! She got me! I'm done for! Whatever shall I do?!
NORMA
Hey! Stop dodging!
SVEN
If you want to get me, first you'll have to catch me! Bwah hah hah hah
hah hah hah!
END FLASHBACK
END SCENE
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CHLOE
Coolidge, wake up.
|Chloe's eyes are closed, then they open, she smiles. Her character
model looks all around, then leans forward toward Senel.|
CHLOE
Sleeping like a baby.
|Senel awakens suddenly, startling Chloe and causing her to jump back.|
CHLOE
Norma's calling for us. I came to get you.
END SCENE
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NORMA |clasps her hands to her side, then crouches down, and springs up
with her arm in the air|
All right, we're off to the Ice Monument! The Everlight's waiting for
us!
SENEL |turns to look at Chloe, then turns back to Norma, still standing
with her arm stretched up high|
You sure that's the place?
NORMA |lowers her arm, then starts doing squat-thrusts like Moses
always does|
Of course! Have I ever been wrong before?
SHIRLEY
Yes, you have.
GRUNE
Oh, yes, many times.
JAY
Did you forget already?
MOSES
Because the Everlight's there, stupid.
WILL
You have clear evidence based on your research, I presume?
NORMA |tilts one foot back on its heel, puts her hands on her hips|
Y...yeah, lots!
CHLOE
You look nervous. Why won't you give us the details?
MOSES |twitches|
You better be tryin' to play funny, Jay.
SENEL
Say, Norma.
|Norma: (?).|
|Norma: (...).|
SENEL
There must be some reason it matters so much to you.
CHLOE
I assume Zamaran is involved somehow.
SENEL
And that guy you call "master," he was that "Sven" person, right?
SHIRLEY
Senel...
|Norma looks up, (...), then tilts and starts scratching her head.|
NORMA
Well, I guess if you want to know that badly...Let me tell you a little
story.
NORMA
Master was, to put it simply, the world's biggest idiot.
CHLOE
Aren't you still like that now?
|Norma turns and walks a few steps to face the flowerbed. The party
turns to face her.
|Camera pans back over to the main party, where everybody turns to face
Will.|
WILL
The high-level academies on the mainland aren't exactly cheap...
NORMA
Yeah, well, he was stupid.
|The party turns, once again, to face Norma, who looks up (once again)
to the sky.|
NORMA
So anyway, this stupid master of mine was searching for the Everlight.
|Senel: (...).|
CHLOE
And so you're carrying out his last wish.
|Norma walks into the middle of the circle, and turns to face Chloe.
The music stops.|
NORMA
I made about half of that up just now, but that was good enough, right?
NORMA |points at Moses, then leans to the side with her hands behind
her back|
Ah hah hah! Red, you're so naive!
|Senel: (...). Norma turns and walks out of the circle into the street
in front of Will's house. Chloe, Senel and Shirley walk to the house's
gated entrance to face Norma, who turns to face them, and raises her
hand up to the sky.|
NORMA
All right, then, let's head on over to the Ice Monument!
SENEL
Yeah.
JAY |holding his arms out to the side, and shaking his head|
True, but we've still got a ways to go.
|Everyone turns to face Norma once again, who nods, then starts doing
squat-thrusts.|
NORMA
To get to the monument, first we have to go to the lighthouse! Let's
get moving!
|Norma walks up the street. Everybody watches her go. When she's out of
sight, Chloe turns to face Senel.|
CHLOE
Do you think she really made that up?
SENEL
Well, we learned that this Sven person was important to her. I think
that's enough.
CHLOE
...Yeah. Perhaps so.
SHIRLEY
Norma seemed really nice when she was talking about him.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |The party stands at the bottom of the main elevator to the
Quiet Lands.|
END SCENE
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<N03> Ice Monument
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NORMA
I can smell the scent of the Everlight in the air! |turns to face the
party, begins nodding over and over| I've absolutely no doubt this is
the place!
MOSES
Giet says he don't smell nothin'.
SHIRLEY
I hope there aren't any traps here.
WILL
Don't forget what happened at the Man-Eating Ruins, everyone. We need
to be careful. |turns to face Norma| Don’t go out ahead carelessly,
Norma.
|Norma: (...).|
|Norma turns and walks into the Ice Monument while the party watches
her go.|
SHIRLEY
She's not listening at all.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |In a room within the Ice Monument. Party enters and faces
Norma.|
JAY
I don't see anything unusual.
|The party's gaze then follows Norma as she strikes out with purpose to
one side of the room. She then starts banging on the wall, pausing
(...), then moving to another area, doing the same thing, then finally a
new part of the wall near the corner. After banging here (and producing
a slightly deeper resonance), she puts her hand under her chin and
stares at the wall.|
NORMA
Hmm. I see.
MOSES
See what?
NORMA
Yah!
MOSES
What are you doin?
|A click is heard.|
SHIRLEY
Did you hear something just now?
|The party all turns to look at Moses who starts looking all around.|
MOSES
Why is everybody lookin' at me?
|A shaft of ice springs up under Moses, stabbing him in the rear. Whole
party minus Grune: (!). Moses jumps in surprise, then stiffens,
shaking.|
MOSES
Arrrgh!
MOSES
Damn...right in the butt...
|Norma walks a few steps toward the party. Another click is heard.|
MOSES |(scribbly)|
What, why are you sayin' that?
|Another shaft of ice springs up and stabs Moses in the butt. He falls
face forward onto the ground once more.|
MOSES
Ooooh!
SENEL
That's odd. She didn't kick the wall or anything, but a trap went off
anyway.
JAY |crouching|
Moses, get up. We can't do this without a guinea pig.
MOSES |(pucker)|
What do you mean, "Watch"?!
|Jay walks a step towards Moses. Moses: (!). A shaft of ice springs up
and stabs Moses again. He falls face first to the ground yet again.|
GRUNE
Oh, my. Moses sure is popular.
SHIRLEY
It's kind of impressive, in its own special way...
|Moses gets up, spins around to face the doorway they came in by, and
lowers his head in defeat. Giet: (sweat).|
MOSES
That's enough...No more...I wanna go home... I wanna go home before I
wind up with any more holes...
CHLOE |arms out, as the party minus Moses turns to face her|
What are we going to do? Just standing around like this isn't going to
solve anything.
SENEL |hand out as the whole party including Moses turns to face him|
We'll just have to run through as fast as we can.
|Everybody turns to face Jay. Everybody but Grune and Moses: (?).|
JAY
Moses, it's time to show us what a real man can do.
|Moses runs to the door leading deeper into the dungeon and stops.
Moses: (?). The party turns to face him.|
MOSES
Huh?
JAY
The floor's not reacting. It seems like it's all out.
MOSES |starts laughing, turns to face the party and begins his
signature squat-thrusts|
Hah hah! My butt wins!
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Party approaches a grey, Egg Bear monster with black mist
around it. Everyone minus Grune assumes a fighting stance.|
CHLOE
There's a monster with black mist here, too?!
NORMA
What do you think you're doing here?! Get out of my way!
WILL
We can't just ignore it. We need to finish it off.
GRUNE
I fee like...I know that mist.
SHIRLEY
Did you remember something?
GRUNE
Hmm. I wonder what it is. I have a feeling I've seen it before.
SHIRLEY
We've seen it several times, actually...
CHLOE
Be careful, everyone. Something's happening to the mist.
SENEL
That's!...
GRUNE
Hmm, where did I see it? It's on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't
remember.
JAY
Thanks to Grune, any tension we might have felt is disappearing
entirely.
NORMA
Feel the power of the G-Girl germs.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Party stands facing each other in a circle, with Will in
the middle.|
WILL
Looks like we got it.
JAY
It's just like at Lumen Spring.
GRUNE
It's so mysterious.
NORMA
Ah-hah! There's something here...
NORMA |still down on one knee, facing away from the party|
Settle down. I'm a professional here. You're such a worrywart, Teach.
NORMA
Ahh, I get it. It's in here...
|Norma stands up and walks ahead into the circular room at the end of
the dungeon. The party follows behind, watching her. She continues
crouching, getting up, moving to a new location, repeat, while the party
carefully backs away a few steps.|
SHIRLEY
Are we going to be okay?...
|The camera follows Norma as she walks to the exact center of the
circular room and crouches down.|
NORMA
Which means, over here there should be... (!) Found it! If I push
this...
SENEL |off-screen|
Careful, Norma.
The camera returns to focus just on Norma as she turns back around, and
crouches once again|
NORMA
There!
SENEL |off-screen|
Look out! Get back!
|A sparkly sound plays while several ice crystals -- like the ones that
stabbed Moses -- materialize directly underneath Norma. The screen
goes white.|
SHIRLEY
Aaah!
|The scene returns to show Norma lying on the ground. Whole party minus
Grune: (!). They all run up to surround Norma.|
MOSES
Bubbles! She looks pretty hurt...
SENEL |crouching|
Heal her, quickly!
|Shirley and Will move in and crouch next to Norma. Pink eres begin
shining from their hands. Grune settles to sitting on her calves. The rest
crouch in close towards Norma.|
WILL
I've healed her wounds, but...
NORMA
*Huff* *Huff* Ahh...
SENEL
What's going on? She still looks like she's in pain.
NORMA
*Huff* *Huff* Ohh...
JAY
These symptoms look like poison.
NORMA
*Huff* *Huff* *Huff* *Huff*
CHLOE
We have to cure her!
|The pink eres shine again from Will's and Shirley's hands.|
NORMA
*Huff* *Huff* Argh...
CHLOE
Look at her left arm. There's a small icicle stuck in it.
|Senel walks in, leans down and removes something shiny from Norma's
body with a "squish" sound. Senel: (...). Chloe and Will both stand up.|
WILL
We should be able to use it to identify the poison. Wrap that icicle in
cloth and hang onto it.
WILL
We can't do anything else for her here. Let's hurry back to town.
END SCENE
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CHLOE
I'm concerned about Norma. We should get back to town.
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<N04> Werites Beacon
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BEGIN SCENE |In Werites Beacon at night, just outside the Lighthouse,
in front of Moses' camp. Everybody is looking all around, seemingly in a
panic. (''') are flying. Norma is resting with her head down on top of
Giet, who is carrying her like a horse. A gruff-looking man wearing
orange walks toward the party from the south.|
ALCOTT
Good evening. Oh, you all seem worried. Is something wrong?
ALCOTT |walks over to look at Norma, puts a hand under his chin|
She's suffering from a very strong poison.
ALCOTT
Let me take it back to the hospital and have a look.
SHIRLEY |nodding deeply|
Thank you.
WILL
All right.
|Everybody except Chloe, Senel, and Alcott run off to the east. Chloe
and Senel face each other.|
CHLOE
Let's hurry to the hospital.
Notifications: Will, Moses, Jay, Grune, and Shirley left the party.
END SCENE
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ELSA
Did something happen?
|Scene returns to see Elsa with her hands to her face crying.|
ALCOTT |nods|
I'll get started at once.
|Alcott turns and walks away off-screen. A door can be heard opening
and closing.|
CHLOE
I'll help, too. I feel anxious just standing around.
|Senel: (...).|
ALCOTT |nods|
Just leave it to me.
|Scene fades back in with a door squeak. Chloe and Senel are standing
in the middle of the room. Elsa and Alcott enter together. Alcott walks
to Senel and extends a hand holding something glowing and pink.|
ALCOTT
I've prepared the antidote. Take it back with you and have her drink
it.
CHLOE |nods|
Thanks, Elsa.
CHLOE
Let's hurry to the inn.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Will and Moses are standing together to the left of the
Inn's front desk. Senel and Chloe enter. Will and Moses separate and walk
to meet them. The four stand facing each other.|
MOSES
Senel! How did it go?
SENEL |nods|
I've got the antidote. How's Norma?
|Scene fades back in to the Inn ground floor once again. Moses, Jay,
Will, and Chloe are standing around. Grune is occupied arranging a plant.
Shirley and Senel descend the staircase, and everyone turns to face
them.|
SHIRLEY |hands out|
She seems to be fairly stable now. Her fever's dropped, as well.
|Everyone but Grune, Senel, and Chloe: (?). Everyone faces except Chloe
turns to face Senel as he begins to speak.|
|Moses turns to look up in the direction of Norma's room. Jay and Grune
face Moses.|
MOSES
Well, hopefully she'll be a little more careful from now on.
|Senel: (...).|
JAY |foot out to the side, hands on hips, turns to face Moses|
As much as I hate to say it, I agree with Moses.
|Moses stamps his foot and starts quivering, staring at Jay. Moses:
(pucker).|
WILL
I agree with Jay.
|Everyone still facing Will, Chloe and Senel face each other.|
CHLOE
I'm sure Norma will have some thoughts of her own after what happened.
|rest of the party turns to face Senel| Don't you think we should
respect them?
SENEL
If she was going to stop because people were telling her to, she would
have stopped long ago. |stretches arm toward Chloe| No matter how much
we talk, or what conclusion we reach, we can't make Norma's own
decision. |retracts arm| I'm going to check on her.
|Senel ascends the first section of staircase while the party watches.
Shirley then runs up after him, and they face each other on the
landing.|
SHIRLEY
Wait. I'll go with you.
|Senel nods.|
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Norma's room at the Inn. It's nighttime and the room is
empty. The window is ajar and there's a broken vase of flowers lying on
the ground beneath it. Senel and Shirley run in: (!). Senel runs to the
open window.|
SENEL
That idiot. She must have gone out the window.
|Something glows on a notebook lying on the bed. Senel: (?), walks over
to the bed. Shirley's gaze follows him.|
SENEL
This notebook looks like it's seen a lot of use.
SENEL
Shirley, look at this.
SHIRLEY
I thought so, too...
|Senel: (...).|
SHIRLEY
We'd better tell the others.
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BEGIN SCENE |Scene fades in back on the lower level of the Inn. Senel
and Shirley descend the staircase, Shirley carrying the book. The party
turns to face the two. Everyone but Grune, Senel, and Shirley: (!).|
SENEL
Norma's missing.
|Shirley gives Will the book. He leafs through it, (...), (!), then
lowers it.|
WILL
Don't tell me Norma did all this?! She understands Relares?
|Shirley nods.|
CHLOE
She can hardly keep her mouth shut, and yet she never once said
anything about the most important part.
|Jay resumes normal pose. Will lowers his book. Several of them:
(...).|
|Everybody nods. Will turns to face Shirley, and holds out the book.|
WILL
First, we need to find Norma. We'll split up and look for her.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Graveyard at night. Norma comes limping in from the left
to stand in front of Sven's grave with her head lowered.|
NORMA
Well, I've done it again... I'm so hopeless. Nothing ever works out the
way I want it to. I couldn't disarm a single trap, and I wound up
getting seriously hurt. |lifts her head| What am I doing, anyway? Master,
what am I doing? |shakes her head| Seriously... |lowers her head again|
Master, I...
NORMA
Grrr, why am I having so much trouble?!
SVEN |takes a half step back, leans way back with arms up|
What's that supposed to mean?!
|Norma: (smoke) disappears, turns around to face the way she was going.
Sven composes himself.|
NORMA
I think I'll try that way this time!
SVEN |off-screen|
No! Not explosives! Please!
|Norma runs back into frame and stops in the middle of the path.|
NORMA
Hmm. I bet it's this way.
|Norma runs off-screen in the other direction. Sven then comes limping
into frame with (scribbly), and stops in the middle, leaning down, his
hands on his knees.|
SVEN
Norma, I beg you...I'll apologize for making fun of you all the time.
|straightens up, looks around| Norma? |looks straight towards where she
ran, (!), runs that way, and off-screen. A falling sound is heard.|
SVEN |off-screen|
I'm falling! Aah! Mommy!
NORMA
Hmm. I guess it must be that way!
|Sven lifts his head as Norma runs off. He puts an arm out.|
SVEN
Wait! Stop! Not that way!
|An explosion is heard as Sven gets up and runs off after Norma.|
SVEN |off-screen|
Norma! Are you all right?! Norma?!
END FLASHBACK
|Scene fades back in on the graveyard, Norma still facing Sven's grave
with her head lowered.|
NORMA
I'm just like I was back then. I haven't improved at all. |raises head|
That's pretty pathetic. My life's an embarrassment, master. |slumps|
The Everlight wasn't in the Ice Monument, either. I wonder where it
could be... |(...)| Master, I'm starting to worry that...maybe it doesn't
exist after all. |straightens| I had absolute confidence before, but I
just don't know anymore. I just don't know...What should I do? |falls to
her knees with her legs out to the side|
|Black mist forms behind and to the right of Norma. A ghostly female
figure with a ponytail appears.|
???
If you're tired, give up. There are none who will find fault with you.
NORMA
Would Sven forgive me, too?
??? |nods|
Yes, he surely would.
NORMA
Really? Good...good...
???
I shall grant you eternal rest, child.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Daytime. Senel and Shirley run in to the street in front
of the bread shop. The rest of the party soon follows to form a circle
all facing each other.|
SENEL
Did you find her?
WILL
Norma's not aware of the special characteristics of that poison. She's
in danger.
|Footsteps are heard. Senel and Shirley both turn around: (!). The
whole party runs toward Zamaran up the street a ways.|
ZAMARAN
Is something wrong? You seem unsettled.
ZAMARAN
She probably went to Sven's grave.
SENEL
The graveyard...that's one place we haven't looked.
Notification: Will, Chloe, Moses, Jay, Grune, and Shirley joined the
party.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Norma lies In front of Sven's grave. Black mist envelops
her.|
SENEL |off-screen|
There she is!
|Party runs into frame to stand in front of Norma. The black mist
dissipates. Everyone but Grune: (!), then (...).|
SENEL
Yeah, looks that way.
|Shirley and Chloe run over to Norma and lean down. The party turns to
face the three of them.|
NORMA
*Huff* *Huff* Ahh...
CHLOE
Those symptoms...It's the poison!
SHIRLEY
Norma, please hold on!
CHLOE
I've got it.
CHLOE
...Good, she's breathing easier now.
|Norma then shakily gets up and the party walks off, Norma limping
between Shirley and Chloe.|
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Just outside the graveyard. The party is walking. Norma is
limping and almost falls. Chloe reaches over to steady her.|
|Norma then straightens and walks very unsteadily away from the group
while they watch. She stops after a few steps, and doubles over again.
Senel approaches a few steps.|
SENEL
What do you mean, you're done? Come on, it's just a little more.
NORMA
I'm...finished.
NORMA |straightens|
I'm done looking for the Everlight.
|Everybody but Norma and Grune: (!). Chloe takes one very shallow,
hesitant step toward Norma.|
CHLOE
Norma...
|Norma: (!).|
|Norma: (...). She then turns to face Senel, and lowers her head.|
NORMA
Oh...Hah hah...So now you know, huh...
|Norma turns to the side, and walks a couple steps. Soft piano music
comes on.|
NORMA
I studied so much, even I thought I was crazy. I stayed up night after
night, thinking about nothing but Relares. |looks up to the sky| Every
time I understood a new word, it made me so happy I could cry. |Moses
folds his arms| I could feel myself catching up to master. |lowers her
head down to look at the ground| But it was all a waste...
SHIRLEY
Norma...
NORMA
I could have just had Shirl translate the writings I found in all those
ruins, but I didn't! I didn't! |turns to face the party| Why do you
think I didn't? Because I wanted to do it myself?...No way! |Senel and
Shirley: (...), Norma lowers her head| ...It's because I was scared. I
was scared to learn the answer. |looks up| I didn't want someone to tell
me I was wrong!
|Norma: (...).|
|Shirley: (!).|
|Jay and Moses slowly turn to face the area behind a nearby tree.
(scribbly) comes from that direction, then Zamaran comes strutting out. The
party faces him.|
ZAMARAN
Ah, I was wondering what all the commotion was. It seems the monkey is
crying.
|Zamaran walks through the group towards Norma, who closes the distance
to meet him. He stops in front of her as she points a finger at him.|
NORMA
I don't want to hear anything from an old man who chickened out before
he even got started!
ZAMARAN
You no longer have the right to talk about him.
|Norma turns and runs off. Senel takes a couple running steps in the
same direction and stops.|
SENEL
Norma, wait!
|Zamaran walks a couple steps to look after her, then lowers his head.
Moses puts his arms out and faces Jay.|
MOSES
She sure is a handful. Let's go get her, Jay!
|Jay, Moses, and Chloe run off after Norma. Will walks forward a step.
Zamaran turns to face him.|
WILL
You're used to dealing with her.
