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Act 6: Norza Ascendant
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 1: Into Tainted Memories
Rizette
...How is Oz?

Theo
I treated and bandaged his wounds. But...
He's shown no sign of waking up soon.

Rizette
Maybe it's something we can't see? Like
some kind of spiritual wound...maybe.

Cyrus
We could smack him awake, I guess. But
that might start him bleeding again.

Rizette
...Wait.

Theo
Captain?
What is it?

Rizette
I hear footsteps.
Coming this way, fast.

Theo
What should we do?! It's not safe
to move Oz yet!

Rizette
It's okay! I know those footsteps!

Callen
Gotta...gotta catch my breath...!

Rizette
Callen!

Callen
Rizette?! You're okay?! Thank goodness!

Cyrus
Yo, Callen.
Long time no see.

Callen
Huh?
...Aaaah?!

Callen
Wha...you—
Are— Is that really you?!

Theo
You know him?

Callen
Of course I do! Cyrus used to travel with
me and Rody!

Rizette
You mean...Cyrus was a friend of
Finn's dad?!

Callen
Right after the war, he just up and left,
without a single word to anyone.

Callen
And now you just show up?! Like you
were never gone?!

Callen
...I was worried about you!

Cyrus
Let's leave it there for now, eh? These
young 'uns don't need us bickering.

Callen
As flippant as always, I see.
Don't try to brush me off!

Cyrus
You seemed pretty worked up when you
arrived. What's going on?

Callen
O-oh, right. Something terrible has
happened!

Cyrus
Then I say let's focus on the present
instead of the past.

Cyrus
But first, who's your charming friend?

Vesh
Me?
Well, I am...

Rolotia
An Avatar of the Primordials, right?

Theo
Rolotia?

Rolotia
...I'm sorry for earlier.
I'm feeling better now.

Rolotia
I would like to know what brings a
servant of the Spirits here, though.

Vesh
Indeed, I serve the Spirit of the Land.
I see thou servest the Spirit of Time.

Cyrus
It's a regular convention of Primordial
servants, huh.

Cyrus
Something big is happening, that's clear.
So, what is it?

Callen
You see—

Theo
—So Darna, the Gru Grim's leader, has
released their god Magnifo...

Rizette
And... Finn and the others were
swallowed up by it.

Vesh
The Spirits felt the Gru Grim's evil, and
so did they appoint their Avatars.

Vesh
But the cult's ambitions run darker than
even my Lords did surmise...

Cyrus
So that's it. See, Callen? The reminiscing
will have to wait.

Callen
I think I can be forgiven for complaining
a little when you show up out of nowhere.

Callen
...But yes, let's leave it at that. We have
more important topics to discuss.

Rizette
Like how to rescue the others, right?

Callen
Right. I'll need your help, everyone.

Callen
We're up against a god...and I don't have
a counterplan in mind just yet.

Cyrus
Really? You don't? I guess even geniuses
slow down in their old age, huh.

Callen
Cyrus, I swear...!

Callen
...Wait. Do you mean to suggest that
you do have a plan?

Cyrus
Sort of. If Rody's boy with the Crest has
been taken over by that thing...

Cyrus
Then seems like our only choice is to
wake our prince here from his nap.

Theo
Huh?
You mean Oz?

Cyrus
Yup. What are we supposed to do against
an invisible enemy, after all?

Cyrus
Can't attack or defend against it. Without
Vesh, even Callen would have been taken.

Callen
I hate to admit it, but he's right. Not even
the Golden Crest worked on Magnifo.

Callen
We can guess how to defeat it, but
guesses are all they are...

Rolotia
But maybe...maybe Oz's Arc Rebellion
could do it.

Rolotia
The power to cut through Fate. Just
maybe, that could reach Magnifo.

Cyrus
So there we go. Now, how are we going to
wake him? His body seems fine...

Theo
Yes, he's all healed up, but...for some
reason, he hasn't woken yet.

Cyrus
Good grief. We don't have time to wait
for Sleepyhead here.

Alice
Don't worry. Leave this sleepyhead to me!

Theo
Aah! A-a girl?! Where did you—

Rolotia
...Are you an Avatar as well?

Alice
That's right! I'm Alice. My boss, Hypnos,
sent me to come help you out.

Rolotia
Hypnos...?

Alice
You must be Rolotia, right? I think my
boss and yours had a talk.

Rolotia
They wish to wake Oz to protect Erden,
correct?

Tavun Rabbit
Indeed! And for that, why, you need the
help of young Miss Alice!

Theo
...Did that bunny just talk?!

Rizette
I'm pretty sure that was just
ventriloquism...

Rizette
Anyway, what do you need us to do?

Alice
I'll use my power to bring you all into
Oz's dream. Then we look around!

Alice
...It won't be a tea party, I'm afraid. It's
going to be dangerous, and scary.

Rolotia
Dreams are a mirror of the self, reflecting
the most personal depths of the soul.

Rolotia
Entering another person's dream is akin
to forcing yourself into that sanctum.

Rolotia
It's a desperate measure. And if we fail,
we could hurt Oz even more deeply.

Alice
...But you'll still do it, right?

Rolotia
Yes. If there's even a chance of waking
him...I'll do it.

Rolotia
To save the world, and...

Rolotia
...No. To save Erden, it's my duty to
wake Oz from his slumber.

Theo
Please, bring me too!
I want to help Oz.

Rizette
I'll go with you. I need to keep Theo safe,
and...I want to help the others, too.

Cyrus
Sounds like a plan. Me and the big guy
will stay on guard duty, then.

Cyrus
While you're inside his head, you'll be
defenseless—just like you're asleep.

Vesh
Fear not, my comrades. I shall stand
guard over thy slumber.

Cyrus
How about you stay too, Callen? We can
catch up.

Callen
I guess we might as well...
Be careful in there, everyone.

Rizette
Right. You too.

Alice
Ready to go, everyone?
Then let's do it!

Alice
Come along with me, friends... Into
the wondrous world of dreams!

As soon as Alice clapped her hands, I felt
my eyes go heavy, and my head go fluffy.

I sank down, down, into a deep sleep,
and when I opened my eyes...

We were in a dark, frozen land.

Rizette
What is this? It's hard to breathe...
It's not like the air is thin, it's just...

Alice
Dreams reflect your heart, and the human
heart reflects the things it experiences.

Alice
This darkness...this is something your
friend has felt before.

Theo
Oz couldn't recall them, but...are his
memories as Norza in here, too?

Alice
I'm sure they are. Feelings are hard to
forget. They never really go away.

Theo
I see...so he's been suffering all this time,
without even knowing why.

[S-Mission 6-1-1]

Optional
[Mission 6-1-1]

???
Nngh...
Uurrgh...

Theo
Huh?
Alice, did you say something?

Tavun Rabbit
How rude! You think the lovely Miss Alice
could make such a horrid sound?!

