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FFBE Script part 120: The Door and the Seal
Previously...
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- THE DOOR AND THE SEAL -- ZANTON DUNES 1
(Fina stands alone, the rest of the party approaching.)
Fina: What is it? This awful feeling...
Dark Fina: It's miasma. If you breathe too much of it, it can be dangerous. Dangerous enough to kill.
Fina: What!? R-really? Are we sure about this?
Sakura: Gronoa is a dangerous land. It is covered with such miasma. And turn your eyes up to the heavens. The miasma fills the sky as well.
Nichol: The wind currents are pushing it up into the atmosphere? So that is why you told us that an airship would be little help.
Lid(...): Hey, Sakura... About what you said before... This world really used to be a part of Paladia?
(Sakura turns her back on Lid and walks a few steps.)
Sakura: Yes. The leaders of Aldore banished the warriors of Hess, the Veritas, and even the very land they stood upon to this world.
(Lid gets a ! over her head.)
Lid: "The very land"? Is that kind of thing even possible?
Sakura: Aldore had the technology to create "gates" using dimensional rifts. You have seen the Veritas appear and disappear instantaneously, haven't you? They are still using that same power now.
Lid: So a piece of Paladia came through one of those gates to end up here?
Sakura: Exactly. But the gates' power is limited. It is not a permanent solution.
Lid: What does that mean? If it's not permanent, do you mean everything will go back to Paladia someday?
Sakura: Aldore put a seal upon the land to try to keep that from happening. You saw it in Fina's memories, didn't you? Those eight huge crystals coming down from the sky. They formed the seal fixing the land of Paladia here in this world, and they remain buried deep within the ground. They are the key to this seal and to imprisoning the people of Hess.
Nichol(...): So the Veritas are destroying the crystals in order to remove this seal from the land?
Sakura: That's right. Everything will return to Paladia, and they can get their revenge on Aldore for betraying them.
Lid: Hm?: Hold on a sec...Even if they did remove the seal, where is the gate that'll take them back to Paladia?
Sakura: Ah, that? Yes, about that. That will have to wait. It will be easier to explain once night falls.
Lid: When night falls?
Jake: Okay, then I'll ask a different question. Why did the leaders of Aldore betray you all?
Sakura: We had too much power. The Sworn Eight became heroes for our actions during that civil war. The people loved us. It seemed obvious that the Sworn Eight could play a major part in shaping Aldore's future after the war. And those already in charge must have felt threatened.
Jake: I guess I get that.
Sakura: For the leaders of Aldore, the Sworn Eight may have been just as much a threat as Hess's Eight Sages.
Lid: So they just left you marooned here? After having you fight on the front lines for them? How could they just use you like that? It's terrible!
Sakura(...): Yes... It was terrible. But now we must focus on the future, not the past. And if we spend too long in this miasma, we will have no future at all. There are many fearsome monsters around here due to the miasma. It will be a very difficult path.
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- THE DOOR AND THE SEAL -- ZANTON DUNES 2
Sakura: The upper echelon prepared the crystal that sealed away Hess. And if that was the key to materializing the seal... That means they've been planning to betray us this entire time.
Lid: Really.... Yeesh, what a horrible thought.
(Wave 1 of battle commences, and leads to wave 2.)
Lid: Can people walk through places where there's miasma?
Sakura: It depends on how dense it is, but as long as you are careful... Well, let's just say it wouldn't kill you.
Lid: What was that pause for? You had to think about it, didn't you?
(Wave 2 commences. There is no further dialogue.)
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- THE DOOR AND THE SEAL -- ZANTON DUNES 3
(The party is walking along, Lid in the lead. She comes to a stop.)
Lid: Um... hey, guys? After hearing Sakura's story, I think I realized something really, really bad.
Fina: Something bad?
Lid: Hess's Eight Sages were sealed inside the crystals, right?
Lasswell: INdeed.... The Earth Crystal held Fina. The Wind Crystal sealed Babel. The Fire Crystal held Bahamut, and...
(Lid rushes forward, towards the rest of the party.)
