WAXF Script
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< Act 2-8 >
-Elesian Residence-
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: Whoever is standing behind the door, why not come inside? We can hardly talk like this.
????: --?!
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: Did you think that in my weakly state, I wouldn't be able to sense your intentions?
King Hrathnir: Because I can.
King Hrathnir: Perhaps you don't feel like knocking when your heart is so rife with bloodlust.
????: ...
King Hrathnir: So open the door and come in.
[Ragnar enters the room.]
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: What is your business with me?
Ragnar: Hrathnir Kaiser Elesius... I am here to take your life. I want to see you pay for your crimes!
King Hrathnir: Revenge, is it? Then I take it you are not in league with the Council after all.
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: My father, my brother, my mother... All of the people of my hometown... Every last one of them was crushed beneath the boot of Elesius.
Ragnar: That may not have been the Elesius of your reign, but their deaths were part of the foundation upon which your Elesius was built!
King Hrathnir: I see. Are those Slayheim grenades in that bag you're holding...?
[A cut-in briefly shows the grenades.]
King Hrathnir: It wouldn't matter how much I struggled to survive. Set those off, and I'd be gone without a trace.
Ragnar: I just stumbled across them, but... No. That was no accident. These grenades were a gift from the heavens, granted so that I could have my revenge!
[Hrathnir slowly closes his eyes and smiles faintly.]
King Hrathnir: Is that right? I will be slain at the command of the heavens?
King Hrathnir: I can accept that. I would much rather die at the hands of you, a self-declared enemy, than the Council.
Ragnar: How noble of you... Do you really think a few conciliatory words will make me back down?!
[He opens his eyes to look at him.]
King Hrathnir: You wish to kill me because you believe my death will bring about change, do you not?
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: You believe that my death will destroy Elesius's legacy of aggression...
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: If my death would truly accomplish that goal, then by all means, kill me.
Ragnar: What?!
King Hrathnir: Ever since I took the throne 20 years ago, destroying the legacy of Elesius has been the only goal that has mattered to me.
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: And yet nothing went as I had hoped. My plans advanced slowly, progressing in fits and starts for 20 years...
[He closes his eyes.]
King Hrathnir: ...
[He opens them again, frowning.]
King Hrathnir: If, as you say, my death would finally destroy that Elesius, then I freely offer my life to you!
Ragnar: (I can't move... Why does my body refuse to me? Am I faltering now, after all this?!)
King Hrathnir: If you detonate those grenades, you will bring an end to me, and to this nation...
[Ragnar gnashes his teeth.]
Ragnar: (Casper, Dina, Michael, Patrick, the other Patrick, Jake, Denise, Clancy...)
Ragnar: (I'm finally coming to join you... So, please, give me the strength to destroy Elesius!)
King Hrathnir: ...
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: If your life's goal is to destroy the legacy of Elesius, then you and I have been living for the same thing.
We mustn't hesitate to sacrifice ourselves to achieve it.
Ragnar: (Why do you stop me? Must I still remain alone?)
King Hrathnir: ...
[Someone knocks on the door.]
Labyrinthia's Voice: How are you feeling, Your Majesty?
Ragnar: --?!
King Hrathnir: For a man in my condition, I have had a great many visitors today... It has been very noisy. Or perhaps I should say, lively?
Ragnar: ...
[Hrathnir takes the grenades.]
King Hrathnir: Those grenades of yours... I'll hold onto them for you.
King Hrathnir: You may have trouble explaining why you've brought them to a place like this. Leave the bag with me.
Ragnar: ...
Labyrinthia's Voice: I have some new medicine for you, Your Majesty.
Labyrinthia's Voice: Perhaps, if your condition permits, you could let some of the capital residents see that you are safe?
I know that is a great deal to ask, Your Majesty, but it would put everyone's minds at ease.
King Hrathnir: Ah, that's a good idea. Everyone has shown such concern for my well-being. I should show them my gratitude.
Labyrinthia's Voice: I thank you, Your Majesty. That is most kind. Please excuse me, I'm coming in...
[Labyrinthia and Clarissa come in and are surprised when they see Ragnar.]
Clarissa: Ragnar?!
Labyrinthia: Were you speaking with His Majesty?
