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Act 10: World Without End
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 1: Return to Last Bastion
Theo
Aaah!

Rizette
Theo! Are you okay?!

Nagi
What?! But the magic of the blessed forest
should have protected Sir Theo!

Orcanix
Forest magic? Such trifles wilt before my
flames.

Theo
No...

Orcanix
How pathetic Erden has become. All your
legends and powers cannot match me.

Rizette
We finally made it to the Pyre... we're
finally face to face with Orcanix, but...!

Finn
Don't give up, everyone! Our attacks are
hurting her!

Orcanix
Indeed. Just as the bites of an insect,
repeated manyfold, may sting and irritate.

Orcanix
But you will not pierce my wall of flame!

Finn
Ggh... it's everywhere! I can't see her
at all!

Nagi
Sir Finn, we must retreat! We cannot risk
losing you, the last hope of our world!

Finn
...no. I won't back down.

Nagi
Sir Finn!

Finn
There are people suffering right now.
People losing family to the undead.

Finn
How can we abandon them when we've
made it this far?!

Nagi
But... if we cannot fight her, then...!

Finn
Those people are counting on us.

Finn
Everyone we met along the way. All the
Sages. Everyone in this world believes in us!

Finn
If we retreat, they'll only suffer more.
How can we do that to them?!

Nagi
Yes, but... but...!

Finn
The legendary blade chose me for this.
I won't betray its faith in me! I—!

Orcanix
Are you finished spouting your nonsense?
Then perish!

Nagi
Here she comes! Look out, Sir Finn!

Finn
(Ah... no, I can't dodge—)

Rizette
Finn! Noooo!

Rizette
Aaagh!

Theo
R-Riz!

Finn
Huh...?

Finn
No... no, no, no...

Finn
Rizette...!!

Endless Rizette
...!

Shiori
Finn! Are you okay?!

Finn
Huh...? Y-yeah, I'm fine.

Finn
I must've been dreaming... I guess that's
the Golden Crest at work.

Nagi
Sir Finn! Look at Lady Rizette!

Endless Rizette
Huh...? W-what is this?

Finn
That's... the wound you got from Orcanix.
The one that killed you.

Finn
You died protecting me...

Endless Rizette
Oh... right. I remember all of it now.
Every moment...

Endless Rizette
Nngh! I-it burns!

Finn
Hey! What's happening? Are you okay?!

Shiori
She feels pain? Even though she's undead?

Aria
Finn's power has weakened Orcanix's hold
on her. The power to break curses, was it?

Finn
Not just curses. It lets me strike at anything
binding someone against their will.

Finn
That's what the Crest does. Which is why
I could break Orcanix's hold on her.

Endless Rizette
Yes... I can feel it. Your power has severed
the chains that bound me.

Endless Rizette
And brought to life a host of memories I'd
buried in my heart.

Endless Rizette
That was the first time I've remembered my
death. You... you saw it too, didn't you?

Finn
Yeah... so that wasn't a dream at all. It was
a memory.

Finn
You, Nagi, Theo, and this world's version
of me fought against Orcanix...

Nagi
...

Finn
But your soul went to Aria after that,
didn't it?

Aria
Yes. But before I could send her along, she
was yanked back to your world.

Finn
Does that mean Orcanix got a hold of her
somehow?

Finn
That's strange. If Orcanix was going to turn
you, why did she let your soul go at all?

Finn
She could have turned you before you got
to Aria's throne, right?

Endless Rizette
...

Aria
Normally, no force in existence could pry a
soul from my domain.

Aria
But somehow you did, Finn. The other you
did this to Rizette.

Finn
I...

Finn
...Nagi. I'd like you to tell me more about
this world's Finn, please.

Finn
He's not me, but he is me... and if he
did something wrong, I have to make it right.

Finn
If I don't know what he did, I can't help
fix it, right?

Nagi
...

Nagi
...fine, then.

Nagi
This world's Finn, racked with rage and
grief, lashed out at Orcanix...

Finn
Raaaaaaagh!

Orcanix
Ngh... where is this strength of yours
coming from?!

Finn
This strength isn't the legendary sword, or
the ancient magic. It's my rage!

Finn
Every time I lose someone, I swear, never
again. And I keep failing them...!

Finn
It ends now! So no one else is lost, ever
again... I'll end it all right now!

Orcanix
...fascinating.

Finn
What?!

Orcanix
You hold within you the same fear I do.
Then, perhaps you desire the same future.

Finn
What... are you saying?

Nagi
No, Sir Finn! Do not listen to her!

Nagi
Wha— the flames?!

Orcanix
Back, creature. I am speaking to Finn, not
to you.

Orcanix
You fear loss. You fear eternal separation.
I say to you, Finn, I know those fears well.

Finn
Then why raise the undead?! Why attack
the living?!

Orcanix
Do you not see? I slay them to grant them
eternal life.

Orcanix
Death plants in mankind the seed of fear.
It is the first and most terrible tragedy.

Orcanix
And so, I realized: if not for death, would
mankind know sadness at all? I say... no.

Finn
What are you talking about?

Orcanix
Very soon now, this world will no longer
fear death, nor loss, nor partings.

Orcanix
All shall be born anew, into a beautiful
life unending.

Finn
You're... you're saying you could bring
Rizette back?

Finn
And everyone else who died as well...?

Orcanix
Yes, Finn. But I cannot do it alone. I need
the aid of a powerful warrior.

Finn
I...I can save her? I can save Rizette?

Orcanix
Not only Rizette. You can save every being
in this world from the tragedy of death.

Orcanix
Finn... you hold within you the power
to save Erden, now and forever.

Nagi
Sir Finn! You mustn't!

Finn
I...——

[S-Mission 10-1-1]

Optional
Finn
...so I joined Orcanix after that?

Nagi
The power gathered in your sword allowed
Orcanix to rip Rizette's soul back.

Nagi
But the resurrection she promised was, as
you can see, merely her twisted undeath.

Endless Rizette
I see.

Endless Rizette
So I can't even manage to die properly...
How pathetic.

Nagi
When you died, both Sir Finn and
Sir Theo were deeply distraught.

Nagi
I believe Sir Finn was not thinking clearly...
For Sir Theo's sake, as well as his own.

Finn
So I'm the reason this happened to you...
I'm so sorry.

Finn
...wait. Theo! Where is he now?!

Finn
He fought alongside you that day, right?
What happened to him afterwards?

Nagi
Sir... Sir Theo is...

Finn
Ah...

Nagi
Am I to take it that in your world, Sir Theo
and Lady Rizette live on?

Finn
(If he has to ask, then I guess that means...)

Endless Rizette
He's dead. I killed him myself...!

Nagi
Lady Rizette... are you crying?

Endless Rizette
Why now? After all this time, why am I
crying now?

Endless Rizette
Theo gave his life trying to save me, and he
failed.

Endless Rizette
I watched him die, and I felt nothing.
But now...!

Endless Rizette
I'm a monster! I've dragged countless souls
into this same hell, ended countless dreams.

Endless Rizette
I thought nothing could hurt me anymore,
but now... now...

Aria
Rizette... I still remember the day you
came to stand before my throne.

Aria
Your soul shone brilliantly. Not a speck of
selfishness or cruelty in sight.

Aria
You can't blame yourself for what you did.
Orcanix turned you into that monster.

Endless Rizette
No, Aria. The sins I've committed are on
my own head, no one else's.

Endless Rizette
I don't deserve eternal rest. Not anymore.

Aria
Aww, don't cry... listen to me. Your soul
belongs to me and my domain now.

Aria
Orcanix snatched you from your rightful
rest, and I will never forgive her for it.

Aria
Rizette... will you come with us? With your
help, we can punish Orcanix for her crimes.

Endless Rizette
Punish... Orcanix? But I...

Finn
Rizette, you never lost your heart. It was
just waiting for its chance to shine again.

Finn
The first time you felt the Golden Crest, you
realized you could still break free.

Finn
That's why you kept coming after me, right?

Endless Rizette
So what if I did? I hurt so many people in
my selfish quest for salvation.

Finn
No. You've been fighting against Orcanix
this whole time, trying to find a way out.

Finn
If you can't forgive yourself, then help us
put Orcanix down. Let's end it— all of it.

Endless Rizette
...

Endless Rizette
...can I really believe you?

Endless Rizette
Do you promise not to let anyone else suffer
for my sake?

Finn
I promise. I'm going to fight to bring
everyone peace... including you.

Endless Rizette
In that case...

Endless Rizette
...take me with you. I want to end this too.

Finn
Black rain... oh, no. After what Astrid did,
Last Bastion is full of corpses...!

Shiori
The walls have fallen, too. Let's hurry—
We may have less time than we thought.

Endless Rizette
Wait, everyone. Look up there!

Orcanix
...

Finn
It's huge... is that... Orcanix?!

Shiori
That's Orcanix? She's enormous!

Finn
That's her, no doubt about it. But why is
she leaving the Pyre...?

Nagi
As if the undead were not bad enough...
must we now contend with a god as well?

Nagi
She is not flying very fast, but she will reach
the city before we do, I fear.

Shiori
Oh, no... at this rate, we'll lose before we
even get a chance to fight!

Cyrus
My, my. Sounds like you're in quite the
pickle.

Finn
Cyrus?! Where have you been?!

Cyrus
I imagine the pale beauty over there
can answer that better than I can.

Endless Rizette
...he's been at the Endless Pyre. He's
Orcanix's assistant and strategist.

Finn
What?!

Endless Rizette
Here to dispose of the traitor, old man?

Cyrus
Perish the thought. I've come to help the
good guys, of course.

Cyrus
I've never once considered myself to be on
Orcanix's side.

Endless Rizette
What? But everything you said...

Cyrus
Was necessary to save this world.

Cyrus
I had two goals. The first was to bring Finn
here, which we can all see has succeeded.

Cyrus
The second was to draw Orcanix out of that
blasted Pyre.

Endless Rizette
...!

Cyrus
If Finn defeats Orcanix with the Endbringer,
he'll save two worlds at once.

Finn
But I don't have the Endbringer anymore.
I gave it to Ludmilla.

Cyrus
So it seems. Come now, Finn. Regifting
is a terribly ugly habit.

Cyrus
Endbringer is a god-killer. Believe me when
I say you can't defeat Orcanix without it.

Shiori
Such a powerful weapon... and we just
handed it over to that monster.

Cyrus
Never fear. Circumstances are certainly dire,
so I've come to offer you a little trade.

Cyrus
If you promise to get that sword back, I'll
send you straight to Last Bastion. Deal?

Finn
Really?!

Cyrus
It'll only take a moment. Blink, and you'll be
right back in the market square.

Cyrus
You might even be able to evacuate any
survivors before Orcanix gets there.

Shiori
What do you think, Finn? I don't trust him,
but...

Finn
...neither do I. But I know he can do what
he's promising us.

Finn
I want an explanation after this, Cyrus. But
for now... send us to Last Bastion. Please.

Cyrus
I have to say, that spark of doubt in your
eyes suits you well, my boy.

Cyrus
Here we go, then. Everyone hold on tight!

[S-Mission 10-1-2]

Optional
Cyrus
...there!

Finn
This is... the slums!

Shiori
It's mostly ruins now... but I hear voices.
There are survivors here!

Shiori
Let's look for them!

Lucelle
Robero...! It's going to be okay. You're
going to be okay...!

Robero
Ggrgh... Lu... Lu...

Lucelle
You'll be okay. Everything will be okay.
I promise I'll cure you, I promise...!

Shiori
Lucelle!

Lucelle
Ah! S-Shiori...

