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FFBE Script part 155: A Howling Obstacle
Oct. 19th, 2020 02:55 pmPreviously...
LAND OF THE CRYSTALS -- A HOWLING OBSTACLE -- TWILIGHT CRYSTAL WOODS 1
(The party is rushing along a red crystal path. Raegen stops with a ! and readies his sword.)
Raegen: Everyone! Be ready for battle! We're close now!
Lid: There they are! We finally caught up with them!
(The camera pans up to show Sol and Behemoth, their backs to the party. They turn.)
Sol: Oh? You were able to catch up with us? That tenacity... It is nauseatingly ugly. You are making it very difficult for me to be patient with you.
(There is a white glow, and four elementals appear.)
Lid: Ah! He summoned more monsters!
Sol: I'll let these beats wear down your strength first. And Behemoth? In the end, I'll ask you... to cut these miserable bottom-dwellers down and give them a beautiful death.
(Sol leaves, and Behemoth moves closer to the party. He roars.)
Veritas of the Light: ...Behemoth. Darklord will have his revenge.
Rain: Let's do this everybody! We'll defeat these monsters and go after Sol!
LAND OF THE CRYSTALS -- A HOWLING OBSTACLE -- TWILIGHT CRYSTAL WOODS 2
(A boss battle starts against Behemoth!)
Lid: This behemoth... It doesn't feel very sage-life...
Sakura: The behemoth used to be a monster that evolved into a sage. It had a sense of reason when it fought with us.
Raegen: Now thanks to the effects of the crystal and Sol... It's returned to being a ferocious monster.
Veritas of the Light: We must defeat it no matter what! It is a foe of the Darklord!
Sakura: That's right. If we can't get past it, we won't be able to get to the gate.
(Battle begins in earnest now. There is no dialogue after the battle ends.)
LAND OF THE CRYSTALS -- A HOWLING OBSTACLE -- TWILIGHT CRYSTAL WOODS 3
(Behemoth roars.)
Jake: Seriously? Just when I thought the battle was over... That Behemoth is a beast. Does he still have energy to spare?
Lid: We're all attacking, and we still can't beat him...?
Rain: Fina, are you doing okay? You've been looking rough for a while now...
Fina: Hah... hah... I'm sorry... I can't....
(Fina's on her knees behind the party.)
Raegen: This is bad. If we're stopped here, we won't have enough time to close the gate!
Veritas of the Light(...): Leave this up to us. Right, Waterlord?
Veritas of the Waters: Yes. We should be enough to stop Behemoth.
Nichol: Lightlord... Waterlord... When you say that you will stop Behemoth... What do you intend to do?
Veritas of the Light: Hmph. Something that a fancy tactician like you would never think of. Don't worry. It'll work.
Veritas of the Waters: Nichol. Trust us.
Nichol: Y-yes, but...
Veritas of the Waters: We trust you all. If you can just get through this, then we know you'll close the gate and save this world.
Nichol(...): I see.... Then we will leave this up to you.
Veritas of the Waters: Thank you.
Veritas of the Light: All right. Then here we go! Waterlord!
Veritas of the Waters: I'm ready!
(The two Veritas move to confront Behemoth.)
Veritas of the Light: Behemoth. You are strong, that's true enough. But... there is magic that even you cannot possibly resist.
Veritas of the Waters: And this is it!
(A purple glow envelopes the three!)
Nichol: Isn't that their transportation magic!? What!?
(Nichol moves forward to where the three had stood.)
Sakura: They used their magic to transport Behemoth and themselves somewhere else...
Nichol: How could they.... They intend to battle Behemoth alone:? Just the two of them...
(The scene shifts to outdoors in a wooded area. The purple light flashes and the three reappear.)
Veritas of the Waters: Heh... Looks like it worked.
Veritas of the Light: Yeah. We managed to ditch them.
Veritas of the Waters: Now we just have to deal with the baggage...
Veritas of the Light: I don't think that's going to be all that easy. This one isn't a normal opponent.
Veritas of the Waters: Oh? You're sounding rather timid today.
Veritas of the Light: I'm not saying I won't do it. I'll fight. I have to get revenge for Darklord, after all.
Veritas of the Waters: Then let's do our best. I... I don't really feel like dying here. There are still a lot of people out there I have to save. I cannot atone to Nichol in any other way.
Veritas of the Light: Nichol, huh... He's an interesting fellow. Yeah.... I wouldn't mind living to talk with him again.
Veritas of the Waters: Well then. Let's go.
Veritas of the Light: Yeah. Don't die, Waterlord.
Veritas of the Waters: You too. Lightlord.
(The Veritas glow. Behemoth uncrosses his arms and roars, moving forward.)
(The scene shifts back to the main party. Nichol stands in the middle, the rest turned to him.)
Nichol: Waterlord... Lightlord...
Sakura: Nichol. You needn't worry. They are two of the Sworn Six. Even against an opponent like Behemoth, they will not be easily defeated.
Raegen: You're right. What we need to do now is honor their wishes and move forward.
Jake: Those two will come catch up to us in no time. Let's close that gate before they can.
(Nichol has had his head bowed. He now lifts it.)
Nichol: You're right. Let's go.
(The party moves on, but the camera pans down to Rain, standing next to the kneeling Fina.)
Rain: Fina? Can you walk?
Fina: Yeah... I'm okay... It's just a little bit further. So please... let me keep fighting until the end.
