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Previously...
CHAOTIC DARKNESS - HOLD THE ENTRUSTED DEAR - ROARING VOLCANO 1
(Lightlord & Waterlord fight Behemoth. Lightlord circles him, firing her gun. There is a cast of a spell, perhaps Ultima. It obliterates the scene, but when the scene reappears all three still stand.)
Veritas of the Light: Ha... ha... What a monster...
Veritas of the Waters: All our attacks haven't even slowed him down.
(Behemoth strikes the two Veritas, knocking them back and their helmets off.)
Veritas of the Waters: Ugh...
(Behemoth strikes at Waterlord again.)
Veritas of the Waters: Ah....
(Waterlord falls.)
Veritas of the Light: Waterlord!
Veritas of the Waters: Nichol... I'm sorry... My penitence... ends here...
Veritas of the Light: Damnit... Is this really the end...?
(Behemoth slowly moves to Lightlord.)
Veritas of the Light: Darklord. I'm coming to where you are now... We can make that promise come true in the next world... We'll finally get our journey together...
(Behemoth strikes her, and she falls.)
(Behemoth roars, and the scene returns to the party. Raegen and Lasswell pass by, then Sakura and Rain enter. Sakura comes to a stop with a ! over her head, and Rain turns to her.)
Sakura: Sister...
Rain: Sakura? What's wrong?
Sakura: Nothing... It's nothing at all. Don't worry about me. We should keep moving...
(They walk on.)
Sakura: (The fact that I can't feel her anymore doesn't have to mean she is dead.) (Not my sister. She's too strong to be finished that easily...)
CHAOTIC DARKNESS - HOLD THE ENTRUSTED DEAR - ROARING VOLCANO 2
(The scene opens on a lava field, in a fight against fodder.)
Nichol: Must be my imagination. I swear I just heard the Waterlord.
Sakura: What's that?
Nichol: It was a painful voice. It'd be better if there was nothing in her at all.
Sakura: ...You got that right.
(Wave 1 of battle commences. There is no further dialogue.)
CHAOTIC DARKNESS - HOLD THE ENTRUSTED DEAR - ROARING VOLCANO 3
(The party is still walking in the lava field. They come to a stop as Rain gets a ! over his head.)
Rain: That's--!
(The camera pans up to show a teleportation effect occurring.)
Raegen: Teleportation magic! Be on alert! Something is coming!
(Behemoth emerges from the portal!)
Rain: Behemoth!? He can use that kind of magic, too!?
Raegen: Yeah. He is still one of Hess's Eight Sages, after all.
(Behemoth tosses the two Veritas' healms down in front of the party. Sakura, Raegen, and Nichol all react with ! over their heads.)
Sakura: Wha...
(Sakura steps forward.)
Sakura: These are... their helms... Waterlord... and my sister's.... You... You killed her...?
Raegen: Lightlord....
(Nichol moves to Waterlord's helm and kneels next to it.)
Nichol: Waterlord... Thank you.. You fought till the very end for us, didn't you? I accept... your penitence.
(Nichol picks up Waterlord's helm.)
Rain: Nichol. Sakura. Look at Behemoth. HE's looking pretty beat up.
(Editor's note: Behemoth appears gray now; I'm pretty sure he was brown before this.)
Rain: Lightlord and Waterlord did that for us. Behemoth is probably as weak as he'll ever get. Now is our chance to win.
(Rain draws his sword.)
Rain: No. Now is the time we've got to win!
Sakura: Yes. That's exactly right!
(Sakura readies her scythe.)
Nichol: Indeed!
(Nichol prepares for battle as well.)
(The rest of the party also prepares, and the scene drops into battle!)
Nichol: Waterlord... You were Elle's enemy. But still... I will fight for your sake now.
Sakura: Sister. We just couldn't see eye to eye, could we? Well, surely someday my life will run out, too. I will bring my hopes of making up with you with me into the afterlife.
(Battle begins in earnest now. You defeat Behemoth! There is no dialogue immediately afterwards.)
CHAOTIC DARKNESS - HOLD THE ENTRUSTED DEAR - ROARING VOLCANO 4
(The party still stands before Behemoth. Behemoth backs up a step.)
Rain: Hah.... hah.... Did we beat him?
Behemoth: Guh..... gaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuugh!
(A yellow light shines in front of Behemoth.)
Behemoth: You... you put a stop to my madness...
(Raegen reacts with a ! over his head.)
Raegen: Behemoth... Have you come back to your senses at last?
Behemoth: Yes...
(one by one, the party sheathe their weapons.)
Behemoth: It seems there is no way to escape the crystal's cursed bonds... but death...
Raegen: I see....
(Jake moves closer to Behemoth.)
Jake: Hey. You'd better be kidding me. You think that we're gonna forgive what you've done just because you're dying now?
Behemoth: I know that.... But.... it is also true... that there is no way left for me to atone now but through death.... If I might still make one wish.... If it were still possible... I hope you will also grant Sol the same chance.... to atone in death.
Jake: You bet we will. Whether he likes it or not.
Behemoth: ...I suppose you would not want to hear thanks from me... but... I am grateful... Thank you...
(Behemoth comes to a rest. Rain steps forward.)
Rain: Come on... we should go. We don't have any time to waste just standing around.
(The party leaves, all except Raegen who stops in front of Behemoth.)
Raegen(...): (Sol was once the kindest and most loving of all Hess's Sages.)(From what I heard, he studied the crystals and worked tirelessly night and day to try to find ways they could be used for the people.)(How ironic... That those very same crystals should have now turned the same man into a force of such utter destruction.)
(Raegen leaves, and the camera centers on Behemoth before the scene fades out.)
