o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 34 - Furni the Water City FRN1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [The Queen Fury docks in Mille Seseau's seaside town.] Rose: "There is a smell of blood around this place. But.... It's not bad at all." Meru: "It's been a long time!" Haschel: "Have you been here?" Meru: "Umm...y, yeah. Well, I'm very popular, that's why!" Kongol: "Kongol crossed sea first time." Albert: "Furni the Water City. This port is the front door to Mille Seseau. Anyway, I wonder why Lloyd revealed his destination to us?" Dart: "I still don't know. Whatever he wants, this will be the end of it." Shana: "I agree. For the sake of the victims so far. It's not only that. In order to prevent there being new victims, we have to stop Lloyd." [In town a bunch of hunters are gathered.] Resident Knight Harris: "This seems to be all of us! Now! I'll explain the strategy! We hae to overcome the white wolf called Kamuy that lives in the Evergreen Forest between this village and Deningrad!" Hunter: "Did you call us just for that!?" Resident Knight Harris: "Not only that. A boy from the village, Teo, disappeared in the Evergreen Forest! The strategy is simple! All of us will beat the bushes all over the Evergreen Forest! I promise a five times larger prize for the one of you who defeats Kamuy!! I promise the same for the one who saves Teo!" Bulgus: "It's gonna be me!" Hunter: I"m itching to do it!!" Bulgus: "Who are you? I've never seen you before. You look like you have a chance, but I'm getting the prize. Don't ever disturb me!" Dart: "..." Bulgus: "Are you scared out of your wits and cannot talk!?" Resident Knight Harris: "Cut it out! We have to cooperate or we cannot overcome Kamuy!" Bulgus: "Humph! I'll let you know when we will start! Until then, you have some free time! You are dismissed!" [Down in the inn...] Man at the Rent-a-Boat: "I'll be right with you. Here is the license for the boat. The Mayor gave us an order to rent the boat to warriors for free." Dart: "Warriors?" Man at the Rent-a-Boat: "Well? You are the warriors who came to overcome the wolf, aren't you?" R1 -> R2 -> R1: "No, we are not. We are just travelers. We've just arrived from Tiberoa today." R2: "Yes, we are." Man at the Rent-a-Boat: "You look fishy though. I cannot give it to you because something is fishy about you." Man at the Rent-a-Boat: "From Tiberoa? With that huge boat?" Dart: "Yes, it is the Queen Fury." Man at the Rent-a-Boat: "Well, wait a minute. One, two, three...seven!! Could you be the famous Dart and companions who conquered the Sea Dragon in Illisa Bay?" Dart: "I guess the story has traveled all the way here." Man at the Rent-a-Boat: "Hon! Let the Mayor know about this!! He'll be happy to hear about this! Here it is! The License for the boat! Take it!" [Acquired License for the Boat] Dart: "Thank you." Man at the Rent-a-Boat: "I have to thank you! Thanks to you, we can go fishing and go to Tiberoa! If you need anything, just drop by! We have accommodations too! I'll give you a good price!" [The 'heroes' go to meet the mayor.] Mayor of Furni: "Are they coming yet? The heroes from Tiberoa. Oh! I couldn't sit still. I was just pacing around waiting for you! The story of your heroic deeds in Tiberoa has reached us here in Furni! It is wonderful what you did! And now I would like you to listen to my story!" Dart: "P, please wait. I don't know what you are talking about." Mayor of Furni: "I would like to talk briefly about the sad situation in this village. Would you please listen to me?" R1 -> Sorry, we have no time. R2 -> Okay. R1: "Sorry, we have no time." Mayor of Furni: "Oh.... Well, I see." Shana: [to little girl] "What's wrong?" Mayor of Furni: "This is...my daughter Fa. Since that horrible incident, she hasn't opened her mouth." Shana: "Is the story...about the incident?" Dart: "I undertsand. Tell us." R2: "Okay." Mayor of Furni: "This is...my daughter Fa." Mayor of Furni: "A few days ago, my daughter was attacked by a wolf. Fortunately, the injury was not bad, however, since then, she hasn't talked at all. Probably from the shock of the incident. Shana: "Poor thing." Mayor of Furni: "The wolf is becoming more savage every day. Now, he has been joined by monsters from the Evergreen Forest, and they attack people!" Albert: "I see. The warriors outside are the group headed for battle. Indeed, if we finish off the wolf, your daughter may become better." Mayor of Furni: "But it is more complicated than that. The wolf called Kamuy that attacked Fa was kept by a boy of this village, until recently. And the boy who kept Kamuy named Teo has disappeared! On the night Fa was injured, Teo disappeared from his home. Probably he feels responsible and ran away. Teo has been Fa's friend since they were little. They are best friends." Rose: "And.... You awnt us to cooperate with you on your mission." Mayor of Furni: "Yes. Of course I cannot force you. Now we have a lot of warriors. Maybe they are enough. Oh.... Sorry about this. I have made you listen for such a long time without thinking about you at all. Well, as my apology, won't you stay at my house for the night? It will be an honor to entertain heroes! Dart: "Well...." [he ducks by Fa] "Do you like Shana? For tonight only. Thank you." Mayor of Furni: "I am glad! Fa is happy too! She has been lonely since her mother passed away. Now, let me see. When you are ready to stay, come back. I will prepare dinner with Fa. Are you ready to stay here?" R1 -> Not yet. R2 -> Yes we are. R1: "Not yet." Mayor of Furni: "I'll wait for you then." R2: "Yes we are." Mayor of Furni: "Now, let's have dinner!" [Dinner...is eaten. Fa goes to Shana.] Shana: "Yes dear? Are you sleepy? You want to go to bed together?" Haschel: "Probably she wants warmth." Shana: "Let's go to to bed together." [The two girls retire for the night.] Haschel: "!! This lullaby...." [Flashback: Home of Haschel 27 years ago. Claire hums to herself.] Claire: "Isn't it a lovely tune? This tune is a lullaby that I am dedicating to my future baby." Haschel: "That might be better for her than mastering the martial arts." [Back to present-day Furni.] Shana: (She is sleeping now.) "Isn't it a sweet tune? I learned this from Dart." Haschel: "Dart knew this tune?" Shana: "He said that his late mother sang it to him. It's a special lullaby for Dart." Haschel: (!! I see. It was not a coincidence for me to be here.) "I'm going to get some air." Albert: "It reminds me that Dart has been outside on the roof forever. Why don't you join him?" [Out on the roof, Meru tails Shana and eavesdrops.] Dart: "It's a tune from my memory." Shana: "Do you remember? When you first came to Seles. I was little and you used to sing this song to me." Dart: "I remember that. Back then I used to take care of you, as if you were my baby sister, Shana." Shana: *Chuckle* "Like a 'baby sister'. But many things have changed since then. You and I too, Dart." Dart: "Yeah. You and I too, Shana." Shana: *Chuckle* "Yes we have." Meru: (Childhood friend, hmm. I wonder how my childhood friend is doing.) Dart: "The Moon That Never Sets. I hadn't noticed, but the Moon has been involving itself in our journey." [Light comes out of Shana.] Shana: "My...my head hurts!" Dart: "Shana!?" Meru: "What's wrong!? Dart: "Are you all right!!" Shana: "Ahh...." [Back inside the house...] Shana: "I'm fine now. I can leave anytime." Mayor of Furni: "Are you really okay!? You can stay here forever if you like!" Shana: "Thank you very much. But I really have to go. I'll see you soon. Let's go. We have to find Lloyd soon or it will be too late." Dart: "I'm with ya." o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 35 - Evergreen Forest EVG1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [After walking awhile, Dart sees a kid.] Dart: "He, Hey!" [The kid flees. Some hunters flee down the road, too.] Hunter: "He, Help!!" [A gigantic wolf appears.] Dart: "This is Kamuy!?" Resident Knight Harris: "Everybody surround it!! Finally I found it!" Bulgus: "I'll get him and I'll get the five times larger prize!! Let me kill it!!" Voice: "Stop it!!" [The kid from before appears.] Resident Knight Harris: "Teo!! You are all right!!" Teo: "Everybody listen! It was not Kamuy's fault! It was a different monster that attacked Fa!" Resident Knight Harris: "Teo!! Leave Kamuy!!" Teo: "No way!! Cuz Kamuy protected Fa! So I'll protect Kamuy this time!! Please!! Don't kill Kamuy!!" Resident Knight Harris: "Teo! It's no longer the Kamuy you knew! Many other people were attacked by it! Guys! Let's grab Teo first!" Teo: "Stop it!!" [Kamuy goes on a rampage to get Teo to safety.] Hunter: "Gwaah!" Hunter: "Whoa!!" Bulgus: "Yaaa!!" [Kamuy escapes w/ Teo] Resident Knight Harris: "Teo!! Pursue them!! Shana: "The wolf called Kamuy. They say it used to be Teo's. I wonder why it became savage?" Dart: "I don't know. The only thing we know is that the wolf is a menace in the forest now. [On a different path, Rose stops.] Dart: "What's up?" Rose: "Please go ahead. I remember I have some important errand to do." [She slides down a path away from the party.] Dart: "Hey, wait!" Rose: "I'll catch up with you soon. Look for Lloyd in the meantime." Haschel: "She is mysterious, as always." Shana: "Meru?" Meru: "Hee hee.... I now remember I have an errand too." Dart: "You're not going to tell us the reason either, Meru?" Meru: "I'm just visiting my parents, that's all!" Haschel: "That's all? You should've said so. I will miss you, Meru." Meru: "I'll be back soon! See ya!" [Meru leaves also.] Dart: "It's typical of Meru. Let's move on." [They finally find Kamuy. It howls furiously.] Dart: "!!" R1 -> [Maybe we should retreat.] R2 -> [Maybe we should advance.] R1: [Dart retreats.] R2: [Maybe we should advance.] [Dart approaches.] Teo: "!! Go home! Kamuy's not bad! Go home!" Shana: "We met Fa. Fa is worried about you." Teo: "Fa is...?" Dart: "It's true. Fa doesn't talk anymore since you disappeared, Teo. It is because she really cares about you." Teo: "Fa cares that much about me?" Shana: "Fa needs you." Teo: "But.... What about Kamuy? He's gonna be killed if I don't protect him!" Voice: "That's right!!" [Bulgus appears.] Bulgus: "You pretended to not be interested! But you came back for the prize, right! But I won't let you! I'll finish the beast!" Resident Knight Harris: "Teo! Come here! It's too late for Kamuy!" Teo: "Don't come here!" [Kamuy stomps on Bulgus and prepares to rip him apart.] Bulgus: "He, Help!!" Shana: "Dart! We have to let Kamuy, stop!" [Bulgus gets thrown out of the screen.] Bulgus: "Arrrghhh!" Teo: "Stoooop it!!" [The party defeats Kamuy.] Teo: "Kamuy! Don't die!!" Shana: "I, I may be contradicting myself. But, I cannot leave this like that. White Silver Dragon.... Please save...Kamuy!!" Teo: "Kamuy?" Resident Knight Harris: "Kamuy is becoming himself again." [Shana's DS recovers the wolf...it's really small again.] Teo: "Kamuy!!" Shana: "I'm glad." Albert: "The White Silver Dragon healed the savage soul that changed Kamuy." Dart: "Teo. Go back to Fa and show her you are fine. Kamuy can go back with him can't he?" Resident Knight Harris: "Hmm, it seems he's not going to harm people anymore. Fine. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility. It will be the best for Teo and Fa. Teo, let's go home! Everybody's worried about you!" Teo: "Okay! Thank you! Miss!" o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 36 - Crystal Palace at Deningrad DNG1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [At the Deningrad church, a priest speaks to a group of people.] Bishop Dille: "It is said taht the Divine Tree that lives in our hearts and the Last Fruit has been protected from evil by the Signets created by the ancient Winglies. The legend goes, 'When the Signet is broken, the end of the world approaches.' Just like the Last Fruit, we Humans are one of the fruits given life by the Divine Tree. For the 'End of the World' to be a mere legend, we must remove evil from our hearts and live in honesty. It is our mission as children of the Divine Tree." [The crowd leaves. Dart's team approaches.] Dart: "A Divine Tree, I've never heard of it." Albert: "We still don't know what the objectives are for Lloyd. Any information could be helpful." Bishop Dille: "Oh, you must be travelers. Welcome to Deningrad. My name is Bishop Dille. I serve the Divine Tree." Dart: "I'm Dart. This drawing is what you were talking about?" Bishop Dille: "Yes, it is. The Divine Tree. But this is what we imagine. Nobody has seen the real tree. Nonetheless, we believe in the Divine Tree. It is the source of life in harmony. Would you like to know more about the Divine Tree?" R1 -> No thank you. R2 -> Yes please. R1: "No thank you." Albert: "Dart! Why did you say that!? Knowledge about the Divine Tree may lead us down the right road! Oh, Dart. You are pathetic. Knowledge reveals itself only to those who desire it." Haschel: ("He just wants to know things, doesn't he?") Shana: ("But just listening to a story won't harm us, will it?") Dart: ("I was concerned about Lloyd, but if you insist, we can listen to him.") Albert: "Therefore! Let's listen to the story of the Bishop! All right!?" Dart: "I take it back. Please tell us." R2: "Yes please." Bishop Dille: "The Divine Tree is the Tree of Life. All life comes from this Divine Tree. In the beginning, nothingness filled the world. Then, The Creator Soa descended from the sky. He and his followers created the world. In the end, Soa sowed a seed on the earth. The seed soon grew to be a great tree. The great tree bore 108 fruits and various lifeforms arose from the ripened fruits. Thus, 108 forms of life created to fill the world. The Divine Tree completed its rule, but the story says it is still protected by the Signet of Soa. It is like this, the world was established with a fate determined by Soa." Dart: "God's tree, sown by Soa, is the Divine Tree." Bishop Dille: "If you would like to find out more about this, you can go to the National Library." Albert: "Is that the Mille Seseau National Library!! I can step into the treasury of knowledge. I wonder if I am capable of receiving all this incredible luck and still remain calm. No! I cannot! The treasure of knowledge is shining and calling me!" Dart: "Al, Albert? Are you okay?" Albert: "Let's go!" [Down the aisle...] Librarian Ute: "Who are you people? Do you realize that you are talking to Librarian Ute?" Dart: "No. Sorry." Librarian Ute: "So what do you want? Have you interrupted my ceremony for no reason?" Haschel: "I don't like stubborn old guys because I want to be an adorable old guy." Librarian Ute: "Did you say something?" Albert: "Please wait. we were told by Bishop Dille that there is a wonderful library here." Librarian Ute: "If you want, you can just go to the library. ... Oh, wait. I locked the door when I left!" Albert: "So, could you open the door? I would love the opportunity to touch such treasures of intelligence!" Librarian Ute: "All right. Stop looking at me like that!" Albert: "I appreciate it!" Librarian Ute: "I'll let you in now!" Haschel: "He is such a haughty old guy." Dart: "Don't say that. We have to do what we can do until Lloyd shows up." Albert: "That's true.He used a Dragon and a Dragoon in Serdio, and in Tiberoa, he obtained the cooperation of a Wingly. We don't know what he will do here." [At the massive library...] Albert: "This is incredible!!" Librarian Ute: "This is the knowledge source of Endiness! Go look for anything you want!" Shana: "The entire wall is filled with books. Maybe we can find out something about Virages and the Moon That Never Sets." Haschel: "Doesn't looking at these things all the time have an affect on you?" Librarian Ute: "It made me wise!" Kongol: "Kongol feel dizzy. Gigantos lose to books." Albert: "Here is something about Dragons! It also talks about Dragoons too!" Dart: "We can say that the Serdian War was started from the Dragoon Spirit that was brought by Lloyd." Shana: "Let's split up and look." Dart: "Let's just do it." Haschel: "I guess I have to use my brain for the first time in a long time." Kongol: "Can Kongol read human words?" Shana: "If Rose were here, she would tell us a lot." Dart: "They will be back when they finish with their errands. We have to do what we can do now." [Dart and his crew eventually talk amongst themselves for awhile.] Librarian Ute: "Hmm. Hmm!! It led to the Dragon Campaign! Hmm. Hmm!! What do you need?" Haschel: "Are you acting superior again?" Librarian Ute: "Of course. I am superior." Haschel: "I prefer being a hit with girls over feeling superior." Librarian Ute: "I don't care about those things! It seems you are interested in the Dragon Campaign. Winglies, Divine Moon Objects, Dragons and Dragoons. These all had something to do with the Dragon Campaign." Dart: "Then Lloyd has something to do with the Dragon Campaign?" Librarian Ute: "The Dragon Campaign is my specialty. Maybe I can be of assistance." Dart: "Tell me." Albert: "We only know fragments." Librarian Ute: "I see. This is the legend of the Dragon Campaign that I know.... There were 7 tribal warriors in the legend of the Dragon Campaign, dragoons reputed to be the incarnations of Dragons. With Dragons at their side, the dragoons fought boldy. However, in the age when the legend was reality, the Winglies dominated all, even the gods. The gods answered to dictator Melbu Frahma's prayers and granted him ultimate power; but, the power was abused. The earth of Saint Imperial Gloriano was scorched by the gods' fire and became ashen. The anger and sadness of the people was the fuel for the dragoons' cause. Then at last, they freed the gods. Without the gods' power, the Winglies perished and our age, the Human Age, began. Thereafter, the gods floated in the sky. For 11,000 years, they have been looking over the world as the Moon That Never Sets. That is the story. Did you find out something related to Lloyd? Oh well, that's unfortunate. You are already here so you might as well check the Reference Room upstairs." Dart: "Are there more books?" Librarian Ute: "No. It contains the historical material of Mille Seseau. For other people, it may seem to be mere trash; however, for our country, they are all historical objects. This is something left by the Black Monster that brought an inferno down on this country." Dart: "The Black Monster!?" Librarian Ute: "It has already been 18 years. It is surprising a young man like you knows about it." Dart: "I was born in Neet!" Librarian Ute: "God! Are you a survivor from the village!?" [Upstairs, by some relics...] Librarian Ute: "This is the stained glass of the church in Neet. Do you remember seeing this?" Dart: "Yes. Faintly, but I do remember." Librarian Ute: "It was really a monster. These are the only things that survived the black flame." Dart: "Do you know anything about what happened to Neet back then? Any survivors or...." Librarian Ute: "I know only one." Dart: "Who is that!? Librarian Ute: "The Second Sacred Sister of Mille Seseau, Sister Luanna. It seems you don't know her. However I can tell you a little about the Black Monster. There is a legend about the Black Monster and the Moon Child. Would you like to hear it?" R1 -> No thanks. R2 -> Yes please. R1: "No thanks." Librarian Ute: "When you are ready, come to me. I'll wait for you here." R2: "Yes please." Librarian Ute: "It is ironic, but.... The people who visit the church in Neet pray for their own happiness by looking at this stained glass which shows the legend of the Black Monster and the Moon Child. Why did the gods created him? The Black Monster. He appears in various legends, as a demon who rebels against and devours the gods, an evil plague that rejects peace in the world, the god that is the Moon That Never Sets. The Moon That Never Sets glows red every 108 years. It is a sign that a herald will be sent to earth, a herald is known to us as the Moon Child. The legend says the Moon Child revives the gods on earth and purifies the world. The Black Monster abhors, hates, and despises it, and kills the Moon Child. This sad karma is endless. This god stays forever in the sky, and the world is in never-ending chaos." [Meanwhile, in the ruins of Neet, Rose walks around.] Rose: "Nothing has changed." (Am I...hesitating?) "It's silly." ????: "Mother.... I am back." [A person is at a shrine.] Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Mother, it's been a while. Since the tragic day, I lost my sight. I am able to see today, thanks to the love of many people like Setie here. May the Divine Tree bless all the victims of the tragedy. Who is it?" Rose: "I didn't mean to surprise you." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "You are?" Rose: "Just a traveler. Please don't be alarmed." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "There are people of Neet, and my mother, sleeping here." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Are you here to visit the grave too?" Rose: "I guess so." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Then you know about Neet!?" [Flashback: Neet 18 years ago. A guard is being attacked by the BM.] Black Monster: "Where is Princess Louvia?" Knight of Mille Seseau: "I will never tell you! UUURRRGGGHH!!" [In a house somewhere...] Luanna: "I...I can't see. Mom, I'm scared." Luanna's Mother: "Don't come!!" Black Monster: "Where is Princess Louvia? Where did you hide the Moon Child?" Luanna's Mother: "We don't know!! What kind of spitefulness do you have toward our village!?" Black Monster: "You want to die with your daughter?" Second Sacred Sister: "Mom, I'm scared." Luanna's Mother: "Princess Louvia left for the sea. This must be enough to satisfy you! Now leave this village!" Black Monster: "The chance to eliminate the Moon Child comes only once every 108 years. It's the time of birth when the moon glows a blood color. The newly born Moon Child has a magic power. That magic power changes everyoen around into an evangelist for the god, a servant to help prepare for the descending of the god." Luanna's Mother: "Ah!" Black Monster: "My objectives will not be satisfied until I kill every single person who was present as the Moon Child passed through." [The BM leaves.] Luanna: "Mom...? Answer me...? It's hot!! It's burning. Mom.... Mom...." [Back to the present time.] Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "It was a miracle that I survived." Rose: "I see. Then you were blinded back then?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Yes. However, the god imparted me with something else." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Sister Luanna can see people's souls! But, she can feel their pain too. Because of this, Sister Luanna has suffered." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Now I can appreciate this power that I have. Because, it allows me to heal the pain in people's hearts. If you need to heal the pain in your heart, please tell me. I can help you." Rose: "That's not necessary. By the way, are you done?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Yes. I will go back to Deningrad soon." Rose: "May I join you? Even if you are with knights, the forest is filled with dangerous monsters. I can protect you from them." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "I see. Then I'll ask you to come with us." [They leave. Flash forward: Home of Meru.] Meru: "It's been a long time! I wonder if everybody is doin' all right? I wonder if they feel lonely without me? Wow!" [A fireball almost hits her.] Meru: "Hey watch out!" ????: "Who is this coming through the boundary!?" Meru: "Wh, who are you, not knowin' me!?" ????: "?? Meru? Is that you, Meru!?" Meru: "Guaraha!? Long time no see! You look great!" Guaraha: "Do you think I am really 'great'? How could you leave without telling me! Where have you been!?" Meru: "He.... Hey! I came all the way back here! You don't need to yell at me! Aren't you happy to see me!?" Guaraha: "I am very happy to see you!! But leaving through the forest is our taboo! You left the forest, so I don't know if everybody else in the forest will forgive you, Meru." Meru: "Who cares about taboos!? Everybody in this forest!? And the Humans outside!? Both of us are living in the same world. How come we have to draw a line and lock ourselves in like this!?" Guaraha: "That's what I wanna know. I have been living in this forest forever. I wish I knew." Meru: "I'm gonna ask the Ancestor! I won't ask you anymore!" [Meru travels into town.] Meru: "I'm home! Oops, it seems I'm not that welcome." Wingly A: "It's Meru." Wingly B: "Meru is back!" Meru: "This is my home! I can come home at any time!" Wingly A: "Such selfishness is not tolerated!" Wingly B: "There is no place to come home to, Meru!" Meru: "But...." ????: "That's true!!" [Two Winglies descend.] Younger Bardel: "You are the black sheep of the proud Winglies! How dare you shamelessly come back!" Older Bardel: "I thought you were satisfied with your decadent human life, weren't you?" Meru: "Bardel?" What are you talking about?" Older Bardel: "Go back to the Humans." Younger Bardel: "And wait there, for the moment we destroy the Humans!" ????: "Stop it!!" Meru: "The Ancestor!!" Ancestor Blano: "You left the forest on your own volition. How come you have come back?" Meru: "I just wanted to see everybody." Ancestor Blano: "Leaving the forest is an unforgivable mortal sin. Didn't you know that when you left for the world of Humans? As well as that, you could never come back here." Meru: "Yes I did!! But it's strange!! The world is one hundred times bigger than this forest! There are, of course, bad Humans! But there are many good Humans too!! You never met them and you shouldn't hate them!!" Ancestor Blano: "There are people who hate and dested Humans just because they are Humans, but their number is few. We just want to protect our life. That's all. Humans have always been afraid of the magic power of Winglies. The fear eventually turns itself into a need to tyrannize us, and take some action. Either to subjugate or kill Winglies. That's why we need our own world, like this forest, where Humans cannot enter. Go back to the other world. Your existence angers the others." Meru: "I understand. I'll leave." ????: "Meru!!" Meru: "Mother!" Meru's Father: "Leave the girl alone!" Meru: "Father, you must be kidding?" Meru's Father: "That's the rule. We are going." [Her parents leave.] Meru: "Mother.... Father...." Ancestor Blano: "It must be hard for you, but you must go back, Meru." Younger Bardel: "Get out of our forest at once!!" [Meru leaves; Guaraha picks her up and drops her by the entrance.] Meru: "Guaraha!? Wha, What are you doing!?" Guaraha: "Quiet. I want to talk between just the two of us. It seems you received a horrible welcome." Meru: "It's nothing to me." Guaraha: "Stop talking tough. Meru, it was just bad timing. Everybody is feeling tense lately." Meru: "Is that my fault too?" Guaraha: "No. Recently, the earth is surging. Don't you feel it Meru?" Meru: "I've been feeling it a little. The animals in the forest are all acting savage. This must be the cause. But, what is this?" Guaraha: "Ancestor Blano said that it is the omen of a Dragon coming back to life. And, it is not the usual one. Even our ancestors who had much stronger magic power couldn't defeat it." Meru: "Wh, what kind of Dragon is that?" Guaraha: "It's the strongest Dragon of all. The King of Dragons, with seven magical eyes. The Divine Dragon." Meru: "Divine Dragon?" Guaraha: "The Ancestor says that the seal has half dissolved. That's why everybody is nervous." Meru: "B, but!! We have a Dragon Buster and a Dragon Block Staff, don't we!?" Guaraha: "The sword for killing Dragons, the Dragon Buster, has been lost." Meru: "It, It wasn't me!" Guaraha: "We know. Because it was hidden with the staff in a place that only the Ancestor could open." Meru: "And...the talk you wanted between just the two of us is about the Dragon?" Guaraha: "That too. But what I really wanted to tell you is something else. Meru, don't leave me! I want you to be at my side! I can protect you if everybody opposes you!" Meru: "You are kind, as always. But if you do, you will be hated as well. I gotta go. Everybody's waiting for me." Guaraha: "You...have friends." Meru: "They are all cool. They show me and teach me many things. Ciao!" Guaraha: "Meru!!" [She leaves. Back in Deningrad...] Librarian Ute: "What are you going to do? Are you going to pursue that man, Lloyd? When you get time, go visit Neet. You cannot change the past, however, you can face it. By facing it, maybe you can find out where you are from and where you want to go." Haschel: "I guess he wasn't just a snob." Dart: "Well we have to wait for Rose and Meru. ...!?" Shana: "Is anything wrong!?" Dart: "N...no. I just felt a little shiver, that's all." Albert: "I feel...something is wrong." [At the town entrance:] Rose: "Did you find out anything about Lloyd?" Dart: "No, there is no trace yet." Rose: "I just happened to meet them. This is Luanna and Setie." Dart: "...?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Excuse me, but you had some changes in your body recently." Dart: "What are you talking about?" Town Dweller: "Sister Luanna!! Sister Setie!! Thank you, Sister Luanna! Now I can walk outside! How can I thank you?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "It is fine. That is what we, the Sacred Sisters, are for." Albert: ("I would like to talk to you. Can we go someplace else?") [Over at the inn...] Albert: "You are...the renowned Sacred Sisters of Mille Seseau, Sister Luanna and Sister Setie. It is a pleasure to meet you." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "It is my pleasure to meet the heroes who defeated the Sea Dragon in Illisa Bay! I was really lucky to follow her from Neet." Dart: "Sister Luanna, I heard about you from Librarian Ute. We have something in common, we are survivors of Neet." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "So you went through that tragedy." Dart: "Do you remember anything!? About other survivors...or the whereabouts of the Black Monster, or anything!" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "What I remember is only the sound of terror. I am sorry. I don't think I can help you." Dart: "I see. But...it's okay. The fact that somebody survived that tragedy means I can have hope that continuing my journey will someday lead to the Black Monster." Shana: "I am with you too. Oh, does that mean you went to Neet too, Rose?" Rose: "I told you, I just happened to be there." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Um, Sister Luanna. What about the health of Mr. Dart?" Dart: "Yes. What do you mean the unusualness of my body?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "I see that you people have strong powers. A power that is beyond Humans. It seems that the source of your power is in turmoil. Another power that has influence over you is anticipating the liberation. That is what I see. That is all I can tell. If it confuses you more, please forgive me. Dart: "!!" [The inn shakes.] Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Oh no! Sister Luanna!" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "This is.... The answer to your question.... You may find out the truth about the entity that has influence over you now!" Narrative?: War is not in human nature. Humans fight by making themselves enter insanity. It is...the same for revenge. This is a tool to amplify the insanity. And this insanity is the source of the power of Dragoons, the Dragon Knight. Someday, something will happen, and if you cannot chasten your insanity, I wonder if you will be able to endure it, given the size of your spirit? Shana: "Dart!?" Dart: "I...I'm fine." [Outside, the Divine Dragon flies over Deningrad.] Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Anger, or animosity, towards Humans or all things." Meru: "Heeeey buddies!! Omigod omigod!! Could it be?" Rose: "The arrival of the 'One who glares through seven diabolic eyes, and who crosses the sky with seven wings'. It's trouble. It's the King of Dragons. The Divine Dragon." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "The legend was true, 'The King of Dragons sealed by the long gone Winglies rests in the ground of Mille Seseau. Once it awakens again, it shall bring terror to the world.'" Albert: "Again.... We are facing a Dragon." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "What are you people?" Dart: "We are the Dragoons. We are the Dragon Knights who have the power to rule Dragons." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Dragoons.... The legendary Dragon Knights!! That is the reason why I feel a strong power in you. But, why did the Dragoons come to this country? Is it because of that Dragon!?" Dart: "No. We are here to pursue a man. He is a sneaky, dangerous man even for those with the strength of us Dragoons." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "What did that man do?" Albert: "He engaged in secret maneuvers during the Serdian War, and formed a conspiracy for a coup d'etat in Tiberoa." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Is he going to bring evil to Mille Seseau? Oh! Is that the Dragon!? Please see Queen Theresa. It seems that we need the power of you Dragoons. [At Queen Theresa's throne...] Commander of Holy Knights: "What I'm telling you is that whatever the monster is, with the force of the Holy Knights, nothing can stand against us!" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Have you ever seen the monster?" Commander of Holy Knights: "According to the briefing by my man, it is bigger than a cloud and faster than our horses! It's impossible for such a creature to exist!" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Where does your confidence come from!?" Commander of Holy Knights: "It is impossible for such a creature to exist." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "You idiot!" [She punches him.] First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Talking about the enemy based on mere assumptions! Are you going to expose your men to such danger!? You are dismissed, Commander of Knights! Commander of Holy Knights: "Yes, ma'am!!" [Everyone enters at this point.] Queen Theresa: "Calm down, Miranda. You are in front of guests. Luanna, Setie, I'm glad to see you came back safe." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "You've never changed, Sister Miranda." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "He doesn't understand the current condition. Who are these people?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "I brought them in order to save Mille Seseau from the intruder." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "You said to 'save'?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "If we do not take action, it will attack us again. And next time, it might attack us directly." Queen Theresa: "Do you know anything about the monster?" Rose: "It is the Divine Dragon, awakened from his long rest. Now wonder he is cranky." Queen Theresa: "The Divine Dragon!? You are...talking about...that monster sealed in the Mountain of Mortal Dragon." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Yes. The King of the Dragons, sealed in by the ancient Winglies. The Divine Dragon came back to life." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Are you sure of that!?" Queen Theresa: "Please relax, Miranda. You...said... You will save this country. Is it possible for us Humans to defeat a Dragon?" Dart: "We don't know yet. However, we might be able to stop it." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "What confidence you have." Dart: "We are the Dragon Knights, who rule Dragons, the Dragoons. There is nobody but us who can stand up to him." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Are you saying you are the hereoes from the Dragon Campaign? The Dragoons!?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "I was surprised too. However, I don't see any falsehood in their heart." Queen Theresa: "It means.... May we request your help in vanquishing the Divine Dragon?" Rose: "You are free to ask. In either case, we have to meet him. But, we have a favor to ask, Your Majesty. There is one thing we need in order to cross swords with the Divine Dragon. It is said that Winglies made two weapons in ancient times to fight against Dragons. One is a sword to kill Dragons, namely the Dragon Buster." Meru: "Wh, What!! How do you know about that, Rose!? Oops. I didn't say anything." Shana: "Wait a second. Isn't that the sword?" Dart: "Yes, it is. It's the sword that the bastard used to kill Lavitz. I'll never forget." Rose: "Therefore, we have no choice but to count on the other weapon." Queen Theresa: "What could that be?" Rose: "The Dragon Block Staff. As the name implies, it is a magic staff to block the power of Dragons." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "And, where is the Dragon Block Staff?" Rose: "I was going to ask you. Actually, it seems that one of us knew about it. Meru?" Meru: "W, what are you talking about?" Shana: "Do you know about it?" Queen Theresa: "Please tell us. For the sake of this country!" Dart: "Why are you hesitating?" Meru: "Okay!! Okay!! I'll tell you guys, all right!? I think it's in the Forest of Winglies!" Dart: "Forest of Winglies? Where the heck is that?" Meru: "Um, it's in the northern part of the Evergreen Forest." Queen Theresa: "If so, are you saying that Winglies still live." Meru: "Uh huh." Queen Theresa: "It seems that the myth of fairies in the Evergreen Forest area was true." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Queen Theresa. I am heading to the Forest of Winglies with these people in order to borrow the Dragon Block Staff." Dart: "Are you coming too?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Of course. The problems are too big to leave just to you. Besides, I want to see how far you Dragoons can go. If you really have the power as described in legend." Queen Theresa: "I beg you people, please save Mille Seseau from the Divine Dragon." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Now, we are heading to the Forest of Winglies! No time for procrastination!" [In the lobby...] Albert: "Please wait. I don't see Shana." Dart: "Where did she go?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "What timing. Let's go look for her. We have no time to waste." [In the audience hall's antechamber...] Dart: "Shana! Are you all right!?" Shana: "Where...where am I? When...did I come here?" Dart: "What happened?" Shana: "I don't know. But...that took me?" Dart: "Miranda, what is this room for?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "This castle used to be a fort for Winglies. I heard this room used to be a chamber for a ceremony to seal something. But it was more than 10,000 years ago." Albert: "Isn't it the reason the Divine Dragon made a raid on the Crystal Palace? In other words, he is trying to work off his hatred against Winglies." Dart: "Why did you come here alone? Were you called again, like the time with the Virage?" Shana: "No, it was different this time. I woke up and I was here. I feel hot. It's gone. My...." [The White Silver DS goes to Miranda.] First Sacred Sister Miranda: "What is this!?" Shana: "I cannot manage it anymore. I don't feel the power of the White Silver Dragon." Dart: "You.... You are a Dragoon too!?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Me!?" Rose: "Dragoon Spirits manipulate fate. Hmm." Shana: "I can...no longer...." Dart: "Shana!!!" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Hey! What's going on!? What is this stone!?" [In the guestroom...] Shana: "I...see. I passed out." Dart: "Are you all right?" Shana: "Yes, but I don't think...I can go with you anymore." Dart: "There is nothing you can do in your condition." Shana: "I knew it, from the day I looked at the moon in Furni. I was sure this would happen to me." Dart: "We will be back as soon as we defeat the Divine Dragon. So, wait for me till then?" Meru: "Lighten up!" Haschel: "I will work hard for you Shana!" Kongol: "Kongol too." Albert: "It won't be long. Dart will be back with you soon, Shana." Shana: "Don't worry. I am accustomed to waiting. But thanks, everyone." [Everyone leaves.] Shana: "Miranda. Please take care of...the rest..." Miranda: "I know." o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 37 - Forest of Winglies FWG1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [The party journeys into the northern depths of Evergreen Forest.] Dart: "A dead end." Meru: "Here we are at the entrance to the Forest of Winglies." *Sigh* "Maybe I'll be kicked out again." Dart: "Where is the entrance? I see nothing." Meru: "There is a magical boundary here. Winglies have locked themselves in the forest since the Dragon Campaign." Dart: "How come they didn't live with humans?" Meru: "You know about the Dragon Campaign?" Albert: "It is the war that Humans, who obtained the power of the Dragoons, started in order to liberate themselves from the control of Winglies." Meru: "Some Winglies are still angry about that. Besides, Winglies have a power that Humans don't have. The Ancestor told me, that the power draws a line between Humans and us." Dart: "Meru, are you...?" Meru: "Yup. I'm a Wingly." [She opens the boundary.] Meru: "Are you surprised?" Dart: "Yeah!" Miranda: "Why didn't you tell us?" Meru: "Would you believe me? Would you consider me as a friend if I told you guys?" Dart: "It doesn't matter. Meru is Meru, right? Now. Let's go see the Winglies. Now we are dealing with serious stuff." [At the Winglies' town...] Wingly A: "I wonder what would happen to us if the Divine Dragon came to this forest?" Wingly B: "We would fight it with our magic, but probably would fail given our current level of power." Wingly C: "But the Ancestor said that we won't become extinct if we cooperate with other species." Wingly A: "'Other species'? Are you talking about Humans?" Wingly C: "That's right, but I wonder if everybody in the forest can understand that, including me. !! The seal!" [Dart's team teleports in.] Wingly A: "Meru! The Humans!?" Wingly B: "Meru brought Humans here!!" Wingly C: "I'm going to let the Ancestor know!!" Meru: "Don't shoot!! They are my friends!!" Dart: "We are not here to fight! We are here to borrow the Dragon Block Staff! Wingly A: "The Dragon Block Staff!? Meru! How dare you speak about our secret to them!" Meru: "But the Diving Dragon is now awake!!" Wingly A: "B, But.... What can Humans do if they cannot even use magic?" Miranda: "Should we break through?" Dart: "No we should not. We have to take some action or everything may be destroyed. That includes the Forest of Winglies and human cities!" Wingly C: "Everyone! Hold on! The Ancestor says he will meet with the Humans! You.... Please, don't agitate the people in the forest. We are not used to seeing Humans. But.... Watch out for the Bardel Brothers." Meru: "What do you mean!? Let's go, Dart! The Ancestor Blano is in the back of the forest!" [En route to Blano...] Meru: "Bardel! Are you bothering us again!?" Elder Bardel: "The Divine Dragon can be taken care of us by without asking Humans for help. Besides we have no business talking to a betrayer who ran off to Humans." Meru: "What happened to you!? The Bardel I knew was much kinder, and wasn't like that!" Elder Bardel: "My baby sister was killed by...a human." Meru: "Oh no!?" Elder Bardel: "My baby sister who was influenced by you, Meru, and left the forest! Believing that the outside world was wonderful. We don't need Humans' help. Do you have something else to say? Get out!" Dart: "There might be more people killed now!" Elder Bardel: "Good for you! It's a good chance to learn how helpless you Humans are! But we Winglies won't die. Our magic power surpasses the Dragons'." Rose: "You are strong, huh? Don't make me laugh. I wonder if you have noticed you are declining because you cling to the glory of the past?" Elder Bardel: "What are you talking about?" Rose: "You can barely fly and that's about it, right?" Elder Bardel: "Maybe you won't think that way after this!?" [He shoots a fireball but Dart's dragoon form blocks it.] Elder Bardel: "!? No way! Is this the legendary Dragoon!?" Dart: "Please let us take care of the Divine Dragon." Meru: "I'll come back to take care of your baby sister's matter, after my journey has ended. So please trust us for now." Rose: "The ones who flaunt their power disappear when the truly powerful appear. I am going ahead." [They leave Bardel alone.] Elder Bardel: "If we cannot even have revenge for our baby siter anymore.... The Divine Dragon cannot be.... I feel weak in my knees.... I cannot move.... Is this real!? Ahh!!" Younger Bardel: "You wimp! Brother! How dare you Humans! Just because you are afraid of our magic power, you are sending the destroyers of old, Dragoons, at us. Silly Humans! I'll past sentence for the sin of killing my sister! I'll annihilate them now!!" [They finally reach the Ancestor.] Dart: "There is nobody here." Miranda: "Where is the Ancestor?" Dart: "My body is being healed." Albert: "Is this the magical healing?" Rose: "I wonder if it is an apology for the discourtesy?" Meru: "Ancestor, sorry we are late." Ancestor Blano: "Welcome. Humans and Giganto. I am Blano the Ancestor of the forest." Miranda: "I am teh First Sacred Sister of Mille Seseau, Miranda. Please forgive our sudden visit." Dart: "I would like you to listen to our story. The Divine Dragon is...." Ancestor Blano: "I know. The Divine Dragon came back to life in the Mountain of the Mortal Dragon, and there are Dragoons that have come to us. It seems that the times won't leave us alone. The messenger from the Crystal Palace, and the people who were fated to come here.... Our opponent is so enormous. We have to combine each of our strengths or none of us will survive. Neither the Crystal Palace nor our forest." Dart: "You mean...." Ancestor Blano: "Let us put the power of the Dragoons and our wisdom together. Miranda: "You will let us borrow your Dragon Block Staff!" Ancestor Blano: "We don't have the Dragon Buster now. So the Dragon Block Staff is our last resort. We no longer have the power to master that, however, if you, who rule the Dragons can use it, we can fight against the Divine Dragon." Miranda: "I appreciate your kindness!" Ancestor Blano: "However, we cannot participate in the battle. We are all that remain. We cannot become extinct." Meru: "I'm going!!" Dart: "I know. You are a Dragoon too, Meru." Ancestor Blano: "Go inside. I will show you the way to the Dragon Block Staff. [He opens a door and leads everyone but Meru inside.] Dart: "I'll meet you there, Meru." Ancestor Blano: "You are attracted to those Humans." Meru: "Yup. They are really cool! Ancestor!! I wanna go on the journey with them! And I wanna see...my mother and father anytime I want!" Ancestor Blano: "Are you telling me to throw our commandment away? It is not the right time yet. But eventually, in the near future, the time will come when us and Humans live together. Go with them. As a Wingly, go see Humans, or better yet, the entire world. Your experience will lead us." Meru: "Okay! I hear ya! I'll meet you there!" [She leaves.] Ancestor Blano: "If Meru is one leading us to the outer world.... Where are those Humans leading the world to? It must be the flow of time. Only the fates can tell." o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 38 - Royal Capital Kadessa RCK1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [Up above the Wingly City...] Ancestor Blano: "The Dragon Block Staff is sealed in the Forbidden Land over there." Dart: "Forbidden Land." Ancestor Blano: "It is the place where our hideous memory sleeps. It used to be, until 11,000 years ago, a palace for us Winglies and it was the place where eternal prosperity was promised. It was called the royal capital Kadessa. Now it is a mere ruin without a name." Dart: "Are you sure? Is it okay to go in?" Ancestor Blano: "It is fine. Everything is in the past." Dart: "I see. We have to do what we can do now." Ancestor Blano: "Are you ready?" R1 -> Please wait a little. R2 -> Yes we are. R1: "Please wait a little." Meru: "What's wrong? We don't know when the Divine Dragon will come." Dart: "I feel some monster over there." Ancestor Blano: "There is still some magic power left. And it attracts monsters. It won't be an easy road to the Dragon Block Staff. When you are ready, come to me. I'll lead you to the Forbidden Land. R2: "Yes we are." [The Ancestor makes the towers spin and rocks create a circle.] Dart: "This is...the wisdom of the Winglies!?" Ancestor Blano: "It's a ruin of their wisdom. Let's go!!" [They teleport to Kadessa, finally. It's red-colored and barren.] Dart: "So, this is the Forbidden Land. The ruins of past glory..." Albert: "No remnant of the royal capital remains." Dart: "What's wrong, Meru? You are shaking." Meru: "Cuz I, I hear the outcries of the people who died here." Dart: "Are you going to wait in the forest, Meru?" Meru: "No! I'm okay! If I can't get past such a small thing, how will I be able to fight against the Divine Dragon!?" [Towards the center colosseum-type area...] Miranda: "It's such a large space." Haschel: "Indeed. I wonder what it was for?" Kongol: "Kongol feels.... Smells like blood." Albert: "'Blood', and a large space. It sounds like a coliseum." Meru: "Yes, it really was. I heard it from the Ancestor. Once upon a time, it was a coliseum. But it wasn't for regular fights that you won or lost. It was for matches to the death. Winglies would just enjoy the view from above...or fighters picked from among the dominated Humans, Dragons, and some Gigantos. I am the offspring of that kind of Wingly." Dart: "The Ancestor told us that this is a mere ruin, didn't he?" Meru: "..." Dart: "What happened here happened in the past. No matter what sorrow there was, it is no longer our sorrow. Isn't that right?" Albert: "There is nothing to worry about, Meru. The sins of the past are there just to tell us not to repeat them anymore." Dart: "Cheer up! Let's focus on moving on." [Eventually the party can choose to go down a path split. 'PATH A' starts by going down a teleporter from the savepoint room; 'PATH B' from the building north of that area. First, PATH A. In a room nearby, Dart destroys a barrier generator.] Meru: "That's right! It must be the seal for that! We can move on when we destroy'em all!" Dart: "I got it! [Eventually the party gets to the DBS room.] Meru: "This is the Dragon Block Staff!!!" Miranda: "It doesn't look very impressive. Can we really constrain the Divine Dragon with this?" Rose: "You can never tell the size of the magical power from the size of the object. The power of this staff alone has been sealing off the Divine Dragon for more than 10,000 years." Miranda: "I see, then when we take this back and deploy our defense of the royal capital, the Divine Dragon will be no match for us." Rose: "It won't be as easy as you imagine. The Divine Dragon is not the same as the other Dragons. Even with the staff and us Dragoons, we will have reason for thanks if we can seal him back in." Dart: "Is Lloyd taming such a monster?" Rose: "Talking about that, I don't think it is possible. The Divine Dragon would never give in. They couldn't kill him either. That's why he was sealed in. It's way beyond Lloyd's ability to deal with." Dart: "Then, it means Lloyd has not taken any aciton yet?" Rose: "Maybe he cannot act." Albert: "There is no sign he is going after the next Divine Moon Object yet." Miranda: "The moon...object!?" Dart: "You must have it in Mille Seseau, don't you? A Divine Object with a name starting with Moon?" Miranda: "I don't want to talk about it." Dart: "How come?" Miranda: "It's not your business. Just focus on how you can bring the staff back now." Dart: "Okay." Meru: "I'm getting it! Whoa!! What the heck is this!?" [Meru pulls down the Grand Jewel boss. But, it's defeated anyway.] [Acquired Dragon Block Staff] Albert: "We didn't know there was a guardian." Haschel: "The Ancestor should've told us so." Meru: "I didn't know that either." Dart: "Anyway, the Dragon Block Staff is in our hands. Let's go back quickly." [PATH B time! An elevator descends to Dart eventually.] Dart: "What is this!?" [Dart takes it up and finds a weird, flourescent being near a walkway.] Dart: It's a dead end here. Let's go back." Rose: "Wait! This is a Virage! And this scar!! It must be the Virage that killed Belzac." Dart: "You say this is a Virage?" Miranda: "What are you talking about?" Albert: "It was a destructive weapon of ancient legend that battled throughout the Dragon Campaign with the Winglies. Although some still remain." Meru: "But it looks totally different from the one we met before." Rose: "It's one of their subspecies and from its shape, it must have a power far beyond the one we saw. But, it's not a very pretty sight to see." Dart: "!!" Meru: "The Virage..." Dart: "The monster from ten thousand years ago. Was it awoken by us!?" [After a bit of fighting.] Dart: "Everybody hang in there!! This thing is half dead!!" [It finally dies.] Dart: "Why do Virages wake up in reaction to us?"" Meru: "I dunno. The Ancestor never mentioned about this thingy." Rose: "So, does this mean they were not just reacting to Shana?" Dart: "Shana.... I still don't knwo anything about the mystery surrounding Shana. There is no choice for us but going forward. Come on, let's go back to the Crystal Palace. [As the party tries to leave...] Dart: "!! It cannot be.... Is that the Divine Dragon!?" Miranda: "Don't be silly!! It's too early!! !!" [A shadow flies overhead.] Miranda: "Oh no, Deningrad!!" Dart: "We gotta run!!" [They return to the entrance.] Ancestor Blano: "Did you get the Dragon Block Staff!?" Dart: "We did! But the Divine Dragon!" Ancestor Blano: "I know! I am teleporting you to Deningrad!!" Meru: "Ancestor! It's too much! You don't have power like in the old days do you!?" Ancestor Blano: "We have no time left to think!! Hunnnnnnnnnnaaaaahhhhh! Aaaaaaahhhhhh!" Meru's Father: "Ancestor Blano!!" Ancestor Blano: "I'm fine." [Dart's team can't teleport.] Ancestor Blano: "It didn't work." Meru's Father: "Not yet!! We believe in Meru!! And her friends who Meru believes in too!!" Meru's Mother: "I would like to see the future that Meru and her friends create!!" Ancestor Blano: "Guaraha!? Go on! Dart!" [Everyone helps teleport them to Deningrad.] o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 39 - Crystal Palace at Deningrad II DNG2 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [The Divine Dragon attacks the town, blows the seal chamber off the Crystal Palace, then leaves in a hurry.] Miranda: "We're too late!! Is, is this Deningrad!? The Crystal Palace is destroyed!! Queen Theresa!! Don't be such a laggard!! Shana is in the castle too!! [Just inside...] First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Setie!! Luanna!! Wake up!!" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Ah.... S, Sister...Miranda?" Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Sister Miranda, are we...alive?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Good. It seems you are not injured either." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "I, I was scared." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Stop crying. The Divine Dragon is gone. And we will take care of it." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Did you get the Dragon Block Staff?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Yes, we got it." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Now, we can prepare for the next raid." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "What do you mean 'next'?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "The psyche that the Divine Dragon sent towards the Crystal Palace was a black, bottomless mass of hate. There must be a 'next'." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "I won't let him!" Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "What about Queen Theresa!? Is Queen Theresa safe!?" [Miranda slaps a soldier.] First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Hey!! Wake up!!" Holy Knights Gate Keeper: "Ah, yes ma'am!! Sister Miranda!!" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Take care of these two!!" [Miranda runs ahead.] Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Don't worry. Queen Theresa is safe. Wink is fine too. Everything is fine, thanks to her." Dart: "Are you all right!?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "We are fine. Sister Miranda went upstairs." Dart: "What about Shana!?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "She should be upstairs too. [Upstairs...] Dart: "Wink! Are you all right!?" Third Sacred Sister Wink: "I am fine. Sister Miranda gave me treatment." Dart: "!! Shana's room!!" Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Wait! Miss Shana is alive! She must be upstairs with Queen Theresa." Dart: "I got it!!" [In the audience hall...] Meru: "Wow!" Dart: "What is this light?" Albert: "What is going on?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "I don't know. When I came here it was already like this." Dart: "Shana!?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Queen Theresa!! Where are you!?" [The light ends and its source is Shana...] Dart: "Shana!!" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Queen Theresa!!" Shana: "Dart!?" Dart: "It's me! Can you understand?" Shana: "Dart.... Everybody.... You are safe. How about Queen Theresa?" Queen Theresa: "Ah...." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Queen Theresa!!" Queen Theresa: "Miranda?" Dart: "Don't worry. Queen Theresa is safe." Shana: "I'm relieved." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "I couldn't live if something happened to Queen Theresa. I'm relieved. I'm really relieved." Queen Theresa: "You cannot call Setie a crybaby anymore." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "I don't care! Please let me cry for now, just for now!" [Later on...] Queen Theresa: "Everything has calmed down anyhow. Welcome back. And no one was lost. Fortunately, the damage to the people seems to be minimal. I assume we had the blessing of the Divine Tree." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "What was that light? It was as if it were protecting Queen Theresa and Shana." Dart: "Yes, the light was...." [Flashback: before the Divine Dragon attacks Deningrad.] Queen Theresa: "Are you feeling all right?" Shana: "Not really, but I cannot stand still." Queen Theresa: "I see. It seems that all we can do is trust them and wait." Shana: "Yes, Your Majesty." Queen Theresa: "What is happening!?" [Shana's light protects them both. Back to the present.] First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Oh, this must be a miracle! Shana! You brought us a miracle! My sisters were guarded by the same light as well! Everyone was saved by you!" Shana: "But I don't know anything about this power. This power is forcing Dart to face danger. And, I harm people! The people in Seles too, it was my fault." Dart: "That's not true! It was Doel who did that!" Shana: "Who am I?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "She passed out." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "It was my fault. I didn't know anything and I told her too much. Where are you going?" Dart: "To the Mountain of Mortal Dragon." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Are you leaving Shana like that!?" Dart: "I'll come back after I defeat the Divine Dragon. Miranda, could you take care of Shana?