Lucelle
Please! Please don't hurt him!

Lucelle
I won't ask you to forgive me, but please...
he's my little brother!

Endless Rizette
...he's beyond help now. Surely you must
recognize that.

Lucelle
I know. He's already turned...

Lucelle
But I don't want him to suffer the pain of
dying over and over and over!

Lucelle
He's such a gentle boy. He's so kind and
sweet. Please, just...

Aria
...I shall bestow upon him forgiveness.
The eternal peace and rest of death.

Robero
Ah...?

Robero
...th... thank you.

Lucelle
...he's passed out? No, that's not it.

Lucelle
The light of the flame is going out...!
You freed him from Orcanix's control?!

Aria
Be at ease. Your brother has passed on to
his eternal rest.

Lucelle
Really...? Is such a miracle even possible?
Who... who are you?

Shiori
We can explain everything later. There's
no time to waste right now.

Shiori
We need an update on the city's status.
How far in have the undead advanced?

Lucelle
Um... I'm not really sure, myself.

Lucelle
But after the walls blew, they came pouring
in, like they'd been expecting it.

Lucelle
The surviving Vanguard and Revolutionaries
are holding the line back by the sea cliffs.

Shiori
The Vanguard... led by Ludmilla?

Lucelle
No, by the Valkyries.

Shiori
Ah... hm. That will make finding the
Endbringer harder.

Cyrus
No, I think I picked up some traces of
it back there. We can get to her.

Finn
Really?

Cyrus
She's not too far away. You'll be able to
catch her if you hurry.

Finn
...Cyrus. Can we really defeat Orcanix with
this Endbringer Blade?

Cyrus
Well, that all depends on you, of course.

Finn
...okay. I'll go with Cyrus, then.

Finn
Can you all focus on getting any survivors
to the defensive line Lucelle mentioned?

Nagi
Understood. If I can save even one life, I
shall do it.

Shiori
We're counting on you too, Finn. Lucelle,
you should come with us.

Lucelle
M-me? After what I did to you...?

Shiori
Now's not the time to worry about that.
Let's talk it over later... okay?

Endless Rizette
I'll come with you, Finn. People here know
me too well. I'll just scare them.

Finn
I see... okay, then. It'll be good to have you
with us.

Cyrus
Everyone know their roles? Let's move out,
then. Don't fall behind!

Undead
...!

Ludmilla
Ha... no. No, not yet. I still need more.

Ludmilla
Astrid! Where are you?! Show yourself,
coward!

Ludmilla
You have a chance to do something useful!
Come offer yourself to my blade!

[Mission 10-1-1]

[Mission 10-1-2]

[Mission 10-1-3]

Averna
The barricades need reinforcement! Fetch
more materials from the square!

Shiori
Averna!

Averna
Shiori?! You're alive...

Nagi
A friend of yours?

Shiori
She's... a Valkyrie. An elite among elites.

Shiori
Are you in command here, Averna?

Averna
...yes.

Shiori
We've brought survivors from the city.
Can you take them in?

Averna
Of course. Can any of them fight? We're
running very low on manpower here.

Averna
We could use your help, too. If you're
offering it.

Shiori
Of course. What's the situation like?

Averna
Several hours ago, there was a huge
explosion inside the city.

Averna
The Commander said it was a Revolutionary
plot, and demanded we track them down.

Averna
We raided the Stonemasons' Guild, their
headquarters, and...

Averna
...well, we failed to take their leader,
Astrid von Draclow, into custody.

Averna
We took the surviving Rebels in. All of
them said Astrid betrayed them.

Shiori
Survivors... was Raleigh among them?

Averna
Oh, your old squadmate... I'm sorry to say
he was not.

Shiori
...

Shiori
...apologies for the interruption. Please,
continue.

Averna
You've changed, Shiori. Before, you would
have been—

Averna
Never mind. Sorry. About our current
situation... honestly, it's really bad.

Averna
The walls are down, most of our ballistas
are destroyed, and our dragonfire is gone.

Averna
The undead came flooding in right after the
explosion. And worse... look up there.

Shiori
Orcanix...

Averna
Morale is in the pits. And worse, the rebel
traitors are butting heads with the Vanguard.

Shiori
Don't call them traitors. That will only make
the tensions worse.

Averna
...I suppose so. But it's not as though their
revolution helped much, did it?

Averna
Anyway, we're struggling to keep things
under control here as it is.

Averna
Without Commander Ludmilla, we may not
stand a chance of winning at all.

Aria
Hmph. Even now, you still consider this a
war? How foolish.

Averna
What do you mean? Wait, who is this child?

Aria
C-child?! How rude!

Aria
Now that I'm here, you won't even need a
strategy anymore!

Vanguard
L-Lady Averna! The barricades are starting
to fall!

Averna
Tch, we have less time than I thought. Use
fire arrows! Burn them to buy time!

Aria
Are you not listening?! Fine! I'll show you
doubting saps what I can do!

Averna
H-hey! Don't go beyond the barricades!
It's too dangerous!

Aria
Damn you, Orcanix. Corrupting these souls
like this...

Aria
I will not allow this mockery to continue!
Behold the power of death!

Undead
...

Averna
The undead are... collapsing?!

Lucelle
They're not reviving... is she breaking
Orcanix's control somehow?

Aria
Hah. Are you finally going to listen to me
now?

Aria
The souls of the dead fall under my domain.
Wherever I go, Orcanix has no power.

Aria
Now, rebuild the barricades. While giving
thanks and praise to Aria, your savior!

[Mission 10-1-4]

[Mission 10-1-5]

Cyrus
...this way. Stay close.

Finn
How do you know where Ludmilla is,
anyway?

Cyrus
It's simple. Look at the walls.

Endless Rizette
Slashes... in the wood, in the masonry...
even in the ground.

Cyrus
The Endbringer's power cuts down more
than just undead, as you can see.

Finn
So if we follow these slashes, we'll find the
sword... and Ludmilla.

Finn
...Ludmilla was cruel, but I thought she was
doing it all for the sake of Last Bastion.

Finn
But all this... that building's split right in
half. There could have been people there.

Cyrus
She probably can't help it. Absolute power
corrupts absolutely, and all that.

Cyrus
Sure. God-killing power isn't meant to be
flung around by those who can't handle it.

Cyrus
The sword's likely feeding on her soul. She'll
go after anyone right now, friend or foe.

Finn
You didn't say a thing about this to me!

Cyrus
Oh, are you scared?

Finn
Of course I am. And I feel responsible, too.

Finn
I'm the one who gave her the Endbringer
in the first place...

Cyrus
You don't say?

Finn
...should I really wield a sword like this,
Cyrus?

Cyrus
No one else can. And if you want to keep
these people safe, you don't have a choice.

Cyrus
You're the chosen one, the only one who
can master that blade's power.

Finn
...

Finn
(The chosen one, the hero...
I don't care about any of that.)

Finn
(I just can't turn a blind eye to people in
need. That's all...)

Ludmilla
Astrid! Get out here!
Astriiid!

Ludmilla
...hm?

Finn
Ludmilla! You have to drop that sword,
right now!

Ludmilla
Ah... aaah?

Finn
...Ludmilla?

Ludmilla
Ha... haha...
Hahahahaha!

Ludmilla
Well, well, well! If it isn't Astrid's handy
little clown! Or should I say, her pawn?

Ludmilla
You've finally shown your true colors, then.
I really am amazed how foolish you are.

Ludmilla
Ah, but I didn't realize she was an undead
either, no. I'm a fool myself, I suppose!

Ludmilla
How did she hide it...? How did she hide
her trickery from me? Unbelievable...

Endless Rizette
Ludmilla... she barely seems to notice
we're here. She's just talking to herself.

Finn
That must be the Endbringer's influence.
She's being swallowed up by its power.

Ludmilla
...so be it. Draw your blades, traitors.
I need your blood.

Finn
I'm not here to fight you, Ludmilla.

Finn
Orcanix is coming to Last Bastion. We need
the Endbringer to take her down.

Finn
And we need you, too. The Vanguard have
a holdout by the sea cliffs.

Finn
They need a leader. Someone who can pull
them together, like you.

Ludmilla
Foolish. This war will not be decided by
strategy and trickery, no.

Ludmilla
The only thing that can destroy Orcanix is
power. Pure power. My power.

Ludmilla
I will kill the undead, gather their power,
and then...!

Finn
Gather the undead's power...?

Ludmilla
When I kill her, the betrayer, the one who
destroyed the walls... then I'll have enough.

Finn
Wait! What do you mean, gather their
power?

Cyrus
I really don't think she's in the mood for
casual conversation. ...hup!

Ludmilla
Ngh! What is this... a card?! You think this
will hurt me? How dare you...

Finn
Cyrus! What are you doing?!

Ludmilla
Fine, then. I hate wasting time on chatter.
Come on! I'll cut out your hearts!

Finn
We... we managed to push her back! Now
we need to take the Endbringer from her...!

Ludmilla
Do you really think it will be that easy?

Finn
Guh!

Ludmilla
Do you really think you can stop me, holding
back like that? How dare you disrespect me.

Ludmilla
Neither I, nor this Endbringer, will be
broken by the likes of you!

Cyrus
She has a point. Is this really the time to
be holding back?

Cyrus
We have the Primordial with us, remember.
You can kill her and she won't turn undead.

Finn
I know that. But that doesn't mean I want
to kill her!

Finn
(That sword's feeding on her soul. I'm sure
she doesn't mean to be doing all this.)

Finn
(This world's Nagi is brave and honorable,
just like the one from my world.)

Finn
(Rizette is similar, too, now that she's been
freed from Orcanix's control.)

Finn
(So somewhere in there, this Ludmilla must
have the same just heart our Ludmilla does!)

Finn
I just have to get through to her!
I'm not giving up!

Ludmilla
You ought to discuss your strategy before
you get into battle, not after!

Endless Rizette
Agh!

Finn
Rizette!

Endless Rizette
I'm alright! It's not deep!

Endless Rizette
I need you to trust in me, Finn.
Trust in me like I trust in you!

Finn
...!

Finn
(She's right. Rizette's on my side—
And she's a skilled warrior, too.)

Finn
(I need to trust her to watch my back.
We'll win this by working together!)

Finn
...is that it?

Ludmilla
What?

Finn
Is this all you can muster, even leaning on
the power of a magic sword?

Finn
No wonder the Revolution hid under your
nose so long! Even I was able to fool you!

Finn
You didn't even realize we'd stolen the
dragonfire, did you? That's really sad!

Ludmilla
A transparent attempt to provoke me...

Finn
None of this would have happened if Astrid
had led the Vanguard instead of you!

Ludmilla
...

Finn
She would have led with mercy and wisdom.
She wouldn't be a brutal tyrant like you!

Ludmilla
...shut up.

Finn
Maybe Last Bastion could have survived.
If only someone other than you had led it!

Ludmilla
I said, shut your mouth!

Finn
...!

Ludmilla
Get back here!

Finn
...a dead end!

Ludmilla
You're cornered, rat. How dare you compare
me to that foolish, sentimental girl.

Ludmilla
I'll carve your head from your shoulders
and show them all what happens to fools!

Finn
...!
Now, Rizette!

Endless Rizette
Haaaa!

Ludmilla
What—! I can't get the Endbringer free
of these damned chains!

Endless Rizette
You fell for Finn's provocations and lost
sight of your surroundings.

Endless Rizette
It's over. Without the magic of this sword,
you can't beat us, and you know it!

Ludmilla
...

Ludmilla
...I see. I've lost, then.

Ludmilla
Sigh... what an ignominious end.