[Ragnar forces a smirk.]
Ragnar: Uh, yeah...but it's all right. We're finished.
King Hrathnir: ...
Clarissa: ...?
Labyrinthia: Well then, Your Majesty, let us pay our respects to the citizens and try to ease their worries. Tot he extent that your health will allow, of course.
[Hrathnir closes his eyes and smiles.]
King Hrathnir: Yes, let's...
[The screen fades to black and Ragnar stands alone, eyes closes.]
Ragnar: To smash Elesius to pieces, and burn it to bedrock!...Wasn't that my goal all along?
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: Was my resolve really so weak...?
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: What should I do? Please, everyone, tell me what to do...
Ragnar: Would destroying Elesius not be enough to tear away the shroud of darkness that covers my heart...?
[A group of citizens gather around Hrathnir's bed.]
Levin: Hey, whoa, if we're all crowding around, how is His Majesty supposed to get any rest?
[The citizens all leave, leaving Labyrinthia and Clarissa with the king.]
King Hrathnir: Thank you, Labyrinthia. I had not realized how weak I'd become...
Labyrinthia: Peace and prosperity will surely return to this land soon. I'm sure a spell of calm rest will restore Your Majesty's former strength.
Labyrinthia: ...
Labyrinthia: The princess has returned from her abduction by the Council...
Labyrinthia: So all that's left is to rescue Princess Katrina, and then Your Majesty will be able to rest easy again.
King Hrathnir: The abducted princess... You mean Alexia...
Clarissa: ...
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: It has been a long time since we've seen each other. To be honest, I'm not sure what to say, but... I would like for us to be alone now.
Labyrinthia: Uh, well...
King Hrathnir: Please, Labyrinthia.
Labyrinthia: But--
Clarissa: I want this too, Labyrinthia. There's something we need to discuss...
Labyrinthia: ...
Labyrinthia: Very well... The rest of us will be waiting right outside, then.
[Labyrinthia leaves. Clarissa hangs her head.]
King Hrathnir: You have done such a great service to the kingdom, and I apologize for my failings as king.
Clarissa: Oh, uh, most certainly not... I...
[He looks at her.]
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: Please, go ahead and speak normally... There's no need to flower your speech.
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: I don't know who you are, but I do know how hard you've been fighting for this country.
Clarissa: --?!
King Hrathnir: ...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: Forgive me... I should've known that I couldn't fool you...
[He smiles softly.]
King Hrathnir: I am a parent first, and a king second. Perhaps I was not much of a father, but I am certainly devoted enough to recognize that you are not Alexia.
Clarissa: I am so terribly sorry...
King Hrathnir: Will you tell me your real name?
Clarissa: ...My name is Clarissa. Clarissa Arwin.
King Hrathnir: Clarissa...
Clarissa: Later, I will publicly apologize for assuming your daughter's name. And I'm prepared to accept whatever punishment that entails.
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: But right now, the city is in danger... With your permission, may I deal with that first?
[He frowns.]
King Hrathnir: You mean destroying that apparatus...
King Hrathnir: You aren't a member of the royal family. You have nothing to do with Elesius at all. So why would you risk your life for us?
[She hesitates before hanging her head, bangs covered her eyes.]
Clarissa: At first...
Clarissa: It was because I saw people in trouble, and I thought that maybe I could do something to help...
[She raises her head.]
Clarissa: But not, it feels a little bit different...
Clarissa: I don't know how to put it into words, exactly, but it's sort of like I'm taking hope from deep within me, and little by little, I'm making it real.
King Hrathnir: ...
[He smiles.]
King Hrathnir: When you find a way to express it properly, will you tell it to me?
Clarissa: ...I promise.
King Hrathnir: Clarissa, there's one more thing I want to ask you.
King Hrathnir: That weapon you were using earlier... Where did you get that?
[She shows Strahl Gewehr.]
Clarissa: This?
Clarissa: I don't know where it came from myself. It's been with me for as long as I can remember.
Clarissa: My mother said it was a lucky charm that would protect me.
King Hrathnir: Is that right...? I see... Then...
Clarissa: What is it?
King Hrathnir: No, it's nothing. I'm sorry, it was rude of me to ask such a strange question.
