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FFBE Script part 117: Various Resolutions
Previously...
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS -- MYSIDIA TOWER TOP 1
(The party is laying on the ground, except Sakura, who's standing. They are back at the top of Mysidia Tower.)
Rain: Nnnng...
(The party gets to their knees as Sakura turns to them.)
Sakura: Oh? You're back, then?
Rain: (What was that? Where did those crystals come from?)
(Rain gets a ! over his head.)
Rain: (Never mind that... what matters now is Fina.)
(The party stands.)
Rain: Fina! Fina! Where are you!
(The camera pans down slightly. Fina, the light one, enters.)
Fina: Rain....
Rain: Fina! Thank goodness.... You're back!
Fina: Y..yeah.
Dark Fina: What's this? Were you that eager to be rid of me?
(The party, except Sakura and the Finas, get ! over their heads.)
Rain: Wh-what the--!?
Lid: There are two Finas now?
Rain: Sakura... What is going on here?
Sakura: I don't really know myself. I didn't except us to end up with two Finas... (I thought that Rain and the others' actions in Fina's psyche would bring back the other Fina... and I suppose that did happen....) (But I assumed the dark Fina would disappear, while this Fina would return to her former state. Did something happen in her psyche that I failed to predict?)
Rain: Well, if even Sakura doesn't know the answer, I guess that's that.
(Rain turns to the Finas.)
Rain: I for one am happy that I get to see both of you again.
Fina: Rain...
Dark Fina: Heh. Well, I'm flattered to hear you say that.
(The tower shakes. Fina falls to her knees for a moment, then stands again.)
Fina: Argh!
Rain: Wh-what was that!?
(The tower has stopped shaking.)
Dark Fina: I'd say someone is attacking the tower!
(The camera pans to the right to show two Veritas coming up the stairs.)
Sakura: Lightlord and Earthlord... But how did they know where we were?
Veritas of the Earth: That was simple enough. If you needed more power to enter Fina's psyche, this place was really your only option.
(Dark Fina steps forward.)
Dark Fina: Honestly... You have GOT to learn to give up when a woman turns you down.
Veritas of the Earth: I can't give up... Not until I understand why you did what you did.
Dark Fina: What I did?
Veritas of the Earth: Why did you defect to Hess? I've asked you so many times, but why have you never given me a real answer? Why?
Dark Fina(...): Aldore feared Hess's visionary magic. And that was why they refused to let Hess declare independence... And Hess thought that if they just had their visionary magic, they could somehow handle things with Aldore. But... once it came to war, it was obvious that Aldore held the upper hand. Their armies dwarfed Hess's forces. Hess would lose to Aldore. Everyone knew that from the start.
Veritas of the Earth: That is true. Which is all the more reason that you should have joined us! Can't you see that?
(Dark Fina bows her head.)
Dark Fina: No. I can't. It was exactly because Aldore had the advantage that I joined Hess.
Veritas of the Earth: What?
(Dark Fina lifts her head and turns back to face Earthlord.)
Dark Fina: Challenging the strong. Making the impossible possible, Winning the losing battle. As far as I'm concerned, that is what a warrior does.
Veritas of the Earth(...): But if that was why... If you'd just told me... we could have understood each other...
Dark Fina(...): Did we need to talk, to understand each other? Haven't we always understood each other best when we exchange blows? Not words.
Veritas of the Earth(...): You are a true warrior. You have never so much as wavered, have you... I see. Yes, I understand now. The only one who lost their way.... was me...
Dark Fina: What are you mewling for in that broken voice?
(Dark Fina readies her whip.)
Dark Fina: You know what I want. It is the one thing we have always desired from each other.
Veritas of the Earth: ...To fight to the death.
(Earthlord readies his weapon.)
Dark Fina: Yes, Earthlord. Exactly. Rain. This is between he and I alone. We will settle this at last. I'll leave Lightlord up to you all.
Rain: All right, Fina.
Veritas of the Light: Hmph. Then I guess we should settle things as well.
(Lightlord jumps and lands before the party.)
Lid: I thought we settled things pretty well the last time, personally.
Veritas of the Light: Fool. Surely you don't think it was my full power that I showed you then.
