WAXF Script
< Act 2-9 >
[There is now a huge crater in the plaza ground. The sun is setting in the distance. Clarissa hangs her head low.]
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: Your Majesty...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: It slipped through my fingers... I had the future of this nation in my hands... and it slipped right through my fingers...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: I had it... Right in these little hands... But...it was just too much to hold...
Felius: Be strong, Clarissa.
Felius: If you want to fulfill His Majesty's wish to protect the people of Elesius...
Felius: ...Then you've got to pull yourself together.
Clarissa: Yeah... I...I know that...
Clarissa: ...
Felius: ...
[Clarissa looks up to see the party. Labyrinthia hangs her head, eyes closed. Ragnar folds his arms and Levin hangs his head, but looks up at her.]
Levin: Your Highness...
Ragnar: ...
Labyrinthia: ...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: Prepare to withdraw. We need to leave the capital for now and regroup.
Raganr: ...Your continued courage lends us strength as well. Thank you.
Clarissa: Let's run... At this point, if I don't put all my energy into my legs, I don't think I'll be able to even stand...
Felius: We have good reason to hurry. Once they realize that their summoning apparatus has failed, they'll send reinforcements after us.
[They run off, but Labyrinthia stays behind.]
Labyrinthia: ...
[Levin goes back to her.]
Levin: What are you waiting for? Come on!
[She turns, surprised.]
Labyrinthia: Hmm? Oh...yes, of course. I'm sorry...
[He runs off and she follows suit, head hung. They arrive at a blockade.]
Martial Guardsman Sears: Commander Rupert's gonna be here any minute! We've got to stop the rebels in their tracks!
Felius: They responded to us quicker than I thought...
Levin: What now? Ms. Wordsworth?
Labyrinthia: ...
[Levin walks up to her.]
Levin: Ms. Wordsworth! What's wrong?!
Labyrinthia: Oh, um... I, I'm thinking about it...
Ragnar: There's nothing to think about! Aren't we going to escape the capital? We need to keep on going!
Labyrinthia: Oh, right...yes. Go ahead, then...
=D.E.R.=
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: ...
Martial Guardsman Sears: Shore up the ranks! Build a defensive wall! Don't let them escape the capital!
[The battle ends when either all enemies have been defeated or the party makes it to the other side of the map.]
Clarissa: I can see the gate! If we keep up this pace...
Levin: Just a little farther, Princess! We're almost out of the city!
[Rupert shows up before them.]
Rupert: Hold it right there! Lettin' you run all wild throughout Elesius isn't as fun as it used to be. It's time to put an end to this.
Clarissa: Rupert...
Rupert: You look like hell, but I hope you don't mind if I come at you full of vim and vigor. It ain't fair, but I don't feel like playin' so much anymore.
Clarissa: (There's no way we can get past Rupert's blades in our current state... I don't know what to do...!)
Rupert: You've been runnin' my boss Charlton ragged, so for me to take you down right now, like some sort of common criminal... Well, that'd be a pretty big win!
Rupert: He's a scary guy, you know? I don't want to get on his bad side neither, so how about you just die quietly this time?
Clarissa: Damn it...
[Eisen and his Royal Knights arrive.]
Royal Knight Herschel: Your Highness! We're here to protect you!
Levin: The Royal Knights? Father?!
Rupert: Dammit, I had 'em on the ropes! That bearded rat couldn't have picked a worse time!
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: What's going on here, Mr. Dandridge? Would you be so kind as to explain?
Rupert: (If he joins them...it's over. Is there no way outta this?!)
Rupert: (Between the knights and little missy's army, we'd be completely outnumbered...)
Rupert: (...)
Rupert: (No... There's still a chance. If we can just keep them from joining up...)
Royal Knight Lewis: What's this? You refuse to explain yourself to the Royal Knights?
Rupert: ...
Rupert: Of course not. I'm just roundin' up criminals who were causing trouble in the city. It's my job as the Commander of the Martial Guard.
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: You insolent cur! Are you calling the Princess Royal of Elesius a criminal?!
Rupert: Lower your voice! You go screamin' that in public now, you're gonna look like a fool later.
[He smirks.]
Rupert: Wouldn't you agree...?
Rupert: Imposter Princess... Clarissa Arwin!
Clarissa: --?!
Felius: Urgh...
Labyrinthia: Oh no... How could...
Levin: Hah hah hah hah! Are you kidding me?
Are you so desperate that you're dredging up old rumors about Her Highness? You really think that's going to get you out of this?