Clarissa: No, Your Majesty! It is I who have been rude! To speak so casually to a king...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: ...Forgive me... It's just...you almost feel like...
King Hrathnir: Hm?
Clarissa: N-never mind! I'm so sorry! I shouldn't even be thinking things like that!
King Hrathnir: Not at all. You've shown me the real Clarissa, without the facade, and I thank you for it.
Clarissa: No, no... It's not like, um... I really didn't mean to...
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: In addition to the promise you made earlier... Will you promise me that no matter what perils you face ahead, you'll return safely?
Clarissa: Y-yes! Absolutely, I promise! We will all return safely!
Clarissa: That's why you have to get better, Your Majesty!
King Hrathnir: Yes, indeed... If you're that insistent, I suppose I shall have to obey.
[Clarissa leaves the room and is shown running.]
Clarissa: For all of the people of Elesius! SO that their dreams are never trampled upon again!
Clarissa: It is time to end this! To end the fighting! To end the sorrow!
Clarissa: The people of Elesius will never find true happiness in a life filled with unending hardship! Whatever joy they find in that future would just be a lie!
[She arrives at the plaza, where the summoning apparatus is still active.]
Clarissa: And I am finished with lies!
[Tactical Map style... the party stands before the stairs leading up to the plaza.]
Clarissa: --That's why we're going to end this!
[Up the stairs are Charlton, Weisheit and Rupert.]
Charlton: Oh it will end, Chevalet Blanc... It certainly will. The Grauswein's activation ceremony will be completed shortly.
After that, this entire area will be obliterated in two minutes and 40 seconds. The citizens, the rebels... All of it.
Felius: So there's a 160-second delay between startup and launch... That's not enough time, though, is it? Won't you get caught up in it, too?
Rupert: What, did you think we were gonna stay here with you? Sorry, bro, but I value my own life above yours!
Weisheit: System...activated.
[Weisheit activates something and a number of zombie guardsman appear on the stairs.]
Ragnar: Victims of the black ARMs...?!
Weisheit: Heh heh... Life is but a game, my friends... You might as well enjoy it.
Of course, it wouldn't be very good if you didn't at least put up a fight... Thsi game's made for my enjoyment, after all, not yours.
Charlton: That completes the preparations... Time to retreat.
All that's left is to get out of range and watch the mayhem unfold.
[The three of them run off.]
=D.E.R.=
Labyrinthia: Let's take a look at the Tactical Map we'll be fighting on.
Labyrinthia: We'll be starting here...
Labyrinthia: And the enemy line looks like this.
Labyrinthia: As before, our mission is to stop the summoning device before Grauswein detonates.
This might be our last chance. Do whatever it takes to destroy the device before the countdown reaches zero.
Labyrinthia: In our way will be the victims of those frightful black ARMs.
Penetrate the wall they've formed and knock out the Grauswein as quickly as you can.
[Every time an enemy is defeated...]
-Reinforcements appeared!-
[The battle ends after 40 turns. A huge group of zombies appear between the party and the apparatus.]
Clarissa: We're short on time... The summoning ceremony's going to end if we don't think of something. What should we do... What should we do?!
King Hrathnir: Throwing in the towel already, Chevalet Blanc? Was the name of the Founding Knights just a meaningless bit of window dressing?!
[The group turns to see Hrathnir jumping off from a roof.]
Labyrinthia: Your...Your Majesty?!
King Hrathnir: There's one more sword here that's ready to fight for our future...and our people!
Labyrinthia: In that shape...?! Please, you can't do this! You'll kill yourself!
King Hrathnir: Hrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnggghhh!!
[He dashes through the group of zombies in one blindingly fast motion, destroying them all instantly.]
Levin: His Majesty Hrathnir Kaiser Elesius... Twenty years ago, they called him the Warrior King. Amazing...his skills haven't rusted one bit.
Ragnar: Now this...is a man of regal standing.
Labyrinthia: But still, Your Majesty, you're in no shape to fight!
King Hrathnir: ...
Ragnar: Your body's wracked with disease... How can you put yourself through this?!
King Hrathnir: For the same reason as you... I want to destroy Elesius!!
Labyrinthia: ...?!