Lid: Wha...?
(Lightlord takes a step forward.)
Veritas of the Light: Sakura. And you... son of Raegen. Rain. Your dying screams will be the overture in the great tragic opera of our revenge!
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS -- MYSIDIA TOWER TOP 2
Veritas of the Light: Sakura! You and Raegen possess neither conviction nor even pride. You are but cowards! That is why you turn your gaze from anger and hatred, pretending not to see!
Sakura: No, we turn our gaze to look for a different path.
Veritas of the Light: A different path? Hah! Is there any path that doesn't lead to revenge on us?
(Wave 1 of battle commences against fodder, and proceeds to wave 2.)
Sakura: I was betrayed 700 years ago. But humans cannot live on hatred. That is not the true of the human condition.
Veritas of the Light: Nnngh! Acting like you kn ow what you're talking about!
(Wave 2 commences against fodder, and leads to wave 3, which is a boss battle against Lightlord. Battle begins, and you take her down to 9%.)
Lid: We won! We are the champions!
Veritas of the Light: I should inform you. I have yet to unleash my true power. You don't think you're the only ones who have the power of visions, do you?
Lasswell: What the--!?
Veritas of the Light: Behold!
(She summons what appears to be two Aldore soldiers.)
Veritas of the Light: Now, the battle truly begins!
(Battle commences once more, Lightlord restored to full health. There is no further dialogue after you win.)
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS -- MYSIDIA TOWER TOP 3
(The scene opens on Dark Fina and Earthlord. The latter is kneeling.)
Dark Fina: Earthlord...
Veritas of the Earth: It's been 700 years.... since I last battled you... with such abandon...
Dark Fina: You're right. It was a fine battle.
Veritas of the Earth: You said you went to Hess... because you wanted to fight against the strong...
Dark Fina: That's right.
Veritas of the Earth: So... what did you think... after all these years... Was I... strong...?
Dark Fina: I'm glad I had you as an enemy, Earthlord. As a warrior, I really am.
Veritas of the Earth: I'm... glad.
(Dark Fina turns her back to Earthlord, perhaps as if to leave.)
Veritas of the Earth: I suppose I've been waiting.... 700 years to hear you say that...
(Dark Fina joins the rest of the the party, who are standing in front of a kneeling Lightlord. Sakura steps forward.)
Sakura: Hey, sis... The battle is over. We're done here.
Veritas of the Light: We're done? How like you to say that. I... We... have lived the past 700 years for one reason and one reason only! But you and Raegen... with all your talk of compromise and your selfish desires! I will only be "done" when I've had my revenge against Aldore!
(The party, except Sakura and Dark Fina, get ! at this.)
Lasswell: Revenge against Aldore?
Rain: The crystals that we saw falling from the sky in Fina's memories... That was an attack from Aldore, wasn't it?
Lid: Then... that means... the Sworn Six were betrayed by their allies?
Sakura: ... ... ...
Veritas of the Dark: So you have finally caught a glimpse of the truth.
(Rain gets a ! as Darklord enters.)
Rain: Darklord!
Veritas of the Dark: Lightlord. Earthlord. We're going. This is not the place for you to throw your lives away.
Veritas of the Light: Darklord...
Veritas of the Earth: I understand.
(Darklord casts a spell, and Lightlord and Earthlord are teleported away.)
Veritas of the Dark: Rain. The time must come when you all will learn the full truth of things. But until then, there is one thing you should know... When we get our revenge at last, this world will end. Everything you care about--the people you love, the places you have lived--it will all be gone.
(Rain walks forward.)
Rain: Get serious... Do you really think I'm just going to let that happen?
Veritas of the Dark: ...That is some nice, heroic glowering you have there. We shall fight it out, with our lives and our hopes on the line. The time for our final battle draws near.
(Darklord takes a step back and teleports away. Lasswell moves closer to Rain.)
Lasswell: Rain...
Rain: Listen up, Lasswell. We've come this far. It doesn't matter at this point who Darklord might or might not really be. I am going to beat him. No matter what. I will defeat the Veritas of the Dark.
(Rain bows his head.)
Rain: You have my word as a Grandshelt knight.
