WAXF Script
< Act 3-9 >
[The scene opens on the city of Elensia; there are multiple red and white banners hanging from the walls of buildings and connected between buildings with small, triangular flags hanging from them. Fireworks can be heard exploding in the distance.]
[NARRATIVE]: The following day--The founding Day of the Kingdom of Elesius...
[The player regains control.]
(Synth. Shop)
Forger Tippet: All right, let's make this a day for the record books!! We're gonna party like it's goin' outta style!
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Apprentice Forger Retti: Master Tippet! Let's go look at all the booths!
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Apprentice Forger Sonnetica: Festivals like this are a wonderful opportunity to see the different clothing people from other places wear.
(Pub)
Quiet Innkeep: ...My customers have...all gone into town...
Quiet Innkeep (Talk): (...I had better go and clean the rooms now, while I have the chance...)
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High-Born Noble: What splendid weather for the occasion.
(...)
(I hope the Royal Abbey has taken care of the necessary "arrangements"...)
(Enjoy these last moments while you still can, Hrathnir.)
(...)
I simply can't wait for the parade this afternoon.
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City Resident: The town is alive with commoners, merchants, travelers, and even the nobility, all sharing the same space.
It warms my heart to see is. This is the Elesius that His Majesty has worked so hard to create.
(Streets)
City Resident: What with the excitement of the festival, it's like the town's gotten a fresh coat of paint.
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Western Traveler: Sheesh, how do ya like these crowds?
It's times like these I envy those folks who can brave the sea of people, and actually get where they want to go.
It's beyond me, I'm afraid. I've just never been good with crowds.
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Girl in Pink Dress (yellow !): I got a dress that's just like the one the princess is wearing! Isn't it cute?
(Shop)
Sales Clerk (yellow !): Good day. We are currently offering our extra-special Founding Day sale.
Sales Clerk (Talk): For all the little ladies of the capital, I've designed an official replica of the pink dress that Alexia will be wearing.
It's a marvelous keepsake of a memorable day, whether you've got a little princess of your own or not. Get yours today!
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Melissa (yellow !): Did you all sleep well? I was so excited about the ceremony I tossed and turned all night like a little child...
Here now, what am I saying...? At any rate, at least the weather cooperated.
Ta-dah. This is my dear Clarissa.
This pink dress was specially made for the Founding Day Ceremony. I hear it's just like the one the Princess Royal will be wearing.
There's just something so satisfying about dressing your daughter up in cute outfits!
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Clarissa (yellow !): Hi! Are you Mommy's friends?
She bought a new pink dress for me.
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Melissa (red !): We're going to the parade grounds. His Majesty is going to make an appearance with his two daughters. Won't you come along with us?
Melissa (No): Huh? Why not?! When will we have the chance to see an honest to goodness king up close like this again?!
I just know the princesses will be cute as buttons, too.
[Selecting 'Yes' brings the player to the next scene. Levin, Clarissa and Alexia stand together, apparently enjoying themselves. Further away, King Hrathnir stands dressed in a regal outfit complete with a sword at his hip.]
King Hrathnir: I would like to thank you all for joining me in today's festivities.
King Hrathnir: Thanks to your good wishes, the last year has seen Alexia grown as hale and hearty as her father, while Katrina has shown the first signs of blossoming into a beauty as great as her mother, Queen Adelia.
King Hrathnir: Your support of my family means a great deal to me. But even more importantly...
King Hrathnir: I owe a deep debt of gratitude to all the people of Elesius who have supported me in my goal of reforming the laws and practices of the kingdom!
King Hrathnir: I hope you all share the pride that I feel for all that we have accomplished together!
King Hrathnir: I have not the words to express the gratitude that I feel towards you. As your king, I can only think to express it by renewing my vow to all of you.
King Hrathnir: On this day, I swear to you... I shall protect this land, and--
[All of a sudden, some Royal Knights run up.]