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Are you telling me to stay here!?" Dart: "The Divine Dragon is not the only monster in the Mt. of Mortal Dragon! You are a Sacred Sister of this country. There is no obligation for you to come with us." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "Did you forget? I am one of the Dragoons, the same as you. I have no intention to withdraw from this battle. Besides, Shana told me. 'Please take care of the rest'. I intend to keep that promise. Queen Theresa: "We have reached an agreement. Everyone, I am counting on you." Dart: "Yes, Your Majesty. Please trust us." [In the town inn, Shana wakes.] Dart: "I'll bring everybody here." Meru: "Did the two of you have enough time alone? We can wait outside longer if you want." Haschel: "I didn't know you could be sensible, Meru! Ha ha ha!" Meru: "Of course! I learned how to care for others from them!" Haschel: "We gotta get going." Albert: "We will be back soon." Miranda: "Are you all right?" Rose: "I cannot believe your timing." Miranda: "That is no way to talk to a friend!" Rose: "I haven't seen your power as a Dragoon, have I?" Miranda: "Are you saying you don't trust me!?" Shana: "Please stop. Miranda is fine. She can do better than me." Rose: "I hope so." Miranda: "Is she like that all the time?" Shana: "Actually Rose is concerned about me." Miranda: "What a clumsy woman." Kongol: "Kongol is leaving. You rest. Good for you." Dart: "I am leaving. ..." [Outside the inn where Shana is...] Dart: "Let's go to the Mt. Dragon Tomb." [In Evergreen Forest, they find a knight.] Sacred Knight: "The monster was headed in the direction of Deningrad, and then came back to the Mountain of Mortal Dragon!!" Dart: "Before the Divine Dragon left, did anybody pass through here?" Sacred Knight: "No, sir! No one, sir. We didn't even let a mouse pass, sir! Unless they can fly like that monster!" Miranda: "Gotcha. Stay on guard here. We are off to defeat the monster." Sacred Knight: "Yes ma'am!! Good luck!!" o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 40 - Mountain of Mortal Dragon MTM1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [Up the mountainside, a large beam of energy flies out from somewhere.] Miranda: "It is from the top of Mountain of Mortal Dragon!!" Meru: "THat was a magic power! An awfully powerful mega magic!" Haschel: "Whatever it is, that is our destination." Rose: "As if.... It is unburdening his anger all over the world. The anger toward the Winglies who sealed him." Albert: "And us Humans who dominated Dragons." Miranda: "Then, does this mean that Deningrad was chosen to be the place for the declaration of war!?" Dart: "We will settle that on the top of the Mountain of Mortal Dragon. Before the next town becomes a victim." [Near the summit...] Rose: "The sound of swords.... No, has somebody already started to fight against it!? Let's go. Either way, we will have to join in." [The sound of swords is nearby...] Rose: "You can go back now. Dart: "There is nobody who would think that way." Meru: "Um. May I excuse myself for a bit?" Haschel: "You are the representative of the Winglies! Come on!" Miranda: "Are you going back to your forest to hide?" Meru: "I, I was just kidding!! When I do it I can do it!!" Albert: "I made up my mind. Anyway.... If the people of Serdio knew about this, they would all fall over." Dart: "Let's do it! !? Lloyd!?" [Lloyd is the one fighting the Divine Dragon. Lloyd: "It is earlier than I expected. Well, it is the future King of Dragons. Even with the Dragon Buster, which can kill Dragons, he still gave me a hard time. But he is almost dead. There is no need for you to come in." Dart: "You say you are fighting against the Divine Dragon!?" Albert: "You broke the seal on the strongest Dragon of all, but you couldn't control it! It's the truth, isn't it!?" Miranda: "What are you yapping about!? We can kill this man anytime!! We have to defeat the Divine Dragon first!!" Lloyd: "The Sacred Sister of Mille Seseau, I see the replacement for that girl. How convenient for us." Dart: "Shut up!! Urgh!!" [Lloyd has fled somehow.] Dart: "Yaaaaaaaarrgghh!!" [The party defeats the Divine Dragon and Lloyd stabs its eye. Lloyd gets the Divine Dragon Spirit.] Dart: "Th, that is...!" Lloyd: "Yes. This is the Dragoon Spirit. This is the soul of the Divine Dragon. The flame of a soul that sparkles only at the last moment of a dragon's life...its crystal is the Dragoon Spirit! As I expected, it doesn't sparkle in my hands." Dart: "Lloyd!! That was your purpose wasn't it!?" Lloyd: "This is just a little prize for me." Dart: "A 'prize'!?" Lloyd: "I don't need additional power to destroy the world. The Divine Dragon was a mere obstacle to my ideal. I fought against it for that reason only." Albert: "You're the one who formed the conspiracy to destroy the world!" Lloyd: "The King of Serdio, what brought you all the way here? Is it the frustration of having your Moon taken? Or your feelings toward your loyal friend, Lavitz?" Dart: "Don't even mention that name!" Lloyd: "It is too early yet to settle things." Dart: "Wait!" Lloyd: "Don't be so hasty. I'll see you soon." [He teleports out.] Dart: "Where is he going!?" Albert: "He is leaving the mountain! Chase him!" [The party retraces their steps down the mountain and finds Lloyd.] Dart: "Lloyd! !!" [He fires a flameball and knocks Dart & Rose off a ledge.] Dart: "Argh!! I didn't know he was one of the Winglies!! Rose!? Rose! Come on!" Rose: "Ah. Ahh...." Dart: "Can you tell me who I am!?" Rose: "I thought...you were dead." Dart: "...?" Rose: "Don't worry, I am carrying out your will. We took this world back together, I won't let them ruin it. Virage...embryo. The moon...with black power." Dart: "'Black Power'? Are you talking about the Black Monster!?" [Flashback: Neet 18 Years ago] Knight of Mille Seseau: "UUURRRGGGHH!!" [In the forest, Dart's family flees.] Dart's Father: "Stay here. Take care of Dart." [He returns to town.] Dart's Mother: "Your father is a strong person. You have that strength in you. So.... You can wait here by yourself, okay." Dart: "Where are you going?" Dart's Mother: "I am going back to the village to fight." Dart: "Really?" Dart's Mother: "I will protect your hometown and your father. Live strong." [The next morning, Dart strolls through the ashes of town.] Dart: "Mom? Dad? This is my dad's...important...shiny stone. Mom. Dad." [Back in the present time...] Dart: "'Count 108 years, and when the Moon That Never Sets glares red, the Moon Child descends to the earth to give a holy blessing to the world.' Fester said.... What really appears is not the Moon Child, but the Black Monster. What kind of relationship exists between the Black Monster who destroys all and the Moon Child who blesses the world?" (Rose, what do you know about this?) Meru: "Dart!! Rose!! Finally! I found you guys!! Oh boy, Rose! She passed out! Move away! I'll carry Rose first!" [She carries them up.] Meru: "Darn! I'm beaten!" Rose: "It's my fault, letting him go.... I apologize for it." Dart: "It is not your fault, Rose. Nobody knew he was a Wingly who can use magic." Haschel: "Don't worry. We will find out where he went." Albert: "I agree. Lloyd's objectives are still the Divine Moon Objects." Dart: "Miranda, there is no need for you to hide it. Tell us about the Divine Moon Object in Mille Seseau." Meru: "It's not like you, Miranda. Don't hesistate." Miranda: "I guess, there is no choice but to tell everything. The Divine Moon Objects are said to be brought by Winglies. And, it is said that they have a dreadful magic power concealed within. That is the reason why they were never allowed to be taken outside. A national treasure that has been kept a close secret. It is called the Moon Mirror. The successive thrones have been the keys to opening the seal. Oh, it cannot be!" Dart: "Queen Theresa is in danger!" [Meanwhile, in Evergreen Forest, Wink and some knights are walking.] Third Sacred Sister Wink: "I wonder where Sister Miranda and the other people area...? And, if they're safe?" Commander of Sacred Knights: "To make sure of that we, the Sacred Brotherhood, are going to act as reinforcements. Don't worry there is no way our Sister Miranda can lose." Sacred Knight A: "Yes indeed. We cannot imagine her losing." Sacred Knight B: "But, I cannot imagine that the giant Dragon will lose either." Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Please don't say such an ill-omened thing!" Sacred Knight B: "I, I'm sorry ma'am!" Commander of Sacred Knights: "Sister Miranda, Dart, and company are legendary Dragoons. We might not be needed." ?????: "Dragoons!? They are mere Humans anyway!!" [The Younger Bardel appears.] Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Who is it!?" Younger Bardel: "Humans don't need to know my name!" Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Oh no! Are you a Wingly?" Younger Bardel: "Yes I am! We were the rulers of you Humans in ancient Endiness!! And now!! I am your executioner!!" [He fires a fireball at the knights, knocking them over.] Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Oh my god!! This is what you asked for! This is the great battle of liberation!! And your scream is its overture!! You conceited Humans! Go tell hell!!" [Lloyd protects Wink.] Lloyd: "The conceited one is you." Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Oh, you are...Mr. Lloyd!!" Lloyd: "You are so easily overtaken." Younger Bardel: "You blocked the magic power. Who are you!?" Lloyd: "I don't need to answer you." Younger Bardel: "Watch your mouth!!" Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Mr. Lloyd!!" Younger Bardel: "I won't let anybody hinder the liberation of Winglies!! I'll annihilate all Humans!!" Lloyd: "'Liberation' of Winglies? Hmph! You are so old-fashioned. A world without Humans? It won't be any different from the forest you are cooped up in. ... I have made many sacrifices for my ideals. But your ideals cannot be achieved unless you annihilate everything?" Younger Bardel: "Of course!! My grudge!! My hatred!! I will settle'em all with human lives!!" Lloyd: "You should not be alive." Younger Bardel: "!!" [He stabs him with the Dragon Buster.] Younger Bardel: "I, I won't die alone!!" [He self-destructs (LOL?), but Lloyd is only injured.] Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Mr. Lloyd?" Lloyd: "I went out of my way...." Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Oh, you are wounded!! Please let us treat you at the castle!" [As the party tries to leave the forest.] Commander of Sacred Knights: "Sister Miranda!!" Miranda: "Oh, Commander of Knights!! We were successful in defeating the Divine Dragon and!! What happened to you. You are injured!?" Commander of Sacred Knights: "Queen Theresa... Queen Theresa was abducted!!" Miranda: "Wh, what did you say!?" Dart: "By who!?" Commander of Sacred Knights: "A man called L, Lloyd!!" Dart: "We are too late!!" [Miranda punches him.] Miranda: "What were you doing!!" Albert: "Do you know where he took her?" Commander of Sacred Knights: "Well.... Sister Wink might know something!" Miranda: "My sisters are safe aren't they!?" Commander of Sacred Knights: "Everyone is waiting for the group to come back to the Crystal Palace!!" o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 41 - Crystal Palace at Deningrad III DNG3 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [Back at the palace...] First Sacred Sister Miranda: "What do you mean that Queen Theresa was taken away!? What happened!?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Let me tell you. A few days ago, when the howling of the Dragon from the Mountain of Mortal Dragon stopped. We assumed he had been success- -fully vanquished." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Everyone, everyone was happy about it." [Flashback: a few days prior.] Queen Theresa: "How long has it been since we have stopped hearing the howling of the Divine Dragon?