Finn
...you seem different from before. Are you
feeling clearer-headed now?

Ludmilla
Maybe so. Can any "brutal tyrant" really
be called clear-headed?

Finn
Well...

Ludmilla
Perhaps you're right. Perhaps I did lose
my way.

Ludmilla
...tell me one thing, before you end it.
How do you know so much about Astrid?

Ludmilla
You only came to the city recently, and you
don't seem like a longtime rebel agent.

Ludmilla
Yet you speak as though you knew Astrid
when she was in the Vanguard. How?

Finn
...it just sounded right from what I know
of her, that's all.

Ludmilla
Honestly, you haven't said a word of sense
since I met you. Mysteries upon mysteries...

Finn
Ludmilla. I plan to stop Astrid, too.

Finn
Can you tell me what happened between
you two? So I know better how to reach her.

Ludmilla
...

Endless Rizette
...I met Astrid several times in the Pyre.

Endless Rizette
She often spoke of getting revenge on the
living.

Cyrus
Revenge, huh... Her death must have been
pretty hard for her to swallow, then.

Cyrus
I'd bet my last dime it's got something
to do with the Commander here.

Cyrus
Not that I'm a betting man, of course.

Finn
So Astrid has some kind of grudge...
Please, Ludmilla. Won't you tell me?

Ludmilla
Hmph... I hardly think it will help anything.
But...

Ludmilla
...Astrid, and another soldier named Mysha.
They were my close friends.

Ludmilla
But this is a war, and war sometimes
demands sacrifices...

Astrid
You plan to destroy the undead and the
Wall all at once?!

Ludmilla
I've been ordered to remove you from the
blast zone. Evacuate immediately.

Ludmilla
Mysha, you go too. But you can't bring
your platoon. The undead will notice.

Mysha
Wait. If we do this, a lot of people are
going to die. Does the Commander...

Astrid
He must realize that.

Astrid
I ordered the residents of the Outer City
to shelter in their homes.

Astrid
If the Wall explodes, every single one of
those people will die!

Astrid
Ludmilla, did you really agree to this?!
Even knowing that?!

Astrid
This is... it is immoral! I will never support
this madness!

Mysha
You take Tori back to headquarters for
treatment. I'll activate the sigil.

Mysha
Then... I'll face my fate along with
everyone else.

Mysha
So, please, Tori...
Don't hate Ludmilla.

Astrid
No... No, Mya! Don't do this!

Ludmilla
Sacrifice the few to save the many, or refuse,
and sacrifice many in defense of the few.

Ludmilla
Mysha and I saw what had to be done.
Astrid... did not.

Ludmilla
We crossed blades. I crippled her. Mysha
left to enact the plan, and we were alone.

Astrid
You talk of making choices, but all you
have chosen is blind obedience!

Astrid
If you claim your bloodstained hands
will save humanity, then so be it.

Astrid
But your own humanity is long gone.
You are no more than a monster.

Ludmilla
...
...believe whatever you'd like.

Ludmilla
Goodbye, Astrid. May your next life be
a kinder one, in a kinder world.

Astrid
Ludmilla? You do not have to do this.
Ludmilla, please!

Astrid
Ludmillaaaa!!

Ludmilla
If she had become Commander, her naïveté
would have doomed Last Bastion.

Ludmilla
I left her there... and she, along with Mysha
and the undead, died in the blast.

Finn
...you left her there, knowing she couldn't
move? You just let her die?

Ludmilla
I did.

Finn
But... but why?! Weren't you friends?!
Didn't it hurt?!

Ludmilla
...
There was no other choice.

Finn
But you didn't have to kill her...
Couldn't you have worked together?

Finn
You could have helped each other lead, and
maybe things would have—

Ludmilla
Don't you patronize me! You weren't there!

Finn
...!

Ludmilla
I did what I had to to ensure humanity's
survival. Nothing more, and nothing less.

Finn
...you're right, I wasn't there. Maybe it was
the best choice, logically speaking.

Finn
But I'm not asking your head.
I'm asking your heart.

Ludmilla
My heart?

Finn
You regret leaving her to die, don't you?

Ludmilla
...I can't say I don't. Not completely.
But I tore out my heart that day.

Ludmilla
I weighed my ideals against reality, and I
did what I had to do to save the city.

Ludmilla
But now... it seems letting Astrid die led
Last Bastion to ruin.

Ludmilla
I made the wrong call... and because of it,
humanity is doomed.

Endless Rizette
Don't give up hope. The living haven't
lost yet.

Endless Rizette
There are survivors by the cliffs. With you
leading them, they may be able to hold out.

Finn
Everything you've done, you've done for
Last Bastion, right?

Finn
I can't agree with all of your decisions, but
you made them for your people.

Finn
The city may have fallen, but its people are
still out there, still fighting. They need you.

Ludmilla
...I see.

Ludmilla
The people of Last Bastion... they are what
I sacrificed my friends to protect.

Finn
Then...!

Ludmilla
If I'm going to die like a dog, I may as well
fight like one.

Ludmilla
...take me to these survivors.

Finn
Okay! The line is this way. Hurry!

Cyrus
A deal with the devil, is it? Let's see how
this plays out...

Chapter 2: Mistress of Sorrow
Shiori
Phew...
That's the last of them, for now.

Averna
I'm sorry. You shouldn't have to be out
here collecting bodies...

Shiori
Someone has to do it. Otherwise we'll be
stepping on them in the next attack.

Averna
They really are just... bodies. They're
never going to get up again.

Shiori
Yes. It's all thanks to her... to Aria.

Shiori
She can free souls from their bodies and
send them back where they belong. So...

Shiori
When this is all over, I'd like to properly
bury these people. Would that be okay?

Averna
Of course. It'll be a comfort to the
survivors, too.

Averna
Still, I have to ask. How did you manage
to track down a Primordial?

Shiori
...Hajime led me to her.

Shiori
In the ruins of Sanga, our homeland.

Lucelle
You mean, that legend you always
talked about...?

Shiori
...yes.

Lucelle
I-I'm sorry. I should have... I mean, I
wanted to believe you, but...

Shiori
It's alright. Don't feel guilty.

Shiori
I know Hajime and the others wouldn't
want us to blame each other.

Shiori
We only have each other now, after all. We
all have to work together to survive.

Averna
...you really have changed. You're much
stronger now, somehow.

Vanguard
Lady Averna, the second wave approaches!
They're spreading their forces out wide!

Aria
From the sides, too! I can't handle all of
these. Even Primordials are not all-powerful!

Shiori
You're not?!

Aria
Of course not! In fact, I should be gently
seeing each soul off individually!

Aria
Doing it like this is so crude! Why did no
one wake me up before it got this bad?!

Shiori
F-forgive me... well, I guess apologizing
now doesn't really help.

Shiori
In any case, please try to send off as many
as you can. Any little bit helps.

Shiori
Averna, you and I can shore up the defenses
wherever Aria can't.

Averna
Understood. Soldiers! Make ready!

Shiori
Haaa!

Undead
...!

Vanguard
Damn it, there's no end to them!

Averna
See to the wounded! Don't let anyone fall!
...damn it, where is Aria?!

Shiori
This is bad... we can't hold out!
The barricades are breaking...!

Shiori
...huh?

Averna
What was that light? It was like the flash
of a sword... am I seeing things?

Shiori
No, you're not. I know that light. I've seen
it before, just once.

Shiori
Look there! Behind the undead!

Averna
Wha... what is that?!

Shiori
That's our greatest hope. It's Finn...
and the Endbringer!

Finn
Haaa!

Undead
...!!

Finn
(It's been a while since I've held it, but...
this blade really is terrifying.)

Finn
(It's so light and strong... and now, I can
feel it for sure. That pulling sensation...!)

Shiori
Finn! Over here! Finn!

Finn
Shiori?! Thank goodness you're okay!

Shiori
I could say the same to you! You even
brought Ludmilla... thank goodness!

Endless Rizette
...

Vanguard
Hey, that's the Golden One, the undead
general! What's she doing here?!

Revolutionary
She killed my little brother! I say we stake
her up and burn her to ashes!

Vanguard
But wait a minute... she cut down a whole
bunch of undead on her way over here...

Shiori
Everyone calm down! These people are not
our enemies. They're dependable allies!

Shiori
I'm sure everyone is very confused, but
please, just trust me for now!

Revolutionary
Well... if you say so, I suppose...

Ludmilla
Averna. Status report.

Averna
Huh? Ah! Y-yes, ma'am! We are holding out,
barely, with the aid of the Primordial Aria.

Aria
Yes, I am your savior! For I and I alone can
guide the dead to their proper resting—

Averna
She can strip the undead of their souls, but
there are just too many of them coming.

Aria
Excuse me?! I was in the middle of my
introduction, Averna! How rude!

Ludmilla
Which section are you currently guarding,
Aria?

Aria
Anywhere the undead are beginning to push
into the barricade, currently...

Ludmilla
Your power is wasted on reactionary tactics.
I'll put you to better use.

Ludmilla
Don't focus on killing undead. Leave that to
Aria. Reinforce trouble spots with soldiers.

Ludmilla
We'll place Aria here, and force the
undead to mass within range of her power.

Averna
T-that does make sense. Amazing...
She's already revolutionized our strategy!

Aria
What do you mean, "place" me?! I am
not some object! Where's your respect?!

Ludmilla
Plug any gaps with furniture, debris, or
people, but do not let them through!

Averna
Y-yes, ma'am! I'll pass your orders on!

Aria
Hey! Why isn't anybody listening to me?!

Revolutionary
...

Ludmilla
Did you hear me, or not? If you mean to
fight, get to the barricades.

Revolutionary
Y-you damned tyrant! Why should we listen
to you?!

Ludmilla
A revolutionary, I see. Listen: I assume
you want to live?

Ludmilla
There will be time for revolution once we
survive this. For now, I need your help.

Revolutionary
...huh? O-okay then.

Ludmilla
Soldiers! Take up anything you can use as
a shield! Focus on defense, not offense!

Ludmilla
It's time to turn this battle around!

Aria
But I was supposed to be the savior...
I was supposed to be the savior!

Aria
I am not your tool to be used, Ludmilla! We
will speak of this when you die, I swear!

Undead
...!

Averna
Confirmed hit on the undead army!

Ludmilla
That can't be all of them. Stay on your
guard.

Aria
Pant, pant... Y-you think there will still
be more?!

Ludmilla
Of course. The next wave will be bigger.

Shiori
Last Bastion is... was, the only safe place
left. The rest of the world is our enemy.

Shiori
If this wave doesn't break us, Orcanix will
just send a bigger one.

Aria
Did I not just say Primordials are not all-
powerful?! I am already tired out!

Nagi
You have been sleeping for nearly a
millennium. Surely you can do a little more?

Aria
I wasn't asleep the whole time! I sent off
the souls you managed to get to me.

Aria
...but I mostly had nothing better to do but
sleep, aside from that.

Shiori
So you were sleeping almost all the time,
then?

Aria
Shut up! Like you could do any better!

Finn
Sorry, Aria. Can you just hold on for a
little while longer?

Ludmilla
So even Aria can be overwhelmed by a
large enough force. I see.

Ludmilla
We need a strategy in place before they
crush us with sheer numbers.

Ludmilla
Averna. Is there any dragonfire left at all?

Averna
U-unfortunately...

Finn
You still mean to use dragonfire on them?

Finn
Wouldn't that just revive their soldiers
back at the Pyre?

Ludmilla
If we used it on the undead, yes.

Finn
Huh?

Ludmilla
There's no guarantee this will work, so...
Rizette. Nagi. I'd like your opinions.