Levin: ...Your Majesty, how could you say such things...
King Hrathnir: I want to destroy the old ways--the nation that threw war on my people's heads and put them in mortal danger!
Ragnar: The old ways...? But...but how?!
King Hrathnir: How the hell should I know?!
Ragnar: --?!
King Hrathnir: But just because I don't have a solution... I won't let that stop me!
King Hrathnir: Even if I can't find the answer, I have you following in my footsteps...and I know you can figure it out!
King Hrathnir: I trust in you! All of you!
King Hrathnir: And I'll blaze any trail to get you there, no matter what it takes!
Ragnar: ...You don't intend to...
King Hrathnir: If it means sacrificing my life, so be it.
Labyrinthia: No! Please, Your Majesty, you can't!!
King Hrathnir: Man is a weak creature... But I believe that we can transcend our weakness!!
Ragnar: Hrathnir Kaiser Elesius... King of the land of Elesius...
King Hrathnir: You wish to destroy this country... Then do it! Go forth, and destroy Elesius!
King Hrathnir: But...protect the Elesius that follows...
Ragnar: --?!
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: You want me to protect Elesius? The Elesius that took everything away from me?! The Elesius that I hate with every fiber of my body?!
Ragnar: You want me...to protect that?!!
King Hrathnir: You're the only one I could ever ask.
[Hrathnir turns to the apparatus, holding up his fist. It shines for a moment before he charges at it.]
King Hrathnir: Hyaaaaaaaaahhh!
[Asgard warps in in front of him and erects its barrier.]
King Hrathnir: A man hurls himself towards his fate, his soul ablaze! There is nothing that can hinder me!
[He throws a punch in Asgard's direction.]
King Hrathnir: RAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
[Fissures crack across the screen as Hrathnir destroys Asgard's barrier. He falls backwards, however, and Asgard grabs him.]
Clarissa: Your Majesty!
[Zombies appear between them. Asgard holds up Hrathnir with one massive hand. Hrathnir holds up the bag of grenades.]
King Hrathnir: Now, while I'm holding it off! Detonate these!!
Ragnar: That bag he's holding... Are those... The Slayheim grenades?!
King Hrathnir: That's right! If we set them off, we'll destroy the summoning apparatus!
Clarissa: But... How can we...?
King Hrathnir: Have you forgotten about the weapon you're holding? Use it!
[Clarissa looks down at Strahl Gewehr.]
King Hrathnir: That weapon can turn hopes into light and send them faster and farther than anything!
Clarissa: --?!
King Hrathnir: Detonate the grenades! Do it!
Levin: --What?!
Ragnar: ...
Labyrinthia: Your Majesty?!
Clarissa: I...I can't do that!
King Hrathnir: Do it anyway!
King Hrathnir: You have to do it! Only you can!
Clarissa: But...if I did that...
King Hrathnir: Tell me again... What is it that you want? What are you fighting for?
Clarissa: When...when I saw how everyone was suffering...I wanted to help them... If only a little...
King Hrathnir: That's right! It's not the kingdom of Elesius you're fighting for. It'S the people who live here!
King Hrathnir: So fire away! Destroy the last vestiges of feudal Elesius, its king and all!!
[Asgard tightens its grip on Hrathnir's torso, and his face twists in pain.]
King Hrathnir: Hngh... Uaaaaarrrrrgh!
Clarissa: Your Majesty!!
King Hrathnir: ...There's no more time... I want you to fulfill your duty as my daughter...to save the people of Elensia City.
Clarissa: *Sob*...*sob*...
[Clarissa hangs her head.]
King Hrathnir: I may not have been much of a father, but....
King Hrathnir: I am still so proud of you...my beloved daughter. Thank you.
Clarissa: I'll...I'll take the hope...from deep within me...and turn it into light... Will you accept it...?
King Hrathnir: Of course.
[The horde of zombies close in on Chevalet Blanc as Clarissa finally raises her gun, aiming in Hrathnir's direction.]
Clarissa: ...!
King Hrathnir: FIRE!!!
Clarissa: Waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!
[A huge blast of light emerges from Strahl Gewehr and the screen turns white. The player is then prompted to save.]