Royal Knight Osbourne: No one move! Any sudden movements shall be viewed as an act of resistance! Those who do not comply will be executed on the spot!
Royal Knight Stewart: We draw our swords against the royal family of Elesius! We have no desire to see citizens hurt! We ask only that you stand witness as justice is served!
[Levin, Clarissa and Alexia see this from their spot.]
Levin: Those traitors... They're gonna ruin the whole festival!
[A third Knight runs up to Hrathnir.]
Royal Knight Esperanza: Hrathnir! You have made a mockery of the traditions of Elesius! Today is the day that you will answer for that crime!
Royal Knight Esperanza: What you have the nerve to call "reform" is nothing less than the wholesale destruction of the social order of Elesius!
Royal Knight Esperanza: By shrinking the military might of Elesius, you have stripped the armor off of our once mighty nation!
King Hrathnir: I know well that swords of armor are necessary to protect oneself. But some things cannot be protected with swords and armor alone.
Royal Knight Esperanza: Your words cannot even be called ideals! You speak mere nonsense!
[Alexia runs up to them.]
Alexia: Then answer to me--you who would turn back the clock of Elesius's history!
Alexia: What promise does the future you seek hold for us? What will your future provide for the people?
Royal Knight Esperanza: Peace and tranquility, of course!
Royal Knight Esperanza: We offer arms with which to slay our foes, and strength with which to pacify the land. Without those things, we cannot protect what we must!
[Clarissa arrives next to Alexia.]
Clarissa: And how many people have had peace stolen from them in the decades that Elesius has followed such principles?
Clarissa: Surely you of all people know the answer to that!
Clarissa: You're not trying to protect the future of Elesius...
Clarissa: You're just running back to the past, because that's all you know!
Alexia: Because you fear the future that you cannot see, you seek relief by clinging to the past? You are the lowliest of all cowards!
Royal Knight Esperanza: You...you dare to mock us?!
Royal Knight Esperanza: You weeds that mar the lush garden of Elesius--I shall pluck you out, lest you offend our eyes further!
[The other Knights run up behind Esperanza. Further away, Labyrinthia joins Hrathnir.]
Labyrinthia: Your Majesty, please attend to the parade spectators, and leave the Nationalists to us!
[Labyrinthia runs off to rejoin the others.]
=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. It looks like the Royal Knights have hired some Drifters for the occasion.
Labyrinthia: These Drifters are all using the Nightstalker class. Nightstalkers' high RFX allows them incredible maneuverability on the battlefield.
Labyrinthia: If we let the Nightstalkers seize the initiative in this battle, we could be in deep trouble before we've had any chance to counterattack.
Labyrinthia: Let's begin my restricting the Nightstalkers' movements. We can deal with the Royal Knight Nationalists afterward.
Royal Knight Esperanza: Elesius is moments away from its ancient glory! And what better way to herald this new age than with the blood of the wicked royal family?
[The battle ends when all enemies have been defeated. Tactical Map style, Chevalet Blanc stands near Hrathnir, the young Alexia and Katrina's nurse.]
Lluvia: Wah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah!
[Everyone looks around. Lluvia warps in further away. Back to the regular cutscene style, the nurse holds a baby Katrina in her arms.]
Katrina's Nurse: --!
[The guys move in front of the group.]
Felius: There's another one?!
Ragnar: That guy in the peasant hat--he's the one we ran into earlier!
Lluvia: Warrior-King Hrathnir! Prepare yourself!
Lluvia: I bear no ill will towards you or your daughters, but having accepted this task, I can show no mercy!
Levin: Dammit! He's going after the Princesses too!
[The guys run up to him.]
Alexia: I'll take care of him!
[Alexia starts to head in their direction, but stops when Labyrinthia speaks up.]
Labyrinthia: Wait!
Labyrinthia: He's using the same trick we pulled in the Guardian Shrine!