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "It has been about one week now." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Don't worry! Sister Luanna said 'The feeling of the Divine Dragon is gone'!" [Wink enters.] Third Sacred Sister Wink: "I am back. I have good news for you, Queen Theresa. As Sister Luanna said, it seems they defeated the Divine Dragon." Queen Theresa: "I am glad. Now we can focus on the recovery of the country. I appreciate it Wink. Please give the knights their well-earned rest." Third Sacred Sister Wink: "About the knights.... My knighthood is currently being treated. A Wingly who had something against Humans suddenly raided us." Queen Theresa: "Winglies attacked you? According to Miranda, they are a friendly species." ???: "Some of the Winglies are militant." [Lloyd enters.] Third Sacred Sister Wink: "This gentleman repelled them so that we were able to come back to the castle safe and sound. Let me introduce him. His name is Mr. Lloyd, Your Majesty. Lloyd: "It is a pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty." Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Not only that, it was Mr. Lloyd who gave us the good news of the successful vanquishing of the Divine Dragon." Queen Theresa: "... How did you find out about it?" Lloyd: "It was, a coincidence. I saw Sister Miranda and her companions who completed the vanquishing in the Mt. Dragon Tomb." Queen Theresa: "... I understand. Let me express my gratitude to you." Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Actually, it was not the first time I was saved by Mr. Lloyd." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Oh! I remember! This gentleman is the man of the fate Sister Wink was talking about, isn't he!? Queen Theresa, she was saved from the bandits in Donau by this gentleman too!" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "It wasn't a coincidence, was it? Helping Wink, and coming here." Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Sister Luanna? What are you talking about?" Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "The murderous intention you conceal inside... You cannot disguise it in front of me." Queen Theresa: "Wink, Setie stay back. I felt it too, something very wrong." Lloyd: "I hadn't intended to make a scene. However, sometimes it can't be avoided." Fourth Sacred Sister Setie: "Queen Theresa!!" Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Mr. Lloyd. What on earth...?" Queen Theresa: "Do not come closer! What do you want!?" Lloyd: "I desire the Moon Mirror." Queen Theresa: "Moon Mirror! H, How did you know about it!?" Lloyd: "You don't need to worry about that. You should just take me there, Your Majesty." Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Answer me. From the beginning...from the beginning, it was your purpose?" Queen Theresa: "Wink! Get away!" Lloyd: "I...just desire the power to create a utopia." Second Sacred Sister Luanna: "Queen Theresa! He is reading your mind!!" Lloyd: "Shall we go to the last Divine Moon Object?" [He and the queen teleport out. Back to present day...] Dart: "The last Divine Moon Object? Is he going to end this!? Miranda! Where is the Moon Mirror!?" First Sacred Sister Miranda: "In the Tower of Flanvel, to the west of Kashua Glacier." Rose: "Theresa is the key to the tower." First Sacred Sister Miranda: "I'll take care of the rest." Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Sister Miranda." Dart: "We will bring Queen Theresa back! We are not going to let Lloyd get what he wants!" o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 42 - Kashua Glacier KSH1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Dart: "What a cold place." Haschel: "It pierces through my aged bones." Miranda: "It is a land where the earth is eternally covered in ice. I understand that it must be harsh on someone who has never been here." Meru: "Darn, I'm totally dying! Do you often visit sucha place, Miranda?" Miranda: "It's been awhile since I came all the way here. But, I would often come here to find solace for my loneliness." Meru: "You've got such a kind mother like Queen Theresa, how could you have a 'lonely time'?" Miranda: "Her Majesty Theresa is not my birth mother. My true birth mother abandoned me. After that, I met Her Majesty Theresa. Her Majesty Theresa cherished me when I was alone, as if I were her real daughter. Since then, I've never felt loneliness again." [Dart approaches a weird wind-blowing noise further on.] Dart: "!? What?" Kongol: "Kongol feels. Monster angry. About we entered here." Haschel: "I cannot imagine what they are thinking to live in such a cold place." Kongol: "Monster, don't know coldness. Monster only knows to kill. It wants kill us." Haschel: "Thank you but no thank you." Miranda: "Here it comes!" [The party defeats Windigo.] Dart: "We barely defeated...." Haschel: "Thanks to that, I got warmed up." Miranda: "Hurry up, we are moving on! The Tower of Flanvel is back there!" [They reach the tower.] Dart: "Look." Miranda: "This is the Tower of Flanvel. It's the ruin where the Moon Mirror was placed." Meru: "It's a swirl." Albert: "Again, this doesn't appear to be built by Humans." Rose: "No, it's not. According to the legend, it was the Winglies' floating fort during the Dragon Campaign. I heard." Haschel: "This can fly!?" Rose: "Winglies in the past used to have an enormous amount of magic power." Dart: "Then it wouldn't be strange if this much magic power is concealed in the Divine Moon Objects." Albert: "For the people of Serdio, for King Zior, and for Princess Emille. No. This is a life or death matter for all of Endiness." Dart: "That's even more of a reason. We must stop the ambitions of Lloyd here!" o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 42 - Tower of Flanvel TOF1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [The party spots a weird thing inside.] Albert: "Is this a plant?" Haschel: "I don't know what it is, but it is completely covered." Albert: "It must be at least 11,000 years since it was dropped on the earth." Meru: "But I think this is a better one. Cuz, usually the ruins of Winglies are destroyed. Also, the magical teleporting device was working too." Dart: "It is the place the royal family of Mille Seseau placed the Moon Mirror. I guess some functions are still working." [The party uses a teleportation system, and then...] Miranda: "The Moon Mirror is in there!" Rose: "The Dragoon Spirit of the Divine Dragon is resonating." Dart: "Lloyd!! Finally, we cornered him!! [In the Moon Mirror chamber...] Lloyd: "I appreciate your cooperation." Theresa: "What...are you...?" Dart: "Lloyd!!" Lloyd: "Here they are. I just got all three Divine Moon Objects. Now the world will be reborn into the utopia that Emperor Diaz and I desire." Dart: "The world will be reborn?! What are you talking about?!" Lloyd: "You should know, Your Majesty. The revolutionary plan created by the great will, Soa. And the flow of evolution woven by the Divine Tree. You Humans are merely the 106th in the plan. And...we Winglies are the 107th in the plan. I desire the 108th evolution! I desire a utopia created by the last species! For that, I will use every conceivable means!!" Dart: "Lloyd, that's all you have to say!?" Lloyd: "I'll let my sword say the rest. Shall we finish up!?" [The party defeats Lloyd. As Dart attempts to deal the final blow, Wink goes and protects Lloyd, taking a sword slash for him.] Third Sacred Sister Wink: "Please...forgive Lloyd." [All allies except Dart leave the chamber.] Rose: "Albert, don't you need to be upstairs? Lloyd killed...Lavitz." Albert: "I trust Dart with everything. He will bring us the right answer." Rose: "I agree." Haschel: "I feel the same way." Meru: "Ditto!" [Upstairs...] Lloyd: "Why? Why did you shield me? I took many people's lives away for my own ideal, and the Divine Moon Objects. I used you." Wink: "Even if it is the truth.... The fact that you saved me is still true! Besides, your death won't solve anything. Shana was taken away!" Dart: "Wh, what did you say!?" Wink: "By the man named Emperor Diaz. He told us to bring the three Divine Moon Objects and Lloyd and come to Vellweb." Lloyd: "Hmm, Emperor Diaz.... Finally he has begun to take action by himself. Now, take them to him. Even without me, my utopia will be build by Emperor Diaz. I completed all my tasks. Now, I have to settle up for what I have done so far. Kill me, and go to Vellweb! I dedicate my death to your departure!" [Dart socks him good.] Lloyd: "Is it out of pity?" Dart: "Your death won't bring...anybody who died back! Lloyd, I'm gonna make you see it through to the end!" [Dart leaves.] Lloyd: "Passion.... Is this the power that drives them?" [Downstairs...] Albert: "Shana was....I see." Rose: "When we go there, we can reveal the truth about the Emperor Diaz." Albert: "Whoever he is, he is dangerous." Haschel: "Besides! It is unforgivable to take our dear Shana as a hostage for his utopia or whatever!" Meru: "Exactly! I'll beat him up whoever he is!!" Dart: "Queen Theresa, we are heading to Vellweb. And we need to find the Moon...." Theresa: "I understand. I will let you have the Moon Mirror. Maybe we were in denial, surrounding ourselves with a comfortable life that really was stagnant. Yes, we Humans are not the only species....and all species were given life by Soa's plan. Now is the time to remember. The sassault of the Divine Dragon, the existence of Winglies, the Divine Moon Objects, the utopia that Lloyd and Emperor Diaz desire.... And you, Dragoons. Everything is forcing us to remember it. As if things were manipulated by some great will called fate." Dart: "Even if so, I don't care. I will take Shana back even from 'fate'!" Theresa: "Miranda, you are one of the Dragoons. Go with Dart. Discover the meaning of the fate given by Soa." [At the entrance...] Dart: "Can I ask you one question?" Lloyd: "Yes." Dart: "Why did you save Wink twice?" Lloyd: "I had no reason for doing that." Dart: "I see." [Acquired Moon Mirror, Acquired Moon Dagger, Acquired Moon Gem] o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 43 - Snowfield SNW1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [The party stops near a cave.] Lloyd: "I have something to tell you before we go to Vellweb. It's about Diaz. Dart: "I see. With this blizzard.... It's not a bad time to take a break." [They go in the toasty cave. The screen goes black.] Diaz: "...Make the world regenerate." Lloyd: "Regeneration...of the world?" [Flashback: Ruin of Kadessa 3 years ago] Diaz: "The world now is rotten, like a fallen fruit. It has the same smell as the world ruled by Melbu Frahma, the Wingly dictator. The world...where inertia is considered to be peace, adn the easy path leads to devolution. The overture to the destruction has already begun." Lloyd: "'Devolution'... You are saying that is the reason why our magic power is deteriorating?" Diaz: "It is not only for you Winglies. It is the danger all species are facing." Lloyd: "Now, how can we regenerate the world?" Diaz: "You Winglies are merely the 107th species. The great will, the creator Soa prepared the last...the 108th species. The last species is the last god, which will regenerate the world and lead us to utopia!" [Back in the Snowfield cave...] Lloyd: "'Count 108 years and when the Moon That Never Sets glares red, the Moon Child descends to the earth and shall give a holy blessing to the world.' The 'Moon Child' of this legend is the last species. It is the god that gives holy bliss to the world." Rose: "That's not true." Lloyd: "It is the truth. Then why does the Black Monster continue to kill the Moon Child?" Rose: "..." Lloyd: "That devil wants to stop the evolution, after imagining himself scorched to death by the blessed light brought by the last species." Dart: "Lloyd. What is the relationship between the Divine Moon Objects you have been pursuing, and the birth of the Moon Child?" Lloyd: "The ancient Winglies feared their status as the supreme species would end, and sealed up the 108th species. The keys to dissolving the signet are the gem, dagger, and mirror named after the moon." Albert: "You were going to release the Moon Child, in other words, the 'God', using the Divine Moon Objects." Lloyd: "If I don't do it, somebody else will. Even the last god cannot escape from the fate determined by Soa. That's all that I wanted to tell you. The rest will be told by Diaz." Dart: "If you desire a utopia, why did you take Shana away!? What is Shana to you!?" Lloyd: "All the truth will be told in Vellweb." Meru: "Dart! The blizzard is over!" [The party slides down a snowy slope accidentally and ends up by...] Meru: "Hey! It's your fault Dart! You slipped and we all ended up in here! Oh!? These are the ancient characters of the Winglies! Let mse read it. 