Theo
Wah! Sorry, Mr. Rabbit!
But if it wasn't her, then...

First Spirit
I...didn't want to die...

Theo
A-a ghost!

First Spirit
I wasn't ready to die! I still had so much
I wanted to do with my brethren...

Second Spirit
My baby...my baby isn't moving! My
children...where are my children?!

Rizette
Are these...people Norza killed?

Rolotia
Their resentment and hatred may have
lingered here in this form.

Rolotia
(Or perhaps these ghosts are
manifestations of his feelings of guilt...)

Alice
Ah, be careful. If the ghosts get you,
you might not ever wake up.

Theo
Huh?! Why didn't you say that sooner?!

Alice
Would you have decided not to come if I
had told you?

Theo
Of course not! We have to save Oz!

Alice
Right. So I forgot to mention it.

Spirits
Never forgive...never...forgive...!

Rolotia
Look out!
Here they come!

Rizette
There are so many of them...

Rolotia
I suppose that shows how strong an
impression they left.

Rolotia
The sins he committed as Norza...

Theo
...

Alice
Hm?
Where's that coming from...?

Rizette
What's the matter, Alice?

Alice
I hear something...
A girl's voice.

Theo
I don't hear anything...
Riz, can you hear it?

Rizette
...I don't know.

Alice
Hearing's a little different in the dream
world. It could be only I can hear it.

Theo
I guess that's why you're the Avatar!

Alice
You know it!
See, I knew I'd be able to help.

Alice
Ah...the voice wants me to come closer!
This way, everyone!

Rizette
Alice sure looked happy.

Rolotia
She must be glad to be able to help.
I know the feeling. Rather well, in fact...

Alice
Aah!
Come quick, everyone!

Rizette
Alice?!

Norza
Hahaha!
Is that the best you can do?!

Oz
Nngh!

Rizette
That's... Norza!

Theo
Oz is there too! They're fighting!

Oz
No... Stay back.
Stay away from me!

Norza
I am your memories. I am you.
Run as far as you like, hide if you want...

Norza
I am always here, and I am never
going away!

Norza
Never forgiven! Never forgotten! Your
soul will never be clean!

Rizette
No!

Rizette
I don't know what you are, but I won't
let you hurt Oz anymore.

Oz
You...gh!

Rolotia
Oz, are you okay? Where does it hurt?

Oz
Rolotia...so I can't get a moment's peace
even inside my own head, huh...?

Oz
Hm?
Are you...crying?

Rolotia
N-no, I'm not.
I'm not!

Rizette
Aah!

Theo
Riz!

Oz
No! Get away! You can't beat him!
None of us can!

Rizette
Huh?
Wait...he's not injured.

Rizette
I swear I ran him through. I even felt it.
So why...?

Norza
Hahahaha! Cower in the face of true
strength, you wretched weaklings!

Theo
We have to fall back! Rolotia, can you
help me with Oz?!

Rolotia
Okay! Let's get out of here, Oz!

Oz
Let me go. I can walk on my own...

Rolotia
Oz!

Oz
...Fine.
Do what you want!

Norza
And just where do you plan to run?

Norza
This is your mind, and I am everywhere.

Norza
You can't run away from your sins, Oz!

[Mission 6-1-2]

[S-Mission 6-1-2]

Optional
[Mission 6-1-3]

Rizette
Looks like we shook him for now...
What was that thing, anyway?

Alice
I think that was your old memories...

Oz
My memories...

Alice
Yes. A piece of you. One of the things
that makes you who you are.

Alice
You still can't remember your past, right?

Oz
...Right. I can feel something...really
unpleasant inside me, though.

Oz
But nothing specific. Like it's been sealed
in a box inside my head.

Alice
If you want to defeat that monster, you'll
have to open that box, I think.

Alice
He's part of your life, and part of you.
The memories in that box given form.

Alice
Until you know for sure what those are,
he's invincible.

Oz
I understand...I think.
Or maybe not.

Rizette
Do we need to defeat that thing to wake
Oz up and get out of here?

Alice
Um... I don't actually know.

Alice
I don't know what Oz is looking for,
locked up in his head like this.

Rolotia
What are you looking for, Oz?

Oz
Heck if I know.

Rolotia
...Right. If you knew, you could have
sorted it out yourself...

Alice
I think the chances of it being related to
his memories is pretty high.

Alice
He's been wandering in this world of
memories all this time...

Alice
So I think he must be unconsciously
yearning to remember his past.

Rolotia
Then we should help him look.

Rolotia
We need Oz's power. We need him awake,
as soon as possible.

Rolotia
Whatever it takes to make that happen,
we need to do it.

Theo
Right. That's why we're here.

Rizette
Don't worry. We'll find what we need.

Theo
Okay! Let's get looking, everyone!

Oz
...

Theo
Oz? What's the matter?

Oz
Am I...not just the same as he is?

Rolotia
What do you mean?

Oz
I almost died, lost my memory, and after
all that, in the end I'm still just like him.

Oz
Even if I do wake up again, what's to say
I won't repeat the same mistakes?

Rolotia
The same mistakes...

Rolotia
(Oz shouldn't realize he was Norza
yet...)

Rolotia
(Maybe wandering this dreamscape has
allowed some of his memories to return.)

Rolotia
(Will he be able to bear the weight of
those sins...?)

Alice
Hey, I've been able to hear a voice for
a while now.

Alice
Not yours—a girl's voice.

Oz
A girl...?

Alice
Someone who lives inside your heart.
Any ideas?

Oz
...I don't know. But there's something
there...I can't quite grasp it.

Alice
That's okay. Anyway, I think she wants us
to help you.

Oz
To help me? What makes you say that?

Alice
Well, we followed the voice, and it led
us to you. It makes sense to me.

Alice
I can still hear it now. This way!

Theo
Let's go, Oz!
I'm sure it'll be fine!

Oz
...Yeah.

Oz
Should I... really be allowed to go on?

[Mission 6-1-4]

Alice
This looks like the depths of Oz's heart.

Alice
The voice is close by. This must be where
she wanted us to come.

Rolotia
Is that...a casket?

Rizette
Yes...with a sword stuck through it.

Theo
Wow...that's really ominous.

Alice
This has to be the source of the voice!
This is the key to returning Oz's memory.

Alice
This is your heart, Oz, so it's only fitting
you do the honors. Go ahead.

Oz
Alright.
You all stay here.

Oz
(What...is this? My body feels heavy. Like
it's unwilling to get closer...)

Oz
I... I...

Theo
Oz? Are you okay?

Rizette
Oz, you're shaking.
What's going on?

Oz
I-it's nothing. I... I have to open it.
I have to keep moving forward...

Vengeful Spirit
...

Rizette
A ghost?! Not now!

Vengeful Spirit
No...za...
Norza... Norzaaaaa!

