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FFBE Script part 98: Iron Splitter
Previously...
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE -- IRON SPLITTER -- ERODED CASTLE 1
(The party enters the eroded castle. The others turn to look back at Lasswell, who has stopped.)
Lasswell: What is this? My sword...
Nichol: The people of the capitol here have said that a legendary sword is rumored to rest in this castle.
Rain: And you think that has something to do with why Lasswell's sword is acting strangely?
Nichol: Even if the rumors are no more than legend, legends may grow from seeds of truth.
(Nichol takes a few steps further into the castle, then stops and gets (...) over his head.)
Nichol: What's more, I feel some dark power lurking somewhere further ahead. Do you sense it too, Fina?
Fina: Me? ...Oh... Yeah. It feels... strong. And scary. And... just strange.
(The others start to walk in, leaving Lasswell behind.)
Lasswell: Purple Lightning is no ordinary sword. I wonder, might it be somehow attracted to that dark power you speak of...?
(Lasswell follows the others.)
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE -- IRON SPLITTER -- ZANTETSUKEN 1
(The party approaches the statue of an esper.)
Rain: Is this esper... responding to your sword, Lasswell?
???: Purple Lightning... it has been long since last we met by chance.
(The screen flashes white. The esper turns flesh!)
???: Time is ever changing.... The children of men live, and die. Yet I have not forgotten the sound of our blades ringing out against each other that day. You, who now hold Purple Lightning... Would you dare cross blades with me, the mighty Odin?
Lasswell: If I do battle with you, what will I gain?
Odin: I will make you a gift of my spear, Gugnir. And if you prove yourself worthy... perhaps greater power yet.
Lasswell: In that case, then...
Fina: Hey... Are we sure this is a good idea?
Rain: Odin is a powerful esper, right? I'm sure Lasswell wants to get him on our side too.
Lasswell: Odin. As you desire, I will show you the strength of my sword.
Odin: You show fine spirit. But single combat against humans holds no thrill for me. Come at me with all of your allies!
(The party draws their weapons. Battle occurs! Afterwards...)
Odin: Your skill with that sword... pales in comparison to the one who held it before you.
Lasswell: Ngh...
Odin: Still... you are yet a child of man. And for a human, you show potential. You may be able to master that blade, in the time it takes for one such as I to blink. You have the skill, if you choose to employ it. I look forward to seeing you do so. I will grant you the gift of my spear.
(The screen flashes white. Odin has turned back to stone. The esper Odin has joined the party!)
Lasswell: He said... I paled in comparison to the one who held this blade before me.
Nichol: That blade does appear to be a very old one....
Lasswell: Yes. I inherited it from another. And who used it before him? I cannot say. When an esper speaks of the past, there is no telling whether he is speaking of years.... or thousands of years.
Rain: Either way, Odin still decided you were worthy of his power, right, Lasswell?
Lasswell: With some conditions... but yes. All I have to do now is continue to grow stronger.
(The party leaves)
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE -- IRON SPLITTER -- ZANTETSUKEN 2
(Fina, Rain and Lasswell approach Odin's statue. As they draw near, the statue turns to flesh once more.)
Odin: Your sword has grown sharper. It is now a blade able to protect those you care about...
Lasswell: Purple Lightning... is it reacting to you?
Odin: To you. That light is proof that you have been found worthy. You are worthy now to stand against me... and my Zantetsuken. Now show me. The power within you.
(Lasswell draws Purple Lightning. Battle occurs! Afterwards...)
Odin: I am reminded of a time long past.... Zantetsuken..... and Purple Lightning... And the distant day when these two blades met in battle.
Lasswell: This is not the firwst time someone has wielded this blade against you?
Odin: It was a fierce battle. The very land was torn asunder. That battle... brought me great joy. But you have still some way to go. When you are ready to face the true power of Zantetsuken... Let us battle again that day.
(Odin turns into a statue once more. The esper Odin evolved!)
Lasswell: Purple Lightning has been used against even espers in battles that tore the very earth... Still, to lend your power to one you once battled against so desperately... I suppose that espers must see the world different than we mortals do.
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE -- IRON SPLITTER -- ZANTETSUKEN 3
(The party approaches Odin's statue, who turns flesh as they draw near.)
Odin: Is even my power and the Zantetsuken I wield not enough for you?
Lasswell: We battle our enemies, but we do not seek war. We but wish to protect others by preventing larger conflicts.
Odin: One does not require purpose to seek power. Would you not agree, knight?
Lasswell: Power without purpose brings about nothing but senseless destruction. I wield Purple Lightning for the purpose of protecting others from such destruction.
Odin: Hah. Spoken like a true human. then come, show me the strength of that purpose!
(Lasswell draws Purple Lightning. Battle occurs! Afterward...)
Odin: This is what you meant. I shall ask you once again, child and knight of man. Should you acquire the true Zantetsuken, what is it that you would protect?
Lasswell: There should no longer be a need for words. I have spoken to you in battle through Purple Lightning. You should already know my answer, Odin.
Odin: Sure fire in those eyes. the one who once wielded that blade.... No, it is nothing. There has never been a finer wielder of Purple Lightning than yourself. I offer you the true power of my Zantetsuken as proof of your worth.
(There is a flash of white light as Odin turns to a statue once more. The esper Odin awakened!)
Lasswell: I have to become even worthier of the espers' power.
Rain: Anybody could've chosen, but it ended up being yoou. Stop getting so eager and just savor today's victory.
Lasswell: Heh... Don't worry about me. I'm only making up for your lack of eagerness.