ZAMARAN
I met with an accident while exploring some ruins, and my world became
one of darkness.
SHIRLEY
And Sven?
ZAMARAN
He never returned from his quest for the Everlight. |turns to face
Will| The reason I came to the Legacy was to take Norma back. |Shirley,
Senel, and Will: (...)| But I couldn't seem to find the words to tell her
I was worried about her. |looks up at the sky| Before I knew it, we
were fighting.
SENEL
The Norma I know has always been like that.
ZAMARAN |nods|
You cannot find the truth if you cannot face danger. I was the one who
taught Sven that.
WILL
Those are good words.
CHLOE
She must have gone outside. Do you have any ideas?
SENEL
How do you know?
ZAMARAN
She's probably gone there countless times. No matter where else she
goes, you can count on her always winding up back there.
SENEL
Leave it to us. Norma's our friend.
|Everybody nods.|
END SCENE
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CHLOE
We need to get back to Norma before the poison runs its course!
SENEL
Right. We should hurry to the Crystal Forest.
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<N05> Crystal Forest
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BEGIN SCENE |Inside the Crystal Forest. Moses and Giet are walking
together down a hall of ice.|
|Giet pads forward a couple steps, panting. Then (!), turns to face
Moses and ('''). Moses nods.|
MOSES
Looks like we hit the jackpot.
|The rest of the party enters from the south. Moses turns to greet
them.|
SENEL
I'm worried about the poison. We need to find her fast.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |A ways into the Crystal Forest. Moses and Giet walk out
ahead of the main party. Giet: (...), and stops.|
MOSES
Did she come this way, boy?
|Giet: (!), then turns to Moses and whines. Moses nods and turns to
face the party.|
MOSES
Looks like she's still a ways ahead.
WILL
She's pushing herself too far in her condition.
CHLOE
The antidote has probably worn off by now.
NORMA
My limbs are getting kind of tingly. I wonder if I still have some of
that poison in me. Man, I am not feeling good here. I ache all over...I
feel like crying. |gets up, walks a few more shaky steps forward and
stops| I tell you, I've been working way too hard! |leans over, hands on
knees, breathes heavily| Ahh, I finally made it. Man, I feel awful.
It'd be so embarrassing if I just up and died right here.
|She straightens, limps to the left edge of the platform, looks around,
limps a few steps to the right edge of the platform, looks around,
limps a step or two to the top of the platform, looks around, and (!).|
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Deeper in the dungeon. Grune, Jay, and Giet stand looking
off to one side. Senel, Shirley, and Chloe look ahead.|
CHLOE
Strange. We should have found her by now.
|The camera pans left to show Moses and Will also looking around in
that area. Giet then sniffs, and walks north several steps to reach a
broken, triangular ice formation at the edge of a circular platform. He
stops and whines. The camera follows and focuses on Giet.|
WILL |off-screen|
There's a crack in the crystal.
|Giet sits down, (...), then whines. Moses walks up to crouch down next
to Giet.|
MOSES
Hmm? Do you smell Bubbles?
|Scene fades in with the whole party standing in front of the broken
ice.|
SENEL
Let's take a look.
END SCENE
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BEGIN SCENE |Norma is lying face down on the ground in a circular room
with a low dais in the middle. Giet runs up and starts licking her.|
SENEL, SHIRLEY, CHLOE, MOSES
Norma! {Senel, Chloe, Shirley}
Bubbles! {Moses}
|A portrait of sleeping Norma drifts by, and you can hear her snoring
softly.|
|Everyone but Grune: (sweat). Will walks forward and crouches down to
Norma, places a hand on her head.|
NORMA |(sweatdrops)|
Zzz...Ow, my head...No hitting. No hitting... |(zzz)| Zzz...
NORMA |leans up on her tush, but with both hands still flat on the
ground, looks at everyone, but with Moses in her direct line of sight|
Oh. Morning, everyone...Hey, I feel awful! You all! Don't just stand
there and watch me suffer! Do something!
NORMA
Hey! I can hear you, you know! *Huff* *Huff* Ahh, man, I think this is
it...I am so dead.
NORMA
I can barely see straight. G-Girl's hair looks like it's turning red.
WILL
That's because you're looking at Moses.
NORMA
Eww, gross! It's so bitter!
CHLOE
You didn't say anything last time you took it.
CHLOE |(sweat)|
You were in pretty bad shape last time.
MOSES
What happened with the Everlight?
NORMA |still sitting with her legs straight out in front of her,
swivels her head to look at Moses|
I was looking for it, and then my head started feeling fuzzy, my vision
got blurry, and my hands started shaking... I started feeling really
good. I dreamt I was walking beside a beautiful river. There was
treasure on the other side, but just as I started heading over to get it, I
woke up.
CHLOE |(sweat)|
Sounds like she was about to die...
SENEL
I'm glad we made it in time.
|Norma crouches down twice, then raises her arm in the now familiar
“Charge!” gesture.|
|Norma turns and walks to the small pedestal behind her. A water-like
mystical sound is heard and an eye-like symbol appears in glowing white
on top of the pedestal.|
WILL
What in the world?
|Norma clasps her hands and lowers her head as if praying. The symbol
fades out. With the same sound as before three other symbols materialize
around the party, glowing blue. They turn to look at them, while Norma
remains facing the pedestal.|
WILL
Norma, can you tell what these symbols mean?
SHIRLEY
Norma?...
NORMA
If my research is correct, then this has to be it.
NORMA
If the Everlight isn't here, then I have no idea what else I can do.
SENEL |serious|
...Are you scared?
|A black mist forms around Norma. Everyone but Norma and Grune: (!).|
NORMA |(sweatdrops), begins rotating left and right with her hands up
in front of her in fear|
Huh? Wh...what's going on?
|She runs around to the back side of the pedestal, the black mist
trailing her. She stops, (sweatdrops), and begins running in place, flailing
her arms.|
NORMA
It won't come off! What is this stuff? It's following me!
|Norma then runs down some nearby stairs and south, off-screen. Senel
runs to the bottom of the stairs, and looks in the direction she fled.|
NORMA |apprehensive|
What the? There's two of me!
SENEL
Careful!
NORMA
I swear this isn't my fault, all right!
MOSES
This is no time to be worrying about excuses!
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BEGIN SCENE |Party is in the same position, but Dark Norma is gone.|
JAY
First Will, and now Norma. This marks the second time we've seen this.
WILL
The mist has always appeared from a monster, but this time...
GRUNE |straightens|
I felt like I almost remembered something from long ago... Have I
forgotten something really important?
SHADOW
I am Shadow. I answer your call and appear before you, master.
SHADOW
...Have you forgotten me, master?
GRUNE
Oh, I'm so sorry. |hand out| Do you know anything about me, Shadow?
|retracts hand|
SHADOW
What you lack, master, I lack as well.
SHIRLEY
Neither do we...
SHADOW
I cannot remain for long in this chaotic world... I shall return to the
darkness and await the awakening of time.
|Shadow then lowers to the ground, and becomes a sparkly glowy thing
with a suitable sound effect. Grune walks forward and picks it up.|
GRUNE
Oh, now I have Shadow's seed. I should plant it somewhere nice. |rises|
NORMA |raises head, walks forward a couple steps, raises arm in the
air|
All right! Let's go!
|Scene fades in at the room we just came from with the three blue
symbols glowing on the wall, and the pedestal in the middle. Norma walks in
first with the rest of the party behind. Norma stops at the left side
of the screen and looks at each of the symbols on the wall.|
NORMA
“Disaster," "fire," and "future," huh...Well, I already know the
answer... |she walks up a few steps, then turns to face the party| Red, can I
get you to do something for me?
MOSES |twitches|
Hmm? What do you need? |walks up to face Norma|
JAY
She probably wants you to dive into the flames.
MOSES |turns to face Jay, throws his arms down|
Like hell! |straightens|
NORMA
Tch.
NORMA
Red.
MOSES
Hurry up and tell me what you want, would you?
|Moses follows order. A burning sound is heard and the screen goes
white for an instant. Everyone but Grune and Norma: (!).|
JAY
It burned just fine. How can you call that an illusion?
|Black mist forms around Norma with a sound effect. She starts, and
looks left and right. Several of the party: (!).|
NORMA
Wh...what the? Why is this stuff back?! We got rid of it! |turns to
face Jay and Will, mist still enveloping her| Teach, JJ, tell me what's
going on!
|Dark Norma: (...), stares at Norma. The party minus Grune and Norma
enter fighting stance. Norma starts shaking her arms.|
NORMA
Wh...what do you think you're looking at?! |stops shaking arms|
SENEL
It doesn't seem to be aggressive.
NORMA |stands up, black mist enveloping her again, and begins running
in place and flailing her arms, also: (sweatdrops)|
Whoa! Eww, get it off me! Get it off me!
|Norma then runs away a few steps, black mist in tow. The party runs
away from her and stops.|
|Norma then faces them both. Moses and Giet run back to stand with the
main party, leaving Norma by herself.
|Norma turns around, lowers her head. A sound effect is heard as the
mist thickens.|
SHIRLEY
It's getting thicker.
SHIRLEY
You're going to find the Everlight, right? you're going to find your
dream, right?
NORMA
Master used to tell me that all the time, too. I never knew he got it
from that old man...
SENEL
Just trust what you believe in.
CHLOE
If anything happens, we'll be here to back you up.
|Norma's head comes up, and she turns around to face the party.
Everyone who had stepped forward now steps back to their original position.|
NORMA
I can't help noticing that despite what you're saying, you're all
backing away from me...
NORMA
But...thanks, guys... this part is my job, anyway! |looks up at the
ceiling| If it doesn't work out, I can just try again, right?...Yeah.
Yeah! |looks straight again| I'd forgotten something really important.
SVEN
"The answer is simple." "The answer is very simple." "It's because I
believe the Everlight exists." "No matter what anyone says, I will
continue my search for the Everlight." "For that...is my dream!"
NORMA
I have no more doubts! I have no doubt anymore, master! I won't run
from the truth! I'm going to believe in myself!
|She then raises her hand in the air, and starts shining like crazy.
Eventually the whole screen is shining and the scene fades out.|
|Scene fades back into the room with the pedestal. With purpose, Norma
walks right over to the leftmost symbol on the wall. It stops glowing
when she reaches it, as do the other two symbols. A pink light starts
shining underneath Norma.|
WILL
It really was an illusion.
NORMA
Come on, guys! Hurry up!
END SCENE
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(That pink light that formed under Norma was a teleporter. The party
can now use this to travel to a new area of the Crystal Forest.)
BEGIN SCENE |In a new area of the Crystal Forest. Norma walks into a
semi-circular room and stands before a symbol on the ground. The party
comes to stand behind her in two rows. She seems to pray to the symbol,
and five more appear on the wall in front of her. She walks around
looking at the symbols, and finally stops in front of the one second from
the right.|
|She straightens, turns around and runs straight into the symbol,
disappearing, but leaving another pink teleporting circle behind. Everyone
but Grune and Will: (!).|
END SCENE
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NORMA
It's the Everlight...It exists...It really exists...
CHLOE
...I feel a very strong power. I've felt this before somewhere...
SHIRLEY
It's the same as the Nerifes.
JAY
Is the Everlight actually party of the Nerifes?
WILL
Perhaps part of it crystallized over a long period of time.
GRUNE
Oh, it's very pretty.
|The camera zooms back in tight on the group. Jay, Will, Chloe, Moses,
and Senel: (!).|
SENEL |pointing at some writing on the wall|
Norma, look at the wall!
NORMA |finally looks down from the Everlight, turns to face Senel|
What are you getting so excited ab--
NORMA
No way...That's... It can't be...but...there's no mistaking that
writing... I'd know master's writing anywhere...
NORMA |runs over to Will, the party following her every move|
Ooh, let me see.
SENEL
It looks like Relares.
|Norma then looks up, then starts crying, her head down, her hands up
at her face.|
NORMA
*Sob* *Sob*
CHLOE
Norma? What's wrong?
NORMA
Master...master, I can read it. I studied really hard, and I can read
your feelings...
SENEL
Norma.
NORMA |stops crying, looks up, but still facing away from the party|
I studied so hard so I could catch up to you... I can read it all...all
by myself... *Sob* |falls to her knees with legs out to the sides|
Uwaaaah!...*Sob*...Master, I...I...
SENEL
Shirley?
NORMA
I made it, master! I came all the way here, just like you!
SENEL
What does it say?
SHIRLEY
Do you mind?
NORMA
Yeah...it's okay...
SHIRLEY, SVEN
"I promise that one day, we will meet again in this place."
|Scene fades back in to Sven of the past writing on the wall of the
chamber.|
SVEN
I shall wait here forever until I fulfill that promise.
|He stops writing, then turns away from the wall and shakes his head.|
|Sven then starts limping out of the chamber as the scene fades out.|
SHIRLEY
To Norma Beatty, from Sven, with dreams and wonder. |Shirley rises|
NORMA
Master...I found it...I found the Everlight.
|Shirley: (...).|
WILL
So, he left this world after accomplishing his life's goal. He must
have died with no regrets.
NORMA |rises|
Even if he'd never found the Everlight, Sven didn't live a cowardly
life that would leave him with regret. He lived every moment to its
fullest.
NORMA
*Sniff*
|Senel: (!).|
CHLOE
Uh...are you okay already?
SENEL
Yeah.
SHIRLEY
You're going to get Zamaran, right?
|Scene fades back in to the same as above, but a new area of the
Crystal Forest. Norma stops dragging Zamaran, as the party comes to a stop.|
ZAMARAN
Just how far are you planning on taking me?
|She continues dragging him along as the party follows, and the scene
fades out.|
|Scene fades in to the Everlight chamber. Norma stands with her back to
the Everlight, facing the party, while Zamaran stands facing her, off
to the side a bit.|
ZAMARAN
Don't you think it's about time you told me what's going on?
NORMA
You'll understand soon enough.
|Norma lowers her arms, turns to face the Everlight, and points at it.|
NORMA
Please, grant my wish...
|The Everlight starts shining and making sparkly sounds until it's
glowing pretty bright.|
NORMA
Please, Everlight! Grant this wish for me and my master!
|Inside the Everlight chamber. Zamaran slowly opens his eyes, and looks
at the writing on the wall.|
|Norma then steps into frame, blurry at first, then comes into focus,
gives Zamaran an "I told you so" look, then holds up the peace sign.|
NORMA
Not bad, huh? I told you so!
END ANIME CUTSCENE
|Scene fades back into the Everlight chamber with Zamaran looking at
the writing on the wall, with Norma standing next to him, looking at
him.|
NORMA
Well? What do you think?
ZAMARAN
He stayed stupid right to the very end...
|Fades back in to the Everlight chamber, but the camera zoomed way out.
There's a rumbling sound, and the Everlight shakes then falls to the
side a little. Zamaran and Norma: (!). The camera zooms back in, and a
pink light drops out of the Everlight onto the ground.|
ZAMARAN
It must have lost its power and crumbled.
NORMA
Oh, well, no biggie. The goal was to find it.
NORMA
Maybe it's the Everlight's way of telling me to find a new dream.
END SCENE
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<N06> Werites Beacon
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ZAMARAN
Well, now that I've come all the way out to the Legacy, I think I'll
stay and enjoy it a little longer.
SHIRLEY
She's embarrassed to admit that she likes him.
|Senel and Shirley: ('''). Norma: (blushes), then runs over to them and
starts waving her arms. They turn to face her.|
NORMA
Hey! No comments from the peanut gallery!
|Norma runs back to her place on the bridge, rotates around to point at
Zamaran.|
NORMA
Don't you have classes to teach at the academy? |lowers her arm|
ZAMARAN
What about you? Were you planning on staying here indefinitely?
|Norma: (laughs). Foot out, hand on hip. Something pink glitters in her
hand.|
NORMA
Oh, this? I brought back a fragment of the Everlight. |she holds it out
towards Zamaran where it makes a shining sound effect| I was thinking
I'd show it to master.
ZAMARAN
How astute of you.
NORMA |retracts her hand, eyes widen, then she looks sly|
That's a compliment, right?
|Zamaran walks past her into Werites Beacon. She watches him, then
turns around, scratches her head, then winds up and makes a fist.|
|Norma turns and runs off into the city. The camera moves to focus on
the party where everyone turns to Will.|
|Shirley and Chloe turn to Senel, and (...). Will turns to Moses who
starts nodding profusely with hands on hips.|
MOSES
Hah hah. That's our girl!
JAY
So the Everlight really existed.
END SCENE
[Scene changes to Senel in bed. An earthquake shakes the house, and he falls
out of bed, still asleep. Grune approaches.]
Grune: Senel, it's morning! Time to wake up. Senel...It's morning, dear...
Well, if you won't get up, I'm just going to have to sleep, too. Take that!
[Shirley approaches. She sees Grune and Senel, and the colors invert for a
second. Shirley collapses.]
Shirley: ...
Grune: Oh, hello, Shirley! Good morning.
Senel: Morning. Good timing, Shirley. There's something I wanted to ask you.
It's about the Everlight. Did you see the way it glowed?...
Shirley: "An ore that can cure any disease" and a "miraculous jewel that can
grant any wish." They're really saying the same thing.
Senel: I remember now. Stella called it a "Tear of the Sea," didn't she?
Senel: Nerifes...Well, in the end, it's just like any power--it all depends on
how it's used. It can help people, and it can hurt them.
Senel: Yeah.
Grune: Oh, that's right. I came here to tell Senel the same thing.
Senel: Grune got here just a few moments before you did, Shirley.
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Interlude
<itl> Character Quest
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???: Excuse me, might I trouble you for a moment? I'm looking for directions.
???: Oh, ah, it's nothing. I'm sorry. It's just, your hair is so beautiful, I
nearly lost myself in its luster. It truly is wondrous. It reminds me of the
rumors I've heard about the Radiant. They say the Radiant have beautiful,
golden hair.
???: Oh, I'm sorry. I'm being terribly rude. After all, we only just met.
Senel: You want to go to the graveyard, right? It's over toward Fallingwater.
???: Oh, on the opposite side of the city? No wonder I couldn't find it. Thank
you very much. Good day.
[He leaves.]
Senel: ...Right.
[They head towards Will's house. Csaba and Moses are outside talking.]
Csaba: Another one of our group was attacked. This is the sixth time, now...
Csaba: Hey look, I trust Giet too, but not everyone knows him like we do.
Several of our own people suspect Giet.
Moses: Don't do anything until I give the word. I'll trust you to keep the boys
in line.
Csaba: All right. But they hate waiting for stuff to happen, you know. I don't
think they'll be able to sit still for very long. Anyway, I'm off. I'm going
to look into this some more.
Moses: Nah, it's nothin'. Csaba just likes worryin' about stuff.
[Moses goes in the house. Senel, Shirley, and Grune follow. Everyone gathers
around the table except Norma.]
Chloe: When I spoke with her at the inn, she said she'd be here soon.
Jay: When Norma says "soon," there's no telling how long it'll actually be.
Zamaran: Come on! This is one deal you don't want to miss.
Chloe: We waited for you, but you never came. We're here to pick you up.
Inkeep: Zamaran, please stop pestering me. I can't just rent you a room
indefinitely. No, I mean, renting out the room is fine, but you have to pay
for it.
Harriet: Yeah...
Zamaran: I'm here in the name of research! To further the development of the
Legacy!
Norma: Really?
Zamaran: Were you even listening to me?! Who said anything about five Gald a
month?
Inkeep: Oh, was it five Gald a night? Still, that's not quite--
Zamaran: Oh, please! Don't be absurd! Obviously, it's five Gald a year!
Inkeep: In all the years I've run this inn, I've never once encountered anyone
as ridiculous as... {...}
Norma: ...as?
Inkeep: {scribble} ...No, I guess there was one person before. Someone came in
here and said he would buy the entire inn for five Gald... You...You wouldn't
happen to know that person, would you?
Norma: Hah hah...hah hah hah! I...I don't know anyone that stupid!
Zamaran: I'm going out for a bit. I'll leave the rest to you.
[Zamaran leaves.]
Norma: Hey, we're not done yet! Hold up, you seriously expect me to pay for
you?!
Senel: Forget about Zamaran for now. Let's get back to Will's house. I'm sure
he's getting tired of waiting.
[They return to Will's house.]
Will: I have a request. I'd like you all to come with me to the Village of the
Ferines.
Will: After that battle ended, they surrounded it with a barrier and shut
themselves in.
Norma: Now Shirl's the only one who can contact them.
