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FFBE Script part 92: Resolve
Previously...
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - ZOLDAAD CASTLE GROUNDS OPENING
Rain: This is strange... It's too quiet in here.
Crown Prince Shera: You're right. It is odd.
Lasswell(!): Wait. It appears that we have some company.
(The scene pans up the corridor to show a soldier approaching. He's kind of lurching.)
Crown Prince Shera: Why don't we ask those soldiers what is going on? I doubt they would dare refuse me an answer.
(Shera starts walking towards the soldiers. Jake gets a ! over his head.)
Jake: Wait! There's something wrong with those soldiers!
(Shera has come to a stop. Rain rushes in front of him and draws his sword.)
Rain: They are... monsters!
Nichol: The soldiers have been turned into monsters?
(There is a red glow in the corridor. It's not clear where it is coming from. Perhaps an alarm?)
Rain: It looks like we're going to have to go through them if we want to meet Emperor Sozhe and Lazarov.
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - ZOLDAAD CASTLE - THRONE ROOM 1
(The party approaches Sozhe.)
Emperor Sozhe: So you've finally made it this far! Yet you will not defeat me! Now, die!
Crown Prince Shera: You... are not my father.
Jake: What?
(Shera takes a step forward.)
Crown Prince Shera: Who are you? What have you done with my father!?
Dr. Lazarov: You are mistaken. The man you see before you is undeniably Emperor Sozhe. Though I may have had to--hoo hoo!--make some adjustments.
(Shera gets a ! over his head.)
Dr. Lazarov: To be perfectly blunt, he's more a living corpse, now, than a man... Not unlike a zombie soldier.
Lasswell: Lazarov... You demon...
Dr. Lazarov: I will use Emperor Sozhe to create war, and make the entire world a testing ground for my experiments. That is why I followed Veritas, as well. But I no longer need to rely on his power. Come... Emperor Sozhe. Show those cretins the true fruits of my labors.
(Sozhe starts forward.)
Emperor Sozhe: Ugh.... guh...
Dr. Lazarov: I must warn you, though. The emperor is my most precious creation yet. I won't allow you to dismember him too thoroughly.
Rain: Grrrgh! Come on, guys! We can do this!
(Rain and Lasswell draw their weapons. Battle occurs.)
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - ZOLDAAD CASTLE - THRONE ROOM 2
(Sozhe lays on the ground.)
Rain: Where's Lazarov? He got away?
Crown Prince Shera: Father!
Emperor Sozhe: That man... Lazarov, he... is probably headed for the castle's magic labs...
Lasswell: it seems that the emperor has returned to his senses.
Emperor Sozhe: My son...
Crown Prince Shera: Yes... Father.
Emperor Sozhe: I used power... to oppress my own people... and others... But this.. is all that came of my foolishness... I sought too much power... and was swallowed up by Lazarov. I may have chosen the wrong path, but.... My son... you have a chance to choose... a better path than I have... Zoldaad is.. The people... are... yours now...
Crown Prince Shera: I understand, Father. You may rely on me. .....
Jake: ..... ...You okay?
Crown Prince Shera: Yes... My tears can wait until after we have settled everything.
Jake: Right...
Rain: Then let's go. We need to catch Lazarov.
Fina: Yeah. Let's find those magic labs.
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - MAGIC RESEARCH CENTER 1
Crown Prince Shera: The magic labs lie beyond here.
Lasswell: Prince Shera.... The path ahead holds many dangers. I would ask you to withdraw to somewhere safe.
Crown Prince Shera: I'm sorry. I wish I could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you all in this fight, but...
Jake: Don't worry about it. Your battle lies ahead. A battle far harder to win than this one.
Rain: Indeed. You are needed for other things. Leave the fighting to us.
Crown Prince Shera: Thank you. I swear that I will rebuild Zoldaad into the country its people desire.
Jake: Hearing you say that makes me feel as strong as three men. Come on, everyone! Let's do this!
(The party starts to walk on. Shera gets (...) over his head.)
Crown Prince Shera: Jake!
Jake: Hm? What?