Rupert: Heh. Why don't we ask Her Highness whether or not it's a rumor?
[Clarissa hangs her head as Levin faces her.]
Clarissa: ...
Levin: Y-Your Highness?
Rupert: What's wrong, little missy? If you really are the Princess, surely you can prove it!
Rupert: Why don't you tell us when your birthday is? Or when this country celebrates its founding day?
Oh, I know--why don't you tell us the name of Elesius's third king?
Clarissa: ...
Rupert: Can't come up with the answers, huh? Maybe it's 'cause you really are just some little nobody.
Rupert: If so...
Rupert: That would make you nothing more than the gutless murderer of King Hrathnir!
Royal Knight Herschel: What? Surely what he's saying isn't true?
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: His Majesty...? It can't be... While we were away, he...?!
Clarissa: ...
Labyrinthia: It's over...
[Tactical Map style... the Martial Guard and the Royal Knights are facing each other, blocking the path out of the city.]
Ragnar: How could it end like this...? This couldn't have been what we wanted...
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: I always believed that Elesius would crumble if King Hrathnir was slain...but just look at what's happened instead.
Ragnar: Is this the real Elesius? Is this nation doomed to infest this land forever, like some kind of unholy specter...?
Rupert: See what I'm talkin' about, Knight Captain? This is who you've gotta draw your sword against!
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: ...
Ragnar: Is destroying Elesius beyond my power? Is anything going to change? Or am I just too weak to effect change...?
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: I fight, and I destroy, but I can't change anything... Is this it, then? Will I be forced to protect the Elesius that I swore to abhor until my dying days?!
[Ragnar falls to his knees.]
Ragnar: This is horrible...
Rupert: Heh heh heh... Now, all that remains for our honorable knight brigade is to take this rebel horde and--
Levin: Rraaaaagh!!
[They all turn to face Levin.]
Royal Knight Gordon: --!
Levin: Damn youuuuuuu!!
[Levin runs through the crowd and separates it on both sides, making a dash outside the city.]
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: ...
Rupert: ...
Felius: ...Clarissa. We need to follow after Levin before the knights regain their bearings.
Clarissa: ...
[The group runs off, but Labyrinthia stays behind and falls to her knees. The guardsmen make their way towards her. The screen fades to black and the player is prompted to save.]
[There is now a huge crater in the plaza ground. The sun is setting in the distance. Clarissa hangs her head low.]
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: Your Majesty...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: It slipped through my fingers... I had the future of this nation in my hands... and it slipped right through my fingers...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: I had it... Right in these little hands... But...it was just too much to hold...
Felius: Be strong, Clarissa.
Felius: If you want to fulfill His Majesty's wish to protect the people of Elesius...
Felius: ...Then you've got to pull yourself together.
Clarissa: Yeah... I...I know that...
Clarissa: ...
Felius: ...
[Clarissa looks up to see the party. Labyrinthia hangs her head, eyes closed. Ragnar folds his arms and Levin hangs his head, but looks up at her.]
Levin: Your Highness...
Ragnar: ...
Labyrinthia: ...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: Prepare to withdraw. We need to leave the capital for now and regroup.
Raganr: ...Your continued courage lends us strength as well. Thank you.
Clarissa: Let's run... At this point, if I don't put all my energy into my legs, I don't think I'll be able to even stand...
Felius: We have good reason to hurry. Once they realize that their summoning apparatus has failed, they'll send reinforcements after us.
[They run off, but Labyrinthia stays behind.]
Labyrinthia: ...
[Levin goes back to her.]
Levin: What are you waiting for? Come on!
[She turns, surprised.]
Labyrinthia: Hmm? Oh...yes, of course. I'm sorry...
[He runs off and she follows suit, head hung. They arrive at a blockade.]
Martial Guardsman Sears: Commander Rupert's gonna be here any minute! We've got to stop the rebels in their tracks!
Felius: They responded to us quicker than I thought...
Levin: What now? Ms. Wordsworth?
Labyrinthia: ...
[Levin walks up to her.]
Levin: Ms. Wordsworth! What's wrong?!
Labyrinthia: Oh, um... I, I'm thinking about it...
Ragnar: There's nothing to think about! Aren't we going to escape the capital? We need to keep on going!
Labyrinthia: Oh, right...yes. Go ahead, then...
=D.E.R.=
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: ...
Martial Guardsman Sears: Shore up the ranks! Build a defensive wall! Don't let them escape the capital!
[The battle ends when either all enemies have been defeated or the party makes it to the other side of the map.]
Clarissa: I can see the gate! If we keep up this pace...
