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FFBE Script part 28: Treasure of Paladia
Mar. 1st, 2018 12:49 pm Previously...
LANZELT - TREASURE OF PALADIA - LANZELT RUINS OPENING
(There is the sound of mining, or of something ticking, in the Lanzelt Ruins. The sound stops as Veritas of the Dark approaches a statue.)
Veritas of the Dark: It lies somewhere in this cursed place.
(The screen goes dark. VoD summons a light, and there is the sense of swords cutting through the statue. A red light is all that remains of the statue as the light returns to the chamber.)
VoD: The sacred vessel of Paladia... This is what I have so long sought. With this, the barrier surrounding the crystals will tear like paper before me. This world will come to an end. The time has come for their return...
(The fires in the chamber begin to pulsate.)
VoD: Just you wait... My foolish brethren...
(He holds up the vessel, which glows with red light.
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LANZELT - TREASURE OF PALADIA - LANZELT RUINS 1
Rain: They say this shrine was built ages ago... That modern scholars cannot explain its many secrets....
Fina: The people who built this place.. Where did they go?
Lasswell: The ancients? Nobody knows. Only that their civilization perished long, long ago...
Fina: A long-lost civilization? Hmmm....
(Wave 1 of battle commences and progresses to wave 2.)
Rain: These machines.. I've never seen anything like them.
Fina: And yet...
Lasswell: What is it, Fina? Are they familiar to you?
Fina: N...no. I've never seen them either. But it's strange... I feel somehow... drawn to them.
(Wave 2 commences and progresses to wave 3.)
Fina: Say, do you think machines have minds of their own?
Lasswell: A sentient machine....? I've never heard of one.
Fihna: Then it doesn't make sense. Why do they keep attacking us?
Lasswell: Maybe they were designed that way. By the ancients.
Fina: ....I see. That seems sad, somehow.. Don't you think?
(Wave 3 comments, and leads to wave 4.)
Rain: We're almost to the core.
Fina: I feel it again... his presence. I'm frightened.
Lasswell: Stay strong, Fina. Fear leads to carelessness... and carelessness to death.
Rain: There's nothing to fear, Fina. We'll protect you... from anything.
Fina: Thank you....my friends!
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LANZELT - TREASURE OF PALADIA - LANZELT RUINS 2
(It starts immediately with a boss battle against Veritas of the Dark.)
Veritas of the Dark: You riff-raff again. Weren't you supposed to be... dead?
Rain: Surprised to see us? Don't be. Tracking you here to the ruins was a piece of cake.
VoD: Hmph. Spare me your pitiful boasting, worm.
Lasswell: There... in your hand. That's what you''ve been searching for.
VoD: What insight. One so clever must also have realized...that this is where you die.
Fina: Hah! If anyone's going to die here, it's you!
VoD: It's past your bedtime, little girl. Sleep, now, a dreamless sleep, blanketed in darkness... For all eternity!
Rain: Lasswell, Fina! Here he comes!
(Battle progresses. You get him down to 1%, and he collapses on his knees.)
Lasswell: He is defeated!
Rain: Not yet....look!
Veritas of the Dark: Insolent fools. It is too late. The deal is already done. None of you are worthy to die by my hand. Yet you persist in irritating me.... So be it. I shall exterminate you like the pests you are.
(He stands. There is a flash of light, and he is surrounded by blue flames.)
Lasswell: Can it be....!? That wasn't his full strength?
Rain: Apparently not. Come on, Lasswell. This nut's gonna take some cracking.
(VoD uses Seal of Conviction, which does massive damage to the party. The scene drops out of battle. Rain and Lasswell lie on the floor, with Fina crouched near them.)
Fina: Rain! Lasswell!
VoD(...): Ridiculous. So you forgot all that you were.... and embraced this life of ignorance? It matters not. You will remember. And when that finally happens... and your eyes open... you will look down at where you stand and find that it is opposite them...
(Fina stands and faces Veritas of the Dark.)
Fina: ....What are you talking about?
VoD: ...Nothing. Nothing that matters.
(His flames go out as he leaves.)
VoD: All that matters now.... is destroying the crystals.
Fina: He's gone... Are we safe now?
(Rain and Lasswell stand.)
Lasswell: I can't believe it... I didn't think he was this much stronger than us...
(Lasswell walks forward a bit and bows his head.)
Lasswell: But.... why did Veritas let us live? Did he think us not even worth ending?
Rain: ....You may be right. Though I don't like admitting it... We were beaten utterly and beyond hope. But who cares why it happened... We survived. That is what matters. As long as we're alive, we can still fight back. So enough moping!
Fina: That's right! Let's do it! I'm sure you two can beat him!
Lasswell: You two are as optimistic as ever. But that light in you...might save us. All right. Then we return to Grandport, and we make for Dirnado, as we have long intended. If we seek out the crystals, we will meet Veritas again. Of that I'm sure.
Rain: Yeah. And when we do... We'll pay him back for today.
(Rain gets a thumbs-up sign over his heads.)