Crown Prince Shera: No... It's nothing... I just... ah... I will be praying for your success in battle.
Jake: ...I thank you. You can count on us to take care of this.
(They walk on. Lid is trailing behind. She comes to a stop with a (...) over her head.)
Lid: (If Lazarov is here, then that means... My brother should be...)
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - MAGIC RESEARCH CENTER 2
(The party rushes into the Magic Research Center.)
Rain: Lazarov!
Lid: Evan...
Evan: Lid... So here we are again. I suppose you were one to give up easily.
Dr. Lazarov: I see, I see. So you defeated Emperor Sozhe? Fine. So long as the corpse stays reasonably intact, I can patch him up as many times as I need.
Lasswell: Even you would not... You cannot really mean to continue to profane a deceased emperor in such a way!
Rain: What are you really after, Lazarov? Why bring the dead back to life?
Dr. Lazarov: Heh heh heh... Reanimating the dead is no more than a means to an end. And that end is eternal life.
Rain: Eternal life? That's why you've been perverting the laws of nature? There's no such things as eternal life!
Dr. Laazarov: Oh, no no no. That is where you would be wrong. Eternal life does exist. In this world right now, there are monstrous people who have lived over seven hundred years.
Rain: Over seven hundred years?
(Fina gets (...) over her head.)
Dr. Lazarov: But there is still much research to be done before I can claim eternal life for myself. And, you know, there are simply never enough corpses for me to experiment on. So what's a perfectly sane scientist to do? Don't answer yet! I'll give you a hint. What is the most efficient way to create human corpses?
Rain(!): You can't mean... That's what this war is all about!?
Jake: You son of a--! Is this... Is this all some kind of sick joke!?
Lid: Evan... Why would you go along with this lunatic?
Dr. Lazarov: What's this, now? You mean... you didn't even notice? Hmmm! So it's believable enough to fool even family. It seems my techniques have come quite a long way.
Lid: y-you... No... You can't mean... my brother...
Dr. Lazarov: I can mean, and I do mean! Do you want me to illustrate? How well he has been brainwashed? Evan. Why don't you laugh at your sister's stupidity?
Evan: Of course. Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Money! Money! Money! I want money! Money is everything!
Lid: N-no..
Dr. Lazarov: I needed the Invincible for my plans. So I took the liberty of brainwashing this fool.
(Evan turns in circles.)
Evan: Money! Money! Money! MONEY! MONEY!
Dr. Lazarov: I have to say, though, that this obsession with money is not a result of my brainwashing. That is something that was already within him. I assume my tinkering must have somehow amplified the desires he already had.
Lid: Shut up! Shut up! I don't even care! Lazarov! You've gone too far!
Dr. Lazarov: Ha ha ha! I'm not nearly finished yet! After all, none of you can stop me!
(The scene shifts to the left and right, showing tubes holding experiments opening. Zombie soldiers approach the party. Battle begins! After the zombies have been vanquished...)
Jake: They're headed for the roof! Let's go after them!
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - ZOLDAAD CASTLE ENDING
Rain: Lazarov! We won't let you get away!
Dr. Lazarov: Heh heh heh...
(Lazarov walks off. The party rushes forward, but is bounced back by something.)
'
Lid: The Invincible!
(Dr. Lazarov and Evan are aboard the Invincible.)
Dr. Lazarov: I was just running out of bodies anyway. I think I'll have Zoldaad burnt to the ground.
Rain: Damn it!
Jake: this is bad, everyone! If they attack from the sky, there's nothing we can do!
(The scene shifts to show Bahamut, glowing red, in the sky above the clouds.)
Bahamut: The Iron Wing... Invincible.. Have you taken back the heart that was stolen from me? Fine. Then allow me to measure your worth.
(Bahamut Mega-flares the Invincible! The Invincible is covered with flames.)
Rain: Fina... That esper...
Fina: Yes. That is Bahamut.
Lid: It took down the Invincible in a single hit.. What... What kinda power is that?
Lasswell: Well... Even if it was not trying to help us, we were saved regardless.
Jake: Let's go and find Prince Shera. We need to talk about what happens next.