Levin: Just a little farther, Princess! We're almost out of the city!
[Rupert shows up before them.]
Rupert: Hold it right there! Lettin' you run all wild throughout Elesius isn't as fun as it used to be. It's time to put an end to this.
Clarissa: Rupert...
Rupert: You look like hell, but I hope you don't mind if I come at you full of vim and vigor. It ain't fair, but I don't feel like playin' so much anymore.
Clarissa: (There's no way we can get past Rupert's blades in our current state... I don't know what to do...!)
Rupert: You've been runnin' my boss Charlton ragged, so for me to take you down right now, like some sort of common criminal... Well, that'd be a pretty big win!
Rupert: He's a scary guy, you know? I don't want to get on his bad side neither, so how about you just die quietly this time?
Clarissa: Damn it...
[Eisen and his Royal Knights arrive.]
Royal Knight Herschel: Your Highness! We're here to protect you!
Levin: The Royal Knights? Father?!
Rupert: Dammit, I had 'em on the ropes! That bearded rat couldn't have picked a worse time!
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: What's going on here, Mr. Dandridge? Would you be so kind as to explain?
Rupert: (If he joins them...it's over. Is there no way outta this?!)
Rupert: (Between the knights and little missy's army, we'd be completely outnumbered...)
Rupert: (...)
Rupert: (No... There's still a chance. If we can just keep them from joining up...)
Royal Knight Lewis: What's this? You refuse to explain yourself to the Royal Knights?
Rupert: ...
Rupert: Of course not. I'm just roundin' up criminals who were causing trouble in the city. It's my job as the Commander of the Martial Guard.
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: You insolent cur! Are you calling the Princess Royal of Elesius a criminal?!
Rupert: Lower your voice! You go screamin' that in public now, you're gonna look like a fool later.
[He smirks.]
Rupert: Wouldn't you agree...?
Rupert: Imposter Princess... Clarissa Arwin!
Clarissa: --?!
Felius: Urgh...
Labyrinthia: Oh no... How could...
Levin: Hah hah hah hah! Are you kidding me?
Are you so desperate that you're dredging up old rumors about Her Highness? You really think that's going to get you out of this?
Rupert: Heh. Why don't we ask Her Highness whether or not it's a rumor?
[Clarissa hangs her head as Levin faces her.]
Clarissa: ...
Levin: Y-Your Highness?
Rupert: What's wrong, little missy? If you really are the Princess, surely you can prove it!
Rupert: Why don't you tell us when your birthday is? Or when this country celebrates its founding day?
Oh, I know--why don't you tell us the name of Elesius's third king?
Clarissa: ...
Rupert: Can't come up with the answers, huh? Maybe it's 'cause you really are just some little nobody.
Rupert: If so...
Rupert: That would make you nothing more than the gutless murderer of King Hrathnir!
Royal Knight Herschel: What? Surely what he's saying isn't true?
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: His Majesty...? It can't be... While we were away, he...?!
Clarissa: ...
Labyrinthia: It's over...
[Tactical Map style... the Martial Guard and the Royal Knights are facing each other, blocking the path out of the city.]
Ragnar: How could it end like this...? This couldn't have been what we wanted...
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: I always believed that Elesius would crumble if King Hrathnir was slain...but just look at what's happened instead.
Ragnar: Is this the real Elesius? Is this nation doomed to infest this land forever, like some kind of unholy specter...?
Rupert: See what I'm talkin' about, Knight Captain? This is who you've gotta draw your sword against!
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: ...
Ragnar: Is destroying Elesius beyond my power? Is anything going to change? Or am I just too weak to effect change...?
Ragnar: ...
Ragnar: I fight, and I destroy, but I can't change anything... Is this it, then? Will I be forced to protect the Elesius that I swore to abhor until my dying days?!
[Ragnar falls to his knees.]
Ragnar: This is horrible...
Rupert: Heh heh heh... Now, all that remains for our honorable knight brigade is to take this rebel horde and--
Levin: Rraaaaagh!!
[They all turn to face Levin.]
Royal Knight Gordon: --!
Levin: Damn youuuuuuu!!
[Levin runs through the crowd and separates it on both sides, making a dash outside the city.]
Royal Knights Captain Eisen: ...
Rupert: ...
Felius: ...Clarissa. We need to follow after Levin before the knights regain their bearings.
Clarissa: ...
[The group runs off, but Labyrinthia stays behind and falls to her knees. The guardsmen make their way towards her. The screen fades to black and the player is prompted to save.]