Alexia: You mean, his grand-standing his a distraction?! Then he must have allies hiding somewhere...
[Alexia looks around. Hrathnir moves in front of the young Alexia.]
King Hrathnir: Over there!
[He runs off to run face-to-face with another man like Lluvia who warps in. The girls stop behind him.]
Second Man in Peasant Hat: A perceptive eye, worthy of the esteemed Warrior-King! But as sharp as your skills are, you are no match for the Tormenta Triad.
King Hrathnir: The Tormenta Triad... That infamous trio of villains?! Damn, then there's a third--
Third Man in Peasant Hat: Indeed--and too late for you, it would seem!
[A third man warps in in front of the young Alexia and the nurse. An illustration shows the three groups separated.]
Katrina's Nurse: Ah...aah...
Third Man in Peasant Hat: Good work, brothers! Thanks to you, this is gonna be easy.
Third Man in Peasant Hat: When we put an end to the Elesius bloodline, our names will echo throughout the land! Our services will command a fortune!
[Hrathnir raises his fists.]
King Hrathnir: My daughters... You dare attack my daughters?!
Third Man in Peasant Hat: With this blow, the line of Elesius will perish!
[Suddenly, a bright light shines from the young Alexia, turning the screen white.]
Third Man in Peasant Hat: --?!
[Clarissa looks down at Strahl Gewehr as it glows.]
Clarissa: Strahl Gewehr is glowing... It's reacting to something again...?!
[It shows the illustration again, and this time the light from the young Alexia's direction grows brighter and the screen starts shaking.]
Third Man in Peasant Hat: Arrrrrrgghh...!!
[The screen flashes white and a rumble is heard. A building collapses. Melissa runs in, looking horrified as she frantically looks around.]
Melissa: Clarissa?! Clarissa, where are you?!
Melissa: I take my eye off you for just a moment... Oh no...! Please don't be under the debris...!
[Melissa runs toward the collapses building. Lluvia gets up.]
Lluvia: Urrgghh... What happened?!
Lluvia: Respond, Viento! Are you okay, Trueno?
[The second man goes up to him, shocked.]
Viento: This devastation is unbelievable. I don't think that was Trueno's doing...
Viento: It wasn't Trueno. The light was coming from Hrathnir's daughter...
[The third man comes up to them.]
Trueno: Argh... My brothers... Indeed... It wasn't me... I didn't do anything...
Trueno: Ah... Urrrgh... This... This is the power of the Elesius bloodline... The power of the Guardians' princess medium...
Lluvia: Damn it all! We must withdraw... We'll have to start over from scratch!
[The three warp away. Hrathnir runs up to the crushed building.]
King Hrathnir: Alexia...Katrina... Buried under all this rubble...
King Hrathnir: I was right there with them... All of my power, and I couldn't even protect my own daughters...
King Hrathnir: Alexia... Katrina...
Parade Watcher: Hey! Anyone who can still move, give me a hand!!
King Hrathnir: --?!
Stall Clerk: We gotta move all of this rubble! It looks like someone's trapped inside! Hurry, we need help!
King Hrathnir: The people are helping...?
Castle Maid: The Princesses are both under this collapsed building! Be careful, or you'll make it worse!
Well-Dressed Gentleman: Everyone take a side of this and pull! We've gotta get 'em outta there... They're the future of our country!
King Hrathnir: But why?
[A young man comes up to Hrathnir.]
Young Man: Excuse me, Your Majesty...
Young Man: The urge to protect this country is in my heart too. I'm just following my own feelings.
King Hrathnir: ...
Young Man: Please allow me to assist you, Your Majesty! Please let me help protect Her Highness Alexia and Her Highness Katrina...the future of this country!
King Hrathnir: Thank you... Thank you, everyone! Your bare hands are helping build the future of Elesius!
Young Man: We must hurry! The people trapped beneath that rubble are counting on us!
[The screen fades to black and the player is prompted to save.]
