FFBE Script part 118: Gaia's Wrath
Previously...
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- GAIA'S WRATH -- CAVE OF THE TITAN 1
Sakura: It seems your group has managed to subdue some espers, hm?
Rain: We don't subdue them. They lend us their strength because they considered us worthy.
Sakura: So you work together for your mutual benefit, is that it?
Nichol: There is a presence in this place. The presence of an esper. Sakura, do you know something?
Sakura: Long ago, Mysidia was a barren place. The land was too hostile for human occupation. That is exactly why I first chose this place to conceal myself. But if I wished to spread the research of magic here...
Lasswell: The people would need food and water to live and research in this barren land.
Rain: So... you got help from an esper?
Sakura: It wasn't easy. After all, the espers went to Hess's side in the way.
Fina: They went to Hess's side?
Sakura: To be accurate, I suppose they were allies. Rather like you are now.
Nichol: So Hess sought out those with a power different to that which humans possess, and used them to fight?
Sakura: It was largely because of the espers' power that the war became such a bloodbath...
Rain: But why is this esper suddenly running amok like this?
Sakura: I don't know. That is what I'd like to find out.
(The party enters the Cave of the Titan.)
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- GAIA'S WRATH -- GAIA'S WRATH 1
(The party approaches the statue of an esper.)
Sakura: Titan! It's... already woken!
(There is a flash of light, and Titan's statue turns flesh.)
Titan: Time passes... and still humankind learns nothing, is that it? THe people of Hess who sought me out desired peace for themselves, and so they desired the power of Gaia's Fury. And Sakura. Didn't you once seek out the earth's riches for the sake of the people? And yet you--!
(The ground shakes.)
Fina: He's angry!
Sakura: Titan rules the land. He is an esper that loves peace and growing things.
Jake: I don't think anyone would call this world peaceful nowadays. That would be a bit of a stretch.
Rain: So he plans to just destroy everything with his earthquakes!?
Titan: Silence! The land cries out! It has been soaked with the blood of so many! I will not forgive humanity's repeated mistakes!
(The party get ! at this.)
Nichol: We may be in trouble here!
Lid: H-hey! Calm down!
(Rain steps forward.)
Rain: What you're doing is wrong! Just calm down... and listen to us!
(Rain readies his sword. Battle occurs! Afterwards...)
Titan: You, child... who are you?
Rain: It doesn't matter who I am. Not if I can stop you from hurting anyone else.
Titan: Have I... upset the balance of the land?
Rain: No. It wasn't you who started it. It was someone else's fault. But you won't be able to do anything against them as long as you remain here alone... But I want to stop those people. Will you help me?
Titan: Humans repeat the same battles over and over. I have tried countless times to lend my strength to them, and learned only that they do not learn.
(The party gathers around Rain.)
Fina: This time, we're fighting to avoid exactly that result.
Nichol: There have been times when our strength wasn't enough, but...
Lid: But we're finally so close to beating them!
Jake: If we had another strong esper on our side, we'd have this thing in the bag. The victory bag.
Lasswell: Titan. In your battle with us, you should have seen what it is that we believe in.
Titan: ...Indeed. I saw a determination to rise and stand firm... to keep the mistakes of the past from being repeated... I understand. Your hearts... I have judged them with my own eyes, and found them true.
(There is a flash of light. Titan turns back to stone. The esper Titan has joined the party!)
Sakura(...): I... no, not just me. Even the people of Hess had to spend years convincing that esper to come to their aid... Rain, you truly must have something special that others do not have.
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- GAIA'S WRATH -- GAIA'S WRATH 2
(The party approaches Titan's statue.)
Rain: ...Seems to me that you've begun to understand a bit. What we're trying to do.
(There is a flash of light. Titan turns flesh once more!)
Titan: Indeed. By the covenant between us, my earth power can evolve further.
Sakura: This is.. how espers evolve? So this is how Hess gained power?
Lasswell: If they did use espers in that ancient war... then that's quite likely true.
Nichol: But it isn't a power that is gained for free.
Rain: Quite so. Even if an esper thinks you're worthy of that power, you still have to prove it.
(Rain steps forward and unsheathes his sword.)