Next entry...
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS -- MYSIDIA TOWER TOP 1
(The party is laying on the ground, except Sakura, who's standing. They are back at the top of Mysidia Tower.)
Rain: Nnnng...
(The party gets to their knees as Sakura turns to them.)
Sakura: Oh? You're back, then?
Rain: (What was that? Where did those crystals come from?)
(Rain gets a ! over his head.)
Rain: (Never mind that... what matters now is Fina.)
(The party stands.)
Rain: Fina! Fina! Where are you!
(The camera pans down slightly. Fina, the light one, enters.)
Fina: Rain....
Rain: Fina! Thank goodness.... You're back!
Fina: Y..yeah.
Dark Fina: What's this? Were you that eager to be rid of me?
(The party, except Sakura and the Finas, get ! over their heads.)
Rain: Wh-what the--!?
Lid: There are two Finas now?
Rain: Sakura... What is going on here?
Sakura: I don't really know myself. I didn't except us to end up with two Finas... (I thought that Rain and the others' actions in Fina's psyche would bring back the other Fina... and I suppose that did happen....) (But I assumed the dark Fina would disappear, while this Fina would return to her former state. Did something happen in her psyche that I failed to predict?)
Rain: Well, if even Sakura doesn't know the answer, I guess that's that.
(Rain turns to the Finas.)
Rain: I for one am happy that I get to see both of you again.
Fina: Rain...
Dark Fina: Heh. Well, I'm flattered to hear you say that.
(The tower shakes. Fina falls to her knees for a moment, then stands again.)
Fina: Argh!
Rain: Wh-what was that!?
(The tower has stopped shaking.)
Dark Fina: I'd say someone is attacking the tower!
(The camera pans to the right to show two Veritas coming up the stairs.)
Sakura: Lightlord and Earthlord... But how did they know where we were?
Veritas of the Earth: That was simple enough. If you needed more power to enter Fina's psyche, this place was really your only option.
(Dark Fina steps forward.)
Dark Fina: Honestly... You have GOT to learn to give up when a woman turns you down.
Veritas of the Earth: I can't give up... Not until I understand why you did what you did.
Dark Fina: What I did?
Veritas of the Earth: Why did you defect to Hess? I've asked you so many times, but why have you never given me a real answer? Why?
Dark Fina(...): Aldore feared Hess's visionary magic. And that was why they refused to let Hess declare independence... And Hess thought that if they just had their visionary magic, they could somehow handle things with Aldore. But... once it came to war, it was obvious that Aldore held the upper hand. Their armies dwarfed Hess's forces. Hess would lose to Aldore. Everyone knew that from the start.
Veritas of the Earth: That is true. Which is all the more reason that you should have joined us! Can't you see that?
(Dark Fina bows her head.)
Dark Fina: No. I can't. It was exactly because Aldore had the advantage that I joined Hess.
Veritas of the Earth: What?
(Dark Fina lifts her head and turns back to face Earthlord.)
Dark Fina: Challenging the strong. Making the impossible possible, Winning the losing battle. As far as I'm concerned, that is what a warrior does.
Veritas of the Earth(...): But if that was why... If you'd just told me... we could have understood each other...
Dark Fina(...): Did we need to talk, to understand each other? Haven't we always understood each other best when we exchange blows? Not words.
Veritas of the Earth(...): You are a true warrior. You have never so much as wavered, have you... I see. Yes, I understand now. The only one who lost their way.... was me...
Dark Fina: What are you mewling for in that broken voice?
(Dark Fina readies her whip.)
Dark Fina: You know what I want. It is the one thing we have always desired from each other.
Veritas of the Earth: ...To fight to the death.
(Earthlord readies his weapon.)
Dark Fina: Yes, Earthlord. Exactly. Rain. This is between he and I alone. We will settle this at last. I'll leave Lightlord up to you all.
Rain: All right, Fina.
Veritas of the Light: Hmph. Then I guess we should settle things as well.
(Lightlord jumps and lands before the party.)
Lid: I thought we settled things pretty well the last time, personally.
Veritas of the Light: Fool. Surely you don't think it was my full power that I showed you then.