Will: However, yesterday, we received a notice that they would remove the
barrier. It seems they're now willing to accept human visitors as well.
Will: I'm sure Maurits could answer that if you ask him. He's actually
requested a meeting with us himself.
Senel: Maurits?
Senel: It's no problem for us, but what about you, Shirley?
Harriet: ...Tulip?
Chloe: She might start saying the same kinds of things she did last time.
Shirley: I'll be fine. But I may wind up causing trouble for you all...
Senel: Well, now that we're all psyched up, I guess we should get going.
Harriet: *Sigh*
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<ivf> Village of the Ferines
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Moses: I thought it'd just be the lake, but you can see the village, too.
Jay: It's probably best not to expect any serious output from Moses' brain.
[They enter the village. Some Ferines see them and run off.]
Norma: Oh, what a wonderfully warm welcome! I can feel the love just pouring
out! I'm so happy I could cry!
[Thyra approaches.]
Senel: Thyra...
Shirley: We...
Thyra: I don't want to hear a word from you. Go home. You're not wanted here.
Thyra: Well I don't. If you want to talk, why don't you talk to yourself.
Thyra: Chief!...
Thyra: *Gasp*
Shirley: Thyra!
Maurits: I apologize for her behavior. Especially after you've come all the way
here...
[They follow Maurits into his room and sit around the table.]
Maurits: Really, I'd intended to remove the barrier sooner. It took longer than
I anticipated to convince everyone.
Norma: From what we just saw, it didn't look like many of them were convinced.
Maurits: Do not worry. We Ferines no longer have any reason to treat you
Orerines as our enemy.
Maurits: Nerifes desires peace between the Ferines and Orerines. Therefore, we
shall strive to accomplish that.
Maurits: However, we, too, are living beings. Naturally, there are still some
lingering emotional issues to be resolved. Even so, we must eliminate the
enmity between us. We must move forward toward a new future, together.
Shirley: Maurits...
Maurits: It was thanks to Shirley, Senel and the rest of you that I was able to
realize this.
Maurits: Now, as for the matter at hand... I have a request to make of you.
Will: Yes?
Maurits: Recently, we've had frequent sightings of black mist in the area
around our home. Shirley has informed me that you've encountered it several
times as well.
Maurits: Unfortunately, right now we know nothing. But the reports I've been
hearing leave me very uneasy. The black mist is not something we can ignore.
Will: I agree. Let us cooperate on this matter in order to ascertain the truth.
Thyra: I told you to go home. Didn't you hear me? Chief! Please send these
people away at once!
Thyra: Oh, I think it's you Orerines who are the ones thinking only about
yourselves.
Chloe: What?...
Thyra: After you used and killed as many Ferines as you did, I'm surprised you
have the gall to say such a thing. Is anything I've said untrue? Why did
Nerifes have to choose someone like you? Why couldn't I have been a Merines?!
I'd have taken the Orerines and the land and wiped them out completely!
Norma: Man, I'm sure glad Tulip didn't get the job...
Moses: No kiddin'.
Norma: Eek!
Shirley: The power to annihilate people is not something I'd wish on anyone.
Thyra: I don't understand a thing you say! Get away from me! Don't ever come
near me again!
Senel: Hey!
Thyra: If you've forgotten that you're a Ferines, or you've thrown away your
role as a Merines, then don't show your face around here! This place is for us
Ferines to live!
Shirley: Senel?...
Senel: Shirley hasn't forgotten anything. Not that she's a Ferines, nor that
she's a Merines.
Senel: Not a thing. I'm not Shirley, so I can't know her suffering. But I can
say this. Shirley is more aware than anyone of the fact that she's a Ferines.
She lives with a deep understanding of what it means to be a Merines.
Senel: She chose to be with us in order to help make a better future for the
Ferines.
Will: She's working to fulfill her responsibility as a Merines in a different
way.
Norma: In other words, she's a lot more courageous than a whiny little brat
like you.
Thyra: Wh...what did you call me?! Just who do you people think you are?!
Senel: You can't complain about things not changing if you're not willing to
make any effort to change them yourself. Don't be a coward.
Senel: If you spend all your time worrying about who's a Ferines and who's an
Orerines, nothing will ever change. Don't you think it's about time you
realized that?
Thyra: I won't let you trick me! I'll never trust you!
Shirley: Thyra!
Maurits: Going after Shirley, I presume? I don't mind. I was finished, anyway.
[Scene changes to Shirley alone. She finds a grave with a broken automaton next
to it.]
Shirley: This is...I see...It's Fenimore's... I'm sorry I'm so late in coming
to see you, Fenimore. I should have come here sooner. I guess you probably want
to scold me for taking so long.
Shirley: I kept thinking about you when I was talking to Thyra. Your sister
says the same things you did...and she looks just like you... You were angry
when you learned I was the Merines. And you were really angry when you learned
about Senel. But, despite all of that, we still became friends, right? I can't
tell you how comforting it was to have you with me. It's thanks to you that I'm
here today. I wanted to talk more with you. I wanted to spend more time with
you. I'm sorry. I know I need to be more positive. But, don't worry. I'm okay
now. I'm not alone anymore. Senel's with me. And the others, too. I'll do what
needs to be done. So, please rest peacefully now. I'll take care of Thyra, too.
Shirley: Oh, no. I came across Fenimore's grave here first, so...
Senel: ...I see.
Thyra: Aaaaah!
Thyra: No...I'm...
[Black mist comes from Thyra. The shadowy figure appears behind her.]
[Shirley's teriques shoots out and hits the galf. The figure disappears and the
party runs up.]
Shirley, Chloe, Moses: Yeah! {Shirley} Roger! {Chloe} You bet! {Moses}
Thyra: It's all your fault...It's all because you came here!
[The mist gets thicker around Thyra. Shirley runs over to her.]
Thyra: ...Th...
Shirley: Hmm?
Grune: ...Ahh...
Norma: G...G-Girl!
Jay: Really?!
Grune: Hmm, no, that's not quite right. What I mean is...
Norma: Yes?
Grune: Oh, my, Norma, you sound like you're having fun!
Grune: Oh, now that we're here, why don't we plant the seed?
Grune: Let us take a little seed... Plant it gently; water it well... Little
seedling, nestled in the ground, grow up safe and sound. {note}
Norma: All done, G-Girl? You certainly look quite happy now.
Jay: So now the black mist is even more mysterious than it was before.
Senel: An earthquake occurred, the mist appeared, and then it formed into a
monster.
Will: {...}
Will: Would you think I was crazy if I suggested that the mist might somehow
react to human emotion?
Jay: I've been pondering that possibility as well. I mean, it's nothing more
than a possibility, but... On top of that, the mist appears to have something
like a will of its own.
Moses: Well, at least we got rid of the monster. I guess that'll do for now.
[They begin to leave, and Shirley stops. She walks over to Thyra.]
Thyra: {...}
Shirley: You don't have to agree with me, but please, just listen.
Shirley: Thanks. I think it's very easy to combat hatred with hatred.
Thyra: Wh...what...
Shirley: But that won't allow us to move forward. Even if I used my power as a
Merines to destroy the land, it wouldn't lead to happiness. I don't think
unleashing hatred can lead to happiness.
Shirley: Instead of using my power for war, I want to use it all to believe in
people.
Shirley: The Orerines and the Ferines aren't really all that different. It's
obvious once you live with them for a little while.
Thyra: But the Orerines committed countless acts of cruelty against us.
Shirley: Yes. That's true. But it doesn't mean that all Orerines are cruel. I
want to find a path that the Ferines and Orerines can walk along together,
hand-in-hand. That's why I'm staying with Senel and the others. Anyway, that's
how I feel right now. If you don't agree with me, that's fine. If you want to
hate me, that's fine. But I'll continue to believe that a day will come when
everyone will understand. Sorry to keep you guys. Let's go.
Thyra: ...How can I say anything after seeing a smile like that... I don't
think I can forgive you anytime soon. I don't think I can agree with you
anytime soon. But, little by little, I'd like to restore happiness to this
place, too. I want to see people smile again.
Thyra: So, until then... Until then, please, let me hate you.
Senel: ...Yeah.
Grune: You did a marvelous job of telling her how you feel, Shirley.
Thyra: What?
Maurits: That the Merines turned out to be the kind of person she did.
Thyra: Chief...
Maurits: We've barely begun to walk, and no one can yet tell what the future
will bring. However...the sea is calm.
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<iwb> Werites Beacon
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Shirley: I'm glad we went to the village. I got to talk about a lot of things.
Senel: Yeah.
Will: She doesn't need to calm down. If she has something to say, she can look
us right in the eye and say it.
Chloe: Hmm?...Oh...nothing.
Chloe: "It's easy to combat hatred with hatred..." She's right. That was the
easiest choice to make... If someone asked me if I was happy right now, I doubt
I could answer with a smile...
Young Chloe: Mother! Please, open your eyes! Please!...Open your eyes...
Mother! Mother!
???: If you had simply handed over your valuables, your lives would have been
spared.
???: ...
???: If you ever wield a sword, I will show you no mercy. But if that is your
resolve, then so be it.
???: You can't even find the resolve to fight? So the "noble" House of Valens
is reduced to...this. Pitiful.
Young Chloe: G...get away...get away from me... No...no, get away...Ah...
aaah...No...no...no...
Chloe: *Huff* *Huff* That dream again...I thought I'd finally stopped having
it... ...Oh, it's raining... When will I finally be free from this curse?
Chloe: The rain's stopped. I hadn't had that dream since I returned to the
Legacy. I thought I'd finally... I guess I'm not allowed to forget.
Elsa: I, uh...I need to talk to you about something! Father went out to search
for medicinal ingredients, but he still hasn't come back... So I...*Cough*
*Cough*
Elsa: O...okay.
Elsa: He said he was going to some fortress. The fortress of the Va...something
army.
Elsa: Vaclav! Yes, that's it. But Chloe, could you...could you please take me
with you?
Chloe: No. It's too dangerous outside the city. On top of that, you're ill. I
can't allow you to do something like that.
Elsa: This isn't the first time Father hasn't returned for days. Every time, he
either comes back exhausted or seriously injured.
Chloe: I understand how you feel, but you need to wait here. He could come back
at any time. If he found you gone, it would only give him cause to worry.
Elsa: Father is searching for those ingredients for me. I can't bear the
thought of him being injured or getting into danger just because of me!
Chloe: Elsa...
Chloe: ...No. I'll ask Coolidge and the others for help. You wait here.
Harriet: Senel, wake up! How long do you plan on staying in bed?!
Senel: Mmm...Shirley?...
Harriet: Stop babbling already and come to my house! Chloe's looking for you.
[Senel arrives at Will's house.]
Will: So, she pretended to listen to you and then snuck out of the hospital.
Senel: (...Elly?)
Chloe: When I went to go speak with her, her room was already empty.
Senel: Do you have any idea where she might have gone?
Chloe: I think she's headed to the hidden fortress that Vaclav's army used.
Jay: Even if there aren't any plants, perhaps there are still some valuable
medicines remaining there.
Norma: All right! This is my chance to return the favor for making that
antidote!
Moses: I never thought you'd remember any favor anyone ever did for you.
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A Place to Call Home
<Ccq> Character Quest: Chloe By: Chaos Control3290
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At Hidden Fortress:
Chloe: Elsa!
Norma: Come on, C. She's all right, so everything's okay, isn't it?
Chloe: If you really understand the situation, then you will return to the
hospital at once. We'll search for Alcott.
Elsa: But...
Chloe: No buts!
Elsa: Still...
Chloe: Elsa!
Senel: I'm worried about sending her back alone. We should go with her.
Norma: Yeah, Senel's right. If we take our eyes off her, she might not
even go back to town.
Norma: Just by coming here, you've already caused plenty of trouble, and you
didn't do what you were told.
Norma: You shouldn't push yourself. Look, your legs are shaking.
Chloe: Elsa, we'll send you back to the city if you don't listen to us.
Elsa: I'd really like to stop and rest! Please let me rest!
(party rests)
Will: Looks like she was really pushing herself. She fell asleep right away.
Elsa: Mmm...Chloe...
Norma: You're not used to doing this sort of thing. You must have been tired.
Elsa: Was I snoring? Grinding my teeth? I wasn't talking in my sleep, was I?!
Norma: I think we're probably better off not asking her what she was dreaming
about.
Elsa: I don't think someone like me could ever become like Chloe.
Elsa: She's everything I'm not. I've always been weak and all...
...
Chloe: Ah, I mean... if you're looking for a role model, there are better
choices than me.
Chloe: It is not!
Chloe: Is making fun of other people really that much for for you?!
Elsa: Father!
Will: Senel, roll back his sleeve so we can see the wound.
Senel: How's this?
Elsa: Father!
(Monster appears)
Jay: I think we've found the cause of Arnold's injuries.
(Monster is defeated)
Norma: Teach, don't even think about studying it right now, understand?!
Will: Grand gaets will never cease to amaze me. Such life, such power...
Moses: Jay, you just can't keep your mouth shut, can you?
Senel: Yeah.
Norma: What?! Come on! I could've opened this with one kick!
Alcott: I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you.
Elsa: Ah...S...sorry...
Elsa: You don't have to laught at me. You guys are mean!
Senel: Don't worry about it. You helped us out when Norma was in trouble.
Will: There's no telling what more monsters may show up. Let's get back to
town.
(Everyone leaves)
Chloe: That tattoo on his right arm... there's no mistaking it.
Chloe: ...
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<C01> Werites Beacon
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Jay: There are a few things bothering me that I'd like to discuss.
Jay: I don't think I'm the only one who's feeling this way.
Moses: Arnold went to the fortress to get ingredients for making some medicine.
Moses: Huh?
Jay: That means he knew that the ingredients were there in the first place.
Jay: Not only did he know about the fortress itself, but he knew about the
contents of that locker, too.
Moses: So what?
Norma: Hmm...
Norma: It's certainly not a place normal people just drop by for a casual
visit.
Senel: The thing I noticed was how he wielded a sword. His technique.
Norma: ...
Norma: Aaaaah!
Chloe: Aaaaah!
Jay: Considering his skill with the sword and the fact that he knew about
the hidden fortress...
Jay: Perhaps Arnold was somehow involved with Vaclav in the past.
Norma: *Yawn* Man, I'm tired. I can't keep my eyes open another minute.
Will: Norma, if you're going to sleep, do it in your own room.
Norma: I've decided to grant you the honor of letting me crash at your place
tonight.
Norma: Zzz...
Norma: *Sigh* I'm getting behind with my rent, and that guy's really persistent
about collecting, you know?
Norma: And somehow I got stuck paying for the old man's share, too!
Will: Don't try to get out of paying money that you rightfully owe.
Norma: I think it's about time I started making preparations to skip town.
Will: There's a room in the basement that'd be perfect for you. Would you
like to use it?
Norma: Ah hah...hah hah hah hah. I really don't think iron bars are my style.
Norma: Well then, Senny, looks like I'll be crashing with you tonight.
Shirley: !
Norma: Jeez, for a second there, I thought she'd turned back into the Merines.
Senel: If it's the same as the one on the man who killed her parents...
Will: Then that would mean Arnold and Stingle are the same person.
Will: I never thought I'd hear Senel say something like that so casually.
My, my...
Harriet: You're not even 30, and you're already wallowing in the past like
an old man.
Will: You know, you could stand to act more like a child, yourself.
Chloe: Not the memory of that day, not all the suffering since then...not one
bit of it.
Chloe: Can I not erase memories that have been carved so deeply into my heart?
(Flashback mode)
Nobleman's Voice: Yes, I heart both the lord and his wife were killed by
a bandit.
Noblewoman's Voice: It seems the only one left alive was their 12-year-old
daughter.
Noblewoman's Voice: I wonder what will happen to the House of Valens now.
Nobleman's Voice: The Valens are a distinguished family. They won't just blot
out the name that simply.
Noblewoman's Voice: But can a small child like that really oversee everything
about the House of Valens?
Nobleman's Voice: Well she is one of the illustrious, grand,
magnanimous Valens,
is she not? Let's see what the girl can do.
Noblewoman's Voice: Oh? We're not going to grace the poor little orphaned waif
with out help?
Young Chloe: For myself, and so my parents can rest in peace...I will defend
the House of Valens.
(end flashback)
(At Senel's house)
Shirley: Senel!
Shirley: Elsa said someone saw her heading for the graveyard.
Shirley: Right.
Chloe: This body is stained with a hatred that will never wash away.
Thief: Hey, it's not safe for a broad to be out by herself this time of night.
Thief: You look like you've probably got some valuables. If you hand them over,
I'll spare your life.
(Flashback)
???: If you had simply handed over your valuables, your lives would have been
spared.
(end flashback)
Chloe: Leave. Now. I don't like your kind.
Thief: Is that supposed to be a threat?
Chloe: Do not test me now. I cannot guarantee you will escape with your life.
Senel: Stop!
Thief: Aaaaah!
Chloe: Scum like him who assault people for their money don't deserve
any sympathy.
Shirley: Chloe...
Senel: Your mind wandering off while people are talking...Going ballistic over
a common thief.
Chloe: *Gasp*
Senel: You drew your sword before anyone else. That wasn't just because there
was a monster there.
Chloe: If I'd known this day would come, I would never have told you about
that...
Senel: Chloe...
(Chloe leaves)
Senel: She's trying to take this on all by herself.
Senel: "Now that we know about each other, we should be able to work better
together."
Shirley: Hmm?
Senel: I can't just stand by and let her regret that she told me.
Shirley: Yeah...
Senel: It was Chloe and the others who taught me the meaning of working
together
...as friends.
Senel: ...Mmmm...ahhh...
???: It's morning, Senel. It's about time you got up.
???: Now what was I here for?...Oh, right! Senel! It's morning! Time for us to
have some fun!
Senel: ...
???: Jeez, would you get up already?!
Senel: Aaaah!
Norma: She pushed herself too hard the other day, and now she's in real bad
shape!
(At Hospital)
Alcott: The medicine she usually takes won't help at this point.
Alcott: She doesn't have the strength now to fight off the illness.
Alcott: We have to get at the source of the illness and stop it.
Alcott: I have the ability to prepare it, but I still lack some ingredients.
Alcott: With the monsters growing violent lately, it's been difficult for me
to go get them.
Will: Don't worry about us. Right now you should concentrate on Elsa.
Alcott:
The ingredients I need are a "Spider Cocoon" and a "Flower of No Return."
Alcott: And just as its name implies, the Flower of No Return can be found in
the Forest of No Return.
Senel: Let's split up. We'll go look for the Spider Cocoon in the Earth
Monument.
Noblewoman's Voice: Look! That's her. The current master of the House of
Valens.
Nobleman's Voice: She really is just a child. I wonder what will become of
the House of Valens.
Noblewoman's Voice: Oh, don't talk like that. She's trying her best.
Noblewoman's Voice: Isn't it cute how hard she's trying to act older?
Noblewoman's Voice: The long, storied history of the House of Valens certainly
has come to an abrupt end.
Young Chloe: It wasn't my fault Father died. It wasn't my fault Mother died.
Young Chloe: It's all his fault. That man took everything from me.
Young Chloe: I refuse to forgive the man who did this to me.
(end flashback)
Senel: Chloe?
Chloe: ...Coolidge.
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<C02> Earth Monument
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Norma: Teach, what's this monster we're looking for look like?
Will: It's a variant species of the dandarantula, a rare monster. Very few
exist.
Jay: Is it aggressive?
Moses, Norma:
Don't lump me in with Bubbles! {Moses}
Don't lump me in with Red! {Norma}
Chloe: Is they won't come out into the open, we'll have to go inside.
Chloe, Moses:
Right. {Chloe}
Yeah. {Moses}
Moses: Can't we just use the spider cocoons around here instead?
(Facechat mode)
(end facechat)
Will: Don't you two ever get tired of that? Pipe down!
Norma: Spot! Use that wild animal nose of yours to find the monster!
Norma: If he's not here, you should have told me that to begin with!
Moses: I was feeling bad about how Bubbles always treats him, so I left
him behind.
Chloe: ...That's what I decided, but I can't stop myself from thinking
about something else.
(Flashback)
Young Chloe: I'm going to become a knight. A knight worthy of the House of
Valens.
Young Chloe: I'm going to restore our name and allow Father and Mother to
rest in peace.
(end flashback)
Norma: Ah-hah! Monster, dead ahead! Teach, is this what we're looking for?
Norma: Come on, you stupid bandit! You don't need to make it even angrier!
