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FFBE Script part 138: Undying Hatred
Mar. 26th, 2020 03:52 pmPreviously...
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- UNDYING HATRED -- KLON PALISADES 1
(When the scene appears, the party lays strewn on the ground, on a cliff overlooking water. Sakura is standing, her back to the party. She turns to Rain as Rain gets up on one knee.)
Rain: ...Where are we?
(The party slowly stands. Lasswell gets a ! over his head and looks around.)
Lasswell: And where is Sir Raegen?
Sakura: Not here. But he had the strength and wits to send us to this place, so he yet lived... We shall hope so, at least.
Jake: Sakura... What is this place? It doesn't look like we're in Gronoa anymore.
Sakura: We appear to be in the Kingdom of Pharm. It is not far from Gronoa... It is a nation of many warriors and martial artists.
Lasswell: The Kingdom of Pharm... And why are we in a place like this?
Sakura: Because it would appear that the crystal was sent to this land.
Lasswell: I see. So the crystal should be somewhere in the vicinity.
Rain: Then what's stopping us? Let's go find it.
Nichol(...): If that is the goal, then perhaps we should split up.
(The party, minus Sakura and Nichol, all get ! at this.)
Fina: Nichol? What are you suggesting?
Nichol: I'm going to find the Waterlord. If nothing else, I must strike that one down by my own hand...
Rain: To avenge Elle?
(Nichol has bowed his head. He now gets a (...) and picks his head up again.)
Nichol: ...Rain. There's something I've been thinking for a long time. You said that you would fight the Veritas without anger or malice. You said that you wished to fight them properly to see which of you were more dedicated to your convictions and ideals. I think that is... such complete and utter nonsense!
Rain: Nichol...
Nichol: Why should I give ay consideration to the monster who slaughtered my younger brother?
(Rain bows his head.)
Nichol: Rain. I can't stand this whole saint act you're putting on.
Fina: Hold on, Nichol. Rain has suffered as well. He lost his mother when she was caught up in the battle between Sir Raegen and the Lightlord.
Lasswell: That is right. I am certain that Rain is not putting on some kind of act.
Nichol: So you say. But if Rain wants to play nice with the monster that killed his mother, then the only other explanation that I can come up with is that he is a monster himself.
Lid: Nichol! That's going too far!
Nichol: Regardless of what any of you say, I'll not forget my anger. I'll bring the Veritas the death they justly deserve. That has been my intention ever since Elle... ever since my brother was killed. I have no plans of that changing now.
(Dark Fina gets a ! and turns towards the cliff.)
Dark Fina: Wait! The Earthlord is somewhere nearby! Sakura. Don't you feel him?
Sakura: I do. I feel him as well. He must have come after the crystal.
(Sakura looks south.
Sakura: ...That way. And not too far away, either.
Nichol: And that water demon? Can you feel her around here!?
Sakura: No. It does not seem the Waterlord is here.
Nichol: Hmph. But perhaps the Earthlord will know where she can be found...
(Nichol hurries off.)
Rain: Hey, wait! Nichol!
(The party hurries after him.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- UNDYING HATRED -- KLON PALISADES 2
Nichol: I will not forgive what the Waterlord did, no matter what.
Lid: I understand how you feel, Nichol... But still...
Nichol: Elle was killed thanks to foolish means. We can't afford to fight fair and square.
Rain: .....
(Wave 1 of battle commences, and leads to wave 2.)
Lid: I wonder what's wrong with Nichol.
Jake: It seems he was holding it all inside, and now he's just blowing up... It must be tough for such an honor student. Once he goes out of control, there would be no stopping him.
(Wave 2 commences, and leads to a boss fight against Earthlord!)
Veritas of the Earth: You have finally found me... What perfect timing. Fina. I had been hoping to fight you in this new armor.
Dark Fina: Then now's your chance. I look forward to toying with you.
Nichol: Earthlord. We will not kill you... But you must tell us the location of the Waterlord.
(Battle begins in earnest now! You defeat Earthlord. There is no dialogue afterward.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- UNDYING HATRED -- KLON PALISADES 3
(The party is standin before the Earthlord, Nichol in the lead. Earthlord falls.)
Veritas of the Earth: Argh! Even this new armor isn't enough... How can they keep getting stronger?
(Nichol approaches Earthlord and kicks him.)
Veritas of the Earth: Urgh!
Lid: Hey! Nichol!
Nichol: I would ask that you not interfere!