Next entry...
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - ZOLDAAD CASTLE GROUNDS OPENING
Rain: This is strange... It's too quiet in here.
Crown Prince Shera: You're right. It is odd.
Lasswell(!): Wait. It appears that we have some company.
(The scene pans up the corridor to show a soldier approaching. He's kind of lurching.)
Crown Prince Shera: Why don't we ask those soldiers what is going on? I doubt they would dare refuse me an answer.
(Shera starts walking towards the soldiers. Jake gets a ! over his head.)
Jake: Wait! There's something wrong with those soldiers!
(Shera has come to a stop. Rain rushes in front of him and draws his sword.)
Rain: They are... monsters!
Nichol: The soldiers have been turned into monsters?
(There is a red glow in the corridor. It's not clear where it is coming from. Perhaps an alarm?)
Rain: It looks like we're going to have to go through them if we want to meet Emperor Sozhe and Lazarov.
---------------------------
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - ZOLDAAD CASTLE - THRONE ROOM 1
(The party approaches Sozhe.)
Emperor Sozhe: So you've finally made it this far! Yet you will not defeat me! Now, die!
Crown Prince Shera: You... are not my father.
Jake: What?
(Shera takes a step forward.)
Crown Prince Shera: Who are you? What have you done with my father!?
Dr. Lazarov: You are mistaken. The man you see before you is undeniably Emperor Sozhe. Though I may have had to--hoo hoo!--make some adjustments.
(Shera gets a ! over his head.)
Dr. Lazarov: To be perfectly blunt, he's more a living corpse, now, than a man... Not unlike a zombie soldier.
Lasswell: Lazarov... You demon...
Dr. Lazarov: I will use Emperor Sozhe to create war, and make the entire world a testing ground for my experiments. That is why I followed Veritas, as well. But I no longer need to rely on his power. Come... Emperor Sozhe. Show those cretins the true fruits of my labors.
(Sozhe starts forward.)
Emperor Sozhe: Ugh.... guh...
Dr. Lazarov: I must warn you, though. The emperor is my most precious creation yet. I won't allow you to dismember him too thoroughly.
Rain: Grrrgh! Come on, guys! We can do this!
(Rain and Lasswell draw their weapons. Battle occurs.)
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - ZOLDAAD CASTLE - THRONE ROOM 2
(Sozhe lays on the ground.)
Rain: Where's Lazarov? He got away?
Crown Prince Shera: Father!
Emperor Sozhe: That man... Lazarov, he... is probably headed for the castle's magic labs...
Lasswell: it seems that the emperor has returned to his senses.
Emperor Sozhe: My son...
Crown Prince Shera: Yes... Father.
Emperor Sozhe: I used power... to oppress my own people... and others... But this.. is all that came of my foolishness... I sought too much power... and was swallowed up by Lazarov. I may have chosen the wrong path, but.... My son... you have a chance to choose... a better path than I have... Zoldaad is.. The people... are... yours now...
Crown Prince Shera: I understand, Father. You may rely on me. .....
Jake: ..... ...You okay?
Crown Prince Shera: Yes... My tears can wait until after we have settled everything.
Jake: Right...
Rain: Then let's go. We need to catch Lazarov.
Fina: Yeah. Let's find those magic labs.
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - MAGIC RESEARCH CENTER 1
Crown Prince Shera: The magic labs lie beyond here.
Lasswell: Prince Shera.... The path ahead holds many dangers. I would ask you to withdraw to somewhere safe.
Crown Prince Shera: I'm sorry. I wish I could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you all in this fight, but...
Jake: Don't worry about it. Your battle lies ahead. A battle far harder to win than this one.
Rain: Indeed. You are needed for other things. Leave the fighting to us.
Crown Prince Shera: Thank you. I swear that I will rebuild Zoldaad into the country its people desire.
Jake: Hearing you say that makes me feel as strong as three men. Come on, everyone! Let's do this!
(The party starts to walk on. Shera gets (...) over his head.)
Crown Prince Shera: Jake!
Jake: Hm? What?
Crown Prince Shera: No... It's nothing... I just... ah... I will be praying for your success in battle.