< Act 2-8 >
-Elesian Residence-
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: Whoever is standing behind the door, why not come inside? We can hardly talk like this.
????: --?!
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: Did you think that in my weakly state, I wouldn't be able to sense your intentions?
King Hrathnir: Because I can.
King Hrathnir: Perhaps you don't feel like knocking when your heart is so rife with bloodlust.
????: ...
King Hrathnir: So open the door and come in.
[Ragnar enters the room.]
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: What is your business with me?
Ragnar: Hrathnir Kaiser Elesius... I am here to take your life. I want to see you pay for your crimes!
King Hrathnir: Revenge, is it? Then I take it you are not in league with the Council after all.
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: My father, my brother, my mother... All of the people of my hometown... Every last one of them was crushed beneath the boot of Elesius.
Ragnar: That may not have been the Elesius of your reign, but their deaths were part of the foundation upon which your Elesius was built!
King Hrathnir: I see. Are those Slayheim grenades in that bag you're holding...?
[A cut-in briefly shows the grenades.]
King Hrathnir: It wouldn't matter how much I struggled to survive. Set those off, and I'd be gone without a trace.
Ragnar: I just stumbled across them, but... No. That was no accident. These grenades were a gift from the heavens, granted so that I could have my revenge!
[Hrathnir slowly closes his eyes and smiles faintly.]
King Hrathnir: Is that right? I will be slain at the command of the heavens?
King Hrathnir: I can accept that. I would much rather die at the hands of you, a self-declared enemy, than the Council.
Ragnar: How noble of you... Do you really think a few conciliatory words will make me back down?!
[He opens his eyes to look at him.]
King Hrathnir: You wish to kill me because you believe my death will bring about change, do you not?
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: You believe that my death will destroy Elesius's legacy of aggression...
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: If my death would truly accomplish that goal, then by all means, kill me.
Ragnar: What?!
King Hrathnir: Ever since I took the throne 20 years ago, destroying the legacy of Elesius has been the only goal that has mattered to me.
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: And yet nothing went as I had hoped. My plans advanced slowly, progressing in fits and starts for 20 years...
[He closes his eyes.]
King Hrathnir: ...
[He opens them again, frowning.]
King Hrathnir: If, as you say, my death would finally destroy that Elesius, then I freely offer my life to you!
Ragnar: (I can't move... Why does my body refuse to me? Am I faltering now, after all this?!)
King Hrathnir: If you detonate those grenades, you will bring an end to me, and to this nation...
[Ragnar gnashes his teeth.]
Ragnar: (Casper, Dina, Michael, Patrick, the other Patrick, Jake, Denise, Clancy...)
Ragnar: (I'm finally coming to join you... So, please, give me the strength to destroy Elesius!)
King Hrathnir: ...
Ragnar: ...
King Hrathnir: If your life's goal is to destroy the legacy of Elesius, then you and I have been living for the same thing.
We mustn't hesitate to sacrifice ourselves to achieve it.
Ragnar: (Why do you stop me? Must I still remain alone?)
King Hrathnir: ...
[Someone knocks on the door.]
Labyrinthia's Voice: How are you feeling, Your Majesty?
Ragnar: --?!
King Hrathnir: For a man in my condition, I have had a great many visitors today... It has been very noisy. Or perhaps I should say, lively?
Ragnar: ...
[Hrathnir takes the grenades.]
King Hrathnir: Those grenades of yours... I'll hold onto them for you.
King Hrathnir: You may have trouble explaining why you've brought them to a place like this. Leave the bag with me.
Ragnar: ...
Labyrinthia's Voice: I have some new medicine for you, Your Majesty.
Labyrinthia's Voice: Perhaps, if your condition permits, you could let some of the capital residents see that you are safe?
I know that is a great deal to ask, Your Majesty, but it would put everyone's minds at ease.
King Hrathnir: Ah, that's a good idea. Everyone has shown such concern for my well-being. I should show them my gratitude.
Labyrinthia's Voice: I thank you, Your Majesty. That is most kind. Please excuse me, I'm coming in...
[Labyrinthia and Clarissa come in and are surprised when they see Ragnar.]
Clarissa: Ragnar?!
Labyrinthia: Were you speaking with His Majesty?
