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FFBE Script part 131: A Fight Between Comrades
Previously...
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- A FIGHT BETWEEN COMRADES -- ZAZALL VALLEY 1
Lid: I hate it! I just hate having to fight everyone!
Nichol: I feel the same. Having worn ourselves this thin already will have an affect on our fight against the Sworn Six.
Rain: But if we follow that logic, we'll be abandoning the villagers!
Lasswell: I worry whether or not the Frostlord will keep his promise.
(Wave 2 of battle commences against fodder, and leads to wave 2.)
Sakura: The Frostlord is a military man. Good or bad, whatever he decides, he sticks to it.
Nichol: On the other hand, if we don't fight, it means the villagers will absolutely not be returned.
Lasswell: ...He's forcing our hand.
Sakura: This is how the Frostlord has always evaluated his opponents.
(Wave 2 commences against fodder, and leads to wave 3.)
Lid: What if we ignored his orders and just... everyone attacked at once?
Lasswell: That's reckless when you consider the risk it poses to the villagers.
Lid: ...I guess you're right.
Sakura: As absurd a request as it may be, it must be fulfilled. That is the Frostlord for you. By selecting the strongest among us, we might be able to set the villagers free.
(Wave 3 commences against fodder. There is no further dialogue.)
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- A FIGHT BETWEEN COMRADES -- ZAZALL VALLEY 2
(The party stands before the Frostlord.)
Veritas of the Frost: All here? Then why don't we decide the matchups?
(He ccasts a spell, and each member of the party is encased in columns of colored light. Jake and Lid are yellow, Lasswell and Nichol are blue, Rain and Sakura are red, and the two Finas are white.)
Rain: ...What, are we supposed to pair up by color?
(The party members all turn to look at their opponents.)
Rain: So I guess that means... I'll be fighting with you, Sakura?
Sakura: It would seem so...
Fina: I will fight...
Dark Fina: With my other self.
Lasswell: What nonsense. We should be focusing on the crystal. This is no time for such pointless...
Veritas of the Frost: You are in no position to refuse. As I think you already know.
Nichol: Lasswell. We may not want to, but we have little choice.
Jake: So... I'm up against Lid, huh?
Lid: I don't want to fight my own allies, but.... if it's Jake, I think I can make an exception. In fact, I'm feeling pretty darn okay with this.
Jake: ...Gee, thanks, Lid.
Veritas of the Frost: And whichever one of you still stands at the end will have won the right to fight me. So then... Why don't we start with Sakura and Rain?
(The scene shifts. Sakura and Rain stand on what looks like a sheet of broken ice, or maybe crystal. Frostlord stands nearby, watching.)
Sakura: ...Oh, fine. Let's do this, shall we, Rain?
Rain: Sakura...
Sakura: If you hold back, Frostlord will notice. And you will have doomed those villagers.
Rain: .......
Sakura: And besides... Aren't you even a bit interested, Rain? Do you wonder how strong I truly am?
Rain: What are you talking about?
(Sakura steps closer to Rain.)
Sakura: I'm interested. I'd like to see how strong you truly are. I was once one of the Veritas, you know. I love a good fight against a strong opponent just as much as Frostlord.
(Salkura turns her back on Rain and walks a few steps away.)
Sakura: If not for this chance, I might never have gotten to cross blades with you in earnest.
Rain: Seriously, Sakura...? Fine then. I won't hold back! But! No complaints from you afterwards if I beat you good and fair!
Sakura: Heh. Only if you promise me the same courtesy!
(Battle begins! Sakura is flanked by visions of Marie and Roselia.)
Rain: Sakura... Have you called on some visions?
Sakura: This is to become an all-out war, is it not?
Rain: It looks that way. But for this battle, I will be the one who brings us victory!
(You defeat Sakura and her visions. There is no dialogue after winning.)
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- A FIGHT BETWEEN COMRADES -- ZAZALL VALLEY 3
(Rain is standing, Sakura kneeling. Frostlord looks on.)
Rain: Sakura... Looks like I win this one.
Sakura: Yeah. You thoroughly trounced me.
Rain: Heh. it was a tough fight, though. I'll take a moment to catch my breath, if you don't mind.
(Rain leaves, and Lasswell enters and approaches Sakura.)
Lasswell: Sakura... Did you perhaps let Rain win?
Sakura: Purposefully? Never. I fought to the best of my ability. Meaning that Rain was simply stronger in the end.
Lasswell: ...Oh, yes?
(Lasswell turns and begins to leave, but stops after a few steps with a (...) over his head.)
Lasswell: (That was the best of her ability? It certainly didn't look that way to me. They were both moving so sluggishly....) (It can't be... that I.... woke to my true power when I was training?) (Have I come to gain some frightful power?)
(Fina has entered as Lasswell thinks this last.)
Fina: Lasswell? What is it?
Lasswell: Ah... no. It's nothing.
(Frostlord steps forward.)
Veritas of the Frost: That was a rather good fight. But now it is time we move on to our next battle.