Jay: Thanks to Moses, now there's black mist coming out of it!
Senel: Damn!
(Boss fight)
(After battle)
Will: I'm concerned about the mist, but right now we should worry about
Elsa. Let's hurry back to Werites Beacon.
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<C03> Werites Beacon
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(At hospital)
Will: He did?
Will: These are instructions for how to make the medicine for Elsa.
Moses: Yeehaw!
Moses: Yahoo!
Shirley: Right.
Elsa: Uh...uhh...
Elsa: Aah...
Harriet: Okay.
Will: We'll wait until morning, and if Arnold hasn't returned, we'll go to the
Forest of No Return ourselves.
Chloe: Elsa...
Senel: Her hand was shaking hard when she crumpled it up.
Senel: I have this bad feeling that she's going to get herself into trouble.
I hope I'm wrong.
Shirley: Senel, we'll take care of things here. Please, go look for Chloe.
Senel: Shirley?
Chloe: "Aaaaah!"
Chloe: If I don't break this curse, I'll never be able to get on with my life.
Chloe: You're...me?
Young Chloe: What are you so worried about? Try remembering for a moment.
Chloe: What?
Young Chloe: Who was it that took everything from me? Who was it that killed
Father and Mother?
Chloe: ...Alcott.
Young Chloe: Why did I train so hard to use the sword? Why did I train so hard
that my hands bled?
Young Chloe: I was left all alone. Think back over those sad and lonely days.
Young Chloe: I worked hard to protect the House of Valens, and yet nobody
ever helped me at all, remember?
Young Chloe: I fought back the pain and loneliness. I couldn't allow
myself to cry.
Chloe: ...Yes.
Chloe: Alcott.
Chloe: ...Yeah.
Moses: Yahoo!
Jay: Where did you run off to? This isn't the time to be playing around.
Moses: Poor Jay. You just can't understand how happy I am right now.
Moses: Yeehaw!
Senel: Chloe!
Senel: ...Chloe?
Chloe: Despite the intense hatred I had, despite being the whole reason
I took up the sword...
Chloe: After Stingle escaped from us, I didn't have the will or the energy
to start searching for him again.
Chloe: Yes! I saw the tattoo on his arm! I can't pretend I didn't!
Chloe: It only takes a little thing like that to bring everything rushing back.
Chloe: The memories I buried are coming back, as clear as they ever were.
Chloe: I can't do anything but watch as the hatred takes over my body.
Senel: You listened to all the things I had to say, all my worries and fears.
Senel: If I'd been alone then, I don't think I'd be here today.
Senel: So stop taking on all of this alone. Stop suffering alone.
Chloe: Coolidge...
(Enter facechat)
Chloe: After my parents were killed, my life changed to one of complete misery.
Senel: ...
Chloe: At first, I just cried. So much pain, so much sorrow...It was so unfair.
Chloe: But circumstances would not allow me to feel sorry for myself.
Chloe: All eyes were on me as the sole survivor of the House of Valens.
I had to display behavior befitting that name.
Chloe: I worked hard to protect the family name. I did everything I could.
Chloe: But in the end, it was still just the futile struggles of a child.
I made so many mistakes.
Chloe: It didn't take long before the decision to expunge the Valens name
was made.
Chloe: I felt no sadness, though, when the house I'd worked so hard to
protect was erased.
Chloe: To be honest, I was relieved. Now, I wouldn't have to worry about what
people around me thought anymore...
Chloe: They were kind to me. They understood my situation, and they treated
me gently.
Chloe: From the very beginning, no one thought I could carry on the duties
of my House.
Chloe: And it was then that I realized. My whole life, I would be Chloe Valens.
Chloe: No matter where I went, or what I did, I couldn't escape the curse
of my blood and my name.
(end facechat)
Chloe: The letter said, "If you have the resolve, appear before me with sword
in hand."
Chloe: Time stopped for me the moment I made my decision to take up the sword.
Chloe: When Vaclav...when the one who took Stella from you was right in front
of your eyes, did you stay calm?!
Senel: ...That's...
Chloe: The torrent of rage that wells up inside me is more than this tiny
body can contain!
Senel: I...
Senel: No.
Chloe: Move.
(Boss fight!)
Senel: ...this...Argh...
Chloe: I warned you. I told you if you were not prepared, you would die.
Senel: Chloe...
Chloe: Now that I've done this to you, I no longer have a place I can return
to.
Senel: Don't...go...
Senel: Chloe...
*Chloe leaves*
Senel: Chloe...Don't go...Don't go...
Senel: ...Ugh...
Shirley: Yeah.
Senel: Ugh!
(end facechat)
Senel: Shirley?...
Senel: ...Yeah.
(At hospital)
*Pause*
Norma: Yeah, otherwise he wouldn't have left that letter explaining how to make
the medicine.
Grune: If it'll allow Chloe to find happiness, then maybe it's for the best.
Senel: I don't think Chloe will feel happy after taking revenge.
Shirley: Senel...
Senel: If she kills Arnold, the hatred from her past may fade away.
Norma: Yeah, that's true. It'd leave a pretty bad taste in our mouths, too.
Senel: If we leave her like this, I don't think she'll ever come back!
Senel: Are you all really okay with that? With just letting her go like that?
Moses: Senel's right. This ain't how family go their separate ways.
Shirley: He's a kind person who obviously cares very much for Elsa.
Jay: You all feel this way? Oh, brother. Talk about soft.
Jay: I don't have any complaints, but I do think you're being a bit too
forgiving.
Norma: You say stuff like that, but you know you've gone all softy, too.
Elsa: He'd often say he was going out to gather plants, but then he'd return
with wounds from fighting.
Elsa: Each time, he would try to hide it or make some excuse...but it was
obvious from looking at his wounds.
Senel: Don't blame yourself. You're not going to solve anything by taking
on that burden.
Norma: And it'd be better to have her with us than running off on her own,
anyway.
Shirley: Senel.
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<C04> Forest of No Return
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Grune: Yes, it would be a shame if we got there too late, wouldn't it?
Shirley: Senel...
Jay: You might have to fight her again.
Senel: I took it too lightly. I wasn't prepared to deal with the weight of
Chloe's burden.
Norma: You're an important friend to her, too. That's why we have to stop her.
Alcott: Still insisting on acting like a knight? If you truly hate me, then
go ahead and strike.
Chloe: That...sword...
Chloe: Arrrgh!
Alcott: Ugh!
Alcott: Take this Flower of No Return to Werites Beacon. I want you to cure
Elsa.
Senel: Stop!
Grune: You musn't let yourself be overcome by the mist. Your heart will be
trapped in a deep darkness.
Chloe: Even after I wounded you that badly, you still don't understand my
resolve?!
Chloe: ...How could you understand? How could you possibly understand my
suffering?!
Norma: Wait, C!
Alcott: Elsa...
Alcott: I've committed too many crimes. It is not something that can be
forgiven.
Elsa: It was all for me, though, wasn't it? You needed money to cure my
illness!
Alcott: I've always been prepared to pay for my crimes just as soon as Elsa
was cured.
Chloe: If you are indeed prepared for your judgment, then I see no reason to
hesitate.
Elsa: No.
Chloe: Move!
Elsa: *Gasp*
Senel: You're about to make another innocent person suffer just like you did!
And you'll do it by your own hand!
Senel: Chloe! Stop and think! Don't give in to the emotions of your past!
???: Do not oppose the way of the universe. Your natural emotions show the
true path.
???: Do not struggle, child, and I shall lead you to peace and rest.
Young Chloe: There's no reason to hesitate. Kill the one you hate!
Chloe: If you take that sword, I will show you no mercy, Elsa.
Elsa: Chloe...
Chloe: Elsa...Why?!
Elsa: You're my friend, Chloe, but if you intend to harm Father, I'll do
whatever it takes to stop you!
Chloe: ...Argh...ugh...
Senel: Chloe, let's end this. Nobody wants you to carry out this revenge. Not
even you.
Chloe: No...I...
Shirley: Senel's right. You know you don't really want to do this!
Chloe: That's not true! I took up the sword for this very day!
Senel: Then look happy when you say that! Don't talk like you're about to cry!
Senel: If you're so elated about reaching your goal, then show me a smile
from the bottom of your heart!
Young Chloe: Don't let them trick you. Their voices will only hurt you!
Chloe: I...I...
Senel: If you can't be happy now, then even after you have your revenge, you
will never feel anything but regret.
Shirley: You mustn't avert your eyes from the parts of you that you dislike.
Shirley: If you give up on facing them and flee down the easy path, you'll only
feel better for this one instant.
Shirley: I was an enormous burden for Senel and you and everyone else.
(end facechat)
Young Chloe: Don't let them trick you. Push aside those words that bring you
pain!
Senel: Will what you really want lie ahead of you once you've killed Arnold?
Chloe: I...
Chloe: I...I...
Young Chloe: Remember when Father was killed! Remember when Mother was killed!
Young Chloe: How dare you reject me?! I will destroy you!
(End facechat)
(Boss Fight)
(After the battle)
Young Chloe: As long as the seed of hatred still lives, I will arise time
and again!
Young Chloe: What's that look? Don't look at me like that! I don't need your
pity!
Chloe: There's nothing left to bind me any longer. I'll set you free as well.
Elsa: Chloe...
Elsa: Yeah...
Senel: Chloe...
Alcott: Elsa!
(Senel is alone)
Senel: Chloe...
Senel: Making mistakes and running away are things that everyone does.
(End facechat)
Senel: But I think it's because of our suffering and our pain that we're able
to connect with one another.
Chloe: ...I...I...
Senel: There's not a single person here who would criticize you.
Senel: Look, if anyone gives you a hard time, I'll knock them out. Simple as
that.
Senel: There's no need for you to do anything you don't want to do.
Senel: I don't care what anyone else says, I say it's okay. So stop it already.
Chloe: *Sniff*...Okay...okay...
Senel: You don't have to live in anyone's shadow anymore. You don't have to
worry about what the people around you are saying.
Senel: You can live your own life. You're here now, Chloe.
Chloe: You know, Coolidge, if anyone other than you had said that to me, I
could have run into their arms and cried...
Senel: Chloe?...
(end facechat)
(Anime scene)
Chloe: Just... Let me just stay here like this... for a little while...
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<C05> Werites Beacon
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Norma: ...Even if she does come back, we may not be able to go back to the way
things were.
Jay: Well, considering her personality, it's true she may decide to distance
herself from us.
Will: She has always been tough on herself, and she has a strong sense of
responsibility.
Jay: Even though she lowered her sword, she'd probably still be uncomfortable
around Arnold and Elsa.
Norma: If I were in C's position, I might think I didn't have a place here
anymore.
Norma: If she told him how she really feels, I don't think she could still take
being around him.
Chloe: Good, you're all here. There's something I want to tell you.
Chloe: I've settled the matter of avenging my parents. I don't have a reason
to be here anymore.
Chloe: I've caused great trouble for everyone, and I think it would be better
if I didn't stay with you any longer.
Chloe: Yes.
Will: It seems your mind is made up. I guess we can't stop you.
Chloe: Thank you all for everything you've done for me.
Chloe: Shirley?...
Shirley: They were worried sick about you and waited here the whole time.
Shirley: Are you going to just abandon all of those feelings and run away?
Chloe: I...
Chloe: Norma...
Norma: I'm with Shirley on this. You don't need to abandon everything.
Moses: Come on. Don't let the friendships you've made go to waste.
Norma: Well, you heard them. So what are you gonna do, C?
Norma: Oh, who cares? The more you cry, the better you'll feel!
(end facechat)
Senel: Thanks, Shirley. I wouldn't have been able to stop her from leaving.
Shirley: Yeah.
Moses: All right! Now that that's settled, let's grab some breakfast!
*Prompt to save*
END
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Shirley: Wake up, Senel. It's morning. We promised to check on Elsa today,
remember?
Senel: {zzz}
Shirley: *Sigh* Fine. I'm going on ahead. I'll be waiting at the fountain.
Hurry up, okay?
Shirley: H...hello.
Chloe: H...hi.
Chloe: Yeah...sure...
Chloe: She's doing much better. Once she gets her strength back, she'll be as
healthy as can be.
Shirley: Um...I heard that Elsa and Arnold decided to stay in town.
Shirley: Um...Yeah...
Chloe: But this may be a good opportunity. I wanted to talk to you, Shirley.
Chloe: You helped me realize that this is where I belong. I'm very grateful.
Shirley: Chloe...
Chloe: I don't think I'd feel as good as I do now if I'd returned to the
mainland. Once I let all my thoughts and emotions out, I felt...free. ...Heh,
I can't win.
Shirley: What?
Chloe: Against the strength of your heart, Shirley. To tell the truth, I
thought you were weaker than that. I seriously can't win.
Shirley: ...I envied you, actually. Senel seems so natural when he's talking
with you. A trusted companion, an equal, someone close you can trust at your
side...That's you, Chloe.
Shirley: What?
Chloe: I finally realized it after all this time. For me, I was happy just
standing at his side, but...I think that's as close as I'll ever get. Just to
be clear, I'm not saying I don't like standing alongside him. I'm proud that he
trusts me as a partner. Still... The type of woman Senel likes is not one who
fights at his side. When he and I stood together, it was obvious I was the only
one who felt anything.
Shirley: Um...I need to apologize to you. I'm sorry for hitting you. It hurt,
didn't it?
Chloe: It felt good, being treated like I really mattered. You wouldn't have
gotten angry like that if you didn't really care about me, right?
Shirley: Right.
Chloe: I can't be angry at someone for doing the right thing. Besides, it
didn't hurt at all.
Shirley: Really?
Chloe: Yeah.
Chloe: What?!
Chloe: I could never have given up these moments with you and the others.
Shirley: Um...Chloe...
Chloe: Why do you always start talking with "um"? You don't have to be so
timid. Just come out and say what you have to say. You don't have to be so shy
and formal all the time. Open up a little.
Shirley: Well...
Chloe: Maybe it's just a small thing, but I think it's from small things like
this that we form bonds with each other.
Shirley: Oh, I know! From now on I'll call you "C"! Heh heh...Hi, C!
Shirley: C! C! C!
Shirley, Chloe: Heh heh heh...hah hah hah hah...
Chloe: I will never give up standing at Coolidge's side. I'll tell you that
right now.
Shirley: Understood. Shall we go to the hospital? The others are probably there
already.
Shirley: Nah. That sleepyhead'll just have to take care of himself. Let's go,
C!
Chloe: ...Right.
[Scene fades as they leave. Later, Senel shows up and looks around.]
[He approaches the Hospital and runs into the man in turquoise again.]
???: Oh, hello. You're the one who gave me directions before, correct?
???: And the lass with the lovely hair? Is she not with you today?
???: Ah, yes, I suppose not. {...} This city certainly is quiet. It's quite
boring, really, how peaceful it is.
???: I bet no one here would ever expect anyone to suddenly draw a weapon and
attack.
???: Oh, it's quite simple, really. The lives of those who've lapsed into the
decadence of peace are utterly worthless. Come now, what's that look? It was
just a joke of sorts.
???: Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I'm afraid I've got a bit of a sarcastic
disposition. Although, I did intend to upset you. {laugh}
Senel: What's so funny? Who are you? And what did you come to the Legacy for?
???: I think I'll pass. I'd prefer to leave some of the fun for later. Now, if
you'll excuse me...
[He disappears in a puff of smoke. Senel enters the hospital.]
Senel: {...}
Shirley: Actually, something good happened because you were late, so it's okay.
Elsa: Thank you all so much for taking the time to come and see me!
Elsa: Yes, thanks to you all, my illness is gone and I'm feeling fine.
Jay: By the way, Arnold. Do you know anything about that black mist we saw in
the Forest of No Return?
Alcott: That was the first time I've ever seen anything like that. I have no
idea what it was. I'm sorry I can't be of much help.
Grune: Hmm...mist...mist...
Grune: Ow!
Norma: G-Girl?
Grune: Was that me just now?... It felt like...something from long ago appeared
in my mind...
Norma: Maybe you're finally getting your memory back? Keep trying, G-Girl!
Grune: Oh, is your name Volt? I'm very pleased to meet you!
Volt: The red one is speaking rudely of you. Do you not mind?
Chloe: She gets like this from time to time. We have no idea what causes it.
Norma: How could it have been even the slightest bit amazing if you don't even
remember it five seconds after you called it amazing?!
Grune: Norma, thanks to your shouting, I've completely forgotten. What do you
have to say for yourself?
Grune: Oh, my, Volt's seed is in the urn. Where shall I plant it?
Norma: *Sigh*
Csaba: Moses!
Csaba: I'm sorry. But this isn't the time to worry about that! Another one of
our guys was attacked!
Csaba: Lately, a lot of our guys have been getting attacked by monsters.
Csaba: W...well...
Csaba: The monster that's been attacking our guys looks like a galf.
Moses: {...}
Moses: I didn't keep it a secret. There just wasn't any reason to talk about
it.
Senel: People seem to think Giet might be responsible, right? That's a pretty
good reason to bring it up.
Csaba: Nobody's willing to say it out loud, but our guys definitely suspect
Giet. They're looking for him right now, trying to figure out the truth. They
can't just sit around and do nothing; everybody's worried about him turning
wild.
Moses: Giet would never hurt his family. Y'all know that!
Csaba: I know better than anyone how close you and Giet are. But you can't just
erase the fear of him turning wild.
Moses: If you're that worried about it, I'll look into it myself.
Moses: Senel.
Senel: If Giet's being accused, then all we need to do is prove his innocence.
Moses: Guys...
Csaba: Please take me with you. I want to see with my own eyes, so I can tell
the rest of the guys the truth.
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Of Man and Beast
<Mcq> Character Quest: Moses
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Senel: Giet!
Moses: He must have been fightin' a monster or somethin'. What? Now y'all are
being cold, too. Don't you trust Giet?
Will: We just want to make a rational judgment. It's precisely in times like
this that we need to assess the situation accurately.
Jay: Well, Giet is a galf, after all. No matter how strong your bond may be, no
matter how connected you are, nothing can change that fact. It isn't natural
for a galf to be living together with humans in the first place.
Moses: You ain't ever got a kind word for anyone, do you, Jay? What've you seen
after all this time? After everything we've been through? You've seen me and
Giet together. This ain't got nothin' to do with your stupid "logic."
Norma: All right, that's enough, guys. Let's just go investigate, okay?
Moses: Me and Giet'll make quick work outta whatever monster is doin' all this.
After we do that, everyone can shut it! Let's go, Giet!
Senel: And that's why you can't help worrying about him, right?
Jay: I'm not...worried...
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<M01> Misty Mountains
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Moses: Giet!
Jay: That was a weak galf. I doubt it was the source of the attacks.
Csaba: Yeah, none of our guys would let something that puny beat them, either.
Moses: Don't you worry! Me and Giet'll take care of all of them!
Will: If you don't want to come, you don't have to. You could wait here alone.
Grune: Oh, that sounds exciting! I bet all kinds of things would come out to
meet you!
Norma: Yeah, well, I'd prefer not to meet all kinds of things by myself, so I
think I'll be sticking with you guys.
Will: Well, Giet is like family to Moses. Even though he trusts him, he's
probably having a hard time staying calm.
Senel: Why do you and the others suspect Giet? I doubt anyone who's seen how
Moses and Giet act together would suspect him so easily.
Chloe: Even we can tell the strength of the bond between Sandor and Giet.
Jay: That point's been troubling me as well. You must have a reason.
Will: If you don't want to talk about it, we won't force you.
Csaba: It's all right. I think it would be best for you to know. In the worst-
case scenario, we'll need your cooperation as well.
Csaba: Our guys are all scared that Giet may turn wild.
Csaba: It's when a beast casts aside its life with people and returns to living
the way it would naturally.
Norma: Is that really something to worry about? I can't imagine Spot attacking
anyone.
Senel: Surely you and the others know that better than anyone, Csaba.
Csaba: I've known Moses and Giet since we were children. I know how strong the
bond of trust is between them.
Csaba: All beast tamers are destined to face the day their beast turns wild.
Senel: What?
Csaba: Every beast that chooses to live with people will, one day, turn wild.
Without exception.
Will: Is it because you and the others know about this that you're being
cautious of Giet?
Csaba: If Giet was a normal galf, I don't think they'd be this nervous.
Csaba: Giet is a special type of galf called a grand galf. They're the kings of
the galf family. A proud species, with uncanny leadership.
Will: I've heard that grand galves are untamable. When I first saw Moses with
Giet, I was quite surprised.