(She stands and walks on slowly.)
Rain: Fina...
Next entry...
LAND OF THE CRYSTALS -- A HOWLING OBSTACLE -- TWILIGHT CRYSTAL WOODS 1
(The party is rushing along a red crystal path. Raegen stops with a ! and readies his sword.)
Raegen: Everyone! Be ready for battle! We're close now!
Lid: There they are! We finally caught up with them!
(The camera pans up to show Sol and Behemoth, their backs to the party. They turn.)
Sol: Oh? You were able to catch up with us? That tenacity... It is nauseatingly ugly. You are making it very difficult for me to be patient with you.
(There is a white glow, and four elementals appear.)
Lid: Ah! He summoned more monsters!
Sol: I'll let these beats wear down your strength first. And Behemoth? In the end, I'll ask you... to cut these miserable bottom-dwellers down and give them a beautiful death.
(Sol leaves, and Behemoth moves closer to the party. He roars.)
Veritas of the Light: ...Behemoth. Darklord will have his revenge.
Rain: Let's do this everybody! We'll defeat these monsters and go after Sol!
LAND OF THE CRYSTALS -- A HOWLING OBSTACLE -- TWILIGHT CRYSTAL WOODS 2
(A boss battle starts against Behemoth!)
Lid: This behemoth... It doesn't feel very sage-life...
Sakura: The behemoth used to be a monster that evolved into a sage. It had a sense of reason when it fought with us.
Raegen: Now thanks to the effects of the crystal and Sol... It's returned to being a ferocious monster.
Veritas of the Light: We must defeat it no matter what! It is a foe of the Darklord!
Sakura: That's right. If we can't get past it, we won't be able to get to the gate.
(Battle begins in earnest now. There is no dialogue after the battle ends.)
LAND OF THE CRYSTALS -- A HOWLING OBSTACLE -- TWILIGHT CRYSTAL WOODS 3
(Behemoth roars.)
Jake: Seriously? Just when I thought the battle was over... That Behemoth is a beast. Does he still have energy to spare?
Lid: We're all attacking, and we still can't beat him...?
Rain: Fina, are you doing okay? You've been looking rough for a while now...
Fina: Hah... hah... I'm sorry... I can't....
(Fina's on her knees behind the party.)
Raegen: This is bad. If we're stopped here, we won't have enough time to close the gate!
Veritas of the Light(...): Leave this up to us. Right, Waterlord?
Veritas of the Waters: Yes. We should be enough to stop Behemoth.
Nichol: Lightlord... Waterlord... When you say that you will stop Behemoth... What do you intend to do?
Veritas of the Light: Hmph. Something that a fancy tactician like you would never think of. Don't worry. It'll work.
Veritas of the Waters: Nichol. Trust us.
Nichol: Y-yes, but...
Veritas of the Waters: We trust you all. If you can just get through this, then we know you'll close the gate and save this world.
Nichol(...): I see.... Then we will leave this up to you.
Veritas of the Waters: Thank you.
Veritas of the Light: All right. Then here we go! Waterlord!
Veritas of the Waters: I'm ready!
(The two Veritas move to confront Behemoth.)
Veritas of the Light: Behemoth. You are strong, that's true enough. But... there is magic that even you cannot possibly resist.
Veritas of the Waters: And this is it!
(A purple glow envelopes the three!)
Nichol: Isn't that their transportation magic!? What!?
(Nichol moves forward to where the three had stood.)
Sakura: They used their magic to transport Behemoth and themselves somewhere else...
Nichol: How could they.... They intend to battle Behemoth alone:? Just the two of them...
(The scene shifts to outdoors in a wooded area. The purple light flashes and the three reappear.)
Veritas of the Waters: Heh... Looks like it worked.
Veritas of the Light: Yeah. We managed to ditch them.
Veritas of the Waters: Now we just have to deal with the baggage...
Veritas of the Light: I don't think that's going to be all that easy. This one isn't a normal opponent.
Veritas of the Waters: Oh? You're sounding rather timid today.
Veritas of the Light: I'm not saying I won't do it. I'll fight. I have to get revenge for Darklord, after all.
Veritas of the Waters: Then let's do our best. I... I don't really feel like dying here. There are still a lot of people out there I have to save. I cannot atone to Nichol in any other way.
Veritas of the Light: Nichol, huh... He's an interesting fellow. Yeah.... I wouldn't mind living to talk with him again.
Veritas of the Waters: Well then. Let's go.
Veritas of the Light: Yeah. Don't die, Waterlord.
Veritas of the Waters: You too. Lightlord.
(The Veritas glow. Behemoth uncrosses his arms and roars, moving forward.)
(The scene shifts back to the main party. Nichol stands in the middle, the rest turned to him.)
Nichol: Waterlord... Lightlord...
Sakura: Nichol. You needn't worry. They are two of the Sworn Six. Even against an opponent like Behemoth, they will not be easily defeated.
Raegen: You're right. What we need to do now is honor their wishes and move forward.
Jake: Those two will come catch up to us in no time. Let's close that gate before they can.
(Nichol has had his head bowed. He now lifts it.)
Nichol: You're right. Let's go.
(The party moves on, but the camera pans down to Rain, standing next to the kneeling Fina.)
Rain: Fina? Can you walk?
Fina: Yeah... I'm okay... It's just a little bit further. So please... let me keep fighting until the end.
(She stands and walks on slowly.)
Rain: Fina...
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