[Ragnar forces a smirk.]
Ragnar: Uh, yeah...but it's all right. We're finished.
King Hrathnir: ...
Clarissa: ...?
Labyrinthia: Well then, Your Majesty, let us pay our respects to the citizens and try to ease their worries. Tot he extent that your health will allow, of course.
[Hrathnir closes his eyes and smiles.]
King Hrathnir: Yes, let's...
[The screen fades to black and Ragnar stands alone, eyes closes.]
Ragnar: To smash Elesius to pieces, and burn it to bedrock!...Wasn't that my goal all along?
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: Was my resolve really so weak...?
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: What should I do? Please, everyone, tell me what to do...
Ragnar: Would destroying Elesius not be enough to tear away the shroud of darkness that covers my heart...?
[A group of citizens gather around Hrathnir's bed.]
Levin: Hey, whoa, if we're all crowding around, how is His Majesty supposed to get any rest?
[The citizens all leave, leaving Labyrinthia and Clarissa with the king.]
King Hrathnir: Thank you, Labyrinthia. I had not realized how weak I'd become...
Labyrinthia: Peace and prosperity will surely return to this land soon. I'm sure a spell of calm rest will restore Your Majesty's former strength.
Labyrinthia: ...
Labyrinthia: The princess has returned from her abduction by the Council...
Labyrinthia: So all that's left is to rescue Princess Katrina, and then Your Majesty will be able to rest easy again.
King Hrathnir: The abducted princess... You mean Alexia...
Clarissa: ...
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: It has been a long time since we've seen each other. To be honest, I'm not sure what to say, but... I would like for us to be alone now.
Labyrinthia: Uh, well...
King Hrathnir: Please, Labyrinthia.
Labyrinthia: But--
Clarissa: I want this too, Labyrinthia. There's something we need to discuss...
Labyrinthia: ...
Labyrinthia: Very well... The rest of us will be waiting right outside, then.
[Labyrinthia leaves. Clarissa hangs her head.]
King Hrathnir: You have done such a great service to the kingdom, and I apologize for my failings as king.
Clarissa: Oh, uh, most certainly not... I...
[He looks at her.]
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: Please, go ahead and speak normally... There's no need to flower your speech.
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: I don't know who you are, but I do know how hard you've been fighting for this country.
Clarissa: --?!
King Hrathnir: ...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: Forgive me... I should've known that I couldn't fool you...
[He smiles softly.]
King Hrathnir: I am a parent first, and a king second. Perhaps I was not much of a father, but I am certainly devoted enough to recognize that you are not Alexia.
Clarissa: I am so terribly sorry...
King Hrathnir: Will you tell me your real name?
Clarissa: ...My name is Clarissa. Clarissa Arwin.
King Hrathnir: Clarissa...
Clarissa: Later, I will publicly apologize for assuming your daughter's name. And I'm prepared to accept whatever punishment that entails.
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: But right now, the city is in danger... With your permission, may I deal with that first?
[He frowns.]
King Hrathnir: You mean destroying that apparatus...
King Hrathnir: You aren't a member of the royal family. You have nothing to do with Elesius at all. So why would you risk your life for us?
[She hesitates before hanging her head, bangs covered her eyes.]
Clarissa: At first...
Clarissa: It was because I saw people in trouble, and I thought that maybe I could do something to help...
[She raises her head.]
Clarissa: But not, it feels a little bit different...
Clarissa: I don't know how to put it into words, exactly, but it's sort of like I'm taking hope from deep within me, and little by little, I'm making it real.
King Hrathnir: ...
[He smiles.]
King Hrathnir: When you find a way to express it properly, will you tell it to me?
Clarissa: ...I promise.
King Hrathnir: Clarissa, there's one more thing I want to ask you.
King Hrathnir: That weapon you were using earlier... Where did you get that?
[She shows Strahl Gewehr.]
Clarissa: This?
Clarissa: I don't know where it came from myself. It's been with me for as long as I can remember.
Clarissa: My mother said it was a lucky charm that would protect me.
King Hrathnir: Is that right...? I see... Then...
Clarissa: What is it?
King Hrathnir: No, it's nothing. I'm sorry, it was rude of me to ask such a strange question.
