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FFBE Script part 144: Surpassing Hatred
Previously...
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- SURPASSING HATRED -- LAKE RYUSEI 1
(The party comes upon a lake, and stops walking. Rain turns to Nichol, who has his back to the camera and party.)
Rain: Nichol... Are you sure you want this revenge?
Nichol: You're asking me that now? After defeating even the Flamelord?
Rain: You weren't fighting him in anger. You were fighting him straight on, with honor.
(Nichol turns to Rain now.)
Nichol: What does that matter? What does it matter what emotions you kill your foe with, if either way he dies in the end? Why shouldn't I kill the Waterlord in anger?
Rain(...): ...Right. Then why don't you look at this?
(Rain steps closer to Nichol, and summons a vision of Elle. Nichol reacts with a ! over his head.)
Nichol: The same vision that you showed Arsha...?
Rain: Now why don't you say that again in front of Elle? Tell your brother you want to kill the Waterlord for revenge.
(NIchol turns from the vision and bows his head.)
Nichol: ... ....How low can you... You think I... Of course I can't tell him that! I know... I already know that Elle would hate this kind of revenge!
Rain: Then...
(Nichol picks up his head.)
Nichol: But that doesn't change how I feel! I can't accept it! I know it's wrong, I understand that, but I don't care! I cannot let her live!
Rain: Nichol....
(Nichol bows his head again.)
Nichol: I know that I am being irrational. I am unfit to call myself a tactician.
(He turns his back to Rain and the vision of Elle.)
Nichol: I'm sorry.... This is the pitiful man that Elle wanted so badly to live up to... He used the magic of our bloodline, all to try to get closer to me...
(The camera pans down to the rest of the party. Sakura reacts thoughtfully with a (...) over her head.)
Sakura: The magic of your bloodline? You mean that...
(The scene ends.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- SURPASSING HATRED -- LAKE RYUSEI 2
(The scene opens on battle against fodder.)
Nichol: Hold on a second! Something is not right!
Rain: What is it, Nichol?
Nichol: A trap has been set by the Waterlord.
Lasswell: If a trap's been set here, that must mean the Waterlord is waiting up ahead.
Nichol: ...The Waterlord. She definitely won't be running away...
(Wave 1 of battle commences, and leads to wave 2.)
Jake: That's strange. Traps would be very easy to spot in this area.
Nichol: I wonder if the Waterlord is trying to lure us in. Using one trap as a lure to draw us into another trap. Sounds like the Waterlord.
Jake: That being said, maybe all that about sensing the crystal was a lie, too.
Nichol: It doesn't matter. Let us call her bluff. Waterlord... I will not get caught up in your traps.
(Wave 2 commences. There is no further dialogue.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- SURPASSING HATRED -- LAKE RYUSEI 3
(Waterlord stands at a lake. The party approaches, and she turns to them.)
Veritas of the Waters: Oh? Took you long enough.
Nichol: Why did you call me out here?
Veritas of the Waters: Heh heh... Haven't you noticed? This place looks rather like Lake Dorr, wouldn't you say?
(Nichol reacts with a ! over his head.)
Veritas of the Waters: First I think I'll beat you to a pulp like I did to your little brother, then I'll toss you in to sink to the bottom of the lake like your sister.
(She summons a ball of water.)
Veritas of the Waters: Heh heh heh... I hope you appreciate the delicious lengths I've gone to for this little setup.
Nichol: Just how... How much must you insult me before you are through!?
(Battle begins!)
Nichol: Waterlord. I know you. Where have you placed your traps.
Veritas of the Waters: Hmph. I have fully drawn the power from my armor. I have no need for traps. I will tear you apart with my true power!
Nichol: (...Does she plan on attacking us head-on?) (That's unlike her... What is she up to?)
(Battle begins in earnest now. You defeat Waterlord! There is no dialogue afterward.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- SURPASSING HATRED -- LAKE RYUSEI 4
(Waterlord lays on the ground before the lake, defeated.)
Veritas of the Waters: .......
(Nichol takes a step forward.)
Nichol: Now it ends.