Csaba: Do you know why grand galves are called the kings of galves?
Csaba: Well, naturally, that's part of it. But that's not all. Grand galves
possess overwhelming power, greater than anything humans can handle.
Csaba: A long time ago, in the village where I used to live, half the
population was ruthlessly killed by a single grand galf.
Csaba: Grand galves are a symbol of fear and awe among beast tamers. And yet
Moses can walk with Giet as if it were nothing.
Will: That's precisely what attracts you all to Moses, isn't it?
Jay: Why do beasts turn wild? Is there something that triggers it?
Csaba: The most common reason is when the balance of power between the beast
and its master collapses. The beast's power grows too great, and it ceases to
awknowledge its master as its superior. Another is for it to learn the taste of
blood and be overcome by its instincts as a monster.
Csaba: There are two paths. One is for it to be killed by the person who was
its partner.
Csaba: No matter what, beasts that turn wild always attack their partner.
Will: For the beast, it may be a kind of ritual to return to its wild state. A
ritual to cut its ties to humans.
Csaba: However, not all beast tamers win. Some simply lose the fight, and some
fall to their emotions and choose death. That's the other path.
Moses: Hah hah! Me and Giet are going to change that destiny.
Senel: Moses.
Csaba: Everyone says that, but they all go on to meet their fates. They all
thought they would be the one exception. You know that as well as anyone,
Moses!
Moses: Come on, now. Me and Giet are different! Hah hah hah!
Shirley: There weren't any monsters that looked like what we're after.
Norma: I'm exhausted! It's tough being so frail and helpless... Um, that was a
joke. Feel free to say something... ...Anything at all...Chime in, folks...I
could use a punch line...Or just ignore me...
Jay: What is it? That kind of serious face doesn't suit you, Moses.
Moses: That's enough, Giet. That thing's a goner by now. Giet, enough! It's
already dead!
Moses: If I say it's nothin', then it's nothin'! You got that?!
Will: At any rate, we're done here. Let's return to town and see how things go.
Jay: It's probably hard for him to stay calm. It must be hard for him not to
think about how Giet was just acting.
Will: Especially for a beast tamer like Moses. I'm sure he feels pretty
strongly about the destiny Csaba was talking about.
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<M02> Werites Beacon
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Csaba: I have a number of things I'd like to look into, so I'll say goodbye
here.
Will: Still, I don't want to wait around for something to happen. By then, it
might be too late.
Jay: Though to be honest, I can't say I'm all that thrilled about doing
something like this for Moses.
Moses: Giet... We're gonna stay together forever. We're gonna stick together,
no matter what.
[Flashback]
Moses: Where'd you go?! There you are! Hey, get back here! I said, get back
here! You stupid galf! What the?...My feet ain't touching the ground...
Aaaaaah! It's a cliff! I'm gonna fall! No! Aaaaaaah!
Shirley: It's Giet! There's a problem! We have to get to Will's house, now!
Will: Please settle down. We understand what you're saying. Please, let me
handle the situation.
Townsman: What we want you to do is show us the big galf that was with that
guy!
Townswoman: Everyone in town has seen them together. You can't talk your way
out of this!
Shirley: People from the city were attacked by a pack of monsters. According to
the people who were attacked, a galf that looked like Giet was leading the
pack.
Townsman: If you don't have anything to hide, then why don't you just show us
the galf!
Townswoman: Yeah! Exactly!
Will: Then please break this up for now. Go on about your business.
Will: It's just as I'd feared. Even ordinary citizens are being threatened.
Senel: I guess that monster we defeated in the Misty Mountains had nothing to
do with this...
Moses: Do y'all really think Giet did it?! Senel, are you saying you don't
trust me and Giet?!
Will: Moses, calm down. We understand that you want to trust Giet, but right
now, we don't have any proof of his innocence.
Senel: We'll have to take out the monster that attacked the townspeople.
Will: We have Jay working as well. I'm sure we'll locate it soon.
Senel: Moses, listen to me. We want to trust Giet, too. We've been together all
this time, after all.
Moses: Where?!
Jay: On the opposite bank of Raging Bay, in the Crags. There's a pack of
monsters hiding there.
Grune: Ohh!
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<M03> The Crags
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Csaba: Moses...
Jay: *Sigh* What's going on here? I don't know how I should act now.
Jay: Chloe, Norma can't survive if she stays quiet for too long.
Jay: Then why aren't you being silly and stupid like you usually are? You've
been acting strangely ever since we got here.
Shirley: Did you hear something? It almost sounded like some kind of animal...
Grune: Oh, my, it looks like it's in a really bad mood. This is getting
exciting!
Senel: This will clear Giet's name. You can relax, Moses.
Chloe: Stop carrying on. Don't agitate him. He's acting strangely.
Moses: We've made it through tough spots plenty of times already. We'll be
fine. Giet, if this is some kind of prank, then it's gone a bit too far. Enough
playin' around, hear? Come on home.
Moses: Argh!
Senel: Moses!
Shirley: Senel!
Jay: He knew exactly when to retreat. He has perfect control over the others,
too.
Will: Moses, move your hand. I can't heal the wounds around your eye.
Norma: Red!
Senel: Yeah...
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<M04> Werites Beacon
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Senel: (Gotcha.)
Will: (You can use my house. Get Moses out of here before trouble starts.)
Senel: Not great, but at least he's not getting any worse.
Senel: Giet's really strong, just like Csaba said. If Moses had taken the full
brunt of that attack, he might not have survived.
Jay: If he'd reacted just a little more slowly, he would've been in big
trouble.
Norma: Red and Spot are gonna fight to the death?! You can't be serious!
H...hey, don't go all silent now! You're supposed to say "No way!" or "Never!"
or something!
Chloe: Throwing a fit about the situation isn't going to change it. Right now,
we need to think about what we can do.
Senel: Moses had a large scar where his eye was. Csaba, do you know anything
about that scar?
Csaba: That's... That scar is the sign of the bond between Moses and Giet.
[Flashback]
Moses: You ain't gettin' away this time, you little mutt! Hey! Get back here!
*Cough* *Huff* He sure runs away fast enough... Even for me, this is enough to
make my lungs burst. Ugh...I feel sick...I think I'm gonna puke...
Moses: I'll take care of these guys! Run while you still can! Yeah, go! Run as
fast as you can! Ugh, it won't stop bleeding. I can't even tell if I'm feeling
pain or heat or what. Damn! I can't tell the distance if I can't see out my
left eye! What a pathetic way to die... Damn you!
Moses: You idiot! Run! If you're scared, don't force yourself! I'm fine!
Just...fine... (Argh, everything's going blurry... Can't...think...straight...)
[Giet kills the last monster and carries Moses back home]
Beast Tamer Man: This is the third day. He may not make it.
Beast Tamer Woman: Is it all right to leave that grand galf sitting out there
like that?
Beast Tamer Man: It's not all right, but it's not like we can just go and do
something about it.
Beast Tamer Woman: Yes, it may be a child, but it's still a grand galf.
Beast Tamer Man: But you know...that galf has been in front of the house the
entire three days.
Beast Tamer Man: It's hard to believe, but I can't think of any other
explanation. I guess that grand galf has accepted Moses.
[Flashback ends]
Csaba: Giet waited in front of the house the entire time until Moses woke up.
Even when it rained, even when cold winds blew, he sat there, not moving an
inch...
Csaba: After sleeping for three days and three nights, Moses woke up. The howl
of joy that rang out that morning still echoes in my ears today. After that,
Moses and Giet were never apart. They played together, they ate together...they
even slept at each other's side. For a beast tamer, the relationship between
those two represents the ultimate ideal.
Csaba: Yes. Moses is an incredible human being. That's why... That's why the
day Moses was exiled, I decided to go with him.
Chloe: Exiled?
Will: With the dangers of a grand galf and the fact that it would turn wild,
it's only natural that they'd do such a thing.
Jay: They had to protect themselves from that which might turn against them.
Especially in light of the fact that a grand galf had brought disaster to the
village in the past.
Csaba: Moses' family in the village gave him a choice. Either abandon Giet, or
leave the village.
Jay: That's Moses for you. He really could stand to use his head a little more.
Csaba: Moses left the village behind and chose the path of living with Giet.
Jay: And yet he's still as carefree as ever. I guess that's impressive in its
own way.
Csaba: I'd better get back to the camp soon. The guys are probably starting to
worry about me. Please take care of Moses.
[The party enters Will's room to find Moses standing at the window]
Moses: Yeah... You know...that Giet, he... He may be a grand galf, but he's
spoiled, he's weak, and he's a yellow-bellied coward to boot.
Senel: Moses?
Moses: When I first met him, he didn't know how to hunt or fight or nothin'. He
was an embarrassment to every other grand galf out there. The "king of galves"
...Heh, right... But even so, he bared his fangs and ripped monsters apart with
his claws...in order to protect me. I watched him as everythin' faded away
around me, and I thought to myself... "That's the greatest damn galf in the
whole world." I made a vow that day. I swore upon Giet, who waited the whole
time for me to wake up. And I swore upon my own life. I swore that no matter
what happened, I would never betray him! That Giet and me would be together
forever! But now...I ain't so sure. And I hate that. I've seen so many beast
tamers, I can't stand to look them in the eyes. I've heard so much of their
suffering and regrets, I can't stand to listen to them. Beast tamers and their
beasts. The best of friends until one day, bam! They're mortal enemies! I've
seen it too many times!
Moses: Turning wild is a fate stained with blood. As a beast tamer, I know this
better than anyone. I've been lying to myself this whole time, telling myself
we'd be okay. I just kept telling myself everythin' would be all right...just
to keep my hands from shaking. But deep down, I knew this day would come. I
knew I couldn't keep the balance of power. I can't be his playmate no more.
Jay: You certainly know how to whine loudly, you pathetic dolt. I'm embarrassed
just listening to you.
Jay: I knew you were stupid, but I didn't think you were this stupid.
Moses: I ain't in a good mood right now. If you start talkin' crap, I will hurt
you. Bad.
Jay: Oh, please. I'd get bored fighting such a crybaby like you.
Senel: Are you planning on just giving up? Since when did you become such a
pushover? The Moses I know would hang on to his determination until the very
end.
Moses: Senel...
Chloe: Do you understand what you said a moment ago, Sandor? You just said that
you don't trust Giet.
Will: In the Misty Mountains, you said you'd change your destiny. Were you just
pretending then?
Moses: It ain't that...
Shirley: You said those words because you believed in Giet, right?
Norma: You idiot, Red. You won't accomplish anything just thinking about this
on your own. This is a problem for the both of you!
Chloe: Are you planning on coming up with an answer without facing Giet first?
Shirley: If you give up now, it's all over. I don't want the two of you to
regret what happens.
Csaba: ...We couldn't do it. I mean, it was Giet. We couldn't bring ourselves
to fight him.
Moses: ...Csaba.
Csaba: Even the ones who suspected Giet in the first place, none of them could
fight him.
Moses: I'm sorry for puttin' you through this, Csaba. These tracks...
Norma: Red, Spot wouldn't do something like this, right? This is some kind of
mistake, right?
Norma: But...but!
Moses: Besides, these tracks don't lie... I'd know Giet's tracks anywhere! Is
it too late for us, Giet?
Moses: You've got some guts, pickin' a fight with me! Bring it on!
[Next picture: Moses greeting Giet after waking up from eye injury]
Moses: You big dummy. Did you wait here the whole time?
Moses: (I ain't all that smart. You know that, don't you, Giet? I can't think
of any other way. So forgive me, okay?)
Norma: What the? What are you saying?! W...wait, you're serious?
Moses: If someone's gonna take him down, then it's gonna be me.
Senel: Are you sure that's how you want this to end?
Moses: You're worried about me, Senel? Hell must've frozen over.
Senel: That's enough! Stop trying to hide your feelings with jokes.
Jay: There's a time and a place for saying stupid things, and this isn't it.
Moses: Then what? You want me to say I can't kill Giet?! You want me to get
down on my knees and beg everybody not to kill him? I can't take it anymore!
I've thought about this as hard as I can! I can't forgive him! There's no way I
can forgive Giet! I can never forgive him for what he went and did. He hurt
Senel. And look at what he did to Csaba and my boys! I can't keep makin'
excuses. If Giet's gonna turn against his own family, then I ain't gonna show
him any mercy, either.
Senel: Giet's been your family since way back, hasn't he? You've always been
together, right?
Moses: Senel, that ain't how it works. There ain't no past or present with
family. New or old, family is family. I got something to ask of you. I'm
embarrassed to say this, but I can't take Giet on alone. Please...help me take
him down.
Senel: Moses...
Moses: I'm swallowin' my pride and askin' you for this one thing. Please!
There's no one else I can ask!
Moses: Please!
Senel: You don't have to beg like that when asking for help from family. I'll
help. But, I'm only doing this to save Giet.
Norma: I don't know, I think it's nice to see them back to normal!
Jay: When I've learned something, I'll let you know. Until then, please get
some rest. We've still got plenty of work ahead of us.
Shirley: Senel! We found out where Giet is. Everyone's meeting at Will's house.
Senel: Gotcha.
Jay: Giet is staying in Moses' and the other bandits' former hideout.
Jay: What did I tell you about that? You're really making me ill.
Moses: Hey!
Harriet: You'd better come back with Giet! If you don't, I'm going to get mad!
Moses: Heh heh, guess Giet ain't the only one we need to watch out for.
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<M05> Bandits' Lair
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Jay: Of course he is. The information came from me, remember? Unlike you, I
don't make mistakes.
Moses: Oh, of course! We all know you're always right, Jay! You can't be
nothin' but perfect! I mean...you're Jay!
Moses: What, you can't tell? Maybe you're not so smart, after all.
Norma: Oh, well, does it matter? It sounds like they're having fun to me!
Grune: It's so nice to see good friends having fun together. Can I join in?
Jay: No!
Moses: Almost time, Giet. Almost time... You better be ready for this. You and
me, both...
[Flashback]
Moses: You idiot. Were you waitin' here the whole time? You must be freezin'
your tail off...But you're still here waitin' by me. I bet you're hungry, ain't
you? How about you and me get somethin' to eat? No, wait, let's get cleaned up
first! Bath time! Hey, that tickles. Cut that out! Stop! Hah hah! Hmm...I gonna
need to fix you up with a name or somethin'. Oh, I know! From now on, you're
Giet! You like that, huh? Giet. Giet!
[Scene changes to Giet standing with young Moses, shadow figure behind them]
???: Precious memories that bring you hope... In the world to come, these
things are unnecessary. In the return to the void, memories hold no meaning.
[Scene with shadow figure ends; group travels into Bandits' Lair]
don't work...
Shirley: Senel...
Moses: I understand what you're sayin', Senel. I saw you that time, too. But
this is my responsibility. You prepared yourself for the worst, too, didn't
you? If we can't keep Giet from turning wild, then I won't hesitate to kill
him.
Moses: It's my weakness that made me bring you along. And this is how I'm gonna
deal with that weakness!
Jay: If you're sure of yourself, Moses, then I don't have any reason to stop
you, but...
Shirley: I don't want to give up until the very end. Isn't there some other
way? Something besides killing each other?
Moses: I've been thinkin' about it forever. Ever since I left the village...
I've spent this whole time tryin' to think of a way to overcome Giet turning
wild.
Moses: I'm a beast tamer. I know better than anyone. I know that dealin' with
your own beast turning wild is like runnin' headfirst into a brick wall. "All
beasts turn wild eventually. No exception." I've heard that phrase ever since I
was a kid. I heard it so many times I got sick of it. I've seen it over and
over again, though. People just run straight into that wall. I've seen too many
people suffer with the decision to kill or be killed. I've seen it all. The
pain and the sorrow. That's why I just keep prayin' so hard. I pray that
there's a different way, together with Giet!
Moses: Senel...
Senel: Think before you go feeling sorry for yourself! Look up! Look at us!
Senel: Who do you see in front of you right now? It's us.
Chloe: If you feel responsible for getting us involved, then live up to that
responsibility by saving Giet.
Will: You're not the only one who considers Giet family.
Jay: I know you're stupid, but I hope you can at least understand that much.
Moses: Heh heh! Yeah! This is how I like it! All right, let's get goin'!
Moses: Giet!
Chloe: When someone goes near him, his wild blood takes over...There's nothing
we can do...
Moses: We feel the same way. You don't gotta suffer no more. It's okay, now,
Giet...You done good.
???: There's no need to struggle against the thirst that seethes within your
blood.
Senel: The black mist!...Is that what caused Giet to turn wild?!
Will: It seems that there is some link between the monsters growing more
powerful and this matter with Giet.
Norma: Right. If we can just do something about the mist, maybe Spot'll go back
to normal!
???: Feel the urges that fill your body. You must satisfy them. Struggle not
against your thirst. Roar!
Moses: Is this part of Giet's dream? Looks like he still loves me.
Norma: This isn't the time to get all mushy, Red! Spot's about to let loose!
Moses: Well then, I guess we'll just have to take that evil spirit out!
Moses: Giet, that's enough. You done good. You don't need that imposter. Look
at me! I'm here! Trust me! I'll trust you, too! I'm right here! Right here!
Chloe: Don't tell me you think there's something like Nerifes controlling the
mist?
Senel: Grune?
Norma: ...G-Girl, are you going to start talking to the air again?
Grune: Oh, my, you're a lively one. So, your name is Gnome?
Chloe: You just had to bring that up, didn't you Norma? Now she's really doing
it.
Gnome: Ah-hah! Gnome knows. Gnome gets what's up. Yeah, this place hasn't
matured yet!
Gnome: Ohh! That sounds awesome! Master, you're such a doll. Gnome is so
looking forward to Master's power being released!
Grune: Hmm? There's a seed inside my urn again. This one must be Gnome's seed.
Senel: Moses?
Moses: No matter the cause, all this trouble taught me somethin' important.
Sooner or later, Giet's gonna turn wild. No, puttin' it like that's just hidin'
from the truth. Giet's already started to turn wild.
Moses: Even if I say things'll be okay, there's nothin' to back that up. Even
if I set Giet free on the mainland, once he turns wild, it's only a matter of
time before he attacks someone. There's no place Giet can live where no one'll
ever see him, where he won't cause no trouble.
Moses: Giet and me know what we have to do. I can see it in his eyes.
Moses: Me and Giet decided this for ourselves! We don't need you interferin' in
our own business!
Senel: Isn't there any other way?! Is this really how it has to end?!
Moses: I appreciate how you feel, Senel. We both know we're loved.
Senel: Moses!
Moses: Ready to go, Giet? It's been a while since we fought for real!
Norma: Um, I'm awfully sorry to interrupt when you're all excited and stuff
but...
Moses: A suggestion?...
Norma: There's nobody there, right? And it's big enough, too. Um, of course you
guys thought of that, too, right?
Jay: It's far too prominent a place for you to have forgotten.
Norma: Just now, the fighting thing -- that was all a really...really...really
...big joke. Wasn't it, Red? Though, I do seem to recall Senny and everybody
screaming like little girls... Your performance was so realistic, it had me
completely fooled. You all looked like you were about to cry.
Norma: Well, I guess it doesn't matter since it was all such a superbly
acted...joke.
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<M06> Quiet Lands
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Jay: Hey, don't get all calm and relaxed. How am I supposed to react to that?
Moses: An accessory made from the hair of someone you trust will protect its
wearer. Giet...I'm going to take just a little bit of your fine mane, here.
Okay, now mine's done, too.
Norma: Hey, you made it into a ring. You're pretty good with your hands, Moses.
Grune: Let us take a little seed... Plant it gently; water it well... Little
seedling, nestled in the ground, grow up safe and sound.
Will: Harriet was quite fond of him, too. This is truly unfortunate.
Giet: Awoo!
Giet: Awoo!
Giet: Awoo!
Giet: Awoo!
Giet: Awoo!
Giet: Awoo!
Giet: Awoo!
Moses: Remember when we bathed together!
Giet: Awoo!
Giet: Awoo!
Giet: Awoo!
Giet: Awoo!
Moses: And if that still don't work, then remember what I tell you right now! I
swear upon this moment, someday I'll be back to see you again! So...I will
never forgive you if you forget about me! You and me will always be together!
Even if we're apart, I'll always be thinking of you!
Giet: Awoooooooo!
Moses: Never forget, Giet! No matter what happens, never forget that!
Moses: Giet, you always been my family! And you always will be 'til the day I
die!
[Giet howls, Moses cries a little and the two walk away from each other. Moses
looks up at the party with a smile. Anime cutscene ends]
Csaba: Moses!