Ludmilla
I'll be blunt. Will dragonfire work on
Orcanix?

Nagi
Most likely. When we faced her, our blades
did harm her, even if only slightly.

Nagi
I'm told dragonfire is a fearsome weapon.
It should be strong enough.

Endless Rizette
Last Bastion's ballistas are the only thing
Orcanix has ever seemed to fear.

Endless Rizette
She could have crushed the city herself at
any time, but she never did, because...

Ludmilla
Because the ballistas can harm her.
I did get the feeling that was the case.

Ludmilla
She never dared approach while the walls
and their armaments were in place.

Ludmilla
But now the walls have fallen. I saw one
ballista that still looks usable...

Ludmilla
But if we have no dragonfire, it serves
no purpose.

Shiori
We likely disposed of almost all the
dragonfire reserves in the city.

Shiori
If there's any left, it would have to have
been made after the explosion.

Ludmilla
On Outcast Isle, then.

Endless Rizette
Then it's hopeless. Astrid is on her way
there right now.

Ludmilla
Damn it. Our chances are dwindling
before our eyes.

Finn
Pardon me. If Astrid's going to Outcast
Isle, I'll follow her there and stop her.

Finn
If there is any dragonfire left on the island...

Finn
Well, I don't want to think about how she
plans to use it.

Endless Rizette
She moved out a while ago. She's probably
already made it to the island.

Endless Rizette
With the time it'll take you to get there...

Finn
About that...
Cyrus. You'll give me a hand, right?

Cyrus
Me?

Finn
With your transport magic, we don't have
to worry about travel time.

Finn
Maybe Rizette's right, and Astrid's already
destroyed the last dragonfire stores.

Finn
But even so, I want to talk to her. To stop
her from staining her hands any further.

Cyrus
You make it sound so simple.

Finn
Can you do it?

Cyrus
I can, but you should know it's not exactly
easy. Just like little miss Aria's power.

Cyrus
I can guarantee you a trip to the island
and back. After that, no promises.

Finn
That's fine. Thanks.

Shiori
Then I'll come too. I have a score to settle
with Astrid.

Finn
Sorry, Shiori... can you let me do this on
my own?

Shiori
But why? I need to avenge Raleigh!

Finn
I said I would stop Astrid, but I don't plan
on killing her.

Shiori
What? You mean to get her over on our
side, too?!

Finn
Ludmilla told us what happened to her.

Finn
It doesn't make what she's done right,
but...

Finn
The way she died wasn't right either.
It was a tragedy.

Finn
Maybe we can stop the cycle of suffering
and move toward a better future. I hope so.

Shiori
...

Finn
Besides, the Vanguard's short on hands.
Won't you stay and help them?

Shiori
...it's hard, you know?

Finn
Huh?

Shiori
I'm used to feeling frustrated or sad. But
this is the first time I've wanted revenge.

Shiori
I know hurting Ludmilla or Astrid won't
bring Hajime or Raleigh back.

Shiori
But it doesn't feel right to just absolve
them of what they've done.

Finn
Shiori...

Endless Rizette
...Shiori, please. Trust in Finn.

Endless Rizette
We can't run from our sins. Even once we're
free, we're still bound by our memories.

Endless Rizette
That's why we need a savior. And knowing
Finn, he'll be able to help Astrid for sure.

Endless Rizette
He's already helped me and Ludmilla.
I'm sure he can help her, too.

Shiori
I know... I know that.

Shiori
I talk like I'm righteous, but Finn and I
have done awful things, too.

Finn
Yeah. So you understand, right?

Finn
We have to live with our heads held high,
for everyone who's dead and gone.

Finn
I want to save everyone I can. I don't want
anyone to suffer any more.

Shiori
Okay. I'll stay here. I leave Astrid to you...
But promise me one thing.

Shiori
Come back alive. You're my hope, Finn.
I don't want to lose you.

Finn
...I promise. I'll be back.

Shiori
We had a saying in Sanga. If you break a
promise, you have to swallow 1000 needles!

Finn
Huh?! But that would kill me!

Shiori
Well, you'd better come back safely then!
...see you soon, Finn!

Finn
Yeah. See you soon, Shiori.

Finn
I didn't expect to be coming back here...

Cyrus
No time to get all choked up. Best hurry
before Orcanix arrives at the holdout.

Finn
I know. But before I meet with Astrid,
there's something I want to say to you.

Cyrus
Keep your nose out of it, right?

Finn
Yeah. You provoked Ludmilla into
fighting back in the market.

Finn
I don't want it to happen again.
Understand?

Cyrus
Don't worry, I'll keep my peace this time.
You won't hear a peep out of me.

Cyrus
But I will give you one bit of advice.

Finn
Advice?

Cyrus
Don't rely on the Golden Crest too much.
Save it for the exact right moment.

Finn
Huh? What do you mean?

Cyrus
The Golden Crest is a new power, born from
your determination and the two Crests.

Cyrus
But think about it. Who does that power
originally belong to?

Finn
Arcane... the evil god.

Cyrus
Exactly.

Cyrus
Not only did you reject Arcane in spectacular
fashion, the god himself is now long dead.

Cyrus
The last echoes of Arcane's power, plus
power from you two: the Red and Blue.

Cyrus
That's what the Golden Crest is. And what
do you think'll happen if you use too much?

Finn
Is... is that why the Golden Crest has been
weakening? It's lost its power source?

Cyrus
Most likely.

Cyrus
You're special, Finn. You're a good-hearted
kid, with some unique strengths.

Cyrus
But you can't keep pumping out power on
the level of a god.

Cyrus
The more you use the Golden Crest, the
weaker it'll get. Eventually, it'll vanish.

Cyrus
That's why you need that sword. It has
the power to vanquish evil, too.

Finn
...I understand. But I think I'll keep it
sheathed for now.

Finn
I'm here to talk to Astrid, not kill her.

Finn
Even if I can't reach her with the Crest
the way I reached Rizette...

Finn
I want to find a way to save her. I will
find a way to save her.

Cyrus
...honestly. Just like your old man,
you are.

[S-Mission 10-2-1]

Optional
[Mission 10-2-1]

[S-Mission 10-2-2]

Optional
[Mission 10-2-2]

[Mission 10-2-3]

[Mission 10-2-4]

Astrid
Finn. I knew it would be either you or
Ludmilla.

Finn
Astrid... this is...
Who are these people?

Man In Black
Aargh...!

Astrid
You know what this is. This is a dragonfire
refinement facility, after all.

Astrid
Thus, I am clearly refining dragonfire.
See?

Man In Black
Aah... aaaagh!

Finn
The black blood flowing from them...
it's turning into dragonfire.

Astrid
These are the mages who oversaw the
production of dragonfire here.

Astrid
An eye for an eye, and blood for blood.
A fitting way to atone for one's sins, yes?

Finn
...are you doing this just to make them
suffer?

Astrid
Of course not. This serves a practical
purpose as well.

Astrid
This is the blood of the undead. Orcanix's
black fire turned to liquid.

Astrid
As undead, they will produce Orcanix's
flame until the end of time.

Astrid
And with that flame, this dragonfire will
be changed into something new.

Astrid
Once there is enough, your pathetic last
holdout will fall in moments!

Finn
So you intend to make everyone else suffer
the same way you have?!

Astrid
...the same way I have? Whatever do you
mean?

Finn
I know what happened two years ago.
What Ludmilla did to you and Mysha.

Astrid
...

Finn
I can't imagine how much you must have
suffered.

Finn
And I can't imagine the kinds of things
Orcanix has made you do.

Finn
I can't imagine... but that's exactly why I
want to save you.

Finn
I freed Rizette from Orcanix's control. I'm
sure if you trust me, I can free you too.

Astrid
Rizette...? Please do not lump me in with
that half-baked monstrosity.

Astrid
Do you know why I am able to fully
impersonate a living human?

Astrid
Very few undead can, you know.

Finn
...why?

Astrid
Because I accepted undeath of my own
volition, not Orcanix's!

Astrid
When Ludmilla betrayed me, I prayed for
Last Bastion to fall with my dying breath!

Astrid
The hell I suffered that night... I swore to
visit it upon the living tenfold!

Finn
You're lying. You'd never want something
like that.

Astrid
What?

Finn
Even after everything you've suffered,
you'd never swear revenge on the innocent.

Astrid
...enough. You know nothing about me.

Finn
...

Astrid
So what is this, a bluff? A feint? Are you
trying to win favor to avoid your own death?

Astrid
I do have some mercy left for a panicking
beast. Submit, and I will make it quick.

Finn
Astrid... I'm not bluffing. I just—

Astrid
Be silent. If you speak one more word, I'll
ensure you suffer for days before you die.

Finn
...alright, then. I'll fight you until you're
satisfied.

Astrid
You infuriate me. I will carve those smug
eyes from your skull!

Astrid
Stop playing around! Why are you holding
back?

Finn
I'm not holding back. I just don't want
to hurt you.

Astrid
Once I kill you, I will bring my dragonfire
to the mainland. Your friends will all die!

Astrid
Knowing that, why do you refuse to kill me?
Do you not understand what is at stake?

Finn
I understand. But I don't think that's a good
enough reason for us to kill each other.

Finn
I'm here to stop you. Not to kill you.

Astrid
You are mad.

Astrid
We have only known each other for days!
I very nearly killed you!

Astrid
So why are you treating me like this?
What is wrong with you?!

Finn
I know you in another world. You're not
cruel or vengeful, but brave and true.

Astrid
Oh yes, this farce again.

Astrid
You are deluded! Completely mad! I have
killed hundreds. I despise humanity!

Astrid
Your talk of another world, of what I really
want! It is all the ramblings of a madman!

Finn
Astrid... you'd do anything for your people.
Fight any battle, shoulder any responsibility.

Finn
You hated being praised for your family ties
instead of your ability or accomplishments.

Astrid
W-what...

Finn
You couldn't condone your father's brutal
methods, but you still wanted his approval.

Astrid
T-this is ridiculous! Be silent!

Astrid
Spare me your lies and trickery!
Do not say another word!

Astrid
Did you hope to escape my vengeance,
coming to me with honeyed words?

Astrid
Then you have made a mistake! Remember
how many of your allies I have slaughtered!

Finn
...!

Astrid
Hajime, was it? Gutted and left to die like
a dog, bleeding out on the roadside.

Astrid
And your friend Raleigh, in the hideout. I
butchered him with this very blade!

Astrid
There is nothing of mercy in me. You will
die screaming, just like they did!

Finn
...

Astrid
...how?! How are you still so calm?!
I murdered your friends and companions!

Finn
They gave their lives willingly, knowingly.
I miss them, but I respect their courage.

Finn
I respect your courage too, Astrid. When I
heard what happened to you, I...

Astrid
Stop it! Don't you dare pity me! I won't
allow it!

Astrid
I want to see this world burn! That's all
I've ever wanted!

Finn
Then why aren't you using that
dragonfire right now?

Astrid
...what?

Finn
Kill me, and humanity dies, right?

Astrid
That's...

Finn
You've always sought to protect people.
You were noble and just, even in battle.

Finn
Even in this cruel world, you did your best
to be kind. You should've been respected.

Finn
But you never got what you deserved. No
one ever recognized how hard you tried.

Astrid
No! No, no, no! You're wrong!

Astrid
I was blind! I trusted a worm who stabbed
me in the back... Ludmilla!

Finn
I knew it. You still want to be righteous,
somewhere deep inside.

Finn
It's been crushed by Orcanix's control, but
your heart is still in there somewhere!

Astrid
Stop it... stop it! Stay out of my head!

