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| - |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Darkness Named (pt.1) - Upper Jeuno |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Monberaux: An acquaintance of the patient who was just brought in? Ulmia: That is correct. Where is she!? Monberaux: Ah, you also know the patient? You may accompany Player name. Monberaux: However, I must warn you. Her condition is still quite unstable. It seems she is suffering terribly... Ulmia: Prishe! Tenzen: Wait, you are... Monberaux: Do you two know each other? This noble warrior is the one who brought in our unconscious princess. Monberaux: Sir Tenzen...the adventurer, Player name, also seems to be acquainted with the patient. Ulmia: Prishe... What ill fate has befallen you...? Prishe: ...Keeper... Ulmia: Prishe? Prishe: ...of the...Apocalypse... Ulmia: Keeper of the Apocalypse? Of what are you speaking? Tenzen: !? Prishe: Calling...me... ...Stop! ...Get away! Prishe: N-no! Ulmia: Her amulet! It is gone! Ulmia: You! Did you not see an amulet about my dear friend's neck? Without it, she... Tenzen: I apologize, miss, but by the time I had found her, she was without this amulet of which you speak. Ulmia: Impossible... Ulmia: Wait! Player name, would you show me your amulet? Ulmia: I feel the two may be connected in some way. Please! It may be the only way we can save Prishe! Monberaux: The patient's condition has been stabilized. However, she shows no signs of awakening from the deep sleep into which she has fallen. In all my years as a doctor, I have never seen anything like this... Monberaux: Player name, do you truly feel that this all has some connection to that amulet? Monberaux: If only the mysterious boy who dropped it were still here, he might help us shed some light onto the predicament in which we find ourselves... Tenzen: Boy...? You do not mean the same boy whom the Ducal Guard is searching for, do you? Monberaux: What is this? Have you also heard the rumors of the strange young man who disappeared days ago? Tenzen: While visiting the palace, I was told of a certain dangerous boy. Tenzen: I see... So this boy carried with him an amulet similar to that of the girl. This could be why she was attacked... Ulmia: But, Prishe's amulet was given to her by Cardinal Mildaurion. It is preposterous to think that the cardinal could be associated with any criminals! Tenzen: Cardinal Mildaurion of the Tavnazian Cathedral? Ulmia: Yes. Long ago, the cardinal gave the amulet to Prishe after she had been badly injured in an accident. She said it was to protect her. Ulmia: Ever since that day, she has not been without the amulet. But why would anyone wish to steal it...? Monberaux: Perhaps it was the boy who stole the patient's amulet. However, just days ago I heard that the boy was recently spotted in the ruins of Pso'Xja, located deep within the dreaded Northlands. Tenzen: What!? Are you positive!? Monberaux: A soldier I treated for hypothermia mentioned that his party had seen him alone in the ruins. When the Ducal Guard learned of this, they set out for the Northlands at once. Tenzen: So the fourth crystal lies in the ruins of Pso'Xja... I have no time to lose. Monberaux: Wait! Monberaux: Before you set off on your journey, I must inform you that the ruins are controlled by an organization known as the Tenshodo. You should probably consult with them first. Tenzen: I see... Thank you for this information. Good day, Doctor! |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Darkness Named (pt.1) - The Shrouded Maw |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Tenzen: ... Player name! Tenzen: Were you able to locate the fugitive boy? Tenzen: I must have searched the entire landscape surrounding this tower; however, I was unsuccessful in uncovering any trace of him... Tenzen: All that remains is the area that lies ahead of... ... ...!? Tenzen: What is this...this chill in the air? |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Darkness Named (pt.2) - The Shrouded Maw |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Tenzen: What is the purpose of this place? What sort of dark rituals were performed here? Tenzen: Hm? We are not alone!? Tenzen: It cannot be! She is suppposed to be resting in