Lid: Exactly! You see? You do see, right? The number of crystals that have been destroyed doesn't match up with the number of sages from Hess! Even if we ignore the Ice Crystal and the Lighting Crystal, which were apparently destroyed long ago... Where did the sages go that should've been in the Water Crystal and the Light Crystal!?
Nichol: Lid, you have indeed noticed something crucial.
Lid: Right!?
Nichol: I have also been concerned about the discrepancy, so I asked Sakura about it...
Sakura: ho ho! And I brushed you off, didn't I? Telling you that it was still too early to talk of such things.
Lasswell: I received much the same treatment.
Rain: Me, too.
Lid(...): W-wait a sec! Does that mean that you all noticed ages ago!?
Jake: Don't feel bad, my lovely Lid. I didn't realize until now either.
(Lid backs up, away from Jake.)
Lid: *sniffle* I... I really hate this.. I can't believe that I'm seriously on the same level as Jake!
Jake: Ha ha ha! And what should be wrong with that? Like attracts like, after all.
Lid: I will never be attracted to you!
Nichol: So, Sakura, what do you think happened to them> The remaining sages, I mean.
Sakura: Well.. To be perfectly frank, I do not know. I imagine that the Eight Sages of Hess might want revenge against Aldore, just as the Veritas do. In which case, I would think they might make some move, but... the fact that we have not seen any sign of them...
Lid: Maybe they're waiting for the Veritas to break all the crystals first?
Nichol: That is certainly possible. Either way, there is only one crystal left in existence. We should be on alert for the Eight Sages as well as we move forward.
(The party continues walking, except Sakura.)
Sakura(...): (I've heard that being sealed away in crystal for so long can have a variety of effects on the living...) (There was nothing left of Babel but its heart. And Bahamut, as fearsome as he was, had not regained his full power...) (I can only assume that Fina being divided was also due to the crystal.) (In which case... it seems unlikely that any of the remaining sages walked away from being imprisoned with no side effects.) (But whether those effects will be good for our cause or bad... remains to be seen.)
(Sakura follows after the others.)
Next entry...
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- THE DOOR AND THE SEAL -- ZANTON DUNES 1
(Fina stands alone, the rest of the party approaching.)
Fina: What is it? This awful feeling...
Dark Fina: It's miasma. If you breathe too much of it, it can be dangerous. Dangerous enough to kill.
Fina: What!? R-really? Are we sure about this?
Sakura: Gronoa is a dangerous land. It is covered with such miasma. And turn your eyes up to the heavens. The miasma fills the sky as well.
Nichol: The wind currents are pushing it up into the atmosphere? So that is why you told us that an airship would be little help.
Lid(...): Hey, Sakura... About what you said before... This world really used to be a part of Paladia?
(Sakura turns her back on Lid and walks a few steps.)
Sakura: Yes. The leaders of Aldore banished the warriors of Hess, the Veritas, and even the very land they stood upon to this world.
(Lid gets a ! over her head.)
Lid: "The very land"? Is that kind of thing even possible?
Sakura: Aldore had the technology to create "gates" using dimensional rifts. You have seen the Veritas appear and disappear instantaneously, haven't you? They are still using that same power now.
Lid: So a piece of Paladia came through one of those gates to end up here?
Sakura: Exactly. But the gates' power is limited. It is not a permanent solution.
Lid: What does that mean? If it's not permanent, do you mean everything will go back to Paladia someday?
Sakura: Aldore put a seal upon the land to try to keep that from happening. You saw it in Fina's memories, didn't you? Those eight huge crystals coming down from the sky. They formed the seal fixing the land of Paladia here in this world, and they remain buried deep within the ground. They are the key to this seal and to imprisoning the people of Hess.
Nichol(...): So the Veritas are destroying the crystals in order to remove this seal from the land?
Sakura: That's right. Everything will return to Paladia, and they can get their revenge on Aldore for betraying them.
Lid: Hm?: Hold on a sec...Even if they did remove the seal, where is the gate that'll take them back to Paladia?
Sakura: Ah, that? Yes, about that. That will have to wait. It will be easier to explain once night falls.