[The scene opens on the city of Elensia; there are multiple red and white banners hanging from the walls of buildings and connected between buildings with small, triangular flags hanging from them. Fireworks can be heard exploding in the distance.]
[NARRATIVE]: The following day--The founding Day of the Kingdom of Elesius...
[The player regains control.]
(Synth. Shop)
Forger Tippet: All right, let's make this a day for the record books!! We're gonna party like it's goin' outta style!
---
Apprentice Forger Retti: Master Tippet! Let's go look at all the booths!
---
Apprentice Forger Sonnetica: Festivals like this are a wonderful opportunity to see the different clothing people from other places wear.
(Pub)
Quiet Innkeep: ...My customers have...all gone into town...
Quiet Innkeep (Talk): (...I had better go and clean the rooms now, while I have the chance...)
---
High-Born Noble: What splendid weather for the occasion.
(...)
(I hope the Royal Abbey has taken care of the necessary "arrangements"...)
(Enjoy these last moments while you still can, Hrathnir.)
(...)
I simply can't wait for the parade this afternoon.
---
City Resident: The town is alive with commoners, merchants, travelers, and even the nobility, all sharing the same space.
It warms my heart to see is. This is the Elesius that His Majesty has worked so hard to create.
(Streets)
City Resident: What with the excitement of the festival, it's like the town's gotten a fresh coat of paint.
---
Western Traveler: Sheesh, how do ya like these crowds?
It's times like these I envy those folks who can brave the sea of people, and actually get where they want to go.
It's beyond me, I'm afraid. I've just never been good with crowds.
---
Girl in Pink Dress (yellow !): I got a dress that's just like the one the princess is wearing! Isn't it cute?
(Shop)
Sales Clerk (yellow !): Good day. We are currently offering our extra-special Founding Day sale.
Sales Clerk (Talk): For all the little ladies of the capital, I've designed an official replica of the pink dress that Alexia will be wearing.
It's a marvelous keepsake of a memorable day, whether you've got a little princess of your own or not. Get yours today!
---
Melissa (yellow !): Did you all sleep well? I was so excited about the ceremony I tossed and turned all night like a little child...
Here now, what am I saying...? At any rate, at least the weather cooperated.
Ta-dah. This is my dear Clarissa.
This pink dress was specially made for the Founding Day Ceremony. I hear it's just like the one the Princess Royal will be wearing.
There's just something so satisfying about dressing your daughter up in cute outfits!
---
Clarissa (yellow !): Hi! Are you Mommy's friends?
She bought a new pink dress for me.
---
Melissa (red !): We're going to the parade grounds. His Majesty is going to make an appearance with his two daughters. Won't you come along with us?
Melissa (No): Huh? Why not?! When will we have the chance to see an honest to goodness king up close like this again?!
I just know the princesses will be cute as buttons, too.
[Selecting 'Yes' brings the player to the next scene. Levin, Clarissa and Alexia stand together, apparently enjoying themselves. Further away, King Hrathnir stands dressed in a regal outfit complete with a sword at his hip.]
King Hrathnir: I would like to thank you all for joining me in today's festivities.
King Hrathnir: Thanks to your good wishes, the last year has seen Alexia grown as hale and hearty as her father, while Katrina has shown the first signs of blossoming into a beauty as great as her mother, Queen Adelia.
King Hrathnir: Your support of my family means a great deal to me. But even more importantly...
King Hrathnir: I owe a deep debt of gratitude to all the people of Elesius who have supported me in my goal of reforming the laws and practices of the kingdom!
King Hrathnir: I hope you all share the pride that I feel for all that we have accomplished together!
King Hrathnir: I have not the words to express the gratitude that I feel towards you. As your king, I can only think to express it by renewing my vow to all of you.
King Hrathnir: On this day, I swear to you... I shall protect this land, and--
[All of a sudden, some Royal Knights run up.]