Oz
W-what is this thing?! Its voice...
Makes my body lock up!

Vengeful Spirit
Norza! Lower that filthy hand, and begone
from this place!

Vengeful Spirit
You lost the right to open that casket
when you forsook your humanity, monster!

Oz
!!

Rolotia
Oz! I'm coming!

Oz
Stay back! This one...
This one is stronger than all the rest!

Vengeful Spirit
Away, intruders!
Begone!

Spirits
Ohhh...!
Never forgive, never forgive...!

Rizette
More ghosts!

Rolotia
We can't get to Oz!

Rizette
Let's focus on cutting a path!
Theo, be careful!

Theo
I know!

Theo
We did it!
Where's Oz?!

Rizette
He's still fighting that ghost!
Come on!

Vengeful Spirit
What's the matter, Norza?
Take up the sword, as you did before.

Vengeful Spirit
That filthy blade is perfect for a power-
grubbing beast like you!

Rolotia
That's not true! He's not like that
anymore!

Oz
Rolotia?

Rolotia
Yes, he's brash and rude, and surly,
and he never listens to anything I say...

Rolotia
And he ignores the Spirits' will and only
does what he wants to! He's an idiot!

Theo
Is this supposed to be helping him?!

Rolotia
But behind all that surliness, he really is
a kind and considerate person.

Rolotia
Would a beast lead others? Would it offer
kind words or a helping hand? Oz would!

Rolotia
He's working to protect people.
He's changing! I can see it!

Vengeful Spirit
Such touching faith in your friend...but
you are wrong. He's not worth your trust!

Rolotia
What is your problem?! You know nothing
about Oz! Who do you think you are?!

Vengeful Spirit
And what do you know of him? What lies
beneath that "kindness"?

Rizette
You mean...Norza?

Vengeful Spirit
Yes. His true form...the many tragedies
and atrocities he committed.

Vengeful Spirit
Behold his memories, then...behold the
sin committed by this fool of a man!

Chapter 2: A Long Forgotten Dream
Norza
Haa... Ha...

Kisara
Norza!

Norza
...Master? It's been a while.
Since right after she died, I imagine?

Kisara
Is that how you want to talk to me? After
running off without a word?

Norza
Thank you for everything you did for me,
Master. You made me stronger.

Norza
...But you didn't come all this way just
to hear that, did you?

Kisara
No. I'm here to ask you a question.

Kisara
...Why did you kill these men?

Norza
Is there something wrong with killing
when they attacked me first?

Kisara
Answer the question. You've been getting
pretty big for your britches, boy.

Kisara
Traveling the land, picking fights with any
local tough with a sword...

Kisara
Then when their families come for
revenge, you kill them too.

Kisara
They say it sounds like you're looking for
someone to put you out of your misery.

Norza
That's ridiculous. I'm just working to
get stronger.

Kisara
With that demon sword the Aeon Lord
Argento made?

Norza
...

Kisara
Maybe you feel like a real warrior
carrying that thing around...

Kisara
But all I see is a boy being dragged
around by the evil inside that blade.

Norza
I would have thought you'd be happy to
see me growing stronger.

Kisara
If it was from training, sure. I'd pick you
up and spin you around in joy.

Kisara
But relying on borrowed power... On that
thing, is no way to be a warrior!

Norza
It's better than dying in a hole like a dog,
like she did!

Kisara
You...!

Norza
I can't be like you, Master! But that
doesn't mean I have to lie down and die!

Norza
And that means taking every advantage
I can get my hands on!

Norza
Whether it's an Aeon Lord's leavings
or not!

Kisara
You imbecile! Pull your head out of the
clouds and look at yourself!

Kisara
You're being brainwashed by that sword!
Can't you even see that much?!

Norza
...Say whatever you want.

Kisara
So be it... If I have to destroy that blade
to bring you to your senses, I will!

Norza
Don't underestimate me. I can beat you!
With this sword, I can win!

Kisara
And what about without it, huh?!
Haaaaaa!

Norza
Gh!
Aah!

Kisara
Hmph. I see why you're enamored with it.
But you're still weak.

Norza
I'm...I'm not done yet! I'm strong now!
Stronger than anyone!

Norza
Raaaaagh!

Kisara
Too slow!

Norza
Gaaah!

Kisara
(Good, he's disarmed. Now all that's left
is to destroy this thing...)

Kisara
...There! It's done.
Now Norza should be free of—

Kisara
...Hhk!

Kisara
Nor...za?

Norza
Haa...haa... Did you think the demon
blade...was the only weapon I had?

Kisara
This blade...it's the one you've had...
Ever since you started training with me.

Norza
That's right. Just an ordinary sword made
of ordinary steel.

Kisara
Was this...what you were after? You
distracted me with the demon blade...

Kisara
Hah...and I fell for it, hook, line and
sinker...

Norza
Now I've surpassed you. I'm stronger
than you ever were! This proves it!

Norza
Haha... Hahahaha!

Kisara
You little fool...
Laugh, or cry. Just pick one...

Norza
Cry...? You think I'm crying?
What a weird thing to say.

Norza
My power is growing more and more.
I'm just shaking with joy, that's all.

Kisara
...You don't even, know, your own heart
anymore...ha. You truly are...

Kisara
A fool...

Rizette
So this is Norza's past...

Theo
He murdered his teacher...

Kisara
Do you see now? He would do anything
just to get his hands on more power.

Kisara
How much blood did you spill for your
twisted pride, murderer? Monster!

Oz
...You're right, Master. You're right...

Rolotia
...No.

Theo
Rolotia?

Rolotia
Oz, you mustn't listen to her.

Rolotia
Well, no, you can listen, but you don't
have to accept her words at face value!

Rolotia
If that's all you are, then what about
all the good you've done as Oz?!

Oz
That's just a fake name.
For a fake person...

Oz
I had nothing to go on, so I just did
what you all wanted me to. That's all...

Rolotia
Argh, enough already!
Get ahold of yourself!

Rolotia
No one can turn back time. The past can't
be changed. But that's how life is!

Rolotia
You can atone with your deeds in the
present! You can keep moving forward!

Oz
My...deeds...?

Rolotia
Focus on the now, Oz. What you see and
hear! Move forward, and make amends!

Rolotia
Help us protect our future...
Help us save the world!

Oz
I...

Rolotia
You're still unsure? Then look around!
See your past for what it is!

Rolotia
Alice, that casket there is the center of
Oz's heart, right?

Alice
Huh?
Uh, yeah!

Rolotia
Then...!

Theo
She's going to pull the sword out and
open the casket!

Kisara
I won't allow it! That beast has no right
to move forward!

Theo
The ghosts!
Sis!

Rizette
Right! We'll get Rolotia to that casket!

[S-Mission 6-2-1]

Optional
[Mission 6-2-1]

Theo
You're in the clear, Rolotia!
Go for the casket!