the infirmary in Jeuno! Tenzen: And that boy... Prishe: So you're the one who saved me? Prishe: What? I'm supposed to give this to...? Tenzen: Wait! What are you conspiring with that boy!? Diabolos: Traitors! There is no escape! Tenzen: The terrestrial avatar of dreams...Diabolos!? Tenzen: Which can only mean...we are already inside his dream! |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Darkness Named (pt.3) - The Shrouded Maw |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Diabolos: Your efforts are in vain, for this is nothing but a dream. Diabolos: I am the ruler of the subconscious plane. What you dream becomes my dream, and what I dream becomes your world. Now sleep... Tenzen: I will not let you drag me into your darkness! Diabolos: That flame!? Phoenix!? Tenzen: The blazing lifeforce of the avatar flows through my blade. Tenzen: I, Tenzen, left my country in the Far East after hearing the warning of the avatars--the warning that the Keeper of the Apocalypse's return was imminent. Tenzen: I have come here to request your assistance! Tenzen: Of the five crystals, three have been overcome by the Emptiness... Tenzen: Is it not the duty of the five terrestrial avatars to protect the crystals? Let us join in arms and defeat the enemy of light! Diabolos: Battle the Emptiness...? Diabolos: So, Phoenix still remains unwhole... Diabolos: And that is why she continues to feed people false hopes, all the while forgetting the truths that lie in the battles fought ten thousand years ago... Tenzen: False hopes! How can you say such a thing!? Diabolos: Listen carefully, children of the dawn. Emptiness is not without reason. Is place is set in the eternal scheme of the universe. Diabolos: And true reason is that which lies deep within your soul. Reason that makes you what you are. Prishe: So if Emptiness is reason, then our souls are filled with...!? Diabolos: To defy the will of the Twilight God is to defy reason. Any attempt to escape from Emptiness is futile. Diabolos: Now that the Emptiness encroaches on your soul, you can hear its voice...and the voice that calls back... Diabolos: ...The voice of the Emptiness within you... Tenzen: The voice of Emptiness...!? Diabolos: However, there is no need for despair. Diabolos: Ten thousand years ago the Kuluu, too, lost all hope. It is then that I was born here, in the depths of their city. Diabolos: I am the ruler of dreams, and within my dreams--within my kingdom of Dynamis--people can escape the harshness of reality. Diabolos: Emptiness consumes the body, but the soul lives on--it lives on in my world. Diabolos: If the Keeper of the Apocalypse truly is on his way, there is nothing left on Vana'diel for the children of Altana--nothing but annihilation. Diabolos: Now come... Save yourselves while you still have the chance... Let go of all you know and enter my world, as have many others... Diabolos: The realm of dreams is a paradise, free of pain and strife. Prishe: Shut up, you monster! Why would anyone want to live in your prison, anyway!? Prishe: How do you know we can't defeat the Emptiness!? Have you even tried? Diabolos: Fool... You have heard the voice of the Emptiness, so you are aware of what lies beyond my dreams. Diabolos: And even so, you tell me you do not fear what you heard? Prishe: Why would I be afraid of that? Prishe: I've survived beastman attacks, huge explosions, and the fall of Tavnazia. People can do anything if they don't give up hope! Prishe: Isn't that right, Player name? Is there still hope for mankind? There's always hope! Destiny is destiny... <----- Chose this option! Prishe: ... Prishe: Isn't that right, Player name? Is there still hope for mankind? There's always hope! <----- Chose this option! Destiny is destiny... Diabolos: Why...? Why do you remember what you saw in my world...? Diabolos: It was I who led you to my realm... Or was it you who led me to yours...? Diabolos: If that is true, then... Diabolos: This light... This light is that of the crystal... Tenzen: Are you all right? Tenzen: I was unable to stop the boy. Tenzen: But for what reason was he here? And what is the truth behind the words of Diabolos? Tenzen: Much is still unclear. I must return to Jeuno and find out if there is anything else that girl