Lid: Wha--!
Nichol: Now, tell me! Where did that witch go!?
Veritas of the Earth: I don't know....
(Nichol gets (...) over his head.)
Nichol: Is that so? Then you serve me no purpose. Die.
(Rain rushes forward as Nichol readies his spellbook.)
Rain: Stop! Nichol!
Nichol: Why? Why should I stop?
Rain: Be reasonable, Nichol! He can't even more any longer. What reason is there to strike him down?
(Dark Fina moves forward.)
Dark Fina: Exactly. The Earthlord is my rival. I'm not going to be very happy with you if you go killing him on your own.
Veritas of the Earth: Fina...
Dark Fina: So... if you're really going to insist on doing this...
Nichol: ...
Dark Fina: Then I'd be happy to take you on.
(Fina runs forward.)
Fina: Stop this! There is no reason for us to be fighting!
Nicchol: ...Fine.
(Nichol walks forward, Dark Fina letting him pass by. He comes to a stop by Sakura.)
Nichol: Sakura? Do you feel any of the other Veritas in the area?
Sakura: ...Hmm.
(She gets a (...) over her head.)
Sakura: I do sense something, not too far from here. It is faint, so I can't say for sure who it is, but...
Nichol: I see. Then I will go see for myself.
(He walks off. The others follow, but Rain and Dark Fina stop and turn to Earthlord, who's gotten up on one knee and now speaks.)
Veritas of the Earth: Didn't expect that I would get saved by you...
Dark Fina: Don't think too much of it. I'd be bored if I had no one left to fight, that's al.
Rain: Fina. We've got to go after Nichol.
Veritas of the Earth: Don't hold yourselves back on my behalf. Go on after your friend.
(Rain walks off as Dark Fina speaks.)
Dark Fina: Right... Then you'd better live through this. And present me with a real challenge someday.
Veritas of the Earth: Yeah... I sure hope I can do that...
Dark Fina: You will. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a world to save.
(She turns and walks off.)
Veritas of the Earth: A real challenge, huh... I'm afraid... we'll never get the chance to test that... Fina... I pulled too much power from my armor... Heh... Guess I got what I deserve.... But... I've got no regrets... Not since you were here at the end...
(There is a glow of light emanating from the armor, and he disappears.)
Next entry...
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- UNDYING HATRED -- KLON PALISADES 1
(When the scene appears, the party lays strewn on the ground, on a cliff overlooking water. Sakura is standing, her back to the party. She turns to Rain as Rain gets up on one knee.)
Rain: ...Where are we?
(The party slowly stands. Lasswell gets a ! over his head and looks around.)
Lasswell: And where is Sir Raegen?
Sakura: Not here. But he had the strength and wits to send us to this place, so he yet lived... We shall hope so, at least.
Jake: Sakura... What is this place? It doesn't look like we're in Gronoa anymore.
Sakura: We appear to be in the Kingdom of Pharm. It is not far from Gronoa... It is a nation of many warriors and martial artists.
Lasswell: The Kingdom of Pharm... And why are we in a place like this?
Sakura: Because it would appear that the crystal was sent to this land.
Lasswell: I see. So the crystal should be somewhere in the vicinity.
Rain: Then what's stopping us? Let's go find it.
Nichol(...): If that is the goal, then perhaps we should split up.
(The party, minus Sakura and Nichol, all get ! at this.)
Fina: Nichol? What are you suggesting?
Nichol: I'm going to find the Waterlord. If nothing else, I must strike that one down by my own hand...
Rain: To avenge Elle?
(Nichol has bowed his head. He now gets a (...) and picks his head up again.)
Nichol: ...Rain. There's something I've been thinking for a long time. You said that you would fight the Veritas without anger or malice. You said that you wished to fight them properly to see which of you were more dedicated to your convictions and ideals. I think that is... such complete and utter nonsense!
Rain: Nichol...
Nichol: Why should I give ay consideration to the monster who slaughtered my younger brother?
(Rain bows his head.)
Nichol: Rain. I can't stand this whole saint act you're putting on.
Fina: Hold on, Nichol. Rain has suffered as well. He lost his mother when she was caught up in the battle between Sir Raegen and the Lightlord.
Lasswell: That is right. I am certain that Rain is not putting on some kind of act.
Nichol: So you say. But if Rain wants to play nice with the monster that killed his mother, then the only other explanation that I can come up with is that he is a monster himself.
Lid: Nichol! That's going too far!