Theo
Wah!

Rizette
Theo!
Aah!

Kisara
Do not interfere! If you assist the beast,
your lives are forfeit!

Oz
Stop it!
Leave them alone!

Rolotia
This ends now. Look, Oz!
Look at what sleeps inside your heart!

Theo
She's pulled the sword out!

Rizette
The casket is opening!

Kisara
Wait! Don't...!

Rolotia
It's...

Rolotia
A sleeping...
Little girl...?

Oz
Oh...

Oz
...Menue.

Menue
Norza! Your footwork is sloppy!
What are you doing?!

Norza
You're taking up too much space.
I was just avoiding your flailing.

Menue
You've got a big mouth, bucko! Next time
we spar, I'm making you cry!

(Menue, my fellow disciple under Kisara,
really was amazing.)

(We were the same age, but she was
smarter, stronger, and faster than me.)

Menue
Aww, good job! You did well, after such
a hard climb. Good boy. ♪

Norza
Hey, I'm 10 now too. You're only a few
months older than me.

(One day, Master said something to me.
When the time comes, fight beside her.)

(That was all. She didn't explain. But
somehow...)

(I knew what she meant.
And I nodded.)

(But my determination failed me. In that
labyrinth, separated from Master...)

(We came face to face with the Aeon Lord
Argento, alone...)

Menue
Because...I have convictions that keep me
fighting! Unlike you traitorous scum!

Norza
(Menue... She's amazing!)

Argento
I see...indeed! Indeed, you are something
special!

Menue
Kyaaah?!

Norza
Gaaaah?!

Argento
And durable, too! Well-tempered for ones
so young. I'm impressed.

Argento
But...your will can hardly compare to that
of an Aeon Lord, I'm afraid.

Norza
Huh?! He blew through my guard...!
Ugh, my whole arm is numb!

Menue
N-Norza!
Ugh...nnngh!

Argento
Oh? So you can still stand? You might be
even better than top-grade material...

Argento
Here. Take it.

Menue
A...sword?

Argento
A blade forged with Eastern and Western
techniques, imbued with demonic magic.

Argento
A demon blade that changes form to suit
its wielder's skill and Fate...

Norza
Skill and Fate...?

Argento
Take it, girl.
Take it, and see how it cuts.

Argento
Come...
Strike me down!

Menue
...
As if...

Menue
As if I would ever!

Argento
?!

Norza
Stop it, Menue! W-we have to run!
We have to find Master!

Argento
Ah, I see...yes, I know this impurity. I've
encountered it before.

Argento
Honor...
The ore is unworkable, I'm afraid.

Menue
?!

Menue
A-aah...
Mas...ter...

Menue
Nor...
za...

Norza
Aaaah...
Menue? Menue?!

Norza
Noooooo!

Oz
Menue... Menue! I...!

Oz
I wanted power... Even knowing it was
evil, I needed that sword to survive.

Oz
No... That's not it.

Oz
Getting stronger kept me focused on
something other than the pain.

Oz
That's why I took up the Aeon Lord's
blade. I thought, if only I was strong...

Oz
But look where that got me!

Oz
When Menue died, she died with honor,
as a human being! But I...

Oz
Desperate to run away, I gave up
everything... Even my humanity.

Kisara
...

Kisara
Why did you desire power?

Oz
If I was stronger, I could have saved
Menue. I regretted—

Kisara
No. Even when she was alive, you wanted
to become stronger.

Oz
Huh...?

Kisara
Why did you work so hard to train with
Menue? For what reason?

Oz
The first time I wished to grow stronger...
When was it...?

???
How about I tell you a story? An ancient
tale sung by the bards.

???
The tale of a hero, her name lost to time.
But her grand deeds live on in memory...

Oz
(Who...whose voice is this? A woman...
Somehow...familiar...)

Kisara
Don't forget your true goal.
Don't forget your heart.

Kisara
Keep those close, and you will always
remain a human.

Oz
Human...

Rizette
Her hostility has faded.

Oz
Master Kisara, I...

Kisara
I'm not her. I'm just a shadow, born from
your memories.

Kisara
But I'm sure the real me would have
wanted to save you from yourself, as well.

Oz
I wonder about that.
My hands are stained with your blood...

Kisara
What kind of Master doesn't forgive her
apprentices a mistake or two, eh?

Oz
...Maybe so.

Kisara
Well...it's about time I left, I think.

Kisara
Remember to train every day...oh, and
be sure to always eat your vegetables.

Kisara
My foolish apprentice...

Oz
I...

Alice
I can feel the dream fading. The sealed-
away memories have been released.

Rolotia
I wonder if Oz will be able to wake up
now...

Alice
Probably! If he found what he wanted,
there's no reason for him to stay.

Rizette
...Then let's get out of here. Can you
bring us to the exit, Alice?

Alice
You bet! From a sweet dream back to
bitter reality... Just a hop, skip and jump!

[Mission 6-2-2]

[Mission 6-2-3]

[S-Mission 6-2-2]

Optional
[Mission 6-2-4]

[Mission 6-2-5]

[Mission 6-2-6]

Alice
Here we are. This is a tear between the
worlds. Can you see it?

Theo
Oh...yeah, it looks like there's a cut in
the air.

Alice
Just cut into that and rip it open, and
we'll be out in no time!

Rizette
...That sounds kind of painful.

Oz
...Urk. I know it's just a metaphor, but...

Theo
(Oz looks a little green around the gills.)

Alice
Don't worry, it'll go quick! Let's just—

Norza
No you don't!

Alice
Aah!

Rizette
Alice?!

Oz
Norza...why are you...

Norza
Why? Hah. You think getting your
memory back will defang me like Master?

Norza
No! I am the beast inside you, your
hunger, your bloody sins!

Norza
You will never be rid of me!

Rizette
And let me guess, you plan to keep us
from leaving?

Norza
Of course. Defeat me, and you are free
to go.

Norza
Not that insects like you can even scratch
me!

Rizette
Even so...we have to try!

Rizette
Finn and the others are waiting for us.
We can't stop here!

Rizette
Aah!

Theo
Her blade went right through him, but
he's not hurt—just like last time!

Norza
Is that all?
Hahahaha! Not even worth my time!

Norza
Enough.
Time to end this farce.

Theo
Look! He's...

Rizette
We've seen that form before!

Pristine Corpseblade
Oz...no matter how much guilt you feel,
no matter how hard you strive!

Pristine Corpseblade
So long as you desire power, someday
you will fall once again!

Oz
Fall...

Theo
No.

Oz
Theo?

Theo
You're wrong! Oz is a good person!

Pristine Corpseblade
Oh? Bold of you to defend this monster,
even if it is just because you need him.

Theo
No, that's not why.

Theo
Of course I want to save Finn. But that's
only one reason I want to help Oz.

Pristine Corpseblade
Hm?