Lid: Wha...?
(Lightlord takes a step forward.)
Veritas of the Light: Sakura. And you... son of Raegen. Rain. Your dying screams will be the overture in the great tragic opera of our revenge!
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS -- MYSIDIA TOWER TOP 2
Veritas of the Light: Sakura! You and Raegen possess neither conviction nor even pride. You are but cowards! That is why you turn your gaze from anger and hatred, pretending not to see!
Sakura: No, we turn our gaze to look for a different path.
Veritas of the Light: A different path? Hah! Is there any path that doesn't lead to revenge on us?
(Wave 1 of battle commences against fodder, and proceeds to wave 2.)
Sakura: I was betrayed 700 years ago. But humans cannot live on hatred. That is not the true of the human condition.
Veritas of the Light: Nnngh! Acting like you kn ow what you're talking about!
(Wave 2 commences against fodder, and leads to wave 3, which is a boss battle against Lightlord. Battle begins, and you take her down to 9%.)
Lid: We won! We are the champions!
Veritas of the Light: I should inform you. I have yet to unleash my true power. You don't think you're the only ones who have the power of visions, do you?
Lasswell: What the--!?
Veritas of the Light: Behold!
(She summons what appears to be two Aldore soldiers.)
Veritas of the Light: Now, the battle truly begins!
(Battle commences once more, Lightlord restored to full health. There is no further dialogue after you win.)
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS -- MYSIDIA TOWER TOP 3
(The scene opens on Dark Fina and Earthlord. The latter is kneeling.)
Dark Fina: Earthlord...
Veritas of the Earth: It's been 700 years.... since I last battled you... with such abandon...
Dark Fina: You're right. It was a fine battle.
Veritas of the Earth: You said you went to Hess... because you wanted to fight against the strong...
Dark Fina: That's right.
Veritas of the Earth: So... what did you think... after all these years... Was I... strong...?
Dark Fina: I'm glad I had you as an enemy, Earthlord. As a warrior, I really am.
Veritas of the Earth: I'm... glad.
(Dark Fina turns her back to Earthlord, perhaps as if to leave.)
Veritas of the Earth: I suppose I've been waiting.... 700 years to hear you say that...
(Dark Fina joins the rest of the the party, who are standing in front of a kneeling Lightlord. Sakura steps forward.)
Sakura: Hey, sis... The battle is over. We're done here.
Veritas of the Light: We're done? How like you to say that. I... We... have lived the past 700 years for one reason and one reason only! But you and Raegen... with all your talk of compromise and your selfish desires! I will only be "done" when I've had my revenge against Aldore!
(The party, except Sakura and Dark Fina, get ! at this.)
Lasswell: Revenge against Aldore?
Rain: The crystals that we saw falling from the sky in Fina's memories... That was an attack from Aldore, wasn't it?
Lid: Then... that means... the Sworn Six were betrayed by their allies?
Sakura: ... ... ...
Veritas of the Dark: So you have finally caught a glimpse of the truth.
(Rain gets a ! as Darklord enters.)
Rain: Darklord!
Veritas of the Dark: Lightlord. Earthlord. We're going. This is not the place for you to throw your lives away.
Veritas of the Light: Darklord...
Veritas of the Earth: I understand.
(Darklord casts a spell, and Lightlord and Earthlord are teleported away.)
Veritas of the Dark: Rain. The time must come when you all will learn the full truth of things. But until then, there is one thing you should know... When we get our revenge at last, this world will end. Everything you care about--the people you love, the places you have lived--it will all be gone.
(Rain walks forward.)
Rain: Get serious... Do you really think I'm just going to let that happen?
Veritas of the Dark: ...That is some nice, heroic glowering you have there. We shall fight it out, with our lives and our hopes on the line. The time for our final battle draws near.
(Darklord takes a step back and teleports away. Lasswell moves closer to Rain.)
Lasswell: Rain...
Rain: Listen up, Lasswell. We've come this far. It doesn't matter at this point who Darklord might or might not really be. I am going to beat him. No matter what. I will defeat the Veritas of the Dark.
(Rain bows his head.)
Rain: You have my word as a Grandshelt knight.
Next entry...