Next entry...
CHAOTIC DARKNESS - HOLD THE ENTRUSTED DEAR - ROARING VOLCANO 1
(Lightlord & Waterlord fight Behemoth. Lightlord circles him, firing her gun. There is a cast of a spell, perhaps Ultima. It obliterates the scene, but when the scene reappears all three still stand.)
Veritas of the Light: Ha... ha... What a monster...
Veritas of the Waters: All our attacks haven't even slowed him down.
(Behemoth strikes the two Veritas, knocking them back and their helmets off.)
Veritas of the Waters: Ugh...
(Behemoth strikes at Waterlord again.)
Veritas of the Waters: Ah....
(Waterlord falls.)
Veritas of the Light: Waterlord!
Veritas of the Waters: Nichol... I'm sorry... My penitence... ends here...
Veritas of the Light: Damnit... Is this really the end...?
(Behemoth slowly moves to Lightlord.)
Veritas of the Light: Darklord. I'm coming to where you are now... We can make that promise come true in the next world... We'll finally get our journey together...
(Behemoth strikes her, and she falls.)
(Behemoth roars, and the scene returns to the party. Raegen and Lasswell pass by, then Sakura and Rain enter. Sakura comes to a stop with a ! over her head, and Rain turns to her.)
Sakura: Sister...
Rain: Sakura? What's wrong?
Sakura: Nothing... It's nothing at all. Don't worry about me. We should keep moving...
(They walk on.)
Sakura: (The fact that I can't feel her anymore doesn't have to mean she is dead.) (Not my sister. She's too strong to be finished that easily...)
CHAOTIC DARKNESS - HOLD THE ENTRUSTED DEAR - ROARING VOLCANO 2
(The scene opens on a lava field, in a fight against fodder.)
Nichol: Must be my imagination. I swear I just heard the Waterlord.
Sakura: What's that?
Nichol: It was a painful voice. It'd be better if there was nothing in her at all.
Sakura: ...You got that right.
(Wave 1 of battle commences. There is no further dialogue.)
CHAOTIC DARKNESS - HOLD THE ENTRUSTED DEAR - ROARING VOLCANO 3
(The party is still walking in the lava field. They come to a stop as Rain gets a ! over his head.)
Rain: That's--!
(The camera pans up to show a teleportation effect occurring.)
Raegen: Teleportation magic! Be on alert! Something is coming!
(Behemoth emerges from the portal!)
Rain: Behemoth!? He can use that kind of magic, too!?
Raegen: Yeah. He is still one of Hess's Eight Sages, after all.
(Behemoth tosses the two Veritas' healms down in front of the party. Sakura, Raegen, and Nichol all react with ! over their heads.)
Sakura: Wha...
(Sakura steps forward.)
Sakura: These are... their helms... Waterlord... and my sister's.... You... You killed her...?
Raegen: Lightlord....
(Nichol moves to Waterlord's helm and kneels next to it.)
Nichol: Waterlord... Thank you.. You fought till the very end for us, didn't you? I accept... your penitence.
(Nichol picks up Waterlord's helm.)
Rain: Nichol. Sakura. Look at Behemoth. HE's looking pretty beat up.
(Editor's note: Behemoth appears gray now; I'm pretty sure he was brown before this.)
Rain: Lightlord and Waterlord did that for us. Behemoth is probably as weak as he'll ever get. Now is our chance to win.
(Rain draws his sword.)
Rain: No. Now is the time we've got to win!
Sakura: Yes. That's exactly right!
(Sakura readies her scythe.)
Nichol: Indeed!
(Nichol prepares for battle as well.)
(The rest of the party also prepares, and the scene drops into battle!)
Nichol: Waterlord... You were Elle's enemy. But still... I will fight for your sake now.
Sakura: Sister. We just couldn't see eye to eye, could we? Well, surely someday my life will run out, too. I will bring my hopes of making up with you with me into the afterlife.
(Battle begins in earnest now. You defeat Behemoth! There is no dialogue immediately afterwards.)
CHAOTIC DARKNESS - HOLD THE ENTRUSTED DEAR - ROARING VOLCANO 4
(The party still stands before Behemoth. Behemoth backs up a step.)
Rain: Hah.... hah.... Did we beat him?
Behemoth: Guh..... gaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuugh!
(A yellow light shines in front of Behemoth.)
Behemoth: You... you put a stop to my madness...
(Raegen reacts with a ! over his head.)
Raegen: Behemoth... Have you come back to your senses at last?
Behemoth: Yes...
(one by one, the party sheathe their weapons.)
Behemoth: It seems there is no way to escape the crystal's cursed bonds... but death...
Raegen: I see....
(Jake moves closer to Behemoth.)
Jake: Hey. You'd better be kidding me. You think that we're gonna forgive what you've done just because you're dying now?
Behemoth: I know that.... But.... it is also true... that there is no way left for me to atone now but through death.... If I might still make one wish.... If it were still possible... I hope you will also grant Sol the same chance.... to atone in death.
Jake: You bet we will. Whether he likes it or not.
Behemoth: ...I suppose you would not want to hear thanks from me... but... I am grateful... Thank you...
(Behemoth comes to a rest. Rain steps forward.)
Rain: Come on... we should go. We don't have any time to waste just standing around.
(The party leaves, all except Raegen who stops in front of Behemoth.)
Raegen(...): (Sol was once the kindest and most loving of all Hess's Sages.)(From what I heard, he studied the crystals and worked tirelessly night and day to try to find ways they could be used for the people.)(How ironic... That those very same crystals should have now turned the same man into a force of such utter destruction.)
(Raegen leaves, and the camera centers on Behemoth before the scene fades out.)
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