Theo
Yes, he's done a lot of bad things...but
even so.

Theo
He needs my help, and I'm not going to
just sit here and watch him suffer!

Pristine Corpseblade
Hah! A child's foolish ideals.

Theo
Yeah! And those ideals are what we
ended the Pandemonium with!

Theo
Rolotia's right. You can't turn back time,
and sins don't just go away!

Theo
But I won't ever hesitate to save a life,
no matter whose it is!

Oz
...!

Norza
Hey, Mama?

Mother
What's the matter? Can't sleep?

Norza
Yeah... The darkness is scary.

Mother
Then why don't I tell you a story? How
about that saga you love so much?

Norza
The one about the Hero?!

Mother
That's right. An ancient tale,
sung by the bards.

Mother
The tale of a hero, her name lost to time.
But her grand deeds live on in memory...

Norza
She's so cool... I wish I could be like her!

Mother
Then you'd better listen to your Papa and
do your sword training every day, okay?

Norza
Okay!

Oz
I remember. I used to badger my mother
to tell me the stories almost every night...

Oz
The story of an adventurer... Brash
and unruly, a rogue, but a true hero!

Oz
I didn't want to be a power-hungry beast.
I wanted to be a hero...!

Rolotia
A hero...

Oz
Like the one from the story... It was such
an immature, stupid dream.

Oz
But that dream shaped who I am. It kept
me alive when I lost my family.

Oz
I dreamed of being strong. So when I met
Master and Menue, I was so happy...!

Pristine Corpseblade
Hah. Simple yearning means nothing!

Oz
No. That yearning, that obsession, is why
I'm still alive today.

Oz
Norza the Pristine Corpseblade.
I reject you...and I reject what you are!

Oz
I am a beast no longer. I will overcome
you! As a human!

Pristine Corpseblade
Ridiculous! You're deluding yourself, you
weak-hearted fool!

Pristine Corpseblade
Gaaaah!
Damn you!

Rizette
That strike...it connected!

Rolotia
Oz's mind is made up. Now we can
finally free him from that bad dream!

Pristine Corpseblade
You...yooou...! I am the Aeon Lord,
Norza the Pristine Corpseblade...!

Oz
No. Norza is my name.
Its weight is mine to bear.

Norza
You're a part of me. So come back...
And shut up!

Pristine Corpseblade
Urrgh...

Rizette
Norza's gone...

Norza
...

Theo
Oz— um, I mean.
...Norza?

Norza
...What is it?

Theo
Nothing. Nothing at all!

Norza
You're a weird one...

Alice
...He says, smiling just a little!

Rolotia
Right?

Norza
...Let's get out of here already!
Can you get the exit?

Alice
Of course! It's no looking glass, but
we can go right through anyway.

Norza
(Thank you, everyone. Thank you...
Theo. Rolotia.)

Norza
(I'll carry the weight of this name. The
many sins I committed.)

Norza
(And if a chance comes to atone for those
sins, I...)

Callen
Hey, Cyrus! Are you taking this seriously?!

Cyrus
Now, that's just hurtful. Of course I am.

Callen
You don't sound like it!

Ga'Luga
Kill...
Kill...

Mysha
All the world...
For Lord Magnifo...

Callen
Mysha! Ga'Luga!
So this is what that black fluid does?!

Vesh
They are skilled opponents. Defeating
them without injury is a fool's errand.

Callen
We can't stall any longer... Pretty soon,
someone's going to die. What do we do?!

???
Simple. We cut the ties binding them to
the Dark God.

Callen
...Huh?

Norza
Rolotia! Lend me Chronos's power!

Rolotia
Right! Go for it!

Norza
Be free of the Dark God!
With this power, I cut the chains of Fate!

Norza
Arc...
Rebellion!

Ga'Luga & Mysha
Aaaaaargh!

Rizette
You did it!
They're unconscious... But safe!

Theo
I'll see to their wounds!

Callen
You're back!

Tavun Rabbit
A simple garden jaunt for Miss Alice!

Theo
Thank you, Alice. We couldn't have
done it without you.

Alice
You're right, you couldn't have...but
that's still very kind of you to say! ♪

Alice
Call me again if you need me. I'll be here
in two swishes of the Cat's tail!

Alice
I'll do everything I can, so...
Please, save Finn.

Norza
...Yeah.
I promise.

Rizette
Callen, as soon as Mysha and Ga'Luga
wake up, we should go.

Rizette
To the old headquarters... Where Finn
and the others are trapped.

Callen
...Right!
You'd better come too, Cyrus.

Cyrus
Well, I can't leave Rody's boy in the lurch.
Count me in.

Norza
Get ready, everyone.
Our counterattack starts here!

Chapter 3: Rebellion Reborn
Theo
The old Red Dragon Headquarters,
Rubea's Tower...

Mysha
It's all full of that black gunk.
I get the feeling that if we touch it...

Ga'Luga
We will be brainwashed again, most likely.
But I don't see any other route forward.

Vesh
Say no more. The time hath come at last;
for Finn's sake, I shall use my power!

Callen
Vesh?
Can you do something about this?

Rolotia
Huh? Wait, but...

Vesh
I shall hear no objections. My power is
my Lord's, and it belongeth to all mortals.

Vesh
With this power I shall part the mire, and
make land fit for thee to stand upon.

Cyrus
Well, I don't see any other options.
Go for it, big guy.

Callen
Right...
If you would, please, Vesh.

Vesh
Behold, the love of the Lord of the Land!
Blessings be upon thee, children of Erden!

Rizette
The road... It's floating in midair!

Callen
H-hey, wait! Where's Vesh?!

Rolotia
...Avatars of the Primordials we may be,
but our blessings are not limitless.

Rolotia
Using our powers comes at a cost... And
if we use too much, too fast...

Callen
You mean he sacrificed himself to make
us a path? Vesh...!

Rolotia
...He knew what he was doing. Let's not
waste his final gift to us.

Callen
...

Callen
Right...let's go.

Rizette
...Right. Vesh wanted us to save Finn...
And we won't let him down!

[S-Mission 6-3-1]

Optional
Callen
Be careful. Magnifo knows we're here.
Be ready for anything.

Nagi
Worry not! Lord Magnifo has no need for
underhanded tricks. He's far too grand.

Rizette
Nagi?! Looks like he's been affected too...

Nagi
Ah, even your harried face is lovely,
like a well-polished blade.

Nagi
Ah, Milady! I pray you are as beautiful
in death as you are in life!

Rolotia
We have to lock down his movements so
Norza can use Arc Rebellion...

Rizette
Leave it to me. I've been wanting a chance
to beat on Nagi for a long time now.

Rolotia
Um... Huh?
Are you sure?

Mysha
Oh, yes. We'll knock some sense back
into him in no time!

Rolotia
Are you good to go, Norza?

Norza
Yeah. I will cut the Dark God's chains!
Arc Rebellion!