Finn
...!

Finn
(She's fighting against something deep
inside. That's why...)

Astrid
How dare you... how dare you brush aside
all the things I've done!

Finn
It must have been so hard for you, Astrid.

Astrid
!!!

Finn
You've always been proud and stubborn.
You were never great at asking for help.

Finn
But it's alright now. We're here for you.
You don't have to be alone anymore.

Astrid
...stop.

Finn
(She's turning back into her human form.
Just like Rizette.)

Finn
(Orcanix's control over her is loosening.)

Astrid
...it hurts. I haven't felt pain since I died,
but now...

Astrid
It hurts so much I can barely stand.
I cannot bear it.

Finn
Astrid...

Astrid
If you are willing to go this far...
Then free me from this pain.

Astrid
Make me believe you. Make me believe...
that I'm not alone.

Finn
...I will. I promise.

Astrid
A golden light...
It is so warm. The pain is fading...

Finn
Astrid?! Your body... it's turning to ash!

Astrid
I have no reason left to stay. I so dearly
long to sleep...

Astrid
It is little wonder that my body, freed of
her control, would crumble.

Finn
But...

Astrid
My old wounds no longer pains me, but...
Now I hurt somewhere else.

Astrid
When I died, alone, shredded by the blast...
The pain I felt then still lingers in my heart.

Astrid
Why did Ludmilla betray me? We were
like sisters.

Astrid
We both wanted to protect Last Bastion.
Or at least, I thought we did...!

Finn
(I can't imagine how hard it must have been
for her.)

Finn
(She's been alone ever since that explosion.
Without anyone at all to support her...)

Finn
(She's been suffering in silence all this
time, smothered by Orcanix.)

Finn
(If only someone had extended her some
kindness...)

Astrid
You should have been cold. Heartless,
angry, afraid... I could have killed you then.

Astrid
But your kindness... made me see how
twisted I have become.

Astrid
...forgive me. I was the one who was weak
this whole time.

Astrid
I am so... so sorry. Everyone... I am sorry...

Finn
There's no need to beat yourself up. You
were being used by Orcanix.

Astrid
...Finn. May I ask one favor of you?

Astrid
I am a monster, and a murderer. But...
Will you... stay with me, until the end?

Finn
You're not a monster. Not anymore.

Finn
And I already said I wouldn't leave you
alone.

Astrid
...thank you.

Astrid
It doesn't hurt anymore. I'm not alone...

Finn
...

Finn
...you're going to pay for this, Orcanix.

Man In Black
...ggh...

Finn
...
I'll send you all to Aria, too.

Man In Black
...th...

Finn
Let's get back to the holdout, Cyrus.
We still have work to do.

Cyrus
Right away, sir. Still, you really didn't
listen to a word I said, did you?

Finn
I know you warned me. But... is it alright
if I use the Crest one more time?

Cyrus
You'd just do it anyway, no matter what I
said. Best get it over with.

Finn
Twister of souls, author of tragedies.
Orcanix, I hope you're listening.

Finn
For all the people you've hurt... I swear,
I will end this Endless nightmare!

Finn
This is a declaration of war!

Orcanix
A golden light...?

Orcanix
I see. The living have brought forth a new
weapon to oppose Me.

Orcanix
But the weapons of Man are weak. This
last futile struggle shall not reach Me.

Orcanix
Go, My general. Smash down their wall
and free them from the fear of death!

Endless Finn
......
For. Ward.

Undead
......

Endless Finn
For. Or. Can. Ix.
For. Or. Can. Ix...

Chapter 3: A Final Farewell
Averna
Commander! A large force of undead is
heading this way!

Averna
They're marching through the ruins of Last
Bastion, straight to us.

Ludmilla
If the scouts' reports are accurate, the
barricade won't hold for long.

Ludmilla
We have to end this before they reach the
wall. Aria.

Aria
Yes?

Ludmilla
Could you step outside the barricade,
please?

Aria
What?! Do you expect me to fight all those
undead at once?!

Aria
I might be the Primordial of Death, but I
can still die! And if that happens—!

Ludmilla
Calm down. You'll have an escort.

Ludmilla
There are plenty of ruined walls and houses
still standing within the city.

Ludmilla
Your escorts will delay the undead so you
can destroy them with your power.

Ludmilla
While you buy us time, we will strike at
Orcanix. In other words, you're a decoy.

Aria
Me, a decoy...?!

Endless Rizette
I volunteer to be part of her guard.

Aria
Wait, Rizette! You do understand what
she's saying, right?!

Aria
We are to be bait! She's sending us to die!

Endless Rizette
Luckily, I'm already dead.

Aria
Urk!

Endless Rizette
And if this army is as large as the reports
say, the one leading it must be... him.

Aria
...Finn!

Endless Rizette
I need to settle things with him, once and
for all. So I'm going.

Averna
I'll accompany you. And I won't be alone.

Averna
The surviving Valkyries of Last Bastion
are yours to command!

Shiori
Averna...

Ludmilla
As Aria says, this is essentially a suicide
mission. Are you prepared for that?

Averna
I am, Commander. We go not to die...

Averna
But to fight for a new dawn!

Ludmilla
You heard her. You won't let their resolve
go unanswered, will you... Aria?

Aria
Nnngh... fine, fine! I'll go!

Ludmilla
This is your final mission, Valkyries.
Aid Aria, and delay the undead advance.

Ludmilla
...fight gloriously. I wish you all the best.

Averna
T-thank you, Commander!
Valkyries! Move out!

Ludmilla
...

Ludmilla
...I had best prepare myself, as well.

Valkyrie
Prepare to divert the undead advance!
Disarray their front lines!

Valkyrie
We fight for the Commander...
For Last Bastion...

Valkyrie
No, we fight for all life on Erden!
Forward!

[S-Mission 10-3-1]

Optional
[Mission 10-3-1]

[S-Mission 10-3-2]

Optional
[Mission 10-3-2]

Aria
You, get gone! And you! And you, and you,
and you and you and you!

Undead
...

Aria
How many has it been already...? I lost
count around one hundred...

Averna
Thank you, Aria. You're allowing the
Valkyries to focus on their mission.

Averna
If they fall, they won't get back up.
Knowing that has lifted their spirits.

Aria
Hmph. It would be better for all of us if
they didn't die in the first place!

Averna
...haha.

Endless Rizette
He'll be leading from the back, I'm sure.
He should be coming into view soon...

Averna
Ah... look, Rizette! There, in the armor!

Endless Finn
...

Endless Rizette
I knew it...
Who could it have been, but you?

Aria
What are you going to do?

Endless Rizette
...I'd like to try reaching out to him, like a
certain someone we both know.

Endless Rizette
But I doubt words can even reach him
anymore...

Endless Rizette
So I'll distract him long enough for Aria
to end him. That should do it.

Aria
...and you won't regret it?

Endless Rizette
I'll do everything I can to reach him.
So, no, I won't regret it.

Aria
Understood. As you like, then!

Averna
We'll run interference for you... as much
as I hate to trust an undead.

Averna
But we're fighting for the future here. And
to build a better future, we need change.

Averna
We have to be clear-eyed and strong...
Like Shiori.

Averna
We know better than anyone how strong
you are. So... you lead the charge, Rizette.

Endless Rizette
...thanks. I'll be back!

Endless Rizette
Finn! Pull your soldiers back, now!

Endless Finn
...Or. Canix.
For. Or. Can. Ix.

Endless Rizette
(He's too far gone... I'll have to fight!)

Endless Rizette
Here I come!

Endless Finn
...!
Trai...tor!

Endless Rizette
I don't want to hear that from the one who
betrayed all of Erden!

Endless Rizette
Aria, now!

Aria
W-wait, Rizette! I can't see his soul!

Endless Rizette
What?!

Endless Finn
Haaaaa!

Endless Rizette
Gah?!

Aria
Rizette!

Endless Rizette
I'm okay! Just a scratch!

Endless Rizette
I'll handle him myself! You all focus on
cutting down the other soldiers!

Averna
...alright. Let's go, Aria!

Aria
Urgh, fine! Don't you dare die on us,
Rizette!

Endless Finn
For, Or, can, ix...!

Endless Rizette
That's all you have to say, huh?
...fine.

Endless Rizette
Even if you're a shell of your former self...
I'll be the one to take you down!

[Mission 10-3-3]

Shiori
Orcanix is starting her descent.
She's already very close.

Ludmilla
...only the ballistas will be able to reach
her up there.

Ludmilla
Not even the Endbringer's power would
strike her that far up.

Shiori
If Finn returns with the dragonfire, we can
use the last ballista, just like we planned.

Shiori
Oh, I'm so nervous. When will he be back?
I hope he's alright...

Ludmilla
Here they come!

Shiori
Huh?

Finn
I'm back!

Shiori
Wah! Finn?! Welcome back! Are you hurt?
It doesn't look like it...

Shiori
But you look awfully pale. Are you okay?

Finn
I just used a bit too much power. I'll be
fine after a bit of a breather.

Ludmilla
What happened with Astrid and the
dragonfire?

Finn
Astrid... is at peace now.

Ludmilla
...I see.

Finn
As for the dragonfire... unfortunately,
none of what was left was usable.

Finn
Astrid had corrupted the stocks into a
liquid version of Orcanix's fire.

Finn
I managed to purify it all, though. It's all
just blood again now.

Ludmilla
I see. Then we are truly out of options.

Ludmilla
Even with a working ballista, we have no
means to strike Orcanix without...

Ludmilla
Without...

Ludmilla
...can anyone here use magic?

Lucelle
Huh? U-um, I...

Ludmilla
You... I remember you. You're from
Shiori's squad.

Lucelle
M-my name is Lucelle, Commander...
Um, I, I can... use magic.

Ludmilla
I see...
Healing magic, was it?

Lucelle
Y-yes, Commander. I don't know if I can
be of any help, but...

Ludmilla
No, that will do. This procedure is simple
enough.

Lucelle
W-what procedure?

Ludmilla
If we have no dragonfire, we'll simply
have to make more.

Lucelle
...what?

Ludmilla
...!

Shiori
Wha—?!

Finn
Ludmilla... she ran herself through with
her own sword?!

Ludmilla
Use my blood. I'll teach you the spell.
Listen carefully...

Lucelle
N-no! I-I... I've only ever wanted to heal
others, not... not this!

Shiori
Commander! If you fall, who will lead the
defense?!

Ludmilla
The plan is in motion. The squads are in
the field. There are no more orders to give.

Ludmilla
...the Vanguard was formed to fight against
the undead threat.

Ludmilla
If my blood can kill Orcanix, then our duty
is finished. And I am no longer needed.

Shiori
It's not a question of being needed or not!

Ludmilla
Then do you have another plan? Or will
you ask someone to die in my place?

Shiori
...!

Ludmilla
Use every last drop of my blood. Create
as much dragonfire as you can.

Ludmilla
...I leave the rest to you, Shiori.

Shiori
W-why me?! You and I have disagreed on
basically everything in the past!

Ludmilla
That's exactly why. In the coming years...
the world will need people like you.

Ludmilla
Let sacrifice and oppression die with the
old age... and with me.

Shiori
So that's it? We'll just... bury you, and
write you off as some well-intentioned evil?

Shiori
...no. You're just running away!

Shiori
You can't just die without answering for
your cruelty!

Ludmilla
It's never left my thoughts, not once. Not
since Astrid's death.

Shiori
Huh?

Ludmilla
Astrid, Mysha... I condemned my two
closest friends to die that day.

Ludmilla
There was no way I could allow any citizen
of Last Bastion to feel the pain I felt.