Nichol: Regardless of what any of you say, I'll not forget my anger. I'll bring the Veritas the death they justly deserve. That has been my intention ever since Elle... ever since my brother was killed. I have no plans of that changing now.
(Dark Fina gets a ! and turns towards the cliff.)
Dark Fina: Wait! The Earthlord is somewhere nearby! Sakura. Don't you feel him?
Sakura: I do. I feel him as well. He must have come after the crystal.
(Sakura looks south.
Sakura: ...That way. And not too far away, either.
Nichol: And that water demon? Can you feel her around here!?
Sakura: No. It does not seem the Waterlord is here.
Nichol: Hmph. But perhaps the Earthlord will know where she can be found...
(Nichol hurries off.)
Rain: Hey, wait! Nichol!
(The party hurries after him.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- UNDYING HATRED -- KLON PALISADES 2
Nichol: I will not forgive what the Waterlord did, no matter what.
Lid: I understand how you feel, Nichol... But still...
Nichol: Elle was killed thanks to foolish means. We can't afford to fight fair and square.
Rain: .....
(Wave 1 of battle commences, and leads to wave 2.)
Lid: I wonder what's wrong with Nichol.
Jake: It seems he was holding it all inside, and now he's just blowing up... It must be tough for such an honor student. Once he goes out of control, there would be no stopping him.
(Wave 2 commences, and leads to a boss fight against Earthlord!)
Veritas of the Earth: You have finally found me... What perfect timing. Fina. I had been hoping to fight you in this new armor.
Dark Fina: Then now's your chance. I look forward to toying with you.
Nichol: Earthlord. We will not kill you... But you must tell us the location of the Waterlord.
(Battle begins in earnest now! You defeat Earthlord. There is no dialogue afterward.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- UNDYING HATRED -- KLON PALISADES 3
(The party is standin before the Earthlord, Nichol in the lead. Earthlord falls.)
Veritas of the Earth: Argh! Even this new armor isn't enough... How can they keep getting stronger?
(Nichol approaches Earthlord and kicks him.)
Veritas of the Earth: Urgh!
Lid: Hey! Nichol!
Nichol: I would ask that you not interfere!
Lid: Wha--!
Nichol: Now, tell me! Where did that witch go!?
Veritas of the Earth: I don't know....
(Nichol gets (...) over his head.)
Nichol: Is that so? Then you serve me no purpose. Die.
(Rain rushes forward as Nichol readies his spellbook.)
Rain: Stop! Nichol!
Nichol: Why? Why should I stop?
Rain: Be reasonable, Nichol! He can't even more any longer. What reason is there to strike him down?
(Dark Fina moves forward.)
Dark Fina: Exactly. The Earthlord is my rival. I'm not going to be very happy with you if you go killing him on your own.
Veritas of the Earth: Fina...
Dark Fina: So... if you're really going to insist on doing this...
Nichol: ...
Dark Fina: Then I'd be happy to take you on.
(Fina runs forward.)
Fina: Stop this! There is no reason for us to be fighting!
Nicchol: ...Fine.
(Nichol walks forward, Dark Fina letting him pass by. He comes to a stop by Sakura.)
Nichol: Sakura? Do you feel any of the other Veritas in the area?
Sakura: ...Hmm.
(She gets a (...) over her head.)
Sakura: I do sense something, not too far from here. It is faint, so I can't say for sure who it is, but...
Nichol: I see. Then I will go see for myself.
(He walks off. The others follow, but Rain and Dark Fina stop and turn to Earthlord, who's gotten up on one knee and now speaks.)
Veritas of the Earth: Didn't expect that I would get saved by you...
Dark Fina: Don't think too much of it. I'd be bored if I had no one left to fight, that's al.
Rain: Fina. We've got to go after Nichol.
Veritas of the Earth: Don't hold yourselves back on my behalf. Go on after your friend.
(Rain walks off as Dark Fina speaks.)
Dark Fina: Right... Then you'd better live through this. And present me with a real challenge someday.
Veritas of the Earth: Yeah... I sure hope I can do that...
Dark Fina: You will. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a world to save.
(She turns and walks off.)
Veritas of the Earth: A real challenge, huh... I'm afraid... we'll never get the chance to test that... Fina... I pulled too much power from my armor... Heh... Guess I got what I deserve.... But... I've got no regrets... Not since you were here at the end...
(There is a glow of light emanating from the armor, and he disappears.)
Next entry...