Jake: ...I thank you. You can count on us to take care of this.
(They walk on. Lid is trailing behind. She comes to a stop with a (...) over her head.)
Lid: (If Lazarov is here, then that means... My brother should be...)
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - MAGIC RESEARCH CENTER 2
(The party rushes into the Magic Research Center.)
Rain: Lazarov!
Lid: Evan...
Evan: Lid... So here we are again. I suppose you were one to give up easily.
Dr. Lazarov: I see, I see. So you defeated Emperor Sozhe? Fine. So long as the corpse stays reasonably intact, I can patch him up as many times as I need.
Lasswell: Even you would not... You cannot really mean to continue to profane a deceased emperor in such a way!
Rain: What are you really after, Lazarov? Why bring the dead back to life?
Dr. Lazarov: Heh heh heh... Reanimating the dead is no more than a means to an end. And that end is eternal life.
Rain: Eternal life? That's why you've been perverting the laws of nature? There's no such things as eternal life!
Dr. Laazarov: Oh, no no no. That is where you would be wrong. Eternal life does exist. In this world right now, there are monstrous people who have lived over seven hundred years.
Rain: Over seven hundred years?
(Fina gets (...) over her head.)
Dr. Lazarov: But there is still much research to be done before I can claim eternal life for myself. And, you know, there are simply never enough corpses for me to experiment on. So what's a perfectly sane scientist to do? Don't answer yet! I'll give you a hint. What is the most efficient way to create human corpses?
Rain(!): You can't mean... That's what this war is all about!?
Jake: You son of a--! Is this... Is this all some kind of sick joke!?
Lid: Evan... Why would you go along with this lunatic?
Dr. Lazarov: What's this, now? You mean... you didn't even notice? Hmmm! So it's believable enough to fool even family. It seems my techniques have come quite a long way.
Lid: y-you... No... You can't mean... my brother...
Dr. Lazarov: I can mean, and I do mean! Do you want me to illustrate? How well he has been brainwashed? Evan. Why don't you laugh at your sister's stupidity?
Evan: Of course. Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Money! Money! Money! I want money! Money is everything!
Lid: N-no..
Dr. Lazarov: I needed the Invincible for my plans. So I took the liberty of brainwashing this fool.
(Evan turns in circles.)
Evan: Money! Money! Money! MONEY! MONEY!
Dr. Lazarov: I have to say, though, that this obsession with money is not a result of my brainwashing. That is something that was already within him. I assume my tinkering must have somehow amplified the desires he already had.
Lid: Shut up! Shut up! I don't even care! Lazarov! You've gone too far!
Dr. Lazarov: Ha ha ha! I'm not nearly finished yet! After all, none of you can stop me!
(The scene shifts to the left and right, showing tubes holding experiments opening. Zombie soldiers approach the party. Battle begins! After the zombies have been vanquished...)
Jake: They're headed for the roof! Let's go after them!
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - RESOLVE - ZOLDAAD CASTLE ENDING
Rain: Lazarov! We won't let you get away!
Dr. Lazarov: Heh heh heh...
(Lazarov walks off. The party rushes forward, but is bounced back by something.)
'
Lid: The Invincible!
(Dr. Lazarov and Evan are aboard the Invincible.)
Dr. Lazarov: I was just running out of bodies anyway. I think I'll have Zoldaad burnt to the ground.
Rain: Damn it!
Jake: this is bad, everyone! If they attack from the sky, there's nothing we can do!
(The scene shifts to show Bahamut, glowing red, in the sky above the clouds.)
Bahamut: The Iron Wing... Invincible.. Have you taken back the heart that was stolen from me? Fine. Then allow me to measure your worth.
(Bahamut Mega-flares the Invincible! The Invincible is covered with flames.)
Rain: Fina... That esper...
Fina: Yes. That is Bahamut.
Lid: It took down the Invincible in a single hit.. What... What kinda power is that?
Lasswell: Well... Even if it was not trying to help us, we were saved regardless.
Jake: Let's go and find Prince Shera. We need to talk about what happens next.
Next entry...