Nagi
I-If I am to perish, at least let it be at the
hands of a lovely woman...! Bleh.

Rizette
He's out cold. I guess he'll be back on
his feet soon enough...

[Mission 6-3-1]

[S-Mission 6-3-2]

Optional
[Mission 6-3-2]

[Mission 6-3-3]

[Mission 6-3-4]

Theo
Norza, how are you feeling?

Norza
Fatigued, but I'm okay. I can still handle
any brainwashed people we come across.

???
Hmph... You'll find me a different matter
entirely.

Cyrus
I know that voice...

Merdain
I've already defeated you once. Are you
foolish enough to try again?

Rizette
Merdain!

Merdain
If you intend to challenge Magnifo, you'll
have to go through me.

Merdain
And you stand no chance against me.
That much should be obvious.

Rizette
...No.

Rizette
You are strong...so I can't win alone.

Rizette
But I have my friends, and we have a goal.
To save Finn...and save the world!

Norza
Arc Rebellion may not work on you...
But that doesn't mean you're invincible!

Merdain
...So be it. I'll carve the futility of your
resistance into your flesh.

Merdain
I'll show you that some fates can't be
avoided!

Rizette
We're pushing him back...
We can win this!

Merdain
Hmph, you have the strength of numbers.
But that's all!

Rizette
Aah!

Norza
Thanks for the opening, Rizette!
I'll take it from here!

Merdain
You're wasting your breath! The weak
cannot fight against Fate!

Norza
I see... So you can see what's coming.
And you call it Fate, eh?

Norza
But it doesn't matter if you can see it...
If you can't avoid it anyway. Rolotia!

Merdain
You—!

Rolotia
I've got him!
See if you can avoid this!

Merdain
I— can't move! What is...this Fate?!

Norza
Take this!

Merdain
Gaah!

Rizette
Amazing! She stopped time perfectly in
sync with Norza's strike!

Theo
And Norza moved like he always knew she
would be there at the right moment!

Merdain
Time magic... Hmph. I'm at a
disadvantage here.

Ga'Luga
Get back here, coward!

Mysha
Wait, Ga'Luga! We have more important
things to worry about right now!

Ga'Luga
...Tch.

Norza
With that wound, he won't be in a hurry
to pick another fight. Let's go.

Rolotia
Right!

Rolotia
(Norza...I'm starting to understand you.
Who you are, and how you think.)

Rolotia
(If we keep working together like just
now, I'm sure I'll learn even more...)

[Mission 6-3-5]

[Mission 6-3-6]

Rizette
Wait.
Something's up ahead.

Rizette
It feels familiar...I know those footsteps.
Could it be—

Rizette
Finn?!

Finn
...

Rizette
It is you! Finn!
Are you oka—

Rizette
Aargh!

Theo
Riz! Finn, what are you doing?!

Finn
...Those who oppose Lord Magnifo...
Must die...

Rizette
Finn...!

Mysha
So he got Finn, too...we have to snap
him out of it!

Norza
Buy me time for Arc Rebellion!

Finn
I...won't let you! You won't...get past...
Me...!

Callen
That's...the Golden Crest?!
Look out!

Finn
You woooon't!

Norza
Gaah!

Theo
Norza! Are you okay?!

Norza
I'm fi...urgh!

Norza
(What is this? My body feels numb...like
all my strings have been cut...)

Rolotia
Oh, Chronos!
What...!

Cyrus
Well, now...this could be bad.

Callen
What's wrong, Norza?!
What happened?!

Rolotia
The Golden Crest has the power to touch
space, time, and even concepts...

Rolotia
And Norza has Chronos's blessing. He's
connected to Chronos!

Callen
...No! Finn used Norza as a conduit to
strike directly at Chronos?!

Rolotia
Yes. This is why the Primordials fear
the Golden Crest...

Rolotia
Chronos is still here...but I can't draw
any more power from him in this state.

Rolotia
I can't stop time anymore! And Norza,
your Arc Rebellion...!

Finn
Death to those...who oppose Lord
Magnifo!

Rolotia
He's still coming!
Everyone, run!

Elmina
Haaaaa!

Finn
Gh...!

Elmina
Honestly! Can we go three days without
you passing out or getting brainwashed?!

Astrid
I could not agree more... Ugh, stop
struggling!

Rizette
Elmina?
Astrid?!

Callen
But I saw you two get swallowed up by
that black fluid!

Elmina
Yup, we were.
We've both been hit by it before, though.

Astrid
After breaking out of it once,
breaking out a second time was simple!

Norza
Then keep him still! I'll cut him free
of the Fate that binds him!

Rolotia
Huh?
But Arc Rebellion—

Astrid
Understood!
Help me pin him down, everyone!

Astrid
Oz!
Now!

Norza
Right! I'm all set!

Norza
Here goes!
Arc Rebellion!

Finn
Gaaaaah!

Mysha
He's down! Looks like it worked!

Cyrus
All's well that ends well, I guess. Really,
he's just as big a handful as his old man.

Rolotia
Norza...are you okay?

Norza
...
Yeah. No problem.

Rolotia
...
I see.

Rolotia
I had it all wrong. I thought you would
have lost Arc Rebellion, too.

Callen
Why's that?

Rolotia
When Norza first awoke as Oz, his power
was only beginning to sprout.

Rolotia
But Chronos lent Norza his power...

Rolotia
And that's what allowed him to use Arc
Rebellion, at least in theory.

Theo
Really?!

Rolotia
The Golden Crest is the crystallization
of untold years of human evolution...

Rolotia
And Arc Rebellion is a special power
born from Norza's exposure to the Crest.

Rolotia
Former Aeon Lord or no, no human body
could bear the burden of using it.

Rolotia
And so, Chronos lent a portion of power
to Norza...or so I thought.

Rolotia
It seems Norza was far ahead of our
expectations. To use it without Chronos...

Rolotia
The Arc Rebellion is truly yours now.
Yours, and no one else's.

Norza
...So it seems.

Rizette
Finn! Wake up, Finn!

Finn
Nngh... Hey, you're...?!

Rizette
...Do you recognize me?

Finn
Yeah.

Finn
It's been a while...Rizette.

Rizette
Finn... I'm so glad...!

Finn
Sorry to worry you.
It's so good to see you again.

Finn
But I've gotta go... Nngh!

Theo
Stay still, Finn. If you move around too
much...

Finn
No. Ludmilla's up ahead...Darna has her.

Rizette
The Marshal?

Finn
Darna hates the Red Dragon Knights.
He's been taking it out on her...

Finn
So we need to hurry.
We need to save her...!

Rizette
...Okay. But don't push yourself.
Can you promise me that?

Rizette
If you promise to keep yourself safe...
There's no one I'd rather fight alongside.

Finn
...Thanks, Rizette.