Moses: It's all right. He's here with me. In the deepest part of my body, in
the deepest part of my soul, me and Giet are connected.
Norma: Who was it again that was going on about killing Giet?
Moses: Hah hah! That was so long ago! I already forgot all about that! Me and
Giet'll be together forever!
Norma: Oh, well. This feels more like the Moses we know and love!
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<M07> Lumen Spring
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Shirley, Grune (singing): Let us take a little seed... Plant it gently; water
it well... Little seedling, nestled in the ground, grow up safe and sound.
Norma: So what're you talking about? Don't leave me out of all the fun!
Norma: Shirl, you just called her "C," didn't you? Didn't you? I know you did!
And you, C! You didn't even blink! Ooh, and now it's like you're reading each
other's minds?! Somebody tell me what's going on here!
Norma: You're freaking me out! Ooh, I am furious! How can you leave me out in
the cold like this?! It's not fair, C! I want to be close to Shirl, too! Shirl
you better start treating me the same way this instant...Err, I mean, pretty
please? Come on, Shirl, can't you do the same for me?
Chloe: Hmm...
Norma: I don't need one from you! I want one from Shirl!
Shirley: Well, you certainly do make things lively when you're around, Gnorma.
Norma: Yes! Now I'm part of the club!
Senel: Nah, more like, something that was bugging me finally worked itself out.
Senel: At first, I thought I had to say something. But now I realize that was
just for myself, wanting to feel like I was doing something.
Harriet: All right, enough serious talk. Here, Dad, eat this.
Jay: I'm impressed you can eat that. It's worse than poison.
Harriet: Jay!
Moses: Will's amazin', the way he eats it without even battin' an eyelash.
Moses: Jay, you better eat up quick before it's all gone. You really don't want
to miss out! Come on Jay, open up and say, "ahhh."
Grune: I bet we can thank Senel and the others for that.
Moses: Now that you mention it, he has gotten a lot more human than he was in
the old days...
Jay: Ugh...argh...
[Jay gets up and the man smacks him, causing Jay to fall down again]
Jay: Argh...
???: That's right. For you. You were abandoned, and I took you in. I'm even
training you so you can work.
???: Then train as if your life depended on it! I have no need for someone who
would betray my expectations!
???: If you truly understand, then ready yourself to fight! Your training will
not stop until you have mastered every last bit of it!
Moses: Yo, Jay! Yoo-hoo! Jay! Little miss, would you be kind enough to bring me
some of that fine home cookin'? Here you go, Jay! Open wide!
Harriet: Jay. Would you care to look me in the eye and repeat what you just
said?
Will: The Star Festival is a festival in which people write their wishes on
leaves, then let them flow down rivers and springs.
Will: Well, it's said that the wishes will come true.
Moses: Cool!
Will: When the festival first started, they probably believed pretty strongly
in it. It's a very old festival, and not much is known about how it began.
Shirley: Senel?
Moses: So, anyway, we just write a wish on a leaf and put it in the water,
right?
Grune: "May the world be at peace." That's always been my favorite wish.
Harriet: Here.
Norma: Aww, you just have to be Miss Goody-Goody, don't you? Boring!
Norma: Heh heh. All your wishes are nothing compared to mine.
Norma: Don't sound so disgusted! It's a really serious problem for me! I
haven't been growing at all lately!" I'm not asking for a G-Girl level, but a C
at least!...So to speak...
Chloe: Leave me out of this. ...Besides, if you're going to shoot for someone,
surely it should be Grune, not me.
Norma: *Sigh*
Chloe: Wh...what?
Norma: This is why I hate dealing with amateurs! You don't get it! You don't
get it at all! Do you have any idea what it's like to be flat as a board?!
Huh?! It ain't easy, you know!
Chloe: Ah--
Norma: G-Girl's beyond human! She's the ultimate work of art! A miracle to
behold! In the realm of the gods! Do you think I could win against a god?!
She's like every man's dream! You know what I am? I'm every carpenter's dream!
So me and my pancakes have to shoot for something more realistic. That's you
and yours, C, so shut up! Even I know there's no way for a girl with mosquito
bites like me to match G-Girl at this point short of the Everlight and that's
way gone! You should really take pity on the less endowed, you insensitive
clod! How can you not understand the complexities of the female heart, C?!
Unbelievable!
Norma: How can I possibly calm down with you standing right there in front of
me?! You...you!...
Shirley: But...
Chloe: No buts!
Norma: So! As I was saying before you people went and made such a fuss...This
is my only wish! I'm sure yours is pretty similar, huh, Shirley?
Senel: S...sorry.
[Focus moves to Jay with the Oresoren away from the others]
Jay: My wish...
Jay: Nice people... That's why it's hard for me to be around them. Because I'm
the only one that's different...
Jay: Senel, it's morning. Wake up, please. Senel, it's morning! Time to wake
up! I wonder why he's sleeping on the floor. Perhaps that's his way of staying
healthy.
[Senel suddenly wakes up]
Jay: There was a pretty big earthquake last night, so perhaps you fell.
Senel: So, what's up? It's pretty unusual for you to come and wake me up.
Jay: I don't quite understand myself, but apparently it's my turn. That's what
Norma said.
Jay: Now that you're awake, we should be on our way to Musette's house. It
seems she wants to talk to us about something.
Moses: I don't like the sound of that. Let's get rid of those guys pronto.
Isabella: These particular assassins who've appeared on the Legacy are the
worst kind.
Senel: What, some sort of special forces, like the ones in Vaclav's army?
Will: Ninjas...
Chloe: Ninjas?...
Jay: What makes ninjas so fearsome is that they don't even value their own
lives. They'll sacrifice themselves without a second thought if they deem it
necessary to complete their assignment.
Norma: Jeez...
Chloe: So, some country hired them and sent them here?
Isabella: They're quite adept at keeping secrets. We still don't know who it is
that hired them.
Moses: What do they want? Is there someone they want to kill or something?
Jay: Moses, your idiocy knows no bounds. Have you already forgotten what Vaclav
did? He demonstrated the threat the Legacy presents to the entire world. Now
that everyone knows the Legacy is a powerful weapon, every country out there
wants to get their hands on it.
Will: We haven't seen any signs of that kind of activity yet, but, if anything,
that fact makes it all the more suspicious.
Jay: In all likelihood, every country in the world has been preparing in secret
and keeping a close eye on the situation.
Will: Vaclav's actions thrust the Legacy into the spotlight, and it became
difficult for anyone to make any moves.
Isabella: We believe they sent ninjas in order to avoid taking action out in
the open.
Shirley: Senel...
Moses: I ain't gonna stand by and let them do as they please with my home!
Jay: ...If they wish to make use of the Legacy, they'll need the power of the
Ferines.
Jay: You shouldn't underestimate ninjas. That goes double for people who don't
think before they act, Moses.
Moses: Always got to get that last word in, don't you...
Will: Is this why you called us here today? To tell us about this situation?
Musette: That's not all. There's also something I'd like you to do.
Isabella: It seems some suspicious figures have been spotted coming and going
around the area where the Oresoren village used to be.
Musette: As you well know, where there's smoke, there's usually fire. Could I
ask you to look into it?
Isabella: It's highly probable that's where the ninjas are hiding.
Jay: Which means this may be a little more than just scouting around.
Isabella: If the people spotted there are in fact ninjas, we'd like you to
determine who hired them.
Musette: Would you do this for us? There's no one else we can turn to.
Senel: They might be after Shirley, right? We can't just ignore that.
Norma: Family, huh? I guess that makes Will the old man and G-Girl the mom,
huh? Hmm, but G-Girl feels more like an older sister.
Norma: Well, sure! You've got a daughter, right? You already are somebody's old
man! So I guess this is the story of the Old Man and the Seven Kids!
Will: Norma.
Jay: You know, once in a while you could at least pretend to act seriously.
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The Guardian and the Guarded
<Jcq> Character Quest: Jay
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Will: To get to the old Oresoren village, we'll need to pass through the
Secret Passage.
Jay: Norma, try to be a little more serious about this. I told you how
dangerous ninjas are, didn't I?
Norma: It sure makes life easy for the older kids when the littlest one takes
care of everything!
Norma: Really?
Will: You kept calling me, remember? "Old man, old man!"
Norma: Ow.
Will: As Jay said, if we're going up against ninjas, this isn't going to be a
walk in the park. Stay on your guard, everyone.
Jay: Try to understand that much on your own. I don't have time to explain
everything to you.
Shirley: This may not be the best time to say this, but... This is kind of
nice, you know? Being together with everyone, I feel warm inside. I can't help
but smile.
Senel: We won't let anyone use you as part of their ambition to hurt people.
Chloe: As long as we're with you, we'll make sure you stay that way.
Grune: Aww, the little ninjas aren't coming out to play with us. I was so
looking forward to seeing them!
Jay: Be careful.
Jay: Stay on your guard. Here they come! No question about it. That's a ninja!
Senel: So that's what they're like!
Jay: Please pay closer attention so that this doesn't happen again.
Moses: He's probably peeved they were using the same kind of moves he does.
Jay: I'm not peeved! How dare you compare my technique to that of people like
them!
Jay: I am not!
Norma: Then don't make such a fuss when you deny it. You're just begging for us
to make fun of you! ...Aren't you gonna say something?
Moses: If you let little things get to you, you'll stay a little person.
Norma: Ah, so that's why he never gets any taller! You should have made a wish
at the Star Festival!
Jay: That's enough! Let's scout out this place and go home.
Chloe: Looks like he's having trouble being honest with his feelings. People
like that are hard to deal with.
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<J01> Old Oresoren Village
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Norma: There's no one here at all. Did they run away or what?
Jay: No, they're here.
[A ninja appears]
???: Your coming here was all part of my plan. By the looks on your faces, I
presume not a single one of you fools realized it. Leaking information to
Werites Beacon was a surefire way to draw you here. I knew you'd come and
investigate once my information reached you.
???: Of course. If I hadn't, there's no way you would've ever found my trail.
???: It doesn't matter how much I tell you. You will all die soon enough.
???: If you'll excuse me, I'll be taking the Radiant girl now! I told you,
didn't I? Everything is going according to my plan! What, did you think I
didn't know?
???: Humph.
[They leave the Old Oresoren Village and continue along the Secret Passage]
Moses: He ain't here either? Where the heck did he run off to?
Will: Jay's usually calm and rational. This isn't like him.
[Scene changes to Jay facing a ninja. He attacks, and the ninja disappears]
Jay: Impossible!
Jay: N...no...You!...
Solon: Now, now. Relax, old friend. Call me "Master" in that cute voice of
yours, just like you did back then.
Solon: Oh, are you going somewhere? You're not going to stop and chat with your
dear master?
Solon: Please spare me such a pathetic sight. You know how much I hate ugly
things. When I see something ugly, I simply must destroy it.
Jay: Ah...ahh...
Solon: You can stay right there. I have something to talk to you about.
Solon: Shut up and listen! I want you to help me with my job. That's all. Now,
that's a simple request, isn't it? You don't have any reason to refuse, do you?
Hmm?
Solon: You don't want to feel any more pain, do you? It's incredibly hard on
me, too, you know.
Jay: No matter what you do, no matter what you say, I'll never help you!
Solon: How nostalgic. I remember all the fun times we had training together.
Solon: Oh, dear, now this is a bother. In fact, I'm so upset, I think I'm going
to start talking to myself. It's simply me talking to myself, so you need not
worry about it. The "Oresoren," was it? They're such a charming and friendly
bunch.
Solon: I wonder what color their blood is. I wonder what it sounds like when
they cry out in pain.
Solon: I'm getting excited just thinking about it. Little otters running in
panic, screaming and crying, begging for their lives as they die. I'm sure
it'll be a marvelous sight! Ah hah hah hah hah hah!
[The party continues through the Secret Passage until they come across Solon
saying something to Jay]
Solon: Thank you for showing me the way the other day. It's good to see you
again as well, my dear Radiant.
Solon: It doesn't really matter what country, does it? The country that obtains
her will rule supreme! The power of the Legacy will ensure that in both war and
diplomacy, even the strongest demands of those who control it will be followed
quite strictly.
Solon: Stupid? They're not stupid in the least! The might of this ship is
enough to change the balance of power between nations! Only a fool would choose
not to make use of something this wonderful.
Solon: Your country wants it, too, you know...Miss Chloe Valens. I have looked
into all of you quite thoroughly. You shouldn't act so surprised at every
little thing. The expressions on your faces are so ridiculous, it makes my
stomach turn.
Will: You just said, Chloe's country, "too." Do you have more than one
employer?
Solon: Anyone to whom I offer it will surely jump at the chance. It doesn't
make any difference to me where this ship winds up, as long as I get to enjoy
myself.
Moses: I'm always up for havin' fun, too, but you and me got real different
ideas of "fun."
Solon: The Legacy is an enjoyable place. It quenches my thirst. Lately, all the
countries on the mainland have become too peaceful. The only thing that makes
me feel alive is a battlefield flowing with blood.
Solon: I'm going to bring some excitement to this place. I shall thrust this
boring world onto a glorious stage, resplendent in war, for all to see!
Will: Jay...
Jay: I'm fine. I suddenly felt weak... I can't sense him anymore. You can relax
now.
Norma: JJ, are you really okay? It's not normal to just collapse like that.
Shirley: We should let him get some rest when we get to the Oresoren Village.
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<J02> Oresoren Village
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[They enter the Oresoren Village; Jay keeps walking while the others stop]
Senel: I bet something happened with that guy before we got there.
[The group enters Jay's house to find the three Oresoren brothers]
Senel: Well...
Poppo: Solon brought a number of his men with him to the Legacy.
Pippo: But a large force was waiting to catch them and wipe them out. Solon's
group lost badly.
Quppo: It was a terrible battle, and many people lost their lives.
[Jay comes into view walking along the path, then collapses]
Poppo: Jay collapsed outside our village, injured and exhausted. Alone.
[The three brothers find Jay laying on the path, flashback ends]
Norma: Yeah, well, he was still pretty unsociable when we first met him.
Poppo: Especially when he's with you all, he smiles like he's really having
fun.
Quppo: But...When we saw his face just now, it was as cold as ice.
Pippo: We don't want him to go back to how he was when we met him.
Will: Meeting Solon again must have drudged up memories of his past.
Pippo: He was scared that Solon might come into his life again.
Will: All right, we've got a basic idea of what's going on. Let's return to
Werites Beacon for now.
Moses: Yeah...
Solon: How many times do I have to say it before you understand?! You're
pathetic! Do not make me injure my hand!
Solon: Life isn't so forgiving that you can just apologize your way out of
things!
Jay: *Cough* *Cough*
Jay: That's...I...
Solon: Yes, I'm well aware of that. I'm the one who found you, after all.
Solon: As long as you cling to garbage like this, you'll never grow strong.
Jay: I'm sorry. I'll get it right next time. Please forgive me. So, please. Let
me have that bell...just that bell...
Jay: ...But...
Solon: I'm glad you finally understand. All you have to do is obey me. There's
no need for you to ever shake your head. For what I say is always correct!
Solon: Now, let us be certain about things. When you were on the verge of dying
in the dirt, who went to the trouble of taking you in and raising you?
Solon: Correct. Then train as if your life depended on it! Make yourself useful
to me! After all, even if you did die, no one would shed a single tear!
Solon: An instrument of killing has no need for emotion. You and this dagger
are one and the same. Shed your humanity and become as this instrument.
Jay: Even if I died...no one would shed a tear. Am I nothing more than an
instrument of death?... I wonder if the others would be sad if I died...
???: No one would miss you if you died. You're an instrument. A device. Just a
means to an end. You are not a person.
Jay: No!...I'm...I'm...
???: No one would grieve if your life were to end, child. Should you cease to
exist, it would not matter. You have no value.
Solon: "The 'Oresoren,' was it? They're such a charming and friendly bunch."
Solon: "I wonder what color their blood is. I wonder what it sounds like when
they cry out in pain."
Solon: "I'm getting excited just thinking about it. Little otters running in
panic, screaming and crying, begging for their lives as they die. I'm sure
it'll be a marvelous sight! Ah hah hah hah hah hah!"
Jay: Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! What can I do?! What am I supposed to do?!
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<J03> Werites Beacon
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Chloe: Spineless.
Chloe: Now that you're awake, get ready to go. Jay wants to talk to us about
something. Apparently, he went to Raynard's house early this morning. He
actually wakes up early, unlike a certain spineless someone I know.
Jay: Honestly, they just can't keep their mouths shut. There's no need to
worry. I'm not Moses. I won't lose sight of myself.
Moses: That's real convincin', comin' from someone who was holed up in his room
all scared.
Jay: I'm going to ignore Moses' babbling and start the meeting. I want us to go
eliminate Solon.
Jay: When fighting with a ninja, the one who strikes first wins. If we give him
time to prepare, it'll just put us at that much more of a disadvantage.
Moses: Well, look at that! Ain't you just all prepared! Guess you kept yourself
busy while you were all scared up in your room.
Jay: I agree. It'll also be easier to get a grasp on the situation if she's
near.
Shirley: And besides, everyone is doing all they can for Jay. I want to help,
too.
Jay: Then, it's settled. The ninjas are hiding in the Ruins of Frozen Light.
[Everyone leaves the house, but Jay stays behind. Harriet walks into the room]
Moses: Wow, how'd you know where the ninjas were bein' all cooped in your room
like that?
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<J04> Ruins of Frozen Light
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Grune: Charge!
Chloe: Just to make sure, by "So-So," you're referring to Solon?
Norma: Of course!
Senel: As long as we can understand you, you can call him whatever you want.
Norma: But, like, once we arrived, shouldn't they have alerted each other?
Will: They may have something prepared. We should proceed with caution.
Norma: Uh, JJ...This is where you're supposed to say, "Especially you, Moses."
Moses: Yo, Jay, that mouse up there in your noggin not runnin' at full speed,
or what?
Jay: I think you should worry about yourself before worrying about anyone else,
Moses.
Moses: And I think if you keep spacin' out, you're gonna trip yourself up.
Jay: Don't be ridiculous. I don't make mistakes like that. I'm not you.
Norma: Is it just me, or does JJ and Red's exchange sound kind of forced?
Jay: There really isn't anything. I'm getting a little tired of you all ganging
up on me.
Moses: Then how about you stop making that face like you gotta take a big crap?
Norma: Oh, well, it's Red. He can't help it. He's a wild man.
Moses: I don't know what the heck you're goin' on about, but whatever. Jay may
be useless, but I ain't. I'll take care of things.
Jay: Shirley, could you take a look at this? There's something written in
Relares.
[Shirley walks over to Jay and a cage falls over everyone else]
Shirley: Senel!
Shirley: Ugh...
Senel: Solon!
Solon: Splendid work, Jay. I should have expected no less from my dear
apprentice.
Moses: Jay! What do you think you're doing?! Quit playin' around!
Solon: Does this look like he's playing to you? Look at the situation you're
in. What else could it be besides pure betrayal? Are you stupid? Well, are
you?!
Solon: It's the perfect cage for a wild beast, don't you think? Maybe I'll put
up a booth and charge admission! I love it! I absolutely love it! Ah hah hah
hah hah hah!
Norma: JJ, this can't be true, right?! Answer me, you little brat!
Solon: I think it's time we put an end to your chirping. Your naive cries are
beginning to get on my nerves.
Solon: I'm getting bored with your faces, as well. You can play together in the
pit of that thing's stomach. Farewell!
Senel: Wait!
Norma: Please don't let it turn into one of those round things.
[The party defeats the monster and they are now free from the cage]
Senel: Damn it! How could I... How could I let this happen again?!
Chloe: Don't destroy those fists. You'll need them to save Shirley.
Senel: ...Yeah.
Moses: That idiot! I told him to tell us if something was eating him! He took
it all on himself, and look what happened!
Senel: Do we mean that little to Jay? Does all the time we spent together mean
nothing to him? After all we've been through, does he still not trust us?!
Chloe: Coolidge...
Moses: Hell no! Jay's smiles were real! When he was with us, he'd laugh from
the bottom of his heart!
Will: Yes, Jay has been growing more sociable every day.
Norma: Yeah...that's right! JJ must have some reason for what he's doing!
Senel: Then it's settled. We're going to rescue Shirley and Jay, no matter
what!
Will: If we want to find where they're hiding, we're going to need information.
Norma: Let's get the scallops to help! They're great at finding stuff out!
Chloe: Coolidge?