Next entry...
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- A FIGHT BETWEEN COMRADES -- ZAZALL VALLEY 1
Lid: I hate it! I just hate having to fight everyone!
Nichol: I feel the same. Having worn ourselves this thin already will have an affect on our fight against the Sworn Six.
Rain: But if we follow that logic, we'll be abandoning the villagers!
Lasswell: I worry whether or not the Frostlord will keep his promise.
(Wave 2 of battle commences against fodder, and leads to wave 2.)
Sakura: The Frostlord is a military man. Good or bad, whatever he decides, he sticks to it.
Nichol: On the other hand, if we don't fight, it means the villagers will absolutely not be returned.
Lasswell: ...He's forcing our hand.
Sakura: This is how the Frostlord has always evaluated his opponents.
(Wave 2 commences against fodder, and leads to wave 3.)
Lid: What if we ignored his orders and just... everyone attacked at once?
Lasswell: That's reckless when you consider the risk it poses to the villagers.
Lid: ...I guess you're right.
Sakura: As absurd a request as it may be, it must be fulfilled. That is the Frostlord for you. By selecting the strongest among us, we might be able to set the villagers free.
(Wave 3 commences against fodder. There is no further dialogue.)
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- A FIGHT BETWEEN COMRADES -- ZAZALL VALLEY 2
(The party stands before the Frostlord.)
Veritas of the Frost: All here? Then why don't we decide the matchups?
(He ccasts a spell, and each member of the party is encased in columns of colored light. Jake and Lid are yellow, Lasswell and Nichol are blue, Rain and Sakura are red, and the two Finas are white.)
Rain: ...What, are we supposed to pair up by color?
(The party members all turn to look at their opponents.)
Rain: So I guess that means... I'll be fighting with you, Sakura?
Sakura: It would seem so...
Fina: I will fight...
Dark Fina: With my other self.
Lasswell: What nonsense. We should be focusing on the crystal. This is no time for such pointless...
Veritas of the Frost: You are in no position to refuse. As I think you already know.
Nichol: Lasswell. We may not want to, but we have little choice.
Jake: So... I'm up against Lid, huh?
Lid: I don't want to fight my own allies, but.... if it's Jake, I think I can make an exception. In fact, I'm feeling pretty darn okay with this.
Jake: ...Gee, thanks, Lid.
Veritas of the Frost: And whichever one of you still stands at the end will have won the right to fight me. So then... Why don't we start with Sakura and Rain?
(The scene shifts. Sakura and Rain stand on what looks like a sheet of broken ice, or maybe crystal. Frostlord stands nearby, watching.)
Sakura: ...Oh, fine. Let's do this, shall we, Rain?
Rain: Sakura...
Sakura: If you hold back, Frostlord will notice. And you will have doomed those villagers.
Rain: .......
Sakura: And besides... Aren't you even a bit interested, Rain? Do you wonder how strong I truly am?
Rain: What are you talking about?
(Sakura steps closer to Rain.)
Sakura: I'm interested. I'd like to see how strong you truly are. I was once one of the Veritas, you know. I love a good fight against a strong opponent just as much as Frostlord.
(Salkura turns her back on Rain and walks a few steps away.)
Sakura: If not for this chance, I might never have gotten to cross blades with you in earnest.
Rain: Seriously, Sakura...? Fine then. I won't hold back! But! No complaints from you afterwards if I beat you good and fair!
Sakura: Heh. Only if you promise me the same courtesy!
(Battle begins! Sakura is flanked by visions of Marie and Roselia.)
Rain: Sakura... Have you called on some visions?
Sakura: This is to become an all-out war, is it not?
Rain: It looks that way. But for this battle, I will be the one who brings us victory!
(You defeat Sakura and her visions. There is no dialogue after winning.)
DARK CONTINENT GRONOA -- A FIGHT BETWEEN COMRADES -- ZAZALL VALLEY 3
(Rain is standing, Sakura kneeling. Frostlord looks on.)
Rain: Sakura... Looks like I win this one.
Sakura: Yeah. You thoroughly trounced me.
Rain: Heh. it was a tough fight, though. I'll take a moment to catch my breath, if you don't mind.
(Rain leaves, and Lasswell enters and approaches Sakura.)
Lasswell: Sakura... Did you perhaps let Rain win?
Sakura: Purposefully? Never. I fought to the best of my ability. Meaning that Rain was simply stronger in the end.
Lasswell: ...Oh, yes?
(Lasswell turns and begins to leave, but stops after a few steps with a (...) over his head.)
Lasswell: (That was the best of her ability? It certainly didn't look that way to me. They were both moving so sluggishly....) (It can't be... that I.... woke to my true power when I was training?) (Have I come to gain some frightful power?)
(Fina has entered as Lasswell thinks this last.)
Fina: Lasswell? What is it?
Lasswell: Ah... no. It's nothing.
(Frostlord steps forward.)
Veritas of the Frost: That was a rather good fight. But now it is time we move on to our next battle.
Next entry...