Ludmilla
Every soul-searing order, every cold-hearted
command. I would bear them all.

Ludmilla
Until the day when such cruel things as
myself were no longer needed.

Ludmilla
I swore to give my life for that future...
And I will. Every last drop of it.

Shiori
Ludmilla...

Finn
(Her resolve is ironclad. She really does
mean to give everything she's got.)

Lucelle
...I...
I understand.

Shiori
Lucelle...!

Lucelle
Teach me, Commander. Tell me how
to make dragonfire!

Ludmilla
Very well. Stand here, by my side. Start
by inscribing these sigils...——

Ludmilla
(...quite a while has passed since the ritual
began. I've lost a lot of blood.)

Ludmilla
(I feel... distant. To think dying could be
this peaceful...)

Ludmilla
(No. I'm at peace because I know there's
hope for the future.)

Ludmilla
(How lucky I am, to die like this...
with a light on the horizon.)

Ludmilla
Astrid... Mysha...

Ludmilla
I'm so sorry...

[Mission 10-3-4]

Endless Finn
Uaaaargh! Gaaaaah!

Endless Rizette
(Nngh! He's so strong...!)

Endless Finn
Gaaaah!

Endless Rizette
(No, I won't be able to dodge!)

Endless Rizette
...?

Endless Rizette
(He missed... on purpose?)

Endless Finn
Aaah... aaaagh!

Endless Rizette
Finn...?

Endless Rizette
(Is there still something left of him in there?
It's never seemed like it before...)

Endless Rizette
(Is he like me? Hiding some last shred of
himself below Orcanix's reach?)

Endless Rizette
(If that's the case... maybe I can reach him
after all!)

Endless Rizette
(I hope so. I still have so much to say...)

Endless Rizette
Finn! Why did you try to save me?!

Endless Finn
Wh...at?

Endless Rizette
You could have saved the world! You had the
chance to bring our journey to a proper end.

Endless Rizette
That's why I took that hit for you!
We were so close to making it all worth it!

Endless Finn
Ngh... aah...!

Endless Rizette
Now, another world's Finn is doing what
you should have done: killing Orcanix!

Endless Rizette
For us! People he doesn't even know! He's
putting his life on the line for strangers!

Endless Rizette
He's the real hero of this world. He won't
lose sight of what matters, not like you!

Endless Finn
Gaaaah! N-no! Noooo!
I... I...!

Endless Rizette
...!
(He... threw down his sword?!)

Endless Finn
I, I...
Iiiii...!

Endless Finn
Rizeeeeeette...!

Endless Rizette
...!
You... remember my name?

Endless Finn
Aaaah!

Endless Rizette
(He's... touching my scar?)

Endless Rizette
(Everything's going... fuzzy...)

Finn
Aah... aaaah!

Finn
Anyone! Is anyone there?! Anyone...
Please, can anyone hear me?!

Rizette
...who are you?

Finn
Y-you're... you're alive!

Rizette
You're deeply wounded. An undead attack?
Don't worry, you're safe in Last Bastion.

Rizette
Hold still. I'll treat your wounds.

Finn
I'm fine! The others... what about the
others?!

Rizette
...

Finn
That fire... that damned fire! I couldn't...

Finn
I couldn't do anything...
I couldn't save anyone...

Rizette
...we're the same, then.

Finn
Huh...?

Rizette
My village was burned by the undead too.
Only my brother and I escaped.

Rizette
...you know you can't go back, right?
There won't be any survivors.

Finn
...

Rizette
But you're safe now. Okay? You're safe.

Rizette
The hurt will fade in time, I promise.
For now, let me heal your wounds, okay?

Finn
Aah...
Waaah...!

Theo
Riz? What's going on?

Theo
Whoa! Who is this?! He's bleeding heavily!
He needs healing!

Rizette
Theo, thank goodness. I was just about to
come looking for you.

Rizette
Come along to our house. We don't have
much, but there's hot soup on the stove.

Finn
...

Finn
...thank you. Thank you...

Finn
(You saved me, a total stranger. Before long,
you two were my precious second family.)

Callen
Excuse me! I've heard that the legendary
hero who will defeat Orcanix is here!

Citizen
Hey, who the heck are you? What's this
nonsense you're spewing about a hero?

Callen
Behold! The legendary Sword of Spirits.

Callen
This sword chooses its own wielder—
the one worthy to carry it into battle!

Callen
And the one it has chosen... is you!

Finn
Me?!

Callen
Hush up and take it already!

Finn
Huh? It feels... nice to hold. And for a
minute, did it... glow?

Callen
I knew it, I knew it was you! Now, no time to
waste. It's time to journey to defeat Orcanix!

Finn
H-hang on there. I have no idea what you're
talking about...

Rizette
Can Finn really defeat the Goddess?

Finn
Rizette...

Callen
Yes. He was chosen by the Sword, after all!
That means he's the hero of legend!

Rizette
The hero of legend...

Rizette
Then I'm going with you. I'll keep you
safe on the road.

Theo
I'll come, too! Leave all the healing to me!

Finn
You two... are you sure about this?
I don't know if I can do it.

Theo
You're always saying how you want to help
save people from the undead, right?

Finn
...yeah. I want to put an end to all the
suffering the undead have caused.

Finn
(I only felt that way because of them. I owed
them a debt of gratitude I'd never repay.)

Rizette
Tomorrow's the big day. Which makes this
our last night in Last Bastion.

Rizette
The stars are so beautiful. I wonder if we'll
see any new ones on our travels?

Finn
Travels, huh... The thought of setting out
makes me think back to our days here.

Finn
So much has happened since I arrived in
Last Bastion, huh?

Rizette
Yeah. We never had a lot, but those days
we three spent together were the best.

Rizette
Finn. For everything you've done for us...
I just want to say thank you.

Finn
No, I'm the one who should be thanking
you.

Finn
...
Hey, Rizette...

Rizette
Yeah?

Finn
I-it'll be good to have you with me.
On the trip.

Rizette
Yeah. Theo and I will be with you all the
way.

Finn
(I knew I'd regret not telling her how I felt,
but I could never work up the courage.)

Finn
(Once the journey was over. Once I'd built
a world she and Theo could live happily in.)

Finn
(When it was all done, then I could tell her.
How grateful I was...)

Finn
(And...)

Endless Rizette
...!

Endless Rizette
What was...?! Finn, did you show me those
memories?

Endless Finn
Ggh...

Endless Rizette
I never thought I'd know your heart quite
like that.

Endless Finn
Aaagh...!

Endless Rizette
Again?! What else...

Theo
Riz! Stay with me! Rizette!

Finn
No... why did you cover for me?!
Rizette! Open your eyes!

Finn
I haven't... I never got a chance to...!

Orcanix
Ah... a tragedy. What a senseless death.

Finn
Senseless...?!

Finn
...shut up! You... you did this to her!

Finn
You killed...!

Orcanix
Death plants the seeds of fear in mortals.
Death is the root of all tragedy and grief.

Orcanix
If death did not darken mankind's door...
Neither would grief. Thus I have seen.

Finn
...what are you taking about?

Orcanix
Do you truly not understand? Very soon,
this world will be freed from loss and grief.

Orcanix
The dead will live again, hale and whole,
and never again will anyone know parting.

Finn
...Rizette could come back to life? And
everyone else we lost...

Orcanix
Indeed. The tragedy of death shall fade, and
all shall live forever in the endless dawn.

Orcanix
Finn. You will be the herald, the savior
of this perfect world.

Nagi
No, Sir Finn! You must not listen to her!

Finn
...

Finn
(Rizette is so still...
She's already gone.)

Finn
(I keep seeing her smile in my memories.
Sewing a new dress, enjoying tasty food...)

Finn
(Her eyes sparkling as her lips curl into
a warm, contented smile.)

Finn
(Can there be any happiness in a world
without that smile? Is there any meaning?)

Finn
...Nagi. Theo. I'm sorry.

Theo
Finn? No...
No, you can't! Finn!

Nagi
Wait, Sir Finn!

Finn
Orcanix... I'll do it. I'll lead your armies.

Finn
(My weakness killed Rizette. If only I
had been stronger.)

Finn
(If only I had more power...)

Finn
...nngh?!

Theo
Spirits above... she pulled out his heart!

Finn
(...Rizette...?
Is she... is she alive?)

Rizette
.......ah... Aaaaaah!
No... noooo!

Finn
R-Riz...ette...?

Rizette
It burns... it burns! W-what is...
What is this...?! Aaaah...!

Endless Rizette
...

Finn
(She looks so cold... and that wound in her
chest! Was she turned into an undead?!)

Finn
Orcanix...! This isn't...——!
——?!

Finn
(I can't speak...!)

Finn
(Rizette... she's been changed. This isn't...
This isn't what I wanted!)

Finn
(What I wanted...
I...)

Endless Finn
I...
What. Did. I...

Nagi
Sir Finn...no. Finn. You blind, selfish fool!

Nagi
Sir Theo! We are leaving!

Theo
Huh?! No, wait! Riz! Finn!

Endless Rizette
Shall I pursue them, my Lady?

Orcanix
No. Such pitiful creatures are beneath
your notice.

Orcanix
You two shall lead My armies, and crush
the remaining strongholds of the living.

Endless Finn
Yes... Lady Orcanix. That is... the one, true,
salv. Ation. For. Erden.

Orcanix
Haha... hahaha! Now there are none left
to challenge Me!

Orcanix
Go, Finn! Go, Rizette! Go, and spread My
blessings across this pitiable world!

Endless Rizette
...!

Endless Rizette
(I'm back! Back from his memories...
from his heart!)

Endless Finn
...

Endless Rizette
Finn...?

Endless Rizette
(Even now, his hand is still over my scar...
Why?)

Endless Rizette
(He's... putting his hand on his own chest,
too.)

Endless Rizette
A gap in the armor? Is that... Orcanix's
flame in there?

Endless Finn
Urgh... raaaaah!

Endless Rizette
Ah!

Endless Rizette
Orcanix's control reasserted itself?!

Endless Rizette
Fight back, Finn! Don't let her win again!

Endless Finn
For... Orcanix! All of... Er... den... for her!
Do... not... resist!

Endless Rizette
(It's no use. He can't hear me anymore.)

Endless Rizette
(But that gap in his armor...
If Aria can reach through there...)

Endless Rizette
(Then maybe we can stop him!)

Lucelle
...it's done. The dragonfire is done...!

Shiori
Thank you, Lucelle. You did it.

Lucelle
Shiori... oh, Shiori! What have I done...?
Waaah...!

Shiori
...the Commander is dead. She gave the
last drop of her blood, as she said...

Revolutionary
I've wanted to see her dead for so long,
but... not like this.

Nagi
My time in Last Bastion was short, but I
witnessed her cruelty and tyrannical rule.

Revolutionary
My mother starved to death because of her.
I can't forgive her, even in death.

Nagi
Perhaps not. But even so, we cannot deny
that she gave her life for her convictions.

Revolutionary
...

Nagi
We must not waste this dragonfire.
Right?

Revolutionary
...right.

Vanguard
Shiori, your orders? The Commander
named you as her next-in-command.

Shiori
...
...okay.

Shiori
Listen up, everyone. We've obtained the
dragonfire. Now we just need to hit Orcanix.

Shiori
Finn's sword is capable of killing her, but
we need to get him into range for that.

Shiori
To do that, we have to hit Orcanix with a
shot from a ballista.

Shiori
But we only have one ballista... and only
one shot of dragonfire. This won't be easy.

Shiori
Humanity's fate is riding on this one shot.
We absolutely cannot afford to miss.