Senel: I won't let anyone use Shirley's power for evil. That will never happen
again.
Chloe: We're going to rescue Shirley. You can count on it. Don't forget, we're
all with you.
Senel: Chloe...
Will: We still need more information. Let's return to the Oresoren Village.
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<J05> Oresoren Village
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Will: At any rate, let's look for Quppo and his brothers.
[Screen fades out while they search. Senel, Will, Moses and Grune gather]
Moses: Nope.
Grune: My, that is strange. Where did the little scallops go?
Norma: There was a letter left in the scallops' house! Come to their house!
Hurry!
Quppo: "If he didn't help Solon, Solon said he would kill all the Oresoren."
Quppo: "We're going to stop Solon, even if it means losing our lives."
Will: I doubt Jay told them. They probably found out about it on their own.
Moses: Why does everyone keep tryin' to do everythin' on their own?! What about
us?! Are we that unreliable?!
Will: You can ask them to their faces, because we're going to find them, no
matter what.
Will: Thanks.
[Scene changes to Jay, Solon, and Shirley at the throne room of Mirage Palace]
Jay: That's not what you said before! I did what you asked! Now leave the
Oresoren alone!
Solon: Hmm? I don't recall anyone making such a promise. Are you sure you
weren't dreaming, perhaps?
Solon: You'd best watch your mouth. I have a short temper. Surely you know that
by now, hmm?
[Solon slaps Jay twice and punches him to the ground, then kicks him]
Solon: You're not very bright, are you, you ungrateful brat?
[Jay gets up as black mist surrounds Solon, then disappears. Solon hits Jay to
the ground and Jay drops something]
[Jay gets up and dives on the leaf, Solon kicks him out of the way and grabs
the leaf]
Solon: Oh, I know. This is for the Star Festival. That's rather human behavior,
for an instrument of killing.
Solon: Let's see...What could be written on it?... Heh heh heh...Ah hah hah!
Ah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah!
Jay: Grr...
Solon: You're a comic genius! Are you trying to make me die laughing?!
Solon: Why, this, of course! It's very funny! It's absolutely hilarious! How
could anyone not laugh at this? How could something like you ever have a
family? You're a murderer!
Jay: Go to hell!
Solon: If you want it back, then go ahead. Take it from me! "I want a family."
You want a family, do you? A "family"?! Ah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah!
Solon: You should know better than anyone! You're an instrument. A device. A
machine. And machines do not have families!
[Solon goes to hit Jay again, but is hit by something. Quppo, Pippo and Poppo
approach]
Quppo, Pippo, Poppo: And we won't forgive you for hurting one of our own!
[Battles between ninjas and the Oresoren are shown at various points around
Mirage Palace]
Quppo: Attack!
[Quppo attacks Solon while Poppo unties Shirley]
[Shirley grabs Jay's leaf and they run off. Black mist appears around Solon]
[Scene changes to Jay and Shirley attempting escape. Jay suddenly stops]
Shirley: What can you do if you go back now? Can you fight? I can't send in
someone who'll only be a burden.
Shirley: Get a hold of yourself! Surely you realize by now how strong the
Oresoren are. They may not be powerful warriors, but their hearts are very
strong. Much stronger than yours.
Shirley: They have the strength in their hearts to stand up to danger and
protect what's important to them. The true strength to stand up to something,
even if it means sacrifice. Your heart is very weak. But while your heart may
be weak, you certainly have the strength to defeat your enemies.
Shirley: That's something the Oresoren don't have. Nobody has everything.
That's why we reach out to each other. That's why we work together and help
each other!
Shirley: Do you really believe that? Have you ever thought about what everyone
would think if they heard you say that? They've all been concerned about you.
They've all reached out to you. Senel and Moses, too, they've all been worried
about you. How can you just brush them aside and say something like that?
Shirley: Trusting in people is very difficult. But you have to have courage and
take the first step! You have to be honest about your feelings! You say you
want people to reach out to, but you don't want to get hurt. That's just
selfish.
Jay: Selfish?
Shirley: You might get hurt, but you have to have the courage to move forward.
Because just waiting won't change anything. Before I understood that, I was a
great burden to everyone. I stopped trusting the Orerines. I stopped trusting
Senel. I closed myself up in a shell. That's exactly why I understand
everyone's feelings. You have to look forward. You have to look everyone in
the eyes. You have to face them. I'm going back to the others. Because I need
their help. Because we need everyone's help to save the Oresoren!
Jay: I...I...
[Several flashback scenes involving Jay and the Oresoren are seen]
Jay: Okay!
[Scene changes to Senel and Norma in Jay's house. Moses runs in]
Moses: Jay and Shirley are back! They're at the entrance to the village!
[Norma snores]
Senel: Jay...
Jay: I finally...I finally understand. The Oresoren were always helping me.
They stayed by my side, always, so I'd never be alone. When I came home late,
they worried about me. They waited to eat until I got back. When I was injured,
they treated me. When I got sick, they made me better. On cold nights, they
would sleep together with me. They said it was fun being together with me. They
called me...They called me family! The Oresoren are my family! They're the most
important thing in the world to me! I don't want them to get hurt! I can't take
losing anyone like that! I want to save them! But my strength alone isn't
anywhere near enough! So...so...please, help me! Please, give me the power to
protect my family! Please! Please help me!
[Senel and Moses walk over to Jay. Senel hits Jay on the head]
Jay: Guys?
Senel: Stop crying. You just said you want to protect someone, didn't you?
Jay: Senel...
Jay: Moses...
Grune: He's really a wonderful brother who cares for his siblings.
Will: I'll give you that much; he does care for his own.
Moses: Let's go bring some serious pain down on the bastard who made my little
brother cry!
Chloe: Sounds like a plan. Let's head for the Mirage Palace.
Norma: Come on, people! At times like this, you're all supposed to join in!
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<J06> Mirage Palace
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[They travel to Mirage Palace and find a group of Oresoren on the ground]
Jay: Oh, no! They're badly hurt.
Senel: Shirley.
Shirley: Right.
Senel: There are times when you have to get hurt to protect those you care
about.
Jay: ...Yeah.
Jay: N...no!
Grune: Oh, they look so cute when they're asleep. I feel like petting them.
Norma: They look like they don't have a care in the world.
[They travel further into Mirage Palace and find Quppo laying on the ground]
Quppo: Mmmm...how strange...I can hear Jay's voice. Is it time for me to depart
for the land of scallops?...
Norma: That was such a cute shriek you let out there. Your faces are both
bright red.
Quppo: You look good, Jay. Your eyes are strong. Those are the eyes of a true
warrior!
Jay: I owe it to you and your brothers. I've finally opened my eyes. Where are
Pippo and Poppo?
Quppo: Solon is very dangerous right now. I feel a strange power from him.
Quppo: No matter how much we threw at him, he never got tired. And when he got
injured, it healed up right away!
Will: The monsters with the black mist displayed the same trait.
Norma: Black mist also came out of the monster So-So called up at the Ruins of
Frozen Light.
Chloe: Solon couldn't be the source of the mist, could he? And the monsters
that come from the mist?...
Quppo: You're the only ones we can count on now. Please defeat Solon.
Jay: That's why I came back. We're going to take him down, no matter what!
[Party travels further into the Palace and finds Solon standing over Pippo and
Poppo with black mist surrounding him]
Solon: No matter how much you struggle, in the end, you're still just a bunch
of otters! Ah hah hah hah hah hah!
Solon: Well, well. Welcome, everyone. I apologize for the scallopy smell.
Please, make yourselves at home. I'm so grateful you all have saved me the
trouble of finding you myself. Oh, dear, you don't have to be so hostile. I'm
in quite a good mood right now! How about we have a nice little chat?
Solon: Oh, dear, such a temper. So you're not scared of me as long as you have
your little friends here? Oh, such bravery.
Moses: You're gonna pay for everythin' you ever did to Jay!
Solon: My, my, what friendship! You have no idea of the kinds of things he's
done!
Senel: Yes, we do. It's because we know that we're here with him.
Solon: You're quite skilled at getting on one's nerves. No matter how much one
struggles, the mistakes of one's past never disappear!
Solon: He killed people, stained his hands with blood, and lived as a mere
instrument of death. He felt no guilt whatsoever. Are you saying you can treat
something like that as a person? Ah hah hah hah hah hah hah! That's fantastic!
I love it! I absolutely love it!
Jay: Just as you say, I've killed innocent people. I can't argue with you
calling me an instrument of death.
Solon: Exactly. You're not human. You're a fist, a sword, a spear, eres...an
instrument designed to kill!
Solon: Yes. Precisely. You belong with me. You are now so stained with blood
that you can never go back!
Senel: Jay!
Jay: I, too, thought I couldn't turn back. But there were people who supported
me even after I'd given up on myself! People who accepted me!
Solon: So what?! You cannot erase your past! Give yourself up to darkness!
Immerse your life in blood! That is the world in which you were destined to
live!
Pippo: If the pain is too great to take on alone, we'll take it on together!
Poppo: Yeah! We help Jay and bear his pain and suffering together with him!
Jay: Regardless of my past, I have people now who call me family. Losing is no
longer an option! I can't allow myself to be shackled to my past! I won't lose
sight of myself!
[The mist disappears from Jay and takes his shape by Solon]
Jay: I know who I am and what I must do. And I am not alone anymore!
Senel: Here we go, Jay. Time to settle this by your own hand.
Jay: Right!
Solon: Impossible...
Jay: This is our power! A power you could never hope to obtain!
Solon: Uaaaaah!
Senel: Jay!
[Jay glances back at the Oresoren, who motion for him to go to the other boys.
Jay nods, then runs up to Senel and Moses, high-fiving them. Anime scene ends]
Will: I never thought the day would come when I'd see them do that.
Will: If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. I am only
twenty-eight!
Norma: Ow!
Jay: I was told that I was holding this bell in my hand when I was found as a
child.
Moses: Hah hah! Now, this is the way things are supposed to be!
Shirley: You probably don't need this anymore, but here's your Star Festival
leaf.
Norma: Ooh, what's it say? Did you go off and write a wish on your own?
Moses: Come on, Jay! Show it to me! Show your big brother!
Jay: N...no!
Jay: No way!
Shirley: Oh dear, oh dear. What shall I do? It would be fun, though, Jay.
Wouldn't it? Hmm?
Jay: Oh no...
[The mist forms into a person and covers the entire area]
???: It matters not if you have no memory. Continue to walk the path to
destruction.
Shirley: Grune!
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<J07> Werites Beacon
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Jay: I wonder who that person in black was. She disappeared just as suddenly as
she appeared...
Moses: But there's no way to know for sure, because Grune can't remember a
single thing.
Chloe: I don't know, but it's just...something about her felt strange...
Will: I've heard that voice before. I was trying to remember where.
Will: It's the voice I heard when I faced off against my shadow. The one that
appeared from the mist. I wasn't thinking clearly at the time, so I thought it
was just my imagination...
Norma: Yeah, it felt terrible. All of a sudden, I just felt like giving up.
Chloe: My heart sank, and it felt like I was being backed into a corner.
Senel: It seems pretty certain that she's linked to the black mist.
Jay: Don't get angry at me. You know it was on everyone's mind.
Will: She was trying very hard to remember something she felt she should know.
It seemed that way, at least.
Moses: I hope her memory comes back, now that she met someone she knows.
Jay: Even if it does come back, there's no guarantee she'll tell us about it.
Moses: What?
Jay: It's clear that the black mist is having a negative effect on monsters and
people. And it's very likely that woman in black is behind it all.
Senel: I'm going to check on Grune. She may have woken up.
Norma: Let's just go together! We're all worried about her, right?
[They walk into Grune's room; Grune is talking with another ball of light]
Rem: Your memory and your power have been sealed. It must have been an
unavoidable decision, considering how far this land is from maturity.
Rem: I, too, lack the power to stay in this form for long.
Rem: I shall sleep until the awakening of time. Until then, may the blessing
of light be with you, Master.
Grune: Oh, my, it's Rem's seed. How beautiful. Oh, hello everyone. Are you
going out?
Grune: Oh, right. Silly me. When you wake up, you're supposed to say "good
morning." Good morning, everyone!
Jay: Someone in black just appeared out of the mist and attacked you!
Grune: Oh, of course I remember. You're talking about when we met Schwartz,
right?
Grune: I feel like I'm really close to remembering everything. I just can't
seem to get it. Oh, dear, what a pickle.
Shirley: You'd never know she was upset by the tone of her voice.
Norma: What do you mean, "and so"?! Where did that come from?!
Grune: I have a feeling my memory will come back if I can just meet her.
Moses: Yeehaw!
Jay: All right, enough playing around, Moses. Let's get on with the discussion.
Even if we did want to find Schwartz, where would we go? Not even I feel
confident about gathering information on this one.
Norma: R...really?
Grune: I don't know why, but I can feel her presence for some reason. It's
very mysterious.
Will: We also don't know what it was that kept us from moving. It might be
dangerous to just charge in there.
Will: All right, let's head for the bridge. But don't let your guard down for
a second.
Grune: Oh, thank you. I love you all so much. I could just hug you all!
Shirley: Senel?
Senel: Er...
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Birth
<Gcq> Character Quest: Grune By: Chaos Control3290
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Will: If Schwartz is really here, then there's no telling what will happen.
Jay: If push comes to shove, Moses can show us what a man he is.
Jay: He seems pretty enthusiastic about it. If we run into any danger, we'll
just use Moses as a decoy.
Grune: Ugh...
Shirley: Grune!
Senel: Don't push yourself. We'll stop if you need to rest. Just let us know.
Grune: Thanks, Senel. I'm fine now. Let's keep going.
Norma: You, too, old man! if you keep dragging your feet, we're gonna leave you
behind!
Shirley: It is to me!
Grune: Ugh...
Norma: G-Girl!
(Resting)
Norma: Hey! When you get your memory back, let's have a huge party to
celebrate!
Norma: Yeah, because G-Girl's the only one who enjoys Hattie's cooking!
Jay: When her memory comes back, her sense of taste may return to normal as
well, you know.
Norma: You say that, but you know you can't say no to Hattie. You'd eat it all
yourself.
Norma: We'll call the scallop brothers and the BBs and everyone else and have
a blast!
Senel: I'll fight as much as it takes to protect what we have right now.
Will: We won't let anyone take this time away from us.
Chloe: We should live each moment as if it's our last, so we don't have any
regrets when that time comes.
Norma: Well, then, let's go out there and get back G-Girl's memory!
(end facechat mode)
Chloe: I'd really rather not think about the possibility, but...
Jay: She was completely positive this was the place. I'm sure--
(mist appears)
Norma: B...b-b...b-b-b...be-be-be!...
Norma: We're thrilled! Now turn around! There's no telling what she'll do to
us!
Senel: You're "Schwartz," aren't you? We've got something we want to ask you.
Moses: Fess up, now. We just might have to cause you some pain.
Schwartz: When the time comes, you will regain everything, Grune.
Moses: Why won't my body do what I tell it? You're my body, ain't you? Move!
Schwartz: Although, you may not know everything until the world has already
returned to nothingness.
Moses: So you're sayin' you're behind it all? Then it's time to bring a villain
to justice!
Senel: Schwartz!
Shirley, Chloe:
Senel! {Shirley}
Coolidge! {Chloe}
Senel: If you're going to bring trouble, then I'm going to stop you!
Schwartz: Hmm...That light...
Schwartz: So, these are your seeds of hope, Grune? If so, I shall return them
to nothingness right here.
Senel: Va...
Norma: Va...Va...Va...
(Boss fight)
(After Boss fight)
Grune: Argh!
Grune: Uh...uhh...
Moses: Damn it all! Next time we meet, she ain't getting off so easy!
Norma: Huh?
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<G01> Werites Beacon
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Norma: So after all that, we really didn't learn anything useful at all.
Will: Given that she's involved with the black mist, we certainly can't ignore
her.
Senel: I don't care what it is. If she wants to hurt something we care about,
then we won't show her any mercy.
Grune: I...
Shirley: I thought I'd check on her since she's been acting strange lately.
When I got there, I found a letter...
Shirley: This is the letter that was in her room. I'll read it.
Grune: I'm sure you'll be worried about me if I leave without saying anything,
but you don't have to be concerned.
Grune: I want you all to live together happily, just as you've been.
Grune: I had lots of fun during the time I spent with you.
Grune: I'm sure it was the most fun I've had in my life.
Grune: Although, I guess that doesn't sound too convincing, since I don't have
my memory.
Grune: Norma...
Grune: Make sure you stay friends. Help each other out just like real brother.
Grune: Will...
Grune: Never again forget how to smile. If you're together with everyone, I'm
sure it'll just come naturally.
Grune: Senel...
Shirley, Grune: I'm really glad I was able to meet all of you.
Chloe: Norma, you were in the room next door. You didn't notice anything?
Will: I understand how you feel, but right now, we need to stay calm.
Will: Schwartz is dangerous. It's not good for Grune to be on her own.
Jay:I'll do everything I can, but I don't know if I'll be able to locate her...
Will: Yes, I doubt there's anyone besides us who even knows of Schwartz's
existence.
Norma: What do we do?
Shirley: If I ask Nerifes, I may be able to find out where she is.
Senel: Shirley!
Senel: Still...
Norma: Shirl's more stubborn than she looks. I don't think you can talk her out
of it.
Shirley: R...really?
Will: Looks like it's settled. Let's head for the Altar of the Sea.
Shirley: ...
Chloe: Shirley.
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<G02> Altar of the Sea
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Moses: Yeah, we don't know what kind of power this Schwartz girl has.
Jay: Although, thinking back, when Schwartz kept us all from moving, Grune
was still free.
Jay: Looks like we've got yet another mystery about Grune.
Will: If we can locate Schwartz, Grune will most likely be there, as well.
Norma: Where Shirl got all scary and all hell broke loose.
Norma: Yeah, if we keep walking on eggshells about it, nothing'll ever change.
Moses: You know, Bubbles, every now and then, you actually manage to say
something worthwhile.
Jay: Not you, too, Will. Don't say things like that!
Jay: Honestly, if I'd have known this was going to happen, I would never have
said anything.
Norma: You know, it's weird. Before we even had a chance to think about it,
suddenly we were this tight-knit group.
Jay: Now that you mention it, that's true. It's not like we have any particular
reason to be together.
Moses: Hah hah hah! We don't need a reason. Families are supposed to stick
together!
Jay: Moses'll use that excuse for anything if you let him.
Norma: Well, that kind of carefree attitude is perfect for right now.
Shirley: But you know, I was kidnapped by a certain someone, wasn't I...
Moses: Well, you know what they say -- all's well that ends well!
Chloe: You're not one to talk, Norma. Weren't you originally just trying to
use us?
Norma: Oh, that was so long ago, I forgot all about it! Water under the bridge,
and all that stuff. I live for the future!
Chloe: Now you're the one who's trying to joke their way out of it.
Chloe: Uh...
Senel: And Jay played his own little trick on me, too.
Senel: I had a rough time after that. The BBs got on my case and Will threw me
in jail.
Will: You were like a wounded monster at the time. I couldn't let you roam
free.
Senel: Looking back on everything now, we all met under less than ideal
circumstances.
Chloe: Indeed.
Senel: That's exactly why I don't want to lose them. I want to preserve our
future.
Will: Another monster with the black mist. I never thought we'd run into one
here...
Moses: Who cares?! Either way, there's only one thing to do!
(Boss Battle)
Senel: Shirley?...
Senel: Shirley?...
Shirley: They're both in the Wings of Light.
Norma: This is just like last time! What do you mean, "all right"?! Did you
even hear what I said?!
*Earthquake*
Jay: To go to the Wings of Light, we're going to need to use the Trail across
the Heavens.
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<G03> Wings of Light
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Grune: Oh, I won't regret it. I'm doing what I think is right.
Schwartz: Such a pity, Grune. Even without your memory, you cannot change your
path.
Will: That was no ordinary earthquake. Something must have happened nearby.
Senel: Grune!
Norma: Because you ran off on your own! We had a tough time find you, you know!
Moses: Grune! If you're going to beat that evil witch, then you need to let
us in on the action!
Senel: Even if we have to part ways one day, I won't let it happen like this.
Grune: Senel...Everyone...
Schwartz: This is the reality of this world. It's not worth laying down your
life to defend it.
Schwartz: Not even summon spirits can exist in this immature world. What
possible value could it have?
Grune: I've shared so much joy with these people. I can't just stand by and
watch their lives come to an end.