Royal Knight Osbourne: No one move! Any sudden movements shall be viewed as an act of resistance! Those who do not comply will be executed on the spot!
Royal Knight Stewart: We draw our swords against the royal family of Elesius! We have no desire to see citizens hurt! We ask only that you stand witness as justice is served!
[Levin, Clarissa and Alexia see this from their spot.]
Levin: Those traitors... They're gonna ruin the whole festival!
[A third Knight runs up to Hrathnir.]
Royal Knight Esperanza: Hrathnir! You have made a mockery of the traditions of Elesius! Today is the day that you will answer for that crime!
Royal Knight Esperanza: What you have the nerve to call "reform" is nothing less than the wholesale destruction of the social order of Elesius!
Royal Knight Esperanza: By shrinking the military might of Elesius, you have stripped the armor off of our once mighty nation!
King Hrathnir: I know well that swords of armor are necessary to protect oneself. But some things cannot be protected with swords and armor alone.
Royal Knight Esperanza: Your words cannot even be called ideals! You speak mere nonsense!
[Alexia runs up to them.]
Alexia: Then answer to me--you who would turn back the clock of Elesius's history!
Alexia: What promise does the future you seek hold for us? What will your future provide for the people?
Royal Knight Esperanza: Peace and tranquility, of course!
Royal Knight Esperanza: We offer arms with which to slay our foes, and strength with which to pacify the land. Without those things, we cannot protect what we must!
[Clarissa arrives next to Alexia.]
Clarissa: And how many people have had peace stolen from them in the decades that Elesius has followed such principles?
Clarissa: Surely you of all people know the answer to that!
Clarissa: You're not trying to protect the future of Elesius...
Clarissa: You're just running back to the past, because that's all you know!
Alexia: Because you fear the future that you cannot see, you seek relief by clinging to the past? You are the lowliest of all cowards!
Royal Knight Esperanza: You...you dare to mock us?!
Royal Knight Esperanza: You weeds that mar the lush garden of Elesius--I shall pluck you out, lest you offend our eyes further!
[The other Knights run up behind Esperanza. Further away, Labyrinthia joins Hrathnir.]
Labyrinthia: Your Majesty, please attend to the parade spectators, and leave the Nationalists to us!
[Labyrinthia runs off to rejoin the others.]
=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. It looks like the Royal Knights have hired some Drifters for the occasion.
Labyrinthia: These Drifters are all using the Nightstalker class. Nightstalkers' high RFX allows them incredible maneuverability on the battlefield.
Labyrinthia: If we let the Nightstalkers seize the initiative in this battle, we could be in deep trouble before we've had any chance to counterattack.
Labyrinthia: Let's begin my restricting the Nightstalkers' movements. We can deal with the Royal Knight Nationalists afterward.
Royal Knight Esperanza: Elesius is moments away from its ancient glory! And what better way to herald this new age than with the blood of the wicked royal family?
[The battle ends when all enemies have been defeated. Tactical Map style, Chevalet Blanc stands near Hrathnir, the young Alexia and Katrina's nurse.]
Lluvia: Wah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah!
[Everyone looks around. Lluvia warps in further away. Back to the regular cutscene style, the nurse holds a baby Katrina in her arms.]
Katrina's Nurse: --!
[The guys move in front of the group.]
Felius: There's another one?!
Ragnar: That guy in the peasant hat--he's the one we ran into earlier!
Lluvia: Warrior-King Hrathnir! Prepare yourself!
Lluvia: I bear no ill will towards you or your daughters, but having accepted this task, I can show no mercy!
Levin: Dammit! He's going after the Princesses too!
[The guys run up to him.]
Alexia: I'll take care of him!
[Alexia starts to head in their direction, but stops when Labyrinthia speaks up.]
Labyrinthia: Wait!
Labyrinthia: He's using the same trick we pulled in the Guardian Shrine!