Astrid
Come on, everyone! Down to the lowest
level—the sealing chamber!

Norza
Nnh... Gh!

Norza
...Just a little longer.
Just hold on...a little longer...!

Chapter 4: An Ephemeral Destiny
Merdain
...

Merdain
My defeat was not impossible, but...
Fate... Destiny... What are they, really?

Maxima
Merdain! So this is where you were!

Merdain
...Maxima.

Maxima
Come back with me, Merdain. I...
Hymelia needs you, now more than ever.

Maxima
You don't need the Gru Grim to achieve
your goals!

Merdain
Indeed, the Gru Grim are finished.
In all likelihood, Magnifo will soon fall.

Merdain
...Perhaps Fate is not so immutable
as I first thought it was.

Maxima
Merdain?

Merdain
I will never return to Hymelia.
...And I have nothing more to say to you.

Maxima
Hey, wait!
Merdain!

Rizette
We're finally here.

Callen
Yes, this is the sealing chamber. Darna,
and Magnifo, should still be inside.

Callen
This door...certainly is shut tight, though.

Finn
Yeah, it's not budging an inch.

Cyrus
...

Cyrus
Oh, fine.
Make the old man work, why don't you...

Callen
Cyrus? What are you...

Cyrus
We can play question-and-answer, or we
can rescue your Marshal. Your choice.

Callen
Okay...fine. But I want to hear everything
after we're through here!

Cyrus
Sure, sure.
Now, here we go!

Callen
Where—
We're inside the sealing chamber?!

Cyrus
Teleportation magic. Fancy, eh?
Really takes it out of me, though.

Callen
Cyrus, where did you...

Callen
...No, not now. Magnifo is just ahead!

[Mission 6-4-1]

Ludmilla
Ngh!

Darna Magnifo
Ugh, I'm just so annoyed... Don't you
have anything better for me?

Darna Magnifo
Crawl on the ground! Scream! Cry out!
Don't you realize the position you're in?!

Ludmilla
Gghh...!

Astrid
Stop it, Darna!

Theo
Marshal! Hang in there!

Ludmilla
Lord...Magnifo...

Theo
...She's too weak to stand, and still
brainwashed.

Norza
I see. Then we'd better take care of this
fast.

Darna Magnifo
And just what kind of tricks did you use
to make it here, hm?

Darna Magnifo
No matter. You already know that
your Crest won't work on me!

Finn
Well, I'll keep trying. I'll never give up,
not as long as I live!

Darna Magnifo
That's because you're stupid! You idiot!
You can't just rely on willpower!

Darna Magnifo
If you're so bent on trying anyway...
Then this time, I'll just kill you!

Darna Magnifo
I am the First Apostle, Darna Magnifo!
Ancient god from beyond! Face me!

Darna Magnifo
W-what is this power?!

Finn
I can't let myself lose. This Crest...this
hope was entrusted to me!

Darna Magnifo
The Golden Crest, eh... Hmm. Hahaha.
This is all so pointless.

Finn
What?!

Darna Magnifo
The Pandemonium is over, but the scars
still remain, and they fuel Magnifo.

Darna Magnifo
Free of physical form, a concept and a
leader, an invader, the ultimate being...

Darna Magnifo
Strike me down, and my Lord will come
to a new prophet...a new Darna.

Darna Magnifo
Your Crest is powerless against my Lord
anyway. Right? You can't see him!

Finn
Well...

Darna Magnifo
See?! I told you! You're wasting...urgh,
wasting your time!

Callen
Darna's body is falling apart... If Magnifo
escapes, we'll never find it again.

Callen
What should we do...
What should we do?!

Norza
...

[S-Mission 6-4-1]

Optional
[Mission 6-4-2]

Norza
Magnifo. Can you hear me?
I want to make a deal.

Rolotia
Norza...?

Norza
I want your power. You need my body.
Not a bad arrangement for either of us.

Rolotia
Wha...

Astrid
What are you saying?!

Astrid
Offering yourself up to that thing—
Are you out of your mind?!

Norza
I am. Oh, right... You weren't in my
dreams, after all. You don't know.

Norza
I'm a power-hungry beast. And right there
is a power greater than any Crest...

Norza
Who wouldn't leap at that chance? This
time I will bring the world to its knees!

Astrid
Norza...!
I...I should have known...!

Norza
What will you do, Magnifo? Do you want
to flee, defeated, to your next weak host?

Norza
Or do you want to win?!

Darna Magnifo
Ridiculous. My Lord would never be
drawn in by such transparent—

Darna Magnifo
...Huh?
Magnifo...?

Norza
Ha, too bad for you. Looks like Magnifo
has a new favorite.

Finn
Norza...is Magnifo really inside you now?

Norza
Yes, I can feel it. I feel like I'm burning...
I feel...powerful...!

Norza Magnifo
Hahaha... Hahaha! This is amazing!
The power...I can't wait to try it out!

Norza Magnifo
I know! Finn! You killed me once...so now
you'll be the first sacrifice on my altar!

Finn
No...
Norza, why?!

Theo
It's okay, Finn!
Norza must have some kind of plan.

Finn
Theo...

Rolotia
Theo's right. For now...let's just go along
with what he's saying!

Norza Magnifo
All this chattering...shut up! All of you!

Finn
...Okay. I'll...believe in my friends.

Finn
Here I come, Norza! Time to put an end
to this, once and for all!

Finn
This is your end!

Norza Magnifo
Ghhhh... Graaaaah!

Theo
Norza!
Any more of this, and you'll die!

Norza Magnifo
Shut up! Shut up, shut up!

Norza Magnifo
Magnifo! Your opponent holds the Crest,
the only thing that can threaten you!

Norza Magnifo
Your greatest threat...yet you don't trust
me! You only give me half your power!

Norza Magnifo
Give me everything you have, Magnifo!
I will contain all that you are!

Norza Magnifo
And with your full power, I will erase the
Golden Crest from existence...!

Rizette
No!
Norza!

Norza Magnifo
Yes... Give me more power! More, more,
more power...!

Norza Magnifo
Hah...hahahaha! Yes, that's it!
I can feel... all of you!

Norza Magnifo
...You fell for it.

Rolotia
Huh? Norza, you can't—
Wait! Don't!

Norza Magnifo
Here goes...
Full power!

Rolotia
Please, Norza, no!

Norza Magnifo
Arc...
Rebellioooon!!!

Theo
N-Norza...
He used Arc Rebellion...

Finn
On himself...?!

Rolotia
The power to cut through Fate...one of
the only powers to threaten Magnifo.

Rolotia
He used Magnifo's own power...
To strike them both down...

Ludmilla
Ungh...nn...
W-where am I?! Where's Magnifo?!

Mysha
Marshal! If you're freed from the
brainwashing...

Darna
No... No. It can't be! My Lord's flame
is guttering out!

Darna
Magnifo? Magnifo...?
Where are you going?