Lid: When night falls?
Jake: Okay, then I'll ask a different question. Why did the leaders of Aldore betray you all?
Sakura: We had too much power. The Sworn Eight became heroes for our actions during that civil war. The people loved us. It seemed obvious that the Sworn Eight could play a major part in shaping Aldore's future after the war. And those already in charge must have felt threatened.
Jake: I guess I get that.
Sakura: For the leaders of Aldore, the Sworn Eight may have been just as much a threat as Hess's Eight Sages.
Lid: So they just left you marooned here? After having you fight on the front lines for them? How could they just use you like that? It's terrible!
Sakura(...): Yes... It was terrible. But now we must focus on the future, not the past. And if we spend too long in this miasma, we will have no future at all. There are many fearsome monsters around here due to the miasma. It will be a very difficult path.
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- THE DOOR AND THE SEAL -- ZANTON DUNES 2
Sakura: The upper echelon prepared the crystal that sealed away Hess. And if that was the key to materializing the seal... That means they've been planning to betray us this entire time.
Lid: Really.... Yeesh, what a horrible thought.
(Wave 1 of battle commences, and leads to wave 2.)
Lid: Can people walk through places where there's miasma?
Sakura: It depends on how dense it is, but as long as you are careful... Well, let's just say it wouldn't kill you.
Lid: What was that pause for? You had to think about it, didn't you?
(Wave 2 commences. There is no further dialogue.)
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- THE DOOR AND THE SEAL -- ZANTON DUNES 3
(The party is walking along, Lid in the lead. She comes to a stop.)
Lid: Um... hey, guys? After hearing Sakura's story, I think I realized something really, really bad.
Fina: Something bad?
Lid: Hess's Eight Sages were sealed inside the crystals, right?
Lasswell: INdeed.... The Earth Crystal held Fina. The Wind Crystal sealed Babel. The Fire Crystal held Bahamut, and...
(Lid rushes forward, towards the rest of the party.)
Lid: Exactly! You see? You do see, right? The number of crystals that have been destroyed doesn't match up with the number of sages from Hess! Even if we ignore the Ice Crystal and the Lighting Crystal, which were apparently destroyed long ago... Where did the sages go that should've been in the Water Crystal and the Light Crystal!?
Nichol: Lid, you have indeed noticed something crucial.
Lid: Right!?
Nichol: I have also been concerned about the discrepancy, so I asked Sakura about it...
Sakura: ho ho! And I brushed you off, didn't I? Telling you that it was still too early to talk of such things.
Lasswell: I received much the same treatment.
Rain: Me, too.
Lid(...): W-wait a sec! Does that mean that you all noticed ages ago!?
Jake: Don't feel bad, my lovely Lid. I didn't realize until now either.
(Lid backs up, away from Jake.)
Lid: *sniffle* I... I really hate this.. I can't believe that I'm seriously on the same level as Jake!
Jake: Ha ha ha! And what should be wrong with that? Like attracts like, after all.
Lid: I will never be attracted to you!
Nichol: So, Sakura, what do you think happened to them> The remaining sages, I mean.
Sakura: Well.. To be perfectly frank, I do not know. I imagine that the Eight Sages of Hess might want revenge against Aldore, just as the Veritas do. In which case, I would think they might make some move, but... the fact that we have not seen any sign of them...
Lid: Maybe they're waiting for the Veritas to break all the crystals first?
Nichol: That is certainly possible. Either way, there is only one crystal left in existence. We should be on alert for the Eight Sages as well as we move forward.
(The party continues walking, except Sakura.)
Sakura(...): (I've heard that being sealed away in crystal for so long can have a variety of effects on the living...) (There was nothing left of Babel but its heart. And Bahamut, as fearsome as he was, had not regained his full power...) (I can only assume that Fina being divided was also due to the crystal.) (In which case... it seems unlikely that any of the remaining sages walked away from being imprisoned with no side effects.) (But whether those effects will be good for our cause or bad... remains to be seen.)
(Sakura follows after the others.)
Next entry...