Veritas of the Waters: You've won. Go ahead then. Cut me down. Get your revenge.
(Nichol readies his spellbook and begins casting a spell. Lid starts forward.)
Lid: Rain! Shouldn't we stop him!?
Rain: Lid, didn't you notice during that battle?
Lid: Huh? Notice what?
Rain: Don't worry. I trust Nichol.
(Nichol gets a (...) over his head and drops his spellbook.)
Nichol: Please abandon your ridiculous performance. The act is up.
(Waterlord gets a (...) over her head and gets up on her knees.)
Veritas of the Waters: How did you know?
Nichol: If you were your other self, you would have set p some devious trap and ambushed us. And even more simply than that... Your blade does not hold any malice now. You fought with valor.
Veritas of the Waters: (...)
Lid: She's not the bad Waterlord? But.... why? How?
Jake: She'd been meaning to let Nichol carry out his revenge...
Veritas of the Waters: Everything that happened... It all happened because of my weakness. I don't believe that I can atone for all the sins I have committed. Please use my life if it will at least relieve some portion of your anger.
Nichol: .......
Veritas of the Waters: Why don't you strike me? If it seems difficult, I will use my magic arts to bring forth my other self...
(She casts a spell. A bubble of water appears behind her, a vision of herself inside. Nichol reacts with a ! over his head.)
Nichol: Th-that sort of magic.... Only the priestesses of my line can wave such incantations.
Veritas of the Waters: Priestesses? Ah yes, the descendants of Olderion. Even I lived among the humans for a time after coming to Lapis. I married one of them, and was blessed with a little girl. My daughter seemed to have inherited some of my power...
Nichol: You can't mean...
Veritas of the Waters: From your perspective, I suppose you might call me Olderion's first priestess.
(Nichol gets another ! over his head.)
Lid: Th-that's...
Nichol(...): Do you truly not remember? What you did when you were your other self?
Veritas of the Waters: I don't. I can't remember a thing. I have no idea what she does... But I don't think that excuses me from being responsible. Please. Take your revenge on me.
Nichol: ...
(Nichol turns to the party, his back to Waterlord.)
Nichol: The Flamelord said that your mind and your body have both reached their limit. If that is so, then use what remains of your life to help others. That.... will be my revenge.
Veritas of the Waters: (...)
(The bubble of her vision bursts.)
Veritas of the Waters: I understand. I will never become... her again. And I swear... I will dedicate myself to the service of others. For whatever time I have left....
(She glows, and her helm disappears.)
Nichol: Your hair... It is the same as ours. Mine and Elle's and...
(The scene cuts out, then returns. The party approaches a lake again, but Waterlord isn't here.)
Rain: Nichol... Are you... crying?
(Nichol turns to the party, rubbing his eyes.)
Nichol: I wanted to avenge Elle. I truly felt that. But the Waterlord is of my own family... She struck down her own flesh and blood.... If she can throw away that other self, she might someday learn what she's truly done...
Rain: You're right. It will be a pretty big shock.
Nichol: Waters has accepted her sins. Those incredibly heavy sings.
Rain: It's a sad story.
Nichol: Yes. It is a sad story. How very embarrassing... to show such tears to another.
(He's stopped rubbing his eyes, and now bows his head.)
Rain: What are you talking about? How many times do you think we've all cried in front of you? Right, Lasswell?
Lasswell: Yes. That's right.
Jake: Yeah. We're all friends, right. What's wrong with laughing or crying together?
(Jake laughs.)
Jake: Though all Lid ever does is get angry together...
Lid: Only for you, Jake. Only for you.
Jake: Only me!?
Nichol: Heh... ha ha ha ha!
Fina: Oh! Nichol laughed...
Nichol: Ha ha ha ha! How could I not laugh at such ridiculousness?
Fina: I... I've never seen Nichol laugh so hard.
Nichol: Thank you, everyone... Thank you.
(He rubs his eyes again.)
Nichol: ......
Fina: Ah... He's crying again.
Rain: And that's okay. Once he's all cried out, he'll be able to return to normal. Then we'll have our usual Nichol back.