Shiori
And so, to make sure we hit... we need
some way to distract her. Any ideas?

Nagi
...I cannot say I have a brilliant plan, but
if a diversion is what is required, then—

Finn
No, Nagi. I'll go.

Nagi
...this is why I spoke up first! Because I
knew you would volunteer!

Nagi
Your role in this plan is already set! You
must be the one to strike Orcanix down!

Nagi
How will you do that if she already knows
where you are?!

Finn
It's just, I don't think she'll really bother
for anyone other than me.

Finn
There's only two things she's afraid of.
Dragonfire, and the Golden Crest.

Nagi
...
You truly are just like him.

Nagi
Our Finn was the same. A brash boy who
would charge into danger to save others!

Finn
It sounds like we've both put you through a
lot of trouble. Sorry, Nagi.

Finn
You've fought her before. I would appreciate
having you with me.

Shiori
Wait, wait, wait! You can't do this, Finn!

Shiori
You've looked pale and unsteady since you
got back from Outcast Isle. You're tired.

Shiori
I can't let you use the Crest like this.
Listen to Nagi, and rest up! You'll need it!

Finn
Thanks for worrying about me. But I'm
fine, really.

Shiori
...how dare you! Have you forgotten what
you said to me?!

Finn
Huh?

Shiori
In the ruins of Sanga! You said I didn't
need to be bound by duty anymore.

Shiori
That I couldn't make giving my life for
another my whole identity!

Shiori
Stop rushing to kill yourself! I'm sick and
tired of watching friends die!

Finn
I'm not just being stubborn. We need to
take our very best shot at Orcanix.

Finn
...I don't plan to die here.

Finn
You, Lucelle, Nagi... I don't want to make
any of my precious friends here sad.

Finn
And... I'm sure they're waiting for me.
Back home, I mean.

Shiori
Ah...

Finn
I wouldn't suggest this if I didn't think it
would work. And I'll have Nagi with me.

Finn
So... trust in me, please.

Shiori
...
...I see.

Shiori
I'm sorry. I was so worried about you,
I ended up doubting you.

Shiori
Alright. I'll trust you, Finn.

Shiori
Vanguards and Rebels, go with Finn.
Make sure he gets to Orcanix alive.

Vanguard
You've got this, Shiori. I mean...
Commander Shiori!

Rebel
You get your job done, and we'll get ours
done!

Shiori
Right. Let's do this, everyone!

Orcanix
I am finally here... Last Bastion.
The rotten heart of suffering in this world.

Orcanix
A festering city, overrun with the pain and
despair, born of the fear of death.

Orcanix
...a voice. I know this voice. Familiar it is...
And repulsive, too.

Finn
That pain and despair is all because of you,
Orcanix! You're the one who caused it!

Orcanix
...foolish. Death is a cruelty of nature,
which I hate above all else.

Orcanix
Death is the root of all fear and suffering.
I have simply sought to uproot it.

Orcanix
Those who follow Me want for nothing;
thus, they fear no loss.

Orcanix
They will not suffer death; thus, they do not
fear it. Endless bliss is theirs to embrace.

Orcanix
Why do you resist? I only wish to free you
from the shackles of your mortality.

Orcanix
Accept my blessing, mortals! Let salvation
wash across all corners of this world!

Finn
Salvation? You really think what you're
doing to these people is salvation?!

Finn
Twisting them, sealing their hearts away...
I don't want any salvation like that!

Finn
I don't want it... and I won't let you force
it on anyone, ever again!

Orcanix
That golden light... I see. So it was you,
on the island...

Orcanix
Such pitiful light. With this meager power,
you will deny My blessing? Laughable!

Orcanix
No. I will snuff out your light and your life
in the same moment!

Nagi
This way, Sir Finn!

Finn
Thanks, Nagi! That was close.

Nagi
Her flames can be tracked and dodged.
Listen carefully to me! I will guide you!

Finn
Got it. Let's go!

Shiori
Finn's on the move. He'll be aiming to turn
Orcanix away from the ballista.

Shiori
I'm nearly there. Everything's going
smoothly so far, but...

Shiori
Finn, please don't be reckless...!

Orcanix
In the end, you are bound as tightly by your
fear of death as any mortal.

Orcanix
Foolish, sad creatures. Fear drives all you
do, yet you still think yourselves free.

Finn
You're wrong. Death drives us to live our
best lives in the time we have!

Orcanix
Lies. I have seen it all: the scrambling
panic that is human history.

Orcanix
You fight over limited resources, slaughter
one another. Your lives are built

Orcanix
upon the graves of those you've savaged.

Orcanix
With My blessing, such struggles are no
longer necessary. No blood must be shed!

Orcanix
If this is not salvation, then what is?!

Finn
You say that, after causing all this war?
A war across two worlds?!

Orcanix
Hm? Wait... your face. And the color of
your soul...

Orcanix
I see. You hail from another Erden.
Your power is that of another god...

Orcanix
Ha... hahaha! Mind your business, outsider!
Do you wish so badly to be called a savior?

Finn
I don't care about that! I just want to save
the people I see suffering!

Averna
Tch... we can't hold out much longer here!

Endless Rizette
Averna! I need you to do something for me!

Averna
Rizette, I can't! The line's seconds from
breaking over here!

Endless Rizette
Please, hold just a little longer! Can you
bring Aria here? I have a plan!

Averna
...

Averna
Fine. You'd better make it worth it!
Bring down that hunk of metal!

Endless Rizette
Averna... she really does trust me.
Me, an undead...

Endless Finn
Nngh... gaaah!

Endless Rizette
Finn...
Don't worry. It'll all be over soon!

Orcanix
I do not push My will upon those I bless!

Orcanix
I simply open their eyes to the truth that
will spare them from suffering and pain!

Finn
What? Are you serious?

Finn
Rizette's grief over her brother's death,
Astrid's pain and desire for revenge...

Finn
You're responsible for all of it!

Finn
Their suffering didn't exist until you
twisted them to put it there!

Orcanix
You claim to know all that is within the
hearts of others? Arrogant creature!

Finn
You're right, I didn't know. I had no idea
how much suffering you'd caused.

Finn
But now I do know. And I know how brave
everyone fighting here is!

Finn
Even with your armies on their doorsteps,
they refuse to bow or break!

Finn
Orcanix! For what you've done to the noble
souls of this Erden... I will destroy you!

Orcanix
Fool! Worm! Wretch! You cannot grasp the
eternal mercy that is My blessing!

Orcanix
You, a mere human, seek to challenge the
god of this world? Laughable!

Orcanix
You struggle in vain to reach me, even with
that stolen power!

Finn
(She's afraid of the Crest. And she gets
really mad when I talk about death...)

Finn
(She uses her power to keep death as far
from herself as possible.)

Finn
(There's no doubt. For all her talk,
Orcanix fears death more than anyone!)

Nagi
More fire is coming! This way, Sir Finn!

Finn
Thanks, Na...gi...
H-huh?

Nagi
Sir Finn?!

Finn
(I can't move my legs... Did I use too much
power getting her attention?!)

Orcanix
Hahaha! Are you tired, worm? This is what
comes of your arrogance and pride!

Endless Rizette
Show me, Finn. Show me your soul...
Everything you are!

Endless Finn
Gh... gaaah?!

Averna
Is she... drawing out the black flame on
her sword?!

Aria
The core of that flame is his heart...
The life that Finn offered to Orcanix!

Endless Rizette
Aria! Use your power on his heart!

Aria
O-okay! Here I go...!

Orcanix
I grant you My blessing, outsider!
Welcome to the embrace of endless life!

Nagi
Sir Finn! You must move!

Finn
...No. If this is how it has to be...
If this is what it takes...

Shiori
She's fully focused on Finn.
Only one shot at this...

Shiori & Aria
Now...!

Endless Finn
Ggh...

Endless Rizette
Finn...!

Endless Finn
Rize tt e. I...
I'm...

Endless Finn
...what happened to me? I can't... seem...
to move...

Endless Finn
Sorry, I shouldn't be napping. We're almost
to Orcanix's tower... the end of our journey.

Endless Finn
We're going to win, and free the world
from her grasp...

Endless Finn
We've got Theo's holy magic. And Nagi's
trained me up pretty good, too.

Endless Finn
We have to strike before Orcanix reaches
Last Bastion. It's your home, after all...

Endless Finn
We can do this, Rizette. So let's hurry...
And defeat her.

Endless Rizette
...we will. Just... rest a little longer, okay?

Endless Rizette
Leave the rest to me. I'll see you again...
when this is all over.

Endless Finn
Yeah... okay. I'll rest a little more, then.

Endless Finn
...Rizette. Before the battle starts, there's
something I want to tell you.

Endless Finn
I've... I've always...

Endless Finn
......

Endless Rizette
...
...rest now, Finn.

[Mission 10-3-5]

Endless Rizette
Finn!

Nagi
Lady Rizette! How is the situation?

Endless Rizette
...handled. How is he?

Finn
...nngh...!

Nagi
He has pushed himself very hard.
His strength is almost exhausted.

Endless Rizette
I see...
And Orcanix?

Nagi
...there.

Orcanix
Aah...aaaah! You... you insects! What have
you... what have you done to Me?!

Orcanix
You seek to... to kill the unkillable, with
these tricks and contrivances?!

Finn
...it's over. I'm going to send you off,
with this blade.

Finn
Orcanix. I'm... I'm going to kill you.

Orcanix
You dare...! You cannot even stand!
And you think to slay a god?!

Orcanix
Know your place! You will pay, all of you,
for the crime of raising your hands to God!

Endless Rizette
Oh, no! The black flame!

Finn
Nagi! Look out!

Nagi
What?! S-Sir Finn! Sir Finn!

Finn
Haa... haa...! Good... Nagi's safe.

Finn
These flames, though... I saw this in
Rizette's memories!

Endless Rizette
The wall of black flames... that killed me...!

Finn
It's okay. You don't have to be afraid.

Endless Rizette
Endbringer? No, Finn. You're exhausted.
If you start swinging that around...

Finn
...I'm not done yet.

Finn
Orcanix is right there. I'll slice her and
this wall apart at the same time!

Orcanix
Gaaah! You... insect! You wretch! You dare...
You dare stand against Me?!

Orcanix
You do not deserve My blessing! Burn...
and die!!

Endless Rizette
(A wall of black flames! This must be her
most desperate attack...)

Endless Rizette
(...there's no escaping it now.)

Endless Rizette
(But maybe it's better this way.)

Endless Rizette
(Now that I've been cut off from the Pyre,
my body won't last much longer anyway.)

Endless Rizette
(So let's put an end to it now. Just like last
time... I'll die in fire—)

Finn
Rizette!

Endless Rizette
Kya?!

Endless Rizette
...
...huh?

Finn
...

Endless Rizette
...Finn? Finn?! He covered for me?!

Endless Rizette
Why?! I'm already dead! You must know
I don't have very long left!

Orcanix
Ha... haha...
No mortal may stand against a God...

Endless Rizette
This is... this is just...!

Orcanix
Just the same as the first time, is it not!

Endless Rizette
!!!

Orcanix
He died a fool's death, Rizette. All this
struggle, and he accomplished nothing!

Orcanix
The fool traveled the rift between worlds
just to die like a dog, unfulfilled!

Endless Rizette
(There's no way Finn, as tired as he was,
could have survived those flames.)

Endless Rizette
(...his heart's not beating. He really was
snuffed out... just like that...)

Orcanix
Rizette. My ruinous angel.

Endless Rizette
...

Orcanix
I am prepared to offer you a boon for your
service... Eternal life.

Endless Rizette
...what are you saying?