Clarissa: No, Your Majesty! It is I who have been rude! To speak so casually to a king...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: ...Forgive me... It's just...you almost feel like...
King Hrathnir: Hm?
Clarissa: N-never mind! I'm so sorry! I shouldn't even be thinking things like that!
King Hrathnir: Not at all. You've shown me the real Clarissa, without the facade, and I thank you for it.
Clarissa: No, no... It's not like, um... I really didn't mean to...
King Hrathnir: ...
King Hrathnir: In addition to the promise you made earlier... Will you promise me that no matter what perils you face ahead, you'll return safely?
Clarissa: Y-yes! Absolutely, I promise! We will all return safely!
Clarissa: That's why you have to get better, Your Majesty!
King Hrathnir: Yes, indeed... If you're that insistent, I suppose I shall have to obey.
[Clarissa leaves the room and is shown running.]
Clarissa: For all of the people of Elesius! SO that their dreams are never trampled upon again!
Clarissa: It is time to end this! To end the fighting! To end the sorrow!
Clarissa: The people of Elesius will never find true happiness in a life filled with unending hardship! Whatever joy they find in that future would just be a lie!
[She arrives at the plaza, where the summoning apparatus is still active.]
Clarissa: And I am finished with lies!
[Tactical Map style... the party stands before the stairs leading up to the plaza.]
Clarissa: --That's why we're going to end this!
[Up the stairs are Charlton, Weisheit and Rupert.]
Charlton: Oh it will end, Chevalet Blanc... It certainly will. The Grauswein's activation ceremony will be completed shortly.
After that, this entire area will be obliterated in two minutes and 40 seconds. The citizens, the rebels... All of it.
Felius: So there's a 160-second delay between startup and launch... That's not enough time, though, is it? Won't you get caught up in it, too?
Rupert: What, did you think we were gonna stay here with you? Sorry, bro, but I value my own life above yours!
Weisheit: System...activated.
[Weisheit activates something and a number of zombie guardsman appear on the stairs.]
Ragnar: Victims of the black ARMs...?!
Weisheit: Heh heh... Life is but a game, my friends... You might as well enjoy it.
Of course, it wouldn't be very good if you didn't at least put up a fight... Thsi game's made for my enjoyment, after all, not yours.
Charlton: That completes the preparations... Time to retreat.
All that's left is to get out of range and watch the mayhem unfold.
[The three of them run off.]
=D.E.R.=
Labyrinthia: Let's take a look at the Tactical Map we'll be fighting on.
Labyrinthia: We'll be starting here...
Labyrinthia: And the enemy line looks like this.
Labyrinthia: As before, our mission is to stop the summoning device before Grauswein detonates.
This might be our last chance. Do whatever it takes to destroy the device before the countdown reaches zero.
Labyrinthia: In our way will be the victims of those frightful black ARMs.
Penetrate the wall they've formed and knock out the Grauswein as quickly as you can.
[Every time an enemy is defeated...]
-Reinforcements appeared!-
[The battle ends after 40 turns. A huge group of zombies appear between the party and the apparatus.]
Clarissa: We're short on time... The summoning ceremony's going to end if we don't think of something. What should we do... What should we do?!
King Hrathnir: Throwing in the towel already, Chevalet Blanc? Was the name of the Founding Knights just a meaningless bit of window dressing?!
[The group turns to see Hrathnir jumping off from a roof.]
Labyrinthia: Your...Your Majesty?!
King Hrathnir: There's one more sword here that's ready to fight for our future...and our people!
Labyrinthia: In that shape...?! Please, you can't do this! You'll kill yourself!
King Hrathnir: Hrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnggghhh!!
[He dashes through the group of zombies in one blindingly fast motion, destroying them all instantly.]
Levin: His Majesty Hrathnir Kaiser Elesius... Twenty years ago, they called him the Warrior King. Amazing...his skills haven't rusted one bit.
Ragnar: Now this...is a man of regal standing.
Labyrinthia: But still, Your Majesty, you're in no shape to fight!
King Hrathnir: ...
Ragnar: Your body's wracked with disease... How can you put yourself through this?!
King Hrathnir: For the same reason as you... I want to destroy Elesius!!