Next Entry...
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- SURPASSING HATRED -- LAKE RYUSEI 1
(The party comes upon a lake, and stops walking. Rain turns to Nichol, who has his back to the camera and party.)
Rain: Nichol... Are you sure you want this revenge?
Nichol: You're asking me that now? After defeating even the Flamelord?
Rain: You weren't fighting him in anger. You were fighting him straight on, with honor.
(Nichol turns to Rain now.)
Nichol: What does that matter? What does it matter what emotions you kill your foe with, if either way he dies in the end? Why shouldn't I kill the Waterlord in anger?
Rain(...): ...Right. Then why don't you look at this?
(Rain steps closer to Nichol, and summons a vision of Elle. Nichol reacts with a ! over his head.)
Nichol: The same vision that you showed Arsha...?
Rain: Now why don't you say that again in front of Elle? Tell your brother you want to kill the Waterlord for revenge.
(NIchol turns from the vision and bows his head.)
Nichol: ... ....How low can you... You think I... Of course I can't tell him that! I know... I already know that Elle would hate this kind of revenge!
Rain: Then...
(Nichol picks up his head.)
Nichol: But that doesn't change how I feel! I can't accept it! I know it's wrong, I understand that, but I don't care! I cannot let her live!
Rain: Nichol....
(Nichol bows his head again.)
Nichol: I know that I am being irrational. I am unfit to call myself a tactician.
(He turns his back to Rain and the vision of Elle.)
Nichol: I'm sorry.... This is the pitiful man that Elle wanted so badly to live up to... He used the magic of our bloodline, all to try to get closer to me...
(The camera pans down to the rest of the party. Sakura reacts thoughtfully with a (...) over her head.)
Sakura: The magic of your bloodline? You mean that...
(The scene ends.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- SURPASSING HATRED -- LAKE RYUSEI 2
(The scene opens on battle against fodder.)
Nichol: Hold on a second! Something is not right!
Rain: What is it, Nichol?
Nichol: A trap has been set by the Waterlord.
Lasswell: If a trap's been set here, that must mean the Waterlord is waiting up ahead.
Nichol: ...The Waterlord. She definitely won't be running away...
(Wave 1 of battle commences, and leads to wave 2.)
Jake: That's strange. Traps would be very easy to spot in this area.
Nichol: I wonder if the Waterlord is trying to lure us in. Using one trap as a lure to draw us into another trap. Sounds like the Waterlord.
Jake: That being said, maybe all that about sensing the crystal was a lie, too.
Nichol: It doesn't matter. Let us call her bluff. Waterlord... I will not get caught up in your traps.
(Wave 2 commences. There is no further dialogue.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- SURPASSING HATRED -- LAKE RYUSEI 3
(Waterlord stands at a lake. The party approaches, and she turns to them.)
Veritas of the Waters: Oh? Took you long enough.
Nichol: Why did you call me out here?
Veritas of the Waters: Heh heh... Haven't you noticed? This place looks rather like Lake Dorr, wouldn't you say?
(Nichol reacts with a ! over his head.)
Veritas of the Waters: First I think I'll beat you to a pulp like I did to your little brother, then I'll toss you in to sink to the bottom of the lake like your sister.
(She summons a ball of water.)
Veritas of the Waters: Heh heh heh... I hope you appreciate the delicious lengths I've gone to for this little setup.
Nichol: Just how... How much must you insult me before you are through!?
(Battle begins!)
Nichol: Waterlord. I know you. Where have you placed your traps.
Veritas of the Waters: Hmph. I have fully drawn the power from my armor. I have no need for traps. I will tear you apart with my true power!
Nichol: (...Does she plan on attacking us head-on?) (That's unlike her... What is she up to?)
(Battle begins in earnest now. You defeat Waterlord! There is no dialogue afterward.)
KINGDOM OF PHARM -- SURPASSING HATRED -- LAKE RYUSEI 4
(Waterlord lays on the ground before the lake, defeated.)
Veritas of the Waters: .......
(Nichol takes a step forward.)
Nichol: Now it ends.