Rain: As true knights of Grandshelt!
Next entry...
LANZELT - TREASURE OF PALADIA - LANZELT RUINS OPENING
(There is the sound of mining, or of something ticking, in the Lanzelt Ruins. The sound stops as Veritas of the Dark approaches a statue.)
Veritas of the Dark: It lies somewhere in this cursed place.
(The screen goes dark. VoD summons a light, and there is the sense of swords cutting through the statue. A red light is all that remains of the statue as the light returns to the chamber.)
VoD: The sacred vessel of Paladia... This is what I have so long sought. With this, the barrier surrounding the crystals will tear like paper before me. This world will come to an end. The time has come for their return...
(The fires in the chamber begin to pulsate.)
VoD: Just you wait... My foolish brethren...
(He holds up the vessel, which glows with red light.
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LANZELT - TREASURE OF PALADIA - LANZELT RUINS 1
Rain: They say this shrine was built ages ago... That modern scholars cannot explain its many secrets....
Fina: The people who built this place.. Where did they go?
Lasswell: The ancients? Nobody knows. Only that their civilization perished long, long ago...
Fina: A long-lost civilization? Hmmm....
(Wave 1 of battle commences and progresses to wave 2.)
Rain: These machines.. I've never seen anything like them.
Fina: And yet...
Lasswell: What is it, Fina? Are they familiar to you?
Fina: N...no. I've never seen them either. But it's strange... I feel somehow... drawn to them.
(Wave 2 commences and progresses to wave 3.)
Fina: Say, do you think machines have minds of their own?
Lasswell: A sentient machine....? I've never heard of one.
Fihna: Then it doesn't make sense. Why do they keep attacking us?
Lasswell: Maybe they were designed that way. By the ancients.
Fina: ....I see. That seems sad, somehow.. Don't you think?
(Wave 3 comments, and leads to wave 4.)
Rain: We're almost to the core.
Fina: I feel it again... his presence. I'm frightened.
Lasswell: Stay strong, Fina. Fear leads to carelessness... and carelessness to death.
Rain: There's nothing to fear, Fina. We'll protect you... from anything.
Fina: Thank you....my friends!
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LANZELT - TREASURE OF PALADIA - LANZELT RUINS 2
(It starts immediately with a boss battle against Veritas of the Dark.)
Veritas of the Dark: You riff-raff again. Weren't you supposed to be... dead?
Rain: Surprised to see us? Don't be. Tracking you here to the ruins was a piece of cake.
VoD: Hmph. Spare me your pitiful boasting, worm.
Lasswell: There... in your hand. That's what you''ve been searching for.
VoD: What insight. One so clever must also have realized...that this is where you die.
Fina: Hah! If anyone's going to die here, it's you!
VoD: It's past your bedtime, little girl. Sleep, now, a dreamless sleep, blanketed in darkness... For all eternity!
Rain: Lasswell, Fina! Here he comes!
(Battle progresses. You get him down to 1%, and he collapses on his knees.)
Lasswell: He is defeated!
Rain: Not yet....look!
Veritas of the Dark: Insolent fools. It is too late. The deal is already done. None of you are worthy to die by my hand. Yet you persist in irritating me.... So be it. I shall exterminate you like the pests you are.
(He stands. There is a flash of light, and he is surrounded by blue flames.)
Lasswell: Can it be....!? That wasn't his full strength?
Rain: Apparently not. Come on, Lasswell. This nut's gonna take some cracking.
(VoD uses Seal of Conviction, which does massive damage to the party. The scene drops out of battle. Rain and Lasswell lie on the floor, with Fina crouched near them.)
Fina: Rain! Lasswell!
VoD(...): Ridiculous. So you forgot all that you were.... and embraced this life of ignorance? It matters not. You will remember. And when that finally happens... and your eyes open... you will look down at where you stand and find that it is opposite them...
(Fina stands and faces Veritas of the Dark.)
Fina: ....What are you talking about?
VoD: ...Nothing. Nothing that matters.
(His flames go out as he leaves.)
VoD: All that matters now.... is destroying the crystals.
Fina: He's gone... Are we safe now?
(Rain and Lasswell stand.)
Lasswell: I can't believe it... I didn't think he was this much stronger than us...
(Lasswell walks forward a bit and bows his head.)
Lasswell: But.... why did Veritas let us live? Did he think us not even worth ending?
Rain: ....You may be right. Though I don't like admitting it... We were beaten utterly and beyond hope. But who cares why it happened... We survived. That is what matters. As long as we're alive, we can still fight back. So enough moping!
Fina: That's right! Let's do it! I'm sure you two can beat him!
Lasswell: You two are as optimistic as ever. But that light in you...might save us. All right. Then we return to Grandport, and we make for Dirnado, as we have long intended. If we seek out the crystals, we will meet Veritas again. Of that I'm sure.
Rain: Yeah. And when we do... We'll pay him back for today.
(Rain gets a thumbs-up sign over his heads.)
Rain: As true knights of Grandshelt!
Next entry...