'Winglies, ouch, mos.' Oops. It's too hard to read." Dart: "Can't you do better than that? There are some Human characters too.... Kongol: "Gigantos too." Dart: "... ... I was bad at classics. Can you ready some of them, Rose?" Rose: "'The cursed land where the decline of the Winglies began. Nobody is allowed to touch the door. The judge Nomos of the court of Zenebatos.'" Dart: "'Zenebatos'...?" Rose: "It was one of the most prosperous cities of the ancient Winglies." Dart: "It's over there?" Rose: "No. If my memory is correct, over there should be Fort Magrad. But Vellweb is up there. Let's go back quickly." Dart: "Okay. o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 44 - Fort Magrad FTM1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o [If the party decides to enter the fort...] Meru: "Yoo-hoo, Dart!!" Rose: "I thought we have no business in here?" Dart: "But, look at Meru. Let's give her a little break." [Meru smacks Dart with a snowball.] Meru: "You said this is Fort Magrad. Is this one of the Winglies' ruins too?" Rose: "No. It belonged to Humans. It was the land where Diaz declared war against the Winglies with tens of thousands of soldiers and seven Dragoons. I heard about it." Meru: "Dart!! Let's keep going!!" [A ledge overlooks a court area.] Dart: "Rose?" Rose: (Dragoons are descending here in this place again.) [Rose recalls her friend talking in the distant past...] Diaz: "What we desire is freedom!! Or give us death!!" Liberation Army of Humans: "God bless Diaz!! God bless Gloriano!!" Diaz: "I am to bring light to the Humans' future! I am to pass judgment on the past of the Winglies! I am Diaz!!" Liberation Army of Humans: "God Bless Diaz!! God Bless Gloriano!! God Bless Diaz!! God Bless Gloriano!! God Bless Diaz!! God Bless Gloriano!!" [Rose snaps out of it.] Dart: "Rose. Is anything wrong?" Rose: "No, nothing.... Let's move on. We don't need to say here any longer." [In the court area...] Rose: "..." [Rose recalls a conversation from the olden days...] Diaz: "You, I heard you are going to have a wedding after this battle. There is no nguarantee of coming back alive." Zieg: "Even if one of us dies, our bonds of affection are forever." Rose: "Zieg." Diaz: "Your eyes are already looking at our future! Then I will realize it for you!" [Back in the present.] Rose: "..." Dart: "Sometimes.... I don't know. If you are really the Rose I know...." Rose: "I am...just me." Dart: "!?" [A sword springs to life of its own volition.] Rose: "Because the Dragoons made an appearance. It seems the souls of the soldiers who died in the Dragon Campaign have awakened." [The Polter Armor is defeated.] Rose: "I cannot complain that people bear grudges against me." o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Ch. 3 - 45 - Capital Vellweb VLL1 | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Lloyd: "Here we are at the Capital City Vellweb." Dart: "The seven towers.... Is Diaz waiting for us somewhere in there?" Lloyd: "That is the tower of the seven Dragoons. The throne of the Holy Emperor is underneath there." Albert: "We are standing at the legendary place where Humans began their liberation. I wonder if it is an abominable place as well?" Meru: "You think too much. It's the same as Kadessa, isn't it? When you drag the past around, you cannot walk anywhere." Albert: "It is true, Meru. The Forbidden Land that was the royal capital of the Winglies. And this Vellweb is a mere historic ruin." Dart: "Yes. We can do nothing but settle for the present." [A ways in...] Rose: "Dart, look at that huge battery. Humans shot huge arrows from there. Aiming at the Tower of Flanvel. And back then, Humans thought this way. 'That the arrow would not only shear the darkness that covers the earth. But also shear their corrupted hearts which were accustomed to being ruled.'" Dart: "Why are you suddenly starting to say this?" Rose: "I don't know. I still cannot tell. But if we meet the guy who claims he is Diaz, I think we can find out the reason. I'm speaking nonsense again. Let's keep going. A hero from history is waiting for us." [Near the Dragoons' tower...] Shirley: "I have been waiting for you." Dart: "You are Shirley!?" Rose: "Why? Why are you here? You ascended to heaven I thought...." Shirley: "Before that, I had something I had to take care of here in Vellweb. I couldn't leave the trapped souls alone in this world." Rose: "Are you talking about...?" Shirley: "Yes. The four souls of the Dragoons who lost their lives during the Dragon Campaign. Their souls were drawn to Mayfil. The gate of the inferno from which you can never return, is requesting the souls of the Dragoons." Rose: "The Death City Mayfil!? I thought it was destroyed!?" Shirley: "I don't know how, but it is true that the gate of the inferno is open. Rose, I made their souls inert and anchored them in this place. But there is a ilmit to my power. After you meet Diaz, please visit this place again. And lead their souls to heaven." [Shirley disappears.] Rose: "The souls of the Dragoons are wandering somewhere in the towers. But, we have to take care of something else now. Let's go find Diaz. [Below, the party finds an area where Shana is.] Dart: "Shana!!" [A mysterious force picks her up and bring sher over.] Dart: "!!" Lloyd: "Diaz. Here are all three Divine Moon Objects. There are no more obstacles to hinder our utopia. Release the girl." Diaz: "Fine." [Shana is returned.] Albert: "Diaz!! What are you going to do with the Divine Moon Objects?" Diaz: "Didn't you hear it from Lloyd? My only desire is the advent of the last species." Rose: "If you are the true Diaz, you should know what that implies?" Diaz: "Total destruction." Lloyd: "Wha, what do you...?" Diaz: "Lloyd. Well done bringing me the Moon Gem, Moon Dagger and Moon Mirror. Now we can let the Virage Embryo, the God of Destruction, the last species we desire, the true Virage, arise. I will create the utopia you wanted, after the Virage Embryo purges the world." Rose: "Everything so far was an overture to that. Lloyd. He showed you a false utopia from the beginning." Lloyd: "You deceived me. My utopia exists in the future of this world. What I desire is the creation of the future! Not the destruction of this world!!" Diaz: "I don't need you anymore." Lloyd: "Argh!!" [Diaz uses magic to slam Lloyd through the floor, down a long, long ways...] Dart: "Diaz!! What are you thinking!?" Diaz: "I don't need to hide anymore." [He takes off his mask.] Zieg: "It's been awhile, Rose. Dart." Dart: "Father?" Rose: "Zieg! Oh, it cannot be!" Dart: "Is that really you Dad!?" Rose: "You died!! With Melbu Frahma on each other's swords!!" Dart: "Rose, what are you talking about?" Zieg: "Now, I can tell you everything. The beginning of the world was an absolute nothingness...darkness. The Creator Soa sowed a seed to the earth. This is the plan of Soa, that created all species. The birth of the Divine Tree.... Eventually, the fruit of the Divine Tree ripened and fell to the ground to fill the world with life. Gigantos from the 97th fruit. Minitos from the 99th fruit. Dragons from the 105th fruit. Humans from the 106th fruit. Winglies with magic power from the 107th fruit....and at the end, the Virage Embryo, the God of Destruction, was to be born from the 108th fruit. Soa desired the destruction and regeneration of the world by the Virage Embryo, the God of Destruction. However, 11,000 years ago, Winglies found out the tragedy waiting for them, and sealed the 108th fruit by separating the flesh and soul. The flesh of the god, the flesh of the Virage Embryo was taken away from the Winglies as the Moon That Never Sets that glows in the sky. And the soul of the god was captured in the Crystal Sphere and Melbu Frahma kept it. Yes, to withdraw unlimited magic power from that, and to conquer the other creatures. However, even with unlimited magic power, the domination was not eternal. Humans arose with Dragoons in front. Nothing was their match because they obtained the power of the dragon. And finally, they drove Melbu Frahma into a corner. I felt certain of human ...my victory. And it was in the next moment, the spell of petrification cast by Melbu captured me. I have waited for 11,000 years. Time, almost eternal, dissolved the spell of Melbu. And I was released from captivity Days spent with Rose became the eternal past. And I lived as the father of Dart in this age. Until the tragic day in Neet." Rose: "I cannot believe it." Zieg: "I am here, that is a fact." Dart: "Then, both Dad and Rose...are the heroes of the Dragon Campaign!?" Zieg: "Yes. But, that's not all. Humans made a mistake. Silly Humans destroyed the Crystal Sphere, which was the container of the soul along with the royal capital Kadessa. The Virage Embryo, the God of Destruction was exultant. It could now be born. The free soul released from the Crystal Sphere started to wander. In order to go back to the body left in the Moon That Never Sets, to be born as the last god, and to destroy the world. The soul without a body possesses a human body and heads for the Moon That Never Sets, by repeating the transmigration every 108 years. You now know. The soul of the God of Destruction is the Moon Child. The truth of the Moon Child in the legend. 'Count 108 years and when the Moon That Never Sets glares in red, the Moon Child descends to the earth and shall give a holy blessing to the world.' The 'Holy blessing' is the destruction. The destruction is Soa's will. This is...the fate that rules the future of the world. But, there was one Dragoon who found out about it. In order to deter the birth of the God of Destruction, she has had to kill the Moon Children. By stopping her own time. She was even called a demon. That is the true self of Rose...the Black Monster!!" Dart: "Rose is...the Black...Monster?" Rose: "..." Dart: "Tell me it's not true!!" Rose: "The Moon Child has to be killed. And the people around it too, before they become the servants of the God of Destruction." Dart: "Neet...too!?" Rose: "For 11,000 years there have been no exceptions." Dart: "God!!! Why you!! Why do you have to be the Black Monster!?" Zieg: "That's it." [Zieg takes Shana.] Dart: "What are you going to do!?" Zieg: "Let me tell you one more truth. Rose, you thought the Princess Louvia you killed 18 years ago was the Moon Child, but it is not true." Rose: "!?" Zieg: "Louvia had a twin sister." Rose: "N, No!!" Zieg: "Shana is the Moon Child!! Shana is...the soul of the Virage Embryo, the God of Destruction!! I'll dissolve the Signet of the Moon That Never Sets, and cross it with the Moon Child. Now, I have everything in my hands." Dart: "Release Shana!!" Zieg: "And you are going to kill her? To save the world?" Rose: "I'll kill her!!" [Rose is rebuffed.] Zieg: "This is the limitation of Humans." Rose: "Zieg!! Why!?" Zieg: "All is the will of the creator, Soa. My hands start the world, and my hands end the world. Yes! Fate desires it." Dart: "Dad!! Wait!! Shana!!"