Next entry...
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE -- IRON SPLITTER -- ERODED CASTLE 1
(The party enters the eroded castle. The others turn to look back at Lasswell, who has stopped.)
Lasswell: What is this? My sword...
Nichol: The people of the capitol here have said that a legendary sword is rumored to rest in this castle.
Rain: And you think that has something to do with why Lasswell's sword is acting strangely?
Nichol: Even if the rumors are no more than legend, legends may grow from seeds of truth.
(Nichol takes a few steps further into the castle, then stops and gets (...) over his head.)
Nichol: What's more, I feel some dark power lurking somewhere further ahead. Do you sense it too, Fina?
Fina: Me? ...Oh... Yeah. It feels... strong. And scary. And... just strange.
(The others start to walk in, leaving Lasswell behind.)
Lasswell: Purple Lightning is no ordinary sword. I wonder, might it be somehow attracted to that dark power you speak of...?
(Lasswell follows the others.)
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE -- IRON SPLITTER -- ZANTETSUKEN 1
(The party approaches the statue of an esper.)
Rain: Is this esper... responding to your sword, Lasswell?
???: Purple Lightning... it has been long since last we met by chance.
(The screen flashes white. The esper turns flesh!)
???: Time is ever changing.... The children of men live, and die. Yet I have not forgotten the sound of our blades ringing out against each other that day. You, who now hold Purple Lightning... Would you dare cross blades with me, the mighty Odin?
Lasswell: If I do battle with you, what will I gain?
Odin: I will make you a gift of my spear, Gugnir. And if you prove yourself worthy... perhaps greater power yet.
Lasswell: In that case, then...
Fina: Hey... Are we sure this is a good idea?
Rain: Odin is a powerful esper, right? I'm sure Lasswell wants to get him on our side too.
Lasswell: Odin. As you desire, I will show you the strength of my sword.
Odin: You show fine spirit. But single combat against humans holds no thrill for me. Come at me with all of your allies!
(The party draws their weapons. Battle occurs! Afterwards...)
Odin: Your skill with that sword... pales in comparison to the one who held it before you.
Lasswell: Ngh...
Odin: Still... you are yet a child of man. And for a human, you show potential. You may be able to master that blade, in the time it takes for one such as I to blink. You have the skill, if you choose to employ it. I look forward to seeing you do so. I will grant you the gift of my spear.
(The screen flashes white. Odin has turned back to stone. The esper Odin has joined the party!)
Lasswell: He said... I paled in comparison to the one who held this blade before me.
Nichol: That blade does appear to be a very old one....
Lasswell: Yes. I inherited it from another. And who used it before him? I cannot say. When an esper speaks of the past, there is no telling whether he is speaking of years.... or thousands of years.
Rain: Either way, Odin still decided you were worthy of his power, right, Lasswell?
Lasswell: With some conditions... but yes. All I have to do now is continue to grow stronger.
(The party leaves)
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE -- IRON SPLITTER -- ZANTETSUKEN 2
(Fina, Rain and Lasswell approach Odin's statue. As they draw near, the statue turns to flesh once more.)
Odin: Your sword has grown sharper. It is now a blade able to protect those you care about...
Lasswell: Purple Lightning... is it reacting to you?
Odin: To you. That light is proof that you have been found worthy. You are worthy now to stand against me... and my Zantetsuken. Now show me. The power within you.
(Lasswell draws Purple Lightning. Battle occurs! Afterwards...)
Odin: I am reminded of a time long past.... Zantetsuken..... and Purple Lightning... And the distant day when these two blades met in battle.
Lasswell: This is not the firwst time someone has wielded this blade against you?
Odin: It was a fierce battle. The very land was torn asunder. That battle... brought me great joy. But you have still some way to go. When you are ready to face the true power of Zantetsuken... Let us battle again that day.
(Odin turns into a statue once more. The esper Odin evolved!)
Lasswell: Purple Lightning has been used against even espers in battles that tore the very earth... Still, to lend your power to one you once battled against so desperately... I suppose that espers must see the world different than we mortals do.
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE -- IRON SPLITTER -- ZANTETSUKEN 3
(The party approaches Odin's statue, who turns flesh as they draw near.)
Odin: Is even my power and the Zantetsuken I wield not enough for you?
Lasswell: We battle our enemies, but we do not seek war. We but wish to protect others by preventing larger conflicts.
Odin: One does not require purpose to seek power. Would you not agree, knight?
Lasswell: Power without purpose brings about nothing but senseless destruction. I wield Purple Lightning for the purpose of protecting others from such destruction.
Odin: Hah. Spoken like a true human. then come, show me the strength of that purpose!
(Lasswell draws Purple Lightning. Battle occurs! Afterward...)
Odin: This is what you meant. I shall ask you once again, child and knight of man. Should you acquire the true Zantetsuken, what is it that you would protect?
Lasswell: There should no longer be a need for words. I have spoken to you in battle through Purple Lightning. You should already know my answer, Odin.
Odin: Sure fire in those eyes. the one who once wielded that blade.... No, it is nothing. There has never been a finer wielder of Purple Lightning than yourself. I offer you the true power of my Zantetsuken as proof of your worth.
(There is a flash of white light as Odin turns to a statue once more. The esper Odin awakened!)
Lasswell: I have to become even worthier of the espers' power.
Rain: Anybody could've chosen, but it ended up being yoou. Stop getting so eager and just savor today's victory.
Lasswell: Heh... Don't worry about me. I'm only making up for your lack of eagerness.
Next entry...