Darna
God...
My...God...

Darna
My...
peo...ple...

Astrid
Darna...

Norza
Ha... Hahaha...

Theo
Norza! Norza! Oh, no, he's fading fast...

Rolotia
...You knew this would happen,
didn't you?

Rolotia
You used your own life force, on top of
Magnifo's power...

Finn
His own life force?

Rolotia
I thought you could use Arc Rebellion
without Chronos's power now...

Rolotia
But that was only half true. You could use
it, yes...

Rolotia
But only at the cost of burning away
parts of your life force... Right?

Norza
I knew...I might die. I was ready...to pay
the price with my own life.

Norza
But...it was worth it. All of it. Because...

Norza
I've always wanted to be...
A hero.

Theo
Norza, don't speak!
Save your strength!

Norza
Hey... Do you think I did it?
Was I...a hero, in the end?

Rolotia
...Yes.
Yes, you were.

Norza
I...see...
......

Rolotia
Norza...?

Theo
Norza...no...!
No...

Rolotia
Norzaaaa!

Cyrus
...Seems like it's over now.

Cyrus
Geez, talk about cutting it close...
I thought we were done for there.

Cyrus
Still...the Golden Crest ain't exactly what
it's cracked up to be.

Cyrus
Just as I feared...
The Crest is losing its power.

Cyrus
...I need to get this to him before
his power fades completely.

Rolotia
――After the battle of Rubea's Tower, we
slept like rocks, and woke to a new dawn.

Rolotia
Like Ludmilla, the Gru Grim's
brainwashing was broken...

Rolotia
And under Astrid and Ludmilla's watch,
rebuilding efforts were soon underway.

Rolotia
...Which makes this as good a time
as any.

Rolotia
With my charge gone from this world, I
no longer have a reason to remain.

Ludmilla
Are you sure, Lady Rolotia?

Rolotia
Yes. Before anything else, I'm Chronos's
Avatar, after all.

Rolotia
I must return to the Spirit World and
tend to my injured Lord.

Rolotia
...Please make sure to give Norza
a proper burial.

Astrid
He'll have a hero's funeral.

Mysha
The others are just outside.
You should say something to them.

Rizette
Thank you, Rolotia.
...Let's meet again.

Rolotia
Yes. Thank you... For everything.

Ga'Luga
Your long sleep has left you slow,
my Brother! Your guard is full of holes!

Nagi
Your concentration is wavering, Sir Finn!
You have to focus!

Finn
Argh...
One more time!

Rolotia
I see you're working hard, even after
all that happened yesterday.

Finn
Rolotia...
Are you leaving?

Rolotia
Yes, I'm just here to say goodbye.
Thank you so much, everyone.

Ga'Luga
No need. I only did what had to be done.

Nagi
It will be quieter here without you! I wish
we had met you earlier in our travels!

Finn
Rolotia...
I'm so sorry.

Finn
Brainwashed or no, I'm the one who hurt
Chronos. It's my fault Norza...

Rolotia
Don't apologize, Finn. He chose to go
that way. So...please don't apologize.

Finn
...Even so. I wish we could have won
without his sacrifice.

Rolotia
...I know. That would have been best.

Rolotia
Finn, please don't go down the same
road that Norza did.

Rolotia
So many people care for you, and if you
were to leave them like that...

Finn
...

Rolotia
Please, don't make Rizette and the others
suffer like that. Please.

Finn
...I know.
I won't, I promise.

Vesh
Have no fear, small one. For I shall be
here to protect and guide Finn.

Finn
Huh?
Vesh?! You're okay?!

Vesh
Of course! I was weak for a time, but the
radiance of my Lord's soul did revive me!

Rolotia
Well, I understand in theory, but...

Rolotia
Anyway, are you sure it's okay? Don't you
have to return to your Primordial's side?

Vesh
I see no problem in remaining here.

Ga'Luga
In fact, we would welcome you and your
strength with open arms, Vesh.

Rolotia
You know, Spirits aren't supposed to
meddle in the mortal world too much...

Rolotia
...Well, it's fine. I'd say you've earned it.
Enjoy yourself, okay?

Vesh
But of course! Come, Sir Finn!
Let us cross blades!

Finn
Huh?! But we're saying goodbye to—
Whoa, don't pull me!

Rolotia
I'll take my leave, then. I'd like to speak
with Theo; do you know where he is?

Nagi
I believe he is in his private room there...
......

Theo
I guess I should start by writing what
kind of person he was... Probably...

Rolotia
Theo?
What are you doing?

Theo
Waah!
R-Rolotia!

Rolotia
There's no need to panic.
I'm sorry, did I interrupt something?

Theo
No, not at all! I was just, well...writing a
diary, I guess. Or taking notes, rather.

Theo
When Viola left, she gave me this little
notebook as a farewell gift, see?

Theo
I've been writing down what I've seen, the
people I've met...

Theo
So I won't forget them...
Even when they're gone.

Rolotia
...I think that's wonderful.
Are you writing about him?

Theo
Of course! I was just thinking about
where I should start.

Theo
How cool he was, how kind he was...ah,
and how he never ate his vegetables!

Rolotia
That's good! He'll get carried away if you
don't include things like that.

Rolotia
He always does get—
Always...did get carried away...

Theo
Rolotia...

Theo
I'll never forget him. Not ever,
I promise.

Rolotia
...Thank you, Theo.
Hearing that...makes me very happy.

Rolotia
...I should be going. Thank you again,
for everything, Theo. Be well, okay?

Theo
I will. Feel free to come see us again
anytime!

Rolotia
...The sky is so beautiful.

Rolotia
How cool he was, how kind he was,
and never ate his vegetables...

Rolotia
...How kind he was...

Rolotia
Theo's amazing. He values Norza so much,
but he's using the past tense already...

Rolotia
I'm the Avatar of Time, and yet, somehow
I...just can't manage it myself yet.

Rolotia
Norza...maybe that was the end you
were hoping for.

Rolotia
Maybe a peaceful end wouldn't have been
forgiven by the victims of your sins.

Rolotia
That would have been too much to ask.
I know that. And yet...!

Rolotia
And yet, even so...
I wanted you to live...!

Rolotia
...
I'll offer a prayer.

Rolotia
This time, may your soul find peace
everlasting...

Norza
...Where am I?
It's so bright...

???
You're late! How long were you planning
to keep me waiting, huh?!

Norza
Huh?!

???
Going off and becoming a hero without
me... Pretty cheeky, junior disciple!

Norza
Oh, uh...sorry?
What do you mean, a hero...?

???
Don't play dumb! If we'd had the same
chances, I'd have been stronger than you!

???
So come on, already!
Hurry up and let's go!

???
...If you're this slow next time, I won't
wait around as long for you, okay?

Norza
H-hey, wait for me!

Norza
Come on, wait up!
Menue!

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