Titan: Now, behold! The cruel power of Gaia's Fury!
(Battle commences! Afterward...)
Titan: ...Yes. I have seen what I needed to see. Take the power of all the land's fury... and put an end to the wars of the children of men. And when you do.... this land shall flourish and reward you all.
(There is a flash of light as Titan turns to stone again. The esper Titan evolved!)
Rain: The land will flourish?
Sakura: Yes. When Titan is filled with rage, its power manifests as earthquakes that destroy all. But if he puts down roots in a place he is pleased with, it becomes a haven for humans. Titan can make the land fruitful and rich. that was exactly why I came to him to borrow his power.
Nichol: ....So it may be that the other espers would all have a similar effect on the particular elements that they have power over?
Sakura: I've spent 700 years looking into it. And everything I've found suggests that would be the case.
Nichol: Then we must hurry to end this war at once. If we did not have to use the espers' powers for our own battles, just imagine how bountiful this would could be.
Rain: That's true. But until that time comes, we will use Titan's rage for our own ends.
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- GAIA'S WRATH -- GAIA'S WRATH 3
(The party approaches Titan's statue.)
Rain: Titan's rage is out of control?
(There is a flash of light, and Titan turns flesh.)
Titan: You must end the fighting. If you do not, this world will crumble.
Rain: Yeah, this world still can't use your power to bless the land. But we're slowly making progress.
Titan: Show me this progress you speak of! Prove to me your worth!
(Rain readies his sword. Battle commences! Afterward...)
Titan: You have shown me your power, and it will serve this land well. I shall entrust you with my full power. Keep your blade pointed forward and do not waver from your path.
(There is a flash of light as Titan turns to stone. The esp;er Titan awakened!)
Rain: Thank you. I can feel your power already.
Fina: Maybe one day... we'll be able to see his other power to bless the land.
Jake: I'm sure we will. that's the whole reason he's helping us in the first place, isn't it?
Lid: With such a powerful esper fighting alongside us, we can't let him down.
Nichol: It's time to resume our journey towards a rich and bountiful future.
Sakura: That it is. We still have a long way to go.
Next entry...
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- GAIA'S WRATH -- CAVE OF THE TITAN 1
Sakura: It seems your group has managed to subdue some espers, hm?
Rain: We don't subdue them. They lend us their strength because they considered us worthy.
Sakura: So you work together for your mutual benefit, is that it?
Nichol: There is a presence in this place. The presence of an esper. Sakura, do you know something?
Sakura: Long ago, Mysidia was a barren place. The land was too hostile for human occupation. That is exactly why I first chose this place to conceal myself. But if I wished to spread the research of magic here...
Lasswell: The people would need food and water to live and research in this barren land.
Rain: So... you got help from an esper?
Sakura: It wasn't easy. After all, the espers went to Hess's side in the way.
Fina: They went to Hess's side?
Sakura: To be accurate, I suppose they were allies. Rather like you are now.
Nichol: So Hess sought out those with a power different to that which humans possess, and used them to fight?
Sakura: It was largely because of the espers' power that the war became such a bloodbath...
Rain: But why is this esper suddenly running amok like this?
Sakura: I don't know. That is what I'd like to find out.
(The party enters the Cave of the Titan.)
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- GAIA'S WRATH -- GAIA'S WRATH 1
(The party approaches the statue of an esper.)
Sakura: Titan! It's... already woken!
(There is a flash of light, and Titan's statue turns flesh.)
Titan: Time passes... and still humankind learns nothing, is that it? THe people of Hess who sought me out desired peace for themselves, and so they desired the power of Gaia's Fury. And Sakura. Didn't you once seek out the earth's riches for the sake of the people? And yet you--!
(The ground shakes.)
Fina: He's angry!
Sakura: Titan rules the land. He is an esper that loves peace and growing things.
Jake: I don't think anyone would call this world peaceful nowadays. That would be a bit of a stretch.
Rain: So he plans to just destroy everything with his earthquakes!?
Titan: Silence! The land cries out! It has been soaked with the blood of so many! I will not forgive humanity's repeated mistakes!
(The party get ! at this.)
Nichol: We may be in trouble here!
Lid: H-hey! Calm down!