Schwartz: People always live in sadness. They are small, weak creatures.
Schwartz: Driven by regret, they turn their backs on what they truly want.
Schwartz: They doubt even their own convictions. They give in to their
anxieties and run away.
Schwartz: Only when they face the insurmountable wall of destiny do they
realize how small they truly are.
Schwartz: Thought they may have already found what they seek, still they
stray down the path of foolishness, fearful of pain and suffering.
Schwartz: Then, in the end, they beg the gods for help.
Grune: They have strengths and they have weaknesses. That's what it means to be
human.
Schwartz: If all should cease to be, then pain and suffering should end as
well.
Senel: We're not about to go down without even knowing what the hell's going
on!
Will: We're not going to let you take away what matters to us!
Moses: I'm still raring to go! I ain't ready to die yet! Yahoo!
Norma: We're gonna get G-Girl back, no matter what! No matter what!
Jay: I'm not going to give up without at least trying to face my enemy.
I don't want to ever do that again!
Grune: This is what humans do. They struggle and they suffer, and yet they
still rise.
(Movie)
Grune: Now, Schwartz. It is time for you to die.
(end movie)
Schwartz: So, your memory and your power have returned. But it's too late.
Schwartz: The time for your awakening has long since past. The difference in
our power is obvious.
Schwartz: And yet, still you struggle? You are a fool, Grune.
Schwartz: If you choose to draw this world into our conflict, then I shall do
the same.
Schwartz: Grune, surely you can see the hopeless difference in power between
us?
Grune: Schwartz!
Senel: Shut up! We won't let you get away with this!
Senel: Never!
Senel: Shirley!
Shirley: Right!
Senel, Shirley:
Uaaah! {Senel}
Aaaah! {Shirley}
Schwartz: The world is heading toward its end. No power can stop it now.
Grune: Schwartz.
Schwartz: The world desires oblivion. The children wish for oblivion.
Grune: Grief and despair are not the only things which drive them.
Schwartz: The dream is over. Accept the end in peace.
Grune: Schwartz...You...
(Schwartz vanishes)
Jay: She seems completely different from her old, flighty self.
Will: It's difficult to believe, but that's probably her true form.
Norma: Difficult is right. I don't think I can just run up to her and hug her
anymore.
Shirley: A...anyway, it's wonderful that you got your memory back!
(Feather drops)
Shirley: A feather?
Will: There's no point in staying here. Let's go back to town for now.
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<G04> Werites Beacon
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Isabella: Her Excellency seeks an explanation. Will, Jay, would you accompany
me?
Will: We still can't say anything for certain. We don't have a full grasp of
the situation yet, either.
Will: Could you please inform Her Excellency that we'll report to her as soon
as we know something?
Isabella: But...
Curtis: If you say, 'sing,' we will sing as we have never sung before!
Will: Let's go to my house. I want to sit down and discuss things in a calm
and rational manner.
Will: She seems closely related to the black mist. We can't simply ignore the
situation.
Grune: The emotions that cause people to refuse to face themselves and instead
run away.
Grune: The black mist is what appears when those emotions overflow and take on
a visible form.
Chloe: So, she interfered in order to shake us up and increase her own power.
Grune: She brings calamity in order to create fear, which she then transforms
into her own power.
Norma: She can just cause an earthquake whenever she wants to? That's a little
much...
Will: What were those monsters that appeared from the mist?
Grune: They're the crystallization of the mist when it gathers thickly in one
place.
Jay: Are you saying those monsters are born from people's emotions?!
Grune: If you wish to shut your ears and hear no more, then I shall stop.
Senel: ...No. Please go on.
Chloe: Well, it sounds like we have our reason for why she's so powerful now.
Grune: You did not survive your encounter with her on your own. She merely
allowed you to live.
Norma: What about you, G-Girl, seeing as how you know all this stuff? Who are
you, really?
Norma: If you've got your memory back, then you should know, right?
Grune: To me, my existence and my objective are one and the same.
Grune: There is more than one way to free people from their suffering.
Grune: It is because joy and pain exist that people are swayed and moved by
emotion. It is why they eventually fall into sadness.
Grune: She believes this is the best solution to free people from their
suffering.
Will: But her power matches her words. We didn't stand a chance against her.
Senel: But...
Grune: Let me make myself clear. Right now, you would be nothing more than a
burden to me.
Grune: You have felt her power yourselves. You should understand what I am
telling you.
Norma: There's nothing we can do, is there? Not this time. We're talking about
fighting a goddess.
Chloe: Even the power that stopped the anger of Nerifes was like that of a
child before Schwartz.
Moses: So y'all are just givin' up? That ain't how I work!
Moses: So what?!
Jay: This isn't something we can just solve with our emotions!
Grune: Would you prefer to face her and die? You would choose to die like an
insect?
Grune: The information I have brought you is not something humans need.
Moses: ...I figured I'd be able to see what it was I really wanted to do.
Csaba: Is that...Giet?...
Csaba: Guess not. Oh, well. And here I was getting excited.
Csaba: Moses...
Moses: Ain't no way I'm losin' to some freak before the fight's even started!
Moses: I'm just gettin' warmed up! Y'all ain't seen nothing' yet!
Moses: Yahoo!
Csaba: W...wait for me!
(Norma at Everlight)
(enter facechat mode)
Norma: The fun days I'm living now...The future I have to face tomorrow...I
can't see any of it clearly.
Norma: It's like I want to keep walking...I want to move forward...but it's
pitch black, and I can't see anything.
Norma: What would you have done at a time like this, master?
Zamaran: He'd run right out there without a second thought. That's the kind of
man Sven was.
Zamaran: Don't you think it's about time you stepped out of Sven's shadow?
Norma: Hey!
Zamaran: Sven was a complete fool, but he did have one good trait.
Zamaran: He had pride in the way he lived and he lived with confidence.
Zamaran: Any time he might have had to whine he spent rushing headlong toward
his dream.
Norma: I hate to admit it, but you're right, old man. It's about time I stepped
out of master's shadow.
Norma: You're talking to the apprentice of the guy who spent all his time
dreaming!
Will: It's dangerous to be outside the city. I told you not to go out alone.
Harriet: I tried to talk to you, but you just left the house by yourself.
Will: Sorry.
Harriet: Did something happen? The others are acting strangely, too.
Harriet: I bet you just want to capture every rare monster or something.
Will: No.
Will: My dream is to punch the daylights out of the man who comes to ask for
your hand.
Harriet: I'll fall in love with someone you can't hit, so you don't have to
worry about that.
Will: It doesn't matter who he is, I'll still hit him. After all, he'll be
trying to carry off my precious daughter.
Will: I can't allow the world to end before that day comes.
(Chloe at fountain)
Elsa: Father piles on one thing after another. I can't remember it all!
Elsa: I'm happy, too. It's nice that I can be useful to him.
Elsa: Up until now, I just relied on him all the time. I couldn't do anything
myself.
Elsa: A patient who got better with medicine that I made came to thank me!
Elsa: I want to learn more and more, so I can really help the people of
Werites Beacon.
Elsa: Chloe?
Chloe: You know, Elsa, thank to you, I was able to remember something very
important.
Jay: How can I make fun of Moses if I act like this myself?
Jay: Why am I worrying about a question I already know the answer to?
Jay: You fight because you have something you want to protect. It doesn't
matter whether or not you can win.
Jay: Right?
Jay: I don't need dinner or a bath right now. I have somewhere I need to go.
Jay: I'm going now. I'll see you when I get back.
Poppo: We believe in you, and we'll be waiting for you to come home.
Thyra: There's no one here who will say anything to comfort you.
Shirley: So that I can stay strong. So that I don't lose sight of myself.
Shirley: Well, I'm off now, Fenimore. I still have something I need to do.
Thyra: Please come to see Fenimore again...I'm sure it would make her happy.
Shirley: I'm happy just being able to talk with you like this.
Shirley: She cheered me up and gave me courage. She gave me her blessing.
Shirley: No, Fenimore never told me anything about you. Would you tell me?
Shirley: Thyra?
Thyra: I imagine that means something to you right now, what with that serious
looks on your face.
Thyra: You have Fenimore's blessing, and you have my hope. You shouldn't have
anything to be afraid of now.
Thyra: Me, too, huh? She really is a strange one, isn't she, Fenimore?
Senel: I've gained a lot of precious things since coming to the Legacy.
Senel: I've lost some very precious things as well...but I'm still glad I came.
Senel: I learned how to depend on others here. I learned how to help people,
too.
Senel: So I want to protect what I have now, and I want to protect the
future that lies ahead.
(In the morning, Grune walks near the exit of the city)
Chloe: That's what my sword is for. If there was ever a time to wield it, that
time is now.
Norma: We're a little worried about your power right now, Grune.
Senel: We've seen with our own eyes the difference between your power and ours.
We won't pretend we haven't.
Jay: We know we won't be of much use, the way things are now.
Grune: This is beyond the world of men. There is nothing you can do.
Shirley: Even if that applies to the battle, this is still our world.
Senel: I will protect what I care about. If that means fighting, then I'll
fight. I can't run away.
Norma: If we think we'll lose before we even try, then we really will lose.
Senel: When there's something that's too big for us to take on alone, we'll
take it on together.
Senel: That's how we've fought up until now, and it's not ever going to change.
Grune: I'm happy to hear how you feel. But I still cannot allow you to
accompany me.
Jay: We need a revolutionary kind of power, like when we obtained sacred eres.
Jay: There's a limit to how strong we can grow just by working hard.
Norma: Hey!
Chloe: But it's true, the only thing we can use is eres.
Shirley: Um...
Shirley: Why don't we get the Great Nerifes to lend us its power?
Moses: Ah hah! So we lost our power once, but it might lend us its power again!
Will: The power of both the Quiet Nerifes and the Great Nerifes...That might
be enough.
Senel: Let's show Nerifes how we feel and receive its power.
Norma: All right! Now that that's settled, we're off to the Altar of the Sea!
Onward!
Chloe: As long as there's something we can do, we will not just stand still.
Moses: If you ain't got the power to do it alone, we'll be there to back you
up!
Norma: So no more of this talk about you going to do stuff on your own!
Senel: Even if we hit a dead end, even if we're heading straight for a cliff,
we'll still continue down the path we believe in.
Senel: We'll do it on our own two feet, together with our friends. So wherever
this path may take us, let us go together.
Senel: We're off to the Altar of the Sea to show the Great Nerifes what we will
do for our world!
Grune: Oh, it's nothing. Let's get going to the Altar of the Sea.
Norma: Go go go!
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<G05> Altar of the Sea
===============================================================================
Chloe: We want you to lend us your power so we can protect the world in which
we live.
Shirley: I know people have been immature in the past. But, little by little,
we can grow.
Jay: We can't let that time, that potential, be taken away for no reason
whatsoever!
Shirley: The Orerines and the Ferines are capable of understanding each other.
Chloe: We can't allow everything we've built up over all this time to be
destroyed.
Moses: Are you just going to stay quiet and let yourself get wiped out? Are you
really okay with that?!
Norma: Well, I'm not gonna stand for it! I refuse to accept it!
Senel: We just want to protect the regular, ordinary days we spend together.
Shirley: There are plenty of things that cause us to suffer. But still, each
of us wants to live and stand on our own two feet.
Chloe: The joy and happiness that has yet to be born is important to us.
Will: To protect what should be protected! To open the future! To preserve our
joy and happiness!
Moses: Join our fight! C'mon, show us what you're made of!
Norma: Surely you can sense our determination! If you can hear us, say
something!
Norma: We're not gonna give up, no matter what anyone says! You got that?!
Shirley: The seeds have only barely sprouted, but I know they'll grow strong.
Senel: Please give us the power to avoid the crisis before us!
Shirley: Please join us in protecting this world.
Norma: Guys, it doesn't look like this is a good time to be standing around
chatting.
(Boss battle)
Moses: No way!
Grune: Such power, sublime and warm...So, this is the Great Nerifes...
Shirley: Grune?
Senel: Look...
Grune: The Cradle of Time exists in a different space-time continuum from this
world.
Grune: Ordinarily, it is not a place that human beings would ever see, but...
Chloe: We'll fulfill the responsibility that comes with this power.
Shirley: Yeah.
===============================================================================
<G06> Cradle of Time
===============================================================================
Jay: I feel the same unease I did when I was enveloped by the black mist.
Moses: We're in the belly of the beast. You got to expect that much.
Shirley: We can't turn back now. We all feel the same way.
Black Mist: If you want to keep doing, you must defeat all of them without
running away.
(end scene)
Shirley: Grune?
Shirley: It's the me that was taken in by Nerifes. The me that ran off into
weakness...
Will: Looks like we'll have to defeat them before we can keep going.
Moses: Looks like they're ready for a fight, too. This is gonna be fun!
(Boss fight)
Shirley: I have people who support me. I have people who are always by my side.
Senel: We're going to defeat Schwartz and return to our world, together.
(end scene)
Black Mist: If you wish to continue on, burden yourselves with six more
restrictions and defeat all the monsters here.
(Final room)
Senel: Schwartz!
Schwartz: Why do you cast yourselves into a battle with an end that has
already been determined? What do you seek?
Moses: I ain't gonna let the world get destroyed because of your crazy ideas!
Schwartz: Such foolishness.
Schwartz: So, rather than await the destruction of the world, you seek to
return to nothingness on your own.
Norma: Sorry, babe, but we're not even thinking about losing!
Jay: We're not here to lose. We're not here to be destroyed. We're here to win!
Will: We've chosen of our own volition to fight alongside her. That's all there
is to it.
(Boss fight)
Will: Even with the combined strength of the Quiet Nerifes and the Great
Nerifes, are we still powerless to oppose her?
Schwartz: The world overflows with grief, sadness, and suffering. All children
flee and tremble before these.
Schwartz: I shall become the savior. I shall release the children from their
existence.
Schwartz: I shall return all to nothing, for in a world of nothing, there can
be no grief or sadness.
Grune: How many times will you create the world, then return it to nothing?!
Schwartz: I make no mistakes. It is the children of man who make mistakes, and
these countless mistakes are the result of their sins.
Schwartz: I follow the true path in all things, at all times. Hear me, and know
that I am the Guide of Nothingness.
Schwartz: It is you, Grune, who have touched the children of man and speak now
as they do.
Grune: I see that words are meaningless to you. Know then that there is but one
path to follow.
Schwartz: As it should be. We have chosen this path countless times before.
Schwartz: Children of man, the power of your own kind shall destroy you!
Schwartz: Feel my power. The power that fills me. The power of man!
Alcott: This darkness is difference from the night. This darkness is...
disturbing.
Thyra: All of a sudden it became night, then there was an earthquake, and...
what are these shadows?
Grune: She's causing fear among the people and absorbing the power.
Schwartz: Grune, you know you cannot defeat me. Cease your struggling.
Shirley: Grune!
Chloe: Nerifes lent us this power, and we will fulfill our responsibility!
We cannot surrender!
Moses: We aren't going to let you destroy our lives with your crazy ideas!
Norma: We're not gonna give up! We're not gonna let you end the world!
Schwartz: Children who choose death, if that is your wish, then you shall
walk that path.
Grune: Schwartz!...
Chloe: Is she going to use the power she used in the Wings of Light?
Schwartz: Give up, children of man. Humans are as nothing before me.
Grune: Schwartz...You...
Schwartz: The people, the children, they wander in fear. You can hear their
cries for release, can you not?
Schwartz: No matter how many times it repeats, the way of the world will not
change.
Grune: Schwartz!
Schwartz: Do not struggle, Grune. Nothing you can do will change anything now.
Schwartz: Existence, action, memory...In the world where all becomes nothing,
everything will be meaningless.
Senel: I'm not going to let anyone call the time we've spent together
meaningless!
Senel: There are times when we do seek release from grief, sadness, and
suffering.
Senel: There are times when we want to run away from suffering. There are times
when we want to be freed from sadness.
Senel: There are even times when we succumb to our own weaknesses and run away!
Senel: But! It's precisely when we overcome those times that we grow and
walk forward into the future!
Shirley: Yes! It's because of pain and sadness that we're able to feel
happiness!
Moses: Stickin' together through thick and thin is how we come to understand
each other!
Jay: We won't let you call the feelings we've built up meaningless!
Will: When we fail, our hearts are wounded, and we run from reality. That is a
weakness of human beings.
Norma: But every time we fall, we get back up! And little by little, we learn
how to succeed!
Senel: So we can't let things end here! We won't let things end here!
(At graveyard)
Zamaran: My nails...
Maurits: Heh, and what it's saying is a bit of a tall order for an old man like
me.
Thyra: Hope is...not something you seek from others, is it? It's something
you make yourself.
Thyra: Just complaining about things not changing won't help anything.
Schwartz: But know that you can no longer stop the return to nothingness.
Senel: Not if we have anything to say about it! We're going to win!
Senel: We're going to win and go back to the world where we live!
Schwartz: Grune. You know the words that follow, yet you still challenge me?!
Grune: I am guilty of bringing humans into this fight. This is the least I can
do!
(Boss Battle)
Schwartz: With all of my power, I shall return both you and the world to
nothingness!
Senel: Now!
Senel: No way...
Schwartz: Did you come here without knowing everything? How pitiable, children
of man.
Schwartz: Grune and I are one and the same, polar opposites of each other.
Schwartz: Just as I cut the threads of time, so Grune weaves them together.
Norma: ...A...goddess?
Schwartz: Children of man, heed these words. Should you desire it, I shall
appear once more.
Senel: We're going forward, into the future. We won't be seeing you again.
Schwartz: You dream the impossible. But I suppose that is what makes you
human...
Grune: With Schwartz gone, the Cradle of Time, too, will return to nothingness.
(Outside)
Harriet: Dad...
Alcott: Indeed.
(At graveyard)
Zamaran: Norma, if you really want to be better than Sven, then you'd better
make it back.
===============================================================================
<G07> Altar of the Sea
===============================================================================
Will: I guess the darkness over the world lifted once we defeated Schwartz.
Moses: Looks like we're all done here!
Shirley: Now we can keep our promise to return to Werites Beacon together.
Will: Why is the same thing that happened to Schwartz happening to you, too?!
Shirley: Grune!
Grune: Schwartz and I are one and the same, polar opposites of each other.
Shirley: DId you know this would happen from the beginning?
Grune: If you had known, it would have led to hesitation. Hesitation weakens
strength.
Grune: This is how things should be. There's no need for regret.
Norma: You promised we'd hold a celebration party when you got your memory
back!
Moses: Ain't there anythin' we can do?! Some way you don't have to disappear?!
Senel: Stop talking like that! Stop talking about it like it doesn't matter!
Moses: Senel's right! We want to talk to the Grune who's part of our family!
Senel: Grune.
Grune: I'm really glad we were able to have such a fun time together.
Moses: You can't just up and vanish without doin' any of it!
Grune: But the time always comes when a child must leave its parents. Humans
are the same way.
Senel: Grune...
Norma: But...but...
Grune: I have one last favor to ask. Will you do something for me?
Grune: Let's say goodbye with a smile. I'd really like to see everyone's
biggest smile.
Senel: ...Grune.
Grune: I'll give you a present. So you can all live happily.
Shirley, Chloe:
Senel! {Shirley}
Coolidge! {Chloe}
Senel: I don't want to part with a friend. I feel the same as you all do.
Will: ...Yes, when we came here, we made up our minds to take responsibility
for our actions.
Senel: And besides...Look at her face. She's trying to figure out what to say
to us.
Moses: Senel...
Senel: I don't want to see my friends' troubled faces. I want to see them
smiling.
Grune: With the last of my power, I shall release the summon spirits into the
world.
Grune: These children will carry on my power. So be good friends to them, okay?
Grune: Rem.
Grune: Efreet.
Grune: Celsius.
Grune: Volt.
Grune: Gnome.
Grune: Shadow.
(Movie)
Grune: Awaken.
Grune: I must leave you now, but the time we had together...
Grune: The laughter and the memories. Now go. Live. The future is yours.
[Grune lights up, then disappears into feathers, which float into the sky.]
(End movie)
Senel: Yeah.
Shirley: Yeah...
Shirley: Yeah.
Norma: All right! Since we're all together here, it's time for a you-know-what!
Moses: Hah hah! What do you know! I was just thinkin' the same thing!
Jay: *Sigh* As was I. Being around you two must have contaminated me.
Will: This must be what it means for all our hearts to be as one.
Shirley: The reason we all feel it is because it's something that's warm and
close to our hearts.
Shirley: Yeah!
(Game over)
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