knows... |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Darkness Named (pt.2) - Upper Jeuno |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Monberaux: If you're here to see the girl, she's been awake for the past few hours. Prishe: What do you think you're talking about!? There's no way the cardinal would... Ulmia: I know, but even if she did, I am positive there is a reasonable explanation. Ulmia: Oh, Player name. I cannot begin to express my gratitude for you saving Prishe. Ulmia: She has informed me of what transpired that day. Ulmia: Possessed by an unknown beast within her own dream... Ulmia: You and Tenzen were able to bring her back. However, we still do not know what has become of the amulet she carried. Ulmia: I sense that the goings-on of the past few days are but the tip of the iceberg. Ulmia: Player name, is there anything more you can tell us? Tenzen: That is the question we should be asking you! Tenzen: What are your connections with this criminal that I, the duchy, and Player name are searching for? Tenzen: The boy who has constantly eluded the Ducal Guard--where is he hiding? Tenzen: Prishe, you must answer me. Why was that boy with you, and where has he disappeared to!? Prishe: Hell if I know... But there is one thing that I can say: I don't care if he's on the top of Jeuno's most wanted list. If it weren't for him saving my butt, I'd be pushing up lilacs in the necropolis. Prishe: Anyway, it's not the boy I'm worried about. What are you going to do about that monster in my dream!? You said you knew what it was, right? Prishe: Come on! Spill it, old man! Why is that thing after me!? Tenzen: Diabolos... Terrestrial avatar of dreams... Ulmia: Terrestrial avatar...? Tenzen: The terrestrial avatars are the five powerful gods born of Vana'diel and entrusted to protect her. Tenzen: Many eons ago, the five avatars fought a fierce battle with an evil presence that attempted to envelop and suffocate our world. Tenzen: There is the fiery bird of resurrection, Phoenix, whom the blade I carry at my side has been blessed by. Tenzen: And then there is the ruler of dreams, Diabolos; the guardian of the moon, Fenrir; the bringer of rainbows, Carbuncle; and the conqueror of the skies, Bahamut... Prishe: Ba-Bahamut!? Tenzen: You have heard of the legend of Bahamut? It just so happens that I have traveled across many malms of ocean to this continent in order to meet Bahamut--and request his assistance in stopping the Keeper of the Apocalypse. Ulmia: !!! Prishe: Now that you mention it, when I went to Cape Riverne, I do remember Bahamut saying something about a keeper of some sorts... Ulmia: Keeper of the Apocalypse... Prishe! Those are the words you spoke while you were unconscious! Prishe: All I remember is that before you guys arrived, that monster Diabolos talked about a song that sang of the keeper. What was it called...? "Memoria de la S^tona"? Ulmia: The memory of the crystal... Prishe: He also said that when the keeper arrives, "our pact will be fulfilled." Whatever that means... Prishe: And that's why he told me to see Bahamut as soon as possible... Tenzen: "Our pact"... What could he have meant...? Prishe: Beats me, and I don't plan on going back there to ask him. Prishe: But I have a feeling that Bahamut could fill us in on the details. That's why we've got to go back to Tavnazia! Tenzen: Back to Tavnazia? You mean to tell me that you have come from the marquisate? Ulmia: That is correct. However, we were teleported here by Bahamut when we tried to speak with him... Tenzen: What an excellent turn of events! Tenzen: It just so happens that I have requested transport to Tavnazia from the leader of the Tenshodo, Aldo. If it is possible, I would like you two to join me and help me find Bahamut! Prishe: So you're the guy Aldo was talking about... Prishe: Well, I guess the more the merrier, right? We'll meet you at the Tenshodo when you're ready to go. Tenzen: Understood! Prishe: Oh, and you, Player name. Prishe: I'll be holding on to this amulet for just a little while longer. You got a problem with that? Prishe: Hey, and when you're finished with your business here, why don't have come back to Tavnazia? You know the way, right? Prishe: See ya around! |}
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