Orcanix
Swear fealty to Me once more, and Finn
shall live again. Forever.

Orcanix
Return to Me, and you and he shall never
again be separated, by death or aught else.

Endless Rizette
You think you can get me with the same
trick you pulled on Finn?

Endless Rizette
Don't you think I understand now what a
sham your "eternal life" is?

Orcanix
A sham? In comparison to your mortality,
the true blessing should be clear.

Orcanix
That which lasts forever, and that which will
fail, fall, and rot. Surely you see this.

Orcanix
The Finn you know has been stolen by the
hateful Primordial of Death...

Orcanix
But this Finn yet remains. Though the souls
differ somewhat, he is still the same man.

Orcanix
Do you truly wish to let him go? To never
hear his voice or see his smile?

Orcanix
Will you choose eternal separation, knowing
you could have chosen differently?

Endless Rizette
...

Endless Rizette
...I'm sorry, other me. I need to borrow
him for just a little while.

Endless Rizette
Finn... grant me strength.

Orcanix
What...?

Endless Rizette
This is my answer, Orcanix!

Orcanix
You... dare to point a sword at Me?!

Orcanix
...Gaaaaah! My... my body...
W-what is this hateful power?!

Endless Rizette
It's what's left of Finn's strength... and
mine. The sword is giving it form.

Endless Rizette
You probably can't understand what's so
beautiful about a lifetime that will end.

Endless Rizette
To know that your time is all too short,
and to make the most of it anyway!

Endless Rizette
Our lives may be short, but they're ours.
And they don't belong to you anymore!

Orcanix
No... no, that cannot...aah! My body...!
My body is... decaying!

Orcanix
No... no. Stop. Please...
I... I'm afraid... please......

Endless Rizette
...goodbye, Orcanix. And...

Endless Rizette
Goodbye...
Finn...

Finn
I can't feel my fingertips anymore.
My body feels... so heavy. It's so dark.

Finn
So this... is what dying's like.

Finn
I wasn't exactly trying for this...

Finn
...
I just wish...

Finn
I wish I could have seen everyone...
Seen Rizette... one last time.

???
We shall not die here.

Finn
...huh?

Finn
W-who's there?! A voice... it sounds like
a voice inside my head...

???
Rise thee above the Undead God.

???
Rise thee above thine own mortality!

Shiori
F...Finn?

Finn
...

Shiori
He's... not breathing?

Shiori
...no. No, no, no!!

Shiori
You promised you wouldn't die! You... liar!
How could you?!

Shiori
...it's happening again. I've sacrificed a
friend again...!

Shiori
Finn, please! Please...! Open your eyes...!

Finn
......
...nnh...

Shiori
...huh?

Shiori
F-Finn?! He's breathing!

Shiori
Finn! Finn! Answer me!

Lucelle
S-Shiori! Don't shake him like that!
I'll heal him, just give me a moment!

Finn
Mm... Shiori?

Shiori
You idiot! Do you have any idea... any idea
how worried I was?!

Finn
...wait. Rizette... where's Rizette?!

Endless Rizette
...

Finn
!!!
Rizette...!

Finn
(Just like Astrid...
Her body is slowly turning to ash.)

Finn
Wait... please. You defeated Orcanix, right?

Finn
I'm sure everyone will be grateful. At least
wait until they've had a chance to thank you!

Endless Rizette
...your hand...

Finn
Huh? My hand?

Endless Rizette
Ah... you're so warm. You really are just
like him...

Endless Rizette
This time... I did it right. I kept you safe.

Finn
...

Endless Rizette
Live on... for us. Find the happiness we
never could...

Finn
......

Finn
Rizette...!

Nagi
...when we traveled together, she always
said...

Nagi
Helping Finn was her goal. She viewed it
as her life's work. Her calling.

Nagi
It has been a long and winding road...
But her journey has finally come to its end.

Finn
...thank you, Lucelle. I think I'm all healed
up now.

Lucelle
Are you sure? You really shouldn't push
yourself. You'll make Shiori worry.

Finn
I know. I'll be careful.

Finn
...this place really got wrecked, huh?
It was pretty nice before.

Finn
What happened to the undead around here?

Shiori
A little after Orcanix fell, they all turned
to ash and vanished.

Shiori
...I would have liked to bury them properly.
But we can build a monument, at least.

Finn
Yeah...
So many people have died.

Nagi
Yes, but look there. That damnable tower
no longer darkens the horizon.

Nagi
The evil one has been felled...
And the world is saved.

Shiori
...we'll have to work hard!

Shiori
We're going to rebuild the world, and we'll
need to make it worth their sacrifices.

Aria
Rebuilding, hm... I would have loved to see
how this place looked before its fall.

Nagi
Well, you will live for many thousands of
years, so you will see it in the future instead.

Aria
No! That's not the same! I hate waiting!

Nagi
Honestly, you are so childish.

Averna
If you'd be willing to help rebuild, I could
provide you room and board, Aria.

Aria
I am a Primordial. I don't need you looking
after me... but maybe I will accept.

Aria
First, though, I must return to the Throne.
The freed dead will need seeing to.

Shiori
...Lady Aria. What is the afterlife like?

Aria
I... I don't actually know. All I do is send
souls there. I've never seen it myself.

Aria
But every time I see a soul off, they look
like they're seeing something beautiful.

Shiori
I see...
Thank you. That's enough for me.

Shiori
Father, Raleigh, Hajime... I'm sure everyone
is in a better place now.

Finn
Cyrus. So this is where you went off to.

Cyrus
Hm? What brings the hero of the hour to a
place like this? Tired of celebrating?

Finn
I'm glad everyone's happy, sure. But there's
something I had to ask you.

Finn
How are things back home? Back in our
Erden, I mean.

Cyrus
Orcanix's power has been cut off. There
might be a few undead leftover, but...

Cyrus
The problem should wrap itself up sooner
or later. Don't fret too much about it.

Finn
Then, everyone else...
They're all alive?

Cyrus
They're all alive.

Finn
R-really?!

Cyrus
Really. All split up in the chaos, though.

Finn
I see... well, that's okay. As long as they're
alive...

Finn
Now that Orcanix is gone, you'll send me
back, right?

Cyrus
Hm? When did I ever say that?

Finn
What?! You send me to another world,
and now you won't let me go home?!

Cyrus
Well, if you really insist, I suppose I could
send you back. I'm not a monster.

Cyrus
But before that, there's just one thing I
want to ask.

Cyrus
How would you feel about visiting another
world, hm?

Finn
Another world? What are you talking about?

Cyrus
Do you remember what Arcane said to you?

Finn
Huh? Uh...

Cyrus
There are countless worlds. Many of them
suffer under gods like Arcane, Magnifo...

Cyrus
Or Orcanix.

Finn
...

Cyrus
With your strength, and the Endbringer...
You could save those worlds.

Cyrus
You could do that. Ah, let me rephrase.
Only you could do that.

Finn
...you're telling me this so I feel like
I can't refuse you.

Cyrus
Oh, you're sharper than you look.

Finn
You said my friends are just scattered, right?
They're not in any danger?

Cyrus
No more than usual. The undead will
vanish from Hymelia soon enough.

Cyrus
And once Hymelia's resettled, the Bergarians
will calm down too.

Cyrus
Eventually, at least. I can pop in to check
on occasion, but I can't see everything.

Finn
I see...

Cyrus
So? What'll it be?

Finn
Orcanix called me arrogant. Maybe...
I've never thought of myself as a savior.

Finn
But when this world's Rizette vanished...
She looked so happy. She looked at peace.

Finn
It wasn't me alone, but I was able to save
her. And when I think of it that way...

Finn
If there are people out there suffering,
people I can help... I want to help them.

Cyrus
Then it's settled. Onto the next—

Finn
Ah! W-wait! Wait a minute!

Cyrus
Hm?

Finn
I just... I have one favor to ask.

Finn
Can you let them know I'm alright?
That I'm doing okay. Can you tell them?

Cyrus
I see. Sure, why not?

Cyrus
But remember, this magic isn't as easy as
snapping my fingers and making a wish.

Cyrus
Once I send you off, I'll head back to our
Erden and get to delivering your message.

Cyrus
I may have to do some digging to find out
where they went, so it'll take some time.

Finn
That's okay.

Cyrus
So? What'll this message of yours say?

Finn
Huh? Um...

Finn
(...I didn't have anything in mind. I just
want them to know I'm doing okay...)

Cyrus
"Um?" Not very inspiring, I have to say.

Finn
W-wait! Uh...
Okay, tell them...!

Shiori
Finn! You'll be coming to the feast tonight,
right?

Shiori
We found a storehouse that didn't burn.
Everyone's excited for it. It'll be—

Finn
...Shiori.

Shiori
...oh.

Shiori
Yeah... I figured you'd be on your way.

Shiori
I'll miss you. You're my light, my hope, my
teacher... like a brother to me...

Finn
This list keeps getting longer every time...

Shiori
Haha, don't worry about it. I just want you
to know how much I respect you. That's all.

Aria
What's all this noise over here... hm?
Ah, Finn. You're leaving?

Finn
Hey, Aria. I owe you a ton of thanks too.

Aria
Hmph, I didn't do it for you. I did it for
Shiori and Rizette!

Aria
But, well...
You did well enough, I suppose.

Finn
Thanks. Good luck with all your upcoming
work.

Aria
Don't remind me! Gah, I wanted to forget
and enjoy the party for at least a while!

Nagi
Sir Finn. You both are, and are not, the
Sir Finn I knew so well.

Nagi
You are both pure of heart, earnest...
And possessed of an unbending will.

Nagi
Those qualities of yours inspire me.
I hope you never lose sight of them.

Finn
Thanks, Nagi. I've always been inspired
by your knightliness, myself.

Nagi
Knightliness?

Finn
Oh, um. You know, like how you're always
chivalrous with women, I guess?

Nagi
Hmm? Yes... yes, I suppose so. All women
are graceful flowers, after all...

Finn
(Ah, yeah. He really is Nagi.)

Lucelle
Finn, I really am sorry... about everything.
I don't expect you to forgive me.

Lucelle
Especially that day we fought... I tried
to kill you. I'm so sorry for that.

Averna
Don't be. You were Vanguard, and that
was the Vanguard way.

Finn
I know. It's alright.

Finn
Help Shiori as much as you can, okay? I'm
sure she'll lead everyone to a bright future.

Lucelle
...yeah. My family is gone now, but...

Lucelle
I'll live on and make them proud. I will...
I promise.

Averna
Right. We'll work to better ourselves
every day.

Finn
...well. There's still stuff left unsaid, but...
I think I should get going.

Finn
Shiori... thank you.

Finn
You were the best partner anyone could
have asked for.

Shiori
Finn...

Shiori
...you're going to be okay, Finn! I know it!

Shiori
In this world, your world, or wherever you
go next...

Shiori
You'll always be someone's light, and
someone's hope. I know you will!

Finn
Thanks, Shiori.
Alright then...

Finn
...take care, everyone!

Theo
Hm?

Theo
Hey, Riz! There's a letter here!

Rizette
A letter? But how? No one should know
we're here...

Theo
Can I open it?

Rizette
Okay, but be careful. It could be a trap.

Theo
...huh? It's... it's from Finn!

Rizette
What?!

Finn
I can't make it back just yet, so just wait
a little longer for me!

Rizette
Because I will be home someday...
I promise.

Rizette
......yes. Yes, of course!

Rizette
Take the path you believe in, Finn. We'll...
I'll be waiting for you.

Rizette
As long as you promise me...

Rizette
That someday I'll get to welcome you home.

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