Alexia: You mean, his grand-standing his a distraction?! Then he must have allies hiding somewhere...
[Alexia looks around. Hrathnir moves in front of the young Alexia.]
King Hrathnir: Over there!
[He runs off to run face-to-face with another man like Lluvia who warps in. The girls stop behind him.]
Second Man in Peasant Hat: A perceptive eye, worthy of the esteemed Warrior-King! But as sharp as your skills are, you are no match for the Tormenta Triad.
King Hrathnir: The Tormenta Triad... That infamous trio of villains?! Damn, then there's a third--
Third Man in Peasant Hat: Indeed--and too late for you, it would seem!
[A third man warps in in front of the young Alexia and the nurse. An illustration shows the three groups separated.]
Katrina's Nurse: Ah...aah...
Third Man in Peasant Hat: Good work, brothers! Thanks to you, this is gonna be easy.
Third Man in Peasant Hat: When we put an end to the Elesius bloodline, our names will echo throughout the land! Our services will command a fortune!
[Hrathnir raises his fists.]
King Hrathnir: My daughters... You dare attack my daughters?!
Third Man in Peasant Hat: With this blow, the line of Elesius will perish!
[Suddenly, a bright light shines from the young Alexia, turning the screen white.]
Third Man in Peasant Hat: --?!
[Clarissa looks down at Strahl Gewehr as it glows.]
Clarissa: Strahl Gewehr is glowing... It's reacting to something again...?!
[It shows the illustration again, and this time the light from the young Alexia's direction grows brighter and the screen starts shaking.]
Third Man in Peasant Hat: Arrrrrrgghh...!!
[The screen flashes white and a rumble is heard. A building collapses. Melissa runs in, looking horrified as she frantically looks around.]
Melissa: Clarissa?! Clarissa, where are you?!
Melissa: I take my eye off you for just a moment... Oh no...! Please don't be under the debris...!
[Melissa runs toward the collapses building. Lluvia gets up.]
Lluvia: Urrgghh... What happened?!
Lluvia: Respond, Viento! Are you okay, Trueno?
[The second man goes up to him, shocked.]
Viento: This devastation is unbelievable. I don't think that was Trueno's doing...
Viento: It wasn't Trueno. The light was coming from Hrathnir's daughter...
[The third man comes up to them.]
Trueno: Argh... My brothers... Indeed... It wasn't me... I didn't do anything...
Trueno: Ah... Urrrgh... This... This is the power of the Elesius bloodline... The power of the Guardians' princess medium...
Lluvia: Damn it all! We must withdraw... We'll have to start over from scratch!
[The three warp away. Hrathnir runs up to the crushed building.]
King Hrathnir: Alexia...Katrina... Buried under all this rubble...
King Hrathnir: I was right there with them... All of my power, and I couldn't even protect my own daughters...
King Hrathnir: Alexia... Katrina...
Parade Watcher: Hey! Anyone who can still move, give me a hand!!
King Hrathnir: --?!
Stall Clerk: We gotta move all of this rubble! It looks like someone's trapped inside! Hurry, we need help!
King Hrathnir: The people are helping...?
Castle Maid: The Princesses are both under this collapsed building! Be careful, or you'll make it worse!
Well-Dressed Gentleman: Everyone take a side of this and pull! We've gotta get 'em outta there... They're the future of our country!
King Hrathnir: But why?
[A young man comes up to Hrathnir.]
Young Man: Excuse me, Your Majesty...
Young Man: The urge to protect this country is in my heart too. I'm just following my own feelings.
King Hrathnir: ...
Young Man: Please allow me to assist you, Your Majesty! Please let me help protect Her Highness Alexia and Her Highness Katrina...the future of this country!
King Hrathnir: Thank you... Thank you, everyone! Your bare hands are helping build the future of Elesius!
Young Man: We must hurry! The people trapped beneath that rubble are counting on us!
[The screen fades to black and the player is prompted to save.]