Labyrinthia: ...?!
Levin: ...Your Majesty, how could you say such things...
King Hrathnir: I want to destroy the old ways--the nation that threw war on my people's heads and put them in mortal danger!
Ragnar: The old ways...? But...but how?!
King Hrathnir: How the hell should I know?!
Ragnar: --?!
King Hrathnir: But just because I don't have a solution... I won't let that stop me!
King Hrathnir: Even if I can't find the answer, I have you following in my footsteps...and I know you can figure it out!
King Hrathnir: I trust in you! All of you!
King Hrathnir: And I'll blaze any trail to get you there, no matter what it takes!
Ragnar: ...You don't intend to...
King Hrathnir: If it means sacrificing my life, so be it.
Labyrinthia: No! Please, Your Majesty, you can't!!
King Hrathnir: Man is a weak creature... But I believe that we can transcend our weakness!!
Ragnar: Hrathnir Kaiser Elesius... King of the land of Elesius...
King Hrathnir: You wish to destroy this country... Then do it! Go forth, and destroy Elesius!
King Hrathnir: But...protect the Elesius that follows...
Ragnar: --?!
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: You want me to protect Elesius? The Elesius that took everything away from me?! The Elesius that I hate with every fiber of my body?!
Ragnar: You want me...to protect that?!!
King Hrathnir: You're the only one I could ever ask.
[Hrathnir turns to the apparatus, holding up his fist. It shines for a moment before he charges at it.]
King Hrathnir: Hyaaaaaaaaahhh!
[Asgard warps in in front of him and erects its barrier.]
King Hrathnir: A man hurls himself towards his fate, his soul ablaze! There is nothing that can hinder me!
[He throws a punch in Asgard's direction.]
King Hrathnir: RAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
[Fissures crack across the screen as Hrathnir destroys Asgard's barrier. He falls backwards, however, and Asgard grabs him.]
Clarissa: Your Majesty!
[Zombies appear between them. Asgard holds up Hrathnir with one massive hand. Hrathnir holds up the bag of grenades.]
King Hrathnir: Now, while I'm holding it off! Detonate these!!
Ragnar: That bag he's holding... Are those... The Slayheim grenades?!
King Hrathnir: That's right! If we set them off, we'll destroy the summoning apparatus!
Clarissa: But... How can we...?
King Hrathnir: Have you forgotten about the weapon you're holding? Use it!
[Clarissa looks down at Strahl Gewehr.]
King Hrathnir: That weapon can turn hopes into light and send them faster and farther than anything!
Clarissa: --?!
King Hrathnir: Detonate the grenades! Do it!
Levin: --What?!
Ragnar: ...
Labyrinthia: Your Majesty?!
Clarissa: I...I can't do that!
King Hrathnir: Do it anyway!
King Hrathnir: You have to do it! Only you can!
Clarissa: But...if I did that...
King Hrathnir: Tell me again... What is it that you want? What are you fighting for?
Clarissa: When...when I saw how everyone was suffering...I wanted to help them... If only a little...
King Hrathnir: That's right! It's not the kingdom of Elesius you're fighting for. It'S the people who live here!
King Hrathnir: So fire away! Destroy the last vestiges of feudal Elesius, its king and all!!
[Asgard tightens its grip on Hrathnir's torso, and his face twists in pain.]
King Hrathnir: Hngh... Uaaaaarrrrrgh!
Clarissa: Your Majesty!!
King Hrathnir: ...There's no more time... I want you to fulfill your duty as my daughter...to save the people of Elensia City.
Clarissa: *Sob*...*sob*...
[Clarissa hangs her head.]
King Hrathnir: I may not have been much of a father, but....
King Hrathnir: I am still so proud of you...my beloved daughter. Thank you.
Clarissa: I'll...I'll take the hope...from deep within me...and turn it into light... Will you accept it...?
King Hrathnir: Of course.
[The horde of zombies close in on Chevalet Blanc as Clarissa finally raises her gun, aiming in Hrathnir's direction.]
Clarissa: ...!
King Hrathnir: FIRE!!!
Clarissa: Waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!
[A huge blast of light emerges from Strahl Gewehr and the screen turns white. The player is then prompted to save.]