Veritas of the Waters: You've won. Go ahead then. Cut me down. Get your revenge.
(Nichol readies his spellbook and begins casting a spell. Lid starts forward.)
Lid: Rain! Shouldn't we stop him!?
Rain: Lid, didn't you notice during that battle?
Lid: Huh? Notice what?
Rain: Don't worry. I trust Nichol.
(Nichol gets a (...) over his head and drops his spellbook.)
Nichol: Please abandon your ridiculous performance. The act is up.
(Waterlord gets a (...) over her head and gets up on her knees.)
Veritas of the Waters: How did you know?
Nichol: If you were your other self, you would have set p some devious trap and ambushed us. And even more simply than that... Your blade does not hold any malice now. You fought with valor.
Veritas of the Waters: (...)
Lid: She's not the bad Waterlord? But.... why? How?
Jake: She'd been meaning to let Nichol carry out his revenge...
Veritas of the Waters: Everything that happened... It all happened because of my weakness. I don't believe that I can atone for all the sins I have committed. Please use my life if it will at least relieve some portion of your anger.
Nichol: .......
Veritas of the Waters: Why don't you strike me? If it seems difficult, I will use my magic arts to bring forth my other self...
(She casts a spell. A bubble of water appears behind her, a vision of herself inside. Nichol reacts with a ! over his head.)
Nichol: Th-that sort of magic.... Only the priestesses of my line can wave such incantations.
Veritas of the Waters: Priestesses? Ah yes, the descendants of Olderion. Even I lived among the humans for a time after coming to Lapis. I married one of them, and was blessed with a little girl. My daughter seemed to have inherited some of my power...
Nichol: You can't mean...
Veritas of the Waters: From your perspective, I suppose you might call me Olderion's first priestess.
(Nichol gets another ! over his head.)
Lid: Th-that's...
Nichol(...): Do you truly not remember? What you did when you were your other self?
Veritas of the Waters: I don't. I can't remember a thing. I have no idea what she does... But I don't think that excuses me from being responsible. Please. Take your revenge on me.
Nichol: ...
(Nichol turns to the party, his back to Waterlord.)
Nichol: The Flamelord said that your mind and your body have both reached their limit. If that is so, then use what remains of your life to help others. That.... will be my revenge.
Veritas of the Waters: (...)
(The bubble of her vision bursts.)
Veritas of the Waters: I understand. I will never become... her again. And I swear... I will dedicate myself to the service of others. For whatever time I have left....
(She glows, and her helm disappears.)
Nichol: Your hair... It is the same as ours. Mine and Elle's and...
(The scene cuts out, then returns. The party approaches a lake again, but Waterlord isn't here.)
Rain: Nichol... Are you... crying?
(Nichol turns to the party, rubbing his eyes.)
Nichol: I wanted to avenge Elle. I truly felt that. But the Waterlord is of my own family... She struck down her own flesh and blood.... If she can throw away that other self, she might someday learn what she's truly done...
Rain: You're right. It will be a pretty big shock.
Nichol: Waters has accepted her sins. Those incredibly heavy sings.
Rain: It's a sad story.
Nichol: Yes. It is a sad story. How very embarrassing... to show such tears to another.
(He's stopped rubbing his eyes, and now bows his head.)
Rain: What are you talking about? How many times do you think we've all cried in front of you? Right, Lasswell?
Lasswell: Yes. That's right.
Jake: Yeah. We're all friends, right. What's wrong with laughing or crying together?
(Jake laughs.)
Jake: Though all Lid ever does is get angry together...
Lid: Only for you, Jake. Only for you.
Jake: Only me!?
Nichol: Heh... ha ha ha ha!
Fina: Oh! Nichol laughed...
Nichol: Ha ha ha ha! How could I not laugh at such ridiculousness?
Fina: I... I've never seen Nichol laugh so hard.
Nichol: Thank you, everyone... Thank you.
(He rubs his eyes again.)
Nichol: ......
Fina: Ah... He's crying again.
Rain: And that's okay. Once he's all cried out, he'll be able to return to normal. Then we'll have our usual Nichol back.
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