(Rain steps forward.)
Rain: What you're doing is wrong! Just calm down... and listen to us!
(Rain readies his sword. Battle occurs! Afterwards...)
Titan: You, child... who are you?
Rain: It doesn't matter who I am. Not if I can stop you from hurting anyone else.
Titan: Have I... upset the balance of the land?
Rain: No. It wasn't you who started it. It was someone else's fault. But you won't be able to do anything against them as long as you remain here alone... But I want to stop those people. Will you help me?
Titan: Humans repeat the same battles over and over. I have tried countless times to lend my strength to them, and learned only that they do not learn.
(The party gathers around Rain.)
Fina: This time, we're fighting to avoid exactly that result.
Nichol: There have been times when our strength wasn't enough, but...
Lid: But we're finally so close to beating them!
Jake: If we had another strong esper on our side, we'd have this thing in the bag. The victory bag.
Lasswell: Titan. In your battle with us, you should have seen what it is that we believe in.
Titan: ...Indeed. I saw a determination to rise and stand firm... to keep the mistakes of the past from being repeated... I understand. Your hearts... I have judged them with my own eyes, and found them true.
(There is a flash of light. Titan turns back to stone. The esper Titan has joined the party!)
Sakura(...): I... no, not just me. Even the people of Hess had to spend years convincing that esper to come to their aid... Rain, you truly must have something special that others do not have.
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- GAIA'S WRATH -- GAIA'S WRATH 2
(The party approaches Titan's statue.)
Rain: ...Seems to me that you've begun to understand a bit. What we're trying to do.
(There is a flash of light. Titan turns flesh once more!)
Titan: Indeed. By the covenant between us, my earth power can evolve further.
Sakura: This is.. how espers evolve? So this is how Hess gained power?
Lasswell: If they did use espers in that ancient war... then that's quite likely true.
Nichol: But it isn't a power that is gained for free.
Rain: Quite so. Even if an esper thinks you're worthy of that power, you still have to prove it.
(Rain steps forward and unsheathes his sword.)
Titan: Now, behold! The cruel power of Gaia's Fury!
(Battle commences! Afterward...)
Titan: ...Yes. I have seen what I needed to see. Take the power of all the land's fury... and put an end to the wars of the children of men. And when you do.... this land shall flourish and reward you all.
(There is a flash of light as Titan turns to stone again. The esper Titan evolved!)
Rain: The land will flourish?
Sakura: Yes. When Titan is filled with rage, its power manifests as earthquakes that destroy all. But if he puts down roots in a place he is pleased with, it becomes a haven for humans. Titan can make the land fruitful and rich. that was exactly why I came to him to borrow his power.
Nichol: ....So it may be that the other espers would all have a similar effect on the particular elements that they have power over?
Sakura: I've spent 700 years looking into it. And everything I've found suggests that would be the case.
Nichol: Then we must hurry to end this war at once. If we did not have to use the espers' powers for our own battles, just imagine how bountiful this would could be.
Rain: That's true. But until that time comes, we will use Titan's rage for our own ends.
MAGI NATION MYSIDIA -- GAIA'S WRATH -- GAIA'S WRATH 3
(The party approaches Titan's statue.)
Rain: Titan's rage is out of control?
(There is a flash of light, and Titan turns flesh.)
Titan: You must end the fighting. If you do not, this world will crumble.
Rain: Yeah, this world still can't use your power to bless the land. But we're slowly making progress.
Titan: Show me this progress you speak of! Prove to me your worth!
(Rain readies his sword. Battle commences! Afterward...)
Titan: You have shown me your power, and it will serve this land well. I shall entrust you with my full power. Keep your blade pointed forward and do not waver from your path.
(There is a flash of light as Titan turns to stone. The esp;er Titan awakened!)
Rain: Thank you. I can feel your power already.
Fina: Maybe one day... we'll be able to see his other power to bless the land.
Jake: I'm sure we will. that's the whole reason he's helping us in the first place, isn't it?
Lid: With such a powerful esper fighting alongside us, we can't let him down.
Nichol: It's time to resume our journey towards a rich and bountiful future.
Sakura: That it is. We still have a long way to go.
Next entry...